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VOLUME XXXVII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA* WEDNESDAY, OCOBER NUMBER 12 COTTON FORECAST 6,537,000 BALES Condition Report Lowest on Record GINNING REPORT ALSO LOW Condleon ReHl0port was 8lghtli iigher Than Trado had Expected. (Ginig 1A mort !ovs less than Three 3lli lionl Hales (4,'In ned Prior to Sept. 5.1 Washlingtonl, Oct. 3.-Cottonl pro-, (Iuction hils yu:-r was forecast today at 6,537,000 equivalent 500 poun( bales, by the Department of A gricultu r c! basing its e;;t imai te on the coIlitioI of the crop Selitember 25, which was 42.2 per ecnt or a normal indleating a yield( of 118.0 ,poiund per -acre. The growing season this year has beel the most. dI isastrous onl recor(l, the crop showing a loss of 1,66(;,000 hales in prospective proditctioni dtiring the months of Auligust and Septem her. The end of August found the crop inl the worst condlition ever re cor(ied, while the cn( of Septeliber, as disclosed in today's report, shows unfavorable weather (luring the month, Ieldere( the coldillonl worse than at the end of August. Record extremes of heat an(d dryncss have forced unprece(lente(d maturity of the crop and defleiency of fertilizer has shortened the fIber and lessened the yield. Today condition report shows the crop to be 12.2 points below the worst Lrevious record. Over most of the best there will be but little mid dle crop andI practically no top crop. rhe swanrminig plague of boll wee vils -has advanced almost to the limits of the belt, being through the low 'br third ot North Carollha, into I1 counties of Tennessee andi over most of Arkansas and Oklahoma. The army and other worms have beenipresontln dant1ging nimbers in most of the territory from the Mis sissippi westward stripping the leaves from the plants over large areas. In cpine sections pleking Is comt p le ted a n 1( i I l m u c h o f tile Ya s t Ou l * Ierritory the present picking will get most or all of It. Farmers plan to clear off the crop aid plow early to (liminish weevil damage next year. The foreeast of pro(uction, In equivalent 500,poimd bales, an(d the conlition of' the crop on September 25, in percentage of normal, by states, follow: Virginia, 10,000 and condition 53; North Carolina, .189,000 and 51; South Carolina 611.000 and .10; Geor gla, 722,000 and 33; Florida, 16,000 and 50; Alabama, 468,000 and 46; misvissirppi. 616.000 and 48; [ottsi, nna, 245,000 and .11; Texas, 1,863,000 and 38; Arkansas, 677,000 and 53: Tennessee 217,000 and 62; Missouri, 48,000 and 70; Oklahoma, 405.000 and 38; California, 68,000 and 73; Arizona, 45,000 an(d 81; all other states, 7,000 and 83. Forecast of lower California's pro duction was placed at 31u,000 bales, Including in California's total bnt exa cluded from United .States total. Oiining Report 'New Orleans, Oct. 3,-Thle secondl ginning repor't of the seasRon issued b~y the census bureau at nine o'clock today showed a smaller total of cotton ginned to the 25th of September than expected and a stiff rise in plrices re sulted In the future market, amounted to about $6 a bale on the more active months. Rotter cables than due1 wore also a help to values. At the end of the first half hour- of business prlces were 110 to 125 poInts, with December -at 21.-15 cents a poundl 'ro September 25 last year, ginnings were 2,249,000 bale., Incluiding 75, 026 round hales, 3,365 b)ales of Amer ican-Eigyptlan andi 37 bales of Sea Island. Ginnings by states this year to Sep tember 25, follow: Aie.'bama, 229,927; Arizona, 2,970; Arkansas, 152,060; California, 1,182; Florida, 3,567; Georgia, 391,756; tioulsiana, 100,851; MIssissippI, 251, 001; MissourI., 11,376; 'North Caro lina, 1411,757 ' Oklahoma, 139,105; Aouth CarolIna, 21 5,290; Tennessee, 42,130; Texas, -1,220,281; Virginia, 1,051; all other states, 354. ?ir. J. 1E. Tr'evathan, coulnty e't^-r~n strator, left yesterday for Clemson College where lhe 'will attend the four (lay courre for demonstrators 'given this week. BAPTISTS HOLD GREAT MEETING Association at Poplar Springs Said to Have Wein One Aniong Greatest in tho History (if the Association. Mt. Olive, Oct. 4.