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HUE OF COTTON CHOP. Y1KLD OF IMMI WORTH $61,. 000,000 MOHK. Quantity Lewi but l>e*plte This, Hea? ter Point* out, South Ham Received Much More Money for It* New Orleans, Sept. 4.?Secretary Hester's annual report on the cotton crop puta the crop of 1912-13 at 14, 117.15 bales, a decrease under that of 1911-12 of 1,971,311 bales, and an Increase over 1910-11 0f 2,047,020. He says that the crop of Texas 631,900 bales over last yeur, is the lariest ever frown in that State, but that the Texas increase has been more than ?ffnet by a falling off in other aectinns, the group of "other gulf States," embracing Louisiana, Mis? sissippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Okla boms, Missouri, Arizona, California, Ksnsaa snd New Mexico, having fallen off 496,000 bales, and the group cf Atlantic States, including Alabama, North Carolina. South Carolina, Geoi gls, Florida, Kentucky and Virgin!*, ?bowing a decrease of 2,010,000 bale.M. The weight of the crop, Mr. Hester ?ays, waa 4.27 pounds a bale heavier, the increased weight being equivutert to an additional 118,000 bales of Mid year's growth. Nearly all of the crop, bs says, has been used and the mllis have had to make Inroads on the vlt Ibls and Invisible supply left over from last season to the extent of 726,000 bales. In grade the crop has ocen better, sversglng middling to ntrlct mid? dling, compared with an average for last year of strict low middling .o middling. Hester puts the average price a pound for middling for the year at II. 10 rents, compared with 10.lt> last year, 14.61 the year before, and 14.17 la 1909-10. He puts the averagt commercial value a bale at $63.59, against 151.46 last year, and $75.69 tbs year before. The value of the crop, including seed, is put at $998,425,059, against $?87,280.764, and attention is called to the fact that for a crop embracing 1.971,311 bales less cotton and 193. ?06 tons less seed, the South received mors than $61,000,000 more money. Approximately the actual growth was 14.093,000 bales, or 74,000 bales lee* than the commercial crop. The report of the crop by States follows in thousands of bales: Ala? bama, 1,390, against 1,738 lust /ear; Arkansas 120, against 941 last year; Florida 62, against 95 last year; Geor? gia 1,920, against 2,878 last year! Louisiana 390, against 403 last year; Oklahoma 1,051, against 1,036 last year; Mississippi 1,04 2, t.galnst 1,2 21 last yesr; North Carolina 974, agalrst 1,194 last year; South Carolina 1,211, against 1,732 list year; Tennessee 315, against 673 last year; Texas 4,86 2, against 4,327 last year; total crop, 14,167, against 16,138 last year. Secretary Hester says: American mills have had another year of activ? ity both North and South; the num? ber of bales having been greater than svsr before, and aside from mention In some Instances of necessity for more labor there has been a singular ab? sence of complaints of any kind. In the South. wMch has been the most active, mill replies ss a rule have contained the stereotyped statement of "full time.' As Increase of 64 5,000 spindlen in shown In Southern mills in operution, and seven mills In course of construc? tion, with liberal additions of ?pindles to old concerns, embrace a total of exceeding 300.000 additional spindles, moat of winch may come into play in th* near future. l?ast season, he says, the mills us a whole did n it reach their maximum i or sumption until the last half of the yesr. This y<ar while the aggregates ha"e varied, there his been no let up from month to month and early In? dications of record consumption were sustslned as the season progressed. Vhe number of splndl s in the South Is put at 12.tl9.333 including ? hi, Idle snd not ct mpleted, ugalnst 12.3U, I5C last year. Th> consumption of American Ott? fon by Northern and Western millx ts put at 2.617.000 agulnst 2,481,000 last year. North and South the aggregate was 6.6*7.0)0, while they used 218.000 bales uf foreign cotton, making a total consumption of all kinds of 6,806,0)0 against 6,411 3,000 last year. The world's ? onsumptoln of Amerl can cotton Is put at 14,96 I iff, an in? crease over last year of |ll,fff ind sn incresse over the year btfffl last of 289,000. In the South HSOtQl mnk?s th<> < on ?umptlon 226,492 bales o\er last \ - n snd 606,943 over the yeur before Qi the total of 841 mllK so? hu\c been In operation, Including one c\ rluslveiy on foreign cotton; If were Idle and seven In course of .onstruc tlon. The year's consumption Is appor? tioned as follows: State. Hab s. Inerss M Alabama.Ifl.Ml IM** ArkatiMUM.If.lTI !.