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THIS TEARS CROP ? i REPORT SHOWING CONDITIONS 01 STAPLE PRODUCTS ?*? CORN CROP VALUABLE Department of Agriculture's Mstimate for Nov. 1 Makes Total Yield ( 12r-i0M,017,000 bushels an Increase of Ninety Million bushels Over En- ( timate Made in October. This year's corn crop promises to be the most valuable this or any other nation ever has produced, although the department of agriculture's preliminary estimato of production, issued Monday indicates it will bo more than half a billion bushels less in size than the record crop of last year, and the smallest nltmo 1 O AO 1 > .1 a. \ i oinuu Xt>Ui)( DitbUU Ull VIH3 ueparinient's figures of 7 0.7 cents per bushel, the average farm value on November 1, the crop as now estimated, Is worth $1,7 4 1,353,019, while the value of the 19 13 record crop was $1,52 0,4 5 4,000. The previous most valuable crop was that of 1909, worth $1 ,G52,822,000. The department's preliminary estimate of production Monday increased by 90,000,000 bushels the estimate made in October, and also that made in September. This was taken to indicate that the damage from the very envnra il r/\n <rh 1 4 1 - 4 1 " ? oui vi o ui UU5111 IO 1I1U JliUt'U 111 111(3 11(^" ures for Kansas, which sliow the acre yield there to have heen reduced to 3.2 bushels, compared with 23 hushels last year; in Missouri, where the yield was 17.5 bushels, compared with last year's 3 2 bushels, and in Oklahoma, where it was 1 1 bushels, against 18.7 last year. In Illinois the yield was 13 bushels below last year's yield; in Iowa, 9 bushels; in Nebraska, 9 bushels; Indiana, 3.7 bushels and Ohio, 5.2 bushels. The November report, mado up from reports of agents and correspondents of the department's bureau of statistics, announced also the preliminary estimate of tho total production of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and tobacco; tho yield per acre of each; the average farm price 011 November 1 of tho country's principal crops and the amount of corn of the 1912 crop remaining on farms November 1. Corn?Total production, preliminarily estimated, 2,4 03,017,000, compared with 3,124,74 6,000 bushels last year. Yield per acre, 23 bushels, compared with 2 9.2 bushels last year, and 2 7 bushels, the ten-year average. Average farm price, 70.7 cents per bushel, compared with 58.4 cents last year. Quality, 95.8 per cent., compared with the ten-year average. Corn of 1912 crop remaining on farms November 1 was 13 7,97 2,000 bushels, compared with 6 1,000 bushels of tho 1911 crop remaining on farms November 1 last year. Potatoes?Total production, preliminarily estimated, 328,550,000 bushels last year. Yield per acre, 89.2 bushels, compared with 113.4 bushels last year, and 9 6 bushels, the ten-year average yield. Average farm price, 69.6 cents per bushel, compared with 4 5.5 cents last year. Quality, 99.3 per cent., compared with tho ten-year average. Sweet Potatoes?Total production, preliminarily estimated, 55,7 00,000 bushels, compared with 3 5,479,000 bushels last year. Yield per acre, 95 bushels, compared with 95.2 bushels last year and 91 bushels the ten-year average yield. Average farm price, cents per bushel. Quality 99.4 per cent, of the ten-year average. Tobacco?Total productions, preliminarily estimated, 903,875,000 pounds last year. Yield, per acre, 785.5 pounds last year and 824 pounds, the ten-year average. Quality, 97.4 per cent, of the ten-year average. Wheat?Total production, preliminarily estimated, 753,233,000 hushels, compared with 730,267,000 bushels last year. Yield, per acre, 15.2 bushels, compared with 15.9 bushels last year and 14.2 bushels, the ten-year average. Average farm nrlno 77 f>nnto ^" I 1 r. i |/ci uuniioi, ill II1 p <1 riHI with 83.8 cents last year. Weight per measured bushel, 58.6 pounds, compared with 5 8.3 pounds last year and 57.8 lbs., the 10-year average. Oats?Total production, preliminarily estimated, 1,122,139,000 bushels, compared with 1,41 8,337,000 bushels last year. Yield per acre, 2 9.3 bushels, compared with 3 7.4 bushels last year and 29.8 bushels, the ten-year average. Average farm price 3 7.9 cents per bushel, compared with 33.6 cents last year. Weight per measured bushel, 32.1 pounds, compared with 3 3 pounds last year and 31.5 pounds the ten year average. The yield per acre and total production of tobacco and corn in the following states were: Tobacco: Yield ProState. per acre. duction. Pounds. Virginia .... 770 1 51,228,000 North Carolina . 670 135,541,000 Virginia .... 26.0 51,480,000 Corn: Bushels. Florida 1,000 4,000,000 Bouth Carolina . 