Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-11

the department OF iSilSb NuI 80
ber crop report published SUNDAY IN
dicated White potato prospects. how
ever. showed an increase OF 2Z,SuV,VVV
bushels and tobacco an increase OF 50,-
600 GOO hounds. The loss TO the corn
crop during September from storms
and insects, the department announce"
in a statement, was greater than 'ile
benefits from generally ample molS'uIc
and lack Of fyostS. Much corn was
thrown down by the heavy SeplSnpcI
storms through the central states anu
is suffering serious damage from moul"
and rot There was a loss OF lrOOV-
600 bushels each in illinois ana MIS-
souri, and 100000 bushels IN iowa
The net loss for September of 22,HOO'-
600 bushels in the pro#p nctive crop H.
however. less than one per cent ana
the crop promises 10 he among the pest
ever grown considering qCah'N ana
ouantity. the department announc q.
While the corn crop is only 6?,ooo,V"V
bushes, or per cent less thah E"sS
wear. oats is shorter by 44H'"po'ooo
bushels, or 80 per cent, than year
ago. The condition in oats IS the low
est on record, the crop beng extreme
lv light. The increase in potato pros
Dects is due 10 ample moisture and an
sence of froSts during September.
Announcing that the american
Merchant Marine was prepared u hShl
for corrops of Egyptian cotton on
fair competitive basis. inc ShlppiAE
board on Saturday pat into erect rates
between the United states ard A!-%ih-
dria Ten shil!ings below ju"S" offered
by the British s,:ipp''E con. ~, nee
which has hitherto CuuJfot!'d tdv "iH-
mess. Posting ot tn proposed ial,S
following the hr. liking of "1 h'E"'l'-
lions which have been in progress 4"'
months between representatives, "' 'i'
board and the British lines. In = IoI-
NAL statement explaining IT'S "St'u
the board last Friday night d"riai'"
tbe comDrUmisc offered 10y III" HlllISn
was ungcncptabl" hrraus" n %%'f""H
only Hft~ 1cl. cent of the '>N ihsS
from A!eAapI-qs aud ,mgF, ny fG',E.,
once to anv proportion OF the cotton
and further. because Of existing con-
tracts between the British lines ana
an Alexandria shipping organization
caye.the former uudiSputed advantages
over their competitors. The Sj"t'h'h.
EIso commented upon the awarding ol
these contracts to the British W"'i'
there was comp, titivc' hIGdlAE J"
which the, American offer was lA"IS
rially lower. New. bids wci" SouEut
without the board being Informed. II
WAS OttltltN, anu " N'A''' 80
lines lowered their charges to the exact
figure Of those submitted by the snap
ming board, the contract was aWaidCo
to them.
investigation of "rach and every
secret organization in the Ch!tcu
States" was called for IN Il. resolution
introduced Friday 10y LcproS."ta'lEG
Upshaw. Democrat, Ge"lEla. proposed
as an offset To efforts 10 nNsSuS'S''
the Ku kiuX Khan, Nj. CpShdw ur-
clarcd in Il statement ihdJ no lell
sort of wounded pride IN nearing 50
many criticisms hurried at the KAN
which Was organized IN MS uiStI4cl anu
whose Imperial wizard rs one OF the
knightlicst, most patriotic men nave
tvu.' known Dec alnG The pupIIS
would commend the fairness OF his res
ouIlluu 70 investigate CunCuIichIy
win IN, ku I\lU% Kan all otu"i on
ganiZaLiOuS holding meetings. bchiIu
closed doors, Alr p5haW "ud,d: III
imperial wizard ana grand SuhIm are
titles 10 max the PAIN people Shuuuti
cana they arv) tncu these same pam
pluUiC nave Il right 10 know TIA" mean
mg ui such other startling tues as
imperial put"ntatc,' most pulSsant ana
iIustriuus grand master grand cNaIl-
cd rulcf, mighty Chicl 81 inc Wdll-
uun.' and 4 full thousand other Wvird
mes of secret O.dcr officials "In
seem about 10 faSCinutC the majority
of American uvCmcn into Joining hi\S-
tic cuuCitNC Of IuSCrutAbl" words "itu
d.,ds Investigation, ne said. "migut
cause culDurraS5mCu To some, lNtOh-
Vcnicucc 10 others and temporary
STRIFE among foolish factions, but the
clouds Will soon blow away, publH
confidence will bc restored, and ii
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