The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, October 04, 1916, Image 1
VOLUME XXXII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1916. NUMBER 11
COTON CROP OF
11,637,000 BAL[S
Condition Sept. 25th Was
56.3 of Normal
THREE MILLION
BALES SHORT
I, ~ Dss lbi to Storms and Itavagecs of
Insect.s --Go v"ernmnentt Figures by
States. SenIsait lona lIise In VCotton
.Market Fe...lowiing Publiation of lie
port,
Washington, Oct. 2.-Storms and in
sect d4 (amage! have w rought havoc with
the cotton crop tils year and cansed
a loss of alnlost x,000,000 ha'les
throughout the growing season.
This year's (r01) will be applroxi
lately I.437,00 eilvialett 500 hale.a
according to the de partment of agri
cultur'e's report, m ade pmblic today. It
Is the Iir'tI forecast of 1roductioll made
fro condltions existing .une 25, when
the quantity was estimated at 1-1,261.
000 bales. Th)6e condition of the mrot
on Septem I-r 25 was 56.: of a nor
inal, which 1. I lt hwest conditlon on
re(ord for that Iime of the year.
Cot ton this year' iwas lplant(d oni the
fourth lar. =.eet arreage r ('l recorded
:5,9'" t,000 acres. In 1911, when :,965,
000 acrves wore planted, the crop was
I5,69 3,0001 hales: inl 1:11:, when thelre
wire 71 ,0:'9,600 acres, tile crop was
1.1,156,000 bales, and in 191-1, when the
acreage was 36,832,000, the crop
alnolulted to 16,135.000 hales,
Indlientions are that this crop will
yield only 151.:; pounds per nere com
oared with 207.7 pounds in 1911; 120.8
pound:; In 1:1.1, and 209.2 pounds In
1914.
In a stateoin'nt Issued today the re
porting board 511(1:
"'I'hre was i heavy (eterioraltion in
6ottol again this month in the centra1l
portion :;tale". Ioill weevils in To m .
Arkansas, .\labama, I.ouisIana and
Florida 1lmv taken a heavy toll, pune
turing an(' detroylug grown bolls to
a largeir xtleni than iter before
known. 'IThit insect has, in addition,
sei'on;ly da1 nae;'(d the crolp In portion(11
of Oklalbona, ('utrgia ati ''enne-see.
Caterpillars harv' in.inrIt the late ('ot
Ion in :SoulI h-rn Texas and lawltern
l" loridaI .
"i.'0e 'mu i n1o l lte ('aro,! s ar: t};.
. oliberit (:6111' i.l will nee~d a l .-e
hillings fro t to lea-- anylhling Iike
full inaturtlr."
('ondlition and hoIic:ue(d aeree l 'v
s.tat:l' := ollo n :
Virinia .. ........
Nort) (I ' a n t t. .....GI 211
Southl ('arolina~ ..i
(b'orri.. .. ......5
Florida .. .. .. .....IX
AIlihaniia.. .... .....;
lamia.. ......3lt
Te'xas 4............... I6
Alrkaisa::..... .. ....(1 I I !
Iennc::l1e .... .. ...6 I ;
Ml:suonri .. .... .....
C'aliforunia....... ....'II
(~oii'n~en II'oitonIShl Aerlsa-:,
' ne lrle% of .Gitl' A 1 143 1
..iglit
N.w 3ol, c. .414 ('1tllmr
$ tr~o1)0'..le ro Saura'scls
mot.IlLI~d1131 BOV'.ii . IiiI h1iiIs
sold at .O~i, 4)'9Ii10si i (lOi014
(h at1rnment lipor4' Ige(lp 11in1ls to
nd Itoadyea of Bltur41es 3C If5 .l e 41ky
ke wfa sensatonllyi active.1al and x
Ii'ted toda w~'iti he2 advancl Iso ful
ingw fghrs reresending oneZ1 ofI~ the
myoa rlaibull nivmets thaeo hil
baory of thle tradet .eanary coftracts
so3l4~ v ~d at 7.0eor93 loiSl abov then
edat i 175,wthl t genel li0st Il) d
ing 6teadyatral n advaceS Of i7('o ot
vanc ofC . ' tho lii 1, pont. Ter Ica nsu'.
rXeoIr shonl ea002,9' hales ginned
new h'gh ' reacord,: auynd lif wasot flgare
by41 loca11( staXtsfilanrll that on the :~a
dteloo in tion,' it wold pintu toa
MANY SURVEYS FOl LINE
ARE COMPLETED
Engineer iii Charge of Electric Line
Survey Ieports Steady Progress in
lis Work. Network of Lines has
been Itun.
