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? ? r ? - REPORT ON COTTON BEING QUESTIONED Yield Per Acre Raises Doubt as to Accuracy?Much Greater This Year, Says Report. The State, 4th. J. Skottowe Wannamaker, president of the American Cotton association, said last night that the association would ask for an investigation by congress of the government report on cotton issued Thursday. This action, he said, would be taken as a result of urgent requests received by the association, not only from the producers and business interests in the South, but from other interests in the various sections, including the cotton exchanges. The requests, he said, had come from, various sections of the country. "The association has been urged from every section," said Mr. Wannamaker, "to take the necessary ^teps * * 1 kir /?AT1. "to nave resoiuciuus paascu v,w? gress providing for an investigation as to the indicated yield shown by this reort. The association is now making a painstaking investigation throughout the entire belt as a result of these complaints and will lay the information which it obtains before congress. *- 1 "The government report issueu Thursday gave the condition of cotton as 54.4. The condition of the crop on the same day last year was given as 54.4. The indicated yield for this year, according td the government report, is 158 pounds lint cotton per acre. Last year, when the condition was given as being the -* j- ? A-J same as tins year, ine muicaicu jiciW was given as only 137 pounds. Why the difference? Regardless of the fact that the report shows serious damage from boll weevil, boll worms ^nd insects it gives the indicated yield as being greater than last year's. The ronnrt anneared this time gu?ci.,mvuv --i? in somewhat changed form, the indicated yield being given by states. The indicated yield for South Carolina is given as 211 pounds per acre. We know absolutely that this is wrong. A canvass made by our association shows this to be an error. * "A canvass made by the association throughout the belt shows that cotton is opening prematurely, that the bolls are undersized. The lint shows a marked decrease. "In justice to the farmer, the manufacturer and the consumer, an investigation should be authorized by congress. We do not charge that the department of agriculture would intentionally overestimate the yield. .We have not, however, the slightest doubt but that an overestimate has . been made. Had the correct indi* i cated yield been given, Dasea upon the acreage shown by the department after deducting for abandonment oi 1,570,000 acres, leaving total acreage of 32,390,000, the highest' estimate possible under the existing conditions, with diseased plant, ravaged by insects, premature opening, etc., xriolH not have ex tllC lUUiV?UV\A ^ v ceeded 9,775,000 bales at the outside, exclusive of linters, evfen with a very late frost. "With representatives through the length and breadth t>f this entire belt we are in position to give first hand information concerning the crop and base our statement upon actual facts. We shall use every effort in our power to have this error corrected; and in the meantime we feel convinced that-if the department itseli will make a recanvass, it will detect the error indicated and take necessary steps to correct the same. "We are writing every member oi congress from the South urging that they insist upon this investigation and we call upon cotton producers all over the South to do likewise." IVlilV? rtnyvuut. COME WITH PRINCE Albert and Elizabeth Reach Unitec States on Nineteenth Anniversary of Their Marriage. New York, Oct. 2.?The king anc queen, of the Belgians, with Pri>icc Leopold, heir apparent to the throne were the quests of the United State: in New York tonight. They hav< come, as his majesty expressed it, t( voice their gratitude and of that oi their people for the generous aid giv en them by this country in years oi direct need when their nation was tKreatened with exterii..;iatJon. Their first hours on American soi were spent quietly at their hotel resting after their voyage across th( Atlantic and celebrating their 19tl wedding anniversary. By their ex press wish, their offciai -welcome t( New YorK win noi u^k"1 uum 11VVI tomorrow. At that hour will start ar James Stucky Says, "Rats Cost M< $125 for Plumbing Bills." "We couldn't tell what was clog ging up our toilet and drains. W< had to tear up floor, pipes, etc., foun< a rat's nest in basement. They ha< choked the pipes with refuse. Th< plumber's bill was $125. RAT-SNAI cleaned the rodent out." Three size,' 23c, 50c. $1.00. Sold and guaran teed by Gilder ...id Weeks Co. I I ? ? ?M??? j arduous round of receptions and sight ' seeing which eventually will take j them to San Francisco and back to j Washington, where they will be i guests at the White House. | The Belgian royalty were given the official freedom of the United States by Vice President Marshall, j when they stepped ashore from the j transport George Washington 011 the | government pier at Hoboken at noon ! today. j As the George Washington was ; j warped into her berfcn, a fanfare cf , | trumpets proclaimed the coming of I the king. Dressed ir? the uniform of ! a lieutenant Jjenernl in the Belgian . army with not a single decoration on i his breast, he walked unattended ' down the gangplank. t Behind him, seemingly scarcely ; half his height, came Queen Elizabeth. She wore a long traveling coat of white broadcloth over a wh'te gown, a white fur stole and a close i fitting white hat, with a white chifj fon veil. j Walking behind his mother was a | slender lad of 18, the heir apparent j to the throne, wearing the uniform 1 of a private in the Twelfth Belgian ; infantry. I As the king set foot on the pier, the band of the George Washington ! swung into the strains of "La Bra| banconne," the Belgian national ' anthem. ! t | The king expressed great regret at I | the state