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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
MUTUAL

If there has ever been a time when
the people of the State, of all condi-
lions and classes, should stand to-
gether for the protection of all, that
time is right now.
There is not a bank in the State
that is not loaded down with crop
mortgages. There is not a merchant
who has not put out many times his
capital either on open account or on
lien or mortgage. There is not a far
mer who does not owe large sums,
contracted with the prospect of high
priced cotton, only to wake to the
realization that his paying capacity
will likely be reduced by two-thirds.
Merchants and bankers entirely
understand the situation They are
sympathetic, and are disposed to do
every thing in their power to aid the
farmer, but having already strained
to the limit in advancing to farmers,
they can do little more, consistent
with self-preservation, or sound bus
mess principles. 1t behooves the
people then, in sc far AS they are
able without sacrificing their prod
ucts, to meet their obligations with
the merchants and the bankers.
When this can not be done fully, it is
but just that those who have been
heavy borrowers and a not now
meet their obligations. place all of
their available collateral with the
banks or with The merchants to
whom they are indebted, in order
that they may in turn 60 elsewhere
for funds, where the strain is not so
great.
The banks IF Abbeville are conser
vative. No banks in the State have
done a safer business, and in so far as
their ability goes, they will do ev-
erything in their power to tide over
the farmers stringency; but we
must help them in every way posi-
BILE. Help them by that economy in
our own affairs, that will reduce
loans asked for to u necessary
wants.
We must be entirely honest with
each other, and if we believe that
our neighbor has dealt fairly with us,
to the best of his ability, under adj
verse conditions that he could not
have %foreseen, we should not Cypress
him. Half the business of the world
is done on confidence. Now, of all
times, it is absolutely necessary that
we have confidence in each other,
and it is even more necessary that we
live up to that degree of confidence
that we profess.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
Question Cleared Up
Abbeville Readers Can No Longer
Doubt the Evidence.

Again and again we have read of
strangers in distant towns who have
been cured by this or that medicine.
But Abbeville's pertinent question
has always been, "Has anyone here in
Abbeville been cured ?" The word
of q stranger living a hundred miles
away may be true, but it cannot have
the same weight with US as the word
of our own citizens, whom we know
and respect, and whose evidence we
can 30 easily prove.
S. A. McCuen, Abbeville, SC, says:
II found Doan's Kidney Pills to,
be a fine kidney medicine and 1
don't hesitate to recommend them.
I got a supply at P. B. Speeds
Drug Store and they relieved me
of pains in my back and other
symptoms of kidney complaint"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. McCuen had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, BuffalJ, N. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09

States have protected themselves by
holding the stored cotton as collat-
eral and by limiting future produc-
ton, they are in no great danger of
ultimate loss.
In the spirit of inquiry we would
like to have our brethren of the press
point out the flaws in the bond issue
suggestion or make some better sug-
geStiOn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-09-09
THAR ErIend In Need.

Ford-"Has Suburbs a well-ap-
pointed house?" Shaw-"He must
have. Since he moved out to Lonely
hurst his neighbogs never think OF
going anywhere else when they want
TO borrow anything."-Judge.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE 81
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
Champ Clark
Justice Before AlimOny
by
Secretary of War Garrison

TTOW | earned my first dollar is one of
my vivid recollections because up to
date it has never been received. 1t
was but one of the twenty-five dollars that
| asked as fee for my first law case. My
client was unknown to me, but my reputa-
ton as the most eminent lawyer then prac-
ticing in the city of Philadelphia had reached
him, or at least he readily convinced me
that was the most learned counsel.
When | first came to the bar, | thought
knew all of the law ever known in the world.
| knew it all then, but each day since have
mentally subtracted a bit from what
thought | knew.
My client approached me, knowing my in
experience and guessing at my vanity, for
he began: II came to you for advice be-
cause have particular pride in being de-
Tended by the most eminent lawyer in the
State | care nothing for the money in
volved, nothing at all; it is the principle of
this injustice that | want to defeat, and
want your defense"
He easily persuaded me that | was the
man he was looking for. He was trying to
avoid paying alimony to his wife. The
Court decided against him. He was ordered
to pay his wife the sum demanded by her
counsel Then he escaped, and | never
heard from him again. This happened in
1885, twenty-five dollars drawing COM
pound interest for twenty-seven years might
have netted me nice little sum, but the
loss was worth the lesson it taught me for
| am sure that no man has since convinced
me that | am the most eminent lawyer in
the State.
Lind1ey M. Garrison
The Hard Paths of Conquest
by
Secretary of the Treasury,
McAdOO
T WAS brought up in Georgia, in the path
of General Sherman's famous march
to the sea. The McAdoo posses
sions in Georgia we're swept away, and |
early learned the lessons of self-denial and
privation AS Henry Grady once remarked,
General Sherman was bit careless with
fire, and for this reason, among other things,
he has never been popular man in Georgia.
Continued on page 30
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
1ypewriker
The Standard VisibR Wrifer

