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A TREMENDOUS OVER-SUPPLY Of Cotton in tho South-Wunimmu ker I s MI ?NS Note of Wu ming. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 8.-The cot ton acreage committee at Memphis is in receipt of a communication from J. s. Wannamaker, president of tho American Cotton Association, which is of .so much importance thal i' Is hoing distributed for publication. The communication, which brings out the fact that there is a tremendous over-supply of cotton, was as follows: Mr. Wnnnumnkcr's Lotter. "Tho South is in a very grave sit uation. The fact must be recognized at once and faced. The great hope is that the South will see and under stand that a further increase in the supply of cotton means calamity that cotton is no longer a cash crop. "Dr. Bradford Knapp, in a recent statement made at Memphis, said. 'Get it out of your head that any thing but the supply of cotton and the world's ability to buy fixes the price of cotton.' That summarizes our present predicament. "Col. W. ll. Thompson, of Now Or leans, has also said: 'It makes no difference whelhor there ls too much cotton or too little demand for it the result ls the same.' To-day, In comparison with world demand, there ia a world surplus of cotton amounting to not less than 10,000, 000, and possibly to as much as 16, 000,000 bales. The present supply ls not far from 27,000,000 bales, and may be as much for tho current year as 30,000,000 bales. "True enough, tho total supply this year is not much more than tho world production in 1913, when, ac cording to Prof. John A. Todd, the world production reached a total of 27,703,000 bales. But we are feel ing right now the effect of tremen dous world crops of cotton produced in 1911, 1912 and 19 13. According to Todd, tho world crop, Including America, during these threo years, was 79,915,000 bales. Perhaps, had the war not come on, a very rapid incroaso which had been occurring annually in spindleage capacity, might have taken care of all this cot ton; but while there may be many 'Ifs,' no 'if has ever changed a single fact. The ten-year average amount of American cotton on hand unspun, at the beginning of each fiscal year, prior try tho war. was 1,200,000 bales. Al August I fi Mi aero rd i ne to ll?hi.rr au mn pi es M ru,, i authority. .)??? & i. oiwr ol American roytojj ur? sp I i. it Di e v.-O'-Pi ii 0 -tV.M'K' bales; Ti H* j??.<v..,--. ".a:i? i?n?j outr mate places the crop this year nt 12, 9S7.000 bales, and while some of tu may think the estimate too large, wc must accept it for the present, al least. "The amount of cotton that has come 'In sight' this year ls approxi mately 1,200.000 hales loss (han the amount brought "in sight' to the corresponding date last year. Not withstanding this decrease In the Mn sight,' tho visible supply has increas ed about 100,000 bales or more, which figures must be added to the carry-over In any attempt to fore cast tho carry-over at August I, 1921. And since the crop ls also larger, the difference in the size of this year's crop and last year's crop, 12,987.000 against 1 1,325,000, or 1.662,0 bales, must be added, mak ing a total indicated carry-over ex ceeding 9,000,000 bales. "Government figures, Issued by the Bureau of the Census, indicato that the world carry-over increased last year ?,168,000 bales, notwith standing a decrease of considerable proportions in the world's supply of American cotton. This increase In the world supply of all kinds was due largely to tho tremendous crop of East India. Wo are now threatened with a world carry-over of 13,000, ('00 bales, which on top of a possible world crop of 27,000,000 bales, would give ii s a world supply for the ia xt fiscal year of I 0.ooo,imo bales. Be it said, however, that world pro duction of commercial cotton has averaged less Dian 20,000,000 per annum during the last live years. World consumption of all hinds of cotton was never as great as 21,000, 000 bales in a single year, including linters at the peak of linter consump tion for manufacturing explosivos during the great war. This greatest consum?)