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LEVER'S COTTON REPORT BILL. Effort to Secure Accuracy in Bureau's Statistics-Better Method for Crop Reports. Washington, Dec. 7.-Representative -Lever, of the 7th South Carolina dis trict, said today that very early in the session of congress he will intro duce a bill for the preparation of which he came to Washington before hand, in the effort to make more ac curate the reports of the bureau of sta tistics of the department of agri cult,:re relating to cotton. The bill simplifies the present method of gath ering the reports, and abolishes cer tain features of the system with a 'View to greater accuracy. "It is not intended by -this bill," ex plained Mr. Lever, "to create the im pression that the integrity of these re ports of the department, relative to cotton, is called into question. On the contrary, I =.m ftslled that the re ports are fairly ggttel up with no idea 'of giving special advantage to either the producer or manufacturer of cot J*_n, but arm pidicated upOn the idea at dere shall be some disinterested source from which shall issue reliable data upon which the cotton trade may act. Since the unfortunate Hyde af :air, no one has questioned the person al integrity of those whose duty it is to issue these reports. "During the past eleven years the department of agriculture has made eleven crop estimates, five of which v!ee slightly ovierestimated, and six of them slightly underestimated. In year= of overestimates, the average er ror was 2.1 per cent.; in those of un derestimate the average error was 3.1. per cent.; for the entire eleven years -the average error was 2.7 per cent., and the balance of the overestimate and the underestimate shows for the entire eleven years a net underesmi mate of .9 of I per cent. The producer in the elevien-year period has had the benefit of .9 of 1 per cent. When it is remembered that the reports of the department of agriculture are esti mates and not, enumeratons the figures here indicate as near an approximate of accuracy as the present system is eapable. It is impossible to forecast with absolute accuracy the yield of any given crop; the best expected is to continue to perfect the system with a view of Teaching the nearest ap proach to accuracy. "I am unwilling to abandon a sys tem of some kind of crop reporting, after it was inaugurated and built up at -the instance of the producers to protect them against the biased and unreliable reports of the cotton gamnb ler. Such an abandonment at this time, or in the future, will place the producer again as formerly, entirely at -the mercy of the speculative 'element, -whose business it is to make his re ports in accordance with the side of the market upon which he is gambling. "I am interested, however,. in im proving the syste~m and in making these reports represent as nearly as possible 'the exact conditions, both with .reference to the growing cotton and final yield. This bill purposes to rid the system of some of its crudities and inconsistences and to place it upon a more reasonable and sensible basis. Under the present system the acreage report is issued the 1st of June of each year, as of the 25th of May. That the number of acres in cultivation on the 25th of May of a given crop year rep resents the number of acres that will be continued in cultivation is prepos terous on its face, and, yet the report as to the acreage at this time has a sentimental effect during the entire crop year and does, in a greater or less degree, effect prices. Those fa 'niliar with. the cotton business know that during the month of June, for reasons innumerable, hundreds of thousands of acres -of cotton are aban doned. The present report does not account for this abanaonment of acre age until the 1st of December, when the fina'l estimate is made and when the report is too late to be of value to the producer. My bill makes the acre age report on the 1st of July when the acreage then in cotton will more near ly represent the acreage that will con tinue to be cultivated. This, I regard, as a substantial improvement. "Again, the present system makes the report as to the condition of cotton On June 1 as of May 25. This report I have always regarded as an absurdity, for I am to6 well acquainted with the actual growing of -cotton not to know that, no matter what the conditions of the crop may be on May 25, it can not foretell what the condition will be on * the 25th of September, when the croi; has ripened. I could never see any reason for this report, and yet it does have a sentimental effect which is hard to overcome, because in the cot ton trade, it is ilbe first ir4.press3ion thal is th o.t lasting. TM' a ne rea sGning' hoK~ etw to tb4 21 and 55 able to perform work or s have it done be liable to the $2 com t mutation tax; that a law be passed I making it the duty of the county f board and county physician to pass - upon the question of whether or not y a man is exempt because of disability, r and to that end an examination be held teach year in January permitting such - as set up disability to appear for such examination; that all as shall be e deemed exempt from the payment of r the commutation tax likewise be ex r empt from paying poll tax. .t Would Abolish Subcommissioners. It was also resolved that the office d of subcommissioners for this county - be abolished and that the supervis or's salary be raised to $1,200, and in s lieu of the subcommissioners the grand I- jury be empowered to appoint two of 1 its body to meet with the supervisor . for .the transaction of business. I Talks were made by Senator For s rest, who was chairman of the meet , ing; by J. B. Davis, who was secre 1 tary, and by C. L. Jones, Auditor Haz el, G. W. Long, H. G. Crouch and oth ers. * * * NEWBEREY COLLEGE. 