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V CROP WORM MUSI1 OOTTON C1U>1* OF 101.1 MOST X.Wr VAlMiF AND NKHY LAUGH. , SOU FOR UVi It Oil I ION This Y oar's Crop Was Ileinnrkahlo? With Over I 1.000,000 Dalos Money Product of Crop Was Worth More Than $ 1,000,000,000?This State's Bliare. The 1013 crop was the most valuable over grown and second largest ii: < point of quantity. Stati ti s announced by the con us bireau Friday indi nntoil Ft niiimmf III ' V ' r. " ".III pounds or 11.707,151 bairn of lint, unci lintrr cotton. The total value of I the crop, including the value of cot ! ton seed, Is unollicially estimated at more than $ 1,000.onn.'i00, compared with last year's $1*20,000,000 aad $PG3,000,0O() for the previous most valuable crop, that of 11)10. The crop was also one of the largest cotton crops over grown. amounting to 14,127,35 0 equivalent 5 0 0pound bales of lint and 03f),. 5)5 equivalent 500-pound hales of lintcrs. These figures compare with 13,703,421 equivalent 500-pound hales of lint and 000,594 bales of linters last year, and 15,002,701 hales of lint and 557,5 75 bales of linters in ' 3 911. The department of agriculture's estimate, announced December 12, placed the 1013 crop at 13.G77.000 equivalent 500-pound hales. With this report the bureau of census departed from its previous method reporting the cotton crop by not. including the quantity of linters in the total production. Director William J. Harris announced this was done f because with the installation of modern machinery closer dolinting of seed had largely increased the quantity of linters and at the same time lowered the average quality of the libro, so that now only a small part, if any, was used as a substitute for lint cotton. The number of running bales of lint cotton, counting round an halfj bales, was 13,064,981, and of lintor cotton, 6120,010 running bales, coinpared with 13, 4 88,f>30 running bales of lint and 602,324 running bales of linters last year, and 1 5,553,073 runI ning bales of lint and 556,27 6 running bales of linters in 101 1. Included in the production for 1913 are 29,267 hales which ginners estimated would be turned out after the time of the March canvass. Hound bales included numbered 90,916 compared with 81,528 last year and 1 01,554 in 1011. Sea Island bales included 77,400 t compared with 73,777 last year and 110,293 in 1911. The average gross weight of bale for the crop, counting round as half bales and excluding linters, were BOS.8 pounds, compared with 5US.0 last year and 504.5 In 1911. The number of ginneries operated for (he crop of 1913 was 2 4,370 compared with 25,279 for the 1912 crop. Production of States in equivalent 500-pound bales, exclusive of linters, with comparisons and the department of agriculture's December estimate, which excludes linters, follow: Alabama?Total production, 1 ,494,057 bales, compared with 1,312,275 in 1912 and 1,71 6,534 in 1911. Department of agriculluro estimated 1,5 i 0,000 bales for 1913. Arkansas?Total production, 1 ,0 7 1,359 bales, compared with 792,04 s in 1912 and 930,302 in 1911. Department of agriculture estimated 9 0 0,00 0 bales for 1913. V Florida?Total production, 58,45 1 bales, compared with 52,700 in 1912 and 83,388 in 1911. Department of agriculture estimated 08,000 bales for 1913. Georgia?Total production, 3,3 14,870 bales, compared with 1,770,510 in 1912 and 2,768,027 in 1911. Department of agriculture estimated 2,275,000 bales for 1 9 1 3. Louisiana?Total production, 4 4 2,132 bales, compared with 376,096 in 1912 and 384,597 in 1911. Depart-! "V men! of agriculture estimated 400,- J 000 bales for 1913. Mississippi ? Total production, Daies, compared wnn i .??-??>,4 18 in 1912 and 1,202,54 5 in 1911. Department of agriculture estimated . 1,195,000 bales for 1918. Missouri -Total production, 07,172 bales, compared with 55,691 in 1912 and 96,80$ in 1911. Department of agriculture estimated 66,000 bales for 19 18. North C irolir.a- -Total production, 789,94 1 hales, compared with 805,653 in 1912 and 1,075,826 in 1911. Department of agriculture estimated 7 65,000 bales for 1913. Oklahoma?