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\ ' > . i DETERIORATION IN COTTON IS SHOWN ' ' , ' A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION MADE BY EXPERT8 8VlOW8 PRESENT CONDITION. < " IERY DISCOURAGING REPORT Tan Per Cent Loaa Shown 8ince 25th Making Condition of the Crop on September 10th 57 Per Cent. V ' * Columbia, S C.?The American Cotton Association -announced from its headquarters in this city that a preliminary ^investigation by its experta, on the condition of the cotton crop up to September 10, shows that there has been a deterioration of 10 per cent since August 25, making the condition l of the crop on September 10 as 67 per cent. This deterioration,. the report says, is due to the adverse weather conditions and to the most serious insect damage which has ever befallen ^ the cotton crop. The report further , declares that this will result in an . enormous reduction in the indicated yield as shown August 25 and adds to I the seriousness of the Situation con- | fronting the cotton belt.' Announcement was also made by the association that a conference I could be held in Washington between the entire federal reserve board and speolal committee from the Araefican (Cotton association, composed of 60 of ^ the leading farmers, merchants, bank- t Apg hliainDco ofi/1 ' wwutuvoa U11U |/t uivoaiuuoi 1UCU representing the entire agricultural and commercial life of the 14 cotton growing states. _ "The conference will be held," says , A statement issued by the association 5 "for the purpose of arranging the expansion of financial credits through { the federal reserve system to ite j member banks so as to enable the j producers to warehouse their cotton , { until there is a legitimate demand ( from the manufacturer at a price bas- r ?d upon the law of supply and de- t jnand. ' . Bryan Wants Dry Congress. j t Mr. Bryan's paper, The Commoner, I i ie making a determined fight for the < election of a "dry" Congress. It is 1 questioning all the candidates of var- t ious parties on the liquor problem and publishing their replies. The question submitted is whether or not they will stand by the present enforce- & ment law and oppose any increase in & the alcoholic content and any weak- ' ening of any other provision of the s law. r Mr. Bryan argues that both presi- c -dentia! candidates being 'wet," the 1 eafety of prohibition lies in a dry i viragruss wnicn will, nrst, reruse to pMi any wet bills; second,* will pass > my necessary dry bils, Including ap- t jproprlations tSr enforcement <wer the i MBr'HTh wet President, l ( ? ^ Poles Extend Their Lines. Wkraaw.?The Poles have extended their lines southeast of Breet-Litovsk long the Kovel railroad and have oc- ^ copied Wielkoryta, Malyorypa and *Mielniki after some fighting. The * tx>laheviki In attacking the Poles In 1 this sector used ninfe armored cars, ^ which were captured. 1 4 .. i ' Carrier Pigeon Service. 8 Dublin.?Dublin Castle has had so gnuch official mail for London inters cepted by Sinn Feiners that officials 1 tore reported to be inaugurating a 1 icarrler pigeon service. A large con- r elgnment of army pigeons has arrived c 4n Dublin and more are expected. The 1 .flight to London is roughly 500 miles. 1 <! Anti-Red General Killed. Sebastopol. :? General Piev, com- 8 xnanding the first cavalry division of 1 General Wrangel's army, was killed 1 before Kahovia while leading a det tachment in a storming attack on the Victim of Motor Truck. c Macon, Ga.?Judge Dupont Guerry, * 12, one of the best known lawyers In * Oeorgla, and judge of the city court * of Macon, was run over and killed by ^ m motor truck. * c Bids for Airplane Service. Washington.?Bids were opened at the postoffice department for airplane oervice between New York and At- ' lanLa via Washington, Raleigh,- N. C., 1 and Columbia, S. C. * First Woman Contractor. Boston.