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-(S n1 VOL. VIII. NO. 85. LINCOLNTON. N. C. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1914. Of ,ii in nrn vr t n e ALLIES ASSISTED BY BATTLESHIPS Armies in Conflict Make No Gain on Either Side Submarines of Ger- ... .1 many are on' the Way to Attack English Ships, in Danger on Ac count of Mines. London, Oct 21. Fierce attacks and counter attacks delivered almost ' 'continuously for a week Or more by the Allies and the Germans have re sulted .in no definite decision in the buttle raging in West Flanders and Northern France. The contest in the Eastern war area, in East Prussia, Po . land and Galicia has been equally un decisive. This is clearly evident from re ports issued officially at various headquarters, which content them selves today with recounting the fact that violent attacks have been made. The French, however, claim the Al lies have repulsed German offensive movements at various points in the West. According to the French an nouncements, the Germans also at tacked the Allies' lines at Nieuport, Dixmude and Labasse. The Ger man General Staff declares fighting continues on the Yser Canal and that the Germans, taking the offensive west of Lille, have repulsed the French at several points. The Germans, however, are be lieved here to be fighting under - a great disadvantage especially along the coast as the British ships assisting the Allies'' land forces have long ranged guns capable of seriously men acing German troops and men in the trenches as well as the ammunition .trains and supply convoys. The vessels assisting the Allies have not been allowed to carry out their operations in peace for. German sub marines have folowed them down the coast and attacked them while they were shelling German positions. These attacks, however, were made futile bv the presence of British destroyers. One account says -the . submarines suffered losses but this statement has not been confirmed. It has been re i-mwfceo) . tha the -submarines "and aeroplanes, which in times of peace have proved themselves as dangerous arms of the nrmy and navy service have suffered little loss and have been doing splendid work. London, Oct. 20. Fighting of the most desperate character is in prog ress in West Flanders and Northwest ern France. The Belgian army, sup ported by the allies is holding stub bornly to the line of the Rii er Yser and thus far has halted determined efforts of the Germans to advance along the coast. This is announced in the French official communication issued this af ternoon and is admitted in the report which says fighting has been going on since Sunday in the vicinity of Nieport, which stands at the cross ing of the river near the sea. Further to the south the Allies are attempting to advance toward Lille for the relief of that city, which has been in German hands for sometime. They also are pushing on to the north and south of Arras. Their efforts yes terday to advance on Lille, where the Germans hold strong positions were repulsed, according to the German report To the south at the bend of the line, the Germans contiue furious but futile attempts to break the French line. Along the Mease in the East ' according to the French account, the Germans have failed to repulse the French, who debouched along the ter titory in which is situated the Camp . Des Romaines, now in the hands of the Germans in an attempt fo cut out that portion of the German army which is thrust towards St Mihiel. LATEST NEWS FROM THE WAR ZONE The Germans' attempt to force a way across the Belgian frontier to the French coast is still in check. The French official report says that in spite of violent attacks by the Ger mans, the Belgian Army has held its position on the River Yser, and that the Germans "continue to hold strong ly their advance posts around Lille." An official communication from Berlin reports continued fighting along the Yser river, and says attacks by the Allies vest of Lille were repulsed with heavy losses. Heavy fighting along the front, in which attempts by the Germans to break through the Allies' lines have been repulsed, is reported by the Fr-mch War Office. . An official announcement from Petrogrnd, dated October 19, says that south of Przemysl the Russians con tir.ue to take prisoners in large num bers and reports the surender of aej entire Austrian battnlion. Under date of October 19 :in official announcement from Vienna reports Austrian successes to the east of Chy row and Przemysl, in Galicia, and at other points. ORDERS FOR WAR SUPPLIES. .,, The following taken from one is sue of a daily paper, give an idea of the orders being received in this coun try for war supplies: An order for ammunition received