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Tuesday, November 20, 1917. j
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A SUPPLY OF POTASH.
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Farmers the country over are
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feeling the need of potash for agri-,
cultural purposes. In some sections j
of Abbeville County the lands will'
not yield cotton in paying qualities r
without potash, and the cotton in all'
sections of the county has suffered j
this year because the commercial j
fertilizers contained no potash. It
has been stated that there is no' ,
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supply to be had except by impor-j ,
tation from Germany, and as a'
consquence it is impossible to be j
had except at prohibitive prices.
The following taken from the Lit- f t
erary Digest, in view of the pre- j
vailing belief on the subject, will be( p
of interest to farmers and peoplegenerally.
The article is taken from q
the issue of November 17th, and is p
as follows: ' &
"At the annual meeting of the i
American Chemical Society, on Sep-E
tember 11, D. Nichols, of the Na-.
tional Research Council, said that !
"the greatest known deposit of pot-.'
ash in the world, estimated to be; T
worth more than one billion dollars,:
is awaiting development." Imme-jT
diate utilization of this potash, he. B
added, depended upon Congress.'
The deposit is in Searles Lake, Cali-. I
fornia, whose waters, it is esti-j
mated by the Geological Survey, B
hold in solution 20,000,000 tons of J
this mineral. Says the writer of T
an editorial in the New York Times:^F
" 'Before the war our supplies of,
potash came from Germany. Imports
were 529,000 tons in 1913,
but only 10,000 last year, and the
old price has been multiplied by
ten. We are producing small quan- ?
tities from feldspar, alunnite, ce- ^
ment waste, and sea-weed, but very a
much more is needed. ^
"Development of the lake de- ^
posits depends upon Congress, because
the lake and surrounding .
land were withdrawn some time ago
by the Government from the operation
of mining and land settlement -B
laws. A bill to permit and promote
utilization of this potash was
passed in the Senate on August 10.
It provides for leases, if satisfactory
terms concerning rentals and
royalties can be made. The potash d
should be taken out by private tl
companies or the Government. Two tl
companies have accessible reduction b
plants which could begin the work P
at once, .but it would be necessary
for the:Government to expend $1,- w
nnn OOfl in nrenaration. We sueeest b
that the American Chemical Society h
by resolution ask Congress to take si
final action upon the bill without
delay. It has the support of the a
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Council of National Defense. In
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committee hearings and the Senate t]
debate reference was made to the a
remark of Dr. Wilhelm Ostwald,
German Privy Councilor, that 'Am- n
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erica went into the war like a man
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mJ+Vi a mi? nrminri his n#?rk. a rone
which is in enemy hands,' because D
Germany, having 'a world monopoly
of potash, can dictate which of the
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nations shall have plenty of food
and which shall starve.' Even if!"
we can get no potash fertilizers
the farms, we shall not starve, but s
in Searles Lake there is an ample c
supply for many years to come.' " s
Potash is necessary for proper ^
violas nf other crous than cotton.
especially food crops. If food is
to win the war, it is of the first im- a
portance that the supply of potash f
in this country be developed, if in- 1
deed there is a supply which may ^
be economically developed. The
matter should engage the attention g
of congress in a serious way. c
LEA TO CONSERVE t
WORKING ENERGY
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irotection morally and physically."
Where women are employed to
lo the work heretofore performed f
>y men, it is suggested that the
standard of wages not be lowered
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uul that the hours be no longer J
;hnn were those of the men replac;d.
In the case of children the order 1
:ays the federal child labor law
nust be strictly observed and that ]
joys and girls under eighteen years 1
)f age should have the same restriclions
on their hours as outlined for
vomen employes. j ,
THE PEOPLE'S VOICE
(Jncle Sam
My dear Uncle?I wish I could j1
Buy a Liberty Bond before I die, j1
\nd in this way I would help mylJ
land, ]
?or I am poor negro man.
Three cents for stamps I must now 1
pay,
t went into effect the other day;
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Vnd postal cards they, too, have
advanced,
^.nd now I must write only by .
chance. 1
bought a ticket from the agent, *
you see,
Lnd he took eight per cent from me;
dy seat of course was the same,
'or the addition who is to blame?
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!otton of course is 30 cents a pound,
lut sugar and coal can't be found; ^
ind I am wondering what next ^
they'll do
tefore the colored man can make it
through .
'he corn is fine and they don't make
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wine,
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'he horse is tired and the cow is
blind?
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wice 4 are 8 and one makes nine, ^
ut the condition will keep me ^
behind
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sent my application to pray for the1
men,
ut my age was in the way, I could
not win.
he next time I will ask for a gun
or I am a negro man's son.
??Rev. Jas. H. Walker. .
LIEUT. HILTON.