--In addition to being the f flrst wonjan in Massachusetts to run _ for a state office, Mrs. Alice C. Cram, . of Boston .choice of the Bay State . democrats for state auditor, has the . distinction of having been'the flrst 1 woman general contractdr. I Oldest College for Women. New xOrleans.?The Ursuline OoN lege of New Orleans, which recently I observed its 192nd commencement, is 1 the oldest Institution in America for 1 r the education of women. Nothing Known of Bonds. Atlanta, Ga. ? Postoffice inspectors Jierc said they had no reports as to amount of bonds, reported to have boen from $50,000 to $300,000, taken from a registered pouch on a South- ? era railway train September 9. One Hundred Villages Destroyed. Florence, Italy.?More than 100 towns and villages were destroyed or badly damaged in the district north of ^ this city. Paying Income Taxes. Washington.?More than 6,600,000 ilrms and Individuals aro paying income taxes this year, according to fig- , ares made public by the bureau of. in* < teraal revenue. These figures also re- n veal that practically 3,000,000 taxpay- h era already have paid their Income > li ;r _ -\ ' '< , te&Mt : i, , * a , ; v?~ -. 1 > v*;- -\< V V *rs>* -4 ^^^j??gja|r A^Maaaaaai*,iaMM*^^PI^4iP^w^ A Iw^mllslp N'V: :^.m. ' 9 '^- M MRS. COX AND HER BABY. A ne**i and charming picture of Mrs. , James M. Cox, wife of the Democratic ( presidential candidte, with her baby , Jaughter Anne. , MATTER WILL BE CONSIDERED | i i ^resident Appreciates Efforts of The Committees to Persuade the Men 1 ' "On Vacation" to Return to Work | Washington?President Wilson, in t j i telegram to representatives of the j < xnthracite mine workers in Pennsyl- j? rania refused to grant their request j ] .0 re-convene the joint scale commit-1 :ee of operators and miners for the - nrpoae of considering a new award, iward. ' , The president declared that when 1 body of men collective refrained f !rom working by mutual understandng, ftowever, arrived at, It was n itrike no matter what name was givIt. A majority of tho anthracite niners had refrained from work under 1 be guise of taking A vacation, the president said, and he told the comnittee that while he appreciated the earnestness of its efforts to get the ^ nen to return to work and commend- 1 >a us siana 'n support or contract od-;c igations, declared his unwillingness 1i o re-open the wage question. t t Keep Cars Out too Long J Washington. ? Manufacturers and ihippers In general were urged to aslist American railroads In making ullest use of their rolling stock in an ( appeal issued by the Railroad Comnittee of the United States Ghamber f Commerce. By co-operation in ^ oading freight cars nearer to mazi- j num capacity and cutting down deays in loading and unloading at tarninals, the committee said, shippers an accomplish the earns effect that vmrid be secured if StS,00( ctyru could ie" added immediately to railroad < iqulpment. - < . ( Something of a Blow ] New York.?The nomination of 1 rhomas E. Watson to succeed Hoke imith aa United States senator from leorgia represents "something of a ?low to the democratic party," George Vhite, chairman of the democratic j tational committee, stated here while ( Harassing the southern primary re- , ults. 1 Pittsburg, Pa. ?? Consideration of 'resident Wilson's refusal to reopen he conference of tihe joint scale comnittee of operators and miners to reconsider the anthracite wage award rill be the principal subject at a neeting of the legislative board of listricts No. 1, 7, and 9, to be held 'as soon as possible." according to a statement by Phliip .Murry, interna- 1 ional vice-president of the United I dine Workers of America. Suit for Breech of Promise Lincoln Neb.?Rose Gelfand is su- i ng WUliam Epstein for $20,000 be- I :ause under pretense of Changing it ' le took the engagement ring he had I jiven her and then told her he did not 1 ntend to marry her. Both are of the < rewish faith and held a public en- 1 ;agement ceremony August 8 at Lin:oln. * I Unfilled Steel Orders New York.?Unfilled orders held by he United States Steel Corporation i n the month ending August 31, total- i id 10,805,038 tons as against 11,118,- < [68 in the month ending July 31. i ] Gardiner Paid a Ransom Fullerton, Calif.?W.A. Gardiner, American citizen kidnapped by the >andit Zamaro in the state of Jalisco, ] Mexico, obtained freedom through 1 rayment of a ransom and not by es- l :ape as reported previously, accord- < ng to friends of