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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
COTTON DROP IS
AWAY OFF SAYS
LATEST REPORT
Statement Issued By the
Department of Agricul-
ture Says Condition Is
the Lowest Ever Re-
ported, Showing Only
6,537, 600 Bales For
This Year

Washington. Oct. &c. = Cotton OF
this years growth ginned prior to
October Is amounted 10 5,477, ,391
bales, exclusive of linters. compared
with 5,754.5S2 bales last year and
4.929.104 bales in 1919 to that date,
the census bureau announced today.
Round bales included. numbered
99.371, compared with 1l0.099 last
year; American Egyptian included
numbered 7.49S bales. compared with
14,312 last year; and sea island in
cluded number 1,204 bales, compared
with 3S4 last year.
The ginning report included Il para
graph stating:
The department of agriculture on
October 3, 1921, estimated that the
condition of the cotton crop on Sep
tember 25 was 42.2 per cent of a
normal, the lowest condition ever re-
ported, which forecasts Il total pro
duction of about 6.537,000 bales of
500 pounds gross. Reports indicate
that a large proportion of the crop
has been ginned."
The heaviest ginning on record,
prior to this year, was that OF 1916
when 1903 .1S3 bales or Ga. per cent
of the crop were ginned prior to Oc-
tober IS. The next largest ginning
to that date was in 1918 when 6.S11,-
351 bales, or SIP per cent of the
Europe were ginned.
The statement follows by states:
Alabama, 426.512; Arizona, SS.G57;
Arkansas, 449.4 .4S4; California. 4,Ol2;
Florida, S,127; Georgia, 637
Louisiana, 1875, ,115; Mississippi, 512.
COZ; Missouri, 40,333; North Carolina
444,964; Oklahoma, 3471iG; South
Carolina, 494.261; Tennessee, l5S, $50;
Texas, 1,740,766; Virginia, i,505. All
other states 3.079.
A larger per centage Of the coun-
try's cotton crop had been ginned to
October Is this year than had been
ginned in any other year in the his
tory of cotton growing, the census
bureaus ginning report issued today
Indicated A total of 5,477397 bales
had been turned out by ginneres
which total is S3.7 per cent of the
entire. crop as estimated by the de-
partment of agriculture in its fore
cast of October 3, this year. The pre-
vious heaviest ginning tes2ctoher Is
was in 1916 when 64 3 per cent Of
the crop had been ginned. @
In issuing its ginning report the
census bureau included a paragraph
giving the department of agriculturc's
latest forecast of the crop, which was
6,537 900 bales. Deducation of the
number of bales ginned to October Is
from the estimated crop leaves 1,059,-
COB bales remaining to be ginned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

sioners are anxious to cooperate with
property owners in restoring blown
over trees wherever possible in ad-
dition to rescuing those that we're
toppIed over by the wind on the
streets-and avenues. Acting Mayor
Broadfield and Commissioner Truby
O'Steen of the street department, got
busy early this morning in an effort
to save the trees from the axe. Motor
cycle policemen were sent out in all
directions throughout the city to ask
people to desist from tree cutting. AS
soon as the storm debris can be re-
will be organized to make round of
moved from the streets tree gang
the city to raise fallen trees and en-
deaVor to save them. In all probabil-
ity satisfactory arrangements can be
made by property owners to have the
city gang raise trees blown down on
private property. -. 80. -. ....
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
WHERE THE STORM WENT