of President Wilson's health j and sincerely hoped for his complete ; j recovery, adding that the president j | was very precious. With the formal greeting over the j | king, queen and prince were presenc ed to the members of the official | government reception committee. ! The king clasped most warmly the . hand of Mr. Whitlock although he i; greeted Secretaries Lansing and Ba! ker as old friends. j The formal welcome over, the ! ( royal party entered automobiles and | drove to the station, where they i boarded a special ferry boat which ! brought them to Manhattan. When i they arrived on the New York side j they were driven, through throngs i which had waited for them in' the ! rain, to the Waldorf Astoria hotel. | The royal party was entertained at I luncheon by Vice President Marshall and Mrs. Marshall and then went to | their suite. Late in the afternoon ! +h<aTT wpnt. hv motor car for a sight seeing trip about the city but passed almost unnoticed, as was their wish. ; RIOTS WEAR OUT, 1 CALM APPROACHES 1 I > Civil Authorities of County With j 1 Approval of Governor Appoint Investigating Agency. i ' Helena, Ark., Oct. 3.?While the situation in Helena is almost normal j | tonight and virtual calm prevails in i | the southern part Of the county,! j which has been practically a scene of j I j negro insurrection since Tuesday j > | night, sporadic clashes have taken i j place in the last 24 hours. > j Three negroes are reported to have \ r; been killed today, in addition to two j killed by soldiers near Elaine last! ! night. Another negro is reported to j '; have been wounded by machine gun ! I! fire. Rounding up of negroes by the ] t j federal troops sent into the section ; i continues. ' j Investigation of the disorders was j . i hee^un today by a "committee of j seven" appointed by the civil author I ities of the county with the approval : j of Gov. Charles Brough. The com j mittee is working in cooperation with ; the military authorities and will take ; i testimony from negroes as well as ; white persons. j A statement issued late today over the signatures of officials and prominent citizens expressed the opinion j that normal conditions would be re! sumed after today. j ' j Among the negroes arrested at Elaine today was one identified as Ed ' Hicks, alleged to have been a leader | in the movement to rise against the , : white residents. The alleged head ' of the disaffected negroes has not I * been captured, according to word | ' reaching here, but his description has ! ' been sent broadcast, his name being: 5 driven as "Hill" or "Hall," and his ' home is said to be at Winchester, ) Drew county, to the soutn-west of L the scene of the racial troubles in this J "; county. F i ?s** 3 REED DESERVED A ILL TREATMENT | ? j Gets No Sympathy From Oklahoma Governor. l i ! Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 3.? t "Senator Reed got just what was | 1 coming to him," says a statement is- j . sued late today by Gov. J. B. A. Rob-1 5 ertson, in commenting on the action ' <vf piti7pns of Ardmore in hooting the i ~ senator from the stage last night. j \ 1 "If it were an I. W. W. going over i i the country speaking against the gov-1 s ernment of the United States, the re-! I publicans would favor giving him the j * same treatment as that accorded Scr.aior Reed at Ardir.ore. / I \ u j m i Tt lends soc ! ^ delightful j 3*. occasion. j *\:! There's a p ? = ;= 1 | *13 sending HOLMES BRC MFMri *wWi if iTf^/^Crffiniiiilnl I ! f?c a packa O ; be | 5c a packa du I j r | i 5c a packa THE FLAl CA l\APC ' gw ywLw {32 (? ! "While this is a country of free j ; speech, this privilege does not ; any person the right to villify the president and drag his name into the mire. j "Neither Senator Ree^ nor any j ^.her man can come into Oklahoma j i and with impunity insult the presi- : jdent of the United States. I am sur- j' I prised that misguided democrats of j: the state have been willing to give J < time enough to attend such meetings 1 as are beine held by Reed and his > i i kind." ' [< No request for arrests had been 11 made by Ardmore citizens, the gov- ;; ernor said, and no action apainsi the crowd which forced Reed to cancel his speech there is contemplated by .1 state officials. i The problem of retrieving the j buried and broken oaroea wire on j the battle fields of Flanders and; northern France is being tackled by the British war office salvage committee, and a machine for the puro-e has been invented and built which is thus described: One truck o.-ci tracer carries the whole of ihj lability and if' sss to every . >|I 1 ride about if, 5 V,c 9 just candy? j;! but cMi(2 ^ >S. DRUG CO. ' ^ '*s ?. ?- -? j * v rara nanmnrai!^ ae fore the war fie " rinfi the war fie NOW >0R LASTS FHE PRICE! plant, which can work on the most .?nrvnnnrl A stout wire rope uneven f,i u ? with a number of hooks is worked by a winch. As the barbed wire is drawn up it passes through tw-o sets of rollers, and the salved metal appears in blocks from one foot to IS inches square, and weighing from 70 ! to 80 pounds. For smelting it sells i for about $25 a ton. The staff in charge of the scheme thinks that there are 100,000 tons that can be removed, and* if that is the aggregate weight the cost of the 40 outfits said to have been ordered should be amply i . .... , . | justmea. f Resembling cartridge belts is a Delt invented by a Seattle doctor for carry medicines. Where There's a Baby on Farm Keep Rat-Snap. "?-> mnct farms. Once thev 15 die V/1X Kivwv get inside the house?look out. Rats kill infants?biting them is not unusual. Nursing bottles attract rats. Break a cake of RAT-SNAP and throw it around. It will surely rid you of rats and mice.. Three sizes. 00 c. SI.00. Sold and guarar.teec by and v* tcKj Co. t jHHHHHHHI r Do! C w tires _ retur i iGilder } i Newberr I > ft I | J NaurWru ! ntnuuij J FriendsThai ! 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