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Former President Taft New Chief Justice. Washington, June 30.-Former President William Howard Taft was nominated late today by President Harding to be chief justice of the United States and his nomination was confirmed by the senate in executive session. The nomination was not confirmed without opposition, however, and a roll call was demanded. The opposi tion was understood to have been voicel by Senator Boah, Idaho, John son, California and LaFollette, Wis consin, all Republicans, who were said to have criticised Mr. Taft's rec ' ord and his nomination. On the roll call, however, only four votes were cast against confirmation. These were by Senators Borah, John son and LaFollette, and Senator Wat son, Democrat, Georgia. The final vote was 60 to 4. An agreement was reached not to make a public roll call. The senate's doors were closed for discussion of the nomination after suggestions that Mr. Taft be confirm ed in open executive session, because he is a former president had been re jected by opponents. Senators Borah and Johnson led the fight on the floor in opposition to Mr. Taft, while he was defended by about a dozen sen ators, including Knox, Penn-sylvania; Kellogg, Minnesota and Willis of Ohio, Republicans and Underwood, Alabama, Democratis minority lead er; Smith of California, Overman of North Carolina, and Broussard of Louisiana, Democrats. Legal Training Criticised. Senators Borah and Johnson were understood to have centered their fight on Mr. Taftfs legal training, ex " perience and qualifications. Accord ing to reports filtering out from the senate chamber Senator Johnson was said to have declared that Mr. Taft's appointement was "purely political." A similar charge, it was reported was made by Senator Bor?h. Senator Johnson, it was stated, as serted that Mr. Taft had not regard ed himself as a lawyer but as a poli tician and had "abandoned" his pro fession after leaving the White House. The California senator, it was reported, said he had tried to disre gard personal objections to the nom inee and was voicing his opposition solely because Mr. Taft had- lacked, for nearly a generation or more, any legal experience which would fit him for the higehst judicial post of the nation.. Reference was made, it was said, by Senator Borah to the "drafting" from the supreme bench by the Re publican party of Secretary Hughes to become the presidential candidate of the Republican party. In this con nection it was stated that Mr. Borah made the statement that, "having taken an able lawyer from the su preme bench four years ago, and made a politician of him, it was now proposed to take a politician-a man who has devoted practically his ma ture life to politics-and put him on the supreme bench in the interest of party politics." Defense by Democrats. The defense of Mr. Taft, it was said, was led by Democrats. Senator) Underwood said that Mr. Taft had made himself "beloved by the South" I adding that this sentiment was due j largely to Mr. Taft's appointment when president of a Southerner, the late Chief Justice White, to the high est judicial position of the counry. J Similar statements, it was reported, were made by Senator Broussard of I Louisiana, the native state of the late chief justice. Mr. Taft's legal learning was .praised, it was said, by Senators Knox and Willis, the latter referring to his experience on the bench in Ohio. Senator Kellogg, it was said, re ferred to the positions of honor held by Mr. Taft in bar and similar as-, sociations. Southern senators it was reported, with the exception bf Mr. Watson of Georgia, were solidly behind the ap pointment. Senator Smith , South Carolina, it was stated, discussed the race question, commending Mr. Taft, it was said, for refusing to appoint any but white men to office in South Carolina. Montreal, June 3.-"It has been the ambition of my life to be chief justice," William H. Taft declared tonight. "But now that it* is gratified, I tremble to think whether I can worthily fill the position and be use ful to the country." "I have received telegrams an nouncing that the president has nom inated me to be chief justice of the United States and that the senate has at once, confirmed the nomina tion," said Mr. Taft in a signed .statement commenting oh his ap pointment as chief justice. "I am profoundly grateful to the president for the confidence he has thus shown bat I can discharge the duties of lie important office. I sin cerely hope I may be able to show that this confidence has not been mis placed. I highly appreciate the imme diate confirmation by the senate. "It has been the ambition of my life to be chief justice but now'that it is gratified I tremble to think whether I can worthily fill the posi tion and1 be useful to the country. "The argument in the Grand Trunk arbitration in which I am one of the. arbitrators will be concluded Wed nesday, July 6, and I expect to be in Washington on July 7 to take the oath of office, to confer with the at-' orney general and pay my respects and thanks to the president. "The supreme court adjourned on July 5 until October 3, so that I shall have no court duties until October. After my visit to Washington when I plan to look about for temporary quarters for next year, I expect to visit New Haven to make arrange ments for closing up my connection with Yale university. Then I shall re turn to Canada at Murray Bay, Que bec, to study-the record