1.e * *** ** * *** * ** *** ** Winthrop College, Dec. 2, 1911. The practice home at Winthrop col lege opened in the fall of 1909, stands for better homes, more attractive home life and intelligent home making and is the joy of Winthrop college. It is designed primarily to help Winthrop girls ,to overcome the diffi culties of housekeeping and indirectly to aid in lessening difficulties in all of the homes of our State, especially in the country homes. No device is sUsed that is not available in the coun try home. Only the seniors have work in the home. They "organize their own house partners" and thus secure "congenial families" who go in groups of eight to live in the home eight days of each term. During these eight days, by a system of rotation, each girl has an opportunity to do with instruction and supervision all the work of an ordi snary home. It is so systematized and ordered that no one finds. it a hardship although the regular school duties go on as usualI -Every well regulated household must recognize Heaven's first law, order. The practice home illustrates wesll what may be accomplisihed by re ducing the work of the home to sys- A *tern and order. In addition to indoor work there is an opportunity for work sin the vegetable garden, in the poultry r yard, and with flowers and bees. Until recently the only lights used Cwere kerosene lamps. Since this isl the method of lighting most equratryIi homes, -it is essential that every ,gir~ should know how to care for a lamp e and get the best results. HoweVer, ethe praotice home should be in ad- F ev)ance of the average country home, Idr e showing what is best and holding out -- something to work toward. Conse- h1i quently the hollow wire system of 6S lighting with gas has been introduced, ea system that is available in any coun- . ro try home. Learning .to do things well, reducing for s the work of the home to system and I d order, and making proper use of avaiy d able labor saving devices are to re- ' F volutionize the country home. & -v On Saturday evening Dr. and Mrs. - JmsP. Kinard entertained the N'3w d berry county girls at a delightful re-' A dception at their home2 in Oakland ave- tis nue. eartNev nue Hertdice was played, after h e which a delicious sa,lad course wis and serv'ed. The prize for the highest thai score was won by Mis.. Ruby Goggans. stip This delightful affair will be remem- .. dbered with lasting pleasure by our Newberry county girls. The Thalia German club gave its an- fo e ual dance on Saturday evening. This event at Winthrop is one in which . young men alae excluded. They can m Sonly stay away and imagine wfrat aof rdelightful time tewol'haeif they were there. However, if it were un not against the rules of the college .to ph ghave young men at such affairs, there'ur 2would have been many invitations sent nAs was the usual custom Thanks- Arl giving day was observed at Winthrop _ on Thursday. This we call "turkey -- da.y," and is a day which we look for ward to soon after our return to Win- is ethrop in September. Not only be- chi Icause of the big turkey dinner, butch e also because it is nearer our Christ- chi mas holidays. WVhen Thanksgiving "Sc comes, we begin to count almost the wr moments-before we again are at homebu 'with our owli people and friends. re Anna Harms. c., Ld 'hr at HCHSTER S P'L.LSsa TI E )MAXONS BRAMD.A e 11l - -11 ni ed and sold metaie P -I edwith Blue Ribbon. Po I 11-~2 1k'i .*R. AskYorcU..UiE8 TER f' ~. ~' ~iOND BRAND PIL Ls, fo, . to remedy these defects my bill prc poses to abolish the condition report of June and July, and make the firs condition report on August 1, when, think, all will agree the condition c the crop at that time does give a fair ly accurate forecast of what we ma expect finally of it. The Septembe and October reports of the presen system are continued, because I re gard them as of great value in ad vising the public as to the ultimat outcome of the crop. The farme should have this, that he may bette sell ihis crop, and if the governmen does not furnish it to him in a thor oughly unbiased and unprejudice way, the speculator will, in such man ner as best serves his own purpose. "The final estimate of December i continued, and this estimate has prov en in the past to those who are we informed of great benefit to the tradE I am confident the changes suggeste by my bill will make these report more reliable and more satisfactory and I havis hope of favorable actioi upon it. "I am now preparing another bill thtough which it is intended that ai we have given reports as to the pro duction, it is a matter of justice to th4 producers that we should give then a full report as to the mill takings mill holdings, warehouse holdings consumption aud demand. This is on jy fair, ttough the problem of arriv ing at the figures -is much more diffi cult. It will be remembered that sev eral years ago I had passed a resolu tion directing the bureau of the censuL to issue quarterly reports along thes lines. These reports are being issue( as- directed by law, but time has prov en that they are not sufficiently* com prehensive, nor are they issued wit] sufficient frequency. I ha'e taken thii matter up with the director of the cen sus, and in conference with him an the chief of the division of agricultur we are endeavoring to work out plan by which we can furnish, alon; with the ginners' reports a compre hensive report as to consumption an demand, and -the like of cotton." Mr. Lever is the ranking member 0 the house committee on agriculturE and is an enthusiastic promoter of it work. -K. F. M. TAX AROUSES SALUDA. The Citizens Resolve Not to Pay $3 Spirited Mass Meeting Was Held. Saluda, Dec. 7.