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' v., ' f t|%. j 'i'm: Union Daily Times Illy T 4 " ' . . ..I . ' . >>Vi ?? i . ?.? .. I rpb^bly show en. I . . .. t i DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY E?t*blUh?d in 18S0^-GwverUU to The Linio* Dsily Time. Oc tuWai 1. 1?17 DAILY EXCEPT ?UNDA> | ? V V* VV * *+ *+* i . I, . ||,|, ?M J ' ' - - -- - - 1 J I. ' " 1 I UM .1 .JIHIIIBII I .l-MJik- - I1- . 1 " HXJUJil IIJ'LH.. 1. - IL'll.J. I 'LUX 1 Vol, LXXII No. 1454 Union, S. C? Friday AfternoMk, Aufiut 11, 1922 3c Per Copy COAL SITUATION BI NUMBER INDUSTR Columbia, Aug. 11.?Frank Shealy chairman of the South Carolina Commission, will leave tomorrow foi Washington, where he will confer witb the members of the South Carolina congressional delegation and national fuel administration in an effort tc bring about a reclar9i fixation of fuel orders, so that South Carolina mill* may get coal. The serious condition existing in the state by reason of the shortage of coal and the inability under present conditions for coal to hn delivered h-re sufficient to meet the needs, became so acute that a conference between the governor and the members of the railroad commission, fuel administrators for South Carolina, wa3 held lest night, at which all of the (i-tails were thoroughly gone into. The railroad commission, which haj been in charge of the distribution, transportation .*tnd allotment, of coal for the state for the last week or ten days, presented the facts and figures to show that the coal on hand is less than one-tenth of the normal supply; that many of the industries are almost entirely out of coal and some of them have already closed down their plants. The coal that has been re uvivva up to tn? present time is largely coal that was in transit before the issuancc of the interstate commerce commission's service order No. 23 of July 26, taking the coal supply in charge. The commission finds itself unable to get anywhere near an adequate supply of coal by reason of the fact that the service order of the interstate commerce commission governing priority orders for fuel has placed the bulk of the industries of South Carolina in Classes 4 and 5, giving priority to vast numbers of industries which are not located in South Carolina. As a result the supply of coal that is available to the government will be absorb%d by Classes 1, 2 and 3, bjlftfthe need for which in South Carolina " :;>Em not as urgent as Classes 4 and 5, in V "Hkhich latter classes is included such B|dustries as cotton mill, cotton oil ?*? <??(? r une people ?&. tne &*i?.?'?..^4.axently do not realize the seriousness of the situation, the commission announced, but the commission and the governor, who have made a study of it and had an inventory of the suplies on hand made, feel that the people should be awakened to the seriousness of the present situation and to that end they should conserve in every practicable way the coal supply that is now on hand or such as may from time lo time be received, which necessarily will be very meager and totally inadequate for the actual needs of the industries. This can be done by substituting in everv way possible wood, V - where available for fuel. The rates on fuel wood in South Carolina are among the lowest, if not the lowest in the Southeast and wood can be moved a greater distance than would ordinarily be the case. .1 After an extended conference it was the unanimous sentiment of the commission and of the governor that Chairman Shealy, who is possibly the best posted authority and as a result the most effective worker, be sent up to Washington for the purpose of meeting with the delegation of senators and congressmen and through them with the powefs that be to bring about such changes in the reclassification of industries in this state as to prevent the threatened shutdown. Mr. Shealy will be accompanied to Washington by R. S. Greer, a member of the staff of the commission, who has had wide experience in such work. The supply of coal obtained by the commission up to date has been limited and that supply has ben the result of the indefatigable efforts of the commission and has been brought about by the use of every method known to them. After the conference the following telegram was forwarded to every member of the South Carolina delegation in Washington in the hope that some relief may be given: "Coal situation very serious. Chairman Shealy of railroad