of the Grand Trunk arbitration proceedings with a view to joining in an award in Au gust. * "I will have in the near future to resign my professorship of fed eral constitutional law at Yale; the presidency bf the League to Enforce Peace, and my position as occasional editor on the staff of the Public Ledger, of Philadelphia. (Signed) "W. H. Taft." Mr. Taft did not receive the offi cial notification of his appointment until he had returned to his hotel at the conclusion of the first day of the argument on the Grand Trunk ar bitration. Immediately on receipt of this notification, Mr. Taft was con gratulated by his fellow commission ers on the board and the chairman, Sir Walter Cassels, gave a small din ner to celebrate the occasion. ' Scores of congratulatory messages from Washington and many other points in the United States arrived within a few hours after the news of the appointment has been made public. After dinner Mr. Taft began reading the messages and was kept busy until a late hour answering some of the first he had received. Methodist Women Meet in Mc Cormick. McCormick, July 3.-The Woman's Missionary Society of Cokesbury dis trict, Upper South Carolina confer ence, held its annual meeting at Mc Cormick Wednesday and . Thursday. Mrs. J. W. White of Newberry pre sided over the conference with dig jnity and efficiency, bringing a mes sage of encouragement and urging the district to accomplish more. The Wednesday evening devotional was conducted by the pastor, the Rev. T. W. Munnerlyn, and was followed by a pageant, "The Call to Christian America," beautifully presented by the junior missionary society of Mc Cormick Methodist church. The ad dress of welcome was made by Mrs. T. M. Ross and responded to by Mrs. J. M. Mason. Echoes from the coun cil were brought by Mrs. D. N. Bourne, who added greatly to the meeting by her presence and forceful talk. Among the other visitors who ad dressed the conference at different times were: Dr. J. W. Kilgore, Mrs. R. L. Keaton, Mrs. J. M. Mason and Mrs. Alonzo Kella. The conference was fortunate to have present also two missionaries to Brazil, Mrs. J. M. Lander, who has spent 31 years there, told in an interesting way of her work. Miss Louise Best, who sails I soon, thrilled her audience as she told of her call to service to the fair land of Brazil, and appealed not only to the young people to heed a like call, but to the parents not to with hold their children from service though the call was to foreign lands. This appeal was followed by a beau tiful consecration service led by Mrs. Bourne. The conference was well attended and full of interest thoughout. Re ports from the district show a decid ed note of progress and increased in terest. The next meeting will be with Tranquil church, Greenwood circuit. Farmers Can Borrow Money Now The Federal Loan Act has been declared constitutional. The Federal Land" Bank at Columbia will begin business soon. We have been author ized by the secretary of the local as sociation to take applications from farmers for loans on real estate. All farmers who wish to borrow money can procure application blanks at our office. Avail yourself at once of this opportunity. N. G. EVANS. C. T. BURNETT. Crop of Cotton Will be Smaller. Washington, July li-In forecast ing this year's cotton crop at 8,433,; OOO bales the department of agricul ture today placed this year's acre age at 26,519,000, a reduction of 28.4 per cent., or 10,524,000 acres from that in cultivation a year ago, and the smallest since 1900. Production of cotton on this esti mate will be less than in any year for more than a quarter of a cen tury, the previous smaller crop hav ing been that of 1895 when the out put was 7,161,000 bales. This year's crop promises to be nearly 5,000, 000 bales less than last year's and almost 8,000,000 -bales smaller than the record crop grown in 1914. The condition of the crop was poorer June 25 than on that date in any year during the last 20. That is attributed to an adversely late, wet spring, the presence of the boll wee vil and the use of one-third less fer tilizer generally than the average for the last four years. The condition of 69.2 per cent of a normal was an im provement of 3.2 per cent, over May 25, but it was almost ten points be low the ten year average for that date. i There was a considerable aband onment of planted acreage, especial ly east of the Mississippi river, which the crop reporting board considered in the compilation of its acreage fig ures. The exact extent of this aband onment was not (announced. The poor condition of the crop is indicated in the forecast of produc tion inasmuch as smaller acreages in the years from 1896 to 1900, inclu sive, produced larger crops than that forecast for this year. The acreage yield is foremost at 152.2 pounds per. acre. The preliminary estimate of acre age and the condition on June 25 by states follow: Virginia, Acreage 2,000, condition 70. North Carolina, 1,186,000 and 67. South Carolina, 2,190,000 and 65. Georgia, 3,600,000 and 64. Florida, 82,000 and 70. Alabama, 2,0294000 and 59. Mississippi, 2,325,000 and 67.'; Louisiana, 1,011,000 and 64. 1 Texas, 9,199,000 and 72. , Arkansas, 2,138,000 and 78. Tennessee, 609,000 and 74. > Missouri, 93,000 and 80. Oklahoma, 1,853,000 arid 75. , California, 131,000 and 77. Arizona, 89,000 and 88. - New Mexico, 15,000 and 87. 