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.Ann#f VOLUME XXXVII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGhUST 3, 1921, UBE COTION CONDITION ELOW E TATION8 Production for Year to be Low FUTURE MARKET TAKES JUMP (overment. Estihiate Pilaces Total Crop at Slightly More thin Eight, Million lales. Carryover Also Smaller than Expected. Market Turns IlullIShi. Washington, Aug. 1.-Cotton pro duction this year was forecast today at 8,203,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight by the' department of agricul ture, basing its estimate on the con dition of the crop July 25, which was 464.7 per cent of a normal. The condition by states follows: Virginia 82; North Carolina, 75; South Carolina, 62; Georgila, 59; Florida, 60; Alabajmia, 58; Mississippi, 68; Louisiana, 59; Texas, 62; Arkansas, 76; Tennessee, 75; Missouri, 80; Oklahoma, 68; California, 83; Ari zona, 89; a1l other states, 88., A crop of 8,433,000 bales ;was fore -:ast from the condition on July 25, which was 69.2 per cent. of a normal. The condition was 74.1 per cent on July 25 last year, 67.1 in 1919 and tile ten year July 25 average is 75.4. -Last year's crop was 13,365,754 bales, that of 1919 was 11,420 763 bales, In 1918 it was 12,040,532, in '1917 it was 11, 302,275 and in 1916 it was 1.1,449,930. New Orleans, Aug. 1.-The cotton new year with its annual statistics and rush of excited trading twas marked today by an advance In price which experts estimated would bring Southern lanters..$41,000,000 more for their crop. h'lie day's developments put ' the )iCe II) at cent a pounld. Interest was centered mainly in the item of -the carry over, which was placed by ni. G. Hester, secretary of 'the New Or leans cottoni vx( ln1ge, at 9,191,000 bnales, the largest carry over on rec ord. Secretary lHestei announced the comiiercial crop for the year ending July 30 at 11,377,216 bales. a decrease uidr last year of 1,065,8641, a de crease xUider year before lIst of 262, 337 and ai decease under 1917-18 of 529,657. Sonuthern coil In suption . which lie Placed at 3,096,501 eits, .\l. IlIeSte' itlys, indicates1 a' decreise of 59 1,50 I bale compared with last year and a decrease compared with year before last of 37,276. World con u Lillon of Ameiican cotton was placed at 10.500,.00 hales. New Orleans, Aug. I.---Advanees of more than , cent a pound were made by cotton today on the bullish silow ing of the governmenit's figures. Oi the growing crol) and on bullish items in the annual statistical statement, from HI. G. 6ilester', secretary of the Now Orleans cottn exchange. From the lowest levels, which we,re 2 poiuts nnde~lr the closing ,lilces of Satu rday the active r~ose 190 to 110 points, or $5.50 a, bale on the strongest months to $12.70 for 1October. The close was at 12.50 for' October wvith the trading months at net gafins of 8i to 89 points. In .the early trading prIices ad Vanced"-8 to 10 spoints but tell off to wards 10 o'clock th'e time of the gov ernment's coFpI rep~ort reaching their lowest of the (lay just before the flg.. ures were read outi. T1hie condition reor~it of 64.7 per cent. of normal oni July ?5, the lowest condlition report ever' made for that date, indicating -a cro iol)(f but 8,283,000) bales, the smallest prop1 in a quarilter' of a ceni tury, wvaA far under exlectations and1( 'excited buying ensued wvhichi soon had the market about 65 points ever Saturday's close. A little later the annual statial les were out and they carried prices to their highest levels. Trhe carry over' was the main item and it was at first givenl out as 7,871,000 bales, which was far under general expectations. 'reward the close plus corrections in interior stocks of 323,000 bales were announced raising tihe carry over to 9,l94,000.' The correction caused a reaction or about 20 cents from the hIgheat. The carry over wvas the largest byer reported but it was con slidieredl favorable (even .when correct 0ipping bard Wili Insist Anmrilean TesseIs have Equal Footing with Wilingto, July 3.