commission will arrive Washington Saturday morning. Kindly meet him there 1(! o'clock or on arrival of train if delayed. Can not impress upon you toe strnni'lv the necessity for some actio.i to relieve conditions here. "Wilson G. Harvey, "Governor." If tlu necessity arises Chairman Shealy will wive the governor and ? number of utilities and cotton mil men will go to Washington to present the matter before the federal authori ties. Yesterday 11 cars of coal were re ceived with the demand running intt the hundreds. The cotton mills ar? protesting loudly and claim many peo pie will be thrown out of work if thcj are forced to shut down. The com mission realizes this and an effort t. get coal for the mills will be made.? The State. iCOMES ACUTE; IES FACE SHUT DOWN STRIKERS CAUSE ;! SEVERAL DEATHS 'j [, Chicago, Aug. 11 (By the Assoeii ated Press),?Serious threats to trnfl ftc by a refusal of the trainmen to i move trains where troops are on I guard, renewed outbreaks of violence resulting in several death3 and pos1 sibility of walkouts by the mainten' once of way men on various roads ,j marked the progress of the strike of shop crafts employees as railroad heads and union leaders gathered for , conferences today xo consider separately the President's proposal for ending the strike. The Santa Fe 1 switchmen joined the trainmen in proI tests against working under guards ! and ilia situation on the Santa Fe a4 | Needle?, Barstow and oilier California i j points wci'p furthei aggravated when the entire yard fom at Fresno left' j their posts, notifying the company j that they refuse to return until the i guards are removed. Two non-union New York Central employes at Cleveland wore killed and two Rock Island ' negro shop employees were shot and I probably fatally wounded. Strongly Endorses Cooperative Marketing J Columbia, Aug. 11.?"If 40 years oi i marketing under the old system have; i left this section impoverished, except for abnormal prices paid during the war, then is it not at least time to be| gin to look for seme other system of J marketing?" asks W. W. Bradley,I itr.tc b.-.nk examiner in a statement is | I sued today strongly endorsing coop; crative marketing of cotton and to, bacco and urging the banks of tlio state to baik the two associations. ; Mr. Bradley declares that the suc. cess of the association rests more largely with the hanks than with any other force in the state. The plan will succeed, he declared, just insofar as the banks will it to succeed, f "There is nothing in the problem that is inimical to their interests and Mi-"ii ife" "AxiVA.. of material j prosperty to the banks as well as the communities they serve in promoting this marketing plan," declared Mr.; Bradley in enumerating some of thoj reasons why the banks should support j the associations. | "In the past farm products have] | been sold to thoroughly organized j compacts by thoroughly disintegrate I producers. The man who produces has had no word in the conduct of produce exchanges. The law of supply j and demand has been inoperative e j . cept in the case of extremely large or ( extremely small crops, and then has i been used mainly to the advantage of , f U o onn/ui1n4-A? Ult Dp^LUiUlUl. ! "Cooperative marketing, it is bej lieved, will remedy, if not cure, thi ! evil by enabling producer to get some advantage of the selling end of the law or supply arid demand." "For instance, if all the cotton produced in a single year were under contract agreement with the association, cotton mills could run only until the carry-over was exhausted and immediately producers would get the benefit of thu law of supply and demand. Ir half the crop were tied up, mills would then exhaust the carry-over and independent cotton and would respond to the law of supply rnd demand when they were forced to call for pledged cotton or shut down." "If no cotton is pledged the mills i buy from hand to mouth over a period of about eight months in which time , the producer's interest has been eliminated and the mills finally pay a ! profit to the speculator. "These are facts that every informed farmer has known for all time and i yet he has been impotent to remedy | the condition." "Manufacturers will not permit their mills to lie idle and hence when fVin ennnhr rtf indnnorirlnnf .v_ exhausted, as it soon will be with two very short crops in succession, they will have to come to the holders of I pledged cotton and pay the