Mrs. Gardiner. t Pittsburg Not in Danger Washington.?Ttie armored cruiser 'ittsburg, aground in the Baltic sea i hree miles off the Courland port of 1 Jbau, is in no "immediate danger" < ilthough several sections of her dou- 1 >le bottom are flooded with water, i he navy department was advised. Close Ot^n Hospital Asheville.?The general army hos- ! >ital at Oteen, near here,* has been I >rdered closed as an army hospital, t md the patients transferred to the I uberculosls hospital at Denver. I 33 Persons Were Killed Berlin.?Twenty three persons were cilled at the artillery depot at Marten- I tel. near Wilhelmshaven, when two 1 aboratorles and large number of i nunitlons sheds were blown up. >1 ?i ( A Sinking of The Earth v Berlin.?The selsmographlc station ut Jera suggests as the possible cause >f the Italian earthquake a qjnking of 1 he earth along the mountains border- 1 ng the Gulf of Genoa. Experts there j lay It .Indicates a massare oaring i one In the earth's crust. |p ^ mrw> .- - ' . THE OHgRA COMING GATHERING WILDCAT DIVISION ^ GREAT TIME 18 PROMI8ED TC 8URVIVOR8 AND FRIEND8 OF FAMOUS EIGHTY-FIRST. COMMITTEES HARD AT WORI Former Members of the Division ii TwentyFive States Have Written That They Will Be Present Columbia, S. C.?Plans for entei taining the several thousand veteran of the Wildcat (81st) division, wh< will hold their first reunion her< September 20-21, are rounding int< shape in a very gratifying manner ti the several committees who hav< charge of the entertainment of th< city's honored guests. Never hav< the women of Columbia been mori thoroughly organized for a task, no even in war times, when things wen systematized down to the most min ute detail than they are for the par they are to take in entertaining th< Wildcats. Already former members of th< division for 25 states have notified th< secretary of the association of theli intention to be present. The citizeni af Columbia are determined tha there shall be' absolutely no cost t< the visitors at any time or at anj place. Besides entertaining theB< Quests in their homes, the citizens o Columbia are expending the sum o tzo.uuu ior various Kinas or entertain iient. 13,000 Officers Taught Washington.?More than 13,00 mer :hant marine officers have been grad iated from the shipping board's train ng schools since their establlshmen' :hree years ago and 72 per cent* o he graduates have been licensed foi tervice at sea records of the board') ecruiting service show. Esch Meets Defeat Milwaukee, Wis. ? Representativ* rohn J. Esch of La Cross, co-authoi vith Senator A. B. Cummins, of Iowa >f the recently enacted railroad bill vas defeated for renomlnation froit he.seventh district, according to re urns compiled by The . Milwaukee Fournal from statewide primary. Reds Leave Hrudieszow London,?Russian bolshevik force! Igbtlng against the Poles southwest >f Bres-Litovsk have evacuated the :ity of Hrudieszow, 30 miles west ol ;he Bug river, under pressure from Polish troops, says an offical state nent Issued in Moscow. Greeks Land at Isoild Constantinople.?Five transports ol 3reek troops have landed at Ismid >n the Gulf of Ismid, 65 miles south ?ast of Constantinople, and are re placing the British forces, according ;o advices received. 1 Mail Plane Wrecked Elkhart, Ind. ? The Chicago-Ne* fork United States mail plane driver jy Lieut. Riddelsbarger was wrecke< n landing in a corn field near here rhe pilot was not injured. Giolittl in Dilemma Rome.?Belief exists in political cir ;les that an agreement which will em :he conflict between Italian meta workers and their employers. whicSl esuited in the occupation of more han 400 plants by the men during the last week, is imminent. It is pointer Dut that Premier Giolitti must leave for Aix lee Bains, where he will mee Premier Millerand of France. May Escape Influenza Washington.?There have been m indications of a return of last year'; Influenza epidemic this winter, the Public Health Service announce! Each year, it was said, bet-ween No rember and May a number of case: ire reported, but experts of the ser trice do not expect the disease to be a: widespread or as virulent this year at in 1919. Tom Watson