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 26.-12:3O
D. m.-The tropical hurricane which
passed out to sea between st. Angus
tine and Titusville about midnight, is
now moving up the Atlantic coast.
Conductor Kelsey, on an Atlantic
Coast Line train which left Tampa
at 9:30 last night said he was in Port
Tampa yesterday morning when the
storm struck. He described the ris-
ing tide as a tidal wave. Port Tampa
City was quickly under two to ten
feet of water. Houses were unroofed.
'The Coast Lime phosphate terminals
were damaged. Rather than have his
train marooned at Port Tampa, he
took it to Tampa during the day, with
scores of Port Tampa residents. The
lower portions of Tampa are flooded,
stores in Franklin street in the re-
tail district being under eighteen
inches of water. The power house was
flooded at noon and all power was off.
When the train left there last night
the city was without lights, or car
service. Wires the greater part of
the distance to Jacksonville arc down.
The train felt its way and arrived on
time this morning. Conductor Kel-
sey reported the storm left destruc-
ton everywhere in its wake.
Seaboard Airline trains from south
Florida had not arrived here late this
morning and the Coast Line train
from st. Petersburg which has not
been heard from since yesterday
morning, had not reached Leesburg
at ten o'clock today. 1t is not known
whether the train, which was due tC
leave St. Petersburg last night, even
started The Western Union succeed
ed in establishing a wire to Plant
City this morning, accepting messages
for Tampa subject to five or six hours
delay Reports from Lakeland and
Plant City declare an enormous dam
age to the orange crop in five coun
ties in that section Many towns last
night were without lights on account
of shutting down of power houses
when the wind threatened to breal
the transmission lines endangerins
pedestrians and other traffic.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
MAY POSTPONE OPENING

Washington, Oct. 26.-Postpone-
ment of the opening meeting of the
international conference on arma-
ment and far eastern affairs until the
morning of November y was esti-
mated as probable today by high Of
ficials. Conflict between the pro-
grams as originally drafted for the
conference and that for . the cere-
monies incident 10 armistice day
burial of America unknown soldier
was given as the reason for the pro-
'bable postponement.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
STORM PASSED TO SEA

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct 26.-With
the Gulf hurricane apparently having
passed into the Atlantic after sweep
ing across the Florida peninsula yes
terday and last night in northeas-
erly direction, cities and towns today
are taking stock of the damage. Wire
communication south of here was still
severe early today except down the
EaSt Coast which was not affected
seriously ty the blow and the only re-
ports on conditions in south Florida
were brought here by train crews
Apparently there has been no loss OF
lite Lut the meager reports indicated
some damage to the orange crop and
told OF inundation Of low lands Some
railroads are under water causing the
trains to detour over other lines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
Early Story Reports

Jacksonville, Oct. 25.-Reports
from Key West today stated that rain
with a 5O-mile wind had been in prog
ress there since midnight last night
but apparently there was no damage.
Officials of the Florida East Coast to-
day reported their trains were run
ming as usual into Key West over the
yiaduct. Wire communication on the
lower West Coast of the Peninsula
was crippled today and telephone
lines generally were down. The West
ern Union Telegraph Company still
had wires into St. Petersburg late
this forenoon but the, telephone wires
went down early today Reports re-
ceceived here from points that could
be reached indicated that thus far
little or no damage had been done.
Oficials of the Clyde line steamship
company reported that as precau
ton the liner Arapahoe, New York to
Jacksonville, had been held al
Charleston, S. c., but that it was eX
pected the vessel would steam fol
Jacksonville this afternoon. The Mer
chant and Miners Liner Juanita
which arrived this morning from New
York via Havana reported heavy seas
and high wind after leaving the Geor
gia port.
CONTINUED on pageS)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
CONFERENCE Is on

Chicago, Oct. 26.-(By Associated
Press The leaders of six railroad
un:1ns which have called strike
were brought face to face with the
railroad executives today by the rail
road labor board for public hearing
in an effort to form a peaceful settle
ment of the disputes leading to the
threatened tie-up of the railroads.
Ben Hooper, member of the railway
board. called w. G.. Lee, president of
the trainmen, and questioned him
about the strike order Lee told how
the strike vote was taken and the
walk-out ordered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
BEACH RESORTS DEMOLISHED

Plant City, Fla, Oct. 26.-Arrivals
here at noon from the vicinity of Odds
mar made the statement that it was
feared every one of the beach resorts
along the West Coast have been
wiped out. A Clearwater report said
no,hing was left of the resorts in
that section and the same is said to
be true OF st. Petersburg Beach an |
Pass-a-GrillU. 1t is thought however
that everybody escaped to the main
iand before the storm broke.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES
by
ASSOCIATED PRESS

