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C1KNE&S' REPORT SHOWS INCREASE TO SEPT. fijiita Are Made Public by Ceni ^sreaa.?Nearly Million Ahead of Last Year. "fi'kslxinj^.on, Oct. 3.?A larg Moanttty of cotton nad been ginr. prior to September 25 this year th ic any year excepting 1916, sin sampilation of ginning to th Suit *as begun in 1905. Thc> census bureau's report tod -jenaoeaced 3,883,006 bales had be jjumed io- September 25. That bales more ihan ginned "flast date last year, but 198,9'Vafes !c;>*s than ginned to that da 5r 393G when the crop was 11,36! *35 3wTes in 1916 the quantity gi in September 25 was 35.9 pc msnz ?f the total crop. Washington, Oct, 3.?Cotton gi *e? jeior to September 25 totalis ^ XSS. 006 bales, ihcluding 76,11 -bales,countcd as half bale X, Sti3 bales of American Egypta vua 352 bales of Sea Island, the ce an? 'ioreau announced today. *Ta September 25 last year, 2,92( 2Z9 fcileB were ginned including 7( 3E2 round bales of American-Egy "tain and 551 bales of Sea Island. Cnmings to September 25 tl: . ^car and last year :by states follow iSJIabawna 323,292 this year ai SSttpBO last year. Amona 2,035 and 2,970. Arlazisas 279,060 and 157,94b. SfaSfornia 1,060 and 1,480. FJonJTa 1*2,373 and 4 281. Georgia 376,248 and 392,560. Jtojana 158,209 and 101,478. 349,506 and 250,767 yf SBa?mi2K^26 and 14,231. W SfcrUi Carol inV-i-W,240 and 14.' QfcS&homa 184,680 and 140,686. Srarth Carolina 148,786 and 211 Tisratssee 53,453 and 42,314. . Tms 1,825,568 and 1,223,481. A3, other states 1,870, and 1,511 ?o>r At Greenville Slaughter _Pla Hireeuvillo, Oct. 3.?Fire of u ,-twnco <wgin early today destroy ffvo Swildings of the city slaughl ^ bL, and entailed a loss, estirnat *i $20,000. No insurance was car The property belonged to M MdTett. and efficient work by t fee department probably saved 1 ac4$? plant' from destruction and ifcss ?f more than $100,000. ifcnid dense smoke and odors Snurajr cattle grease and hid was almost unbearable '1 3EE31eo entered xne oiazuig suru sea? and fought the flames. No c *as Suart. It was one of the m i35*enJt fires ever fought by the sal department. pEHSa3EEEEHa5BSJ?r5EJSMS?aJ I The New Fil I been named I "MOT( (Willie Bowie b 1. Drive in at the Coi | CHURCH STREE I "MOTOR . INN" ....an 1 GASOLINE, OI ? W S' Have Your Car ? .m _ ? Txr^:i. | vv.mie xujLi wan. | TIRES and 1 Courteous Sen I COVERS TRINI ^S3kOaSlB5i2i5J5f5H5J5JEfSJS/5J5J5JBJS!Si * 7 SOUTH CAROLINA MEN 25 WITH INCOMES OVER $100,000 (us Who They Are and What Tax They Paid Cannot Be ' Made Public. fer Washington, Oct. 3?Seven South cd Carolinians had incomes in 1920 of an from one hundred to one hundred ? ~ ,1 ? ?+ ?? 4-Urt?r.nnAc CL' ClIlU 1UVV UXUUOailUJ uwww.w, v> iat ing to the report of the commissioner of internal revenue. Who they are ay or what tax they paid cannot be en be known as the law forbids publicais tion of incomes. to One had an income between nin83 ety and one hundred thousand, te three -between eighty and ninety thousand, seven between seventy n- and' edghty thousands fourteen be;r tween sixty and seventy thousand, thirty-six between" forty and fifty n- thousands, fifty-four between thirty ed thousand one hundred and four bo38 tween twenty and twenty-five thous s: and, sixty-six between fourteen and in fifteen thousand, seventy-seven ben tween thirteen and fourteen thousand eighty-four between twelve and ),- thirteen thousand, one hundred and ).