by a cartridge company at Alton, 111., luHt week will necessitate the em ployment of several hundred addi tional men and the operation of the factory day and night for six months. The order was placed by a New York banking firm, which did not disclose the identity of its client The am munition, however, is to be delivered at New York. An order for 6,000 package of .lockjaw antitoxin for the French and English troops has been placed with A 1'huadelphia firm of chemical ufacturers by a British government. The antitoxin is to be used especial ly for the immunization of troops who are obliged to fight in. trenches. A dispatch from Pittsburg gays an order for 6,000 tons of steel to be used in making bayonets was placed there by representatives of the French ivnvai-nmAnt A nnthai steal rnmnnnv received an inquiry from representa- tivAa n fh Ri-itian o-nvftrnment con- " . . , . t to b use. in armoring mortor cars. Several thousands tons of this plate, varying in thickness from three-fourths of an inch to one inch have been sought for daily in this market within the past two months. Twenty-seven car loads of horses bought in St Louis by representa tives of the French war office ' were shipped to New York last week. The shipment totaled 675 horses and sup plemented a shipment of 1,000 to New Orlenas a few days ago, also destined for use in the French army, A firm at Reading, Pa., received a contract from the English govern ment for 0,0000 stretchers to be used in carrying wounded from the field They are to he furnished at the rate of 1,000 a week. They Dont Know When One Battle Ends and Another Begins. Dispatch From the Battle Front The present war differs from all previous wars, inasmuch as no one knows just when a battle begins and when it ends. What is now known as the batle of the four rivers, the Scarpe, the Somme, the Oise and the Aisne, may be regarded as ended and a fresh stage of the operations begun with the lull of Antwerp and the re newed appearance of a strong allied army in Belgian territory, where it has made its presence felt by the cap ture of Ypres. Meanwhile the siege of the Ger man positions further south has be come merely desultory. Some parts of the line, where a perfect hail of shells was a daily occurence five weeks ago, now are enlivened by ar- tilery fire only at rare intervals. At one important point today only 30 shells were fired throughout the 24 hours. The Infantry on both sides Is kept constantly on the alert, although the Allies have found it possible to re duce the strength of the troops ac tually on the firing line. t he remainder of the strong allied forces at these various points are kept in reserve within measurable distance, ready for any emergency. The cold and wet have made trench work very trying, but the allies are well provided with blankets and water proof sheets. The soldiers also, are combatting the cold by means of ebeta at B.ixhment which they wear under their uniforms and which help to keep them warm. HOW FALSE WAR NEWS ORIGI NATES. Paris Dispatch to New York Sun. Investigation of the baseless reports that Gen. von Kluck's army had been surrounded and surrendered shows that a hand bill announcing that re port had been posted in several parishes of Paris and suburbs and also at Forte de Vincennes. The hand bill bore what purported to be the official stamp, which was found to be forgery. HOW CANADA'S TROOPS WERE CARRIED New York Octo. 2. Canada's troops were carried to England by a line of grey transports led by a pilot boat and two British cruisers and flanked by an armada of batleships, accord ing to officers of the Minnewaska who arrived on the steamer today. The fleet and its convoys were glimpsed 350 miles from the mouth of the Thames on October 10. All the 32 transports were convert ed passenger liners or merchantmen. The Lapland and the Zeeland were in the fleet but all the names had been painted over, so the officers were uncertain about the others. ' The fleet really moved in three lines; the transports with a line of warships on each side. Among the warships were many torpedo boat destroyers sent out from warcraft as the fleet neared its destination. AMERICANS SEND PROTEST. Washington, Oc. 19. President Wilson received today a written pro test against the dropping of bombs from German airships from F. Hop kinson Smith and .other Americans who recently returned from Europe. It was understood the President would take no action on the ground that the United States had no right to interfere. NEW BRITISH SUBMARINE HAS BEEN SUNK Berlin, Oct 20. (By wireless to Sayville). It was officially stated here today that the British new sub- amrine E 3 was sunk on Sunday, Octo ber 18, by German warships in the North