Considerable interest has been re
vived in the proposed trolley line
through the Cross Anchor country by
the announcenent frot Spartanburg
that a large part. of the proliminary
surveying has been coinplcted. ''he
following article about the line ap
ieared in The Spartanhtrg Journal
several days ago:
lleId ''ull, engineer in charge of the
1treltininary sitrveys for the proposed
electric railway fromi Spartan burg to
Clinton, arrived in the city this tnor' -
ing from camnip at Ilohyville to spend
Stunday with his faintly. In stale
IenIts today \Ir. 'Tull advise:s that
1itte1 progress has been 11ade oi the
Siurveys and there is yet abll(1t 7
toiles to be rutin.
'The engineers' catmp is now loested
at I lobbyv ill(, near l ore*, where the
forces are busy rnnn11 a line from
Cross .\nchor to Spartanhuig, by way
of Walnut Gove and lolblyvilie.
Mr. 'T'ull advises tilti preliminiary
lines have been colipleed ast; follows:
One line from Clinton to 5-'tataniihurg
by way of Pauline. !h'own':; store and
('ross .\nhor, another com;lete line
1r311 Cross Anchor to Iaurens by
way of Yarboroutgh' inill, and an
other froin Lattrens to le I etty pice,
which is about midway bet W3'3n I au
rens and Clinton.
Two lines have beetn run bet weeni
Laurens and Clinton. One line lhis
beet col)uleted fronti tartan hutrg to
ward ilion as far as West Springs.
The work on the line frotm Spar
tanhurg by way of liobbyville and
Walnut Grove Is progressing nicely.
CORINER ON RItO'KIE R.
S. 31. & Ei. If. 11 lkes & Company lie.
echo hhipm~ent of S0114d Cur of
"A piece of crockery for two out of
every thee personis in the coutnty"
a bou1t represent s a shipient of
crociry walre r3eceived by S. .\l. & i.
11. Wilkes & Sotipany last week.
Shirty-one thou isd, one iundred and
Sevently-sven pieces we"(re( reeived at
one timne, being a soll earload ship
ient. Aliost the entire Wilkes forte,
which is 3nt) stall torre by any ieans,
w3as busy o'r :evel dad.1111uoading,
hauling 5aid stekhing the various pier
(:s3 tere Ity cou4:d be displayed4 or
stored. .\]r. W .ilk i Msat:; that the3,
loirel:dse was.- node~ 1,efore the rise in
grit(:; and that it. w.ill b1 dipo r o,
at atracelive ptrices;.
To Che Operatlha.
Ileh eatsas are now being bh13i for
an op0rlta to e( staged it he olpera,
houe at. an early daie. "'now
Whilte" is the Iitle of the operal'ta
a31 those who have seen the first
practices ;;peak of it in the highest
tertins. 'ThIe proceedls will lbe ivjided
l,autrens i.3odge No. I:t, I\. 33f P. n. ill
h13ld3 a 51pecial mteetinig kno3wn1 as
"Il543e Night"01 onTuesday1 ('.1 eveig, O('
33)h4'r 110th,, wheni 'l it (18 ex 3 pe(3l3ed
3'tere wVill Ibe 3'. seerl1(5 Iandi~hl te for333
t flirst de(gre(e. A lar3ge a3ttendan5i (Ce
1s eanstlyt reji tt(std. l e freshmntsl
Ofster Supper at Monnitille.
'Tle ladies of thIe Mlountv'.ille Kehtool
Impr)Iovemtent associat ion willI give an
oyster sup3p~ler aIt the schl bu1331ilig
F'riday tiightt, October' ith, to whichl
113' publ)1ic is invitedm to come. Th'le
prtoceeds fr'omtt thc satlI will be3 dev'.ot -
ccl to school purp'loses,
i re .A .tladd131enis.