-Total production, 88 0,026 bales, compared with 1,021,250 in 1912 and 1,022.09? in 1911. Department of agriculture estimated 820,000 bales for 1913. Foulh Carolina?Total production, 1, 375,700 bales, compared with 1 1 82,1 28 in 1912 and 1,648.71 2 in 1911. Department, of agriculture es- : timated 1,330,000 bales for 1913. i Tennessee Total production, 3 7 9.201 bales, compared with 2 76,546 in 1912 and 4 4 9,737 in 1911. Depart- t ment of agriculture estimated 375,- 1 HUERTA HOLDS LIP ARMS * I UKIH Si:.H TO IJiT TIIOSK SIC.VT KMHAHSY LMiOXI). + Sluto Department Hears Aft of Provisional President to Compel ltecoguition t>y a Direct Ap|>oal. ! The State department lias been informed that arms assigned to the American embassy at .Mexico City had been held up by order of Cieneral 11m rta. Secretary Hryan, when shown the news, said: "This is tho first I knew of it, but T can not make any further comment." Notwithstanding this denial, which was repeated at the White House, tho facts are as follows: 1. Charge d'Affaires O'Shauylinecsy several weeks ago made a requisition for arms for the protection o? the American embassy. 2. There were cable conferences between O'Shaughnossy, Admiral Fletcher, tho White House oflieials, the secretary of the navy and Secre tary of State Hryan, concerning the need of such precautions. 2. It w:is riecidnri to roih! Krag-.Iorgonson rillos and a machine gun and these wore actually loaded on a Ward lino steamer for Vera Cru/. 1. 250 rounds of ammunition for each gun were also sent at the request of Mr. O'Shaughnessy, all ofj which was known to the White llouse and the the state department and to the war department. The war department officials, amazed at the impudent defiance in 1 lluerta's act, were at first disposed to believe lluerta had token advantage of some tariff technicality and was acting obstructively on that ground. However, confidentia' ines sages were received which show the contrary to he true. It is now believed that lluerta's purpose is to make the I nited States government recognize him hv a direct request to him as the comiuander-iu-chief of the army which might he construed as official recognition. It is known to officials that there have recently been parades of the Japanese in Mexico City. No objection lias been made by CJonoral lluerta to the armed demonstrations by lonnlinun I,n!,u> J.'Uln,l 1... nC J <1 I'll I I I OV V II VI 11 V3 I ? I I I f-, *11 I I lv'1 I I I V 111ficcrs of the Japanese battle cruiser Iduzma, now at Mnzatlan. The Japanese minister of foreign affairs not only ordered the Japanese at Mexico City he armed, but he saw that it was done at tlie expense of tinJapanese government, and there has been no protest on the part of Huerta and no interference with the plans of Japan for the protection of her citizens. ST HA IT IS NAM 101), Lancaster Physician Will Head the State Insane Hospital. The governor Friday morning announced the appointment of I)r. T. J. Strait of Lancaster as superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane. A dispatch from Lancaster says: When lie is olllcially notified of his appointment as superintendent of tinState Hospital for the Insane Dr. T. J. Strait will go to Columbia and made arrangements to take charge ol the institution, succeeding Dr. J. W. Habcock, resigned. "I received no official notification," said Dr. Strait, "but l agreed to accept the position provided things were so arranged that I would not he handicapped in the management of the institution. As soon as I receive omnai nonce t win go down and lock into the matter and give an answer. While* I regret very much to leave home I feel that 1 might be useful to those miserable inmates." Call lor Water Saves Life. Thirty-seven hours after he had been buried under the walls of the St. Louis Seed company's building Thomas Hurke was rescued Thursday when his calls for water were heard. llol> ('lerk of After securing $o50 from a Petroti, Mich., hotel clerk Wednesday at the point of his pistol a robber leaped into an auto and found the chauffer to drive him to safety. Find Tliom Dead in Mouse. When Chicago police broke into the home of John Lindstrom Thursday they found two girls dead and both parents and a baby brother probably fatally asphyxiated. Negro Shoots (Georgia Farmer. llonjamin Powell, a farmer of AmertcUs, Ca., was mortally wounded Saturday night l>y a negro. Ollieers are trailing the refugee. 