!ion of American cotton in any one year, including linters, was never as much as 15,000,000 bales. "The ten-year average consump tion of American cotton prior to the great war was about 13.000.000 bales, or only 1,000,000 bales more than our prospective carry-over. The ten-year average consumption of all kinds of cotton, including American, prior to the great war, was about 17.500,050 bales. The world is not likely to consume more than 15,000, 000 bales during tho present fiscal year, and we have no asurance that it. will consume that much, nor do wo know nor are there any signs as to-when conditions may be ex pected to Improve. "Europe 1? bankrupt, lt requires nearly 4,000 Gorman marks for tho former par valuo of 24 cents each, to buy a halo of American cotton at 10 cents per pound, so bad is the state of foreign credits. The number of spindles lit for use the world over has boon reduced about 10,000,000 out of a total of 1.11,000,000. Eng land's 55,000,00 spindles, tho major ity of which are working American cotton, are operating only 2 I hours per week, and there are many Amer ican spindles either totally idle (... running sher time ltecau.se lack of orders. "lt is folly to delude ourselves as io tho supply by pretending that it consists only of that amount of cot ion in domestic positions, or to at tempt to judge tho total supply by thc .visible.* We feel confident that any sensible, reasoning man will see the necessity for reducing acreage if he will take the trouble to read and analyze the figures that I have given in the foregoing. "lt would be folly-and thc next thing lo criminal-if those who pre tend to speak with authority in the South, to lead or to keep the South ern cotton grower informed, should conceal these facts. Tho spinner knows bis statistics and studies them -possibly more religiously than he does his Hible. You cannot fool him. but we can easily fool ourselves. If statistics are worth anything at all. they warn us now to beware." Confederate Stamp was the Gem. Berlin, Jan. G.-Philatelic experts from all parts of the world came to Berlin recently to attend the great stamp salo held here, which, it is claimed, has a wider range than any over before bold tn Europe. The total number of lots was 5,387 and the value nt upset prices exceed ed $250,000 nominally, but rarer spe cimens were not priced, and for many there were no standards. During the first day's sile there was a rush for rare Argentine. Brazilian and Boliv ian issues. United State? issues in cluded the only known cancelled copy of the "Franklin Carriers," brown orange (orror), of 1851; the Liv ingstone ( Alabama ) r>c. blue of 1861, and three blocks of the new U. S. A. 90c. and 30c. issues of ISt'.O, with Hags inserted. Tho gem of the American colectlon was a postal envelope of the Confed ?5 ta I ff ? * * n ort co bfft rtng .*??? !':t? i-'lght hand : stamp ii black, on t'h'j ;i?f i. ba nd a C ?>?i i-> . 'tfVVh n?jil:i ? i ?tars arid '?'.?).?." to j 'he- niaii ?nd li tho cob 'r Ino '".Ti ela! post otflco poet's lyrical ?tions, as follows: "On, on to the rescue. Hie vandals are coming: (io beat them with bayonet and sa bre and spear; Drive thom back to the desolate land they are leaving-? 'Go-trust in God-you have not li ing to fear." Aged Anderson Veteran Passes. (Daily Mail, .lan. 6.) The death of Archie W. McKee re cently removed perhaps the oldest male citizen of the Iva section of An derson county. Ho had just passed his 84th birthday. He was born In the community and died near by bis old birthplace, having spent his en tire life in the same vicinity. Ile was a Confederate soldier, having belong ed to the 24th South Carolina Regi ment. Ho was one of the very last of ihat regiment to answer the roll call on tho other side, as only two members of the regiment are now living. For several years Mr. McKee had been retired from regular work on account of feeble health, but until a few days beforo his death he was able to be about his premisos. His death minks the passing of another generation of one of the pioneer fam ilies of Anderson county. A large family and connection mourn his death. His last days were without apparent suffering. The end was very peaceful. M?TH?R? "California Syrup of Fi.?s Child's Best Laxative Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only -look for tho name California on the package, then you aro sure your child ls having tho best and most harmless physic for the little stomach, liver and bowels. Children lovo its fruity taste. Full directions on each hollie. You must say "Cali fornia."- adv. COTTON GINNED TO DEC. 18. South Carolina Ginning Only 1,057 linio* Short of 1010. Washington. Jan. 1.-Tho follow ing figures have boen Issued front the llureau of the Census, Department of Agriculture, showing the number of bales of cotton ginned 111 South Caro lina, by counties, up to Dec. 13, l1?20. with liga res tor comparison on the same dale In lilli): The ligures* are as follows: County-- If) 20. I Ulf/. Abbeville .... 29,SOO 25,553 Aiken . 44,3'M; 38>97.V Allendale .. . r3,l33 1f>5* Ii Anderson .. .. 73.95S 77,875* Hamberg .... 20, Ol 1 23,9S0 Harnwell .... 2S.01S 28,650 Herkeley . . . . 