53lic3s3atio last nl.ht, gave thet 13n
formatni3Ion tat a st ora ge huous be13
lonsing 3t) \ir. lDenrinitlher'tsont w.a:
3)n tire. It Ihe und13ers5tood tha~tt -the
1hou1se and)3 3'ontts Stwer (lostrioyed,
wvithi a loss of several hutndlred dol-.
(lbanes lii 3', hope that thte gf .nin3g
h ig. basis, 5:nd th It e s'( el03 d '( 3 .,' 4
very'3 'enr 'l eff'ort 3 to ty i' ,' ' h
13ubl)1ishted .ti 1t n'clo'k.
HAS BEEN OPENED IIEIIE
Ann Itniceient, Is Made as t1o the
Metiodl of Conducting It.
'Tlhc following announernent to
teachers has been ide (oncelnin g
the teacher training cotrse which has
been i it'oduced into the 1aurens; iigh
School:
The teaeher-trainlug course was opi -
cned in Laurens .un .\londay, Sept. 25.
The o(tirl se offers a great o1portuni
ty Io teachers of Laulr'ens county who
have not had advantage of norial
trai'ning and for those who need new
sutggestions in 1ieth1odis and inanag
itlenit of 1heir schools.
The State lloard of E~ducation
reconnnlids that Itis course shall Ib
o(1e1n to all teaclerts lholding valid teir
tilicates, and to all lpuppils who have
linished high school or any othert
school doing 1(en gradh-s of work or
its e(Illivalenlt. Te'(achers and pup~iil",
Ineett tin'se r~efluirenie'nts and coinl
lilele satisfactorily :2 weeks of
teacher)-traininig coulrso, arc to be gi\'
en a I\wo-year state li('enee' to tiara.
wvlhi b .hall be subjiect to Ill( r' ular
('oldition5 of renew' al. lay ciotnllieting
::2 week-, of work teneherl's can hav\e
the .r ade' of I heir rtifiea:te ra-(l(!
one(t de re"e.
Tenehers 1' hohlin: uertilicates' and
coin! ilelt n:: ighit we'I of ; )( 1W ach -
('r-tralliniing course:< arel _ i'. n a I:n -
Year ( xtenIlion or cerific1(ale.
The local authoritlies hav.' dlecidrd
iltt in 4.rderi' to 'ea'(h as ml:ay, te'ach
ert' a. 1s possible this a('1.n(1, 1t'
eight w (eks' ort se will la li bled. In
this way all tenachelr \hole schools
o1en1 late ann gel cre'di for conli.Ig.
eil ther 2, - or (; weeks now, and lini
this way all teachers whose schi ols
close.
'T'ea l(c rs n'etlually in sev'i('( (:ln gt'1
classes arranged I'm then in the at
tern1oon or on Sat 'trdays. If Ijlle: - t
ed1 'o 0)l 11y\ c'l~onfe , ("ith('r in ; '-r 11n
or by letter, w\ith .\iss .\nnie \irk
i an, the instructor, or with Prof. P.
. Parkinlon, Laurens, S. C.
' till'. i. .'Etertain4d.
TIhe' firs) regutlar luee!ing, lorl tiis
s a of ()I the . I :l. I c : 1er .- (bapir.
1'. 11. '., was bh w41iih \l r.. A ah
31ullit\ n On I orth 1, jI . r . i ) ( 1 . al11
day af I uloon. 111 :h( ! ion o et.
'[gla I il la l' aul Ihe 'n .i' a d
1(i1hI'll 1 i d I oua-a ( with ,: a , . 1' .
by the ose.
Mt us.I !n . l'ninini l iar .
'i l l l ( l I; 1111 .. II:- 1,; la t .:( ,a' i i
a visit to) .\!r'. and Alrn . \\' I.. Ib("y l
tIlt! l l l a 'aiIe, .\i; . , T. I .: r h
fell 1)11(1 1rk( her i aht s : la ll
the kn e \11r:, I~ r o : i)n I le- I+ (:-11h
dat;11', lii a l 1 w a illnd 1 - ' I i 4-' '
ver~y well.