00 0 bales for 1 01 2. Texas -Total production, 3,953,133 bales, compared with 4,880,2 1 0 In* 1012 and 4 4 0,737 In 1911. Department of agriculture estimated 3,390,000 bales for 1013. Virginia Total production, 23,400 bales, compared with 24,308 in 1912 and 20,S0 1 in 1911. Department of agriculture estimated 2f>,000 bales Tor 1013. All Other States?Total produc;lon, 32,508 bales, compared with 1 1,402 in 1912 and 17,215 In 1911. I .... . ?. I MM HNt SPilkH * I I.KVIOU T \LKS TO TKACIIKHH OF I TIIK COST or ICNOIIWCK. IS AGAINST Hill. TULIS ?. Topulat* Coii^tt'ssiiuin Intends to Stick (?> President Wilsoik and Vote for (ho Taxpayers' Interest?Takes Statesmanlike \ low <?f the (Jues1 ion. Congressman A. F. Lever delivered an address 011 "The High Coot of 11'norance" to the South Carolina Teachers' association at Spartanburg in the Converse collcgo auditorium Saturday nipht. * lie spoke of the ios caused by ignorance in farming methods, in the conversation of the publh health and in other wavs. Tlie mi (llence of eighteen hundred gave liim an ovation. Congressman Hover's address w:u frequently Interspersed an 1111 huinoi which was appreciated by the audi once. The speaker dealt at length on the alarming depreciation of the ex ports of some of the most importan. crops of this country, and declared that 50 years heme there will bo a dearth of foodstuffs in this country unless something is done to educate the farmers of this generation. 11 is frequent reference to what the Wilv.on administration is planning to do for the farmer elicited much applause. The speaker told of the great pe euniary losses being sustained by tin \meiican farmer as a result o'f his ignorance of the best and latest moth ods of farming. The present day farmer would do well to pattern after the members of the hoys' corn clubs, said Mr. Lever. These boys are showing what may he done with a litth land scientifically cultivated. Hog cholera, ihe Texas tick, and othei plagues are doing great injury to tin farmers of this country, and in the life of the people typhoid fever and tuberculosis have become great perils mainly because of Ignorance of th< bed methods of treating and prevent ing these dlreases. The farmers and their wives* need to be taught. sanl tary methods in their home life, declared the speaker, and not until this j :s done will the groat loss of life from these diseases be cheeked. The small salaries now paid tin various olhcials who are supposed ti educate the farmer and his children were deprecated by Congressman I.over, who declared that so long as lie state of South Carolina continued to allow such little pay to the count: superintendents of education it could not expect to secure the logical men for those ofllces. No man, possessing a large amount of brains, run afford or will consent to work 1'J months for $000, the average salary paid in this ofhec. One of the chief reasons why teachers so quickly deiort the profession for more lucrative ones is be cause they receive such inadequate remuneration for services rendered the public. While in Spartanburg Congress- ' man Lever defined his attitude towards the repeal of the free tolls bill as follows: "1 regard President Wilson's position in reference to the canal tolls to he absolutely sound, statesmanlike and patriotic from a domestic as well as international point of view. Wo , gave certain international obligations which are solid and binding on all patties, and which in their moral force are second only to the obligation of the Constitution itself. ''From a domestic point of view, i (lie Democratic party throughout its long career lias always opposed subsidies, and to relieve the coastwise trade of the payment of canal tolls is as much a subsidy, as if you should take that much money out of the federal treasury and hand it over to the shipping interests. ' It is estimated that it will cost $2,000,000 a year to put through the canal the coastwise trade of the conn- ( try. Some one must pay this $2,000,000, either the coastwise trade, j who are to he the beneficiaries of the canal, or the taxpayers of the country through the federal treasury. "I prefer to vote with the president . in the interest of the taxpayers of the country, rather than to stand with , those who would hand over $2,000,000 annually to the shipping trust. 