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PRACTICE ECONOMY! THRO&GSOiJT STATE - ? ^ Much Damage Expected Next Year if Season is Wet, Ac cording to Expert Columbia. S. C:, Des. 2$.?The prac tice of the severest economy, to built up a bank account, and the installa tion of a system of diversified agri culture, with livestock raising as the fund;..aental, are the surest means ?of meeting the boll weevil menace which threatens the whole State, ac cording to a detailed statement on tin cotton pest prepared by W. W. Long director of extension, (Clemson Col Irge, for Governor Cooper and re leased by the latter today for publi cation. ; Dr. A. F. Conradi, entomologist Clemson College, in a statement in sorted by Prof. Long, says if the cotton season of 1920 is wet tha serious damage from the boll weevi may be expected in. the counties ii the territory below a line drawn fron it point on the Savannah river a fex* miles below Augusta, Ga.. to Mt Pleasant on the coast, namely: Beau fort, Hampton. Jasper. Colleton. Dor ehester, Orangeburg, Bamberg, Aik en. Barnwell and Allendale. How ever, if the winter has low tempera tures he said, and the growing sea *on is dry, then no very serious dam age is to be expected in these coun ties*. If the winter is mild and fol ., lowed by a wet growing season, h continued, then serious damage ma; be expected in the lowlands o ^Berkeley, Williamsburg, Georgetowi and Horry counties, and furthermore Tlaraage may be expected in spots i) low lands as far north as the lati t?de of Columbia. . ? _ "In coastal counties lying belov a line from the southern part o Aiken County to Con way, in Horr; * county," claims Prof. Conradi. "cot t?n production is rapid!} becoming : gamble and as already stated, seriou damage will occur in 1920 if the sea son is wet; and it is of great import ance that the planters in that sec lion become self-supporting and self sustaining immediately." Prof. Long's statement follows: "This article is to discuss and em phasize the great devastation an hardships the people have passe? through in States infested by the bo' weevil in past years and th<- mean they used to regain their present pros pcrity. Unless we prepare we hav every reason to believe we will suf fcr a similar experience. It is ad mitted that in some sections the far mens have recovered and business i on a sound foundation; therefore w s*hall discuss this problem fron four standpoints:' The effect of th boll weevil on the agricultural interes hi the States where it has existed fo several years; second, effect of wee vi] on "other industries, such as bank ing and oil mill interests; third, ho\ best to prepare to meet this menace and fourth, the counties in this Stat in which we may expect t.he greate? damage next, year, . "In the matter of cotton productio in Texas in 1900 there were plante several million acres, producing 3, 400,000 bales. In 1314 the acreag . had. increased to 11.900.000 acres, an th crop to 4,500,000 bales, it must b understood that the increased acre age in cotton in Texas has been i; that part of the State known as tb prairie section, which is very hot an has very little rainfall. In Louisian where the acreage remained practl ca*!y the same during this fourtee year period, the production fell fror one-half a bale per acre to somethin. like one-third of a bale per acre From these figures it will be seen tha when the boll weevil was at its wors in these States there was a disas . trous reduction in cotton productio and they emphasize the absolute no ccssity for our people to begin at one to change their agriculture. "In 1906 there wvre 2.076 operat ing ginneries in Louisiana: in 191 ?there were 1.0S6; in 1906 there wer? '25 oil mills in operation; in 1916 ther wore 14: in Mississippi in 1906 th'er were S4 oil mills in operation be -fore the advent of the weevil and i: 1915 there were only 54. It can b seen-from these figures just what ihes - industries suffered and the consequen loss not only to the owners but t" th' . pepp-h* of the entir** State. Land val ? ins naturally declined heavily. Fron the present prices paid in South Car o*inh for som?- of4 our lands it seem: that a number of our farmers hav ?entirely lost sight of the presence 0 the boll weevil or still are in th Doubting Thomas class. Dank depos its in many instances were decrease^ ?s. much as SO per cent. Credit a bi'nks was greatly curtailed and creel it from a merchant was given only i; rare instances. 7/ "I am including a telegram am letter just received from th?* commis sloners of agriculture of Alabama an< ,K tJeorgia which give information up U dale:. , i Montgomery. Ala., Dec. 15, 1919 V{. Vv. Long. Director of Extensior . Clemson College. S. C. "1914?four million acres of cot ton. 1.751.000 bales: 1915?three an< one-third million acres. 