Sea. London Man Wants German Profes sor to Get Away From Harvard. Prof. Hugo Munsterburg, head of the department of nsvcholopv in Har vard CoMege, "ihas resigned. His ac tion followed a notification by Maj. Clarence Wiener of London, that he would cancel a legacy of $10,000,000 to the college unles the famous psy chologist was separated from the in- Buiuuun. luunsierourg is a irermau and has been outspoken in his sym pahty for Germany in the present European crisis. This brought the demand from the London man th.it he resign. Munsterburg talks sensibly about the matter. He says: "$10,000,000 is a great deal of money and much good could be done with it by the college. It would be too bad if my presence were to cut it off from the institution. The claim that Harvard, by asking for my resignation, would be selling out for that amount of money is ab surd. Harvard is no longer in an un favorable position. If they had tried to put me out that would have been another matter. But Harvard is too great to be bought in such a manner." It is su posed that Harvard is sure the London man is going to give that college $10,000,000. That ought to be cinched in some way before there is any yielding to hi demand. EMERGENCY TAX BILL PASSED. Cotton Amendment Voted Down Five Democrats Voted With Repub licans to Postpone. The administration war revenue bill, levying approximately $100,000, 000 aditional taxes to meet the emergency caused by the war in Eu rope, was passed by the Senate Sat urday night 34 to 22, after Southern Democrats, in coalition with Republi cans of the Senate fought to indef initely postpone consideration of the measure because cotton relief legisla tion had been decisively defeated. Democratic leaders, by a supreme effect in the climax of the cotton fight gathered their forces and, spur ring them on with eloquent appeals for party solidarity", defeated, 32 to 25, the coalition in its move to indef initely postpone action. Senators Clarke of Arkansas, Smith of Geor gia, Smith of South Carolina, Varda man and White were the Democratic Senators who fought to the end, vot ing with the Republicans to postpone action. This would have killed the bill for the present sesion of Congress. The vote on the revenue bill fol lowed party lines with one exception, Senator Lane of Oregon,'' Democrat, voting against It ine cotun relief amendment pro posed oy the senators from the cot ton States, was defeated by a vote of 40 to zl. the amendment provided for an issue of JZoU,00U,0UU of three year four per cent government bonds, in denominations of $10, $20 and $50 and 1100. to be used to purchase, from producers, 5,000.000 bales of cotton at not more than 10 cents a pound. Those who voted for the amend ment were: Clarke, Arkansas; Cul berson, fletcher, Lane, Lea, Tennes see: Martine. Mvers. Overman. Shen- herd, Shields, Simmons, Smith, Thorn- . ir I tin.:.- i iir;n tun, vtuuaniufi, nunc anu Williams, Democrats; Borah, Clapp and Jones, Republicans; Poindexter, Progressive, The amendment of Senator Over man, appropriating $06,963,598 to pay to tne ooutnern states the amount collected as tax on cotton after the Civil War, was defeated, 14 to 44. cotton tax on the condition that the States loan it to cotton producers on tneir product. Senator Overman's Appeal. Senator Overman made a strong appeal for the cotton amendment. The Washington corespondents say tears rolled down his checks as he talked and other Senators joined their tears witn his. "We of the South," said the Sena tor, "come not to the Senate and ask for alms; we spurn them. We do not ask for any gilt. . We ask simply that this great government lend us its credit to take care of our own. situa tion. We ask for justice." He called attention to the millions that had been voted to the other section for various Duroosea and urced that it was onlv a mater of justice to loan the South the credit of the government in emergency. f . ' ; CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. The election on November 3 will re sult in the election of 4,15 members of the House of Representatives and 32 of the 96 United States Senators. The Democrats now have a 2 to 1 majority in the House and before the European war it was expected that the Demo cratic majority would be cut to about 50 or 76, which, however, is a better working majority than the huge one we now have. But it is believed that the Democrats will retain practically the same majority as they now have as the American people believe in standing by the President" when he is bearing such extraordinary burdens for them, as have been thrust upon him by the terrible European war. the Democrats have a majority of 10 in the Senate and it is believed this will he increased