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Bread Bell f ?tve beu tau U Mo**, writing In the Fanner, predict* tl at Weertl will hit Bout 1 foree about 1119 or II damage tor three 1 ? a maximum vlll Mr. hfone give* eome at the earae time appi the deetrnctiv em 1*9 predict* that then y lean ha Sooth Cart Una Mr. Mooe* article folio* a h H wffi te well for everyo i* to tl nwawft tb* abaolut* ted ***** ***** being taken; la 1904 the ball w*ei 11 Im lonea pariah** or cot ntle* Louisiana; ty 1910 t.ery lift* etat* wa* infested. Io 1904 kenn produced 1.019,911 tale* tan: hi 1919 the Bute prtduoad 941 baton In 1994. Mlsajnuppl'i ?eat cotton year, the Stete 1.799.9*0 bale*; la 1919, wth ,m In ev*ry county In th? state, total production wa* only 991 b*l?. rrom 1194, Loul *lana ? ?ear. to 1999, her worst yt ar afti arrtea! of the weevil, w* bare a at 949.999 bale*, or 77,9 per cent. The thirty-third paralUl of ? taw*) Is the northern boundary of pad, a* the trnter ha* Hp petated oat. it u m , 1 -latitude, eotton prodtmti _ 1904 ?** 749.949 belei: by fi: tide mm? feilen to 170.171, bei**, or low? of 17.1 por C*Ut-OlBlOOt exact l| tbo percentage of fiter*??? shown Alabama and Georgia m uth of aflel It pisstes climatic condltloi Pynctksnliy iL* um? as those of Loi Osnae ond Mississippi?summer rain-! foil Is about the same and winter tem? perature* er* about lb* same. More? over. dtff*r*noe* in soils, land tenure end methods of far mini, are very engirt Hence It would not seem on re*e*anbl* or Illogical to assume that nw-| the history of the boll weevil In Lou? isiana and Mississippi south of par el hd St may b* accepted a* an Index a* to whet may be ex pect?! In Alaba? ma and Georgia in the mm* latitude. How leg us npply the average percen <77.4) of decree**'in Louisiana, Mississippi to Ala bam i* and Geor? gia oouth of parallel 1? and ose what the results are. Alabama's big cotton year 1914. when the State produced 1.761. 979 bale*. The a*me year the Ala? bama counties lying soutr. of parallel 99 grew 1.947.990 bales. Mow If Hies* counties |helr worst year with the weevil toe* In prodctlon as did aim Uar territory In LonUiaa* er?ciVo staslppl. producton will t* only -'? per cent, of 1914. or 134,; 49 bale*?a lews of 919,991 bales. As a math' Of fact, whil* exact reports are \4>l yet available. Indication* sr. thajeve.i tbl* year the Alabama c< untleslne*r eonstderation bav* fallen to I total yield not r*ry far above ? ."ift.no(maIs*. Turning to Georgia, wo And list In 1911, tbe HUte's year of btggef cot? ton production, there vas I total yield of 9.714,417 bale*, snd thaVotifth of parallel i 1, 1.418.541 baled weg* produced. jtNow If prod ictlonm tbe Ooorgl* counties lying louth I par? allel 13 I* t-ut a* heavtlv as its the case In Loplskana and V uwb#id tbe crop * Ml be only 12.4 u^V'ot that of 1411. or 330,40a Ion* of 1,997.991 bales. fin attempting to art** ?t any con* claaton In regard to pda'de (tunings In South Corollna, ceJro out-of-thc or Unary climatic tmm* are met with If, a* In the Stater *b* west, only comparatively li*Jflum mov bl? ew peeled nortly^eritll I then South Carolina yrrn.-. ...I .\..n-\ little a'?out dr weeul. f r very 111 tie cotton "Jirown lr tin.? State south of this i Hut. tiecaUO" tbe Infh. ence of the nner-by i>r*af'' 4f ,,,,,t of South (*ar o Ina lylreW* ?'*" t? ? i" i I i || und 31 has c*&>n* that wo ild b ad us to expesjr,d#'dlv |.i-.i\ er weevil dimsvejr1 h-1* or. Mi red between theeo ibe Htutes to the west. For instant'a, United States weather bureau report* show that the mean winter (December, January and February) temperatures in South Car? olina Mouth of parallel 34 average 4 7 degrees, while summer (June, July and August) rainfall averages 17.7 Inches. In Mississippi betwoen par? allels 33 and 32, Che mean winter temperature Is 47.1 degrees, and the average summer rainfall 13.23 inch 1 and between parallels 32 and 31, 49.8 degrees and. 16.60 Inches. Thus, while mean winter temperatures in South Carolina sjuth of parallel 34 average lower than between parallels :<> and 31 in Mississippi, the summer rainfall is decidedly heavier in South Carolina. In view of these facts, the writer believes it fair to assume that in South Carolina south of parallel 34 the weevils wilt encounter condi? tions?favorable and unfavorable? that will average about the same as those found between parallels 33 and SI in the Gulf States. If this be the oaae. then South Carolina south of parallel 34 may expect a loss of some? thing like 75 per cent, when the wee? vil is at Its worst, this loss of course ranging higher in the southern and lower in northern part of the area. In apmth Carolina in 1911 the coun? ties ??ath of parallel 34 made 624, 500 balee of cotton, and if this when the weevil Is worst is cut 75 per cent., ' which we believe, in view of the cli? matic conditions already referred te, smay be expected, ue will have a loss of 468,375 bales. ? The reader In t*? northern half of the cotton belt is naturally curious to know what degr ;e of weevil dam? age he may expect. The best answer |we can give la that, while damage In Louisiana and Mississippi south of parallel 33 has been about 77.6 per vent, average damage decrease* steadily as we move northward from the Gulf coast For Instance, the decrease in production in Mississippi has been as follows, to and including the ?aar 1815; between 81 and 81 1-8. *1,8 per cent between 31 1-2 and 8*8, 83.1 per lent; between 32 and 18 1-3, 77.4 par cent; between ?2. and 33, 68.5 perl cent; and be? tween 33 and 84, 14.6 per cent. In Arkanas. ths lorn between 33 and 34, from the biggest cotton* year before the weevil to the w ?rat year after the earning of the wee* iL ainounte to 86.8 VOr cent Above paxaUgl 34. nowhere In Texas? Oklahoma, Arkansas or MlsnMpp* had the weevil prior to 1 HiBflfl ^1 roar, frith an extniordlnary wet sea ion, the weevil has been severe in northeast Mississippi considerably north of parallel 84. However, exces ilve weevil damage has never oefore t>ccurred no far north, and it is the Iter's opinion that It may be a dos n years bsfore it occurs again. When may heavy weevil damage expected, in Georgia and South rollna? The answer is that 1917 111 find the weevil severe in south cm Georgia, there will probably be vy damage In south central Geor ln 1818, and by 1919 all the uthern half of the State will be d hit South Carolina's turn, hly, may be expected to come ut 1919 or 1920, with increasing age for three or four years, when mum will be reached. -1 {WaTHm COTTON MARKET. ? ?rrected Dally by taARBT * CO., Cotton Buyers, food Middling 17. trlct Middling .6 7-8. fiddling 16 3-4. krlct I^ow Middling 16 1-2. low Middling 16. Corrected Dally by I ISRV EST FIELD, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 17. Strict Middling 16 7-8. Mkldlng 16 3-4. Stru t Lew Middling 16 1-2. Low Middling 16. Staple cotton 20 to 25. Week's Weather Forecast South Atlantic and Eust Gulf States The weather will be generally fair during the week, except that local showers art* probsbie along the coasts. The temperature will be near or above the sea total uverage. The governor his Issued requisition papers on the governor of Florida for the fetUTS to Newbfrry county of Mar? shall Vance who las been wanted In that county for |M past sixteen years on tho cbargo of killing his wife. The best mude better, Hallet & Da? vis pianos, sold by 8. I. Till.?Advt The case of J. M. Graham against the State of Soith Carolina will be tailed In lilchlant county, October 18. Graham Is suing for $30,000 d. nauges for the abrogation of OOtl* ti.u ts whon the hosiery mill at the State penitentiary WSS abolished. The only ones who say Till'S pianos are too cheap uro his competitors, and some people In Sumter who Judge a piano by the price and know noth Iiig about the construction.?Advt. GUY COUNCIL MEETING. TAX ORDINANCE PREPARED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED. City Clerk Presents Iiis Annual Re |h>rt?XuiiiIm'i* ol Claims und Appli? cation* Refused, While Action Was Deferred on Others. City Council held a regular meeting last night