--L. may be put dowi as a m0.ter of record that the twenty-fifth annual session of the Lau rens ilaptist Association held at Pop lar Springs church Tuesday and Wed lsday of last week was one among the greatest in its history. There have beenl so many good lmecti ngs of tils body that it would be dillieulit in ded to Ipoinlt oUt the greatest, hut hi, 1. one can easily 'be placed amuong the best both in point of attendance and in the importance of the work ac Complished, as well as the spirit which ve rvaded all deliblerations. The dis cutsslons were all full of thouight and had. a ring of reiigious progress. Dr. V. J. McGlothlin, p1esidenlt of Fur man, and Rev. Jias. P1. Coleman. of tite otlilty, who wrote [ie Report Oil Edu Cation, delivered atddlesses perialpa the hets on this subiect ever heard in thI is body. Dr . . 11 urits, sCre'O Lary-T'reasu rer of tile State eneral Board. Di. C. A. Jones, secretary of Education Commiuslon; I)r. Z. Tr. Cody, editor of Baptist Courier; See retary Thos. J. Watts. of the Sunday School 'Commission; IFYr. Jestei, of Llreellwood; Split. W. E. Whitesides. rof the lHaptist. 'llospit"' and several ipeakers of the count:- 'elivered Id driesses on the various -pics of the program whilh iuist be classed amoni., tile best onl such occasions. The spirit that prevailed throughout all tile de liberations was fine and especially marked by unanimity and enthusiasm. The Association serion was preach ed Tuesday morning by Rev. George. Hopkins, of Gray Court. All former afllcers were re-elected, together with Lwo additional officers, Vice Moder'a Ir. and Auditor, provided for by the niew constitution and by-laws adopted it thii.5 ncting. C, U. U3Qbo, Modera tor-; W. C. .Wharton, Vice Moderator: W. P. Culbertson and W. A. Baldwin, Clerks; C. .H. Roper ant M. J. Ow ings, Treasurers; Clyde T. Fran'ki, Aiditor. The next imeeting Is to be eld it 'lighland 4lome church Sept. 26 and 27, 19212. Among the Progressive stops taken it this imcethig may be mentioned the L.wo campaigns put on for this month, )ctoher, one to secure 200 new sub eribers to the 'BaItist Courier, the dtate denominational paper, tile other :o enlist tihe Baptist membiership lit Ithing. Still a third movement for vard was an effort called for In the ePport on Sunday Schools, presented )y 13. Y. Culbertson to build 111) tile munday Schools in tile associutin to he standard adopted by tile Stunday ihool Board of the Southern Baptist onvention. This work was placed in ie haiun of . committee comiposeu >f 36 membersm, one mnember from each if tihe 34 churcles, with 13. Y. CiIbert ;on chairman, and W. S. Power, see 'etary. The campaign to secure newY inbseribers to the Courier is undeir the direction of . 'It. TPemtplemaun, wvhIle that to enlist tithters wvill ho tanagedl by C. Hi. Tiobo as organizer or. Th'ie Report on Education pre Thle report on Euca~itiont prepared '1nd( readl hy Jas. iP. Colemant was one )f tile best if not the hest, ever lpre senltedI to thIs body. 'Deep1 in thoughlt, stron-g in its appeal, the replort wvent to theo very core of the subjlect. in Bonnection witht tile repiort resolutions wvere adopted making a strong alppeal tot the State iaegislature for our comn mont schools and1( a committee was ap Ilointed to present the same to the I!aurents delegation in thtat body. The churcht andl people of Poplar Splrings were hap-py In thteir generoun. hlospitalty, looking after the socIal slide of thte meetIng in theIr usual Ox cellent manner, for wvhich a uinani mousq vote of thanks was extended by the associatIon. Hiotel to Change Hands Asked as to rumors heard on the~ streets to tile effect that ho has sold his fuirnishtings andl leaso on the Ta rensi Hotel to Mr. F'rank C. Moore, of Enorce, Mr. A. S. Perry said yesterday that he hlad practically come to terms with Mr. Moore and thlat very proh ablly the mlantagemlent