price. The law of supply and demand will then operate as certainly as does the law of gravity in nature. "In a general condition of fair 1 prices, the banks will be the first institutions to prosper and aside from ' t this, as distributing agents between 1 the corporation and the producer, they will be made direct depositories of proceeds of crop sales. Banks, however, should not expect to have these i side advantages handed them on a i silver waiter. The cooperative mar1 keting associations are now little bett: ter than in their infancy. They need . help to enable them to grow to their full statue. The banks should give - this help and give it ungrudgingly." , ? -? . i Misses Annie and lone Jenkins of - Gaffney are visiting Miss Minnie VanI derford on Route 5. > ' Mrs. M. A. 11 met of Newberry has - returned home after a week's visit to Dr. and Mrs. M. D. Huiet. , i BISHOP HUGO j PASSES AWAY Charlotte, Aug. 11.?Bishop Kilgo tvho died early today, will be buri?K tomorrow, Bishop Candler officiating. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 11.?Bishop John C. Kilgo of the Southern Methodist Episcopal church died at hii home here at 1:45 this morning aftti having been extremely ill since lasl Sunday when he suffered a severe heart attack. Bishop Kilgo had been gradually sinking since last Thursday afternoon and his death had been expected hourly by his physicians and family. Since Sunday little or no hope had been entertained for his recovery. Dr. Kilgp had been well known in the South for a s:orc of years., having served as president of Trinity college at Durham, N C , for six years prior to Ins election a3 bishop 12 years ago. At the last general conference of the Southern Methodist church at Hot Springs, Aik., he was placed on the bishops' retired list. The aged minister had never entirely recovered from the severe attack suffered last spring on his way home from the general conference, which forced him to x-emain under treatment in a Memphis hospital for several weeks, finally being brought home on a cot in the private car of Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern railway, of which Bishop Kilgo was a director. He regained cnffii-ient sfrnrnrtVi Pin\wt<vpv til leflVe his bed and several times took rides about the city with members of his family. He made one tr;p to Baltimr re where he was under treatment of a specialist for several days. Bishop John Carlisle Khgo was born in Laurens, S. C., July 22, 1SG1, son of James T. and Catherine Mascn Kilgo. He was educated in the schools of his nat:ve state and received the honorary degree of I). L). from WofTord and Randolph Macon colleges and Tulane University. He was united in marriage with Miss Fanny Turner of Gaffney, S. C. In 1882 he was ordained a minister in the MelHbdist Episcopal church, South, and served warious pastorates in the South Carolina conference until 1889 when he was called to Wof ford college as professor of philosophy and financial agent. In 1894 he was elected president of Trinity College, Durham, N. C., where he served until 1910 when he was elected bishop of the Methodist church at the conference in Asheville, N. C. He was a delegate to the general Methodist conference in 1894, 1898, 1902, 1900 and 1910, delegate to the Ecumenical Methodist conference in London in 1901. He was a fraternal delegate to the general conference of the Methodist church in Los Angeles in 1901 when he made a speech nilvn(>nHn(f 1 ho onion of tho North em and Southern branches of the Methodist church. Bishop Kilgo is a brother of Rev. J. W. Kilgo of Union. Rev. and Mrs. Kilgo left today to attend the funoral services. They have the sympathy of the entire community in their hour of sorrow. Interestig Missionary Meeting The woman's missionary society of Bethel church, Monaich, held its reg. ular monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the heme of Mrs. J. S. Nicholas. About 20 ladies wore present. 