Is Nominated. Atlanta, Oa.?Thomas E. Watsoi received the democratic nominatioi 'or the United States senate fron Georgia on the face of unofficial ant ncomplete returns from 143 of th< 155 counties in the state. Will Go To Paris* Asheville. N. C.?Dr. Charles L Minor expects to leave here the lattei part of this month for Paris, as a dele gate to the National Tuberculosis rongress, the association meeting it Lhe French capital. October 7. McAdoo on Volstead Act New York.?Modification of the Vol dead act to permit the sale of lighi ivines and, beers would ultimately de jtroy the entire prohibition amend ment, William Q. McAdoo. former sec retary of the treasury, declared. French Loan Oversubscribed New York.?The new $100,000,00( i -year 8 per cent French government loan was over-scribed and subscrlp tlon books were closed in an hour, J P. Morgan ft Co.. syndicate managers innounced. f Dizziness of MacSwiney London.?Lord Mayoro MacSyiney f Cork, who is incarcerated in Brix ton prison and has been on a hungei strike since Augut sl2, passed a verj had night and complained again o: dizziness, according to a bulletin. Troops Escorting Johnson. Mexico City.?Bertie C. Johnson, i British subject, who was kidnnape( by Pedro Zaraero at Autlan on Au gust 10, escaped from the bandits Ii on his way to Onadalajara under as sort of government troops. i HI y a MR8. H. W. MOWERY. ? Mr?. Harold W. Mowery, daughter 1 1 of Belle Boyd of Martinaburg, W. Va., ( 3 the famous Confederate spy, has filed 1 suit for separation from her third hue- 1 3 'band in the New. York supreme court. 1 8 . : MANY HUNDREDS WERE KILLED ! > i r ~~~ r a There Are Yet Many Bodies Under the ? | Ruins as Well as Wounded Who * Have Not Been Rescued. Rome.?Italy is again suffering from an earthquake disaster, the extent of which has not y&t been measured. ' It ( is known, however, that hundreds of ' | people have been killed and thousands "jinjuied. Many small towns and vil?! lages have been wrecked, and although ' j assistance is being hurried from all t r 1 parts of the country to the afflicted * area, there is much suffering for want t of food, medicines and shelter for the t people. 1 It is not yet possible to calculate 1 ?j how many hundreds are dead?the list r' showing close to 400 already reported, i .! There are many bodies under the I . | ruins who have not yet been reported ?j by the rescuers. t "It seemed like the end of the r } world," terrified peasants say. r The great towers of medieval cas- r ties wore shaken, partially destroyed, t or seem tottering to a fall. The ducal z i palace at Massa Carrara, which was a t the cummer residence of Napoleon's r . sister, was seriously damaged. t r Observers noted that the world-fa- t i mouc Leaning Tower of Pisa was very perceptibly shaken. Latvia Gives Guarantees t Warsaw.?Letvla has .given the ne ^ . oeusra psarante^^V the Russian Soviet' goveVrtimbnIiim as a result a 8 ' bqlshevik peace delegation will go to Riga to meet Polish Apresentatives, f Prince Sapieha, Polish foreign -minis- | 5 ter, -was notified by George Tchitche- ' xin, Russian bolshevik minister of * foreign affairs. ( r King Visits Victims t 1 Pisa. Italy.?King Victor Emmanuel. . 1 with his suite, who came to this city immediately after he received ^ews of the earthquake in this vicinity, went to visit, districts in Tuscany, which were affected by the shock. I Several Hundred Killed 1 j Rome.?Several hundred persons i: lost their lives in the earthquake at > i Pivirzano, and many more were in;! jured. according to a dispatch to The 1. Tribuna from Massa. s . tj Colby Without Authority. Atlanta, Ga.?In reply to her protest that women were not permitted [to vote in the Georgia primary Sep- t } I tember 8, Secretary of State Colby ? s | has informed Mrs. Mary McLenson of 51 Atlanta that he has no authority to i take any steps in the matter, i- Mrs. McLenson, a pioneer Georgia j i | suffragist, made this announcement on c receipt of a telegram to the secretary. T i She had telegraphed him on the night j * of the primary that had been refused \ permission to vote. F No Trace of 8lides ? San Dlega, Calif.?All traces of rei cent slides in the Panama canal have t i been removed und the channel of Cule c I bra cut is being widened and deepen- e i ed, according to word brought here. ? ? r Mali Planes are Off Mineola, N. Y.?Trans-continental . air mail service to San Francisco was r officially inaugurated when R. G ? Page, piloting an airplane specially n ? equipped to carry 400 pounds of mail t i started bis westward flight at 6:30 / o'clock. 