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COTTON FORECAST
IS 10,135,000 BALES
CONDITION PLACED AT 50 PER
CENT?TEXAS SHOWS LOSS
OF 232,000 BALES SINCE AUGUST
25.?CONDITION IN S. C.
IS 38, YIELDED 620,000 BALES.
WaAiagton, Oct. 3.?A reduction
of 440,000 bales during September
in prospective cotton production this
year was shown in the Department
of Agriculture's forecast issued today,
placing the crop at 10,135,000
equivalent 500 pound bales. The
decline in the condition of the crop
, from A?gust 25 to September 25
was^ 7.0 points compared with a ten
year average decline of 5.8 points.
Washington, Oct. 3.?Cotton production
this year was forecast at
10,135,000 equivalent 500 pound
bales by the Department of Agriculture
today in its final forecast of
the season, based on the condition of
the crop September 25, which was
50.0 per cent of a normal, indicating
a yield of 139.2 pounds of lint per
acre.
The condition of the crop in South
Carolfaa was fixed at 38 per cent,
ind the production estimated at 620,-1
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There was a decline of 7.0 points
between August 25 and September
25. Tbe condition of the crop September
26 and the forecast of production'
(in thousand of bales) by
states, follows:
Virginia, condition 63 per cent;
forecast -22.
North Carolina 59 and 730.
So?th Carolina 38 and 620.
-Georgia 37 and 910.
Florida 55 and 25.
41ahMr?n ftFi and 843.
Mlasssipp)' 52 and 1,029.
Laa&iana 53 and 307.
Texas 52 and 3,412.
-Arkansas, 57 and 957.
Teaneesee, 56 and 268.
Missouri, 70 and 82.
Oklahoma, 42 and 691.
California 80 and 120.
Arkona 80 and 120.
' AH other states 85 and 23.
Tiue loss in prospective production
dur?g the month was heaviest in
Texas, where a reduction of 232,000
bales was shown. In Oklahoma
the reduction was 95,000 bales; in
Soutk Carolina 67,000 bales;-Georgia
58,000; North Carolina 20,000 ;j
Tenaessee 10,000 and Louisiana 7,-|
000. !
An increase in the forecast of pro- j
duction was shown for Mississippi, I
where the prospective crop is esti-J
matad at 26,000 bales more than inj
Septeaiber. In Alabama there was an j
increase of 17,000 bales, while in I
Arkatasafi and Missouri there was an J
increase of 6,000 bales each.
COLLETON SHERIFF
SEEKS SPEEDY TRIAL
Sheriff W. B. Ackerman, of Walterfboro,
accompanied by his attorney
Mr. W. B. Jefferies, appeared
personally before Chtetf Justice Eugene
B. Gary this morning asking
for a special term of Court to be
held for the purpose of obtaining a
spee<ty trial in his case. Mr. Ackerman
was recently indicted 'by the
grand jury of Colleton county for
malfeance in office. He was suspended
by Governor Harvey during the pendency
of his case and will be reapoin
' ted if found not guilty by the courts.
Chi?f Justice Gary took the matter
under consideration pending further |
f>vWfc>ncp from the Solicitor.
JACK BRADLEY A "FRAT"
Jack Bradley, according to the j
Atlanta Georgian, is now a "frat",
at loast if he is not he is about to
be one. He is pledged to the Sigma
Chi fracternity, one of the large national
Greek letter societies. Being
from Abbeville Jack %vas sought out
hj ts?c members of other fraternities
but he liked the Sigma Chi.
DECLARES AMERICA
: NOT DOING IIS DUTY
METHODIST BISHOP SAYS IT
OUGHT TO HELP CHRISTIANS.
SECRETARY CLAIMS SENTIMENT
OF PEOPLE OF UNITED
STATES IS UNDERSTOOD.
Washington, Oct. 3.?Secretlij|H
Hughes declared last night in
ble message to John Cannon, 3|fl|
bishop of the Methodist EpiscopSf !
