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..f^;i:"i ; ^Announce Engagement.
i^-^he-*Rev. and Mrs. William.
Haynsworth of Skimter have an
^nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Ida M?y Haynsworth, to
.. Curtis O'Neal Bull of Cameron.
? T4ie^ wedding will take place De
fernher 23.
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? < > r Marriage Licenses. \
r '"'White: Mr. T. C. Richardson
and Miss Daisy Hudson, of Sumter.
Mr. W. J. Crowson, Jr., and Miss
-Evelyn Caudle, of Sumter.
Mr. F. E. ChVidler and Miss B
? C. 'Gallagher, of Sumter.
Colored: John William Brunso'n,
Cswego ami Annie Deas, Dalzell.
*" " Isadore Nathaniel, Wedgefield
*' and Beatrice Weston.
Wilfiam China and Rosamia
Boldeh, "Dahsen.
. Johnnie Richardson ? and Annie
' Lee" Le\T, Sumter.
Death."
?i 'Miss Lottie H. Smith, of Chester,
'; who had been spending some time
** with her sisters, Mesdames J". O.
Barwick and K. R. Moibey, died- at
the home of the latter on Friday
vi afternoon, November 17th at 4 p.
m., after a short illness. She Is
^survived by her mother, Mrs. S. E.
Smith ofr Rodman, S. C, and tie
following brothers and sisers: O.
?? 'D.s Smith of Chester; F. W. Smith,
Leeds:" Mrs. K. R. Mobtey; Dal
zell; Mrs. J. O. Barwick, Sumter
' and Mrs. C. E. Waters, Rodman,
s: C.
~'The funeral exercises were con
ducted at the home of J. O. Bar
wick by Dr. W. E. Thayer,: pastor
of the First Baptist church, in
terment at the Sumter cemetery.
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The Board of CountyvCommis
^ 'si'oners of Kershaw are advertising;
for bids for the construction of 5.
^$3 miles of state route No. 26 in
K.ershaw county between survey
station O.0?' and the Kershaw-Sum
ter county line. The. roadway Will;
have sand clay surface of standard
* ?Instruction and the bridges will
be built of creosbted timber. This;
^.Section of the road lies between;
the county line, just north ?f Rem
bert to{a point just north of Boy
kin's Mai. As all motorists know;
this section of ; the ' road has re-'
" ceived little 'attention in recent:
years and has been in bad condi
tion. . When Sumter county com
' ' jitetes the hard surfaced highway;
to'the county line the Sumter-Cam
den road will be in fine shape at
*H Seasons and in all weather con
ditions.
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A local weather observer states
that ""front personal recollections
and authentic records, going back
one hund/ed years, killing black
frost has" occurred in this section
every year between November 10th
and 20th. This year .there has
been no frost sufficient to kill ten
der vegetation and the indications
a^'that the recprd of acentury
'will be broken.
The Court of Common Pleas con
vened Monday morning for the
second week of the regular fall
term..
The new road around Bailard's
HiTThas been completed and is now
being used. The heavy grade has
been eliminated and the new road
is very* little longer than the old.
. Tile, roadway has a sandclay sur
face which will answer all needs
of traffic until the section'of the
Sumter-Camden highway is paved.;
Lee county is,doing some work
on ? the road between Lynchburg
,5#4...the.,county line near Mayes
^ie,M but there is" no immediate;
..prospect of hard surfacing this sec
.iiqn, of Route No. 3 of ther State
Highway System. Florence county
'^a&'twelve miles of concrete road
.way between, Florence and Tim
nionsville, and Sumter county will
! soon'have about twenty miles of
asphalt surfaced roadway- extending
I from Mayesville to Sumter and oh
Vtawai?? Stateburg . {including the
streets of this city through wTik&~
Route' No. 3 passes), Richlaib?:
\?ounty lias about twenty miles o*-,
this route paved; "extending froin'
Columbia to withyn a few miles of;
the .Wateree bridge. It is only s
. rna.tfter of months before there'
will be" a paved highway entirely
across Sumter' and Ricfiland cotoi
Jtie&7--from the Newberry county
line on the northwest to the Lee
..county line oh the southeast.
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- Robbers? Make Clean Sweep.
Chesferfield,' Nov. 19 .-?Robbers
entered the store of'C C. Lisenby
Jjxst. above here last night and car
ried away practically every article
in the store that was of any value.
Mr. Usenby's store is on the Cal
hptm-'highway and in all probabil
ity the thieves had their car with
them. County officers-are- giving
chase,to the thieves.
COTTON MARKET
NEW YORK COTTON
. Yeatdy?