1 shall, therefore, vote with the presi dent, regardless of the alleged p] itform declaration on the subject, which T do not rovard as having been considered by tho convention in the light of existing treaties and condi- 1 tions. ' "A majority of the Democrats vot- 1 od aflainst the exoipption act when it 1 was beforedhe congress, so it can not be claimed the act of my Democratic associates. Tt is my opinion that tho president's position will be over- : wholmingly sustained by the Demo- < cratic members of congress." i ( Two Ihirnod to Death. When the home of A. M. Dulaney was destroyed Thursday at Ardmore. Okla., Mrs. Dulaney and infant daughter were burned to death, but J the father managod to save four oth- 1 or children. h WtailWPn>TWfiflBrVW . .. i-' ?L 11A6 NOT BEEN FLOODED lOHFION (.()()|)S II.WK NOT SWKI'T INTO U. S. Srcictaiy of Coiiiincico Shows That New Tariff Has Not Allcinl I'ulauce of Trati**. William C. KedfVeld, secretary of omiiicrcc, addressing the State Husinrss Mon's association of Connecticut at Hartford, Conn., last week, mkod what had become of the threatened flooding of American niarkt ts with foreign made goods, attracted by the new tarirt schedules. "All men are witnesses that the Hooding of our markets with the products of the so-called pauperlabor of Kuropo lias not occurred," he :?aid. "Nay, the total imports for the entire period since the tariff came Into effect actually are less than for a like period a year ago. What, has become of the millions upon millions in value of goods wait lug to be unloaded upon us, whereby lie power to purchase more cheaply was to bring disaster and distress upon American industries? Instead, as editors and speakers look over the cold, hard facts of our foreign trade, their remarks about the Hooding of our markets must come to their thought as those things on? would rather not have said. "Meanwhile the current lias run strongly the other way and particularly is this true in the shape of fully I isshed mutorinls Our fnrolpn triHu n this continues to grow despite tlm normal fluctuations from month to month in the total export business, i'hoso who felt that the flooding had oine when December imports rose to 'lie largest ever known, namely * 1 S 1 00,000, must have experienced i rude shock when imports for January fell of more than $30,000,000, almost $0,000,000 less than the nonth of January, 1013. "We expert a growth In the 1moorts of manufacturers under the new tariff, that competitive condlions may exist to the general good Wo expect that as great or a larger growth will toko place in the ex lortations of manufactures; that busness may run more steadily In our \inerican shops and that the gold of lie nations may bo brought in inn-easing quantities Into the pockets >f our people." Of foreign commerce. Mr. Red field aid, he did not share the belief that 'big business" could claim the lion's hare of credit for creating and holding trade in other countries. The secretary was optimistic concerning general conditions. "Looking about over all America >no sees no serious factors tending to trouble," lie said. "The fall of prices lias already begun. It takes time t (1 filter Ihrmisrh tho varlnnc phases of distribution but the process is well begun." The situation among the unemployed Mr. Redfleld regarded as improving. "Affairs in that respect," lie said, "are better than they were a month ago and very much better than they were (10 days back." COX KKNOK liOliKOWS MON KV. ? To Pay Confederate Home Ivxpcnses, W hich Ho Vetoed. It was stated by Co v. Please Saturday afternoon that he and Col. J. C. Long Sr., tho chairman of the Confederate Home board, had jointly borrowed $1,000 from Col. XV. A. Clark, of a Columbia bank, to temporarily finance the Home's needs until further arrangements can be made. Under tho construction of the nomptroller-general and the Code commissioner no salaries aro provided for the oillcials of the Home as the governor vetoed the item, and the Item as to maintenance, it is contended, states that nothing out of it shall be paid for salaries. Ran<1it in New Knglan<l. While, running slowly near Ros [on, Mass., an engineer of a W.w Haven road, Tuesday saw a masked nan with two guns signalling thv. train to stop, lie put on full speed uul tho bandit sidestepped for his I i fo. ? . Rope Rroke Too Soon. After seven municipal prisoners of Kansas City, Mo., had escaped by sliding down a .10-foot rope made of blankets Wednesday it parted under the weight of an eighth fugitive, preventing the escanfi of MO nther mnn Auto Turns Somersault. Striking a hole near Kinstojj, X. C., while traveling rapidly an auto with wo passengers, turned completely :;vor, on Wednesday, landing in a litch. Neither tho car or its inmates wero hurt. 4 Fire Itosults Fatally. Three men were killed, one probihiv fatally injured and lives of 00 uhers persons endangered in a tenement house blaze in Bridgeport, 2onn., Friday. Congratulate MeAdoo. , At the cabinet meeting Tuesday Secretary McAdoo's colleagues conrrtulatod him on his engagement to he president'? daughter, Miss Klealor Wilson. .