'I wo of the younger ladies of the church were present at this meeting and gavt talks and readings, which were very much enjoyed. Our president also made a very impressive talk. Good prayers were offered by two of our most efficient workers. At the conclusion ol the program the hostess served delicious cream and cake. All then went to their homes feeling that the evening had been an enjoyable and wellspent one. Green Street A church conferem e Sunday morning of vital importance. Several matters that demand our immediate attention will be considered. The church roll will be call'-d and , we are asking that every member bf present to answer to his name. The success of this service depends entirely upon your presence or absence. J. B. Chick, Pastor. Mr. Knight Improving Mr. Lester Knight, who we huvt mentioned in our letters from time to time, seems to improve a little. vlv Ed. B. Smith made him a nice taih Inst Sabbath and he came at rho solicitation of Mr. CJregory, who held a short prayer service Last night Mr W. O. Holliday, superintendent of <)tlaray, came and held another praye: service for Bro. Knight. Mr. Humphries accompanied Mr. Holiday w.c we are glad they want to see Mr Knight. Who next? C. T. C. 1 1 . ' .1LI- J-U ' BEAUFORT AROUSED '| OVER MURDER , Beaufort, Aug. mass meet1 ing that crowded the Court house tonight voted to instruci the chairman | to appoint a committal of three cit> izens to collect, prepay and present evidence against Sherw J. H. Baley \ before the grand jury, This grew r out of his refusal and failure to ; place Ralph E. Brpwn Jn jail as di! rected in tl;c coroner's tummfttmenf., which found at the inquest yester' day that Brown killed ^ P. L. Bettiscn. The vote was unanimous ex cep* for r. brother of Bdbwn. ih? sheriff kept the prisoner at his i home while the law rdhuires he be put in jail. Early in dhe afternoon over 100 citizens met j and sent a i committee to the sheriff asking him to meet with them and explain his ' action. This he refused to do. Solicitor Muddaufh was on his way t tinm 1 *1 ? i i? v... 4*?u.|nuii auu buu ^ucwuij; yytx.j adjourned to i he evening. The solicitor wus present then and advised with the meeting as to the sheriff's action. Just before ' the evening meeting the sheriff placed hi? prisoner in jail, but again refused to attend the meeting. Condemnation was expressed at the fact that the sheriff's attorney and adviser is the attorney for the defense in the case against Brown. Condemnation of the city govern ment for alleged leniency toward Brown in former difficulties was general, and n motion was carried, 89 to 38, asking for the resignation of the threo commissioners, over two-thirds refraining from voting an this Ibbuo owing part to the absence of th> mayor. Many wotqen attended and voted. Intense feeling was manifest in the applause and speeches but the best of order was maintained. Th committee sent to the sheriff was Alan Paul, L. H. Hall and Gus Sanders, county treasurer. Niels Christensen was chairman of the meetings and Alan Paul secretary. J. H. Bellamy and William Altman made the motions that (^grried. The solicitor has refused to consent to a request for buil for Brgir.i. j In the news account tiert qui. yesterday ti was stated inar' BeUTSffir. was killed Vrhile 3eatcd. A further examination of the testimony shows that no direct evidence was presented to that effect. Brown claims selfdefense in his request for bail. r?? D D L/I MJm luliC^UIVJT Goes to New York Dr. B. B. Stecdley, representative surgeon and physician of this city, I left last night for New York, where lie will spend the greater part of a year, pursuing a special course and ; doing research work, specializing on treatment of cancer. He will be associated with Dr. James Ewing, pro: fessor of pathology in the medical ; department of Cornell university. Dr. Stieedley will sttfdy and work in the laboratory of that institution. The subject of cancer has appealed to Dr. Steedley strongly of late, and 1 he intends to study it thoroughly, i He expects to return to the city and ; resume his practice about the first | of next June.?Spartanburg Herald. An Agreement Has Been Virtually Reached Brussels, Aug. 11 (By the Associated Press).?According to information from London an agreement has been virtually reached on four main points of reparations controversy and general accord is now anticipated, ! says a French semi-ollicial Havas Agency. The impression is that Lon. don is decidedly optimistic and tall, of a split has ceased, it adds. Prof. Wilson Gee Makes Survey of A Virginia Couty Chnrlotteville, Va., Aug. 9. -An economic study and survey of Albermarle county is being made by students of the University of Virginity summer quarter who are takingcourses in rural social science undci Dr. Wilson Gee, professor of rural so ciology at the University of South ' Carolina, who is directing the survey along lines found to be helpful