-Shipping board represenltatilves will confer with Iritish sil. owner'1s II I i ndon ''Iiules :lay in an effoit to obtain fair treat ment for American ierchant vessels in Ihe award of trade privileges -lin for Aign ports. In making this announc_ m1enit today, the board -aid Captain Perris, the district manager at Lonl Elon- hIad been .instructed to imiake strong representations, particularly igainst alleged discrimination in the uwarding of contracts for carrying I0gyptian cotton to British and Ameri ,anl ports. It was. considered probable, how ,'ver, 'that the conference would have L still broader aspect, and trat til board would Insist that its vessels have eqtual footing with British ships in the aw'arding of contracts for the transpoft of all classes of freight. Tie board .is understood to have complained to the British shipping lines that American vessels rad been [lened cargoes of 10gyptian cotton al though in many instances their bids were lower than those of British shlips which got the contracts. Captain Fer ris Is understood to have instructons to not, only protest against such dis -rimination, but to insist that half >f both the direct and Indirect cotton shipments be carried in Amerienn bottoms. In negotiating with British 1i1pping Interests, offlciais here say the board will probably take the position that if its vessels are not 'ssuired fai, treatment it may be deemed advisable to invoke retaliatory measures as pro vided for by the merchant marine act. Chairman Lasker has discuhsed with Eugene Meyer, director of the War Finance Corporation, the .provid ing of additional tonn'age for Ameri [an ships. Mr. A.asker was said to have urgCd tht the flsance corporation, in ndvancing funls for export of American goods, stipulate that they be carried lin American vessels. NFGR0I'WOMAN HUilNS TO DEATi 'tn Filled withIi Alcohol at Hospital Exploded and Envelops Ifer in "limes. Spartanhirg, .July 25.--A fire vas liscovered In the su pply room at ihe Spartenibii city, hospital last Sat Ii rday afternoon nid at first. it ws 1thoight that but little daimiage W:, lone. It developed today that Anna RoLertsoni, 1 negro cllanberllaid, was bIriled to death. i'lhe fiimell did not know that the olialn had been burn-rued 11111il this morning. It appears that she sm(ll I tle simoke comn I g from the room and p ned thl door to Inake an hivestiga li), an1d whein she did a eontailne [Illed Willh alcohlol exploded and eu. veloa)ed hr in flaiies. 'ithe lwoman wvas taken to the hospital Where her uIIrns were dressed, and nothing was 4aid 1bolut heri acident. All Itie slothing was burned froml her ad. she lied yesterday after initense suiffer-ing. ft is not known how the flre originat red. Oaumpers l(et urn ''Te party of younsg lpeople (1hapii 3r'oned b~y M'lrs. C. 'RI. bishop anid lit. 10e Charles,.Ji., roturned Saturday fronm Yarbor'ouigh Mill where thley na ioyedl camp1 life for a1 week. Thlose iln he party wvere Misses Kathryn league, Mary Fuller, of Mountville, Niargaret . Knight, Martha Saxon, F~loise Clardy, Rebecca Adlams, liar rlot Bishop, W4liiam Knight, TDoran Biramlett, Martin TIeague, Haroid Ful lr, cf Mountville, Norton 'Marshall f 'Sumter, and Fred BIshop,'" fGavo P'leasling Conceert T1heo Wat ts MIllIs band1( gave a1 very plleasing (tcoet ini front of the (courti house last Tihiursday eveninug. Prac tically all of tho g)arking space0 111 !ron1t of the court hiouste was takenl uip with automobilles andi the large iumber of 1people wvho heard the con rert came awvay very much leased., 'Te hand, ulnder tile leadership of Nipr. Nickerson, has1 made(h mutch pro gross since its last appearance oni the pulic 5(1inare and( gives an excellent perfori lnce, tatlonls of at least 9,500,000 -bales. 