.; Osen , HiEh Low Close Close
Jan .. _ .25.20 25.29 24.85 24.89 25.58
March. 25.20 25.24 24.88 24.90 25.44
May .. .. 25.05 25.08 24J4 24.77 25.28
July .. . 24.70 24.78 "24.48 24.45 24.98
Dec . . 25.35 26.40 24.88 24.95 25.60
Spots $:> *1ti: 25.0.1.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
Yestdrs
Open Hfcrh. Low. Close Close
Ja?. 24.85 24.85 24.40 24.53 - 25.02
March _ .. 24.75 24.S3 24.43 24.51 25.01
May - .. .24.62 24J&7 24.20 24.39 24.39
Jttiy - - .24.4? 24.45 24.19 24.13 24.63
Dec .. ... 24.82 24.32 24.39 24.45 24.98
.Spots/25 off, 25. ,
LIVERPOOL COTTON
January .... . . 13.99
March .i ...... .i-. 13.79
Hay ?. ... 43.67
iloly .. 13.48
October. 12.74
December ... . 14.10
i Beqeipts, 34.000: Sales, 0,000; Middling,
Goo<l Middling, 14,96.
Lee County Fight
on Boll- Weevil
Pertinent Paragraphs From
;,powity Agmt^"Quinnerly's
O?umh
(Bishopvilte Vindicator).
No cold weather "yet! Fine for
boll weevils? where stalks are green.
jThey will go into hibernation' with
|a full stomach and hot -have as
long to stay this winter.
?T. E. Davis destroyed stalks on
one field earlytlast fall and planted
[a cover cr?p of rye. This spring
he fertilized well, planted early,
cultivated ofeni and made 600
pounds lmt: cotton per acre. He
did not pick a square or use any
poison. Stalk - destruction pays.
Cover crops pay. ? *
"You know that stuff is still
green and my old cow prefers it,to
j anything else in the pasture. ' That
is what Barry Lane says about
carpet grass. ? This is the pasture
par excellent f?r motet bottoms
and it ought to- appeal to- most
of us doubly strong since the way
?to-plant i& to simply scatter over
the land without preparation. Hear^
on & Austin agree with Dr. Lane.
Likewise all others who have car
pet > grass pastures. ? Plant a little
next year for your stock's sake:
R. M. Jenkins, of- St. Charles
says he is beginning to, under r
stand why in some "sections monu
ments have been erected to the
boll weevil. Without an. exception
hifc-tenants are 5n better shape
have more feed arnd food as well Ws
t^h^-than t?'ey" us?i"' to :' have
-with bigLofton -crops: Arid he* isays
he is beginning to seer*where weevil
conditions--will help the ? landlord
because he has to diversify, huiW
up his' land; etc. ? ? '
Mr. Jenkins is strong for bur
j clover as a cover ?erop and soil im
prover, li is worth the trip to see
how he grows clover and? what he
( grows after ItVHis 'neighbors are
j imitating this go?d^exam'ple. saw
IT. E. Co?p%"g?ttmg*.se^
for inocukitibh from Jenkins' field
'last week.- ? .
Mr. Jenkins has built a 5,000
j'busheF potato storage house which
is filled* to capacity with his own
and neighbors" potatoes. Judge
Wells has;charge of the curing pro
"cess In ? h is'house.. Til give odds
on the job?heinjg done properly.
Peanuts are now bringing $118
[per ton. Don't you wish you had few
tons to sell? Certainly would help
out if every farmer were selling
peanuts at this price now. On the
average you will find this a good
crop. /Try a few acres next year,
i'Handle the crop right and you will
[ probably be pleased.
iC?TT?N.'
-'?<SNNING
* REPORT!
j Preliminary Announcement
;. . Foe This StateK 4rt5,
Washington," ^ov:''s!&.?The de
partment of 6?mmeYc'e,_thr$ugh'the'
bureau of the cehsus,- ahnd?nces
the preliminary 'repclrt * oh1 -cotton
ginned by counties in. South Car
olina for the crops of 1922 and
1921: The total for the'sfate' was
made public at 10 a. m. Wednesday
November 8.
: (Quantities are in running
bales; Counting round as half bales.
Unters* are not included): '
? County - ~!9f2 - mi
Abbeville. 5,462 13,764
Aiken. 13,001 / ''12.551
Xliendale_. 5,921 . 4,o28
Anderson.52^52
Bamberg.. .5,-340 t$,714
Barnwell. 7,976 7,591
Calhoun. ... . 2,806 4,535
Cherokee- 9,650 11,572
Chester. 14.989- 19,960
Chesterfield_ ll.SOO 19,417 ^
Cl?i-endon_ 3,632 7,603
Darlington' I0,3ft0 18,693'J
DillohV. ._ 12,965 28,504
jEdgeneld.; 4,708 6,464
Fairfield. 5,296 -8,034
j Florence. 5,228 18,065
jCrreenvttle- 25,135 33,436
jbreenw?od 4,13-9 11,288.
jHamptori. 4,248 2.620
Korry .1._ 413 2,41*5
Kershaw.. :._ 9,789 10,073
Lancaster. 8,715 12,059
L?urehs. 14,829 28,802
. 12,288 16.871
Lexington.. .. 4,840 7,301
McCormick_ 1,178 3,828
Marion. 5:,139 9,702
Marlboro. .. .. 2SJ804 40,635
N'ewberry ... 7,633 14.336
Oeonee. 10,406 17,517
?rangeburg- 12,163 16,418
Bickens 12.094 17,350
"Richland .. 5,329 7,266
Saludrt. 4,647 7,678
Spartanburg 43,425 53,696
Sumter._ 8,477 16,481
Union... 8,502 12,958
Williamsburg . 2.389 6,137
York. 18,605 30,278
All other 6,921 5,230
The State ._ ..412,860 622,815
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Business tip: An Increased de
mand for saws is noted at the jail.