7 - Lower California's area, about 59- ' 000 acres, is included in the Cali fornia figures but excluded from the ' United States total. Why He Had Tractor Troubles. He hammered near the magneto. He never cleaned of the valve stems. He left his tractor out in the storm. He lost his instruction book the first week. He allowed dirt to get into the gasoline tank. He continued running when there was a knock in the bearings. He tried everything his friends sug gested and experimented a good deal. He did a hard job of field work when there were several loose bolts on the machine. He filed the contact points in the breaker box so much that they wore out quickly. He tried to start, his load before the engine was warmed up and run ning freely. He always attempted to make one more round when the oil became low in the crank case. He always let the clutch in quick ly. He attempted short turns when the plows Were pulling deep in hard soil.-Utah Farmer. Little Things. He rang in a little sooner Than- the fellows in his shop; And he stayed a little longer When the whistle ordered "Stop." He worked a little harder And he talked a little less, He seemed but little hurried And he showed but little stress, For every little movement His efficiency expressed Thus his envelope grew just A little thicker than the rest. He saved a little money In a hundred little ways; He banked a little extra When he got a little raise. A little "working model" Took his little "leisure" time, He wrought each little part of it With patience most sublime. Now it's very little wonder That he murmurs with a smile, As he clips his little coupons: "Aren't the little things worth while." -Selected. CLEMSON COLLEGE SOUTH CAROLINA'S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND AGRICULTURAL W. M. RIGGS, President 1 ' 1571 ACRES OF LAND. VALUE PLANT OVER $2,300,000.00. ENROLLMENT 1919-'20, 1014. OPERATED UNDER STRICT MILITARY DISCIPLINE. - DEGREE COURSES .Agricultural (Seven Majors). Architecture. Chemistry. Chemical Engineering. Civil Engineering. Electrical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Textile Industry. Industrial Education. General Science. SHORT COURSES Agricultural. Textile Industry. Pre-Medical. SUMMER SCHOOL June 13-July 23 Agricultural Teachers. Cotton Graders. College Make-up. Removals of Entrance Conditions. Agricultural Club Boys. VALUE OF A TECHNICAL EDUCATION A technical 'education is the best insurance against hard times. In earning capacity, it may equal an estate of $50,000. For the untrain ed are the positions of poverty and obscurity. . Times are hard in South Carolina, but the cost of an education at Clemson College is comparatively low,-sufficiently low to be within the reach of any ambitious young man in South Carolina. Scholarships, free tuition and the payment by the United States Gov ernment to R. O. T. C. students, still further reduce the cost. Do not allow the financial difficul ties to keep you from entering col lege this fall to prepare yourself for the opportunities that lie ahead. SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXAMINA TIONS The college maintains one hun dred and seventy four-year scholar ships in the Agricultural and Tex-' tile Courses. Each scholarship means $400 to help pay expense3" and $160 for tuition apportioned equally over the four years. Also fifty-two scholarships in the" One-Year Agricultural Course, these scholarships are worth $100 and tui tion of $40. The scholarships must-' be won by competitive examinations which are held by each County Su perintendent of Education on July 8th. It is worth your while to try for one of these scholarships. Credit for examinations passed at the county seat will be given to those who are not applying for scholarship but for entrance. R. O. T. C.-Clemson is a member of the senior division of the Reserve Officers Training Corps. All R. O. T. C. students receive financial assistance from the F?d?ral Government, this reaching about $200 per year during the junior and senior classes. FOR FULL INFORMATION WRITE OR WIRE THE REGISTRAR, CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C. APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED IN TEE ORDER RECEIVED NOTICE. -- ' All creditors of the estate of N. L. Brunson, late of said county and state, deceased, will render.an ac count of their demands, duly attest ed and all debtors will pay amount due by them, to the undersigned Ex ecutor of estate at his home at Cle ora, S. C. D. D. BRUNSON, Executor. Cleora, S. C. June 21, 1921. Abbeville-Greenwood Mu tual insurance Asso ciation. ORGANIZED 1892. Property Insured $17.226,000. 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Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAZE, General Agent. Greenwood, S. C. June 1, 1921. Notice of Final Discharge. To All Whom These Presents May Concern: Whereas, J. 0. Herin has made ap plication unto this court for Final Discharge of Executor in re the Es tate of M. E leanor Herin, late of said county and state, deceased, on the 4th day of June, 1921. There Are Therefore, to cite and and all kindred, creditors or parties interested, to show cause before me at my office at Edgefield Court House, South Carolina, on the 7th day of July, 1921 at ll o'clock a. m., why said order of .discharge should not be granted. At same time and place said executor will make a' full and final settlement. ' W. T. KINNAIRD, (L. S.) J. P. C., E. C. S. C. June 4th, 1921. OU MAKE UT WHAT OU SAVE COUNTS CoDTricht 1909, by C. 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