-The conflicting views of the county board of comis soners and of the citizens of thi county, or a large nunmber of them, a to the meaning of the act of the leg isature passed last February as to th commutation road tax for Salud; county are far from reconciliation an; the recent mass meeting held there the expressions therein made and tb resolutions passed show the attitud of those present. It was one of th largest mieetings ever held in th court house, eviery available space be ing taken up. For several months a controvers has been going on partly through th press of the county and partly by wa of public meetings over the construc tion of the act referred to. It seen that the supervisor and his board con strued the act to mean that he ha the right 'to demand the payment fc this year of a commutation road ta of $3 in lieu of working the roads an to that end early in the spring revoke the commissions of all overseers an called in all road tools and caused notice to be published asking that th tax be paid. IRefused to Have Tax Entered. The township board of assessors re ~fused to have the tax entered, an when an appeal was made to the cour ty auditor to enter it as per list fui nished to him by the county board h refused to do so until he was satisfie it was his duty to do so under the lav More or less correspondence be tween the comptroller and the audit' followed and finally when a specis book was furnished the auditor ente: fed the road tax to be collected alon with other taxes, but for the year 191 instead of for 1911. *Auditor Hazel made a statementi the meeting explaining his attitudei the matter, aind from expressions hi position was unanimously endorsed. IResolution Adopted. The following resolutions wei adopted: "First, That -we do not pay th commutation :tax until after the les islature meets or until the count board agrees to reduce it to $2. "Second. That we hereby petitic our representatives to pass a law1 reduce the commutation tax to $2 at to exempt minors from the paymel thereof. "Third. That all commutation te collected in any school district sha be expended in that school district. The resolutions further prcadi Ki. ..+ ' -ians hetween thagee war:"W.o WILLigh NL9 r .E Zme ban acounCou furnish gris for . placed in our savin will grind while yo per cent paid on s< S TART AN ACCO OF NEWBEF Capital Stock --- JAMES McINOSHl, PresideuL. Rstores color to Gray or ed hair-Removes Dan- GOOD SING f and invigorates the Scalp aih ar gro- S top ts FUNNY CO1M ng out. Is not a dye. ;!~ad 50c. aDugSores or dic upo saple botte.-hil Hay Specialties Co.. ys Harfina Soap is unequaled apooig te hair ad keepin the Scl sand face. 25c. at Druggists. FUSB ALL SUBSTITUTES Prce 25 sale and guaranteed~ by Gildje, Tks, Newberry, S. C.. Eills a MIurderer. eeiless murderer ;s Appendici h many xictimns, but D)r. King's ife Pills kill it by prevention. y et!vi stimnulate stomach, liver! owels, preventing that clogging IT IL ivites appendicitis, curing con 2so. a t W.E. Pelham's.OU CLI FOR SALE. OF GOODS acres improve! -arm, six miles theli railroad. Price $1,500. .No catch p~ acres, one mile of Arkadelphia,cahan t ved farm, all cleared, $3,000. cres improved farm, two miles value f y Cadelphia, $1,500. guaranteed 0acres cut over hardwoodland, qaeda roved, four miles of Arkadel-sqaedl ,$4,000. This is all fine a.gricul- for you tha Iand, on easy terms. and "HELL Arkansas Land Company, No house on ERASAS LAND COXEPANY, unfair ouslau ephia, Ark. T. N. Wilson. 81m. President. since we are trolled by A Fierce Night Alarm. eh&oarse, startling cough of a Honest Pri ,suddenly attacked by croup. Of taroused Lewis Chamblin, of Man- For every pei str, 0., (R. F. D. 2) ~for their foul ulvau n en, were greatly subject to croup.fulvuea etimes in severe attacks," he judice you ca t, "we were afraid they would die, with us. since we proved what a certain ey Dr. King's New Discovery is,i ve no fear. We rely on it for II pand for coughs, colds or any1 sof others. So may- you. Asthma,1. fever, la grippe, whoopLig cough.,T orhages fly before it. 50c. and Saede o .Trial bottle free. Sold by W. E. pc oe o m & Son.I cial-The Her-ald and News, $1.50 N al ANK NT TDfrAY IMMU C"C~I. 6 zey spent come rnish grist for 9tart with it a ill continue to he mil1 and if gs depar men u sleep. Four vings, accoun. UNT TO-DAY avings Bank R Y, S. C. - - $50,000.00 J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. ~e Minstrels NG NEW JOKES EDIANS ELECTRICAL EFFECTS use Tuesday, December 12 cents 50 cents and $1.00 AY YOU1 TO INVESTIGATE HlAT WE SELL THE BEST QUALITY FOR LESS THAN ALL THE R ET ny methods are' adopted by us to. o squeeze the unsuspected. Full ur money or no sale, every article or money refunded, a fair and each and every time means more a few articles at reduced prices "on anything else that you buy. 1 arth could have withstood the bitter and ght of competition that we have received a business unless it was built and con- E aciples and Conscientious Methods ny you spend you must receive from us more or no sale. If not blidd with pre see that it is to your interest to trade ;LE T TNE R, E FAIR AND SQUARE DEALER. )ermit "quotation" but-you save money on every purchase.