1t was not until 2:1S O'Clock
this afternoon that the Associated
Press dispatches began to come
in over the wires of the Western
Union 1t is therefore impossible
this afternoon to do more than
publish brief summary of the
most important happenings.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
COTTON ,JI-NPS

New Orleans, Oct. ga rise of 80
to 113 points in the price Of Gotten
contracts attended the report on gin
ming to October Is from the census
bureau today. In the first Is minutes
of trading the ring indulged in riot
of buying on which December scared
to 1920 as compared with 1897 on the
close yesterday the figures were well
nnder eXnectatiOnS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
TWO DROWNED

Norfolk. Va, Oct 26-Two men
were lost and thirty-five others mar
rowly escaped off Thimbic Shoals
light last night when the fishing
schooner Margaret capsized. The yes
sci was caught in Il storm.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
WILL HOLD MEETING

1t was definitely announced this
afternoon that the mass meeting
called by the Lakeland Chamber
of Commerce for 7:30 o'clock to-
morrow night at the Auditorium
will be held as arranged.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
RAD FIRE At AIKEN. = G.

Aiken, S. G., Oct. 26-Fire early to-
day in the business district, famed
by high wind threatened for Il time
to destroy the entire town but was
brought under control after a hard
fight by volunteer fire fighters. Five
buildings, including the city Jail, were
destroyed with damage estimated at
$4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

The handsome new home of Mrs.
w. II. Conibear and family on Lake
Hollingsworth Drive caught the full
sweep of the storm as it came across
Lake Hollingsworth and drove
straight through every little crevice
of windows and doors. doing damage
to furnishings ard interior decorat-
ing
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
PRESIDENT IN BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham, Oct 26.-President
Harding and his party arrived here
this morning to attend Birmingham
semi-centennial celebration.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
w. l.. KING, Clerk.

A New York poker player In a 10
cent limit game dropped dead when
he drew q royal flush.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
RADIO SILENT

Miami, Oct. 26.-The radio station
here today was unable to raise radio
stations at Tampa and st. Petersburg.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
DO NOT cur THE TREES

Every one of Lakeland's beautiful
shade trees Is beyond any monetary
value. That ls why the city commits
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

That most of the groves in the
Lakeland Highlands section escaped
serious damage is the opinion of Mrs.
q. P. Emmerson who drove to town
at noon from the grove located just
below the Club House. The Emmer-
son trees escaped practically unhurt
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

noon, but proceeded on home drag
ging the top behind him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

Oscar Robbins lost his auto top on
Lake Morton Drive Tuesday after
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

son Sdiu that not untll Lake HOllngS
worth was reached We're the effects of
the storm so very marked.
j. w. Turner, who with DR.. w. o.
Lemasters and Rev. j. F.. Bell, start
ed to Clearwater Tuesday forenoon to
ascertain conditions at Clearwater
Beach, where all three have sons in
Southern College, returned to Lake
Land by train Tuesday evening. Mr.
Turner and his companions were able
to get six miles belond Tampa where
they were stopped by the high water.
Here they met two men coming from
Clearwater wading along the road
end lending each other a helping
hand, by turns, at pushing their cars
through the water. The strangers
reported that when they left Clear
water, trucks were being sent to
Clearwater Beach to bring the stu
dents to the mainland, and that doubt
less this had been safely accomplish
cd. DR.. Lemasters and Rev. Bell
stayed in Tampa all night hoping to
get definite word from Clearwater to-
day. A report from Tampa. from
another source, states that Clear
water Beach was washed away.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

Morning light revealed much dam
age to fruit, shrubs and trees. While
sheltered citrus tree. here
and there, showed almost no loss,
other trees had lost probably fifty per
cent, and the usual less is probably
thirty per cent. Fortunately citrus
fruit is more tenacious than apples,
peaches and the like
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26
DAMAGE SLIGHT
IN LAKELAND IN
TROPICAL STORM

and on the trip to town Mrs. Emmer-
son said that not unit Lake Hollings
worth was reached We're the effects of
the storm so very marked.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