to 18 to 20 as Kansas, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois, New York and some others, are likely to return Democrats in the place of Kepublicans who were chosen in 1908 when the country went Republican for the last time. CAMERON MORRISON OPENS CAMPAIGN IN CATAWBA. Newton, Oct 17. Cameron Morris on-, of Charlotte, tonight opened the ueiitucruuc cunipuigu in ine once ia mous banner county of Catawba. He spoke to an audience that packed the i iditorlum and reviewed the Demo cratic measures that have been given the people of this country by the Wil son administration. THE FRIENDS OF THE FARMER The plan of the Saint Louis banker to assist the cotton farmers of the South is a further indication of the nation-wide interest which is being manifested in the problems of the men who follow the plow. The movement is not intended as a plan for purchasing cotton, but is de signed rather to make available a fund of $150,000,000 to loan on cotton at not to exceed six cents per pound for the purpose of making cotton a liquid asset, stabilizing its price and bringing about normal conditions again. It has been said that it takes great calamities to develop our friends and the present crisis is proof positive that the farmer has friends in every line of industry who are willing to share his misfortunes and lighten his burdens. Strong men are strong only as they co-operate with other men, and the spirit of friendliness on the part of the business man towards the far mer augurs well for the future of the agricultural interests of the nation. THE AUTO IN THE FIELD. It is quite a common sight in North Carolina to see farmers driving to the harvest field in automobiles. It takes a solemn sum of money to buy an au tomobile and it takes good roads, as well as gasoline, to run them. A joy ride in the harvest fields of this State is one of the most exhil arating experiences that is available on this continent and one that would charm a tourist and convince a home seeker. A speedway lined with grow ing crops and blooded stock is a land scape that one seldom tours in a life time. In mapping out automobile rmitaH tliA North Tjirnlinik hai-vAat ' fields should be given a prominent pos-j ition. Why not a "See Kural America I First," campaign t I MOUNT HOLLY NEWS ITEMS, Mt Holly, Oct 21. We are having fine weather now and the farmers are very busy gathering their crops and sowing wheat Mr. W. R. Carpenter has gone to his home at Cherryville after a week spent here as relief agent at the S. A. L. station. Mr. J. E. Poe has returned after spending some time at Lemon Springs and Kershaw. - Mr. Giles Fisher and family of Kol lock, S. C, are visting in the city. Mr. R. E. McCluro is on a visit to home (folks at Lemon Springs. Mrs. M. A. Rankin and daughter, Miss Lome, spent the, week-end at Kings Mountain: Mr. Neilson Falls left Sunday night for Washington, u. where he will spend the winter. Mrs. Lawrence Suggl went over to Charlotte Monday on busines. Mrs. E. H. Hand and daughter, Miss farvelle, are spending the week-end in Charlotte visiting relatives. Mr. J. C. Patterson of Aiken, S. C, spent from Saturday Until Tuesday with his parents, Mr.' and Mrs. J. W. Patterson. Clyde is one of our boys that has made good in the tele phone business. He is how plant fore man of the 2nd division of the South ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. Rev. E. H. Kohn has returned after an extended trip to Virginia, Washing ton and other prominent places. Mr. R. G. Rhyne has decided to move back to his farm some two miles out of town. ' I The chain gang hal near about finished up this end of the road from here to Stanley and will soon move the camp nearer there. ' Mr. Murphy, the real estate man, is here attending to the fixing up of some land for sale. Miss Lunie Smith spent Sunday with her parents near Belmont. Miss Bess Rhyne spint the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Suggs. Mrs. M. A. Kale is going to move to Belmont soon. They are putting down cement side walks at the postofflce and around the Mt Holly drug store. BIG COTTON POOL A SUCCESS. The movement to form a big pool of one hunder and fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) to loan on cot ton warehouse receipts has now been established. The St Louis and New York bankers have been particularly active in promoting the pool and along with other promoters deserve the thanks of the country and the South in particular. Our exports to foreign countries have been cut nearly in half, so it would have thrown this country into a wu4 i -WuaiidM 1U Aumut eial depression to have had the pur chasing of the South so fatally crip pled, as would have resulted from its inability to realize on