1 Cox is In Montana Havre, Montana. ? Governor Cox, t democratic presidential candidate, got c - his first glimpse of Montana when he f - entered this state on his western tour h He left Mlnot. N. D.. early and will speak at Havre and Grfeat Palls. Harding on Hot Trail F > St. Paul, Minn.?Following close on p t the heels of Governor Cox, his demo- l - cratic opponent, Senator Harding, re- ii . publican candidate for president, had p . a busy day before him on his arrival b in St. Paul from Chicago. ? .e Ambassadoor to Peru Berlin.?Privy Councillor Von Hum - bolt has been appointed German am t r bassador to Peru, according to an l f nouncement here I ' . fl ? ne Kea; Nine-Liver u Houston, Texas. For the tenth time within the last year. M. L. Gran * berry was officially pronounced dead 1 by physicians at the municipal hos- p - pital here. On nine previous occa / 1 a ion a the man "came to lift" after b '* Physjciana amid he b?d expired and l< , .several times was all but burlid. t V . f i ' ' ' \ \ \ '? " P '1'1 - : s > . . ' JULIAN WORKMEN IN FUUCONTROI 'LAOS ON PRINCIPAL PLANT! ARE BOTH RED SOCIALIST AND BLACK ANARCHIST. ROOPS GUARDING THE BANK! Vorking Men in All Factories Ar Obliged to Give Certain Amount or Time tq Military Drill. Paris. ? Travelers arriving fror taly describe the seizure of th netal works by workmen as posses ng odd features. FlagstafTs on th principal plants bear two flags?re or the socialists and black for ht marchists. Many private houses dii day red flags, especially in Milan. Government troops guard the bank >ut do not interfere with the occup: ion of the works. Transport workei tllow no movement of governmer roops from one part of Italy to ai )ther. The ministry of war at Rom ecently endeavored to send some rei ments to northern Italy but the trail nen refused to move them. The Italian government has inforn Ml the manufacturers' association tin t does not wish to employ troops 1 dearing the factories, but that a fa letter course is for the employers t legotiate a compromise with th vorkmen's committee. The empio; srs have agreed for the present n< o go near their own works so as nt o expose themselves to forcible e: uilslon. Working men in all factories ar ibliged to give a certain amount c ime to military drill. Cuban Candidate Talks Havana'. Cuba..?Personal passion annot be allowed to force Cub 'down to the level of countries wher he administration can be defeate inly by a revolution." declared Jos diguel Gomez, liberal candidate fc iresident of Cuba, in a statement. "There will be no more revolution n Cuba,' he said, "because there wi >e no more usurpations of power." The coming elections will have lecisive influence on the future of th epublic. in the opinion of Senor G? nez. and a liberal triumph his stab nent says, would mean the reston ion of democracy and law, reorgan .ation of the public administrate md peace with forget'ulness of an nosities, due to past happenings, an he impossibility of consenting t heir repetition. Coast to Coast Air Mall Chicago.?An extensive daily coat o coast air mail service was begu rhen planes left five citiei for point icross the continent. One plane will leave each morntn rom New York with mall for Sa few York, and from Chyenne, Wye few York, and from Cheyenne, Wwc o San Francisco, one from Salt Lak 3ity to San Francisco, one from Ch :ago to San Francisco every day e: ept Sunday, and one from Chlcag o New York every day except Moi lay. Mecklenburg Farmers Firm Charlotte.?Evidence that the Mecl enburg county branch of the Amer :an Cotton Association is the mo; vigorous farmers' organ ization evt 'ormed in Mecklenburg county wa urnlshed by the fact that a courthous 'ull of farmers assembled at 1 >'clock morning and spent until I'clock