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H IGHER We are all familiar with the an- 1 cient faibie of the wolf wherein a I boy numerous times cried .wolf when J there were no wolves and frightened his family, 'but whon the 'Wolves really came his cry went unheard and all were devoured. The cotton bulls 'have for many years cried "cotton scarcity" when there was no scarcity and now that a real cotton scarcity inonfronts the cot ton world pcotle laugh and few be- 4 lieve. More than six months ago when cotton was far lower than today we ' .Predicted 30 cent cotton and we have done everything in, our power to get the E'onthern mills to -buy their sup <plies of cotton. We are glad to know that South ern mills have bought more cotton than ever before in their history and some of those owho secured their sup ly around 21 cents very kindly admit that the figures given by the Southern Textile Bulletin greatly influenced them and we believe that Southern mills are hundreds of thousands of dollars ahead of the game because of the information we -published. The mills of England and New Eng land have not yet purchased the bulk of their cotton and for once the South ern mills have beat them in buying cotton and arc in position to underbid them in export trade. . The statistical situation as rwe see it makes 30 cents cotton a surety and much higher figures are probable if the following figures are as correct as we believe them to be. The National Ginners now give the indicqted crap for 1922 as 9,400,000 bales but we believe that 9,800,000 will be nerer correct. 192.2 Crop ............ 8,900,000 Aug. 1st, 1922, carry-over .. 4,900,000 Total supply Am. mills .. ..14,700,000 Indicated consumption of American cotton .. .. ..13,000,000 Supply LAug. 1, 1923 .. .. .. 1,700,000 These figures mean that there will he less than -1,700,000 bales of Ameri can cotton in the iworld on Aug. 1st, and from this must ne secured. the supply from August ;.st until new cot ton is available and also to keep enough on the way to Europe to kc-p her mills supiplied. Figured rom the stanapoint of the Entire Stock Has Got to Go Now EXTRA SPECIAL SURPRISE BARGAINS -FRIDAY ANI SATURDAY 'November 17th & You won't believe yo eyes. You'll feel ye "pinch" yourself to pr you are in fusll possei your sqnses. We h stopped at cyttiist pxi luave slashed them.to to~pleos Rlium n COTTON Jnited 'States alone we have the fol owing:: Wug. 1st, 1922, carry-over In U. S. ......... 2,828,000 .922 Crop... .. ...........,800.000 rotal supply in 'U. S. ..12,028,000 ionsuniption and ffxlports ..12,100,000 n '. 1S. Aug. 1st, 1923 .. .. 5'48,000 As' very little new cotton will be tvailable until September, this amiount f 528,000 -bales will have to supply ;ho A'meican mills and furnish ex )orts to Europe. This 528,000 will not be available inless the farmers turn loose every )al- and strip their farms clean, and murrender their cotton rather than iold for higher prices. The 12,000,000 estimated consump ion and exports is the tigure of the ast year and those who hunt for bear sh arguments claim that it will not be %qualled this year. iWhatever decline there may be in 3xports nwill 'be equalled by the in crease in domestic consumption as Mnerican mills are far busier than last year and many are now operating night and day. It is yet to ibe shown that exports will be decreased and there is a good reason to anticipate increased foreign lemands. In spite of the decline in marks Germany has already taken 293,000 bales as against 245,000 lbales last year. The man -who can see more than a half mill-ion bales in the United States on August 1st, 1923 bases, his estinate upon his wishes rather than u)on statistics. The higher cotton goes the tightei many farmers hold and it will 'be hard to reduce the amount in the farm. ers' hands to less than 600,000 bales Realizing the probably scarcity shrewd speculators will certainly ac. quire an amount that may be estimat, ed at 500,000 'bales. American mills can not secure thei1 cotton the day they use it and they usually carry a stock of 500,000 bales European mills nust not only have i stock of cotton on hand 'but alwayE must have a supply afloat and 500,00( would be a low, requirement for them The '500,000 iprobable carry-over Ih the United States on August 1st, 1923 must not only supply the Americar We were av the door Sai mad, enthue ed the bigge People fron saving even our store de this stock a Everything 18th. or than the: again. As u mustyott are pra to you to b1 ave that we are forc sion of You cannot e< ive khot most peak of en ther p FIXTURE \' ,E &RTG mills until the new cotton conues In but must cover the :farmers holdings, the speculators holdings and provide that afloat for Europe. Those 'who can see lower prices under such cir cumstances must have a 'peculiar vi sion. And the end is not yet for the real bullish force 'in cotton is going to 'be the 1923 crolp which must be 1-3,500,000 bales if the year from August lst, 1923, to August 1st, 1924 is to 'be passed without mills standing idle for lack of cotton. We have raised one crop of 7,962, 000an(I -have IO.h year 90'?,000() both being the results of the entry of the boll weevil into Georgia and the Caro linas. In spite of several years of 35 cent and 40 cent cotton we have raised only - one 13,000,000 bale crop in nine years. Wq may raise a crop of 13,500,000 'bales next year but every cold wind next March and April and every rainy spell is going to throw a scare into the cotton iworld and furnish ammuni tion for the bulls. If the season should be such as to reduce the 1923 crop to 10,000,000 bales which is, of course, -possible, a large portion of the world's spindles would ihave to stand idle and there is no man. who can figure otherwise. Because cotton has advanced from 20 cents to 26 cents those who failed to buy at the lower figure hesitate to buy now. 4 Wo 'predict that mauy of those who .will not buy their surgply at 25 cents 'will rush to cover at 30 cents or even higher figures. 