**? Georgia.?M.Stl I1.MI Kent* ks.27.on; ? ei? FPU PARTY RULE. NEVADA SFNATOH WONT BOLT OX 1U TAH IFF. Senator Smith Unable to Substitute Hin Propotoil for Clarke Cotton Tax. Washington, Sept. 5.?Senator Francis Q. Newlands of Nevada, whose stand on the tariff bill had caused his Democratic colleagues some concern, brought relief to the minds of administration leaders upon his return frcm the West today. The Nevada senator, though determined to make a light within the party lines, assured his colleagues he would stand by the bill as it reached the senate. "I never have contemplated at any time making any light on the tariff outside the party caucus," was Sen? ator Newland's statement tonight Just before entering the Democratic cau? cus. Senate leaders predicted that all amendments would be disposed of by tomorrow and that the bill would go to a vote Saturday night. Senator Simmons, chairman of the finance committee, said tonight he would not seek to limit Sehator La .vollette in his d scussion of the tex? tile schedules and for that reason might not get a vote before Monday. Progressive Hepublicans, it was raid, were attempting to shape their dual discussion so that a vote might be reached late Saturday night. Senator Smith of South Carolina failed In the Democratic caucus to? day to modify the proposed tax on cotton futures, the caucus refusing to reconsider its action approving the amendment proposed by Senator Clarke of Arkansas, designed to curb gambling in cotton. The amendment as it stands pluces a tax of 1-10 of 1 cent a pound on all cotton sold for future delivery, the tax to be refunded when delivery is actually made. Income tax differences within the majority were settled with an amend? ment compromising between the high? est rates on large Incomes advocated by the original Democratic "insur? gent" senators, Thompson, Heed and Vardaman, am* the 'ower rates of the original bill. In the senate Senator Brady of Idaho opposed free raw wool as dis? astrous to the wool industry. Senator Penrose discussed the pro? vision that would admit cigars free of duty from the Philippines, contending It would let in the product of cheap labor to compete with that of Amer? ican worklngmen. lie submitted pro? tests from labor organizations. Senator William? submitted a sub? stitute for the meat inspection provis? ion. The amendment approved by the senate provides that no meat shall be i nported unless certified to have been derived from animals free from dis? ease; to be wholesome and lit for hu? man food and to contain no poison? ous or deleterious dyes, preservatives, or other ingredients. It also provides that if the president shou.'d find that the system of meat inspection main? tained by any foreign country is not as efficient as the system in tVie United Stutes or that reliance may not be placed on foreign certificates of in? spection, ho may proclaim ?that no meat shall be imported from such country. Senator Sutherland of Utah, who said he did not believe the cost of living would be appreciably reduced "unless it be by lowering the Standard of living," :hurged that the bill UM sectional. Senator Newlands at tonights Democratic caucus Introduced an amendment providing a duty of 15 per cent on wool, to be reduced to 10 per cent at the end of three years, and another to provide that at the end of three years the duty on sugar should be half a tvnt a pound, to be reduced to 10 rer oent ad Valoren two years later. Moth proposition! were overwhelmingly defeated. The caucus adjourned shortly af? ter midnight, with ull disputed fea? tures of the bill disposed of. Demoerutle leaders tonight said th'?y wouhl have at least three progressive Hepublicans voting with tlio majority on the passage of the bill ,'ind some placed the number at live. Fire Thursday Afternoon. 1 The hose wagons were called out by an alarm of fire from l'.a tletic Street Thursday afternoon, the firs being In the roof of a small neg *o house on that street. The lire was ex? tinguished before the wagons reached the scene, very little damage being dong 10 the ahlngles. Louisiana.15,7 is 1,1? ?1 Mississippi.:s:i.717 2,7 I-* Missouri.124.1 H) 4,411 North Carolina. . ,.170.101 14,361 Boutta enroling. . .TIMM li,7il Tennessee.11,111 ?;,^s<? Tessa..11,141 1i,'?? j Oklahoma. x,:?i;7 1,021 Virginia.11,112 7,?;:>': Total.1,9(9,611 117,001 ? I >e? res < of i;,r, i:,. ^ ? Net Incresse, 22:,, i !?:.'