Trees that had stood the storm of
Monday night and Tuesday morning
gave way at last in Tuesday nights
sale: Many Ornamental trees and
shrubs were uprooted. Many OF
these will be replanted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

w. j. Rivers, a newcomer to the
community abandoned his temporary
tent home on the Kathleen road Tues.
day afternoon and he and Mrs. Rivers
and their children, William Jones, jr,
and Christine, are at the Elks Hotel
for few days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

NJ e. Waring was leaving this fore
room to inspect his grove at Lake
Hancock. AT his home on the San
gully road, the loss in fruit is not
over five per cent mostly in grape
iruit, according to Mr.. Waring's es-
innate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

N. A. higgins is able to compare
the present storm with that of eleven
years ago in the loss of the big trees
about his home on Lake Morton.
Thirty-one went over eleven years
ago, and forty now. He is confronted
with the task of removing them, as
they are too large to replant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

w. D. Sperry, who lives beyond
Lake Beulah, moved his family and
furniture out of the house into a new
building in the yard, when the storm
gave the house an alarming twist on
it's foundation. Fortunately, Mr..
Sperry was planning to biuld a new
house, and was living in the old one
temporarily.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

The Lusk Advertising Company il
a loser by the storm to the extent o
about $500, that being the amount o
damage to the billboards, as .esti
mated by E. E. Lusk. the proprietor
Mr.. Lusk's big boards along tn
Coastline tracks are down as well a
those on West Lemon Street.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-26

The damage to roofs is consider
able. The paper roof of the Lake
land Steam Laundry was much tat
tered A new one is being laid to.
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-08
Requirements TO
BOOST TONNAGE
Next Fifteen Weeks Must
Average 9,33O,OOO Tons
Weekly

Sizing up conditions Stewards
Journal prlnts the following:
ITO attain the production OF
400, OO0, geo tons estimated as re-
ouirements for the year, 4e~will be
necessary TO average 9,333,0OO
tons weekly during the Is weeks
following the date Of last report. II
is possible that this can be done,
but it would require a degree OF
push and hustling that has not been
seen for practically a year. a
semi-oFficial statement from Wash
ington states that real rush OF
coal buyicg i pToDabie in Noveln.
Der as more and more mills anu
factories resume operation. Ger
talnly the trade can have the salts
faction OF knowing that ample
warning has been given OF prob.
able shortage OF coal during the
fall, and while the results thus far
of all the admonitun that was given
have not been much, the dealers,
wholesale and retail have put them
selves on reco rdin no uncertain
way and can rest secure they they
have done the best they could to
stimulate buying and prevent any
traffic jam in the fall.
Prices have not as yet been
helped any by the Increased in.
CURRY. There is so much coal press
ing for sale that It will require
more than a little increase in de-
inland to have marked effect u2on
quotations. While growth in out
Put is sometimes accompanied by
rising prices. this is not always the
case for 1t sometimes happens that
producers in their anxiety to take
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-08

advantage Of supposedly better
market conditions, turn. out a sur.
plus of coal so that under the In
fiuence Of increasing demand the
situation is really worse than be.
fore from price standpoint So
many have learned a bitter LESSON
from the recent past on account Of
deinurrage regulations that there
has been little overcrowding Of the
tidewater market thus far and 1t is
to be hoped that improved condi-
tionstwilI be watched carefully, so
that the advantage arising from in
creased tonnage will not be sacri-
feed because OF lower prices. +"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-08
l'Erro lrnent Here Has Now
Reached the Fifty
Eight Mark
.BLlSES NEEI E.RIgAY
carksburg Beat Two to
One Will Try to Ex-
cell at Attendance