talking over phases of the co on situation. Unanimausly they d< tided not to sell cotton for a cent les han 40 cents a pound up to Noven >er 1 and for an additional cent o he 4ft-eent Drice each month then ifter. France Paying Loan New York.?Another installment c >4,000.000 in gold from Prance arrive m La Torraine, making a total of hi troximately $20,000,000 in gold r.hi] >ed here by France to be applied t ler half share of the $500,000,000 Ai flo-French loan maturing October 15 8erious Shipping Situation Tokio.?Depression in the shippin >uslness in Japan has become so ser >us that the government has dispatel >d officials to Kobe and Osaka, th treat shipping centers, in search ( emedlos. Lecture Bureau Approved Peking. China.?The Peking goi irnment has approved a propos: nade by the minister of education fc he establishment of a lecture bureai American and other foreign educator rill be invited to lecture. i. 6,000 Cholera Deaths Tokio.?Fifteen thousand cholec ases have been reported official! rom Korea, with six thousand death* n the present epidemic. Sugar Prices Lower. New York ?The Arbuckle Sups tefininp 'Company reduced their Hf trice of fine granulated sugar froi 7.1 to 15 cents a pound. All refiner n the market now are quoting thi irice, but most of the demand still i ieing supplied by second hand dea rs at 14 to 14 1-2 dents. Famous Tree Has Fallen London.?A famous old mullberr ree in North London, under whic 44 ears ago it is said the America leclaration of Independence wa rat read in this country, has falle nder the weight of its age. Short Crop of Tourists Paris.?France is distinctly disai minted because of the number c American tourists who visited th lattleflelde this Summer was far* b< jw expectations. She had been le o expect more than 1.000,000 Ttettori % ~ COTTON CROP DETERIORATING | Jj Lom of 8lx Par Cent 8hown Between j Condition Existing in The Month " of July and That of August 3 Saluda.?B. B. Hare, agricultural qJ( statistician of the bureau of crop estimates United States department of ' Agriculture, has issued his report on the condition of the cotton crop by counties. The condition of the crop over the state, according to the report C on August 25 was 71 per cent of nor- C| " mal, as compared with 77 per cent on July 26 and 70 per cent June 26, 1920, and 6? per cent August 26, 1919. * The condition at present Indicates a yield of about 226 pounds of lint I per acre and a total production of approximately 1,295.000 bales?that is, the final out turn will be larger or , n smaller according as conditions heree after are etter or worse than the averb age. Tot'al production last year was un _ i A99 nnn ?? q -? a??tvvv uuivo) n unci 1U l?7iO 11 W<19 QO1 , 1,570,000 bales and 1,237,000 ales in |nc e 1917. th< s It will be observed that deteriora- ed tlon during the past month is decided- wa iy greater where boll weevils are ,j0 8 numerous than in other actions, t bui being particularly noticeable In Aiken eX| 8 Barnwell, Bamberg, Hampton, Colle- cr< ton, Jasper, Beaufort, Charleston, Dor- an( II* Chester, Berkeley and Orangeburg co, counties. wa a- r0' Greenville.?Capt.?John A. Easley, he for the last 19 years an employee of for ^ the local postofflce, the larger portion se< I of which time he served as assistant sa] n postmaster, wag retired by the post- ha ir office department under act which agi ? qualifies postal employees to retire at ex< e the age of 65 years. wil J Ca Charleston. ?N Identified by a small !hc tm signet ring on one of his fingers the Ion body of James M. Taylor, 22, of SUm- ot merville, S. C., world war veteran, hii ^ who was drowned June 23 at Sulli' van's Island beach was found on < Drum Island beach In the Cooper to* river, seven miles from where he dis- sj0 appeared. ?_] 19 ed 'a Lamar..?The first bale of new crop an "e cotton was sold here by C. L. Rey- it ^ nolds. The cotton was grown on Mr. pni 10 Reynolds' plantation about two miles tb? ,r from town by Benton Jackson. The bale weighed 480 pounds and was is sold for 75 cents per pound, bringing i II 3360. 