1.021.00* , ba>*-s; 1916?three and one-quarto million aci-es 533,000 bales: 1917?tw< million acres 518,000 bales; 1918? ' 'rwo and half million acres, 800i00< . bales; 1919?thre<* million acres 713. " 000 hales. Prices of cotton for la 14 ~o?-di weevil and flood damage for 1915 39J6 caused reaction in land value "91 t-l9i6. Banking interests wer? ' adversely affected during this period ]:<?weevr. Alabama, through demon stration work was fairly well pre- j p:jrcd for the. coming of the b??U wee y*? by diversified crops and !iv- stock. ? %? rt?l values increased fifty per ecu*, in test two years over prices prevail ing in 1914 before coming of boll v. -' vil and war. ' if Signed) M. C. Allgood. Commissioner. . ' "The following statement is made in a letter from J. J. Brown, the Com , ..m. doncr of Agriculture of th*- State i$iiU Georgia, under date of D- comher rr^i: 1919: Tnere are seven or eight very im (Wjpci'ta"t factor? which rau^. b<- oon ?Sdcr--d zz udd:t:an F:r*t *.zz th.- wiz second, increase in foodstuffs; third, j inability to gef suitable fertilizer; j fourth.' labor shortages: fifth, disas- J tons season; sixth, increased profit ?rom other market crops, such as pea -. nuts, sweet potatoes, tobacco, hogs, j sugar cane. etc. To give you an idea j ?f the weather as affecting the crops >ut turn, at least l.",o,000 bales wr -j cut off by the summer rains of this; year. : ?? 'The advent of the boll weevil in j Georgia was largely coincident with; he breaking out of the war in EuJ .-ope. War conditions were respon-, ;ible for a cut of some 600.000 acres, j ;rop in 1013. The actual value "f i he damage during that season as re- \ ported by the United States bureau i )f crop esitmatt-s, was the loss <>f ibout 26 pounds per acre in the ??outhwestern section, meaning the I oss of approximately 25.000 l?a 1 s.) The next season tin- boll weevil ex- j ended his damage across our south- j ?rn border and increased the damage! n the southwest about 1" pounds per j icre. Tin- loss due to reduction in ! acreage and in yield was about 100.-j >00 bales during- that season. In 1917 .he weevil extended Iiis scope with he result in loss of - production of tbout 130,000 to 140,001? bales. id .vas not until the season of iPts. how- i iver that enough territory was under j severe infestation to very greatly af- j "ect the State avereage. This year j i-e cut the yield in the southern sec- ! ion from 20 to 25 per cent and was1 >ecoming active well up the State. I During the season of 3 919 the dam-I j ige from the weevil was terrific, run- I I ling from 280.000 to 300.000 bales. ; I The State has most decidedly hot re-1 I :overed from the weevil, although { ?ereage reaction has set in and the j armers in the southern section have j earned to make cotton in spite of j aim and are gradually increasing J heir yield. j '* 'Georgia land values have been in I areasing steadily for many years. The j )Oll weevil was merely able t<> stop the I ncrease temporarily in the worst j nfested sections; The effect in labor I n the southwest, aggravated by war j md other conditions, was very seri j ms, leading to.migration rf thous j tnds of workers. In the resi of th* J State it has not been very bad. The j >nly thing which has enabled us t j <tand up under the onslaughts of !h j veevii was the exceedingly high prfc I )f cotton, coupled with the excep [ ional values and other markets for I farm produce.' j ?"These facts should emphasize the j mportance of our people beginning j t once to practice the most severe j economy. The question is how best I o prepare to meet this menace. AW I ian only hope to do these things that j he wise men in those unfortunate I actions have done, and they have j >een pointed out time and again by a j ?reat number of our citizens who have ! I .'isited those sections of the country I md by State and private agencies. ; j )ul it is well to reiterate the methods j j .hey pursued. The first thing- that I ; j vould suggest is that every man in j j irease his bank account as rapidly j j is possible and treat it as a sacred J und. buying only those things ab?o- ! j utely necessary on the farm and the ' j lousehold. for after all a good, fat j rank account to start with and free- J j iom from any incumbranch is the J I >est preparation for the boil weevil, j j ?he watchword should be economy! | J Sconomy in this year of plenty: A j j man in debt with the boll weevil to j I rontend with his very little chance of j j holding his own. Our farm practice J J nust consist of a diversified agricul- | j .ure, livestock playing a great part I :n order to have livestock we must I nave pastures; in order to have pa? I ures we must fence our farms. Let | J me emphasize that it takes years