the unsold crop, as more than half our cotton is sold abroad, and that market is largely de stroyed by the European war. For Those Tired of War News It is not easy to understand the psy chology of the expression "I am sick of war news." It seems hardly pos sible that any one should be so narrow in his interests, so lacking in human sympathy as to become surfeited with the details of one of the most port entous crises of humanity. Mot merely generations but cen turies to come will dwell upon the present clash of nations. Libraries will be Vritten about ii.; lives spent in its study: It will be the source of inspiration to countless millions, and thousands of the wise or near wise will deduce conclusions from it for the guidance of mankind. Imagination and emotion will enrich themselves from its slightest episodes. The ef fects are incalculable. The physical aspects of civilization, now scarred and blackened and presently to be beautified and adorned on account of it only typify the abasements and glorifications which the soul of the world will undergo. Yet there are neonle to whom des tiny has granted the supreme privi lege of being contemporary observers of the struggle, holders of front seats at the spectacle of the ages, shares of its great emotions, who still turn away from it not from agony or horror, but apparently from sheer blase indifference. They are sick of it. "I wish," they say, "they'd give us something else." Truly, we have here a curious frivolity, intolerance of the higher call, of world realities, of stuff of the spirit which is as strange and inexplicable as war itself. Of course, the newsoaDers are blamed. They are the natural scape goats for the aberrations of their readers. "Cut out the army of words." says a distinguished national legislator: "iust give us the inform ation." He does not realize that there are not words enough to give the in- iui iim.ivii, limb laiifiungn 10 uaillvl lipp ed by the facts; that it is only by heap ing ussa upon reiion mat some dim picture of the reality can be thrown before the eyes of such as will read with imagination and feeling. New York Sun. ' FERTILIZER FOR THIS STATE COSTS MORE THAN $12,000,000. There are 181,718 farms in North Carolina that use fertilizer, and the annual purchases amount to $12,262,-1 533 according to a recent report of the United States census bureau. North Carolina ranks third with oth er States in the consumption of fer tilizer. A decade ago it was in fifth place, len years ago the annual ex penditure for fertilizer in this State was $4,479,030. Fertilizer purchases in North Sarolina have increased $7,- j 783,503, or 174 per cent during the past decade. Seventy-two per cent of , the farms of this State use fertilizer I ana me average lor tne unuea.made ettective. States is 29 per cent In the entire nation there are 1.823.- 000 farms that use fertilizer and the present annual expenditure is $115, 000,000. Ten years ago it was $53, 000,000 for the entire nation. The Inter-State Commerce Com mission has decided that the railroads mav transnort free of charo-e the Christmas gifts which the children of America are preparing 10 sena to me orphans of the European war. MARSHALS FOR DEMOCRATIC RALLY Chairman Love and Democratic Lead era Plan for the Big Democratic Rally on October 31 W. H. Sigmon Chief Marshall Large Number of Democrats Will Ride in Great Pro cession on the Streets of Lincolnton Interest in Rally Grows Bands of Music Will Enliven the Day Demo ' ocracy of Lincoln Will Be In the Saddle. The big Democratic Rally Day Sat urday. October 31. Keen interest is being shown in the Big Democratic Rally day. The Demo cratic leaders of the county are meet ing with Chairman Love and discuss ing the big day. At a meeting of the Democrats last Monday night a list of marshals were named who will have charge of the big parade. Bands of music will be secured for the day and gay music will be the ord er of the day. The people generally are looking forward to the speeches of the day. Hon. Yates Webb, the ninth district congressman will be on the program for a speech. All that is necessary is to say that Mr. Webb will be here, for we know the people know what to ex pect. Atty. Gen. Bickett will also speak. He is a well known speaker and those who hear him will be well pleased. Saturday the 31st will indeed be a big day in Lincolnton, with speakers of national reputation as orators and and the Democracy of the county in a grand procession, bands playing in spiring music we may well look for ward to the rally with pleasure. Following is a list of the marshals and the chief marshal and lieutenants for the big parade: CHIEF MARSHAL. W. H. Sigmon. LIEUTENANTS. Joesph