with Mayor Jennings and Councilman Rowland present, Coun? cilman Booth being out of town. A number of matters were acted on, while others were deferred untft a full meeting of Council was held. The chief matter of general interest was the passing- of the tax ordinance for the year and the receipt of the re ort of the City Clerk and Treasurer. Chief Sumter submitted the police report for September, which .showed arrests 6tt, dismissed 13, 'suspended 2, transferred 5, days 249, fines $35.8.61, total collector, $408.31. The report of the City Librarian showed 422 books let out In Septem? ber, making a total of 8,168 since the library was turned over to the city; 16 new members during September, making a total of 700. The bill of the Carolina Machinery Company for damages to a Ford car because; of its falling into an open ditch was refused, as an investigation showed, according to tho view taken by Council, that the city was not at fault in the matter. The. application from tho Sumter Roller"Mills Company that the plant be exempted from taxes and licenses for five years under the ordinance exempting new manufacturing plants was reXused, as Council did not deem the Holler Mills as coming under the terms of the ordinance. The City Clerk was instructed to ask Maj. Ia e to gather and submit a statement of trees injurious to the city* streets and pavements with a view" to their removal. A letter was received from Mrs. H. M. BtUckcy, president of the Charity League, .requesting an appropriation from the city to aid in carrying on the wqrk of the League. Action in the mattec was deferred. Chief Sumter was instructed to en? force the ordinance against skating on the sidewalks und streets. The"City*l!Herk presented a catalog show I tig tfflces of street sprinklers land sweepers, but it was decided to Ion until a fiill meeting ... fo;Vy i uwuiuuc* wrt*-dukrotar--i and pasted, with changes from what It was last year. Thin was order? ed published for two weeks, according to law. The City Clerk's annual report was again presented to Council, which was received and ordered1 published. COTTON GINNING CENSUS. Report Shows More Cotton Ginned Tills Year Than Last to September 2Sth. The cotton ginning census just is? sued by the department of commerce shows that in South Carolina up to September 25th, 1.01?, 259,522 bales of cotton were ginned, against 258, 947 bales up to September 2Dth, 7 915. The report shows Orangeburg coun? ty leading in bales ginned with 23, 5 90; Barnwell second with 21,005; Alken third with 15,107; and other counties in tbe following order: Bam? berg 11,212; Anderson. 10,688; Edge field, 10,298; Marlboro 10,089; Sum? ter 9,959, cmlng eighth In amount of, cotton ginned. Lee county reported 5,706 bales against 8,853 for last year and Clarendon 7,092 against 6,813 for 1919. ? RIOTS IN BAYO^NNE. Strike Situation Assumes More Se? rious Aspect. Ha yon no, N. J., Oct. 12.?One hun? dred and fifty special deputies and three hundred private detectives were today placed on duty around the standard Oil properties and railroad connections today. A frenzied mob of strike sympathizers paraded through the business ( section early today, smashing windows. Tho militia w!ll l e called out If there are any further' disorders. Although this is the day of $400 pianos, but Till sells 'cm for less, $189 on time.?Advt. Murriuge. <>n Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock Mr. Bassell Gedding** of Pine wood ami Miss Clara Turner of Tin dal wer?? united in marriage, in hli office by (Merk of Court H. L. Scar? borough. _ ?^???????????-, London. Oct. 12.?Tim night was calm on that part of the Bom mo front held by British troops, the war office reported today. Inning tho night, howe'. er, the Hrltlsh made five small raids in Messines, Orenler and Hehy. nes Areas, capturing some prisoners. Half crop at double prices; hal prices and double tho buslneen. That's] Till's way of selling piano*. GootJ ones for $180 on time.