of theO hote1 would chtange on Novoember 1st. Mr. Moore has been running a htotol at Fntoree and ia en exgcerieuced hol man I. MiIr. Ferry has not given outi his lans~i, but ho intimated thtat he ox liected to enter some othter busIness hoere MICRORE OF LOVE 'MONDAY AND TUESDAY Muiisi(ILI ('omedy with Lots o f P4p and Pretty Girls to be Given by Lo. c4l Talent Monday and Tuesday Nighty. "'hi Microbe of Love," a musical coIe y with lots of pop, pretty steps and orCtt.y girls, Is to be given at the Opera House by local talent Monday and Tuesdty nights of next week. The play is being ,givenl under the auspices of the American Legion, frankly stat ed to be in need of the money. The play has been given in many places in South Carolina besides other states an1)d has ha1d such a success that the general rule has been to give a re i3(pat performuanlice. Foreseeiig its stuc cess here the legion comillittee Ims dcided in aivanice to give it foir two nigh Is. The admission charges will be $1.00 for rserve seats and 75 ecints for general n admissioni, war tax extra. Cia rges for chld1(ren and adults will he the same. Sale of Lickets will start Tu 1 rsday mornbing at tile Powe )rug Store. The p1lay is being directed by Miss Sarah Marie Kembrough, of IMobile, Ala. h'lie following Is tile ca-ste 111d the musical numbers: Priscilla Prines' Miss Alliene Franks Madame IIlymen Culpid Miss 'Frances Davis liovie Long Miss Rebecca Lake ma Fraud Mrs. Joe Finney Wanta Man Miss .1ile Clildress Sophia Sweetgum Mis:i iVrginia Barksdale Lillie Lonesome Miss Ethel Langston Samantha boving Miss Clowney 110)0 On Miss Hattie Kate Easterby' Ever Ready Miss McMillas Piney Meltingheart Miss Carrie Fleming Tillie Comes Miss Bructe Owings On the Lookout IMiss Virginia Barksdale Billy Bachelor Stanley Crews U. B. Careful Anthony Fuller sipon 'shy Allie Lee Very Bold Rice Nickels Bobby BLashful Jae, Sullfvan Never Wed - 1~ . Phil41Ift Can't Catch Ben Sullvan 4Hard Boiled Nat Richardson '\tr. Ilenpeck Dr. I. E. IHughes Mrs. Ilhenpeck Mrs. James Still ivan Cuipid Elise Perry Clupd daiary Davis L~ord 'T'isa Pity Charles Fleming Old Fashioned Wife, Mrs. L"atimner Old Fashioned Wife, Mrs. Iut ledge Fifi Suct 'Miss Martha Barksdalo Izzee Coming Miss I nez Iludgens Iva Chance 'Miss Hettie Hichairds Metta Match Mrs. IM. J. Simpson Reporter Margairet Dunlap Saphrona Wait On Miss Virginia sullivan Chorus Girls Margaret Knight Martha Saxon Rebecca Adams Sarah Bishop airah ElIa Swyer't Sarah 'Saxon Loi8 Fuller Mary 'Sue Holt Sarah Katherine -Hlarksda le patty Wilkes Act Onc--$ene Spiisters Club 3iusical :Numbers I Grande Ensemble. '2 1 Will be Y'our Little G'irlie Choruis 3 We are Tw'~enty-iFive Spinsters by Elpinisters atnd Chorus 4 The Microbe of Love *Madhan -llymnen Ctipid and Chorun 4 Old Fashioned Wife. Between Acts, Left Ov'er Club of Lee Act Trwo-Scene liacheclors Club 'Musical Nuimber's I Ensemble Bachelors 2 Here Comes the 'Married Men. 3 Catch 'IEm Yotung 'Bachellors| 4 The Microbe Madam Hymen Cupid and Bachelors 5 They Always Follow Me. Act Three--Seene, Garden Party alusical Numbers I Ensemble Chorus 2 We Can't Do Without the 'Men Spinsters and Chorus 3 Am Looking for a Sweetheart U. II. Careful, Lovio Long Mi's. Henipeck and Chorus 4 Sunshade S The Gir'l in the Gingham Gown Simon Shy and Chorus 6 A Philosopher of Old Madame hlymen Ctupid and Chorus 7 Itt Our iHungalow Finale Delegntes to Cottotn Assoelation1 W. I). ilyrd, president of the Lati t'ens county branch of the American I Cotton essoclation, anad A. P. Fuller, of *Mouintv'ilIe, have been named as del egates to the annual meeting of the American ('otton assoeiation. 