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? 'M&t 33 v- -9E n t? r^i thf union mmly uimes lsh I ^PRF^60 ^ ~? d ^^F^nD.ily Timw Oc tob? 1, 1?17 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY j j, 1 PRESS I n r II Y rifrrr- ?V in IBbO-C?n~rt. 4fLM=ZZ - .... - ?H n 11111 w x tv+i' ?? . -1- - <?^ p^. Copy - ? i _iii ? bp^w?wff? - _iA^' A# tOlW1* December 13, 1922 - r' ' Union, S. Wodno??Ujr At ^ Vol. LXX1I No. 1559 ' iui m apeeuy ana sausiactory settlement for the protection of minorities in Turkey when, in an address at this afternoon's session, he insisted upon an exchange of the Greek population in Anatolia for the Turks in Macedonia. He demanded exclusion of all foreign interference in Turkey, which he said would protect the remaining minorities, as the Turks had always been able to get along with other nationals when they kept out of politics and were not stirred up by outside influences. Ismet declared Turkey would not accept Lord Curzon'a proposal to f have the league of nations administer the affairs of the minorities, as that would mean the foreign powers Would continue their interference in Turkish affairs and encourage the minorities to appeal to the league of IT nations. This plan, he asserted, I " would result in the exploitation of mi4 norities for political ends under "the lying clpak of humanitarianism." The Turkish chief delegate review . ea tne enure mstory ox xurney irom r,' ike time of the conquest of Constantinople. The Turks, he said, had lived peacefully with the Greeks and Aragainst the Mohammedans under the pretense that Russia was the protector of orthodox Christians in Turkey. He charged Russia was being responsible for the attack Gladstone made on Turkey in behalf of the Armenians and maintained that the so called Turkish atrocities against Armenians frequently had been in the nature of reprisals for pogroms perpetrated by the Armenians through encouragement from Russia, which wanted some excuse for invading Turkey. "The. Armenians brought the massacres on themselves," Ismet Pasha declared. "They have abused Turkish generosity and dabbled in politics. Jews have never had any trouble In Turkey; that proves that the Greeks and the Armenians have been responsible for their difficulties in Turkey; they were fired by the example of ther Greeks, the Bulgars and Serbia to imitate them in the hope of settling the Turkish government." i 9 No Fodral Question In Case of Jeffords Washington, Dec. 12.?All that remains for Frank M. Jeffords to do is to die. William H. Taft, chief justice of the supreme court, declared twu?y U1Hb til U1C tuiuiuo MV .?? eral question was involved. The chief justice took the case under advisement Sunday afternoon following an argument and a filing of a brief by Jeffords' attorney, Jesse B. Adams of Washington. Mr. Adams attempted to make the point that Jeffords had not had a fair and impartial trial in the sense thet the constitution of the United States guarantees such a trial to all defendants. As previously reported, Mr. Adams had little hope of convincing the chief justice that the supreme court should take cognizance of the situation, but made the attempt in a final effort to save his clientJeffords Is in the South Carolina penitentiary sentenced to be executed for murder December 22. Not Clara Phillips Casper, Wyo., Dec. 12.?Police today decided that the woman arrested Monday night on suspicion of being Mrs. Clara Phillips was not the escaped Los Angeles hammer murderess. Today she was definitely identified as Beatrice Craig of Kirby Wyo. Police were convinced of hei identity after checking up her fingei prints with those of the escaped mur I? Pictura Arrives Today The p|<;tur*, "Reported Missing,1 tarring Owen Moore, missed connec tion yesterday but arrived today ant will be shown at the Rialto theatr this afternoon and tonight. i , CANNOT REACH AN AGREEMENT Lausanne, Dec. 13 (By the Associated Press).?Turkey today refused to assign any special part of Turkey as Armenian national home at a session of the Near East peace conference. They declared this to be a new attempt to dismember Turkey. It was also asserted that Turkey would not accept regulation rights of minorities by the international commission. Lord Curzon warned Ismet that Turkey would be without sympathy wnjr wu?e ix me conierence broke down over the question of minorities. The question was then submitted to the subcommission. Ismet appeared that the Greeks and Armenians were unhappy because they put themselves in an aggressive position and had been supported by other countries. Lausanne, Dec. 12 (By the Associated Press).?Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation, dashed the hopes of the Near Eastern conference # 1? -- -1 MOB LYNCHES SECOND NEGRO Perry, Fla., Dec. 12.?The second of the two negroes arrested Friday in connection with the murder of Miss ituby Hendry, school teacher, the previous Saturday, was lynched last night. Arthur Young was taken from the officers as they were attempting to transfer him to another jail. Charlie Wright was burned at the stake Friday night after a mob of several thousand men had taken him from the officers as they brought the two negroes into town. The lynching occurred on the highway leading from Madison, about seven miles from here and did not become generally known until today. Hofnila nomrt a??am WVM1I0 V??MV ?VCI1 OlMVTCl Vlll^iaia were uncommunicative on the subject and there was little tendency in any other quarter to discuss the latter. Sheriff Lipscomb, it is understood, had received orders to remove the negro to another county for safekeeping. His connection, if any with the murder of Miss Hendry, was still a question in the popular mind, while the authorities had announced they were holding him for further investigation. Young had been taken from the officers last Friday night with Wright and taken to the scene of the crime. Just before he was burned to death, Wright exonerated Young, but said he had been assisted by another negro whose identity he failed to dis^ close. The mob at that time returned Young to the authorities. Sheriff Lipscomb would not discuss the lynching tonight further than to admit that he had been overpowereJ on the road and the negro taken. The negro's body was riddled with bullets and then left dangling from a tree. The number comprising the moy*could not be learned. Deputized citizens who have been guarding negro buildings for several nights as the results of several having been burned were removed today. Authorities said they felt there was no further danger o fdisorder. Whereas several thousand men from surrounding counties and from south Georgia^ participated in the moD tnat Duroea wngni, oniy a aetegMfauJ _ #M> ' liaiMilsd YOUBA^ ImI bo ci'ntsi learnt. Miss! Briggs Batter Friends of Miss Virginia Briggs of Union ,a teacher at the Logan school, who was hurt by an automobile Monday afternoon on the corner of Washington and Main streets, is resting nicely at the Baptist hospital, according to reports from there yesterday. Miss Briggs was struck by a car driven by Miss Katherine Powell as she was crossing the street by the Palmetto National bank building. According to witnesses of the accident, Miss Briggs with a friend started to cross the street, then saw the car and stepped back and again forward.? The Siate. Royal Arch Masons Elect Officers At a stated convocation of Poinsett Chapter, No. 16, Royal Arch Masons, hold December 8th, the following were elected to serve as officers for the ensuing Masonic year, the first four were elected and the other appointed: Robert W. Beaty, High Priest; I. K. Brennecke, King, Paul E. Wilburn, Treasurer; William C. Lake, Secretary; L. C. Wharton, Scribe; O. E. Smith, Captain of Host; H. D. Cranford, Royal Arch Captain; Ben L. Berry, Principal Sojourner; P. B. Barnes, Master 1st Vail; J. H. Wilburn, Master 2nd Vail; Geo. T. Keller, Master 3rd Vail; J. L. Eison, Sentinel. Wesleyan Methodist Revival The revival now going on at the Wesleyan Methodist church began Monday night. The interest is increasing. Evangelist J. M. Hames, wellknown to the people of Union, is doing the preaching. You cannot afford to miss hearing the evangelist. Come, bring your friends. Service at 7:15 each evening. Rev. J. C. Nunnalley, Pastor. Christmas Reunion Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Arthur will have their children with them during the Christmas holidays. Capt. and Mrs. Dogan Arthur ol | Langley, Field, Va., Mr. and Mrs. W, ; D. Arthur, rj., of Hartsville, and Mr . and Mrs. Wannamaker