760 33,288,000 FIFTH COLLETON FAIR ? liltiUFST AM) IlKST KVKIt I IF LI > IX TH AT COL NT Y. + Senator F. I>. Smith, l>y Invitation, Was Present ami Made an Address to a Lai'KO Crowd. The Press and Standard says the Fifth Annual Colleton County Fair has gone into history and will rank easily an one of the most successful Fairs ever conducted in Waltorboro, and, in fact, as successful tin any county fair in the South. Beginning on Tuesday, 4th instant, every day was a feature day and thousands of Colletonians returned to their homes with words of praise for the Fair and the manner in which it has been conducted. On Wednesday Senator E. D. Smith, who was presont by invitation, delivered an address to a largo crowd, which made a strong Impression on those who heard it. Sonator Smith dealt with the work which has been done in Washington for the southern farmers, and cited certain reforms which are outlined for the future and to the accomplishment of which Senator Smith has devoted himself. He reviewed the conditions which existed at the time of his election to the Senate and showed the strong obstacles against-which he had to contend in Congress. lie stated that national legislators wore not amiss towards recognizing the n/?eds the farmers and they were not hostile to the interest of the farmers. The great dilTlculty, however, in the opinion of the Senator, was the great ignorance as to farming conditions and farming needs in the mind of those who legislate for the nation. Quite amusing was the Senator's account of the ignorance, even of Southern Senators, concerning the farming conditions. This led to the statements that lawyers can not legislate for farmers and that a farmer best recognizes the needs of the farmers. Senator Smith took occasion to speak of his work for the standardization of cotton grades and equalization of prices. This will eventually be of great benefit to the cotton farmers. Senator Smith contended that the price of cotton should depend upon the cost of production, and entertained his audience with references to tho method and manner of the sale of cotton, showing that tho farmer had nothing to do with the fixing of the price and that the farmer had been compelled in the past to take exactly what was offered him. lie made a strong plea for differentiation of crops and for progress towards the independence of farming. As a result of Senator Smith's work there has been established in Washington in the Hureau of Agriculture a complete manufacturing plant in which the different grades of cotton arc tested and in which is shown the value of the different grades of cotton as commercial product. This has tended materially towards raising the price of cotton and has demonstrated that after all in commercial value there is not so much difference in the different grades of cotton. Tho Press and Standards says "Senator Smith's speech was distinctly a farmer's speech and ho delighted his largo audience, composed principally of farmers, but among which were scattered large numbors of business and professional men. Senator Smith was constantly interrupted by applause and it is expressing it mildly to say that his speech was well received." Tho farmers are fortunate in having a man who knows something about their needs in the Sen aie. ? SLAYKK IS SHOT. ? Son KillH Father For Killing His Mother. I.ewis Van Imven, 68, a farmer living at Harporsfield, Ohio, shot and killed his wife late Friday and then was killed by his son, Matthews, 17. Young Van Luven surrendered to the police. Tho boy and his 9-year-old [sister said their mother was killed while sitting in the kitchen. They said their father then attempted to 1?<11 *1. rr*i * ... iv111 Liifiu. i ne uoy succeeded In tearing tho shotgun away from his father and brought down tho heavy stock of tlie weapon on his father's skull, killing him. . Confessed to Killing. Six members of the party of strikers accused of tho murder of four members of an automobile party at Trinidad, Col., en route from Laveta to Oak view Saturday havo made detailed confessions, according to reports Tuesday received by Adjutant General Chase from Major Townsend at Washington. A University of Kansas scientist says that a single bacterium will in the course of two days raiso a family of 1,000,000,000,000,000. If this is true, thoro is not much chance of escape. Hut luckily these university scientists are oftentimes mistaken. North Carolina . 19.6 55,302,000 South Carolina . 19.5 38,844,000 Georgia .... 15.5 63,023,000 Alabama .... 