7,242 9.68S Cauhoun . . . . 35,330 32,239 Chorokeo .... 17.G27 15.763 Chester. 31,150 29,898 Chesterfield .. 30,078 32,801 Clarendon . . . 43, ?S3 38,40? Colloton . . . . 6,657 12,33 I Darlington . . . 44,227 40.08*. Dillon. 34,344 39,710 Dorchester ... 9.382 14,79:.) Edgefield _ 24,504 23,1801 Fairfield . . . . 24,601 21,082 Florence . . . . 39,275 40,107 Georgetown . . 3,437 4,333 Greenville _ 40,782 48,403 Greenwood . . . 36,524 32.98C Hampton .... 6,813 10,489 Dorry. 7,379 8,520 Kershaw .... 34,753 28,692 Lancaster .... 20,692 21,000 Laurens. 56,777 46,736 Lee. 42,621 41,705 Lexington . . . 29,199 26.85S McCormick ... 15.080 16,3731 Marion. 17,665 18.0701 Marlboro .... 59,048 71,385 Newberry .... 41,364 32,069 Oconee. 10,232 22,511 Orangeburg .. 84,31 1 83,944 Richland .... 33,285 26,669 Pickens. 16,477 22,787 Saluda. 28,4 4 7 23,467 Spartanburg .. 73.159 72,920 Sumter. 51,490 44,270 Tulon . 22.102 1 7.86 5 Williamsburg . 29,457 25,973 York. P.7.5S0 41,512 All others .... 1.90S 11,891 Total . 1,364,367 1,366,024 11 co! th Department Had Ditsy Tear. Columbia, Jan. 6.-Much has been accomplished during the year tsy his| dividion ut tho sta-. Heal . btu rr- . m. ra. ?coordine, lo lin illnntiuLjre j Rh?rg? of rural siinitai?On a:u> t .<. uouut) ..cuiih ivork. ...... -. i, 055 hollies sanitated in the counties of Orangeburg. Darlington. Lee,'.""al berry and Cherokee, the largest num ber of ihese being in Orangehurg. In those counties 2.7 2 7 .'ionics were screened, an increase of 2,432 over 19 19; 1.093 cases of hook-worm dis ease were treated, 3,810 typhoid In oculations were given and 17,514 persons were vaccinated against smallpox. The number of homes vis ited by health officers, inspectors and nurses and health workers was 27, 757, and there were 12,225 office let ters written, 21,691 circular letters mailed and 70,637 pieces of litera ture distributed. There were 49 4 lec tures delivered to audiences aggre gating 57,051 persons. Give Them a Squnro Deal. (Progressive Farmer.) The first requirement in interest ing boys and girls in farm work is to be fair and square with thom in making any plan or promise. Do not give or promise them something for their own, then pocket the proceeds when the stile is made. Do not ex pect the boy or girl to work day af ter (hiy and month after month with out encouragement of some kind. Let them have an acre or tw > of corn, cotton or peanuts to call their "very own," and give them the pro ceeds at the end of the year, or when sold. lt's a nice and proud farmer In deed who can print on his buildings the name of his farm, and under lt his name "and sons." breeders of pure-bred cattle, swine and poultry. Such a farmer has dealt fairly with his boys and girls, being wise enough to interest thom, and has made farm ing so pleasant for them that they are glad to stay on the farm. Kitten Tunis on the (ins. New York, Jan. 10.A playful kit ten was believed Saturday night to hold the answer to the asphyxiation of Conrad Weber, tl years of age, and his wife. Esther. 4 0 years old, in their Brooklyn home. Tho kitten was found dead beneath the gas stove, Ita paws alongside a tube con necting the stove with a jot. Tho tubo had hoon detached, presumably by the kitten, while the couple were sleeping. One-seventh of the total petit lands in the United States are localed In Michigan. DO YOU CATCH COLD EASILY ? Your Vitality is |x?w-Resistance is Weak. YOU NICKI) l?EI?TO-MAX(JAX. Rich, Hod Blood Will Strong! hen You und l'ut You on Your Feet, Able to Resist Colds. Your system, normally healthy, should never catch cold. Your body is adjusted to take care of sudden changes in the weather. lt is when you are run down and your vitality is low that your body cannot adjust Itself. Then you take cold. If you keep your blood In good condition, with plenty of red cor puscles, you will bo strong, and your body will easily adjust itself to sud den changes. You will throw off the cold gorms that go flying into the air when someone with a cold sneezes. Red-blooded men, women and chil dren eat well. They have plenty of energy. They go along with a smile because they feel right. Try Pepto-Mangan, tho successful tonic. It ls a wonderful blood builder. Take lt for a while till you feel right. Pepto-Mangan is widely and heart ily endorsed by physicians, lt ls ef fective and easy to take. It is pre pared in both liquid and tablet form. The medicinal properties are the same. Sold at any drug store. But be sure you get the genuine Pepto-Man gan-"Glide's." Ask for lt by name, and be sure that the full name, "Glide's Pepto-Mangan," ls on the package.--adv. Will Sn? U. s. Officials? New York, Jan. 6.