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"Cereals," says a doctor, "are!
brain food." ' That's iood for!
thought.
Correct this sentence: 'The
bride's mother thought her daugh
ter treated unfairly, but she held
her peace."
?
The headlines would indicate
that the feminine* part of the pop
ulation is doing its Christmas kill
ing early, ? i & A'f
In describing a whirlwind talker
you can leave off the whirl.
NEWBERRY
'FLEES FROM
PATHTO COME
Michigan Senator
Whose Seat Was
Bought With Money
Resigns to Escape
Further Contro
versy
Washington, Nov. 19.?Senator
Truman Hi Newberry of Michigan,
whose right to a place in the senate
has been the subject of long and
bitter controversy, has submitted
his resignation, with a request that
it' become effective immediately.
'in a letter to Governor Groes
beck, made public here tonight,
Mr. Newberry said he had been
impelled to retire voluntarily be
cause of the defeat of his Republi
can colleague, Senator Towhsend,
in the election November 7. The*
turn of events, he said, would make
it ''futile" for him to attempt to
continue his public service, since
he continually would be "hampered
by partisan political persecution."
Reviewing the outstanding fea
tures of the controversy which :
grew out of his election four years j
"ago over Henry Ford, his Demo
cratic opponent, he declared his
right to a seat in the senate had
been "fully confirmed." He add
ed that if, in the future, " there
seemed to be opportunities for pub
lic service, he would not hesitate
to offer himself to his state and
country. '.
: The resignation brings to an end
a fight which already had made
political history and which it ap
peared would be resumed early in
the session of congress which be
gins tomorrow. Convicted in Mich
igan of conspiracy to violate elec
tion ? laws, Senator* Newberry. ap
pealed to the supreme court; which
declared unconstitutional the stat
ute under which he was accused.
The senate itself, after a long in
vestigation,, ?finally confirmed his
title to a seat by a margin of five
votes. In the campaign just
closed the case was an issue in
many states. ? v
A copy of the letter of resigna
tion sent to Governor Groesbeck
was delivered today to Vice Pres
ident Coolidge by* Walter R. B?r
sey, Mr. Newberry*s secretary. Mr.
Newberry himself is at his home
in Detroit/ The letter to the gov
ernor, dated November 1'8, was as
follows:
"I tender herewith my resigna
tion as United States senator from
Michigan, tb take immediate ef
fect.
"I am impelled to take this ac
tion because at the recent election
notwithstanding his long and faith
ful public service and bis strict
adherence to the basic principles
of constructive Republicanism,
which I hold in common with him,
Senator Townsend was defeated.
While this failure to reelect him
may have been brought about, in
part," by over four years of con
tinuous propaganda of misrepre
sentation and untruth, a fair
analysis of the vote fn Michigan
and other states, where friends and
political enemies alike have, suf
fered defeat, will demonstrate that
a general feeling of unrest was
mainly responsible therefor.
"This situation renders futile
further service, by me in the Unit
ed States senate, where I have con
sistently supported the progre>jsive
policies of President Harding's ad
ministration. My work there has
been and will continue to be hamp-.
ered by partisan political persecu
tion ?nd T, therefore, cheerfully re
turn my commission to the people
front*'whom I received it.
"I desire to record an expression
o? rjiy gratitude for the splendid
frendship,' loyalty and devotion of
those who have endured with me
during the past four years, experi
ences unparalleled in the political
history of our country. By direc
tion of the Democratic administra
tion, these began immediately up
on my nomination' by proceedings
before a specially selected grand
jury, sitting in another state, which
by a vote of 16 to 1 completely ex
onerated those who had conducted
my campaign. Then followed my
election, with every issue which "has
since been raised clearly before the
electorate of the state. A recount
was demanded and after a thor
ough and painstaking review of the
ballots by the United States sen
ate/ I was found to have received
a substantial majority. While
this was in orogress I was subject
ed, -With a iarge number of repre
sentative men in Michigan who had
(supported me, to a trial following
indictments procured by a Demo
cratic department of justice, which
through hundreds of agents had
hounded and terrified men in all
parts of the state into believing
[that some wrong had been done.
Under the instructions given by the
court, convictions of a conspiracy
to spend more than $3,750 natur
ally followed, and sentences im
posing fines and imprisonment
were immediately passed. All
charges of bribery and corruption;
however; were quashed by the spe
cific order of the presiding judge.