ir. studying conditions in the Palmetto state. North Carolina was the first state to take up this work. Under Dr. Ge?' the state of South Carolina was second to undertake such systematic county study and several surveys have been completed and many more are under way. Virginia is third to fall in line and it is expected that the work 5itarted around the university will b" extended into other counties, ? Miss Ellen Moore was operated on in Wallace Thomson hospital day before yesterday for adenoids. She was carried back home the following day and is recovering nicely. Miss Margaret Speake of Rock Hill is the guest of Miss Alice Arthur. SMITH ASKS FOR AN INVESTIGATION Washington, Aug. 10.?Investigation of charges that "undue methods or practices are being employed by the trade in restraining the natural operations of the law of supply and demand" and depressing cotton pi ice* was proposed in a resolution introduced today by Senator Smith (Democrat) of South Carolina. The resolution was referred to the agriculture committee. Senator Smith's resolution recite I that the cotton carried over was less than normal and th.it reports on the growing ciop indicated a yield below the world demand. It also stated that the boll weevil damage was "more extensive and severe than ever before in history . . ., making the yield entirely problematical." "The price of cotton in the markets has failed utterly to respond to thes" conditions," said Senator Smith's re--.olution. Senator Smith made lml lie a letter from J. S. Wanamaker, president of 'he American Cotton association, reporting that \i\v York and English cotton speculators wire working together to heat down the market. "Since the government's crop report was issued?one of the most bullish reports ever known?the market has gone down every day," said Mr. Wanaamaker in his letter, "and it is the general talk of the tiade that a powerful combing has been formed for he purpose of beating cotton pr .vs down, it being stated that this < ,aton,, is eonino-SH/l of so ?!-.< of Its. hi? - gest financial interests in New York ?some of tin* biggest speculatm . there, and sonic, of the biggest's j.c -i*lators in En pi and?and that they boast that they vill bent the pi i< <>r cotton down to 15 cents. Throne ii somc of the most reliable . urces 1 am given this information." Damage by Hail Bad in Anderson Anderson, Aug. 10.?Reports still reaching Anderson of the damage of the hailstorm Thursday night of last week, .which extended from h '.A .pPare tSho&ls, indicate that the damage was even greater than was thought at first, and that it was the most severe known in the history of this section by any living citizen. In the Coley's Bridge section the otton was stripped of leaves and the corn was riddled. Even th" watermelons were pumpe-l full ! holes. Birds in large numbers wer.: killed, one man lind'nj- .'51 sparrow.handled together, :i!i lead. One humor reported that !"0 .-hie kens, sonic grown, were killed by the stones, and all chickens roosting on tones .> i: trees in ihe section where the hail was heaviest were k'i'.H One farmer said tli.r i would tr.ke $5 for his entire imp. that be did think that he wou'j have a watermelon crop, but just when tliry were ready for market they were ruined. The storm covered a section .bout 20 miles i " .f, hr? Inning in Green vide county and c? u1 iuviiu- to Saluda liver at Ware Shoa1- Thwidth of the area was about ten niilcs. There has been no relief piomis<'d Anderson county farmers ye , except that of \V. W. Long of Clomsen college to furnish forage seed. Few ,>f hose farmers who lost so heavily had hail insurance. Today's Cotton Market 0 jit'ii < u> . October 20.i>"> 21CT December 20.0" 21.1' January 20.80 21.01 March .. 20.81 21.0" May 20.17 20 0.'. Local market 2 PERSONAL MENTION \V\ 1>. Beuhv ef .Anderson was r. i iter ?n 1 be 1: y Mi s 'S Mary .'V . v:My nod Elizabeth Wade ef <'he lev si< aped over in Union last niirht on their return from Hendersonv!,e Misses Aleen Williams of the county and Mary Waters ?