of Orange. burg. r This unites the family with the ex, ception of Mr. and Urs. Wilsor r Arthur, of Akron, Ohio. Ted Garner in Hospital Ted Garner, eldest son of Mr. an< Mrs. F. H. Garner, underwent an op ( ration for appendicitis at Wallaci ' Thomson hospital last night. His friends in the city wish for hin i an early recovery and the report e from the hospital today'are very en couraging. NO MOTIVE FOR ! SLAYING WOMA1 Richmond, Va., Dec. 12.?After full day of investigation and probii into the past iives of the two prim pals, police detectives tonight admi , ted that they had failed to establii a motive for the killing of Mrs. Th? ma Richardson, stenographer, iwl was shot to death late yesterday , , the home of Thomas Pollard, real e i state und insurance man, or to asce tain the exact manner in which tl young woman was shot. Two theories of the killing are b ing considered by the authorities. Oi ; is that Pollard shot the girl followir ;' a quarrel, probably on the belief th , I she was about to kill him. The oth ' fVlCiAW on/) fko Attn J VOVV& J f UIIU vur Vliu III TVU1V11 vnc VI ,! tectives are inclined to place mo I credence, is that the young worm , I was shot accidentally during a stru; , I gle for possession of the pistol, whii ; is said to have belonged to her. 1 In searching today for a motive f the killing, which has been charge to Pollard, the authorities turned the , i attention to J. Mosby West, who a eompanied Mrs. Richardson to Pc , lard's home, and who is held as i accessory. According to the dete ; tives, West claims that he did n , i know the object of the woman's vis ,' to the Pollurd home. West declar ,! that he remained in his automobile > front of the house while Mrs. Richar ,, son went to the front door. He sa [ i he could not hear the conversation b tween the couple and could not s i! which party had the gun when tl , j shot rang out. lj West's story of his and the w j man's movements yesterday as the d I tective repeated it tonight was th he went to Mrs. Richardson's hor shortly afternoon and brought h j to the city in his atuomobile. He credited with having told the pol? j that he and the woman went to h I office where they ate a light luni about 3 o'clock, going from there the. Pollard home. Preliminary hearihg of the charg l against Pollard and West were pos poned until Thursday, when the cas | were called in police court today. T1 postponement was at the request (hat he w^j^^ro^^c^^n^inqu* Thursday. Tho coroner granted pf mission for the removal and buri of the body of the young woman ai it will be taken to Atlanta tomorra William Pierce Ham, brother of t slain woman, will accompany the ca ket to the Georgia city. Pending the preliminary hearii Pollard and West are at liberty < the bonds they gave last night. P< lard's bail is $10,00, while West's $500. Mrs. Richardson, who was former Miss Thelma Ham, a daughter Mrs. Belle Ham, came to Richmoi about six years ago. She was ma lied t? Herbert Richardson, Jr., 1917. Richardson later entered t! army and served until after the armi tiee, being discharged in 1919. Whi ho returned home his wife was wor ing in the office of Thomas Pollard. The Richardsons separated a fc months later and finally were c vorced. Pollard was a witness in tl divorce puroceedings it is said. Mi Richardson continued to work for P< iara unui a if-w weeks ago. Sini leaving his employ she has lived the country about nine miles fro Richmond. Herbert Richardson, Jr., tonight r fused to confirm or deny the repoi which originated in Atlanta yeste day, that there were prospects of reconciliation and remarriage betwe< himself and his former wife. ' Preaching at Beaver Dam Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, ' B. James, C. K. Morgan and others i the Gipsy Smith club will 3peak at 11 ' Reaver Dam school house. E^.rybo. is invited to come and hear the speakers and assist in the organic tior. of the Sunday school. > Men's Prayer Service Friday Mornir The men's prayer service will held in the Salvation Army hall fro 9 to 9:30 Friday morning. All tl business men of Union are urged attend. The pervice will adjou promptly at#9 o'clock. A large sto has been provided and the hall w ' be kept warm. Come! - National Officers of Red Cross Met Toda Washington, Dec. 