"On appeal, the supreme court
of the United States reversed the
action of the court below, because,
as stated by Chief Justice White,
of the grave misapprehension and
the grievous misapplication of the
statute, which was also declared
unconstitutional. A protracted in
vestigation before the committee
on privileges and elections of the
senate resulted in .*: report sus
taining my election; and after a
bitter partisan debate the senate j
declared I was entitled to my seat.
"In view of all these proceed
ings, my right to my seat has been
fully confirmed and I am thankful^
COTTON
SPINDLES
ARE BUSY
a
Census Bureau Issues
Report on Manufac
turing Activities of
Cotton Mills. North
and South Carolina
in the Lead
Washington, Nov. 20.?The ag
gregate cotton spindle hours for
October, were eight billion, two
hundred eighty-nine million, eight
hundred and th^ee thousands, four
hundred forty-six, the census bu
reau announced toddy. The total
number of spindles active was 36,
834.931. The average hours per
spindle was 223. The total exceeds
September by over 500,000,000
spindle hours.
South Carolina's aggregate spin
dle hours for October, was 1,450,
226,463. The average per spindle
was 284. North Carolina's aggre
gate of spindle hours was 1,583,
137,699. Average per spindle 298.
It is not bad - luck> for a cat to
cross in front of a car. Not if the
cat crosses all the way.
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Beauty secret: Thinking you can
whip someone you can't,; ,-often
spoils a beautiful face.
to have been permitted to serve
my state "and my country^ and to
have the * eternal satisfaction of
having by my vote aided in keeping
the United States out of the league
of nations.
"For those who so patriotically
and unselfishly worked for my elec
tion and In defense of my own hon
or'and that of my family and
friends, I have fought the fight
and kept the faith. The time has
now come, however, when I can
conscientiously lay down the bur
den and this I most cheerfully do.
If in the future there seem to be
opportunities for public service I
shall not hesitate to offer my ser
vice to the state which I love and
the country I revere."
In his letter to the vice presi
dent under date of November IT;
Newberry said:
"I inclose herewith copy of my
resignation, which I have this day
forwarded to the governor of the
state of Michigan, and I respectful
ly request that this be read into the
records of the senate as soon as
possible.
"In terminating my service as
senator, I beg to express once more
to you my deep sense of thankful
ness for ydur many courtesies and
friendly consideration."
Confident that as a result of.
the November 7 election they had
gained sufficient strength to give
tbem'a clear cut majority, senators
who voted last January to deprive
Mr. Newberry of his seat had
planned- to bring about another
vote on the question early iii the
next congress and possibly to force
the issue to another vote before
next March 4. ? ?
Some of Mr. Newberry's political
advisers afe known, to have been
urging him since the election to
submit his resignation and rumors
had been current that he was
about to do so. Before the sen
ate voted on the resolution de
claring him entitled'to a sea? he
was advised by some) of his friends
to resign, but at that time Mr. New
berry said he would not quit under
fire. Minority members of the com
mittee which investigated his elec
tion, while insisting that he was
not entitled to his seat, agreed wTIth
the majority findings that Mr.
Ford should not be seated.
Departure of Mr. Newberry from
the senate and the swearing in
tomorrow of Senator-elect Bay
ard, Democrat, to succeed Senator
DuPbnt (Republican) of Delaware
will give the Republicans a mem
bership of 58 compared with a
Democratic strength of 37 until a
successor to Mr. Newberry is ap
pointed.
While of course there was no in
timation in Washington as to whom
Governor Groesbeck might appoint
the first name brought out In dis
cussions among Republican leaders
and others was that of Charles B.
Warren, who is about to relin
quish his post as ambassador to
Japan. Mr. Warren is a Detroit
lawyer and a former Republican
national committeeman from
Michigan.
There also was speculation here
as to the possibility of Mr. New
berry again becoming a candidate
for office. In some quarters it was.
believed in view of the statement
in concluding his letter to Govern
or Groesbeck that he would not
hesitate to offer his services to his
state and country in the event there
seemed in the future to be oppor
tunities for public service. He
might be a candidate for the sen
ate two years hence, but a num
ber of his friends were of the
opinion this was not probable.
Mr. Newberry as a senator took
an interest particularly in legisla
tion affecting the havy and his de
parture will leave a vacancy on the
naval affairs committee. During
the major? part of the Roosevelt
administration he served as as
sistant secretary of the navy, be
coming secretary of the depart
ment during the last few months
of Mr. Roosevelt's stay in the
White House.
i'rior to the vote in the senate on
the <|U?'stion of his title to a seat,
Mr. X?'wherry was assailed re
peatedly in speeches from the floor
and as vigorously defended. Las',
summer in a letter made public to
the Republican national committee.
Secretary Hughes joined in the de
fense of Mr. Newberry by declar
ing that he had been '*wrong
ly and most unjustly "convicted."