B. Johnston, H. E. Reid, Dr. I. R. Self, J. L. Lineberger. MARSHALS. Lowesville R. O. Kincaid, E. B. Lowe, S. Chester Nixon. Triangle Robert Graham, McLean Cherry, Ira H. Howard. Denver Durant Cashion, D. Schenck Lowe, R. O. Mundy. Ore Bank H. S. Lawing, J. M. Reel, W. A. Goodson. Iron Station Jno. B. Dellinger, Ed Biadshaw, I. B. Grier. Southside George H. Rhyne, J. L. Putnam, Wm. Abernethy. Lincolnton W. L. Holdbrooks, J. Crouse M, B. Adderholdt. Clifton Tutherow, E. C. Sullivan. Heavners R. P. Heavner, Junius Huss, J. E. Self. Reepsville Pink Hoover, W. A. Bangle, R. L. Gilbert Flay Guy Lackey, Lee Beam, Z. M. Dellinger. Beams J. Frank Beam, 0. F. King, Emmit Peeler. VILLA PLANS TO ENVELOP PEACE CONFERENCE HAS LARGE ARMY AT HAND San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 20. The Mexican consulate here today received a report from Mexico City stating that ueneral f ransico Villa created a pan ic among the delegates Jo the con vention of military chiefs is Aguascal ientes today by moving an army of is.uuu men into position where he can envelop the city and imprison the en tire conference. Villa's army is re ported to be within an hour s march of Aguascalentes. To oppose him there are Carranza troops at Monterey and Saltillo but it would take from four to twelve hours to get them to Aguascalientes. THE STATE'S BEST FRIEND. News and Observer. The best friend which North Caro lina has or has ever had, is the Demo cratic party. the great progress made by this State has been made with the Demo cratic party in charge. 1 his has been so because Democracy stands for good government In the party there may be differ ences as to this matter and that mat ter, but there is a union of all in the determination that there shall be good government in this State. 1 herein lies the strength of the Democratic party. It is a party which seeks to build up and not to tear down. The growth of this State in affairs material has been because there has been the ut most confidence in the Democratic party, and for good reason. In the great educational and moral growth of the State there can be seen the work of Democracy. That again this year the Democracy will be returned to power goes without saying, the only question is as to the size of the majority. that this is an on year as to na tional affairs should not have any ef fect upon the vote. The Democracy of North Carolina should show to the nation its strongest endorsement of the splendid work being done in Wash ington by the Democratic administra tion, and the vote should be such as to applaud the great services being t-tt,i.l.,-.l llitct Mtnntrv h Pt-Aaila-:t Wilson. Democracy is not alone the State's best friend, but it is the nation's best friend, that this is recognized in North Carolina needs no argument It should be emphasized by such a vote for the Democratic State ticket and ' fitr iha Pnno.rAsi.mnnl filf Ata ab will impress this upon the country. And everv man whn vote the- IWtm-rat '.c ticket can feel that his vote is one cast in the service of the State and the nation. It is the only party by which the rule of the people can be REGISTER NOW IS AN IMPORT ANT ELECTION. The election to be held in the State on November 3 is an important one as there will be elected at this time one United States Senator, one Congress man, one Corporation Commissioner for the State, 14 Superior Court judges, State Senator, Representative land all county and township officers. xwvu wm ciusv hi. hhwiwq an w morrow October 24. WAR IS CAUSING LOW PRICED COTTON; NOT DEMOCRATIC PARTY COTTON WAS SFLLING AT 14 CENTS PER POUND WHEN WAR STARTED PLENTY OF MONEY TO BUY COTTON BUT NO MARKET FOR IT DANGER IN FOLLOWING A POLITICIAN WHO TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE NATIONAL CRISIS TO MAKE POLITICAL CAPITAL THANKFUL FOR WILSON AND PEACE WHEN WORLD CONDITIONS BECOME NORMAL PRICE OF COTTON WILL BECOME NORMAL. It is utterly amazing to hear Re publican politicians, who really know better, attempting to attribute the present price of cotton to the Demo cratic Administration of Woodrow Wilson., Every intelligent person knows that at least two-thirds of all the cotton grown in the South is ex ported to Germany, Belgium, France, Japan and England. There is now no market for our cotton in any of these countries except Japan. They are now engaged in an unparalled and un precedented war a war that Btaggers civilization, and is leaving in its wake misery, poverty, suffering and death so sad and dark and awful, that good and pious men wonder why God in his infinite love and mercy permits it to continue. Wars of Alexander the Great, Cae sar, Hanibal, Napoleon and our great Civil War, were but skirmishes, as comnared to the collosal drama of death, being