>f Chester ar* visiting Mrs. C. I!. Sparks on F: I Main street. Mr. and Mrs. \V. T. Heat* and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Reaty spent Tin.is day in Hendersonville. Mrs. M. C. Lake ai d Mi - Ada linncock spent Wednesday with Mr,. J. In. Smith at ( arlisle. Mrs. It. A. Jones and Miss 1 lor. n. Ion -s of (latfney are the quests of ..lis. A. P. M< Elroy. Mrs. W. D. Hcwley of Anderson . visi.ing at tho hor.ie of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Coforth. Airs. Willard is survived by one daughter and two sons. Mrs. J. I). Arthur, Misses Ali < r:\' Caroline Arthur, Margaret. Spoawc and C pt. .1. Miller Ar'hur are spending the day in Spartanburg. Miss Roberta Wallace is visiting relatives in !?attn. Mrs. Edgar Norman and Miss Agnes Robertson were visitors in Spartan. burg yesterday. TO CONTROL PRICE COAL WILL BRING Washington, Aug. 10.?Usg of the emergency powers of the interstate I commerce commission to bring into line coal operators who are failing to cooperate with the federal fuel organization in the control of prices was under consideration today by the i central coal committee. The government's defense agains' prices advances above tho maximum I charges agreed upon by producing operators with Secretary Hoover was declared to lie in the power of the interstate commerce commission to al locate coal cars so that mines boost ing prices would be without transI portation facilities. Department of justice officials connected with the federnl fuel organization were said to have advised the committee that the commission had ample authority under the law to so distribute cars to the mines as to etfectively control their charges. Alabama operators, Mr. Hoover announced today, have broken awaj from the fair price agreements made 1 with him and, he added. (Joverno ; Kilby of Alabama will be asked a ! take steps to protect consumers in ! irmL state against rising prices. Operators in other districts are showing signs of slipping from lh? ii stand with the fair price program it was said at the committee. Inquiry is being made. Mr. Hor.vm said, as to what action the federal organization can take in cases where operators fail to tooperate in tin matter of price control. In some states he said organization against profiteering is going forward vigor ously but in other states it has not progress-*d as rapidly as d ired. Ituilroad service out of 'he pro lueing coal fields, he asser'od, was s'enddy improving and cai supply :i i i is. proved steadily- during the past two weeks as a result of the priority system established by h federal organization. A plea for assistance in go1 ting the anthracite coal producing r-giuts bad: to i induction was mat! today by S. Tb Warrincr and \\ . f. E'ch, arils, representing the general pol cy j committee of all anthracite operators. They were presented to President Harding by Senator Pepper or Pennsylvania. Mr. Warrincr, as chairman, told tip' president the resumption of work in the anthracite operators have te copied the president's proposal to appoint a commission to arbitrate 'hi differences which have led to a s i; pension of work by the min-r* and the opinion of the anthracite representatives was said to be that it? establishment at n very early moment might help to bring about a set t lenient. Harold McCormick Weds in Paris Parts, Aug. 11.?Harold I M< mick, of Chicago, and Mrs. A i'.'gamier Smith Cochrar. (Madame '.Vr.l were mr.iriod today in thy . ty : . of the sixteenth ward here. E-cplosion on the Adriatic New Void, Aug. 11 (By the As o. i iated Press).? Two members of ir steamship Adriatic's crew were killed five serious injured and one mis .n as a result of an explosion of .. termined origin in her nuntbci t bold, according to wireless rocci White Star Line The ni< ss.u:\ , id the Adriatic proceeding to New York at half speed Shanty Car Dynamited \sh ilie, Aug. 11 Inv i \ tion v. i r<> ;1 arti.! lodat by lit, 1 ' Stales niai'sb:.! -hovi!v-" di 1 , '*1(1 ..Weill's ol" t be Soul ! )';) !!; \ > l <> e ? tM'sh th,? identity of 1b ; i - <r ; "'lv> 0>.'doded ;i charge of < '.lOOi \V(! under a shanty ear occupied by 11 groes in the local Southein van! night. Nobody wn^ iiiuv'.l. nltko".; I a ear occupied by sev< ml nice :.i op . per was damaged. Mrs. McCormick Would Make no Comment j Chicago, Aug. 11. Mrs. Iv.hth , Rockefeller McCorntiek t< !?! the Associated Press she would make ' no comment," on her former husband's 'on', rinue in Paris today to Mine. Wats!.a Baseball Saturday at Buffalo Parle Union and Buffalo will meet again in a baseball match tomorrow. This !l with- ut a doubt t><; one of the best . r .; of the season as both teams ar< I ">ii. : t*> win. P ei cone who saw ...