MAKE BITTER
ATTACK ON
UNITED STATES
!Mexican Congress
Charges That Amer
ican Representative
Attempts to Dictate
Form of Legislation
. Mexico City, Nov. IS.?All South
and Central American representa
tives were : being informed today
that Mexico resents any censorship
of its legislation by the United
States or other powers and that
President Obregon's statement to
that effect had secured for him a
virtual vote of confidence in the
Chamber of Deputies.
This action grew out of a heated
debate in the chamber last night
following the disclosure of a se
ries of communications which are
said to have recently passed be
tween Foreign Secretary Pani and
George T. Summerlin, the Ameri
can charge d'affaires. Mr. Sum
merlin, speaking for the American
state department, is alleged to
have offered suggestions concern
ing the prospective petroleum law
to be considered by congress.
. Seldom has there been such an
outburst of oralory and vindictive
"speeches against the United States
as was witnessed in the chamber
. last evening when communications
dating back to last October ' were
read. These letters, some of which
?are mere personal notes between
Foreign Scretary Pani and Mr.
Summerlin," were interpreted as an
infringement upon the national
sovereignty.
According to the communications
as punlished here, Mr. Summerlin
on October Id,last wrote ? "person-;
al note to Secretary Pani, enclosing
af copy of a draft of a proposed
petroleum law and requesting a
copy of the official bill as soon as
- it was prepared. .On October 21
Secretary Pani acknowledged the
note and on November 15, accord
ing to ^lie published memoranda^
he received another communication
. from the American charge, in
] which the latter said he had re-:
/ceived instructions from the state
department to inform the Mexican
minister "that the proposed petro
leum law is entirely inadequate
for the 'protection of rights legally
acquired by North Americans." On
, November 16 Secretary Pani re
plied that both he ^and President
Obregon had not been informed of
the text of such a law and that
President. Obregon had sent no
such1 .'project to congress.
. "President Obregon wishes to in
form you," the note added, "that
the decorum and sovereignty of
the nation totally incapacitates
it to accept a suggestion" that its
laws, , which /are wholly legislative
matters, should receive previous
censure from the governors of oth
er countries.
This declaration when read in
the chamber, provoked a storm of
applause and resulted in the adop
tion of a resolution commending
the president for his "patriotic
sentiment."
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MARRIAGE
AT PINEWOOD
Miss Mary Vernon Broughton
Bcomes the Bride of Mr.
John G. Dinkins ;
Pinewood, Nov. 19.?A wedding
( of rare beauty and interest was
solemnized Friday evening at 7
o'clock at the home and Mr. and
Mrs. John J. Broughton of Pine
wood when their daughter, Mary
Verno'n, became the bride of John
G. Dinkins of Manning.
The rooms were thrown en suite
and the spacious living room,
where the ceremony took place,
was beautiful with "its decorations
of yellow and green, the impro
vised altar, built of pedestals top
ped with huge baskets of yellow
chrysanthemums and ferns and
candelabra placed beneath a huge
golden wishbone tied with airy
bows of yellow tulle. Ferns and
palms gracefully arranged in the
rear formed a lovely background
for the wedding party. Softly
shaded yellow waxen tapers com
pleted the lovely setting.
Just before the ceremony, Mrs.
James Nelson of Summerton sang,
"I Uove You Truly," accompanied
?on the the piano by Mrs. J. W.
Weeks, tfr. \ As the wedding
march sounded the bridal party en
tered in the following order: Miss
Gladys Weeks, maid of honor, came
first, then followed little John Har
vin. the bride's cousin, bearing the
wedding ring in a huge yellow
chrysanthemum. The bride, lovely
in a three piece suit of broWn
marvello cloth, hand embroidered
and ornamented with buckles and
carrying a shower bouquet of
bride roses and ferns, entered with
her father, who grave her in mar
riage. They were met at the al
tar by the bridegroom with his
tbest man. Taylor Stukes, and the
ring ceremony was performed by
(the Rev. W. (;. Elwell. a lifelong
I friend of the bride, assisted by the
I Rev. (;. W. Dukes, the bride's pas
tor. During the Ceremony'"To a
Wild Rose" was softly played by
Mrs. .j. W. Weeks. .Jr.
A reception was held immediate
ly afterwards and later the bride
and bridegroom slipped away for a
' trip to Washington and other
points.
Th<* bride, a recent graduate of
Columbia college, is tin- charming
and accomplished daughter of .Mr.
and .Mrs. John .1. Broughton. She
has endeand herself to a host of
friends who are glad to know she
will make her home in Manning,
where the bridegroom has always
lived-and where he practices law.