'The commercial crop) was r'ather simaller than expected(, Ii ,3'77,3 16 bales against 12,143,180 a year ago but wor1lrl'u connumnn itolWon5 r11aaint PISTOL BAT FIE EARLY SATURDAY Police OWiicer 1Whla 11 and Strirnuge Ne. gro EDIJply Pistols at., Elich Other. Ncgro ake' (Good is 'iSeape. 'Policeman 'Itb- \Vhamn and1 astag nlegro, whmthe officer had arrestLed I-ear "ho p:N'rnger station, em.i their pistolsN at each other at an iarly hour Saturday morning near the old co'al chlit onl thi Augusta line of the C. & W. C. railroad. The battle was fought at close <,ariicrs, Oilicer Wlaim coriing iout vIthotii beix.ng hit and tihe negro escap ng without evidences of having been wounded, a lihough .\!r, Wham thinks Ie, lilt hint twice. According.. to Ofllcer Whami, lie made the arrest nenr the passenger station and started to the city Police station when the negro nsked him to go up the rai-Ilroad a short distaince to get somnie money which he had lahin out the night before. Arriving at a spot beyond the old coal schute, the negro led the polic'man toward the bed of the .imall stream to the left of' the railroad. Being convinced here thIt the negro was leading him on a false trail, .Ilr. Wham called a halt. In the meantime they had gotten Into thick underlblrush and, before much could be said, the negro flashed a plistol and commenced to shoot. Officer Whaim juimied behind a tree nearby and re turitned the fire, emptying his gun as the negro fell over into the stream -s if lie were wounded. The omneer, II able to locate more bullets in his pocket at the time, retired to the rail road track and called to passersby to phone to the city Gtation for hel;. oth er olficers soon arvived anf the chase was talcen upt awaln, but the negiro was never seen again. Blood hounds were secured from Newberry during the morning, but they were unable to fol low the trail for any considerkble dis lance. (ol'iiani lIeuion T I. imily r%nion was held at tile hand'soie home of i. and .\irs. L. .11. 1). Young, ne rClimion, T.itr:day), thet( 28th. Thev ren!on of revenlty-ane ,eople c n istmd iof fo i r so ns a n d tw d ug h - ter.; ol the Mae.rs \atilda b-m anid the;ir (hein and r~rnh-;h1 'obrwith three childrcn) and sivI grandebilren of th-bohe Itohcrt, derev."edl. There wer 'only ive of the( fantilyabnt On two tables, which had been pre pared iiuder the shady oa. a bou n tiful dinner w'a.", served, one table be ing for Mhe elderly people, where they could sit and enjoy their dinner to the fullest. llariecued hash, furnished by 111r. Young, Ice'd ten and all the g-.ood thinis to eat iade the tables groan. After dinner koda k pictures were made of everybody, and uiisc which was reiiered b.y Nliss A lma Coleman at the pIano and .irs. T. '. (olen, .\ssra. 0(Fred and rank Coleman, Vo calists, was greatly enjoyed. Four visitors :w ere present, one of whotn was Air. Frank Coleman, of M.\lami, Fla., a distant relatives of the family. A very enijoyable dlay was had .hy all andi it is hoped thatt th Is reunrtion will be held annually for many years to conic. ('leari of (Chazrtes Mi's. W. it. Lewis av I I. Guiy Foochie, tried in city coiirt 'PThu :.dcay morning for' violat ion of city ordiInances, were declared ininocent by the jury (If sIx meni sitting oIn the cases, which were tried jointly. Th'le ease grew out or the arrest of the lal ter on the night of June 1 7th between ten and ele'venx o'clock when lie emenigedl from the residence of AMrs. Lewls ont Academy street, .