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Lieut. R. C. Hilton spent a few j(
ays with his brother, W. R. Hilton,
ist week. Lieut. Hilton is stationed e
t Gettysburg National Park, but p
ill sail for France in the near fu? ?j
ire. d
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IENRY FORD SAYS c
MACHINERY WILL WIN WAR c
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.Training of Youths Even tl
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Washington, Nov. 18.?The war
epartment wants ships faster than v,
ley arc being built. That is one of a
le reasons why Henry Ford has tl
een called to the help of the ship- tl
ing board. o
The department is confronted
ith the task of moving much larger J 1<
odies of troops to France '-than to
ave been going, as well as food, to
applies and munitions for the men. si
Setting of the date for the second f
rmy is practicaly waiting on as-1 w
iirances that enough ships will be | b
roduced in a given time to take I h
tie men now in camps to the front e
nd keep them adequately supplied, f
The shipping board, war depart- tl
lent officials said today, found it- s
elf beset by obstacles which threat- d
ned the success of the army move- r
lent. Mr. Ford was called in to re-1 tl
love these, if possible. I o
Machinery to Win. a
Machinery will win the war, Mr.
'ord declared here in a statement s
lade public tonight. d
Mr. Ford, who has become con- n
lected with the shipping board, to t
peed production of America's mer- t
hant vessels to beat the U-boat, as- o
erted that "the nation that knows v
est how to use tools and machinery o
vill win." 1;
To be victorious, he declared, i o
usiness men must stop thinking; k
ibout profits. "I despise the pro- \ s
iteer," he said. He urged standard-1 a
zation of shipping. ! v
Predicting that this would be the! e
ast war, Mr. Ford urged that the r
:overnment should preserve its c
;reat cantonments when peace t
omes, for training men in indus- -
rial pursuits.
"The factories and personal or-,
:anization of the Ford Motor com>any
are at the disposal of the,
Jnited States government and its
lilies," said Mr. Ford. "The proluction
of automobiles for pleasure
nust he reduced.
"The idle cars standing along the !
streets show that enouerh ears have
>een built to last for a while.
"We all can cheerfully give President
Wilson our full support. It is
m act of providence that he is our j
president today. His will strikes'
nward for power. He builds on the
notives that are rooted in the j
learts of the people."
ENTRANCE RECORDS
AT WINTHROP COLLEGEj
Winthrop College now requires 14!
anits of high school work for adnission,
a unit representing one
;tudy pursued for 36 weeks with 5
eciatations of 45 minutes each a
veek. The college admits conditionilly
students who can present 12
inits; the other two units necessary
;o make up the full 14 units must
je made up by the student during
ler first two years at college. She
:an make these up either by examnation
or by taking extra classes
n college.
It may be of general interest to
itate that of the 317 new students
or this session, 165 presented the
equired fourteen units; 41 of these
lowever, entering by certificate
rom other colleges. There were
24 coming from State High Schools
rith the required 14 units. The
lumber of students entering condiionally
with less than 14 units was
52.
Since 4 units represent a fair i
ear's work in the high school, it!
3 expected that a four-year high'
chool will be required to fit i
tudents for unconditional entrance!
o the college. After the majority |
f high schools in the State become,
our-year schools, the college ought
0 be able to make an entrs.ncc reuirement
of 16 units.
1 GOOD SUGGESTION:
. DIIVISU THE1 rRIMINAI <;
M W111MAA
The Commercial Appeal o:f Memhis,
calls attention to the suggesion
made by a lawyer of that city
3 the effect that as the Zeppelins
ecently captured in France had
ropped bombs on undefended cit;s
and country districts, the men
i these Zeppelins should be indictd
in England, extradited from
'ranee and put on trial for murder.
*he case should be prosecuted uner
the law, and the men defended
y the best obtainable counsel. The
ourts of England should then deide
as a matter of law if these men
i the Zeppelins committed an act
f murder, and if they did, then
nder this decision the measure of
he enormity of the act when the
lermans sunk the Lusitania could
e ascertained.
"If," says the Appeal, "that act
ras murder, then the prisoners
ould be indicted for murder, andj
lie Kaiser, under whose orders j
tiey were acting, could at the end
f the war be tried for his life."
This is a good suggestion, for un;ss
the Kaiser and others can be
ried for murder, or under the miliiry
rule which will then prevail be
hot or hung, civilization will have
ailed in a critical hour. The men
rho as the rulers of great nations
ecome wholesale murderers, as
ave the Kaiser and those connectd
with him, should not be saved
rom punishment merely because
bey are rulers. They should be
ubject to the same law as the inividual
murderer, and then future
ulers will be less inclined to send
heir own people and millions of
thers to death merely for their own
mbitious undertakings.
The Manufacturers Record would
trongly urge, as it has repeatedly
one, that there should be a determination
on the part of this counry
and the Allies not to treat with
he Kaiser and his cohorts on any
ther basis than that of criminals,
/ho should be caught, tried by civil
r military law and punished to the
ast degree that the most outrageius
criminal that the world has ever
;nown can be punished. Anything
hort of that would be a crime
igainst civilization itself, and the
ery babes that have been murdered
and the women who have been
uined should from their graves cry
>ut to Heaven against a civilization
hat would not punish the criminals.
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Irish potatoes and cabbage
lower in price on account of
very great demand.
The only pretense thit is 1
missable is smiling when you dc
feel like it.?Ex.
One thing that is being adverti
in all of the papers is the mi
They are being shipped in by
carload.