to j nake a good pasture out of poor land, j Therefore we must be willing to utilize j tcres of our very best land for this I purpose. This is an item of expense I hat necessarily has to be met. The I iairy cow and the hog as a State I vide proposition hold out the great j >st hope. Experts at Clemson are I ready and willing to give detailed in I 'ormation in the building of pastures j j he growing of all kinds of forage I j arops and the building of silos. There j I ire certain coast counties in which j J h-e growing of beef cattle can be sue- ' J :essfully conducted, and that is true . I vith certain individual farmers who J have river bottom lands. Peanuts I md tobacco, where the lands arei J tdapted t<> growing these crops, shot;Id j { >e produced. Those who have never j I had any experience in growing th.es j reps necessarily should start on a j small scale; again the Extension j J Service of Clemson College stand; j eady to give detailed information. ! .)f course we are going to contintn o grow some cotton, l>;u it wiU be j .vise to reduce our acreage to six or j ughr acres to the plow, planting <-n ! >ur lighter lands, using a high-grade , fertilizer, selecting an early maturing | variety of seed and cultivating rap- j dly. i "One of the most difficult prob- I ems is the handling <>f tenants and i ceeping them contented. It will be : lisastrous if an exvdus of our labor I aik.es place. The best way to satisfy j i man is to keep him well fed. but ! mder boll weevil conditions h<- must j be made ;?? feed himself. He may! lust as well recognize the fact that our renting system has to be read.- | justed. This is a problem th.-,r will] have to i>e handled largely by the' ndivldual farmer, as n<> lixed and 'as? ru!?- can be established. ft is j he purpose of the extension service i o work out a definite program and iold meetings in January in those rounties wh?'*re the boll weevil is iu?v present, offering f<?r discussion with j h<- farmers, bankers and merchants] i systematic and logical plan of op- j ! nations which they may adopt <-r < nake such changes as they think ad- j isable for the year. We trust that; hese meetings will be largely attend - i id. It may he well to mention thai j ? rhv funds of tie- extension service 'lave b<-eu greatly reduced f practi ca My $30.000? by tin withdrawal ofj 'he appropriations made by Congress j Cor '.vat- purposes and we are unable 1 to secure the necessary number of ?xperts thai we should have to do the; best work. Wo are. sadly in need <>f; wo experts in tobacco and peanuts, and additional beef and dairy cattle' ; and marketing experts. To this end I weuid suggest that repr^ntaiives from those counties that will suffer; from the weevil in the very near fit- j iure meet with the governor and di rector of extension and at once pro vide sufficient funds to employ these | experts whose entire time can be giv en to the problems in those counties. This. t<> my mind., is a most import- ! ant step, rden of th'- caliber neces sary cannot be obtained for a. meager salary. of course, sufficient funds mus: lie provided for traveling peases. CAPT. ALCOCKBUR IED IN ENGLAND Funeral Services Held in Man chester For Famous Flyer? Honors Paid Aviator Manchester. England. Dec. 27.?Fu neral services were held here today I'for ('apt. Sir John Alcock, the first 'aviator to make a nonstop airplane flight acx-oss the Atlantic, who died at i Rouen. France, as result of injuries received when his plane crashed De I comber 3 8 near Cottevraid, in Nor mandy. Thousands of persons, in cluding numerous army officers and [airmen, attended. j The route from the church to th< cemetery was lined with admirers o! the iate aviator hero, and full military I honors were rendered at the grave. j Airmen acted as pallbearers. As the j funeral ceremony ended bugler-' l sounded the Last Post. London. Dee. 27.?Hundreds of per j sons assembled in St. Paul's cathe j dral here today for memorial services J held in tribute to ( "apt. Sir John Al I cock. I _ _ I ROUND UP OF BOOTLEGGERS - (Wood Alcohol Poisoning Causes Revenue Officers to Get Busy New York. Dec. 29?One of the biggest roundups of bootleggers and j manufacturers of illicit liquor ever I made in the country is impending as ! the result of the wave of deaths and j blindness which followed the sale of poisonous liquor, revenue oificials an ( nounced today. ! ADVANCE IN CORN PRICES j Canada Puts Up . the Price of Wheat j Chicago. Dec. 29.?Corn and all j other commodities dealt in on the I Chieago board of trade advanced i sharply todav when it was learned I the Candiah government had increas ed wheat price in Canada fifty cents l a bushel. The principal advance" here j was in corn, which advanced three cents and a quarter a bushel. COAL COMMISSION