Farming Experts,
Discuss Weevil
Agree on Best Formula For
Combating Pests and Sound
Optimistic Note
Columbia, Nov. 18.?Plowing
under of stalks and cleaning up of
land as soon as cotton is picked,
preparing land early, using the best
variety of quickly maturing seed,
employing sufficient fertilizers sup
plemented by side applications of
soda early before bloom appears,
practicing community planting as
soon as the ground is warm, adopt
ing a system of frequent shallow
cultivation and thick spacing and
picking of bolls as early as cheap
labor will allow, is the formula
prescribed for effectively combating
the spread and propagation of the
cotton boll weevil by a conference
of scientific >f?rmers and agricul
tural exports meeting here today
at the call of Governor Harvey.
. That cotton can be raised under
boll weevil conditions by the utili
zation of intelligent methods of
cultivation, supplemented with a
system of diversified farming, was
the consensus of opinion as ex
pressed by those present.
The great problem to.be con
fronted, it was argued, is the task
of acquainting tenant and share
cropper with intelligent meth
ods of-cotton planting, and it was
for this reason the conference was
called. The adoption of the for
mula and' the diffusion of its pre
cepts concerned those present,
i N?w, every-agency in the state, the
newspapers,' various organizations,;
and every medium of publicity will
be appealed to to acquaint the peo
ple of South Carolina with its con
tents and urge upon them the ne
cessity oC closely conforming to its
precepts.
The formula in the shape of a
resolution, was introduced by Prof.
W. W. Long, of Clemson College,
director of extension work, and,
with a few modifications, unani
mously was adopted "by the confer
ence. " If reads:
"Whereas, while progress has
been made in the control of the
j boll weevil, especially with more
I progressive farmers, we realize that
the greater part of the cotton crop
is' made by the tenant class, who
for obvious reasons, are unable to
understand thoroughly the scien
tific methods that have been work
ed out by the United States de-i
partment of agriculture, the agri
cultural colleges and the scientific
farmers.' We feel that it is very!
necessary that every effort be made
by every agency within the state
to take such steps as may bring
all classes to the proper realiza
tion of the need of beginning at
once to carry but boll weevil meth-1
ods agreed upon by this conference.
"In order that this may be done
expeditiously we offer the follow
ing resolution:
"Resolved, That the bankers,
merchants and farmers of the va
rious counties will interest them
selves in carrying out the recom
mendations suggested below,
j "Destroy the weevil's winter
quarters * by plowing under cotton
'and corn stalks and by cleaning
terraces, ditch banks and other
trash on the farm. Prepare land
early and thoroughly. Piant best
seed of approved varieties! Among
the best varieties are Lightning
Express, Cleveland Big Boll, Delta
Type and (on wilt infested land)
Dixie Triumph.
"Use fertilizer sufficient such as
would make a bale of cotton per
acre in an average season without
presence of the weevil. This will
vary on^ individual farms. Make
side applications of soda early be
fore first blooms appear.
"Plant as soon as ground is
Warm. All " cotton In a given com
munity should be planted at the
same time (from the first to the!
middle of April).
"Practice frequent shallow cul
tivation to keep up fruiting. Prac
tice thick spacing.
"Practice early square picking if
cheap labor is available. This must
be done very thoroughly every five
days if possible in order fo be" ef
fective.
"Definite recommendations on
poisoning are deferred for future
i consideration by this conference.
until after' the proposed confer
ences at Washington have been
held to determine upon the general
policy to be recommended for
1923.
"Develop a fertile soil as the best
asset under farming under boll
weevil conditions."
The resolution as introduced sug
gested that cotton should be spaced
so the rows should be three and
one-ha If feet apart and six to ten
inches in the drill: but on sugges
tion of certain of the farmers from
the coastal plain, among them D.
L. Smith, of Walterboro, specific
clistance was eliminated in favor
of just thick spacing, leaving it to
the individual farmer to work out
this problem himself.
It was contended by the thick
spacing advocates, among them
j Prof. H. W. Barre, director of ag
| ricuRural research at Clemson, that
(thick instead'of wide spacing had
been demonstrated to give a larger
and quicker yield under boll wee
vil conditions. Ex-Governor R. I.
Manning of Columbia, and L. I.
Guion of Lugoff, were among those
to confess to be unwilling converts
-to the thick spacing method.
The conference was called to or
j der in the state legislative library
j by Governor Harvey, who. stating
I that there was a great diversity of
i (ipinion as to the proper method
I of combating the boll weevil, said
j that the meeting was for the pur
j post- of consolidating the experi
I ence of those present into a eon
crefe proposal to he sent broadcast]
? throughout the State for the
! thoughtful consideration of the
; farmers of the state, particularly
the tenant Hass and the share
? cropper.
Former Congressman A. V. Le
ver was elected permanent chair
man of the conference ami Henry
Johnson, of Aiken, its secretary. |
Letters were read from Senator
N. B. Dial, who brought his
amendment to the cotton futures
acts to the attention of the confer
ence; Bright Williamson, of Dar
lington, who could not attend be
cause of business. at Richmond,
Va.; Senator Niels Christensen, of
Beaufort, who is ill at his home;
J. O. Sheppard, a representative in
the house from Edgefield county,
who announced that he intended to
m
introduce in the next general as
sembly a bill for the purpose of
having the state supply the farm
ers with calcium arseitate (boll
weevil poison) at cost, J. S. Wan
na maker, president of the Amer
ican Cotton Association, who could
not be present, but who sent Har
vie Jordan, secretary of the asso
ciation in his stead; and Dr. Coker,
of Hartsville; who could not be
present.