17.3 66,121,000 0 IrnlimT ? ENGLAND SUPPORTING l). S. ALMOST PERSUADES HIM TO RESIGN AT UNCE 4 Friends Continue to Advise lluerta's Resignation, Hoping to firing About Change in Time to Prevent Complete Rupture of Diplomatic Relations With United States. President lluerta's attitude toward the demands of the United States that ho make way for a new government is that of one only half convinced, notwithstanding a few of his friends and political advisors aro arguing, with due caution, that ho accode. The representatives of this element in the Cabinet conferred Friday with Nelson O'Shaughnessy, American charge d'affaires, but were given no assurances that President Wilson has unbent sufficiently to warrant hope that the negotiations will ho reopened. In spite of this, however, those friends of Huerta who now are convinced that the United States government is not "bluffing", believe they will vet be able to brine about tho desired changes in time to prevent a complete rupture of diplomatic relations. This conviction is based upon I lie fact that Washington has not put into effect its implied threat to remove the embassy or announced any new course of action. Sir Lionel Oarden, the, British minister, lias conveyed to lluerta an intimation that tho United States is in earnest In its intentions and is said to have told the provisional president that the British government is disposed to?back the United States morally. lluerta is said to have been deeply impressed when he realized that the nation which he had believed would stand by him indefinitely had poined one he already regarded as his enemy. Saturday was the date fixed for the preliminary meeting of Congress and Friday night there appeared to he no reason to believe that it will not convene, notwithstanding the unequivocal demand of the United States that it should not do so. Tho meeting is for nothing more than the presentation of members' credentials and organization, after which, following the usual custom, there will be a lapse of C.. 4l.? 1 1 1 111 v7 uiijn ut'iui u i in: uuiiy MU'l'lS ill formal session to listen to the President's message. It has been represented to lluerta that the United States, doubtless, will regard his preliminary mooting as seriously as it would were it the formal day of opening, since it will indicate the intention of the Mexican government to defy Washington in this regard. Those now lined up against lluerta admit, however, that his position is a perplexing one, since the law provides that the resignation of the president must be made to Congress. The only Congress in Mexico is in jail, and lluerta does not feel justified in compounding his humiliation, friends say, by sending his resignation to the penitentiary. Advisers of lluerta who are sending an emissary to treat with Mr. O'Shaughnessy insist that this last demand of the United States is an unreasonable one, since if the new Congress is permitted to meet, then there will bo a body to which lluerta can send his resignation in duo form and maintain his dignity. It has been suggested that in order to assure the United States that the new Congress will be an inocuous instituion, a document might bo prepared setting forth the only measures this body would be expected to enact and that care would be taken to see to it that among them there was none which would bo objectionable to Washington. It is not denied that to permit Congress to meet without previous assurances from tho executive, would be at best but a gamble, but it is contended that any other course is difflcult on account of the laws governing the resignation of tho President. A dispatch from Washington on Friday let it be known that tho American government will not resume negotiations with those ofllcials close to lluerta who are now urging further parleys until assurances can bo given the provisional President Huerta's intention to resign. This was the status of the Mexican situs tion late Friday night. Efforts by counsellors of lluerta to Induce John Lind at Vera Cruz to re-open the entire subject had not been successful at a late hour, it was reported, Mr. Lind refusing to go hack to Mexico City unless some definite promises were forthcoming from General Huerta. Chairman Bacon, of the foreign relations committee, in discussing dispatches from Mexico City stating that Huerta's counsellors were seeking to re-open tho negotiations, declared that the only condition upon which that could he done would be the complete surrender of Huerta. Dispatches from Nogales, Sonor, announcing Gen. Carranza's refusal to accept any "transection" with foreign nations looked toward a regulation of Mexico's internal