18.?National c fleers of the American Red Cross rr . here today for the annual meeting i discuss the problems of relief wo and organization. President Hardir as president of the organization, w asked to speak. j Today's Cotton Market Open 2:00 p. e December 25.05 25.42 January 25.06 25.44 i March 25.20 26.61 s May 25.30 26.71 - July 24.98 25.38 Local .. i 86 WILSON TO |JU1T N PRACTICE |)F U * New York, Dee. jp.?Bainbri Colby, secretary of ?W In Presi< :i- Wilson's cabinet, aJyenced to it- that his law partnersjB with the sh mer president wouldj**rminate si- cember 31, at the eajBetlon of t ho copartnership a|iosiwt The at nouncement was madwFrom the 1 s- offices of Wilson A Ol^by. , r- Beyond saying tWK the lor be president 'is turing hhfc energies < more to subject# whic^nave long e- vited him," Mr. Cplby/piade no st f>e ment as to Mr. Wflsonfll plans for iff future. at it was announced' tfcat Mr. C< er would continue the ptwWce of lav e- this city. re "As a result of th*?$teady gaii *n Mr. Wilson's health ^tinff the K- few months," Mr. CoA^tsaid, "wl cb has been so gratifyin^o his frie he is turning his encsjfflt* once n or to subjects whcih have long inv ed him, and the importfgtte of wl ir can not be over estini^fced." c- Termination of thehffofessional d- lationship with Mr. WiWti was \ in the keenest regret, he !wlr, adding ? "Mr. Wilson's disclaimed po and effectiveness as a lawyer h 'it been a veritable revelation, consi< ing the long interruptiqb of his ac *n work at the bar. has takei f" most active interest id the work he firm and has show$<the same e" fectiveness that he displayed in ev ee field into which he tinned Ms et ** gies. 1 "Our relations are oj> the most < ?" dial character imagineble, as t e" have always been." A at >. 'j rte Washington, Dec. ] 2 ? Bainbri cr Colby's announcement of the ter 18 nation of hia law pi utpsrship v c.fl Woodrow Wilson Is ? surprise 18 Washington and is rtgsrded as [!n m ? *? * M ^ added evidence tnat tM IMrmer pr dent is again turning1 its attention politics, particularly (be fortunes the Democratic party Ji 984. eg What degree of laaijbr^ip Mr. \ son expect to iftsaisfc in - pafiy is' probably kn(wp> himi at' this time and It Mjjjhbtful t ay ^ among his confidants ifn venthn speak with any authority on the i ial ject* Since whole question of n(j former president's political activi depends largely upon the conditio; his health it may be said that 8_ physical condition is virtually same as it was a yeir ago and recent callers report his mind as 5n tive as it ever was. When he left the White House js far worse physical condition that is today, it was Air. Wilson's in jy tion to remain apart from poSi Gf But as the recent campaign di nd near he yielded to the suggest r_ of those about him and took s in part by way of writing letters rv he were introduced into the campaig a_ various states. At the same 1 en Mr. Wilson renewed his activity international affairs and began k ing himself closely advised on w velopments in Europe. |i_ Various conjectures are advai he in political circles as to how pi rs. inent a part Mr. Wilson may tak >1. the campaign of 1924. in Searching For Bodi?* m Buried Beneath Rv '?- Camaguey, Cuba, Dec. 13.?R' rt, of the Estrella Sugar Central was T- ing searched today for the bodiei a iiix persons who are believed to en beneath the ruins of ihe strud that was wrecked yesterday bi boiler explosion. Thirteen dead HO injrued have already been ren ed. B. ? of Shapiro Oposes he Any New Syat ly se Washington, Dec. 13.?Aaron 2 a" general counsel for the c< trative marketing associations, tc told the senate banking commi that the cooperatives oppose any 'V system of agricultural banks, be wants the federal reserve sys m adapted to allow loans to farmers L- ? * 15 norindo 11*5 iuiiumj? ovcrpmuuniui* rv> >uuo. to also approved the Lenroot-Andei rn bill in the main feature*, ve * ' ill Misses Mae Frances and Zena liam and Marie Reaves, student) G. W. C., Greenville, will arrive : Wednesday to spend the holidays ly their parents. Miss Mary Dunbar of Columbia ' 7 lege will arrive next week to s; ^ the Christmas holidays with her ^ rents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Dunbai T The Winthrop College students expected home on Friday, Decei aa 