Fool t4ll' G it;111 '.
a T y 1nt(111 11 :o o. C''4)(1tall 1 1. .. aa 'de
11r11e1 laerst srhown ii ::ton bl this
elr h lof the 'Ig 5 t :1 .e-11 \ ' e -lay+
S"ollte fanthey Thae a todt
!'. i'.. ca t o il) l' I I. ., n. Th . I ;; n -Ca
wtatl layedth~o n;- u, lip.ot
faturlesef thte i .o .'e they payinw
of1,ake atndIt h-ial for I. es 11 I wblre
th e 't'aurenst oearng that pal ' the
visilts am o u was ong oel yf so I'S
V'>ast dnen of . .There 1has beenii~
yea byii! thehih(' hol and ta'tteI la
ra tIice an litebtrhporttme
fro 'the fans heol' y will leao team
athit' ca compte for th1 rhlh Schoolbt
nitat ' ha Pios. M,~le yt
'A 101,eIsento thret are~01 o a! few
l ate ETusay even'~ in ('is tht wall ofate
the'' hspital. The lattel Imi cor ally
lipoving at lyanewlldaob
A. IF. LE1'EB TO SP'EAK
A '1,1 1lE STIOCKI 31EEING
A (;rent Dli of Initere'ist. Is Being
Ariouisedi overi the lvhe Stocl(k Meet.
Ing to he Held in Oranigeburg.
Oja tigebu pg. Oct. 1 .--1 outli (Cario
lin f~ armiters arec go;ing Inito thle live
stock ho si ness. Thley aie ratIId ly
p1lactig Lhir agiclcItuire uponi a ba
sis o1 tprospeity a 1(1 l)I't r athle r
Ithan the I tI onaLinjg valuoes of a I ie
cr t hPia rvest. For ward steps are he
Inig t akeni iii everzy diltectilon, and one
oft the miost vitally Iimiportanit. sileet-1I
ing~s eveir hold in this State is thle
Southi ('aaolitia I .iV Stock I':x ititt 1
Ill Oranigeturg 0(-1()1tit1 11 andi 12:. TheiI
oI)Iiili add ess: w iii the diii'.t'pell I:;
This htic'uiat n:( t i~ is to) he heldl
iilhI lin *iih liu :Iie~ of thle Soittitl
I'lii:; St'it 1t5 l a n J it \iis ( ol t-gen. Or
il 1i~aovis t~alit(i, ;lietIttu : t (11511
l)("1 of ('',Il :;lc:r ();ii oe,oig ('aice 1\'11
te ::c h oi": alon (' tie a li not ge i t)ill
,tales i\; So tlieiii Ii'i 'lt uti' til,
1'todiil t 1u), (1; rli ltit Itlt ,l ilit lnt
:unt (iilit' tiaho)~l; i (to!situi lius i oat
Iu1a:Lturn a a t i\ anti l iiir"1 fiwwIi d
It.'ii i n I a itu ai
and r(vsu~i nI i}" (tlt111' t)1 ii\u,
.\1 lu4, e ( t 1"( Its ui titi iet ih itil anil
0\\o11(i1 s 11 iiii-l lit'1' lt. l'ho ll i lit1il
Iii is 'nit I:4 :u'-i' ate ma la--i win IMto i
for h'im. 'th ( \' ta i'ih ln of I . a~i.. -
111,; h use. atOla ,L Itg ( ce \ii l'
the natra ips nulities orou
.'.oil and: . IIL u-ii iT I i ! I' i-- idI
;;i~uiu ei and~- (it? ecti
i c-t an cc h nt hit c a lnot Ie u!; , ti
ad Iuiia th fl' ading * a i I 1* I a )''I
(111; l "o(iim it' :utu-i' :ir ah .< ii'I i 2.t I
o! Ow ('til;y;his-'It li' tA li. litt's
'l'o(Itlt atiti" !un ts. I '. a il'. .1. Wite. ': I
..otl Si'., Ic t 3,'eM e:-it'v I m I lj t' '.