enacted in Europe today. think of it, every continent on earth is involved in this campaign of cruel destruction, save and except America. Is it any wonder then, in view of the situation abroad and this almoat com plete paralysis of our cotton trade that the South is a keen suffered by reason of this war? Last year the South re ceived from England, Germany, France, Belgium and Japan, all of whom are now at war, approximately six hundred million dollars in gold, for its cotton crop. These countries were then at peace, and the ocean was free from the terrible armed fleets of battleships,, that now prey upon com merce. ' This stream of gold that has been yearly pouring into the pockets of the Southern farmer, has almost awinuieu - to a vanisning point, ana every intelligent man, who stops to V-w, '-it J-aaaimt me4 has been interupted. Foreign Mills Idle. The cotton mills of Europe are largely idle, the male employees are at war, and the hearts and minds of the nations engaged in this contest for national existence have been trans posed from the contemplation of busi ness to the horrors of war. The pre dominant idea in Europe at this time, is not the price or the value ot cotton; they are bending every energy, spend ing over fifty million dollars a day, and evoting the full concentration of mind and body to the cultivation of the art and science of killing men. During September of this year, the amount of cotton exported was a little in excess of one hundred thousand bales, while during the month of Sep tember, 1913, it amounted to a little less than one million bales. These fig ures indicate the importance of cotton the economic affairs, not only of this nation, but of the world, and part ly conveys an idea of the disastrous and appalling condition this war has brought aboujL money is not Lacking. There seems to be an idea prevalent that the reason cotton is not bringing higher price is attributable to lack of money. This is a mistake. We do not need money with which to handle or finance the crop, the splendid Democratic administration of Wood row Wilson has provided five hundred million dolars more currency now than last year. It is not money we need, it is a market. We have the cotton, -nobody will buy it and until this Europe an war has ended and the market is restored, there can be no relief. Of the fifteen million bales produced in the South this year, ten million would r ow be going abroad, but for the war. At the rate the foreign nations are taking Southern cotton, the total ex ports of the present crop will not equal one-half million bales. It is clearly aparent to any sensible person that the retention in this country of ten minor, bales of cotton, which ordinarily would have gone abroad, has practically de stroyed the local market for the re maining five million bales. The sur plus of any products fixes the price of the whole. If there is a surplus of cot ton, that is more cotton produced than the trade wilt take at a reasonable price, the surplus must first be dis posed of before normal condition can be restored. The size of the present crop is not responsible for the exist ing conditions of the South. If the world's condition was normal the price of cotton would be normal. On ac count of this war, the largest consum ers of raw cotton have practically crea MR. D. A. TOMPKINS DEAD. tion of the A. and M. College in Ral Mr. D. A. Tompkins of Charlotte. ! e'?ht ' whi,h he was long a director. who had been critically ill for weeks, died Sunday at 12:46 at his summer I home at Montreat. The remains were ; taken to Charlotte and the funeral and interment took place there Wed nesday. ' Daniel A. Tompkins was born in Edgefield, S. C, October 12. 1852. and was 62 years old. He was never mar ried. Mr. Tompkins was graduate of South Carolina College and grad uated as engineer at Rensselaer Poly technic Institute, Troy, N. Y.. in 1873. He afterward served an annrentice- ship in a manufacturing establishment at Troy. He also worked as machinist and draftsman at Bethlehem, Pa., and with an establishment in Missouri. In 1882 he became connected with the Westinghouse people and along about this time located in Charlotte, where he developed the engineering and Con tracting business and was also much from Atlanta, delegations have been interested in the development of cot- named for most of the States and pro ton mills and the cotton seed oil in-' parations are being made for an un duatry. He helped in the orgsnixa-' precedented attendance. sed to buy. Hold Back Next Year in Cotton. If this terrible struggle, most de structive of life and property the world has ever known, continues for six months, their supply of food and clothing will be exhausted, and Eu rope