SEES TUMULTY I Expected to Lay Out Program For Work Today Washington, Dec. 20.?Members of the commission named by President Wilson under the strike settlement agreement to investigate wages and prices in the soft coal industry con ferred with Secretary Tumulty today .at the White House. The commission is expected to lay out a program for its work at the meetings during the day. GERMANS DISCUSS NOTE OF ENTENTE Brief Session Held in the Hun Capital - Berlin. Dee. 26.?The entente's last j note, demanding the signing of thej protocol to the peace treaty, was dis cussed by the cabinet today in a brief' session. , In official circles the not<*. ji j>- said. is regarded as further evidence tha: i the supreme council is playing politics.] Government oilicials point out what is! believed to be a contradiction in .the! note, which in its introductory sen- j tence r-i<-rx to the absence of Amerb can ratification and subsequently! mentions th<- possibility that thej United States may be definitely omit-1 ted from the Iis! of ratifying powers, j The Berlin government has already in- i dicatcd if does not propose to const-rue! America's failure to participate as en-! ? i titling Germany to concessions, espec- j ially as the cabinet is fully aware that j ratification by three powers is all thej sanction needed. It is evident the government is de-.j termined t?< D:i\ -? the entente demand' for indemnity tonnage for German I warships sunk n; Scapa I "low precisely indicated. Opinion in cabinet circles-1 loda; was that Germany would bei justified in yielding to tin- entente de mand for signing the main protocol! only :f a paralcl document coverlngj the tonnage issue specifically should ; also be included in "the Total ratifica-; tion of tie- treaty. i Official quarto's expeel the aniv.' of ;i commission of experts to \i i; llansontie :md Balti*' ports to d<;< mine the na?ure and quantity of h r l'or dock equipmeni .-it Germany's dis posal. It also is stated that Ivuts vom j Lersner. head of the German dclega-! tion at Versailles, and his associated! were cut off from ::!1 communication 1 with Berlin from .Monday that i!-.<-! French foreign office offered the Ger-I man representatives neither a substi tute: telephone nor a telegraph sirr I E R Flooring. < 'oiling, Siding. Casing. LumberS,. Building Material Mouldings, Fire Brick, Framing Lumber, ? Fire Clay, Red Cedar Shingles. Sewer Pipe, Pine and Cypress Shingles. stove Flue, Metal and Composition Shingles, Terra Cotta Thimbles Doors. Sash and Blinds, Mortar Colors and litains porch Commits and Ballastcrs, Water Proofing Mineral, Beaver iioarri. Corrugated Metal Roofing, Valley Tin and Ridse Roll. Asbetos and Composition Roofing. LocliS, Hinges, Nails, Grates, Saws, I latcliets. Hammers, Door Hangers, Carpenter's Tools, Paint Brushes, Paints and- Oils, Inside Decorations. Calsomines and Cold Water Paints, Hardware, Paints, Oils WIRE FENCING. IRON AND WOOD POSTS EVERYTHING FOR THE/ HOUSE Booth & McLeod, Inc. SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA THE SHOOTING AF FAIR AT MARION Prisoner Not Expeced to Recov er. Officer Resting Easy ! Last Night Marion. Dec. 26.? Sheriff I towel J of ! Marion county is in a hospital at I Florence from four pistol wounds and Mayo 'Carmichael. a negro, is be ! lieved to be fatally injured, as a re | suit of trouble which occurred yes ! terday at Sellers when the Officer went ' to arrest the mgro. On the night before Christmas Chief ! "f Police Bass of Kellers went to a negro entertainment to arrest some negroes on charges not stated. The | Carmichael negro tir>-<A on the pohce i man five times but did not hit him. i A warrant was taken out for C?r i michaci and on Crisi.mas day Sheriff I Rcwell with several ilenuties went to : arrest Carmichael. The nesrro was I found in a house and the sheriff went in and called upon him to surrender. At the time the sheriff went in the house the negro had both his hands in h's pockets and upon the sheriff speaking to him the negro pulled a pistol out of his pocket and commenc ed firing on him. four *.f his shots leaking effect. The sheriff pulled his pistol and shot the negro one**. The .:<-gr<) ran Out <>{ the house into the v. cods, but was afterwards captured and taken to the jail at Marion. I where he is now in a serious condi tion. It is not expected that he will recover. Sheriff llowell was brought to Ma rion and taken to the hospital in Flor ence. The physicians there report that h has an even chance for re covery. A report from Florence last night j said the sheriff was resting easy. MONTENEGRO RE- j NEWS PROTEST I Aggressions of Serbia Laid Be-.: fore Council Paris. Dec. 27.?Further protests; relative to Serbian operations on M,on- i tenegro have .been sent to the peace] conference by the Montenegrin gov- j eminent. WORLD "DRY" MOVEMENTl -? Woman's Christian Temperance Union Has Plan _ Chicago. Dec. 27.?As a step in the ; world "dry" movement. Miss Anna . Adams Gordon, president of the W? rnerns' Christian Temperance union, plans an European. Oriential. African and South American tri]?, it was an- j nounced today. Passports for Europe have already been obtained for April, j EXTRADITION OF j WILHELM 2ND j French and British Govern ments Will Demand Surrender Paris. !