Church, South, who is in Paris, that'i
the American government in reference
to the Near Eastern situation
"Viae -nnf: fnilor? in nnv wav to make
the sentiment of the American people
understood and to take every ap
propriatc action." '
"The Executive," Mr. Hughes ad- 1
ded, "has no authority to go beyond
this and there has been no action by
Congress which would justify this
government in an attempt by armed
forces to pacify the Near East or to j
engage in its war to accomplish the
results you desire with respect to
the inhabitants of that territory and 1
to determine the problems which
have vexed Europe for generations." .
The message was in reply to one
[from Bishop Cannon under date of t
| September 30, in which he declared
his personal belief that "Christian t
America will insist government !
United States cooperate actively to
protect Christians in Asia Minor *
not only diplomatically but if neces- .
sary with army and navy to secure
this result.
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"Prompt, definite American demands,"
Bishop Cannon continued, ?
"supported if necessary by Ameri- ,
can naval units present would pro- t
bably have prevented, certainly great
ly minimized, Smyrna fires and mas- x
sacres. I believe Almighty God will ^
Ihold government responsible for in- j
I action while thousands murdered and t
deported and for failure protect a-j^
[gainst defiant heartless brutal Kem-|^
alist announcement that all refugees
not removed by today (Saturday) be
deported which deportations, means ^
thousands more added to dead of ^
previous Turkish deportations. Will ,
not our government realize its op- ,
portunity and responsibility as great j
Christian nation, politically disinterested
to demand that burnings, outrages,
massacres cease, and thus effectively
prevent probably repetition .
in Constantinople and Thrace of
1915?Samson and Smyrna horrors?
I believe worldwide humanity would
tremendously approve. Who would
dare condemn prohibition further
such horrors? Shall America have ^
condemnation of Meroz? Judges,
jfive, twenty-three?"
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Presbytery Meets at Due West. j
| The second Presbytery of the A. i
R. P. Church meets at Due West (
next Friday morning at 11 o'clock. (
Rev. M. R. Plaxco of Abbeville will {
act as Moderator and Dr. S. W. Reid i
of Atlanta as Stated Clerk. R. S. I
Ellis will attend from Abbeville as a 1
representative of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church here. {
This Presbytery includes all chur- i
ches: of Western South Carolina, t
Georgia and Flordia. t
Gas Tax Stands, Says Lyon.
Columbia, S. C. Oct. 3.?The
state tax commission knows of no
suit to invalidate the two cent a gallon
gasoline tax, says a statement
| made here today by J. Fraser Lyon,
S member of the commission. The com
j missioner referred to an advertise*- *
ment published here and signed by ^
most of the gas retailers, in the city
in which it was stated that a case ^
had been instituted to have the law ^
declared "unfair unjust and uncon- {
stitutional."
GIANTS BEAT YANKEES
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The New York Giants won I
the first game of the world's I
reries agafhst the Yankees by (
) the score of 3 to 2. ?
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EMPLOYEES TAKE
CAPTURED LIQUOR
OFFICIALS APPROPRIATE WHIS-j
KEY TO OWN USES?NO ACTION
TO BE TAKEN AGAINST
MEN WHO APPROPRIATED
r BOOZE.
: "Hfiington, Oct 3.?Charges that
^ft^Hfepresentatives ^e"
Justice" converted to
BR^wn use liquor seized here in
fche enforcement of prohibition laws
svere mada in a special report filed
today by the District of Columbia
fcrand jury. '
The report asserted that the liquor
was removed from the warehouse
iU <% J /\rvrw fff ATOfffl
Ltdcu uy ui&c uiacni/ xui owwiw^v
purposes and was used by the officials
involved for their private consumption
for distribution to personal
friends and as gifts to favored institutions.
There was no charge that
iny of the liquor, was disposed of for
inancial gain.
Illegal withdrawals covered in the
eport were declared to have occurred
between July 20 and September
LI, 1920. The jury did not name the
ndividuals who were involved, but
ieclared that their conduct can not
'be too severely condemned."
At the department of justice of'/>?