\r. Foochie testille~d that lie went .to the 'Lewis holise tol cat'ry a package of ic'e cr'eami foi' a local dIrug gist and trmained .there to discuss theii fitLtig (If a pa ir of eye glasses whIilch .lirs. LIwlis, w ho is ani op tomtetriist, lad ordered for' hint. Fooshe, who was suisepend~ed as cIty fii'eiman pencd ig the hearing of the case, was r'eln stated bly CIty Council .Monday after AMrs. Guy I'. Todd, who has bleent sick for' sonie tim e, died ett heri home in lthe Narin i section FrIday mioi'inhai" anid was buri ied the follpwinug day at. Ii1gh land I loime cliiurch',, The dleceased was I years of age andh was the daughter' oIf .Mrs.,.Mariy C. Glarrett . Itesides hot' mtot her andi li hs'band, shte is siturvid by threeL''3'ldI y Ini daughter' and otte( son. COUNTY OFFICIALS FACE QUANDARY vear On1ly 1l1if Gione and 3Money Has (enI Out. Illegnitlon Called to Neel, 'IlTursdayv. "Wve are right up against it" Coun y Treasurer -Ioss 1). Young told the toard of onllilty commissioners at its neeoting yesterday whienl thle mnatter >f paying ecurrent bills was faced. The ands for the sheriff's offiee were ex lli:;ted last mliont.h and this miontli hle supervisor. had reached the limit )f aplpropriations for his ollice. As a result of the conference he tween the county board and the coun ty treasurer, it was decided to ask the couity dolciCIation to mieet here Phursday morning when the matter will be discuissed further and proba bliy a way found to provide further runds. St )ervisol Watts stated in the meet ing that unless some relief is secured be would have to send most of the ,olztty convicts to the penitentIary, leaving only a small gang Iin the county for urgent work. 'lHowever, lie aild lie could continue the road work If he could secure only enough money for incidental expenses of the gangs, s 'lie could arrange to secure provi sions on credit. It is understood that the delegation will be asked to pledge itself to make An appropriation. next year to cover i loan laiige enough to meet the needs ,f the preseit situation. ElIIM1TY-TIllME EXA3IINED SuccesKfil ('InIc -lelid In lie Court House Friday l'nder the Auspices of Ihe Ited Cross. 1X-glity-three persons .were exanv Ined at the clin ic held In the court house lFriday under the auispices of the local led Cross chapter. Thirteen ntore came for examination, but the loetors working very rapidly iwere Snable to reach then. A large per 'd n-tage of those who came for exam ination were ex-soldiers. Of the S3 persons examined 2i had ymltoms of tlubereilos in 01 some de rce. while I' tiv)-o wore . 1.u-.pectcd o1 a Lit( lb-cui lo.s i.. Five had chronie out ba. Ihad heart troulble, and 11% hNpl:',a hle the ru~ne ;;f of a rliinor 11alu1re. Tle- clin1: v.as the first of Its kind lo bo held~ inl thle ,*talt, itsi ohjiert bwing to iake a study and to tlfer . rem'liedy for tilbircilar troubles. llottrs froml the public healthl ho., lital at (;renville wvre rei'selt and vore assisted by -DoCtor.; Te'!gte, ieardenl.i and IIlghle:-:, of l.aurens; l)uctori: iodgcrs and 'ace, of (ray ''urt, '1nd Dr. 11.avis, of Chl tonl. ['1"'0N M1L L, II E A1S ASK CII' IN TAXES "reenville '111'ounly 31111 Exectlives Apipear lefore Tax Colimmission. Colimbia, July 2ll.--lFive represii atiVes of cottoin milis in Greenville 01unty3 appear'ed hefore the State Tax 'omisionidu todlay InI eff'ort to procure i e(IdctIins ini al5ssessment of taxes onl heir11 nilIls. 'Those appearing -tod1ay were Auguist us W. Sithi, I Irandion41 \l ills; W., 11. tenttlie, Victor-Mona hlani; J. WV. Arrington, Union ileachi r;George 'Briown'ilee, WVoodshie and 'asley ; 1l. 10. Childs, Glenn-Lowry. lteliresentatives of' Spartanbur~g iiilis eniteinug '4roteIst wIll lie heard Omiorrlow. Total assessments agalist otton mill1 s thiis year will pr'obably let alln incr ease (if t wo 1mil1lion (101lars thove1 last yeari. Defln Ite figures wvill 0' ava'Zilble wIthin11 the next few (lays. I'he total assessment at forty per cent aust y'ear IWvns fifty-two milhlion dlollars. Cri'stin Endeavor Meeting 'The Sen ior' Society of Chr uistlan 10n 1leav'o.' wIll hold( ani oieni a ir meetIng It the First P'resbyterlan church Sun I ay3 evenI ig at 7:15a o'clock. The lpub Ic Is cordIally Invited to attendl. Tlo (lean C'emnetery. All parities having dead hurled at lleaverdami chu11r('h are reque (sted( to nipet at the chuiirchI 01n intilraday, Au - uist 4Ith, for the punrpose of cleaning ff~ the cemeter'y. 3h11s ('ori'1e I lart has returneid to the city after visitling hem' sisters, lIe'dam::~ .Ii'rhhanks and rflbb, in len ile. \s,!!lltoin ltiudnell .with her little I, lill'o, .ft., arived('i in the cIty a av'- ' 'nd Ois: viting hoer par BIIM AU"lTUMN BilINESS Money Miles Ulstinlyl Easier, Bill l'l('I lut loll. s PIi' etIl Any Bil; ' [ni. jiofenlient, Washington, j ii ly 2 .