18 * yo coi a Sumter.?E. I. Reardon, manager of aJ1 e publicity and amusements of the Sum> ter County Fair assoication. Is able te ge] 0- announce an additional $1,000 appro- ^ priated by the board of directors for *- his department, making a total of $2,n 500 for the two chief attractions for 1- the 1920 Sumter county fair which < d will be held the week of November 16. wa o im Clemson College.?Dr. W. M. Riggs, of president of the college,* announces sU the appointment* of Dr. George Daw- Ru son Heath as official surgeon for bu n Clemson as a successor to Dr. A. M. frc g Redfern, who la retiring after 27 years th< of faithful and efficient service. > T>r. Heath Is a native of Chester, ? and was educated at Porter Military an" academy and the Citadel before enter" ing the medical department of the 0f ,a University of Louisville, Kentuckey. ari i- * ye s Columbia.?R. J. Person said that ba the petition, presented to Mayor Bla- ^ a lock calling for an election to decide if the commission form of government was to be abandoned, would be withdrawn to add a sufficient number of * names to fill the requirements. Mr. t* Person said the petition was prepared on the assumption that 426 votes were 12! ?t cast in the last mayoralty election >n 'r and the records show that 486 votes Pr< 'S were polled. e . yei 0 St. Matthews.?It is not improbable h? 1 that St. Matthews may have well pav- h? t* ed streets by the turn of Christmas ow > day. At the last meeting of the town IE council, bids were received and the < 1* contract awarded. The entire contract Qf n will involve, about two miles of pav- fooi ing, beginning at the western boun- 0f dary near the fair grounds and exten- Qr ding through town on Bridge street m to the eastern boundary at the graded tOI ,f school house; then beginning at a d point near the Southern depot and ex- da tending to the court house on Rail- mc p. road avenue. The amount of the con- pn ;o tract price was $98,378.95. It is estl- < j. maieu mat ieuerai aia to tne amount ^e of $23,000 will be allowed. on Rock Hill School Opens p. Rock Hill.?The city schools began ( j. the 1020 session with an increased enj. rollment of 249 over the opening day e in 1919. Brief exercises were held ^t of )f each of the Ave schools in the dis- gei trict. after which regular work r/as wt entered upon.' There were 1,502 stu- ov< dents present for the first roll call, as th< f. against 1.253 last year. The girl's tot outnumbered the boys by 22 there be- ro? ,r ing 747 boys ano 765 girls. In every gtr u. school there was an increase in en wa s rollment. Superintenedent Burts stat roj ed there were 5 without, seats. Ih< Convioted of Murder Greenville.?Cliff Hawkins, a young ' y mountaineer, was sentenced by Judge un *' J. W. Devore in court of general sev sions, to die in the electric chair on aa October 1st. Hawkins was convicted he r of the murder of William Morgan. ne (l Morgan's death was the sequel to the an n slaying of a negro woman by Hawkins. ,s two days prior to the date upon which <je ? he killed Morgan. According to the n?i a testimony, while drunk, Hawkins fired pr( j. into a truck loaded with negroes, kill- a irg a woman. a , Sunday School Convention y York.?One of the greatest meet- ^ h Ings of Sunday school workers ever n held in York county was held at Beera sheha Presbyterian church, six miles mt n northwest of York^the occasion being ye; the thirteenth annual convention of no the York county Sunday School asso- th< ciation. More than 500 delegates regis- ha y. tered at the convention, including 0f ,f seven pastors, 27 superintendents and |u: e 78 teachers. It, is thought that at fa ?. least as many more failed to register po d on account of being unable to find th< ?. . |?p i * m T?4119 " --w-t-APH .