The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-23
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR OLD SOLDIERS Sons of Veterans Unite in Mak-
 ing Old Men Happy CLOTHES AND MONEY SENT Entries of Public Lands Are Large. Reports on the Cotton Crop Sent
 to MT. Seymour Show Big
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 Montgomery, December 22-(Special.)- Every old soldier in the home for Con federates at Mountain Creek is to re- ceive Christmas present from the Sons of Veterans, members of that organizs- tion having determined to see that good cheer is given them. A. c. Sexton, com mander of the Alabama division of the Sons of VeteransSis sending out cir cular letter to all the camps, calling at tention to the determination to this effect reached at the November reunion
 1t was resolved at that meeting that each camp of the state was to send an appropriate present to the home at the holiday season for the "old men who wore the gray, who fought and bled for the cause which they deemed right and just" It was also thought right that every son of veteran should in every way undertake to uphold the hands that upheld the rights'
 This matter is being brought to the at tention of the camps just now. Camps can send money, provisions and supplies, which in their discretion may be suited to the individual veteran, these most worthy and deserving old patriots" is the wording of the letter sent out by Com mander Sexton.
 Camp Holtzelaw, at Montgomery, has sent $3250 in cash, the money being in 5o-cent pieces, that every one of the 6o veterans in the home may have one.
 Lands Entered.
 Gen. R. D. Johnston, register of the land office reports that for the year 645 en- tries of public lands have passed from the government to entrymen. From July 1, 1907, to December 20, 1907, 5s,s06 acres were taken up.
 Many-of the capitol officers have gone home for the holidays. The offices are already beginning to look deserted.
 George Lamar, a former deputy sheriff, has been indicted on a charge of sending wrongful letters through the mail He will be tried at the January term of the court.
 Telephone rates, long distance and local, will be taken up by the railroad eommis- sion in January, along with a number of other matters over which Jurisdiction has already been given.
 Report on Cotton Crop.
 W. II. Seymour. statistician of the Ala bama cotton bureau, has secured reports from the counties of the cotton belt in which 1t Is shown that the recent ag- ricultural department estimates must be rather too high of the amounts yet to be ginned on the cotton crop of this year. By the department report there is yet 20 per cent to be ginned in Alabama, 25 per cent in Arkansas, 36 in Florida, 16 in Georgia 28 In Louisiana, 25 in Mississippi, 3S in Missouri, IS in North Carolina, "A in Oklahoma, 10 in South Carolina, 29 in Tennessee, IT in Texas and 54 in Vir- | ginia H
 The following are the replies received by MT. Seymour in response to inquiries directed to probate judges in all sections of the cotton belt. MT. Seymour requested them to make a conservative estimate of the percentage of the crop still to be ginned on December 13 in their respective counties:
 Alabama. Lowndes county, 5 per cent: Randolph. about per cent; Macon. about l; Win ston, about 10; Sumter, IF; Etowah, b; Chambers, T; Pike, doubtful if 5; Escam- ba, less than 5; Butler, very small per cent; Bullock not more than ,: Marengo, less than 5; Marshall, 8; Marion, l5; Blount 12 to 15; Barbour, less than 10, probably to z; Halo, 5; Monroe, to 10; Lee, hardly l. Jackson, about 10.
 Arkansas.
 Randolph county 20 to 25 per cent; Cleveland 20; Cross, 10? Pulaski, 25, White, or &; Lafayette, 10; Sevier, 10 or less Yell, 15; Ouachita, about s.
 Georgia.
 Hall county, perhaps per cent, Franklin, Is to 1 per cent; Hancock, per cent or less; Coweta, '; Talbot, 6, Milton, 2 or 3; Sumter, 3 Putnam. about g. Harris. about 2; Washington, l. Decatur, 5; Greene, 3h; Emanuel, about 20 Pike about D; Marion, 3; Clayton, about 3 Macon. about or 10; Worth, 3; Forsyth, about 7R; Taylor, 4ls; ; Randolph, ginning season is prac- ticaIly over; stewart, very small per cent Webster 5; Dougherty ?, Upson, about per cent Louisiana. LivingsonI county, not over 20 per cent; Red River not over 20; reliable parties place it at 10 Caddo, 1J; Frank lin, about3.
 Mississippi. Coahoma county, 30 per cent; Quit man. 15 Yalobusha. 20; Noxubee, about 15; Madison, about D. probably not so much; Tate, practically all the cotton was ginned on December IS; Marshall, | 5; Lafayette, g. Lee, 20; Jasper, hardly 5 per cent
 North Carolina. Gaston county, about 20 per cent Union g. Lenoir, not more than 10, An son. ,; Caldwell, through ginning. Tennessee. Tipton county, from 10 to 15 per cent; Gibson, 10 Lincoln. 2o Oklahoma. Love county, 10 per ceSt; Payne coun- ty, 10 Jefferson. 2.
 South Carolina.
 Oconee county, not over 10 per cent; Saluda. not more than 5: Richland, 10.
 Texas.
 Marion county, none; Dewitt. not over 3; Leon, s: Cass. !; Upshaw, s Palo Pinto probably ]; Throckmortor, , San Saba, 10; Hood Hill, 10 to 12; ComaI. all cotton ginned; Wise. to 10; Duval, none, total failure; Hall. from ' to 10; Franklin, 10, Eas.land, g.; Caldwell. 2; Ft. Bend. l-f0 of l per cent; Shelby about 10 Falls, not over l.. In Explanation. By way of explanation Mir. Seymour said:
 '"rhc per cent of cotton ginned De- cember IS. 1908, 1905. 1904 and 1903 is