22nd, for the Christmas vacation, Mr'. Fred Bunker has returns Spartanburg after a few days via Mrs. T. C. Duncan. m* Miss Bessie Rudder, of Dante, is expected next week to visit ^ S. A. Wix during the holiday sej Mr. M. W. Gregory and little da tcr, Mary, and Mr. Douglass C 1 cry are sick with "fa" at their 1 .25 in the eastern section of the city t / - EVANS TO APPL 41 W HARRISON C A idge An appeal will be taken fro Da lent refusal of Judge Mauldin to gT an day writ of inquiry in order that Ira JH for- riaon might be examined as t<V De- sanity and this will automatically * heir the death sentence against Han ifl an- according to B. B. Evans, attorney r ocal the condemned man. Mr. Evans said yesterday he w< > met* appeal to the state supreme court . i >nc^ have the case reviewed as to the jn. fusal of Judge Mauldin to grant ate order directing that Harrison be e the a mined. This appeal is allowed b law and will prevent the death ser jlby tence from being inflicted, Mr. Evar r in saidThe attorney said he could appe: , in on a number of grounds, from the r< last fu8al gran ta writ of inquiry ar hich '^e judgment. n(jR> Yesterday his client, Harrison, Is lore uP?n his cot the penitentiary ho; ited p'tal 8eem?nKly lost to all actioi hich ah?ut him. When seen in the aftei nron Harrison was absolutely stil re with the exception of regular breatl with 'nR* Attaches in the hospital and prb cners said Harrison had not movt 'dririf^ the day. However, it was sai I by some that he had talked a litt ' \ since he was returned.?The State. ler l tive Trial of Fivo Men " J In Herrin Mine Riots ef. Was Begun Toda ery ler. M:\rion, 111., Dec. 13 (By the Assi iiated Press).?The trial of five nu >0r- charged with murder in connectic hey with th*? Herrin Mine riots last Jun resulted In the deaths of 23 person was opened here today. Otis Clar dge Bert Grace, Joseph Carnaghi, Le^ mi- Mann and Peter Miller are on tri yith charged with the murder of Howa to Hoffman, a nonunion miner. It is e an pec ted to last until January 1. sii to Appropriates Million Pounds of ' For the Unemploy< ^11" ' London, Dec. 13 ,(By the Associat his Prees).?The house,of commons tod If urvrreed to appropriate one milli hat i, fi . tli wllrf nf mwnlc nMTnTia- rvvnirri s to 16-hour session, prolongedby tact ?uh- of the Labor party which insis the upon the government to take furtl ities , steps to alleviate unemployment, a of his With The Sick the . that j. \ Sawyer is confined to his hoi ?c" on East Main street with an atta r.f flu. 9 ir> Wiilliam Coleman is suffering frc 1 he an attack of flu at his home here, ten- Miss Irene McDow is indisposed tics. her home on S. Chruch street tl aws week. ions Mrs. C. T. Murphy continues qui ome indisposed from a severe attack hich bronchitis. n in Mr. and Mrs. J. Gray and childr time are sick with flu this week. t in Herbert Smoak, who has been qui eep- vick is able to return to his duti de- at the Quality Press. iced Prayer Meeting at South S om e in The prayer meeting on South str? will be held tomorrow morning at o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. F. M Lure. tins * Union Firemen Have Banqu uins be- The Union Firemen had a banqi' j of at Hotel Union last night. Fifty-thr be ware present, including City Fire E ture paetment, Union Mills, E. K. Mil ir a City Council and Commissioners and "Public Works. lov- Chief Paul E. Wilburn, as toa: master, called on the following f " /v w n i -short talks: Mayor u. jv. omun, . S. McLure, L. J. Hames, Frank Ha em Charles Hicks. W. H. Gibson, Jr., R< Chandler, Chief L. C. Wharton, Mi 3ha- Young, W. B. Aiken, B. L. B< jop_ ry and Chief Whirley Gibbs. J. M. O'Shields string band w tt?e Tresent and rendered good mu? new This was the firemen's annual bs He I! Hi"'* and is always looked forward At the above meeting a committ ex_ consisting of Mayor O. E. Smii jje Chief Paul E. Wilburn, L. J. Hanr Frank Hart and W. H. Gibson, J were appointed to look after some f traps in our city and report to I Gil- rity council. i at '* 1 next Union Firemen Elect Office with ! The Union firemen at their n col. ular annual meeting elected the i pend lowing officers: pa- Chief, Paul E. Wilburn. r. Assistant chief, J. G. Faucett. > Spcretarv and treasurer, O. aber | Smith. ; Foreman, S. P. Lybrand. id to Assistant foreman, T. A. Murral it to ' *' To Ordain Daacons Va., Mrs. There will be preaching at Heb: saon. church Sunday afternoon at 8 ugh- o'clock by Rev. H. W. Stone. Th ireg- deacons will be ordained after tome i sermon. The public is Invited to attend. . 