1e' I la' it ) IIt'll I(et ,i,' thu lav A.I':"Iat .t~iI t
I ttia .~ p.lams h ad wiat t
t I iuzn tzu .lj'-I ;I ii t ui (',itd ivill
. '\ t'' tO('l( 't0ial''1.; ill it gr
Oituii C11 Ii (' 11i', :i'r! \' he al i
I W . I~ III; li r. ,- b tihi ,: it' ", 1 :111 i- t')lli
(S)TSl' ONE LIFE
Arthur It. 3Moore Dies in (oImbia
Arthur ltunnells Moore, brother to
W. W. .\oore, adjutant general, died
at thle Col uinbia. hostpit al earily yes
tierday as the result. of other injuries
recelved, when an nut orlnobile in
which lie and several others were
iling turned over near liatnwell
late Friday. An operation after mid
night failed to stay the hand of
doeath and at -::to o'clock y( Terday
morning Mr. Moore iassed away.
Funeral services will take place this
afternoon at 4 o'c(lo1ck in Ilarnwell
and burial willi he in thie 1-ap1tis
etnietery there.
lHarold A. Sinunsi, another young
IBar'nwe'll 111in wh( w riding ' l In the
'1ar with .\r. \loore. is be(lieve'1 to
!w re0cover'ing4 '1 rapidly. Ilc wats
..ruli:"e din the' shonl er I ;und ;run. ill,
re Io :ilwd ! s I iousn ss late T'I'I r:;y: ;
dihl) .:nil1(was; thoughlt yc.;Ienhd"y to
hi out of danger.
.\r'thur )t lunnel, ui.' ore : ; l s b rn
; ! ih-'a:ueronv i!4: ill ('olleton c oui ty
'.T m ; aro. u tf o r t he past:; l:+ yea r:
huid lii d in lthirnwll\ 1. li, ws' : nI
1(it iii) W. I'. N I ltii* 1 011 t i mi 1k .: ll
t '.;" in. lit n dti tna( i hXLc 'u in, ' .
Ile aI t a uMr. uNto i:, of 1) lawmi r ,,.i
hi. hath has I.; os:.t 0'1 ( t i
fri( l:s all over the' a te. Ile i'l :I,
\ i' b' iy h reie hn toat;., \\'. W\'. \loontI
of :'olninhia, George ila:kl; \ oor <
(-oleto'n c uinity 1i1( . i. .\Moor(
ot- llutchIiil'on 1:;'s :l n . I also leave 1
m followin :' \'
\. \ hile of 11 uder nvilly in ('( -
loton 'onLty, .\ :,. P. (. iiirkiand and!
\rs. \. C. .\lilhou , both) ot 1i r w ll
and .\ l. . . .orton of \\'arsaw, N.
Y.
iarol . Sinun , w,\ h w:. hurt in
11:c neciden'tt whlic~h resurlted in the
death of .\'. \Moore. is a lawyer of
1 I a1 weia ll. lit' 1 a s.a :1 1 !:'(' 11' la : .
\ii'.i w iili or'e Siil o ', il n '\ li:;i.
SLi)C4.
T ANG A- .: -e ::a l It 1(ea i.
.\ dur1 n 1111l i( Iel:..e il t e r Fi i;'d
in n 41 : ! was no il-ti'r:ki~vt
l' t 1'ln, utl' e achool
o i l om-- .' . 4 :1'iit it o i t I ii*' It 1 '
\l ' I'. !:4f' (:i' ln:.; , ( -11 i it(r : 1'( 1(
) -i n 't) i L I'' I ' a 1 ( 11 tI - It. l ,
severi ise wai, . hI at r .: ,".
die ,(' h l (ii, 1')'a:n : f r i ll n t
('1( '((a !1t '.(' . '( $2,i"; 1'. :( I lti
r n n w 1 1
w itt ;! 1' -- ' \ w, .4 i t''. I ( 3 \ '\
was i. i! ' th. b . ' :( 1a t C Iand hb.
w 4. . I anl d 4 (:1i 1)3' Ihclh.
the0 pian , am :1n, may 1( ln
PROSP[CTS BRIGHT
FOR COUN~TY FI
P'rcijiuru Committee ('Meets
With Success
CONTRACT GI9VEN
FOR THE ARENA
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At t444i44g. IL.1I4'PI4i (ii S4"I44('IS
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