The new model has more improve
ments, refnements and new uses than
we can even enumerate here.
The cushioned keyboard" with "an-
chor keys and the new automatic fea-
lures mean less work for the hands, less
strain on the eyes, less manual and
mental effort.
With all of these mastery mechanical
improvements we have made the ma
chine more beautiful and symmetrical.
From every standpoint the OLIVER r
NUMBER attains superlative
excellence.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-03-01
How WIEarned
MyFirStDOllar
Continued from page g
Over the Stone Fence to School
by
Speaker of the House, Champ
Clark

NOWN in the South, there is a monu-
- ment to my early labors that will
stand for centuries. 1t is a stone
fence, and was built around farm where |
hired out as a boy to thin corn But the
crop of limestone so exceeded the yield of
corn on that field that it gave the farmer an
idea to keep me busy. l was put to work
breaking the rock on the hillside with
sledge-hammer and then had to carry it for
ward to put in position. | had to get up
before daylight to feed the stock. There
was ploughing to be done, chores of all kinds
with little rest, but this over taxed industry
served its purpose. 1t made me deter
mined to get an education at all hazards.
studied hard, and, before | was fifteen
years of age, began to teach school. This
career finished my life as a farmer, but |
always worked as a farmland between
terms of school. saved my money and
went away to school, where | applied my
self diligently until my money was all gone,
then went to teaching again.
Champ Clark
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
POLICE COMMISSIONER HILL REBUKED BY SUB0RDlNATES
 IN FAMOUS SIEMON CASE
ssYou Can't Hush Up A Thing Like z This Detectives Swear They Told
 Their Superior==Siemon Tells
 Frank Story On Wit ness Stand

DevaEopments Of the deepest interest apart from the actual killing of John WeMartino, the barber's supply sales man on the night of October 2s. 1910, were unearthed by Coroner Phelan in his inquest yesterday.
 That the police department were investigation into the death after Com missioner George Hin was called into Conference with Lawyer Henry E. Shannon, seems probable from the evfdencs already at hand which is Of a most sensational kind
 Grave differences of facts have al-. ready developed in the stestime ny giv- @n b%. various members of tn e. police and executive forces of the city, and the fact that not only was an s-ppar- ent attempt made to hush this case. but that othe CT cases have similarly be-. come dim mysteries of the past
 Conarnissioner George g. HilI was subjected to a grilling for his actions sn connection with the conduct of the police. with the probability that he will again be called t@ clear up many. matters that will be of the utmost interest to the citizsns of Bridge port -ss
 Fhakssfemon sbsliayeds he avoided tho victim at the time WAS made plain from his full statement before the coroner-
 One of the questions which arose yesterday was the loss of the party,s hats siemon offered plausible ex- cuse- His companions are yet to Five L6efrS-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19

