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LATE COTTON REPORT SHOWS LAEGE DECREASE Condition August 25 Only 73.2 CoM pared to 89.1 July 25-Crop Esti mate Also Less. Washington, Sept. 1.-A total pro duction of 12,918,200 bales of cotton as the final yield this year is indicat ed by the department of agriculture's official report of the condition of the growing crop on August 25, which the crop reporting board, from reports from its correspondents and agents throughout the cotton belt, estimated today at 73.2 per cent. of a normal. This estimate, based on the ratio of, the average yield for the past ten years to the average condition of the crop on August 25 for the past ten years, would mean a final yield of 1 181.65 pounds per acre on the planted,: arear of approximately 34,000,000 acres, allowing for an abandoned acreage of 1,000,000 and provided the crop . es not decline or improve from the date the condition was estimated to the time of picking. Estimates Unofficial. These estimates of production, while unofficial, were reckoned by the of ficial method adopted by the depart ment of agriculture and used by the crop reporting board in its monthly estimates of the final yield of the im portant cereal crops of the country. Unofficial advices from the cotton belt Indicate the most important de clines in the crop were due to severe droughts, hot winds and worms. Re ports indicate that heavy shedding3 caused by hot weather was the chief factor of deterioration in practically all States, except Louisiana and Mis sissippi, where there was too much rain. In all other States heat and drought greatly damaged cotton dur ing the month, especially in Texas and Oklahoma. Improvement Expected. Since the date on which the condi tion was taken-August 25-there have been general rains which greatly relieved coditions and considerable Improvement is looked for when thd October report is iss.2ed. The condition of the -rowing cotton ] crop on August 25 was i3.2 per cent. of a normal, as compared with 89.1 1 per cent on July 25, '9tt; 72.1 cent. on August 25, 1910; 63.7 per cent. on August 25, 1909, and 73.5 per cent., the average of the past ten years on Au gust 25, according to the crop report ing board of the bureau of statistics of the UEted States department of ag-. riculture, estimated from the reports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau. By States. Comparisons5 of conditione by States follow: Aug. 25 July 25 Aug. 25 10-yr. I 1911 1911 1910 Avg. Va. .. ...96 102 82 80 N. C..76 87 76' .78 S. C..7 86 73 77 1 G.......81 95 71 77 Fla. . . .85 95 74 78 la. . . .80 94 72 73 I Miss.. . .70 86 71 76 La. . . .69 84 60 70 Tex. . . .68 86 69 68 Ark. . . .78 s:. 94 78 75 Tenn. . .88 92 78 82 Mo. . . .88 96 78 82 Okla. . .62 88 85 76 Cal.. . .100 99 95 - EED KEN IN CHARLESTON. Speeches the Feature of the Affair. Governor and M~r. Klettner Beine Amoat the Speakers. 'News and Couri-. Sept. 2.1 Despite the advierse weathrer condi tions which prevailed yesterday, the Charleston Red Hen, under the auspi ces of Eutaw Tribe, No. 10, Improved Order of Red Men, held one of the most enjoyable o'zdngs ,of the year ai the Schuetzeny:a-, the features being speeches On the history and meaning of the order by Governor Cole. L. Blease, the Hon. Otto Klettner, Dr. J. P. Carlisle and the Hon. John D. Cap plemann. The outing was not largely attended.' This could not be expected in view of the bad weather which prevailed yes terday and of the affliction under -which the city has been lalboring since! the big storm, but those who were there, while not large in numbers, were appreciative and the affair -was a success from whatever standpoint it is viewed. The outing began at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. There were amusements 'around the big 'Platz for young andI old and there was plenty of fun to keep everybody busy. Several prizes were given. The governor arrived on the grounds at about 5.30 and met about everybody at 'the outing, shaking hands with all. Governor Blease is' himself past great sachem of the State and the representative of the South Carolina Red Men in the great coun mil of the TTnited States. He was ac ompanied by Dr. J. P. Carlisle, of 'reenville, the great sachem of the state, and the Hon. Otto Kletter, past ,reat sachem of the State, and at pres ,nt the great prophet. The Hon. John ). Cappelmann, of Charleston, who )resided at the meeting, arrived a lit le later and was warmly welcomed. Speeches a Feature. The speeches began in the big dancel iall of the 'Platz promptly at,8 o'clock. Chere was not a very big audience, a Eact which did not discourage the ;peakers, all of whom spoke well and o the point, none tiring out his aud ence by lengthy remarks. The Hon. John D. Cappelmann open le the speaking with a brief address. Great Prophet Speaks. Then Hon. Otto Klettner, past great ;achem and great prophet, haivng >een introduced by Mr. Cappelmann, nade a striking address, in which he ;old somewhat of the history of the )rder. He began by saying that the ;peakers were there to help to devise ays and means whereby the interests )f the order in this city might be ad ,anced, and he then proceeded to tell )f the history of the order from the be inning. He said that the Improved )rder of Red Men is the oldet frater ial Order of purely American origin. le said that the order was descended ineally from the Sons of Liberty. In .771 the order was ' founded inder the name of Sons of Liberty. :n 1813 it was made the Or lberty. In 1813 it was made the Or ler of Red Men and in 1833 it branch d out and became the Igiproved Or ter of Red Men, which name it has -etained until the present time. Mr. Klettner said that the first tribe n this State was at Spartanburg. wenty-one years ago, when first or ;anized here, there were only 750 nembers in South Carolina. Now here are over 6,000. In addition to, he great increase in membersl housands of dollars have been spent or the relief of only memb'ers. Some yeople, said Mr. Klettner, think with, lisdain of the order because it is com >osed mainly of workingmen. But, h ;aid, money can give- a p6rson a pleas ng appearance, but it can nevier make L true gentleman or a pure woman. Mr Klettner told of the statue to be erect dby the Red Men in New York to be American Indian. He closed with fine tribute to wocmen, in which he nentioned the Pocahontas order, which is, open to women. Great Sachemn Carlisle. Having beeni introduced by Mr. Cap >elmann, Dr. J. P. Carlisle, of Green ille, great sachem of the State, spoke m the aims of the Order. Governor Praises Charleston. In a few fitting; words concerning 3ease's political success, Mr. Cappel nann introduced South Carolina's gov enor. Much applause greeted the ap pearance of the governor. Governor 3lease, after a few pleasantries, said hbat he loved Charleston, and always iad loved her. He- said that he had een overwhelmed by 'the greetings of ;wo groups of Charleston men recent .y, once when the Charleston booster and serenaded him in Columbia, and :he other time when the Charleston iremen in 'ColumJbia carried a reel with a viry pleasing inscription. The governor said that Charleston iad had more than her share of trials md tribulations. Through it all, he aid, a spirit of push and energy had isplayed itself which was not equal Led by any community in the world. He said that when he saw yesterday the lstruction caused by th'e storm, and aw the manhood of Charleston people 3sserting itself, he said to himself :hat the community that could stand I ts trials'n such a way must -be the pride of any State. No wonder, he sad, that South Carolina loved the rand old City by the Sea. These rords were in harmony with words he poke earlier in the day, when he had nuch praise for the 'way in which harleston people pulled themselves ;ogether after the storm. Governor Blease expressed in behalf of the Red VIen his thanks to the audience fo oming out in spite of the weather, anid 1osed his address with a eulogy upon1 woman, who, he said, was the last of 3-od's creations, and consequently the lst, since the Creator created on an tseending scale. M~ay M~eet Here. On the whole, the picnic passed if v'ery successfully. The committee hich so ably managed the affai'm of te picnic was compoised of J. J. Mc @ldady, chairman; G. H. Stone, H. Elayes, R. R. 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