'war premier se sails for hom the New York, Dec. 12 (By the Ass< it a ciated Press).?Surrounded by frient [ar- Df France in a hall festooned wit his the intertwined flags of America an hay his own land, Georges Clemenceau tc wn> night came to the end of his "peac *or Mission" and took leave of the Unil ed States. He appeared in the gran ballroom of Hotel Pennsylvania be for 1,300 members of the America **" Committee for Devastated France *n Immediately after he had spoken h *' motored to the steamer Paris, o: * ? which he sails back home tomorrow 1 * The Tiger of Fiance received ova 15 tion after ovation?first when he en i lerea tne nail to the strains of "Th 1 f Star Spangled Banner;" again whei 8" he was referred to in an address bj 4 4.Jules J. Jusserand, French ambassa <Jor to the United States, again wher Ue was introduced by Owen Wister s" i ;i* d several times during his briel 1S talk. Clemenceau spoke only about ter ' minutes, explaining he "was tired h-ad a sore throat, and wanted to gc t? > bed." i "I can not find words," he began le "t o express my gratitude for so kind a welcome. *1 had made up my mind about a week ago to make here tonight a long am?d elaborate speech to prove a great many things that need not be proved y and to tell you many things which you know as well as I do. " Why should I speak ? I have got in a sore throat; I am tired, I am old m and I want much to go to bed. e> "Efcut all this will not prevent me lS? from saying once more what I ought. to say. I came to this country to 'a accomplish a duty which nobody aska' ed me to accomplish. I came to apr(* peal to- the American mind and the x" answer came from American hearts. "My dear friends I have seen your soldiers in this bloody, cruel war. I am a witness for them if they need Ml .any. I know from the first moment when the. enemy saw them, they did ed not want to pro on with war verj ay much longer. You have done splenon did work,, as great, I , should saj >y- greater tt^an could be expected iron lea but there remains a duty durifu ted peace, and the greatest part of i ter was beautifully accomplished by th< ladies that I have beside me, whe with generosity, with kind hearts to ward those who had suffered so much did more than they could have been ne expected to do. ick "For this I am not to thank you? that is not enough. I do not believe >m in reward. 1 think each good heart is its best reward to itself, at "I want simply to tell you that lis we acknowledge it, that we are ever thankful for It. When the Amerii*e cans came they raised among us great hopes. We had been promised Jc end of the war, pity, generosity, en all the great dreams that man has when promenading with himself under the 6tars. Those dreams have es never been realized. We were tolJ they were going to be and we all beIlieved it. But now a sorry time has come. No more question of killing, of dying, of inflicting wounds ann te^ bleeding. Now the time for peace, 10 that is, for duties which may be c* harder than it seems. "America left after having disinterested herself from the execution of the treaty. I know the feeling was all right. I do not suspect a moment iet that there was in American heads ,ee anything than this, that they had ,e" accomplished their duty and could leave the right to other times." of ? m ? Officers Missionary Society ,st" Of Grace Church 'or The following officers were elected ' ai a recent meeting of Grace church 8V missionary society: President, Mrs. C. T. Murphy. ir" Vice-president, Mrs. Chas. R. Smith. a8 Recording secretary, Mrs. Evelina llc> Rice. in" Corresponding secretary, Mrs. J. H. *?" Gault. Treasurer?Mrs. L. J. Hames. ' Assistant treasurer?Mrs. Ethel es* Smith. r" Superintendent Young People?Mrs. Thomas McNally. . 1 ? 