-Iilless re action in basic ines ci industry still was refectel during .July in volume 0f busilesS, extent of u(en ploylient and -d!''.ression of production, said the monthly revew f genf eiral conoic conditions, issitel tonight by the red eraI reserve board. It was added that seasonal dIullnss in practically all lines of trade prevented nateial al teration in general buiescondi.. tions. Alid-suminer tal I business, tIIe board asserted, has been in sone re spects b letter than usual, 1while the ol look for a satisfactory auituimn tis liess in a lilimber of lines, such as knit goods and cotton textiles, was declared to be decidedly encouraiging. Consumers demands as reflected in the volume of retail- trade, continued as good as or better than at this time last year. Con-tinuing prospect of excellent food crops was declared to be the most hopeful feature in the general outlook. Little change in the cottot crop was noted, with about tw"o-thirds of last year's production expected. 'Price changes during the nionth liave shown no pronounced tenden ces, the board stated. Greater sta bility was manifest in the textile, boot and shoe 'industries although import ant declines have taken place in otheri lines, such as iron and steel and qpar ticularly automobiles. The ueiployment situa-tion has reiialined practically unchanged, ac cording to the review, with labor au thorities reporting serious depletion of the savings of men who have been out of work as well as of ullnelIoy ient funds of trade unions. Desire to see a resumption of full production, the board said apparently3 has led to operation of sole plants oil a non-prollt-making basis, with wmAe seales correspondingly reduced Or emoloyees wNorl'ing On part tine. Mloney rates have become distinctly vesier, tihe review continued but flue tuations in exchange and unstable foreign linaial)1 conditions have pre vented any material improxement in foreign trade. Coinlcident with the l;alling off in tle trade, tile board add ed, there has beell a reditction in tie proportion of the countrys' (oillmer 'cec. tra n1 por ed inl Americanl vessels and a corresponding increase in the pro portion carried in foreign bottomis. 1111il(E1'I CIIDREN 1I1E AS BANK C.AVES IN Two Little G irls and Yountsteri Simioth. ered U'nder Saind Wh11e P lI"01rth (1hild Seriously lIuri. Easton, Ald., .Ju1ly : ll--Three Chil drenl were killed and one w-as so se riosly injured that she will die, whlen a sanild hank und(er which they we'c playing late this afti'i'nooni cared ll, bulrying them. Tlhe dead are: Antie cIel le Collison,1 aged 7; I'rnest Covecy, aged 12, aind Susie Col('y, atged 5. The I ijuredcld,1( I 41na ('ovey, aged . W\hen the chilren failed to ie tur-n home for suple)' i. Collisor. lbe ganl51 t'ach. Near inlg the sand( bank hei liearid the nmoa ns of Lena and after calling for help1 he dug her' out in an un iconscius condlit ion. Nirt. Covey' andi other'i (itizensi jolied -anid sooni the. bodies of' the two Covey chiildr'en were All the chi ( 'iln exceOpt Lena11 Covey hadi been smuothiered u nder the sand,1( accorintg to mediclalI exam inatlion. No b)ones wer'e foiundi to ho .broken. Ta'xi Executltins Gointg Ott Sheriff S. C. Held 51aid ye(sterdlay that aboit t99!0 tax executionis hiad beeni pliaced in hiis hands r'epi'esenti ng about $17,000 In del inqutent. taxes, thlis beding chbout twice thle amoiiunt oi' dinarilly lacl(ed