The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
STILL IN TERROR
OF NIGHT RIDERS
Cotton Gins Closing by the
Score When Notices Are
Posted.
SOUTH FACES BIG LOSS
Attempt to Hold Up Price by
Shutdown Not Resented
by Public.
SOUTH FACES BIG LOSS
Special Despatch 10 TnE HrsALp


ATLANTA. oct l2.--The State authori-
ties are making practically no headway
against the night riding campaign 10
torce the cotton gins TO close until the
price OF the staple advances TO forty
| cents a pound. The Governors and
| sheriffs continue to Issue proclamations
and to offer rewards, but the might
riders" continue to post notices order
ing the gins to close, and in scores
ot cases the orders are being obeyed
Only one arrest has been made in
Georgia, and there seems to be no evil
dence against the man held. The
sl,eriffs of Douglas and Cornell coun-
! ties, Georgia, where the night riders
have been busy. picked up q man last
night on suspicion OF being concerned
in the night riding, but there seems 20
he no proof that the prisoner has had
anything TO do with the posting of gins
The truth is. 1t Will take an aroused
public opinion TO halt the night riding.
and with cotton on the toboggan and
| every interest in the South facing
heavy losses. IL not absolute ruin, there
81 little hope for an aroused public
opinion
/. The gins that have not been closed
! are operating on short time and are
heavily guarded. Some of the gins have
been turned into arsenals. Farmers are
loath to carry cotton to a gin that has
been posted lest they draw the ven-
geance of the nightriders on themselves.
So far only ono gin has been burned
I In Georgia and no one has been killed.
but II is only a question OF tinle before
tragedy occurs IL the night riding
continues.
! In Alabama several gins have been
burned. In Morgan and Calhoun coun-
ties every gin has been posted and prac-
tically all OF them closed. In certain
Alabama counties the more conservative
| citizens are talking OF forming vigil
ance committees.
! Until Monday threats against cotton
| gins had been restricted to the Piedmont
or upper section of South Carolina, but
| Tuesday Gov. Cooper received advices OF
a threat made against a prominent gin
ner near Bishopville, the county seat OF
\ Lee county.
Farmers OF Anderson county. where
numerous threats are SAID 10 nave been
made, held a meeting Saturday and
| adopted a resolution In which the belief
YVES expressed that the threats are be-
| ing made by men from the outside
: who use the name farmer" in signing
! the warnings TO conceal their identity
| Leading men In the cotton association
! including President J. s. Wannamaker
of the American Cotton Association and
| former Gov. Richard I. Manning. as wei
as Gov. Robert A. Cooper have de.
| nounced the practice of threatening gin.
ners.
/ In reply TO official advlces from Solic.
\ itor Anderson. prosecuting Office OF tn,
! Tenth judicial circuit. Gov. Cooper ad
vised the attorney that the State au
I tnorities will go to the limit TO bring tc
/ rial any persons found to be involved
( n might riding"
The news from Washington that At
! torney-General Palmer VIII proceed
, against the nlght-riders is not likely 10
| help the situation. The entire Admins
! tration Is Unpopular In Georgia, and At
! torney-General Palmer Is easily the
most unpopular member of H. There Is
already politics in the situation, be-
cause the farmers attribute the great
drop In cotton to the policy OF the Ad-
rrlnistration and Reserve Board I'm
Withholding credits The action OF the
Attorney General will simply increase
the feeling against the Administration
and add 10 the Republican vote In No
yer,, her