- Advt. Vi FIRST CAR LOAD OF SEASON 20 Mules and 6 Horses Will Arrive Monday, October 16th. Big Mules, Medium Mules, Little Mules. Your kind of mule is in this car. whether you want a heavy draft mule or light farm mule. Several medium priced business and work Horses. Any size Hackney and Louisburg wagons.1 Complete line of Hack? ney, Rowland and Parker Buggies. Har? ness, Lap Robes and Farm Implements. BOOTH-BOYLE LIVE STOCK CO. Sumter, S. C. JpED MORE MEN. . I - I Engla J Will Cull for Nearly Million ; More Soldiers. Lonlon, Oct. 12.-?Between five and ! light hundred thousand more men will 1 required for the British army \ withii the next six months, accord- j ing H the man power distribution j bourc which has put the question up ? o Ati parllmentary 'readers. The | leade * state that a million men can be rqsed without extending the con ^crlpjon to Ireland. pjliticians are responsible for a lot hatred existing between the ! said Richard Carroll, the noted ! lecturer in the course of his of tl racej negr addies in Zion Methodist church, col oredjSunday afternoon. "Still I want my feople to stay in the south. It is badfcn us and if it were not for the inftuwe of a few good white men we could lot stay here. I'm against Gov? ernor Blease. What do you think aboil him?" he asked turning to his coltfed hearers. "You are for him andpt is natural. The white Baptists for him as do also the white odists and the two denominations ol the situation. The white folks lly have a lot of Blease in them andf>f course the ner.roes have a lot of Ijease in them. Same at this end." ?^yjrkville Enquirer. 11 there be a piano in your school ?r 1 >me this fall. Till will sell you a goo ?ne f?r $18? on time, at the \r*rlck Store.?Advt. Enthusiastic for Wilson. Indianapolis, Oct. 12.?President Wilson arrived here at 11:30. He was greeted by big and enthusiastic crowds 'on''his trtV through the .State. Did you know there are more than ID* Hallet & Davis pianos in Kumter .j?d S. I. Till sold them all.?Advt. m>mm9mmmm? mamm^mmmmmm?m?mmmmmmmmmm* ^X)R SALE?Three-year old filly. [ weighs KTtO pounds, broke to sad die W. T. Hall. (Geo R Hurst, UndertaMi and Esbitntsr. Pr?Mu? ?V^nt'on (? Day N.'f ?t Uli? AT J. 0. Crslf H 1 Stsn?, H. *atn Phones' M|M?ot i v ? VIOLENT ARTILLERY BATTLE. French mid German Bi?r Guns En? gaged All Night. . Paris, Oct. 12.?Artillery activity of a violent nature was reported in the Wpevre district in the ollicial com? munique. French and German guns engaged each other all night south of the Somme. There was compara? tive calm on the rest of the front. One man in Sumter !? In a class by himself. S. I. Till sells pianos on a 10 per cent, profit basis. In that way you get a good one for $180.?Advt. I 1 ' Honor Roll of Stateborg School. First Grade?Hope Williams. Second Grade?Elizabeth Richard? son. Sixth Grade?William Brown. The acid test has been put on Till's pianos, the best musicians in Sumter, Orangeburg, Darlington, Tim monsivlle* Florence, Hartsville, Man? ning:, and yet some people in Sumter will say they are too cheap. Friend don't judge a piano by the price, and if you are a real judge you will see that TUl's $180 piano is as good as f anybody's $;J00 one.Advt. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KJNDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, SucceGsor? to Booth Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Goo. Kpp*mon*a Old Stetrtd Opp. Court Horn EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE. Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of the South Ramifies the "Nation's Garden Spot" Through the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS "NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January to April); "FLORIDA AND WEST INDIAN LIMITED," "PALMETTO LIMITED" AND "COAST LINE FLOR? IDA MAIL.1 Dining Cars?a la carte service. ? All year round through car service from New York to both Port Tampa and Knight's Key, connecting with steam? ships t" nnd from Havana. For beautifully illustrated booklets and copy of the "Purple Folder," address, T 5 T. C. WHITE, W. I. CRAI6, Ben. Pass. Arjont, Pats. TraffF. Mgr. WILMINGTON, N. C. ? ,