(Mails NLW m\ ( TltADK COMMISSION 1111.D IS I'lUli'\ki:i> by its committkh piioviofu wiiii ptiwrR Text of Proposed Legislation Bears Stamp of Approval of President and Attorney-General?Nxpectod to Receive Support of Kcmoorats and Republicans. The interstate trade commission bill bearing the approval of President Wilson and Attorney General MeReynolds was in a do public Sunday following many conferences anions the members of the House interstate commerce committee. Democrats ex pert this measure to command substantial Republican support and an effort probably will be made soon to bring about concerted action between the Senate and House tin this phase of the administration program of commerce regulation and anti-trust legislation. The now bill was unanimously agreed on by its framers, a sub-committee of Democrats and Kcpuhli cans, headed by Representative Covington of Maryland, and It Is approv 'd by virtually the full committee The bill would transfer all the powers and duties of the bureau of corporations to the proposed corn mission of three members, presidential appointees subject to confirmation, whose salaries would be $10,000 annually each. Only two of the commissioners could be from the sar * political party. The original Clayton bill, from which the Covington bill differs substantially, had provide1 for five commissioners and that the present commissioner of corporations should be automatically chairman of the nr w commission. The new bill makes no mention of the com mission*.i of corporations. It makes the fixed tenure of the commissioners six years and the commission would choose its own chairman. The Covington bill defines as a corporation all bodies incorporated an dor the law and joint stock associations and all other, associations having shares of capital or other capital stock or organized to carry on business for profit. Section 9 of the bill requiring annual reports to the com mission, would provide that: "Every corporation engaged in commerce, excepting corporations subject to the acts to regulate commerce, which, by itself or with one or more other corporations owned operated, controlled or organized in conjunction with it so as to constitute substantially a business, until It has a capital of $r>,000,000 or more or has a loss capital and belongs to any class of corporations, which the commission may make, shall furnish to the commission annually such Information, statements and records of Its organization, bondholders and stockholders and financial condition and also such Information, statements | and records of its relations to other corporations, and Its business and practices while engaged in commerce, as the commission shall require. This section penalizes violations df $100 a day. The Clayton bill made no such classification or corporations hut penalized violations of $1,000 a day. Another section is designed to remedy the present lack of any bureau e'Miipped with a trained force to assist the department of justice and the courts in solving problems connected with the dissolution of corporations adjudged to be operating against the law. It authorizes the courts to refer to tho commission any matter concorning relief to he granted or any proposed decree for the purpose of such an investigation as will give the courts complete economic information. This would not empower tho commission to gather evidence to he fferod in any case to ho considered by tho court in entering judgment. The commission also is authorized to determine whether any degree of dissolution entered against a corporation is being carried out. Killed in a Ituiiauay. Charlie Porcher, driver of an ice delivery wagon at Waycross, (la., war lulled in a runaway Wednesday. II fell from the wagon and his body was badly crushed. Eight Prisoners llreak Jail. Eight negro prisoners of Greenville, N. C., broke jail Monday night Dy using saws and other tools which had beon smuggled Into the prison. Open Private Sanitarium. Dr. J. W. Babcock and l)r. Elea nova TV Saunders have opened a sanitarium in Columbia for the treatment of nervous diseases ?