never seen them and that the depart ment had no evidence against Sfemon and for that reason let the matter drop. The coroner almost in exasper- ation finally inquired directly, Wont you answer that question?'' In reply E1in said .tYes, we did think it proper to let the matter drop.
 @. ssYou did know outside of that that mans death and notwithstanding his so thinking you still thought it was right for you and your confreres to- hush up the Investigation ?" A. I've thought in view of the fact that we had no evidence 1t was right to drop the natter
 O. You are familiar with the char ter of the city which defines your pow CTS as police commissioner A. Some parts of it..
 No Authority For Action
 O. Tit does not occur to your mind now that anything in the charter gives you or your associates and MT. Arnold whatever to determine whether MT. Siemon should have been put on trial for the death of that man or not P. A. There were no charges or any evidence
 O.. ssI want to know if you or your associates can show me any authority for husIing the matter up even with the evidence you had" A. Having no evidence we thought 1t would be right to drop the matter. would not say we had authority.''
 O. You did that because you thought you had authority" A. ssIf there was no evidence I should say we had that authority
 Coroner. Acting upon that belief you arc unable to show me where that authority could be found.''
 A few more repetitions of the ques- cxr<7 lvea s<rfv out material progress or admissions closed the testimoney of Commfssioner Hill who was asked to hold himself in readiness to testify again today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19

' only come Into cOurC.'s ! MT. shannon or MT. HiH intimated that the matter was going to be straight .ened out. said, T do not like it.
 MT. Hin said, .why?. Because it
 leaves us men here in very peculiar position He said, Well, 1t is all fright. I said. No, do not think it is all right. Hill said, We'll will take all the blame said, You are liable to be called from here and then they will say, You have no right to bake his orders.'s FIill said, Well, we are going to straighten it all out.' After some further talk we separated Hill and had another conversation about it. Hill asked me what I thought out to be done. told him I thought Delaney should be told. He 1 intimated that Delaney would be told
 and that is the last heard Of it until about a week ago.
 O. tsThen Hfl knew about it be- fore the meeting was opened ?'' A. ..I
 take it Mr. Siemon had told him. E O. Did Shannon say anything caused the death 7'' A. s.No, do not, think he did, it was MT. Hill. T think Shannon intdmated that the woman would be taken care of
 Q. seWhat was MT. Shannon there ltfor2" A. T do not remember and
 stay until we got through talking
 Matter Was Quashed. 70. what steps were taken at that time to continue the investigation?' ?'' A. ssIo steps were taken.
 E O. Was there any talk in refer sence to further investigation ?'' A I.s'NEy impression was that this woman i; and that Sdemon was going. to come | into court and the matter eettled in I the regular way. It @. s.Do you remeniber whether | there were two meetings?s ?s A. As | far as Hill and were concerned there 1, ness did not know of any previous meeting, though Hill and Shannon might 'sIt was asked if we had any evidence against the man who killed DeMartino,'' said Cronan-
 | : O. Do you rememb CT anything at that meeting when Edu urged the au- thorities to look further into the mat ter 2. The witness only knew of one meeting and the 1natter was to lay where it was and he eSie1non) was go- | ing into court and settle the matter up.
 O. ssBut no one questioned the au- thority of any Of the parties there to let the matter rest ?' A.. Nobody except what said
 e. What was said by the superin- tendent to Arnold ?" A The super did not say much of anything Arnold
  | that the matter was going into court The testimony of the witness then reverted to the scene of the accident at Grove street and Fairfield avenue, which has slight curve requiring one who wished to see a car approaching to step into the street. The man had apparently turned to get away from an approaching car and been struck by mud-guard, being thrown q dis itance Of SO or 70 feet. The automp bile had left marks on the telegraph
 pole as if a lowered top had brushed by it.
 Later in conversation with Cronan, Hill had granted permission to tell Delaney of the incidents, but Cronan had never had occasion to do so. Asked by the coroner if when called Unto conversation with Hill the com missioner talked as if the case had Ebeen new to him, Cronan Believed that Eit was.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
ARNOLD CONFIRMS CRONAN