-'VT? HE BOLL WEEVIL SAINS HUALHOUN DOMY PROSPECTS AHEAD IF 'EST KEEPS UP ITS PRESENT PROQRE88 MUCH LONGER IME WILL MAKE HALF CROP ; rcely a Field Exempt, and It Now Looks as if The Year 1921 is to Be a Real Boll Weevil Year I 3t. Matthews.?If the boll weevil juld keep up his march of invasion til the end of the season as he is w doing in this part of the country, calculable harm is going to come to j farmers. . With only a few reporthere and there la&t season, there 8 little apprehension that he would anything more than make his det and get acquainted this year. The Iraordinary prospect for a good >p in the early and middle summer d the excessive fruitage seemed to. ltradict his presence and little fear ,s manifest. But while confidence gned, the weevil worked and now Is not only present, but is here in ce and sowing disaster. In many :tion8 of the county, planters now f that they will do well to harvest If a crop. Others report the dame still greater. Scarcely a field .s f?mpt and it now appears that 1921 II be a real bool weevil year for lhoun. It is no longer argued that s weevil does not thrive except l*? v places. The refreshing zephyrs. Calhoun's hills seem to invigorate n and urge him on his turried way. Spartanburg.?A special committee have charge of the children's divtin of the -South Carolina Sunday bool association has been appointand is to hold its initial meeting at early date. This division includes, is said, the cradle roll, beginner? imary and junior departments of i Sunday school. Mken.-?That the right of suffrage not a novelty for enthusiastic ung and middle aged women but mmanding the serious attention of ages was shown here when Mrs. arles Randall, 80 years, old, preated herself to the registration ard at the county court house and alified. Sreenville.?That the recent raitiy rate increases are so great as to nnril fKa t V* nm<1 ? "? feavwvs* auu ucT^iujfUicJiU commerce in the &>uth. Is the suhince of a letter received by John A. tssell,' chairman of the wholesale reau of the chamber of commerce . ?m Fairfax Harrisan, president of i Southern railway. Johnston.?The farmers of south d east Johnston celebrated Labor y by the shipment of a large bulk tobacco to Timmonsvllle, as there e no warehouse facilities here as t, in which to handle the sales. TJocco is a new crop here and this is e flwt experience of the farmers th the weed. Charleston.?The women of Chariton turned out early to register. 0re being in four hours and a half J suffragists enrolled from wards the city and several from the rural ecincts. The first woman reglsterl was Mrs. Adelaide R. Jurs, 60 ars of age, who was accorded th's nor by early comers, after they had Id an Informal election of their n and voted for her unanimously. ' 3reenville.?At the end of the last three days of the registration ard's schedule for the registering voters for the general election in eenville the score stood 1,306 worn and 1,100 men. Contrary to cusn, the men evidently awakened by i action of the women on previous ys, turned out in numbers which >re than doubled those of the two ?ceding days. Dt the women registered only IT re negroes, each having qualified the educational requirements. Have Narrow Escape 3t. Matthews.?Misses Ella and ances Wannair.aker, vyith a party friends, came near meeting with a rious accident when t.^e car in tich t'??oy were traveling turned er and landed them in a ditch on s roadside. The party had just left ivn and wer? near the llmltt On good id. In some way the car left the 'aight and narrow path of the high* y. In striking the drain on the idside. the car oareened turning ? occupants out into the field. Goaaetta Want New Trial Abbeville, Judge Ernqpt Moore took: der advisement motion for a new al in te Gossett case argued before n by consel for defense, Bonham d Price of Greenville, stating that would render a decision in the xt few days. Jurors Luther Botts d J. F. Gilbert were examined as to iir statements before trial. Botts nied the wording of affidavit while tbert said that he had forgotten but sbably made the statement "Damn ?-?-? >? r rl n/1 mnn ntho m ill cr mii u* i t Vv II I lv*l 111(111 WUU IT III UUl TV A CIS Ingle girl." General Clean-Up Rock Hill.?Health conditions in >ck Hill remain up to the Btandard lintalneil during the past several ars and the city health officials are w exerting every effort to prevent s mosquito from getting the upper nd. The month of August was one almost continuous rain ahd with curiant growths of weeds soaked, connection with numerous stagnant ols left in the ditches and gullies,, e mosquito bad an bteal breeding ell the past waek. 1 * '* ' "J a\ % ' * 4 ' V%SV' 'W