'The meeting is to be heldh at Birmingham, Ala. October 26-29. LAUlRENS TACKLES ABBEVILLE FRIDAY Local 1iigh School Football Team in (4ood Shape for (ime. The football team of the iiureis high 8o1001 will oven Its scason at home on Frlday, October 7th, meet Ing the strong leam from Abbeville. The local teamii Is in good shaUape for the game 'iaild expects to give a good account of themselves. They are an'ious to get even with the Abbe ville "Imnch" for their defeat of last year when Abbeville won 13 to 0. Tlie game wIli he (aled iat 4 P'. M. at li! ity Lnal park. Ililh school girls will sell ticketls vt 25 awil 50 ceIIs. The' Grenville News of ts (:' bad the followingr to Lay (If the locaIl t( ;im: "I nuer tle able alId (eillcielnt ('o.acIk i of Tom Bolt, hite .aurelns iHigh Sebool expects to tWiti out the lbes higl school teamt in tihle state. Thle teamin i; muhch heavier and swifter than it has been litet ofote. These fast, huasky grid warriors C)pelied their sea son last Friday by defeatin g Ureen wodIl high to the tune of 1.1 to G. This; was a good game as both teams fought hard, but the Itirells delegation did not. cul. lose with ilt few of their man.iliy plays. "Coach IlIt has many plays such as line 'bucks, criss-crosses, forward passes Illd mllally fake formations that will foi lany high school bunch. The local high hus worked hard on these plays and have mastered each of them to the itilost precision. -Tlie entire squad works like a clock. When the ball is snapped they move as well as any college team. The line, which was coached . foi several (lays by Nr'. .\lcGowan, now coaching at the Un1iversity of South i aroliia, ave rages aboit 16I pounds. 'Mr. McGowan showed the boys vari ouis tactics ItIS'id by miany big colleges. The high squad now use these methods like "old timers". The ends, Counts, Trhonipson an( 'Snyder, are heavy, fast and sure tacklers, Snyder is invalu able because he Is sure-footed and re celves a foriard spass in fine form, 'Jesse ald TelmPleton, WC heavy, fast tackles, are -the maInstays in the line. They are both good tacklers and a0re fuiture college stars. Tle guards, Iarlksdale, N., anld DI un lap are sure to make an opening when their signals are called. Two 'good men, Young and Nllis, are lighting hard for the position at ceiter. They have the fight and drive and i are steady play er.S. The back!.leld is somewhat lighter than the line .but the backs male up for this differenice ill speed. 'PThe back field averages about 1.15 pounds. Cal tait Albright, although very light, is a speedy little fellow who does the thinking and signal .work for his team. Ile is a fine little quarterbacli and handles the tall wonderfully. There ate few better ligh Sclool half backs In the state than the two Glenn boys. Tey are both heavy and fast and they carry th(! ball in a spectae ular manner. Barksdale, C., another contestant for halfback, is very swift andl Is a wVonder'iful end Sweeper. II town, thle pIlun ging fulIlack , weighs 1 70 potunds. 'lle is an excel lest l ine bttucker' and1( Interfer'ence mlan. Manly colleges Lire -watehing thIs 170 pound of muscle for he is certain to make good In college football. Mrs. i'~mmia 'Lan-gston Cu nn inghaim,l wIdow- of the late Willilam 'l. Cunning ham, of t hIs county, died( at tile home1) of hotr daiughiter, '3irs. eIla Girahiatm, at 'Leesville, Satutrday night. The body was btrought to New Pr'opect church, near 1her old h1ome1, and the funeral ser'vices took place thetre yesterday. The dleceaised waLis thle widIow of the late WIll im L. Cituningham, of .M ad dlen, andI prior1 to lier marrIage to MIr. Culnninghiami, she was the wIdow of .John Motes. Of the fortmer union she Is surivived by two dautghiters, Mirs. D~ock l)aI enport, of Kansas City, Mo., andl 'Mrs. Lella Gr'aham, of Leesvilleo, andl by fourt sons, Jlohn Motes, George Motes, M. L,. Motes and llushi Motes. Blefore heri martrhage to Mr'. Motes the deceased was ~Miss 10mma iLnlgston, a sister' of Dri. W. J. Langston, of E~asley; Mtr. 'Thos. S. 'Langston, Mtrs. HIenr(et tai La'ngstoni Cuinninghiam and Mrs. John11 It. Fiiley, all of Madden. Ilandi (Coniceri. FrIday The Watts MIlls handl is to gIve a concert in firont of the coutrt house Frildlay evening Lit 7:30 o'clock. Iland niastor' Nlckersonl Is preparIng all at tractive pr'ogr'am and a large numtlber' of people aro expected to be0 out to gtreet the mniilnn. GREENWOOD DOCTOR NAMED PRESIDENT JDr. 1. M. Fuller Heads Medleal So ciety. Newberry Selected as- Next Meeting Place. Dr. IR. M. Fuller of Green wood, was namled Ipresi(eit of the Third District Medical society at its aiiiial coiVel ti0 held at tIe Hois-Terre country club Thurs'lay, Newherry being se lected as ti( IeXt leetinhg place. 