affairs, was not commented upon. It was sug BLEASE IS NO FACTOR DOKS NOT FIGIKH IN THE PATHONAOK MATTKK. * . President Wilson Wants to Please I loth Senators Ilccauso They Have Heen True and Ijoyul. The Washington correspondent of The News and Courier says readers of that journal may have noted that ho lias never undertaken to explain the course of the content for the district attorneyship and the marshalship in terms of the president's conjectured attitude towards the candidacy of Oovernor Please for the Senate. Such explanation seems gratuitous and far-fetched. All of the evidence which has come within the ken of The News and Courier's correspondent has led him to regard the disagreement of the two Palmetto State Senators over tho district attorneyship as tho causo of the administration's worry, and not tho probable effect of this or that appointment on the Ttlease candidacy. There is no reason to conclude that Attorney General McKeynolds recommended Weston and Sims because he did not think them the best material presented for the places. As to the president, he has taken no action whatever, and wants tho Senators to agree before he does so. Hy the same reasoning that explains the Attorney General's recommendations on the theory of a desire to injure Hlease, the President's failure to act on the Attorney General's recommendations would be interpreted as indicating a desire to help Hlease. The plain fact is that the administration has failed to reach finally wiin n^iiKi to hit? uisinci attorneyship and the marshalship because of tlie President's wish to accord each Senator his due, and particularly becauso of his wish to retain the cordial support, of each Democratic Senator, who has been "regular" in hacking tip the Wilson policies. The President does not intend to give offence to either Senator Tillman or Senator Smith if he can help it; and lie really can not afford to take chances of alienating or chilling support in the Senate in view of the importance of keeping a Macedonian phalanx of majority votes in readiness for use. There have been similar disagreements between senior and junior Democratic Senators in other States than South Carolina over patronage questions. The present deadlock would in all probability have existed 'list the same if there had been no Please. The whole trouble came about from a disagreement between the two Senators, and the additional district hill represents an effort to solve the tie-up by providing a district in which each Senator shall have the say as to the oilices, as is the situation in North Carolina, where Senator Simmons has just recommended a district attorney and a marshall for 1 f lio on c t n vn /I lot rlof o /I C/x?? ? VMMVV* u uioiiitt OniilM'l Overman has done the same for the western district. GOKS TO FOURTH PHAGE. Charleston Attain High Hank as a Cotton Port. For the first time in at least 20 years Charleston has, according to statistics compiled up until last Friday, taken fourth position among cities of the United States in the value of cotton exportations. The order of standing of the leading cotton exporting ports, according to this compilation, is as follows: Galveston, Savannah, New Orleans, Charleston. The exports from Charleston for the season are valued at approximately $12,000,000 and are greater than they have been at any previous season up to this time. It is conservatively estimated that the season's cotton export business from this port will amount to $25,000,000. This estimate holding good, the export season for this year is now about half over. This is the first season in some 2 0 years, it is authoritatively stated, that Charleston's cotton exports have gone beyond thoso of Wilmington. This port's cotton business has been gradually increasing for the past eight years. It will be remembered that the cotton export business reached the low water mark of $000,000 in the year 1 906. Tliov Pannrl Out if ? * w * Finding a vial of small round tablots on tlio street, Edward Grant, aged 27, and William Delehanty, 28, swallowed some of tlio contents and now aro in a hospital at Newburgh, N. Y., in a (lying condition. Both were found semi-conscious on the river front. "We knew the tablets were poisonous," said Grant, "but wo wanted to learn how they tasted." Olar Has IUg Blaze. A fire which practically destroyed the business section of the town of Olar occurred early Tuesday morning. The property destroyed was valued at more than $30,000, half of which loss is covered by insurance. gested that Carranza's declaration was intendent chiefly to allay any feeling in.Mexico that he was