Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, September 16, 1920, Image 9
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DETERIORATION IN
COTTON IS SHOWN
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' A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
MADE BY EXPERT8 8VlOW8
PRESENT CONDITION.
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" IERY DISCOURAGING REPORT
Tan Per Cent Loaa Shown 8ince 25th
Making Condition of the Crop on
September 10th 57 Per Cent.
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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
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^ 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
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' 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
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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. *
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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 >
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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 |
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^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
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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. - <
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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COMING GATHERING
WILDCAT DIVISION
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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: MANY HUNDREDS WERE KILLED !
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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.
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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. ?
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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
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? 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
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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.
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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
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~ 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
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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. ?_]
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'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
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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
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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
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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<
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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
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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.
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