< . .. e las1 8 .t'l'vlav certainly saw ; : ' x it'ng panic and the <:nme tomorI row, promises io be cv? n better. Battery: Union?Jamison and Sul. 1 livan; Buffalo?Dagenhnrdt and In-1 ! I man. Time: 4 p. m. Admission, 2." and 35c. 1 I -M-1I w ? "L SENATE SEEKS C0TT3N FIGURES Washington, Aug. 10.?Estimate* of out ton acreage abandoned up to July, and extent of boll weevil damage to July 23 were not included in the August 1 cotton crop statement of the department of agriculture according to a letter received today by Senator Harris, Pumcncratt, of Gqurgi^ from Leon M. bi>:?braok, chief of the crop reporting division of the department. "The percentage of damage from boll weevil indicated by these (county) reports was not deduced from the regular report of 70.8 p~r cent of normal," said Mr. EstubrooK, ' because in arriving at that estimate the factors lii el\ to affect the yield per acre, including boll weevil, vv re fully eonsidei ed by the field statisticians and crop reporters." Senator Ilai ris' inquiry was prompted, he said, ly many requests a 5 to whether the boll weevil and abandoned aereagj factors were subtia ttd in considering the August 1 government report. "Many cotton growers," said Senator Harris " .onte.nl that failure t? make a clear distinction in ti e rep r . i.nv i.po'-ated to dapres- the price <. f cxitton and fails to give an ucc.uvue piaspect of a greater coltm di<u"a_v than now anticipated." Mr. Estnbrook informed S'.'tn. i Harris that county agents in 2!> i o if 84*> -counties renor ed an axein e ucveagf. abandonment of 7.' p. ; c'; " The senate late today pa->-<>d a ' > '. by Senator Harris providing for Mention bv the d. nnrtimmi of i morce of statistics regarding ira1 world's supply of rotten <>n iinnd July 31. '"This 7.1 per rvei.t was tnt dedtv" ,1 and could not properly h? dedal '. .1 fioni the 34 332,0( > acre? icportoi' .o ho in cultivation Juno 2" ' ''aid th. crop reporting- chief, I. cause it i; pro umed that tho : bam'tuimont occurred prior to that dr.4" and tl:. any abandonment tint n av haw ?? currod between Tun.- 2H, *hn date oi tho department'.* o t'mat - f aciv i;r and July 1, the date of the county agents' estimate, was negligible. "If we assume that 7.1 per cent of the planted acrea ge wn abandon'<1 before June 25, and if the arraign remaining in cultvaton on that date was correctly estimated at 34,852,000 the total planted acreage would V. 7,515,000, tho .ibar.doned acreage would b(, i'.053.000 and the r run nc " would rep:esor.t the acreage in ruiti. vaiion as es'.ir. itM by the depart meat." Regarding hob weevil dam go Fs4abrook added: "The supplementary rep >rt ai-o shows that the county agent-- r -*:mated that 80.2 per rent of the tot.*" < ton acr age. war infested with the h d] weevil. As te damage to the crop from hoR weevil up to July 25 the returns wore -o in"oirp"otr t" to mar a ntrfactruy estimate for the United Ftr.reo impracticable. However, rtr.~.<commissioner*. of agriculture renewed the damage as ranging from 7 , per cent in North Carolina to CU p.con* in Georgia; county agents repc:t the damage as nothing in Virginia and Missouri to 32.4 per cent in Georgia; cot toil reporters, as nothing m Virginia and Mis-our: to 4S per cent in Florida and hold statisticians rope. ; a mauimum da mace of 28 per | cent in Georgia and Louisiana." D>ath of Mrs Margaret Willard .M.?iV:nv1. Will. .,1 > .. . f.-u'iJ .il it bed at her hoirit: on West Mum -t et last Sunday morning. Shi; wa-. 6S years of .tge and beloved by ad who knew her. She was a member o: the Green Street Methodist church. tl fur i d v.i hold and was I. ' : at Mi. Tabo . Unity and Sardis I here will be pn aching on !te\t S t day at tht. usual hours at both Cnity end Sardis. I'n.'y at 11 a. m i : i I Sardis at 1 p. m. Rev. 1.. L. Wag ii will preach at both places and ve eye that large congregations will turn out to hear him. J. A. Chandler. i 'x!o Decision in , Railroad Strike . Watdiineton, .Aug. 11 (By the Asso' rirtrd l'rt >?).? I'he h ads of 17 rail road labor organizations, including (ho.-o on strik". considered (ho Prosi<!< nt's latest strike settlement proposal for more than two hours today without reac hin a decision. Warren Stor chief of engineers, said probably o answer would be drafted befot tomorrow, although another meeti will be held late to. day. Mrs. ("has. K. Smith and little sot. Pill.V returned today from Camp Tip| | teniMe <?n Pake Summit in the mouu[ tains of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. L. Carbery spent y sterday in the city with friends.