0th er ofliceri's ni,1ieed are: Ir. v. (. Ilouseal of Newberry and D.. S. c. Ilays of ('lintoni, vice Jpresidents, and Dl. C. C. Gambrel of Abbevill(!,see retary. Tile district eibra(es the (oujn ties of Abbeville, .Cormick (;i-een vod XNIVew riVy and Lau reis, and every coulity was rep resCIted by good dele gations, :: pii35jciais being ill at tLnldanice for tihie Imeetinig. The leetig opened Will a hincheon at I o'clock. 'Tlie Irogram as pri - pared by the committee was taken up followilig the repast, with )r. It. I. Ilighes of LauIrels, presiding. Dr. hlughes, the president, was first) n thle Prol.amil with11 a piaiiei', Liit! sIbijecl of whici was "Prese., TIy;es of Doctors.' Dr. G. 1'. Neel of (;rven Wood came in Xst vith a "Iteport of finii le Cases." I)r. fC. A. IMines, see retary of tie( state medical society. Who recently attended the national aIssociation1 at. lHoston, was a S1)ecially invited guest of the district society ror tie(. meeting yesterday, In I heI gave his fellow doctors some of his DbServatlons of the trend of Ameri ain iedicine as gained at the los tol convention. Dr. G. A. Neuffer of Abbeville, addressed the society oil ionie of the importat phases of the prefession and lie was followed by Dr. S. C. 1lays of Clinton, with a pa wr on "Uusual Cases." )r. T. W. L. lAley of Clinton, coilcilor for the listrict, iade a brief address and len volunteer pa pers were called For and reports on special casese were submitted. MRS. E. SITOREAVES DEAD Pissed 1iay at. Her Home on'Farley Avenue Early Monday Morning. Mrs. Cintilla'Martin Sitgreave's, wife )f Mr. . Sitgreaves, died at the fami y h1oinw oil iParley Avenue early Mon lay nini ing. Although site had not Wen in th1e4 best of health of Iate, still ;lie had not been seriously sick and leath clme as a sde(lcn shock to her 'latives alid friends. She was found n a sinkinng condition early ill the norning and passed away before me('d cal assistance colld be secIred. The uneral services 'were he(-Ild at. tle LaU iHis e'ietery yesterday afternoon, the rvices .heing conducted by hier pas or, lhey. S. 11. Tl'eipleman, of thel 'irst Haptist hureb. assisted by oth 'r I mnisters of tlie city. The deceased was a member of the vell known Martin family of the coiun1 y, hen ig a sister of the late William Noi Martin, for many years a leading llellibel of tile Laurens bar. She was 15 yea rs of age andl besides her huIIs bandio, is sliui'ed liy Iwo dlauglhters 'nd one soni, as fol lowvs: Mr s. John I'. Stevens, of Kershiaw; Mrs. Edgar A. Iliown, of Tlarnwell, and Mr. Osie Bitgreaves, of this city. Although of a retiring dispiosition, NTrs. Sitgreaves took as active intor 'st in church work and wvas greatly be loved biy a *wide circle ouf friends with whom she had been alssociatedl. Ml~ss Putrchaste Willis Miss -Purhase Willis, sintor of Mr. It. Wylie Willis, died at the home (of the latter Monday morning at the ad vanced age oif 'i9 years. Tihe funeral ser'vi('e and initerment took place yes terday morning at Dilals church, near the scene of her childhood, the ser vices being conducted by lier lpastor, Rev. 'P. 'F. ilgo, pastor of the First Methodist church of this city. The de ceased wvas a woman of deep 141ety and1( lived a life of consecration alnd Ser' v'ice. ilesidles Mr. 