entering into alliances with the United States. HEADY FUK SENATE CURRENCY BILL COMPLETED BY DtMUCKATIC COMMITTEEMEN WILSON WILL APPROVE +. Measure Provides for Fight Regional Hanks Under Control of Hoard of Sown, IOach Member to Hold Office for One Year?Republicans Try to Amend Hill. Tlio administration currency reform bill as it probably will go to the Senate with the approval of President Wilson was completed Friday night by six Democrats of the Senate banking and currency committee. Senator Hitchcock and the fivo Republican members of the committee continued to write Into their draft of the measure amendments that the White House lias disapproved of. Arrangements nrobablv be made to soiul both bills to the Senate for consideration some time this week. The Democrats completed their draft after working all day Friday and well into the evening in an effort to hurry the bill along. As completed the measure provides for a system of eight regional banks, to be capitalized by enforced subscription from the national banks of the country with unlimited powers of re-discount and currency issue and the power to hold reserves, the entire system to be under the control of a Federal reserve board. In Friday's session the Democrats Chairman Owen and Senators Pom-j erene, Mollis, Heed, O'Gorman and Shafroth?made minor amendments to the bill. They cut down the Federal reserve board from nine, as fixed by a former vote of the committee, to seven, as originally fixed in (lie House bill. The Secretary of the Treasury, and six members to be appointed by the President, "with regard to the financial, commercial and geographical divisions of the country", would compose the board. Each member would hold office for six years, one term expiring each year, and would receive $1 0,000 a year salary. f 11 f f\ fltr* /Irvl 4 { " 4' 1 1 1 ...vw V..V UCIIUVIllllUlIB III DDI II branches of the committee tho question of the guarantee of bank deposits were injected. It was reported that the Democrats had adopted an amendment proposed in the Senate by Senator Williams, of Mississippi, providing for a tax of 1 per cent, on deposits to form a guarantee fund. After the bill was completed, however, the Democrats declared the matter had been set aside, and wipi other matters would be considered in connection with a bill revising the hanking laws to he taken up at the next session of Congress. The Republicans considered a proposition advanced by Senator ivristow, providing that after the regional banks had paid 5 per cent, dividends on their capital stock and had accumulated a 2 0 per cent, surplus the remainder of the earnings should be equally divided between the government and a fund to guarantee deposits. Senator Rristow was allowed time to draft his proposal into the earnings sections of the bill. The administration bill will provide that the banks shall pay 6 per cent, dividends on their stock, accumulate a 20 per cent, surplus and that all tho earnings above that flguro shall go to the government. The Democrats eliminated from the redemption section of the bill the provision that the new currency should be redeemable in "lawful money" as well as gold. The redemption was made on a flat gold standard, but it was provided that the new reserve notes might be held in the reserve of member banks on the same terms as gold. Senator Hitchcock and the Republicans held that they were the only bona fide banking and currency committee organized by designating Senator Hitchcock, "the ranking Democrat," as chairman. They declared the secret sessions of Chairman Owen and his administration Senators were entirely outside the activities of the committee. The matter probably will be straightened out when the administration forces go into the committee meeting and endeavor to arrange some program for a report. Senator Hitchcock and the Republicans went after the bill in vigorous fashion. They eliminated entirely a provision allowing the appointment of receivers for insolvent regional nanus, noiuing that a receiver would only tic up the entire reserves of the banks and that there was no possibility of a regional bank failing. The administration Senators put in a provision that no receiver should he appointed, but that the Federal reserve noard should "take possession of and j administer the functions of any regional bank which might become insolvent." It is the man of one idea that reaches the goal. If that alone is considered he may be tormod a very narrow being, but when it is considered that in the effort to gain his end the nam secures information of every kind that will help