Chairman Lever said that there
was no more vital concern to the
state than the adoption of a con
crete plan for combating the boll
weevil and that Governor Harvey
was due a debt of gratitude for the
calling of a conference.
"Should not enter the minds of
any farmer/' he cautioned, "that
the growing of cotton under boll
weevil conditions is an impossibil
ity; it i6 being done in all the cot
ton-growing states^ It crossed the
Mexican border into Texas and is
now in North Carolina and tlie
farmers in the states 'which have
been overriden by the weevil are
growing cotton successfully, and I
hate to think that our farmers can
not grow cotton also. Of course, it
is going to be more difficult; more
efficient cultivation and better bus
iness methods have got to be
adopted, but South Carolina farm
ers can do these things. You may;
as well make up your minds now.
that absentee farming is a thing
of the past. You cannot live in
Columbia and raise cotton in Beau
fort."
Touching on the labor problem'
and the negro's place in South
Carolina agriculture, Mr. Lever
said that he had given the boU:
weevil problem a great deal of study]
and he had come to the conclusion]
that it had to be ? solved "with
white brains;" that the negro
would only .be successful in the
cultivation of cotton under the ap
plied intelligence of the white farm
er.
The ex-congressman said that it
behooved the farmers of South
Carolina to be of good cheer and
not give way to waves of pessim
ism; that it is fundamental he
should "have in his heart the,
"spark of hope" if he desires to
achieve.
"This convention, concluded the
speaker, "should not adjourn with
out impressing" upon the farmer
that he can grow cotton, but un
der boll weevil conditions, it must
be based upon a proper ;system of
diversification."
Prof. W. W. Long said that the
solution of the problem forced
upon the state is bottomed econom
ics and direct control of the boll
weevil.
"A diversified agriculture,"' eaM
Prof. Long, "Is good under any
conditions; but under boll weevil
conditions it Is absolutely essen
tial."- \
The Clemson expert stated that
diversified farming is not the grow
ing of new crops, but the planting
of those which have been 'shown
to be adapted to the particular soil',
to b? cultivated. He said it was
folly for the farmer to experiment
with new systems of agriculture;
let the established; agencies financ
ed for that purpose do it.
Prof. Long said that he took ev
ery paper published in South Car
olina, and from them he had clip
ped news articles which told of the
successful cultivation this year of
cotton in every Carolina county;
that cotton certainly was going to
be successfully grown in this state,
but more intelligent methods of j
farming must be used in the pro
cess. Cotton, he contended, is no
longer a "fool-proof" crop> but it!
is one where there must be a mix-1
t?re of brain with the methods
used. He said that as* more In
telligence is used the prices for the
staple will be higher, as intelligence
brings higher prices than a low
grade mentality and its products.
Unless fair prices are paid for
cotton and an increased wage paid |
for farm labor this labor is going
to migrate to the eastern states,
where it can command "higher
wages, and, he argued, the south
ern farmer must make up his mind
to materially increase his labor
overhead and make the farm more
attractive.
He preached the doctrine of
soil-building by the planting of le-1
guminous crops, contending that I
South Carolina, North Carolina and I
parts o^ Georgia and Alabama can
raise more of this variety of plant
life than any part of the world.
Contending that the South Car
olina farmer should not be pessi
mistic, he gave some statistics to
show how marvelously South Car
olina has advanced in diversified
farming, and she has yet long
strides to advance. This year, he :
said. 14.000 cars of perishables had
been shipped from the-coast coun
ties to the North. There are ten
dairies in South Carolina, one
within six miles of every farm
There are two packing plants un
der successful operation?one at
Greenville and the other at Or
angeburg. There are curing
houses in which 7S0.000 bushels of
sweet potatoes were stored, and
150 cars of these tubers were ship
ped out of the state this year. Two
counties this year shipped 2SO
cars of hogs out of the state,
more than the entire state twoj
years ago.
Ten years of corn, he contin
ued. tiie yield of corn was from 10 j
to 12 bushels to the acre; this year
it was from 17 to 19 bushels. Ten
years ago the yield of oats was
13 bushels to the acre; this year it
was 24 bushels. In 1912 the yield
of wheat was 5 bushels to the
acre; this year it was 12 bushels.