>c 29.?The extradition <'!';: former Emperor William of Ger- ' many wi 11 in* demanded from Holland j' as soon as the treaty of peace becomes ' effective, according to the decision of!" the British anal French governments. M says The Echo do Paris. !' A RREST WOOD AL- ' COHOL DEALERS j; Three Men Face Charge of; Poisoning Many People X? w York, i ?????. 2th.-?Three men t faced ! In- charge bcf??re He- I'niied r States commissioner her? in connec-; i Lion with spr? ading \\<>??d alcohol as j i whiskey through live Kiat*>-< within j j he !.i:a ten days, death and blindnessi ollowing in if- wake. The men are;' Vdoiph Panarelli. a Manhattan wine' r ? nd liquor d:-a!'-r: John Itomanelli, a}| ;rooklyn undertaker, and Samuel j 1 'alceby. a Brooklyn druggist. Ro-11 iiar/elli. according to the federal of-ja icials. Is the Leader in the wood alco-jv RAILWAY SHOPMEN THREATEN STRIKE Notify Officials That They Will; Not Submit to Cummins' Law i Washington, Dec. 20.?Organized: railway machinists, through their! president, served notice on congress j today that they would not submit to 1 ; enactment of the Cummins railroad: [bill, with its drastic anti-strike pro-] ; vision. ! Voting more than a month ago OS j ;per cent cf the 125,000 members of' ; the union favored an immediate walk-! out in event of th.- bill's passage by i .both houses of congress, but the? re-j j suit was not made known through fear! that the brotherhoods might appear, ?in the light* of attempting to coerce! [the law making branch of the govern-; iment. The machinists, according to j I William H. Johnston, president of the ' I international association, are the only ?railway employees who have taken a strike vote, but the '-?cads of all the 'brotherhoods. 14 in all. have been [summoned to meet here .Monday to i consider pending railway legislation [and efinc precisely their position on the clause in th" Cummins bill which I would prevent strikes ami put strik ' ers ili jaii. The call for the conference was is- J [sued by Samuel Gompers. president of j j the Ameircan Federation of Labor,j , but Mr. Gompers and other labor; (leaders refused-to discuss probable ac-j jtion. by the brotherhood leaders.! ?President Wilson's Christmas eve an-j ;nouncemcnt that the roads would be ! handed back'to their owners March li ;was a distinct disappointment to la-J !bor loaders, who had been pleading' j for a two year extension of govern- j iment control. They agreed, however.! .that if the roads were to go back it : was a good thing to let it be known. There was no meeting today r?f house and senate conferees who have. ; been assigned the task of framing a new railroad bill out of the Esch and; Cummins measures. This work, how-j ever, will begin next week, in the hope of final enactment of railroad legis-j lation some time in the next, two! months. The ar.ti-strike section is known to he the main point of differ-j ence, and while it was loft intact in j the bill passed by the senate, house! lenders frankly expressed doubt today< whether the house- would accept it. j Philadelphia. Dec. 2>).?Samuel Kea.j president of the Pensylvania railroad, j in a statement tonight on the return i of the railroads to private ownership.! said it is essential that higher rat es j be approved by the interstate com merce commission to save the country from broken down railroads and insuf-1 ficient facilities and service. Mr. Flea] said the railroad biil pending in con-j gress should definitely provide the fol-j lowing essent ia 1 features: "1. That adequate rates be at all! times maintained to prevent the raii-t roads from getting into the position j from which they arc now trying tot emerge. For this purpose the adop-i tion of a rate making rule. or. if that is not acceptable, the fixing of sonic i minimum return is essential for the, positive guidance of the commission j which, regulate rates. '?2. Fund the war indebtedness to the government, which chiefly con-j sists of expenditures made by the gov- j ? -rament for additions and betterments!, essential to carrying the traffic of the j war period and protect the life of the nation: and also return the roads withh sufficient working capital to resume; operation:*. The government found it j! essential t<> have working capital, and < the railroads were called upon to pro-j: rifle a large par! of that working j t capital at the beginning ?