Following Sergeant Edward Cronan, Captain George Arnold was placed upon the stand. He had spent 45 years. as a policeman and 1S years upon the detective force. The first time that the DeMartino matter had been brought to his attention was at the time of the killing, but his first inti- nation that Sjemon had participated was about a year ago when the s4- perintendent had called him to his of flee. Besides the two mentioned, Hill, Cronan and Shannon were present.
 No Use Making Investigation.
 Question by the coroner: What was said about the death of DeMar- tino 2, A tsTIill said the matter had been cleaned up Hill said it was Sic mons car that hit the man and that the thing was going to be cleaned up. further investigation, as MT. Siemon was going to give himself up and the matter would be fixed up. I said, Has he got a. red carr, and he said, There is no red car about it. We were looking for red car and did not have a scintil1a of evidence against anybody said, T suppose Delaney will be seen?' saw shan non there and I supposed that it would be settled in court. I let the matter drop.'s
 Q. Were you requested by Hill to | "A. s'He said there was no necessity to make a further investigation.''
 @. Did Shannon have anything fur rther to say?s' A. .1f I remember correctly he said the matter will be fixed up satisfactorily
 o. What made you think they were going to give the Information to DeLaney?" A. '1 saw shannon there-he is lawyer and I suppose the case was going to be fixed up le-s gally. Then when MT. Hill told me there was no use to make further in vestigation, that the matter was cleared up and he eSiemon) admitted to be the man who struck DeMartino, paid no more attention to 1t. What was the use if the matter had been cleared up and I had been called there to tell me not to go any further and to stop chasing a red car?''
 O. Was that not stranger" 4. CT understood I was to drop any further investigation. I did not know the color of Siemon's car and was aston ished to find that.it was a black car''
 O. Why did your department not take the matter up and see that it was brought to the courts ?'' A ssOn1y because myself, the super and Hil were there and supposed that it would be settled up. 2,
 Other Cases Flushed Up.
 @. Has it never occurred to you since It was cleared away to settle up the tfafng?,' A ssNo The Rogers (referring to an Incident five years ago when Col. M H. Rogers machine swept man from car and killed hirn) case was done the same way. I never heard anything more about that. I suppose the case had been laid before Delaney.
 O. Did it occur to you that the coroner might have an interest in in vestigating ?.' A. f.It did not to me. I never gave it another thought as he was going to surrender himself suppose it would be publicly inveeti- gated I was told by the commission CT not to waste any further time and I supposed they were going to.'' o. Did you have any second meet ing? A. Mot to my know1edge.s' Q. Was any report made by you to the effect that you had investigated, the case7'' A. .sWe were not told to do anything of the kind. was told
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19

at the aEl Tejar waterworks, outside of Vera Cruz. They are marching along the railroad; to the outpost. Major Buffers marines were the first station
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19

ed at the waterworks, but it was found necessary for him to secure endorsements. Later General Funston sent regulars to add to the strength of the marines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19

pr. James G. Hunt, former State Commissioner Of Health. died in Ltl- ca, N. x.s aged es years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19

This shows Major Smedley D. Butler of the United States marine corps leading a detach- ment of marines as enforce ments to the mafInes stationed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
Cronan Objected.

After Hill had made the first state ment I said. T wish you had not said anything to me- He said, Why not?'
 I answered, T had rather not have known it.. shannon or Hill spoke up and said, It was just as well that none of us ever knew it, as it would
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-10
POTATO PRODUCTION, IMPOR-
TATION AND EXPLOITATION

Recent discussions with reference to
mportations of potatoes into the
United States lend interest to state
ment complied by the Bureau of For
eign and Domestic Commerce of the
Department of Commerce showing the
imports and exports of this class of
merchandise during a long term of
years. 1t shows that the largest i'm
portation of potatoes in any single
year occurred in the fiscal year of
1912, when the total quantity import
ed was 1874 million bushels, the next
largest being in 1909, 1-3 million
bushels, and in 1902, 2-3 million
bushels. The total quantity imported
since 1900 is practically 81 million
bushels and the quantity exported in
the same period, 16 million bushels,
the total production in the United
States during that period having been
over million bushels, or an average
of approximately 800 million bushels
per annum, the figures of recent years
averaging about 300 million bushels
per annum except in years of abnor-
mally short crops
The largest importations of pota-
toes naturally occur in years of short
crops in the United States. The high
record importation, that of the fiscal
year 1912, 1874 million bushels, fol-
lowed by a short crop in the calendar
year 1911, when the total production
was but 293 million bushels, against
$40 bushels in the year Immediately
preceding; that of 1909, 8 1-3 million
bushels, followed by a short crop of
279 million bushels in 1908, against
29S million in the year Immediately
preceding; and that of the fiscal year
1902, 2-3 million bushels, followed
a crop of but 1873 million bushels in
the calendar year 1901, against 211
million in 1900. There have been five
occasions since 1900 on which the i'm
ports of potatoes exceeded million
bushels per annum and seven years in
which the exports have exceeded l
million bushels per annum, those of
1911 and 1913 exceeding 2 million
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-10
BIG BUSINESS