'We do not besitate to advise South ern mills to 'buy sufficient cotton to carry them until September, 1923. There may be periods of liquidation and small declines but those who wait for them may 'find their waiting ex pensive. The cotton world -is facing a condi tion which they never faced ibefore and while other cries of "wolf" have been untrue there is no reason to 'pass un heeded the cry of today. Prices anticipate conditions and we should not lose sight of the fact that the iprobable outturn of the crop to be 'planted in March, 1923, only five months from -now, .will be measured against the requirements up to Sep tember 1st, 1924.-Reprint from Tex tile IBulletin, Charlotte, N C., issue of Nov. 9. That 15cts. Dry Qoods Counter at J. C. Burns & Co.'can't be beat. lED HARTON CL CLOSING ramped-bargain hunteri turday morning when a iastic people stormed the ist part of the day, only a i all parts of this vicinity t, and hundreds of folks lighted with their bargaii t the rate people are by inust be sold to the bare r have been -in years; in fi one man said, "It shouldr etically giving it away." ay clothing right in the h4 ed-to do it. jual the sacrifice-.you cannot quality and the lowest rung of COME LaET YOUR OWl Quitting Busii Stock]I FOUR S. C. SHIOPMEN ARE CONVICTED Kuartette Charged with Vlolating U. S. Injunctlon to be Sentenced. Columbia, Nov. 9.--Four members of the shop crafts, who went on strike in July, wore convicted in federal court here today of contempt of court, it .be ilg alleged that they violated a federal injunction against interfering with new railroad omlbployes. The four qnen, C. D. AWitherspoon, J. P. Butler, Collie '111118011 and M. B. dlinson, swere charg ed with threatening Atlantic Coast Line 'iailroad coipanly emnploycs at .Su.iter in August. They will be sen tenced Saturday. Jesse Timions, I. 0. Hair, R. D. Tinnions and C. F. Griffin, government witnesses, testified as to the alleged attempt at intimidation. They said the defendants appeared near the house where they were staying, and threat ned to do them violence. Judge Smith's charge to the jury dealt largely with the right of an in dividual to work i4herever and when ever 'he chose, declaring that when any man attempted to prevent others from taking available 'places of em Illoyment "they crossed the line be bween law and lawlessness." The case was reviewed by Judge Smith, who had granted the injunction the defendants were charged with vio -lating. "This is a serious case." he said. "It is to determine whether the country is to be run -by the courts, the legislature and the machinery they have set ip, or by the unions. "The mflomlent any union," he con tinued, "be It a union of lawyers, a union of gankers or a union of railway employes undertake to administer the affairs of this country it becomes a lawless mob." Among other cases decided today was that of AWilliam .. Terry, 'of SMilletville, Allendale county, twho was sentenced to $100 'fIne and 30 days In the Richland county jail, following a -plea of guilty to embezzling funds while he was postmaster at Milletville. Distribution of Seeds Editor The Advertiser: The distribution of vcgetable and flower seed will take plece In a few weeks, but the supply of each Senator is limited. I will be glad to send a 'package to each person requesting seed if they w4il let me have their rames and postofflee addresses. Please address me: Room 329 Senate Office Building, (Washington, D. C. Yours very truly, N. B. DIAL. DTHING COM OUT SALE ~went mad. We had K crambling, seething moi place. The doors were certain number bein'g le 'are flocking to this ur are carrying big bundlei is. It will not take lou mng now. walls. Our close-out pri< att you will never see pri 't be hard to close out Men, stop anid thin kwh ~art' of the season at suc find a sale which spans, as ti prices. SEYES BE YOUR JUDGE iess ip Laurents W1ust Go [NI1NG R GLEY5Ir 4PI Satisfies the sweet tooth and aids appetite and digestion. Cleanses mouth and teeth. A great boon to smokers, relieving hot, dry mouth. Combines pleasure and benefit., Don't miss the joy of the new WRIGLEY'S P-K-the sugar coated peppermint tid bit! Save tile C29 Good for G valuable premiums Sale Lasts Until Every Article in the Store Is Sold 4FOCATION PANY'S AN APOLOGY. irdly opened TO ALL 3 of bargain actually lock t in at a time. We want to apologize for usual money not having sufficient sales i away from people to take care of each g to close out and every one of you the :es are cheap. first day of this gigantic sale. ces so cheap Altho we employed every x stock when available sales-person in Lau. at this means rens, we were utterly covered h pricesw--but up at times. It was physi ii. does, the top. cally impossible to serve every one who came. We have now employed addi tional help and are prepared LEASE to attend your wishes until FOR SALE 'this sale closes. COMPANY SOUTH CAtOL.IN '.41'~ 'K - 'N" 1 L A iff ildi 1, 5 1!,M