?mJiaa4aJ n X a tirnn
tciaio xuuitatcu nmu iiu autiuii ?ao
n prospect since the offense combined
of were "by former attaches
>f a former administration of t#ie
lepartment." William J. Burns,
;hief of the department's bureau of
nvestigation, confirmed that large
itocks of liquor held in the custody
if the department had "disappear>d"
between the dates mentioned in
he grand jury report.
The first intimation of such a sitlation,
Mr. Burns said, came to him
vhen counsel for a defendant in a
iquor case which had lapsed under
;he statute of limitations, filed claim
:or return of the several cases of
whiskey.
Mr. Burns said he ordered that the
sroperty oe returned at once and
;hen learned that it was no longer in
;he warehouse. An inquiry was instituted
and the result voluntarily
iubmitted to the grand jury, accordng
to Mr. Burns.
CONTRACT FOR FURNITURE LET
1*0 Charlotte Firm for the New High
School Building.
Contracts were let Tuesday afterloon
by the Abbeville School Board
for new desks and opera chairs for
;he auditorium in the new school
juilding under construction. The
General Seating Company of Charotte,
N. C., representing the Grand
Rapids Steele Furniture Company
jot the contract which amounts to
ibout $3,000. Other companies bidling
were, Southern School Supply
Company, of Raleigh; Ameincan
seating Company of Charlotte; Sherdan's
Book Store, of Greenwood;
Want's Book Store of Anderson, and
W. A. Calvert & Sons.
'The new opera chairs and desks
ire finished in walnut. The chairs
ire trimmed in black standards with
;he monogram A. H. S. moulded on
;he ends of the aisle standards.
"MOTOR INN."
Willie Bowie won the ten gallons
)f gas offered as a prize by the City
parage, (jr. A. Harrison, manager, lor
ihe one sending in the most appromate
name for the new filling sta;ion
on the corner of Trinity and
Church streets. The name sent in by
iVillie Bowie is "Motor Inn." It is
i catchy name as well as a play on
vords, the new station being so sitlated
that you can conveniently mo;or
in and get your gas.
Gas 25 Cents In Greenville
Greenville. S. C. Oct.3.?A reducion
of two cents per g-allon was anlounced
in the price of gasoline
icre today. The gas retailed for 25
:ents,plus two cents a gallon which
joes to the state for tax.
REVENUE MEASURES
BRINGING IN CASH1
INCOME AND GASOLINE TAXES I
PRODUCTIVE?STATE -TREASURER
HAS ALREAY COLLECTED
$1,304,546.64 FROM TWO
NEW LAWS.
Columbia, Oct. 4.?A total of approximately
$1,304,546.64 has al- I
ready been collected by the state I
treasurer from the state income and i
gasoline tax. according to figures t
complied by Treasurer Carter yes- I
terday. This total including all re- i
ceipts through September 30.
, -From the income tax the collec- i
tion so far as has been $867,989.28 c
and from the gasoline tax $436,557.- s
35. One half of the gasoline tax c
goes to the counties for road pur- i
poses and the other half for general c
srtate purposes.
In addition to the amount from
the income and gasoline tax a large
sum comparatively speaking, has
been collected from the corporation
license law, which was increased by
the legislature this year.
So far as is known very little has
been.collected from the state inheritance
tax, but this was expected by
the legislature when the measure
was pssed as it was recoginzed that
it would take one year to get this act
in full operation.
The new revenue bills passed this
year all proving to be money produc
ers and are meeting with more satis
i action tnan was amcipaxea a member
of dealers in gasoline are paying
the tax under protest and plan to
conjuris^ictjionl but this is not
thought to be of so great importance
MEETS IN ONE WEEK
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Supreme Court to Start Fall Session
Soon.
Columbia, Oct. 3.?The supreme
court meets one week fronj today
for its fall session. Many cases, of
importance are to be argued before
the court and the sessions will last
well into December, judging from
the present rate of docketing cases.
Three of the more important crimi-,
nal cases will be the Bigham,' Jeff
ords and Harrison appeals.