Talking about big business, the
Ford Motor Company has outdone
anything that we have heard of here
tofore on this or any other country
and is doing it in very peculiar way.
There is no dictionary word to des-
cribe the method used. 1t is pro-
posed to reduce the working period
from nine hours to eight and employ
1000 extra men. Also there will be
a doubling of wages for nearly all
the rest of the force. Thus the en-
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-10

ployes share of the profits is to be
given them both in the form of in
creased wages and the shortening of
working hours. Such an act of bene
hces' has no precedent in this country
so far as we are informed.
1t occurs to us though that if the
Ford people made $20,OOO,OOO last
year, the employees are not the ouly
ones who should share, at least to
some small degree, the profits of this
immense business. Why not reduce
the price on motor cars and let still
more people have them, and conse-
quently let still more people become
good roads boosters and indirectly
help all the people of the country
All motor cars cost too much. There
are too many patients and royalties
and too much speculation as to cost
and production and sales expenses,
etc. True, these are matters of pri-
vate concern and as long as the peo-
pie buy and the manufacturer makes
money at the business, there is no one
to complain but the purchaser, but
we believe the day will come when
competition will regulate these things.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-01-10
WEST SEtuW ST.

The average import price of the po-
tatoes imported has ranged from al
cents per bushel in 1902 to $1.09 in
1907 and $1.08 in 1911, the average
price in 1912, the year of the largest
importations, being 81 cents per bu-
shell, and in 1913, SO cents per bushel.
The average export price has ranged
from "a cents per bushel to $1.14, the
average farm price, according to the
figures of the Department of Agricul-
ture, having ranged from 43 cents in
1900 to 80 cents in 1911 and 90 cents
in 1918.
England, Scotland, and Ireland are
the chief sources of supply of the po-
tatoes imported. Of the 13A million
bushels imported in 1912, 2-3 mil
lion came from Scotland, Az million
from Ireland, and 8 1-3 million from
England. The other principal count
ries from which potatoes were i'm
ported in 1912 were: Belgium, 1856
thousand bushels; France 243 thou
sand; Canada, lab thousand; Bermuda,
1872 thousand; and Netherlands, 122
thousand.
Potatoes exported go chiefly to Gu
ba, Canada, Panama, Mexico, Colon
bia, and Venezuela. OF the IA mil
lion bushels exported in the fiscal
year 1912, $50 thousand went to Cuba,
256 thousand to Canada, ia thousand
to Panama, 81 thousand to Mexico,
II thousand to Colombia, and II thou
sand to Venezuela.
Potato production in the United
States is small compared with GER
tain other countries having a much
smaller area and much less popula-
ton. The product of Germany in
1911 was 1886 million bushels; Aus
tria, 426 million; France, 424 million,
and the United States in the year in
question, 1913. million bushels. The
production of the United Kingdom,
from which our chief importations
are drawn, is considerably less than
that of the United States, having been
2S1 million bushels in 1911, of which
13S million were produced in Ireland,
100 million in England, and SO million
were produced in Scotland
The farm value of the potato crop
of the United States in 1913 is stated
by the Department of Agriculture at
22S million dollars, larger total than
that for any earlier year except 1911,
which was 234 million dollars. The
United States crop of 1913 supplied
an average of 31a bushels per capita,
while that of 1912, the high-record
year in production, gave an average
of A 1-3 bushels per capita. The
production of 1913, 1872 million bush
els, was larger than in any other
year, except 1912, which showed a
total of 421 million bushels; 1910, $40
million; 1909, 377 million; and 1904,
333 million.