>f federal!.' control both in money and materials 1 no! supplies. j < Continue the standard conipen-h nation as prescribed by the federal |[l ?octroi act tied, contract until the rail-li road situation has been steadied by .c tdequate rates and stronger credit. J ( ?*4. Provide sufficient capital to fin-j 1 sh additions, betterments and equip- 1 nenl already authorized by the Unit-j c ?d States railroad administration to] 1 rnance additional new work and ? t iqiiipment tha! should be authorized} 1 it !'?L'u. ;:i;d also !?> enable the rail- r *oads l" provide for securities ma-jr wring in !hat year." j? "Th^ government.*" Mr. *t<*a said.!? 'is not asketl to make a gift to thc'i: ailroaos by such, funding of past cx-j.l icnditures or for such new ca.pital.jii tit iL will receive from the railroads q lie obligations evidencing such debts.jo ml requiring their payment in say ten rt cars with suitable interest Thefe ??blie interest should fee protected. in t this way: otherwise new equipment and facilities can not be provided in 1920."' BURNED TO DEATH ON CHRISTMAS DAY: Lieutenant Poates Found Dead at Camp Jackson Columbia, Dec. 27.?First Lieut. Charles T. Poates, commanding of ficer at the remount station at Camo Jackson, was found burned to death early Christmas morning in a fire which destroyed the officers' barracks in which he was sleeping. The fire was discovered at 3'15 o'clock and had then reached a state which pre~ vented any attempt at rescue. The building and another small frame building adjoining: it were totally de stroyed and Lieutenant Poates' bodv wh< n discovered was burned almost beyond recognition. Lieutenant Poates is supposed to have been the only person quartered in the bar-, racks at the time. Camp officials classed the. death as one "'under suspicious circumstances" and a board of officers has been ab pointcd to investigate the case, prob ably making their report this morn ing. Several theories as to the cir cumstances of Lieutenant Poates* death have been suggested; that the tire and death were both accidental, or that he was murdered and the bar racks set oi? fire to hide the dce<L Xo cause for the fire, however, had been discovered yesterday and the camp officials wtre not willing to say whether Lieutenant Poates was burn ed to death or murdered before the fire reached him. Lieutenant Poates was in process of checking up and turning over to. an other officer all government property ana funds under his charge when he died. All of the government funds; had been turned over with the excep tion of about $300 but none of the government property had been check up. Under the government regula tions another board of officers will have to be appointed to check u$ $^p dead officer's accounts. . .. ' _ - NAVAL DECORA TIONS REFUSED Secretary Daniels to Act Knight Board Decision Washington, Dec. 27.?A revised report on naval decorations which is to be made , by the Knight board af ter a survey of all the facts, probably will be accepted Secretary Daniels' said. The secretary added he rather would forward the report to the pres ident or act for the president in ac cepting it. COTTON ESTIMATE Southern Congressmen Pushing An Investigation m Columbia. Dec. 2<>.?"The investiga tion started in congress by the Ameri can Cotton Association regarding the last estimate of the cotton crop made the Bureau of Crop Estimates i 3 Jeing actively pushed by Southern congressmen and senators and the Washington representatives of the Association." says a statement issued ly j. Skottowc Wannamaker, presi lent of the American Cotton Asso ciation, today. "Leading experts throughout the MUiih and members of the American Cotton Association in every section, in ist that the crop figures issued by he government are too high. Repres entative j. Thomas Hefiin, of Ala >ama. who has challenged the gov ernment's estimate of the cotton crop, vhich fixed the figures at 11.030,000 >ales. calls attention to the fact.that tp to December 12th this yeaf* the inners report showed that only 9.409. 00 bales had been ginned, as against 0.281.000 hales to the same date in ms. and 1.131.000 bales to the same ate in 1'.'17. He is seeking inforrna ion from various sources in the c >t on growing States to be used in iho : earings before the committee on ag iculture. The committee intended earing the report from the Bureau i" Crop Estimates on the 2lst. but t tr. Rellin secured the postpone icnt of this part of the hearing until anuary 6th. when he will have the iformation that he desires for use in uestioning the chief of the Bureau' f Crop Estimates. Air. Hefiin insists iat the bureau has owrestimated the rop between six andV>seKen hu?dred;