-The Italian Chamber of Commerce announced to day that a $100,000 damage suit will be filed here In the State Supreme Court against Attorney General Pal mer and four other officials of the Department of Justice in connection with the death of Andrac Salsedo, who jumped 14 stories to his death last May while under detention at department headquarters here in con ?:..?. iou with tho bomb outrages of Jin . . i 0 i ?. Tho sui ti brough! by Salado's (dow, named ii Iso William ,l Flynn hiof el thc depart mont's bureau ol investigation. It was charged that Salsedo had been beaten "terribly" and "tortured mentally and physi cally," that he had lost hm mind and become suicidally despondent. The chamber announced that cop ies of the charges had been sent to the .'alian embassy at Washington and to the Italian consulates at Bos ton and New York. $100 Reward. $100 The readers of. this paper will b? pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science hat been able to cure In all Its stages and that ls catarrh. Catarrh being greatly Influenced by constitutional condltioni requires constitutional treatment. Hall't Catarrh Medicine Is taken Internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur faces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, giving th? patient strength by building up the con stitution and assisting nature In doing Iti work. The proprietors have so much faith in the curative power of Hall'i Catarrh Medicine that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that lt fall? to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CH1CNET & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. N. <'. Doctor Commits Suicide. Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 5.--Dr. Dun lap Thompson, physician, of Wades boro, this State, aged 4 2 years, kill ed himself here to-day in a loca! hotel, leaving a note to a local nar cotics inspector to whom he had on Tuesday applied for permission tc use his own prescription to obtain certain drugs. Million Packets Of Flower Seeds Free Wo boliovo In flowers around th< homes of the South. Flowers brighter up the homo surroundings and glv( pleasure and satisfaction to those wh( have thom. We have filled more than a mlllior paokots of seeds, of beautiful yet easily grown flowers to be glvon t< our customers this spring for tia beautifying of their homes. Wouldn't you like to have flv< packets of beautiful flowers free' YOU CAN GET THEM I Hastings 1021 catalog is a 116-page handsomely Illustrated seed book with twent: beautiful pages showing the finest va rloties tn tholr true natural colore It ls full of helpful garden, flowor am farm information that is needed li every home, and, too, tho catalog telli you bow to get these flowor seeds ab 8olutoly froo. Wrlto for our 1921 catalog now. I is tho finest, most valuablo and boat) tlful seod book over published, an? you will bo mighty glad you've got it Thero is no obligation to buy any thing. Just ask for the catalog. H. 0. HASTINGS CO., SEED8MEN, ATLANTA, GA. Here's X?i Progressive Farm? I $1.00 year, ;The Keowee Couri? $1.00 year. Either paper well \ Price of Both. ( YOUNG TOLLISON WRITES HOME. Talks of His Travels Since Ho Has Been Ono of Unelo Kain's Hoys. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff D. Tollison, of Walhalla lt. F. D., recently received the following interesting letter from their son, Ernest B. Tollison. who is with tho military contingent at Camp Lewis, Wash.: Camp Lewis, Wash., Dec. 2 3, 15120. Dear llomefolks: As you have often asked me to j write you a letter giving you some thing of an outline of my travels, 1 will try to do so to-day: As you already know, when I left Greenville, S. C., I was sent to Co j lumhus, Ohio. I saw a lot of beau , tiful mountain scenery on my way J up to Columbus. I remained there ; about one month, when 1 was going . again, this time on my way to Texas i City, Texas. I found there a large training camp, Just off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The land is al most perfectly level ?is far as one can ! see This camp could accommodate ?I.'Gilt '.'.(Mil) .l i1 lit" . W< ??.'.!!( 'lid j enjoy tho surf bathing . ..ere.. Ojno. . tl? ;?