'I. W. Willis, of this city, she is suirvivedl by two other brothers, JTim, of Fork Shoals, Green ville county, and Kenmper, of Green ville, and one sister, Mrs. Mackey, of Grleenvlille county. H. TIerry Strnieken WIth Paralysis News was received in the city Mon (lay that Mr. ill. Terry, who has been recuperating in Rockinghom, N. C., for several weeks, had suffered a stroke (if paralysis, No furitheri .par ticulars of his illness have been re ceived, but as his health haes been very had1( for severalI monthls muchl fear is entertained for his recoverv. CL[4M 8P SQUAD TO AID SODItRS To be in Laurens Latter Part of Month COMING HERE OCTOBER 24-26 Clean -I iP Mu ndi110 flm nr11ieau of Wa1r tilek in1surancie (4) be inl Laurlens- to Assist All Ex-Serv ice 31en in EIyor'ts .o Strahrih(ein Out Insurance, lte'. h'le Clean-I 1) siuad representing the War lHisk I nsurce bllreau and the AmeriCani begion, is to be in bau rIIs October 21, ;'; and 26 to confer with e'x-Service miei inl regarid to los pital treatment, insurance, back pay and bonses. Larilis will be lad Ituarters for the squad, bt cases wilt he tieated froin all over the county and from several adjoining coon tie-s as vel l. ix-service mwe Who have' pending claims w ith t e governmont or- who expect. to enter claims are ex pected to take advantage of the isit of the squad as it is expected that the way will be made clear to straighten out all existing or lew claims. The American lv(l Cross is co-op crating with the government in mak ing the camlpaign a success. In a let ter to the local chapter, Victor S. Woodward, director of post war ser vices with headquarters in Atlanta, has given the following outline of the work of the squad: Trhe squad is usually composed of the following: a medical examiner, a compensation and] insurance expert, from the bureai; a federal board rep resentative, expert on vocational train Ing matters; a lIed Cross representa tive, expert on soldiers' elaims; and an American Legion representative (when possible). (The personnel may vary slightly in different states.) The one bt1g pillose of the govern ment in sending this grou p of experts Into your communlity is to clean 1up1 all unsettied government claims for you r veterans. Now thevir claims, as you know, can rarely he adjusted and finally disposed of on the spot; but everything that it is humanly ipossible to do will be (lone by these lenl from the government (lepartments. They proilise to use direct met hods, elimi nate al! "red tape", and get iiuick ac tion. Ilhere ale some of tihe things wii the clean-uip squad comes pre-' pared to do: 1. Examine all veterans who feel that the)' are entitled to compensa 1io11, Vocational training, or other benefIts under the laws affecting ex sol ie is. The necessary medical ex amination will he givenl on the spot, anti the man nnotified whethc" he has any disability which iwarats his filing a claim: 2. Ta'1k4e h1o1l of all unisettled claims, give the mnei ex,ert advice as to ad diitionalI ev idence n eedied inl order to obtain finial adjustmenot, and assist the main in executing necessary papers, a flida vit s, etc. Tlhe~n i'ush is cia imi Shirough special channls for quick set tlement; 3. Assist service men in Connect ing t helir disabi lity withI their army ser'vice (by aflidavits, etc.) in the many cases where lack of suc(h evi dience has been preventing a settle mnent; -I. Furnish excert information and adlvic~e to all (omers on sucth suibjects as Compensation, Vocational Training, Government Inosurance, and the like; and to advise ex-ser'vice persons of their rights undier the laws on these subljects; i. .in emergency eases to authorize On the spot imimedilate hospitaliza tion of a disabledi veteran, provide him with government transportation, atnd send~ him l at once to the propier hoes pi tal for trieatment; fl. 'Riendler every podl1e expert service to relatives w ho have claims against the goveirnment on accoumt of a1 soltdier's war mervic'e. tnformation andl advice wilIlibe fiurnished them on matters oif insur'anee and compensa tioni. Unsettled cilaims made by rela tives (widowvs, parents, chil ,en, etc. of solersi will lie sent thi', gh. sipe (.tal cha inels for' qick ad$ 'stment, ('otton 21 Cents Th'le cot ton market suffeired another break oif about halt a cent yesterday after' tile violent fluctuations of Mon dlay. Local sales were made at around ' 21 ccnts.