- twenty-two between eleven i 1 p. twelve thousand ^nd one hundred, and forty-five between ten and lis eleven thousand. There were six thousand,' four id hundred and eighty-one between two and three thousand, -and five thousand, five hundred and twentyone between three and four thousand and two' thousand, two hundred and ninety-six between four and five thousand. i ? p o-waii tvo J.ne repurb SIIUWS OUUUI uaiumut . had a total of thirsy-three thousand and forty-four persons making reL, turns of $109,246,875 income, and paid a tax of $3,236,875. 5,- American Bankers . Meet in Convention * \ New York, Oct. 3.?The 42nd anr nuel convention of the American Bankers Association got under way today with most of the^ 7,5000 delegates in attendance. A program of , i business and entertainment will take AQ | I up five days. Strikes, the future of /6T " ^ labor unions, agriculture, thrift pro. motion and economic relation with n_ Europe are among tho topics to be discussed. There will be addresses by Regime nald McKenna, former chancellor oi ;he the British exchequer on "reparaA tions and international debts," Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce of and Frank A. Munsey, who recentlj es, returned from an economic study oi :he Europe and many others. ct >ne "If advertising pays the merost chant and other business men whj lo- not me?," says Farmer Brown tc himself. Well, why not? ararararararararararararararararairJrarrairiinanniniiiaM^igjii G ? | E ling Station has | E E ? 3R INN" I eing the Luck Man.) ner of TRINITY and 1 TS to the FILLING STATION | d get your.... LS, FREE AIR and rATER. | Vashed and Polished | l? [1 ACCESSORIES. S d /ice Day and Night. I E 3 e E ennal, Mgr. j TY & CHURCH STS. I STAMP DESIGNS IN NEW SERIES First to Be Issued Today?Five Cent Roosevelt Stamp Ready ! Late This Month. Washington, Oct, 3.?A new 11 cent postage stamp, peacock blue with a portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes, will be pleased on sale) Wednesday at Freemont, Ohio, in cc~ncction with the commemoration, of the 100th annrversary of the! birth of the former president. The j first stamp from the press will be presented to Mrs. Harding. The Hayes stamp is the first of a complete new series to be placed on sale during the next 30 days. A five cent "Roosevelt stamp" will be I ready for distribution October 27, the anniversary of the birth of the former president. 'Mr. Roosevelt's portrait was selected for the five cent stamp the postoffice department announced today because "this denomination is most widely used on loiters to foreign countries, where the former president's fame was bej lieved to .be more universal than of any other." ? A new 50 cent stamp bearing a i picture of the Arlington emphitheaI (-oi- on/) +V>o nf fVip unlfnnwTI soldier, will be placed on sale on Armistice day November 11. In the new series the 10 cent stamp has ibeen discontinued while 14 cent and 25 cent stamps have been added. Tho portraits and designs for the entire series are: 1 cent?cent Franklin. 2 cent?Washington. 3 cent?Lincoln. 4 cent?Martha Washington. 5 cent?Roosevelt. 6 cent?Garfield. 7 cent?McKenly. 8 cent?'Grant. 9 cent?Jefferson. 10 cent?Monroe. 11 cent?Hayes. 12 cent?'Cleveland. 14 cent Indian. 15 cent?Statue of Liberty. 20 cent?Yosesmlte25 cent?Niagara. SO cent?Buffalo. 50 'cent?Arlington ampth eater. 