him it must be admlted that he has some breadth. AEROPLANE HITS CROWD ? SEVERAL AItE 111 HT IX ACCIDENT AT CAMDEN. Aeronaut looses Control of Machine in Lighting, Knocking Down a Number of People. Several people wore injured when the aeroplane of Frank Terrell crashed into the crowd that was witnessing his flight at Camden Friday afternoon. Mr. Terrell attempted to land, hut as the claw which is used as a brake on his trailer refused to penetrate the hard ground, the lost control of his machine with the above results. Mrs. King, mother of Walter King, of Camden, was hurt the Worst. She received the full force of the machine and was severely bruised. It is feared that she received a broken bone in the shoulder. Wiliner King, of Hethune, also received the full compact of the machine and knocked unconscious for a few moments. His little daughter was slightly bruised. James Shearn was bruised and his clothes badly torn. McDowell Lewis received a cut on the temple and a negro nurse was knocked down. Little Jack Nettles, who was with the nurse, was thrown on one of the nlnnos of the mnrhlno hut was uninjured. Mr. Terrell received a bruised arm when thrown from his seat. The accident happened so quickly that peoplo were dumfounded, women and children became hysterical and rushed toward the injured to see if any were their friends or relatives. Others, more timid, ran towards the exhibit building fearing to look upon the injured, who lay writhing on the grou nd. Dr. Corbet t was immediately to the side of Mr. King and Dr. Brasington went to Mrs. King's rescue. They were hurt the worst. Others went to Mr. Terrell's aid, who was on the ground near the fence, in front of the machine. For several minutes a small panic reigned, but the crowd was soon calmed by the assurance of a number of influential men that the injuries were not serious. Mr. Terrell broke down and wept, and it was some time before he could be induced to leave the ground and return to the hotel where he is stopping. The accident apparently was unavoidable. The crowd had been warned not to go on the ground where the accident, took place, but in their anxiety to get a good view did not heed the warnings. ? COTTON CONSUMPTION. Census Bureau Announces Some Interesting Data. Cotton consumed in tho United States during October amounted to 54 2,809 bales, the census bureau announced Friday. Cotton on hand October 111 in manufacturing establishments amounted to 1,07-,274 bales, and in independent warehouse 2,55 1,9 64 bales. Exports of domestic cotton during October amounted to 1,517,838 hales, imports were 5,372 bales. Cotton consumed included 17,955 bales of foreign cotton and 31,257 bales of linters. Consumption in cotton growing States was 2 73,52 4 bales and in all other State 269,2 7 5 bales. Cotton on band in manufacturingestablishments on Octobo1' 31 included 61,482 bales of foreign cotion and 49,877 bales of linteis. In cotton growing States manufacturing establishments there was on hand 576,1 bales and in all other States 4 96.135 bales. Cotton in independent warehouses included 2,872 bales of foreign cotton and 38,1 08 bales of linters. In cotton growing States in independent warehouses there were on hand 2,497,799 bales and in all other States 54 ( 1 65 bales. Imports were: From Egypt 2,110 bales, Peru, 1,419; China, 7 51; and from all other countries, 1,083. * Exports were: To United Kingdom, 51 4,054 bales; Germany, 4 65,526; France, 279,469; Italy, 54,282, and to all other countries, 204,508. Active cotton spindles during October numbered 30,833,024, an increase of 803,291, over October, 1912. TllOSO in Pfitfnn ' ... fsiviwiu^ ouues numbered 1 2,071,652 and in all other States 1 8,761,372. Thirty Perished in Shipwreck. Thirty lives are reported to have been lost In the wreck of the steamer Henry II. Smith, of Cleveland, in Hake Superior, near Marquette, Mich., on Thursday. Ono body has been washed ashore and the ship's name was obtained from wreckage picked up on the beach. The Smith was owned by the Hawgood-Avery Transit Line. ? Ileal it,y After Fire Dream. Dreaming that her house was on fire, Mrs. Margaret Foster, an elderly woman of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., awoke to find ? -1' .. vi uvi U.01RZ6< It I wan with great difficulty that the woman battle for life in the de nao amoke until she was rescued by firemen. Homicide in Jacksonville. B. B. McWhite Jr., a young man from flendersonville, N. C., was stabbed to death at Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday night while on his way, with a friend, to call on a young woman.