INSTALLATION EXERCISES
Of Camp Ab.- Allen Held Last Night
In Council Chambers^
A ceremonial exercise of the installation
of Camp Ab. Allen of the
Spanish-American War Veterans,
was held in the Council Chambers of
the City Hall last night. Dr. Orlin K
Fletcher of Camp Archie Butt, of
Augusta, Ga., was present and conducted
{his meeting. Assisting him
were the following comrades from
Augusta: A. R. Lucky, P. J. Ford,
Charles E. Dillman, Horton Wilson, !
and J. B. Pope.
Abbeville Camp has about twentyfive
members. The order is secret.
The National Encampment meets
next year at' Chattanooga, Tenn.
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FIRST FOOT BALL GAME c
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The first foot ball game of the
season will .be played in Abbeville 1
Friday afternoon Oct 6th at Rosenborg's
field. The game will be between
Abbeville Hi and Ninety Six '
Hi. and will begin at 4 o'clock.
Abbeville boys have been limbering up
for the last week and a good *
game is looked for. Clinton Hi plays
in Abbeville on the 13th.
Small Taxpayers Coming Across
m nt i 1 ?_ _ _ 1
busy this w&ek checking up the delinquent
taxes. Many small tax-payers
have met the requirement and
paid up, but very few whose taxes I
amount to as much as a hundred dol- f
lars have taken them up.
MAYOR'S COURT. s
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One case was before the Mayor f
this morning, charged with being c
drunk. He was fined $5.00. ?
PROHIBITION NOW
CAMPAIGN ISSUE
>EMOCRATIC CANDIDATES IN
FIVE STATES OPPOSE?AGITATION
FOR MODIFICATION
. OF LAW IN NEW YORK, NEW
JERSEY AND OTHER STATES.
Washington, Oct. 3.?While it has
>een the boast of the Anti-Saloon
eague that John Barleycorn is dead,
t is a significant fact that in five .of
;he most important states" of the
jnion he will be more or less an issue
n the elections slated for November.
In each instance, furthermore, it
s the Democratic party which advo:ates
relaxation from Volstead reitrictions.
In New York, the Demo:ratic
convention adopted a "damp
>lank." In New Jersey, the Demo
iratic senatorial candidate, Governor
Edwards, is "wet.' In Massachusetts,
:he party stands for amending1 the
/olstead act. In Missouri,' Senator
ieed, Democrat, declares in favor of
rine and beer.
The Republican party, in each instance,
vith possibly one exception,
>lays politics. It apparently knows
he power of an organized, well flumeed
minority to overcome an un>rganized
majority which has no
reasury.
In New York, all Democratic and
Republican candidates are "wet."
iov. Miller is no more convinced of
he wisdom of Volsteadism than foraer
Governor Smith. And Senator
balder is no more "dry" than his
lompetitor, Mr. Copeland. The only
lifference is that the Democratic
:andidates are declaring themselves,
vhile the Republicans aire maintainng
a cautious quiet.
In New Jersey, Governor Edwards
s openly telling the people that Voliteadism
has made the nation one of
;he lawbreakers. Senator Frelinhuy
;en, on the contrary, after admitting
;hat his cellar is stocked with excelent
wines and liquors, preaches 'the
jlory of prohibition. In Massachusetts,
the Democrats demand wine
?nd beer. Senator Lodge, always
'wet," is taking no position.
In Missouri, Senator Reed declares
;hat he voted against constitutional
jrohibition because he believed that
:he issue was one for settlement by
;he states; and he advocates an anendment
of the Volstead act. His
opponent, R. R. Brewster, declares
limself "powder dry" and challenges
Reed to debate the prohibition question
as the issue of the day.
There is an unique situation in
Ohio. The Democratic senatorial candidate,
Atlee Pomerene, was too able
i man to have been demagogic or fa
tiatical on the liquor question when
it was a real issue. And today he is
too able to contend that as prohibition
is the law of the land, the law
should not be observed.
MRS. FELTON NAMED
TO SUCCEED WATSON
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Atlanta, Oct. 3.?Mrs. W. H.