*?* Robbers (Jot Fifteen Thousand. Robbers at Chicago Saturday broke the safe of a furniture company and escaped with $lf>.ono Throe Negroes Killed. At Bamboo, Fla., a saw mill town throe negroes were killed in a general fight Saturday night. THE HORRY HERALD CONWAY S. C. i'uldislied lCvery Thursday. THI ItSDAY, MAltOH 12(5, 1914. I'KOI i:ssi()\ \L CAItlHS. II. II. WOODWARD, Attorne) and Oounnellor at Law. CONWAY. S. C. . II. II. HIARIIOKOl OH. Attorney at CONWAY, H. C. ii. ii. HIKROIOIIS, Physician and Sin^eon. CONWAY. S. ('. W. H. McCOIll). Dental Surgeon. COWV.W, S. (\ i;i:M?: i: \\ i:\i;i,, Land Survey ill# and Drainage. Spivey Huildin<r. Conway. S C. HAN I) ITS CINE IKillT. Illinois Vandals Caught Looting Cars Give Desperate Rattle. Two men worp killed and two deputy nhoriffs and a woman wounded as the result of an attempted hold-up of a Chicago freight train at Manlius, 111., Friday. The bandits were surprised while throwing merchandise from thp train. One opened fire on the conductor while the others ran to the engine and ordered Engineer Fisher to proceed with the train. While he was trying to exnlain there would be danger of a collision, ou? of the bandits killed hi in. The three * men then jumped from the engine, and, rejoining thp fourth, who had been holding off the crew, fled. The sheriff and- his two deputies started in pursuit, locating the bandits in a bunk car near l.angelejr. 'The men opened fire on the oftk-ara, i wounded both deputies. They then fled to a cornfield, where they were surrounded by the sheriff and a posse of farmers, in an exchange of shots one of the robbers fell, shot through the abdomen. Two then surrendered. but thp third escaped to Chi 111cothe, 111., where he later was arrested. CONFESSES THREE Ml K1>UICS. Negro Who Killed Wife at St. (ieorge Makes Full Confession. A negro living near St. George under tlie name of Henry Brown beat Ui. Jf- i - ins wiie id ueam saturday a week ago. On last Tuesday he sent for a negro preacher and confessed that lie had killed not only his wife, but two other negroes. His real name is Joe Smith and he was horn in Washington county, Georgia, and worked on the farm of Mr. Elder Sheldon, of Sandersville, Ga. In 100 1 he shot a negro by the name of l'et Bel urn, and ran away to England, and hence to Mexico and other countries in South America. Coming back to the State went to Colorado and there killed John Albert, another negro, on May 10, 1010, and was caught and convicted and sentenced for 12 years in prison. On July 4, 1012, he escaped and came to South Carolina and has been here ever since. The woman whom he killed last Saturday was stolen by him from Branchville and has been living with him since Christmas, 101 J. Student Palls Prom Window. William Barksdale, a student of Asheville, N. C., visited a friend Monday night against the rules. Hearing the approach of an instructor he climbed out of the window to a ledge, where he lost his balance, falling to the ground, wiving serious injuries. Shot by His Pather-in-Law. B. A. Walker, dentist, of Birmingham, Ala., Monday visited Thorsby, Ala., to got his child from the keeping of his wife. While at his fatherin-law's home trouble arose which resulted in his death. Hevive "Dead Line". Because of the increasing; boldness of eriminnls, Police Commissioner McKay of New York Monday established a "dead line" and any man with a criminal record found over it will be arrested. Ferry Boat Hits Pleat. Two persons w ^re killed and seven in lured, three ot them seriously, Into Tuesday when the Lackawanna railroad ferry boat Ithaca crashed into a railroad float on tho -? - iiubuii nvor near New York. Kirby Gives I p His Office, Removed by Governor Hlease "for incapacity, misconduct and neglect of duty", Magistrate A. H. Kirby. Spartanburg's 8f?-year-old officer, lias decided to leave bis office without going into the courts. TCmpty (fun Kills Another. Johnny Adams of Ooldsboro. N. C.? was accidentally killed Wednesday while playing with an "unloaded" .22 caliber revolver.