will be entirely bare of cotton and cotton poods. If the south will only hold back and not produce a big crop of cotton next year, there ap pears to be reasonable hope for a good price for all cotton that is now being withheld from the market. But if the South should raise fifteen mil lion bales of cotton in 1915, to which would be added the surplus of 1914 it would result in such an over pro duction, as to wreck and financially paralyze the South next year. How small and insignificant is the economic loss we sustain in the price or our cotton, as compared to the in calculable loss that would follow the , frightful destruction, if this nation were to be plunged into the vortex of war. Wilson and High Priced Cotton. Let us examine the administration of Woodrow Wilson, with respect to the price of cotton. He was inaugur ated President, March 4th 1913. The South received more money by many millions of dollars for its cotton crop during the first year of Mr. Wilson's administration than it received for any crop previously marketed -in the entire history of this country. Cotton sold last year for an average of about 13 1-2 cents per pound and this price prevailed all winter, all spring, and -ottoa was selling for fourteen cents in the face of a big crop, July 28th, , when Europe became aflame with war; therefore the man who seeks to charge the Democratic administration- & Whig rOTyuuiie Ml -tlwi txrw y.k.-- of cotton, is either ignorant, or will fully attempting to mislead and insult the intelligence of the Southern farm ers. The farmers of the middle West ire receiving unusually high and ab normal prices for their grains, meats- . , ... ind live stocks, and any person in the West who attempted to construe the favorable conditions of that section as ittributable to the Democratic party, would be considered as either a fool tr a demagogue, more likely both. The West knows that the high prices it re ceives for its products are results of :he abnormal European demands. Warring Nation must eat, and they must buy our meats and wheat from necessity. They do not eat cotton and with the surplus cotton goods al ready on hand, Europe could live com fortably for many months, without operating a single spindle or loom. If we had enough cotton mills in Amer ica to utlize our crop of fifteen mil lion bales, this country, while Europe is at war, would seize the markets of the world, and the price of raw cotton would advance beyond doubt, but with our present capacity, the mills of America cannot consume at most, running day and night, over two fifths of this year's crop. It is per fectly apparent that there is but little r hope for an advance in the price of cotton, until Europe withdraws the twenty million men now on the firing line and returns to the peaceful pur suits of civilization. We know nothing of hard times in this country, and in stead of critizing President Wilson, every loyal citizen in this country ought to be thankful for the Divine inspiration that directed this nation to elect the man of Peace, who now pre sides over the destiny of our United States. A bigoted, blustering, bluffing bulldozing attitude by the President of this country could involve our na tion in war in twenty four hours. Be hold! Woodrow Wilson, administrat ing the affairs of this nation. With a vision unclouded and pursuing a per ilous path, he is leading us safely and cautiously through the dangerous in tricacies of international diplomacy and in keeping this government free from the baneful alliances with for eign nations in a manner that excites the admiration of the whole world. The man who tries to make poli tical capital out of the present price cotton, is unquestionably actuated by passion and prejudice, and is too nar- now between his eyes for clear, fair, upright and wholesome thinking. He is a dangerous man to follow at any time, especially is he dangerous in a period of national crisis. Hon. 0. Max Gardner, in Cleveland Star. . In 1892 Mr. Tompkins and the late J - P- Caldwell bought the Charlotte nronicie. sir. caiaweu became eoit- or and manager of the paper and later changed its name to the Observer. While assisting in making the paper a success, Mr. Tompkins had nothing to do with editing it or with its policy until after Mr. Caldwell's health fail ed, six or seven years ago, when he took active management. At the time of his death Mr. Tompkins owned the controlling interest in the Observer company. ' . '. FOURTH AMERICAN ROAD CON- GRESS. Governor Craig has named delegates to represent the State at the Fourth American Road Congress which will ha halri at Atlnntjl da ri.irinty waaV nt
The Lincoln Times (Lincolnton, N.C.)
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