A 4-Kn Vi rvmn
rk. I VJV UCi W?ft? ai vuiv
Edison from a third story wind
but was frightened away by
screams of a maid.
Turkeys are selling here and
Greenwood for twenty cents
pound. Only in large cities
they bringing a higher price.
Honor and shame from no coi
tions rise;
Act well your part, there all
honor lies.?Pope.
People don't, have to eat turke;
it is merely a luxury?so if
price goes too high the people w(
buy. Twenty cents is the mar
price here. .
The Hartwell Sun says: "Do y
Christmas shopping early. T
means you, not us. Our coal
cleaned us." You should be a fr
air fiend and then you wouldn't n
any coal.
The Elberton Star contains
following "ray" of truth:
When you are hungry,
And your purse is slack,
A dollar in your hand
* Is worth two on your back.
E. A. A
There were enough potatoes
lowed to freeze and rot in Chic
to have fed hundreds of peo
These potatoes were left in frei
cars until the market could be "i
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RtU Dm Homer W tmftr
rize and i
srize and I
and Fo<
>ur Hoosi
Cabinet r
For sale b
GRANGES H<
ulated" for higher prices
? work to make a big crop.iJ
? lowed to spoil?
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* Now we may have to f
* wives of the interned offi<
tained at Hot Springs. The
are line steamship companies az
no to cut off the three quai
pensions of the sailors w]
vides for their wives' supp<
>ei- women intend to invade 1
>n't and stay with their husban
not send them back to Kai
He's fond of women.
sed
ale. The government is yellii
the Food" at us, and still they
ing food upon and down tt
ger striking suffragettes. L
a waste of both time and
ow? bother with those old girls,
the lieve in votes for women,
I xmnishment we would nre?
that hunch around Wi
*n would alpiost stamp our s
a as untrue.?Marion Star.
are This is the opinion of 01
reporter and linotype open
are both real peace..(loving
1(^~ gists. :cn> i
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the BAPTIST RCVIVA
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Next Sunday a revival
^ is to begin at the Baptist c
f this city. Prayer meetini
*n been arranged preparatory
iget
same at the following h<
Thursday evening beginnii
o'clock:
our At J. W. Baker's home <
zine street, led by Mr. J
monds; at Mrs. Stepher
es^ near the shops, led by W. 1
eet* dale; At J. Y. Turman's 1
Fort Pickens, led by R. I
at R. C. Philson's home No
the street, led by W. A. Ro
A. H. Barnett's home, Soi
street, led by C. E. Willia
J. M. Ogilvie's home nei
School, led by Otto Brisl
Christians areurged to atte
cottage meetings without r
church affiliation that a re*
al- spirit may be quickened in
ago life.
pie. The prayermeeting on
ght day night at the Baptist ch
reg- also be evangelistic and
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Why tory. The pastor will preach on
I it isal- the subject "Pentacost." All members
of the church especially are , .
urged to attend this meeting?every
eed the body invited.
:ers de- The church has been very forGerman
tunate in securing the services of
e going Dr. John J. Wicker of Richmond, .'
"ter pay Va., to preach at said revival seririch
pro- vices. Mr. and Mrs. Wicker will ar- ?
>rt. The rive next Monday. A fuller state:he
camp ment of his great evangelistic gifts
ds. Why will appear in Friday's issue of this
iser Bill? paper.. Mr. and Mrs. Wicker will
sing in specials at all the services.
ig "Save LANDER'S FIRST DAYS
are fore- AND LIST OF GIRLS
lose hun- _____
o?ks like Mr A j Sppoie, Find, 0ld New.pafood
to per With RoU of Th# Fir,t
We be" Students.
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cribe for
ishington (The Greenwood Index.),., j
itatement Mr- A- J- Sproles found some time,:; |r.Jr
ago a copy of an old newspaper of
ur news year 1872 which has some. very* ,j? *j
itor who interesting items in it about the Wilsuffra
l'amston Female College, in early
year. The clipping will be read
with much interest. ' It follows:
L. Spring Session, 1872.
The exercises of the Williamston
meeting Female College were opened on
:hurch in Monday, Feb. 12, 1872, in a two?s
have story brick building on Spring
for the street, which belonged to Messrs ' ,
sines on Earle, Blythe and Shumate, of
ig at 7 Greenville, and had been occupied
for years as the principal hotel of
)n Maga- tlie The premises were
f. p Ed. leased by the stewards of the Methis
home ?dist Church, as their contribution
3. Barks- to the support of their new pastor,
lome in Rev- S. Lander, with the underA.
Burts; standing that he should look to the
rth Main income of the institution for the
well, at remainder of his living.
ith Main j The Faculty consisted of Rev. S.
mson; at Lander, .President, assisted oy mrs.
ar High L. A. Lander, Miss A. M. Hagan,
;ow. All Miss Sallie Mauldin, Miss Maggie k
ind these McNinch, and Mrs. M. H. Swygert.
egard to The pupils for the session were:
il revival Misses Ruth Acker, Pet Allen, An- ,
our civic derson; Fannie Alston, Winnsboro;
Madora Anderson, Dempie BoazWednes
man, Wallace Boazman, Ella Bradurch
will
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