in his hands every year. Th'le she'riff states that he will hold these for' a short tIme. giving the opiportun iIty to1 liay upi and avoid a iar't of the costs, but. that after Selp I the executions wvill be placed Ir hands oif thle tax collec tor', W. ry3, forl co1lleeclion. Those (1 jeay ntow and avoid a hart f. iiay eallI at thle sherliff's a PriolIIle ('or' NIir. John C. ,Jerry, tiiles f'omi town, ha' tIser' a stalk (If ('o on It. Ile says th IS ~41h4[ President harding Speaks at Tercenter.ary WORLD PE4-ACE.' FERVEINT HOPE P'resile:tI lin rd Iig Alt Iem s ''ercenk I v: Iy (' elwatio II of the La ilding of IIIli' Pligrimin Fathers aid Sounds Nole of P lae a Wn World Disa rmai menit. Ploilith, Alass., Auog. l.--Plymouti Itock, for. thlre ceiito ies a la ndmark of Amertican fr-eedom, wis rededi cated by 'resideiit 1liarding today as a symbol of "real human brother hood'" for all the world. Speaking at the tereientenary cele bration of the landing of the I'll grims, the president declared his fer vent lope that the priciple of tol eration and liberty for 'which our fathers crossed the Atlan c might soon awake a new world era in which peace aid understai(ig would be assured among the nations. Ile re ferred in particular to the nation's. effor-t towards disarmament, assert lig his faith that the movement would succeed. With this tr'ibuite to the Pilgrims, Air. Harding linked a eulogy to the achievements of the IEniglish speak ing race everywhere and declared he was convinced that the mission of the race would encompass even great er things than it had yet accom plished. The leadership of the (Elng lish speaking peoples in the present ,world crisis, he said, could not be denied nor doubted 1)y anyone. The presideit's addlres, delivered w'ithin a few hundred feet of the spot where Ilymnouth Rock has been in elosted in iron lpalings to preserve it for posterity, was part of an anni versarty celebration in which Vice rlesidelit Coolidge and iany other high oficials of state and 1aition) par ticiplited. Harier in it dlay lie limd headed an(d r-eviewed a parade of civi', miffli lary am n1aval oiganizations through the hi 'toric streets of I'lynouth, and tonight lie witnessed the tercenten ar- pageait reproducinig the landing of tihl, Pilgr'ims. With Mrs,. 1iiading and a pa r't y of friends, the ,president reached Ply 111outh fr'otim Washington shortly be fore ioonl oil his yalit .layllower, nam1ed for the Pilgrim sip xliich en ftelred thi is harbor itnder - 1ch widely difl'ereit, 'ircum stancevst:(s ; i yars ago. Thri ee hattleships and six destroyers foimed ait scoirt for' tlt' \Mayflower of today. She was welcomed by a booming of the presidential salute froii a battery aishor, while the ritish (riiser ciPaombrian dipped her flag .at her' aicherage jilst outside Plymouth har11bor. Ashore a troop of cavalry formed a prtesideti al guar'd of honor and many or'ganI litions1, inlu tding a ui it of 11rtitishi mar1lines fromi the Camibr'ianl, miared~ ini the iparadle which plassed iln re(view before~ .\r. Harudinig and his lparty. 'The president's hope that Plymouth Rock might become a shrine for all fr'ee naltionls was echioed iln br'ief ad drlesses by3 William HI. lDe Beaiufort, diharge of the ilhttehi legation at Wash ingxtoni, and Ca~pt. Sydney HI. HleIy, naval attache of the British embassy here. Vice P'resldent Coolidge, who was not1 scheduledr to deliver an aid drtess, satisfiedl the demands of the throngx by3 speakinig briefly. Secre tary' Weeks: also had a philee in the spe(ak(ers stanid. The Ceercises grew, indeed, into0 an ''01( home sweek'" cele brtationt .when, at thle wvord of the chairl main that they were to lbe closed, the crowd ('ailed loudlhy for Vice Presi denlt. Poolidge, Senator Lodge, Maj. Gen. C I laee RI. Edwards and Secre tairy WVeeks. Pres('idenIt Ha/Iinf~lg fiirst *' trolnt lpe'ron ally3 the a .~Mssa c'huisetis. d ho