Felton of Cartersville, Ga., be:ame
the first woman member of
ihe United States Senate today
when she was appointed by Governor
Thomas W. Hardwick to fill the
vacancy by the death of Senator
rhomas E. Watson until the people .
jlect a successor in iNovecmDer.
At the same time Governor Hard,vick
announced his candidancy to
succeed United States Senator (
rhomas E. Watson Georgia, who (
lied last week in Washington, in a
rormal statement issued here today. ,
rho primary will be held October
L7. Mrs Felton is 87 years old.
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cur ui wfckwu juvok.
Newberry, Oct. 3.?A fire at Jala>a,seven
miles north of Newberry, 1
>n the C. N. & L. railway, destroyed
i car with 45 bales of cotton, dami.sred
two empty coal cars and de?itroyed
the cross ties for 50 yards
>r more. It is not known how the
ire started. The Jalapa #nnery
ame near goinp, but hard work)!
avcd it. . i
SHOULD DEVELOP 1
- RESERVE SYSTEM
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MORE HARMONY BETWEEN
BANKING UNITS SUGGESTED.*
STATE LAWS PERMIT PRACTICES
NOT ALLOWED BY NATIONAL
BANKS. ' J
New York, Oct. 3.?'The final policy
of the nation, should look- no^
only toward further development
of the (Federal Reserve" System but
also the welding into a "closer
and more harmonious unit,' of the v
different elements of the banking
structure, Eugepe Meyer, Jr. managing
director of the War Finance
Corporation declared in an address j j .
here today, before the state bank
division of the American Bankers
Association Expressing the* opinion *
that the fact that two-thirds of the
country banks representing 30 per
cent of its total banking resources, pj
were outsider of the Federal, Reserve
was "undoubtedly responsible in
part, at least, for some of our rth .
cent difficulties." Mr. Meyer said.
"Wo have reached a time- -where
we must deckle whether we '?hall
continue the more or less hkfc
hazard deVelopeiment of our banking--'... 1
machinery or whetHer our action )
shall proceed along lines based
upon a comprehensive view of the
needs of the country."
The fact that state banking laws
frequently permit practices in
which national banks cannot legally
engage. Mr. Meyer said, has create? js
a condition of competition between .
the two systems -which may lead to
a gradual weakening of both. Mr. '
Meyer said the practice of permitting
branch banking, "may be good r
if carried on in a limited way and
not if permitted on an extensive
scale. The question should be de- V;1J
cided on its merits he said, and not r ;'$
as the ''product of competition" between
the two systms. ,
On the subject of agricultural
financing, Mr. Meyer declared this
mnc* >10 Vincjpr) rtf -all. UOOff the
fundamental facts of American agriculture
and second upon the econouic
and financial structure of the
country. (Longer terms" of Congress
to meet the need of more gradual
marketing of agricultural products ^
has been shown to be an "absolute
necessity " he said.
Although the view seems to be
held in some quarters that paper,
in order to be liquid must have a ,
sixty or ninety days maturity. Mr.
Meyer said it has been shown during
the past year that long time paper
may be more liquid as to se- , V
curity than short-timp, and that if
there was any differentials between
the liquidity of commorical paper
and that based upon staple nonperishable
agricultural .commodities
properly warehouse;?, the latter is
decidedly more so und?- adverse
conditions. *. j .
SYNCOPATORS TO FLORIDA.
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The Carolina Syncopators have offers
from Wilmington, N. C., and
Key West, Fla., for the winter sea- J
son. They will play this week in
Monroe, N. C., Atlanta, Ga., and at
Clemson College, and will probably
leave Sunday for Key West. The
following young men compose the
orchestra: R. Glenn Kay, Mims Cason,
Bill Hill, Boyd Gasque, of Marion,
William Wilkinson of Rome, Ga.
md Cogburn Bryan of Greenwood.
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THE COTTON MARKET.
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Cotton brought 21 cents on the
local market today. Futures closed:
Oct. 20.60
Dec. 20.94
Jan. 1__ 20.81
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March 20.95
May 20.85
The condition report is even 50 "
jer cent, of a normal crop. Ginning
i? 3,883,006.
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