* while "Ut ? { mw ?ur : o? iHo largest nsli Mi n J lui vs' ?Vor -seen I' seemed to bo perfwolly hann j less. One could swim all around it, and Hie big fish would "play hide and seek," swimming ground tho i "human fish" that were out there in i the water with him. 1 saw a man shoot one, one day, as it was near the dock, and dually they succeeded In getting lt out on shore. Some ono said that it wieghed lf>0 pounds, but do not know if this was merely a guess at the weight or not. Anyway it was a mighty big fish, i We remained at Texas City for al . most two years, then wo were or t dered to the Philippine Islands. Wo ' left Texas City on the transport Bu I ford, traveling by way of the Gulf ! of Mexico until we reached the Pan ; ama Canal. Just hefore we reached Colon (as you remember, they had ? Just completed this groat waterway 1 for transports) there had been a i great slide of earth Into the cut, al most filling the canal. Wc had to remain there about two months un til they could get the canal opened up again. We enjoyed this, as we had no duty except to march out every morning and watch the dredge boats take the earth out of the canal. It was at Christmas time, but evcry ' thing was as summery there as in .lune back home. The scenery was grand. There were about 1,700 sol ' diers in our crowd. ' Soon after the canal had been re paired and passage made possible, we wore out on thc mighty Pacific, and on our way to thc Philippines. We stopped at Honolulu for sup ' plies, then were on our way again, , taking twenty-eight days !n all to i make the trip. Indeed, I felt like I * was a long way from home then ' 13,000 miles. We had a very good , time while on thc islands until the t United States declared war with Oor . many. Then wo began to prepare to * do our part. too. We commenced , training In the spring, and as it ls f very hot there we soldiers became covered with prickly hoot. The only ' relief from this was to bathe three f r or four times a day in the ocean. Wo I, sure did suffer there during tho ' months of July and August. : During tho early fall wo wore or yt dered away, of couran We woro ex pecting to go to France, but not no. 1 The officers said lt was to be Siberia, jj Russia, so we landed thoro Just ns it was beginning to freeze In tho r- ports. This seemed to mo to be ns cold a country as the Inlands were hot. But Unelo Sam supplied us with plenty of good, worm clothes and li Chance For Both For IS Months jr worth Combination )rder yours now. good things to eat. My vfor\ waa in connection with the base hospital while there, lt looked mighty sad to see the ruined people there. It seem ed to me to be the most God-forsaken place on earth, and certainly the worst 1 had ever seen. Wo wore 8,000 strong there from the United States, and did not fight any, but guarded the railroads and supplies so as to make it possible for these people to live, lt was a work of mercy, and only the big heart of Uncle Sam would have sent his troops there to do it. Leaving there, we sailed back to ; the Philippines, and from there to j Frisco, Cal., U. S .A., on the great j German transport Madawaska, that i had been captured in the'recent war. It sure was a fine transport. We were the happiest soldiers on earth when we hoard the band playing our own National Hymn again and we stepped out on our own home soil again. We would have liked to have had opportunity to stav in California longer, but we got only six weeks there, then were sent to Cam;: I owls, Washington State. We will remain hoi until i .'.ot my dl.schnr&e, willoh, j I (bink, wMl be on Fob. fl, '')'- I, It > WiU '>!.'. tho Ciivv: . '.'.'Ht, 0 I tt ..'lid nie bbine from h v.. ' I ?tm ?ure thai if all ibo milos that 1 have traveled were summed up and that 1 will travel ti uti] I reach home-it would reach around the earth and near half way again. I must say that I have done enough traveling to last a life-time, but am glad that 1 have seen so much of the world. Wi diing all a merry Christmas and a prosperous Now Year, and hop ing to reach home safely after six years of being away, some time in February, 1921, Sincerely and lovingly yours. Ernest B. Tollison. Colds Cause drip and Influenza LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove the cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E.W. GROVE'S signature on the box. 30c WaUc Two Miles in Cooking Meal. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 6.-The average housewife covers two miles daily in preparing meals for an aver age family, according to figures given at the home economics section of the conference of vocational workers of the ?South to-day. Miss Horfield, the homo economics instructor at Living ston, introduced a pedometer into the kitchen of the model home al tho school, and the above figure was the result. DAN DERI NE Stops Hair Coming Out; Thickens, Beautifies. A few cents buys "DandoiIno." Af tor an application of "Danderlno" you cannot find a fallen hair or any dandruff; besides every hair shows new life, vigor, brightness, more col or and thickness.- adv.