fairmoKt mining extension class
Conducted under the direction OF
ne department Of mines, West Vir-
8pfnia University, MorgantoWn, is
nrobably the largest in the entire
sfate Of West Virginia, There are
/ ttfty.eight students enrolled in the
l FaiFmont class and Of that NUMBER
Where were fifty-three last night.
4 Quite a little competition was on
I.between the Fairmont and Clarks-
burg classes but now Fairmont has
almost twice as many students as
{ glarksburg, the up state city having
thirty.five enrolled.
Eleven new members were en-
/ rolied at last nights session Of the
Il Fairmont class, they being as fol.
lows: Carl A. SehImmel, city, NJ.
~, p. a R. Co.; K. w. Bartlett, Bar
rackvilie, Bethlehem Mines Cor.
tporation: Harry Brumage, city
i Dawson. Connellsytlle Colleries Co;
~ Z, Cain, city, Clark Coal Co.;
sRichard o. Bentel, city, Bethlehem
Mines Corporation; Foster Mchen.
Bzie; Everson, Consolidation Coal
!, company; Engle ]. Tichnell, Hoult,
Greater Fairmont Investment COM
nany, and Robert o. Watkins,
Hoult, Chesapeake Coal company;
10. q. Burkey, WorthinEton, CcE-
6eiisyille-Fairmont, Coal company;
Charles R. Martini Worthington,
Marion Gas and Wyatt-Bingamon
coal companies; E. Ready, Grant
Town, New England Fuel and
transportation company.
1T was announced last evening by
Adam Crawford, the instructor,
hat 81 the 118 students in attend
1nreat the five schools in the Fair
\ mont coal regions this week that
z SO OF almost half of the aggregate
we're represented in the Fairmont
5ctooIYIast night. II is understood
Mat while F'Rfrmont has ,ClaTks-
5tifg axcelled in numerical strength
hat the Clarksburg class Is now
making every effort 10 outclnss
t4atrmont in class attendance. Mr.,
Crawford, used the class to main.
ain It's regular attendance through
lttt tine conrse.
enrolment In the course in Mine
Eases! which lis now being dis
Sisaed by. the class, will cease after
dext Friday nights session. Those
destring to Join the class should
present themselves for enrolment
not later than 80 o'clock next Fri
night,
" The class last night studied vari'
51s details about oxygen and nitro
zen, which included symbols, spe'
lilo graVities, !. whether they sup
port life, whether they support
sombustion, whether they are com.
6ustible, whether poisonous and
physical properties dealing with
color, odor, taste and detection. The
class at present is preparing a
chart and to this each. week anoth.
M gas that IS studied will be added
together with all OF the foregoing
aetails,
Many OF the men in attendance
EeeI that the course is very helpful
and that they are getting a great
deal out Of It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-08
Coal Buying Slow
At the Lake Front

Consumers are buying coal as
reluctantly as possible" states
Saward's Journal in regard to the
lake situation. They are waiting
until the last moment, holding
down their purchase to a minimum
and are doing everything within
their power to force prices down.
II the thought wave Idea were et-
fecttve in commercial circles, all
hands in tAe coal business would
probably succumb to this commey-
cial "Conjer." AS it is. they seem
to be distressingly healthy though
not blessed with much business.
The movement oil coal from the
docks to the interior has picked up
and while hardly up to normal is
transferring enough fuel to assure
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-08

a fair distribution to all points
within four or i've weeks. The
difficulty will be that II there
should be touch of severe weate
er sooner than that time, 1t will
catch some points with insufficient
coal, II the fall shall work grad
ualIy to little cooler weather un-
til almost imperceptibly. frosty
weather arrives. there may not be
any special trouble in getting coal
ouG
From the way consumers are
buying, the moderate distribution
will serve more consumers than
common. Orders are averaging
much less than in former years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-08
N. w. va. Mines Load
24,668 Cars Of Coal

Mines In Northern West VIZ
ginia during September loaded 24,-
$50 cars OF coal or 1,2S3.400 tons
Of coal.
OF that total the operations in
the Fairmont region loaded 1,o1f,-
100 tons of which 1880 cars
were loaded on the Monongah
Division, B. & o. R. r.; 1,277 cars
on the Western Maryland and
1925 cars on the Monongahela In
West Virginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-08
WoRTHINGTON
Ratnrned from VIeIt.

Mr.. and Mrs. i. McIntire returned
on wednesday evening from visit
in Pittsburgh. While In the city
Mr.. McIntire purchased goods 10
replenish his stock in his store
here.