. ^ CLUIM A MENACE. Rev. Welter [. Herbert Dellvem ser? mon on Local Conditions ami Con demits Social Clubs as IMtl'alls for Young Men. Declaring the social clubs of Sum tor, city and county, to be a menace to the welfare of the young men of the community, the Hew Walter I. Herbert, in a strong sermon at the Bgptlst Church Sunday night, put the stamp of disapprobation on their ex? istence "from the highest to the low? est" and urged that men ought to be found in Sumter who concurred In this opinion. Mr. Herbert's discourse on the sub? ject, "Is the Young Man Absalom Safe" was eloquently delivered and was characterized throughout by a plainspoken denouncement ol the pit? falls besetting the young men of today in every city, generally, and in Sum? ter particularly. Showing the re? markable father-love evidenced by I ; David for his son, a ?salom, ?. von I though the young mu ? headed the j army crying for his own uitber'ti ' downfall, Mr. Herbert brought the II | lustration home to Bumter fathers by i asking them to insert their own son's j name in place of that of the young man Absalom. "Any club," said Mr. Herbert, "where drinking and gaming are per I mitted is a menace to the progress j of young manhood." Mr. Herbert named the locutions of such clubs in j the city of Bumter, and in the country, also. Going further Mr. Herbert said I in substance that the men who had gotten together and formed the club which has its location in the top floor of the skyscraper, had set about for the ruination of young men in Bum? ter. "Mothers, lathers," be said, "they are after your boy, Don't sit at home singing, 'Whei? is my wander? ing boy tonight;' he is not at my house, but I can ? tell you where to find him." Mr. Herbert said that already men; Were after the dlspunsury jobs, and that he haO heard .-?.im- nun gay in this connnection: "I must sell liquor, because I must have money ;., ?*<?? d and clothe my children." But this was a poor reason Mr. Herbert showed, for the men who really placed, as he Should, tlie moral welfare of his chil? dren above everything else. At Intervals during his sermon, Mr. Herbert, remarked that other peo? ple know that the conditions of which he spoke of existed, but that it seem? ed that it was up to him to tell about them. In (losing he urged fathers and mothers to throw the home in? fluence about their young people, which would discourage ideas of wrong living and companionship, and advised the young folks whose par? ents were "too busy to care" to have a care for themselves. Tn the Magistrate's Court. Quite a number of cases were tried by Magistrate Wells Monday morn? ing. Augustus Krierson was tried for a*? sault and battery and paid $20 for his offense. Sain Jackson, James Richardson, Uiehard Land, and Richard Du Rant were arrested and arraigned on the charge of gambling. They plead guilty and were given a sentence of IS or _'<> days each. Eugene White plead guilty to the charge of carrying a concealed razor and paid $20 for the benefit of said razor. Saul Dosier was arrested and placed in jail on the charge of shooting Eugene White. The shooting is said to have occurred on a negro excursion on the 20th of August just on this side of Maycsville. White was shot three times and he claims Dozier is the man. The hearing will be had later. Misses Annie and Bridget Gallagh? er have returned from a trip to An? napolis and Baltimore. Copyright Hart Schaffner & Marx Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes ior Men and Young Men YOU want smart style, latest style, correct style; but you've got to be careful if you want to be sure of getting it. Not all "soft-roll" coats are in correct style, not all "English models;" there's a good deal more to cor? rect style than just calling it that. (| We have Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes here; and they know how to produce correct style. You know when you get these clothes that you are getting style and quality of all-wool materials and fine tailoring. ? We'll show you some exceptional values at $25. we'd advise you to see them even if you want to buy something lower priced. We have these suits and overcoats as low as $18 and up to $35. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., Phone 166. Sumter, S. C.