The head of poultry has increased
from 1.900,000 in 1910 to 4.300.000
in 1922. He gave other concrete
illustrations, to show that those
who are glooming: do not realize
what Soath Carolina is accomplish
ing. '
"There is no place tor gloom in
South Carolina," he concluded, **ior
we are a great people ami have a
great climate and a great soil."*
Governor Manning, Haryie Jor
dan and others, telling of -their *
methods of combatting the boa
weevil, concurred in "the remarks
of Mr. Lever and Prof. Lone and
agreed that , every medium of pub
licity should be utilized in the -
propagation of correct methods of
combatting- the? boll weevil.
Mr. Jordan said that *ihe_.?mer
lean Cotton Association has made ?
arrangements for the '. placing of
two experimental farms in each of
the 400 counties in the boll weevil .
territory to show the farmer cor- .
rect methods of cultivation in* ids
boll weevil tight. Th 3 association
is now engaged in canvassing va
rious agencies for funds to <arry
on this demonstration Work.
Prof. Long read ? telegram to
the effect that the department* of
agriculture had agreed, up$n-solic
itation of Dr. W. M. Biggs, presi
dent of Clemson College, who wired :
from ' Washington, to open a boll
weevil laboratory at Ftorenee, ;
provided the state made an. appro
priation to defray the expenses'of
the laboratory. The- conference
adopted a resolution endorsing the: %
recommendations of the board, of
trustees of Clemson Coiiege for a
special appropriation of $25,000 ?or
the laboratory and asked that a
special bill be prepared and ? intro- |
duced in the general assembly the
first week of the session making
this appropriation; so that, the
work of the station can beginT at
the earliest possible date. Anctfcer
resolution was adopted thanking
Secretary of Agriculture WaH*ec
for the laboratory. Another was
adopted thanking Governor Harvey '
for calling the conference.
Just before the cbnferehee ^5d
30urn?d a resolution was adopt- -~;
ed. calling, on the governor to caB
such another conference'in the fu
ture when the conference at Wash
ington had promulgated rates for
the best method of poisoning" the
cotton boll weeviL"
Mrs. Bleaste Files
SuitFor$l?6^0
AgainstAbitier
Claim Made ^Serd^tire
and Attention Durmg. Last
Ten Yeais ?f Life of
Ben. L. Abney
Columbia, .Nov. 18.?Alleging
that the deceased during his m*e*
time promised to pay her and re
member her in his will, for her mi
?remititng care, which he failed to
do, Mrs. Li?fe S: Blease, of .tffibf
city* wife of fi?lm''er/OoVertBiY'\'G^I|r-.'r
L. Blease, today filed & suit tat
$100,000 against the estate of tW
late Benjamin L. Abney, at one -
time division counsel for the South
ern Railway, and one of the lead
ers of the South Carolina Bar, who
died at the Blease home, corner "of
Washington and Bull streets, on
November IL 1S21.
The 'complaint, which was filed
today on John R. Abney, an attor
ney of New York city, as adminis
trator of the estate of his brotner, "
recites that B. L. Abney started to
reside with the former Governor
and Mrs. Blease at the Governor's
mansion in April, 1911, during the
Blease admimstration, and had
lived with the family continuously
until his death.
"That." continues the complalni,
"during the sajqae lifetime the plain
tiff, at the request of the sam&V
Benjamin L. Abney, deceased, reu-,,
dered and furnished to him con- :
stant arduous and exacting atten
tion, care, labor and service.
*That a considerable part of sadd
time the said decedent tos sick,
nervous and irritable, demaa?e?
and required tactful and; constant
care, attention, service and nurs
ing, and plaintiff rendered to said
decedent (at much peraohal sacri
fice to herself, use and expendftare
of bodily health, strength w vifcbr.
the attentions and care ne^assary'to
meet his needs and demands, and to
make nfs home life ~com??rfcaSi^ *bii"
relieve as far as possible his nwv
vous, irritable nature and condi
tion.
?'That the decedent promised and
agreed, constantly renewing and re
peating said promises and agree
ment from time to time to pay-and
compensate plaintiff for such ser
vices, and especially to m&te* *
provision at his death' by wiB to
compensate her for such aervlcsa,
the legal and moral obligation ,. cf
which he constantly recbgmfcefc
and highly valued and appreciated.
'That said decedent failed and
neglected to carry out his contract
and to compensate the plaintiff for
such services.
?That said services, laboscs and
attentions so furnished by pttint?t
to said Benjamin L. Abney wea?
of the value of and reasonably
worth the sum of $100,00$." -
Although no inventory of th* Ab
ney estate has ever been made pub
lic, it is estimated in financial
and legal circles here to be worth
approximately $740,006. Otittir
than a tew small beqUeSts the
whole estate goes to the deceaseds
brother. John R. Abney, and ma
sister, Mrs. Lula Hunter, of At
lanta, Ga.
D. W. Robinson, of the Colum
bia Bar, is the attorney for Mrs.
Blease.
W. J. Cormack.
What this country needs more
than anything else is an alarm
clock that wakes only the man who
sets it.
The boll weevils that live
through the winter are the
seed for next year's crop yt
pests. Destroy the seed W
plowing under the cotton
stalks now* -.- *
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