1 $1?Lincoen memorial. $2?Capitol. $5?America. The subjects were selected with ^Ar fli/nt1 OIllfuKllltV VUiUlUi AVii, VikVtl. ' the department announced adding. "The portraits include Washing! ton and Jefferson as fathers of our r institutions: Franklin as the first postmaster general, Martha Washington to commemorate the pioneer womanhood of America: Lincoln, ' Garfield and McKinley as the marr tyr presidents: Monroe to mark the 1 j foreigen policy association with his | name, with Grant, Hayos, Cleveland and Roosovelt carrying on the historical line to a recent day." LETTER TO DEALERS ABOUT GASOLINE TAX Tax Commission Calls Attention to Negligence on the Part of Some Columbia, Oct. 3.?The state tax commission yesterday addressed a letter to all gasoline dealers in the state subject to the two cent tax on gasoline, calling to their attention the negligence on the part of some of i the dealers in paying the tax and in filling out and forwarding the necessary reports. In its letter the commission says: "There has been some negligence on the part of the gasoline dealers in sending in their reports promptly by the 20th of the month, because of this fact the commission finds it .... ? a. i necessary to strictly eniorce xne statute that all reports not mailed on or before the 20th of the month will be penalized to the full extent of the law. "Also there has been some trouble on account of inaccuracies in making out the reports. Please see that the reports correspond with records kept in your office." Servant Problem I Teacher?Now, boys, can any of ]Jyou tell me something about Good ] Friday? ] Tommy?Yes, ma'am. He was the ]| feller that done the housework for jj j Robinson Crusoe.?Proofs (Pittsburgh.) jjl 31 The farmer who exhibits at fairs n! must be busy long before fair time. f| y | Co^n^t^ & 1 I Style ai "bi ? If you're lc the best qt Ion us The these two Hart Most I i | Oth | Every Suit Pa | The Rose | The H< 1 POISONING HINTS Clemson College -Farmers who and is prepared and determined to poison right, he had better * not should remember the following suggestions iby Prof. A* F. conradi Entomologist. 1. Unless the farmer is willing j and is prepared and determan to ] posoon right, he had better not poison at all. 2. A farmer attempting to poi-j son cotton on poor land may ex-! 1 pect to fail. 3. Unless the picking of infected! squares for mthe plants and from; ;the ground is moist thoroughly, no | benefit may be expected. square J collectiog should be dope thorough -ly, under effective supervision, 'with labor that costs nothing or| j practically nothing in cash. j 4. For the mule drawn and mulej 1 i wmmmmmmam ^arx " ^ ^ id quality < 1 Ml g ideas" lie . / f >oking for the bes lality you can alvy :y're here; we me i l : Dy xiavixig >. , Scfiaffner & Clothes * Reasonably Prio '>32.50 to $37.51 er Reliable Make (18.00 to $29.50 i re Wool and Ful v- ' inhere Merca 3me of Hart Schaffner <S mmmmmnmmm .-back-dusters use gentle mules to avoid accident. 5. If the poison is of incorrect specifications, it may fail to do any good. Both U. S. Delta Laboratory and Clemson College have nfforpd nil serine .and are offer ing now, to examine the calcium arsenate sample free of charge, and will furnish upon request directions for sending samples. 6. Extension Service Information Card No. 22 contains specific recommendations on poisoning and is sent upon request. Patient?Doctor, what I need is J something to stir me up, something! to put nfe in fighting trim. Did you! put anything like that in this pre scriptfion. . | Doctor?No. You will find that in the bill. are the II ire : m t style ana m rays count ike sure of (H t Wj /'|gB ?i Marx 1 ' I H I ly Guaranteed intile Co. I WANTS Flower# for all occasions at Wj^H| Harris', Agent for' Fant's Gr^HRfl house, Anderson, S. C. High (flH funeral flowers a specialty. A duck may lay a bigger egg, Than the helpful hen can lay, &H|H| But when she's thru she cackles MH But simply walks away. mHgSfl H And so we scorn the silent duok^Hj^H But the helpful hen we prize. R9H This is another way to say That it pays to advertise. A puzzling feature about cHfiHH blindness is that many person^^J^H afflicted are experts at mat^B|B jSHH