4 r?.L i T T\: superintendent cauy ana t>uiuoi" uivision?Mrs. A. P. McElroy. Superintendent Supplies?Mrs. J. >r* W. Kilga. Superintendent Local Work?Mrs. Ida Baker. ?1- Superintendent Social Service?Mrs, J. W. Pollard. Superintendent Publicity ? Mrs. frost Walker. E* Agent Missionary Voice?Mrs. J. R. Mathis. ' Special Notice A regular monthly meeting of th( Young Men's Business League, will b< ron held in their rooms on Thursday :S0 night December 14th, at 8 o'clock ree This is a very important meeting, a.< the six new directors and officers for th? ensuing year will be elected, and ev ery member is urged to be present COTTON CROP E FALLS SHORT j. Washington, Dec. 12 (By the Asjg sociatod Press).?This year's cotton h production is the smallest in 20 j years, excepting last season's small crop, but, based on December 1 farm e prices, it is the fourth most valuable ever grown with an aggregate of ,| 11,134,608,456, not including the value of !inter cotton and cotton seed which n will total many millions of dollars , more. "e The crop this year was placed today by the department of agriculture f in its final estimate of the season, ' 4.767,262,000 pounds of lint, which Is equivalent to 9,964,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight (478.4 pounds of ~ lint and 21.6 pounds of bagging and f ties estimated per bale). This final estimate is smaller by 171,000 bales than any of the government's forecasts of the season made ^ from condition reports during the growing season. While there was a large acreage in cotton this year, the boll weevil got in ' its work extremely heavy damage and ' drought in many sections materially assisted in keeping down the produc! tion. South Carolina and Georgia wpra hor/Joo*' 1%2A. m '* ..^.x uaimak mil ui any oi tne cotton growing states, their production being about 40 per cent of the average of the five years, 1916 to 1920. | The farm price of cotton on December 1. averaged 23.8 cents per pound, which ranks fourth highest in the history of the industry, being exceeded only by the price in 1917, 1918 and 1919. Statisticians estimate the dimensions of this year's crop in bales, to be equal to a cube 600 feet square and 600 feet high. The estimated production by states follows: Virginia, 25,000. North Carolina, 852,000. South Carolina, 530,000. Georgia, 725,000. 1 Florida, 25,000. Alabama, 835,000. ^ Mississippi, 1,010,000. ' Louisiana, 357,000. Texas, 3,290,000. r Arkansas 1,040,000. 1 Tennessee, 400,000. f Oklahoma, 635,000. t California, 85,000. ' Arizona, 42,000. > All other states, 15,000. . American Legion 1 Elects Officers There was a re-organization meeting of the American Legion held 7 uesday night in the club room of Co. E, Armory. The following new officers were elected: Post commander, Dr. F. P. Salley. i n.c tuiiuiiniiuci, i. ?jony, jr. Post adjutant, J. F. Jeffries. Post finance officer, J. W. Wilbanks. Post historian, H. M. Arthur. Post chaplain, D. N. Wilburn. Post sergeant at. arms, C. J. Purcell. Publicity committee?II. M. Arthur, \V. S. Fore and T. C. Jolly. There were about 20 present at this meeting and plans were discussed for the ensuing year. There will be a drive for new members as there are over 1700 ex-service men in the county and every one should be enrolled in the Legion. There will also be several social functions during the coming year. The second Monday night in each month will b^ the regular meeting night at Co. E '* armory. A very cordial invitation is extended to every .?x-scrvice man in the county to come and join in the Legion. R Alral nn/1 ? wjrwa UI1U k/V>VVi ITIOOIUI Masons Elect Officers At a stated assembly of Pinckney Council, No. 27, Royal and Select .Masters, held December 8th, the following were elected officers to serve the ensuing Masonic year. The first four were elected and the others appointive officers: Geo. T. Keller, I. M.; H. D. Cranford, D. Master; Paul E. Wilburn, Treasurer and William C. I,ake, Recorder and J. W. Mixson, P. C. W. E. J. Arthur, C. C.; Robert W. Beaty, C. of G.; P. B. Barnes, Steward, and J. I* Eison, Sentinel. Results Election Bond Issue The following is the result of the bond issue for $150,000 for street improvement on yesterday: For Against Ward 1 55 1 Ward 2 59 1 Ward 3 . . . 52 0 Ward 4 25 I 191 8 w n A afk... . t/. ntuiuif Treasurer. ' Prayer Service at \ First Baptist Church The prayer service at the First Bapt tist church will be held this evening at i 7:30 o'clock. Come praying and ex. pect a blessing, and you will get it Bring your friends. -t