Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BRITISH SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT I Amendment To Irish Home Rule i Bill Adopted?Measure May Fail London, Dec. 2.?The govern ment suffered a defeat in the house of lords tonight when an amendment to the Irish home rule bill submitted by Barons Oranmore and Broane, j providing for the establishment of a senate for southern Ireland, was carried against the government by a vote of 120 to 36. It was explained that the object of the amendment1 was to safeguard the minority sou-! t>:_i 1? them unionises. IjOra 9U&emicau, , lord high chancellor for the govern-J ment opposed'the amendment on the 1 ground that such a senate must be | preponderantly nominative and there was no hope of forcing such a second chamber on southern Ireland. He emphasized the government's de sire that the question of framing a senate should be left to the central council. " I Lord Shandon moved an amend ment providing for a joint session of the southern and northern senates as a substitute for the Irish council. Lord Birkenhead thought it prefer able to discuss the subject at a later stage. Earl Middleton urged that nothing was more likely to lead to some settlement than Lord Shan- J eon s proposal. This amendment was adopted, 48 j to 34. * i In a later discussion Lord Birken- j head-, referring to the Lord Shandon j amendment said that the council was an essential part of the govern-' mentis scheme. This ntfw was swept J away b]f Lord Shandon's lamentable] and reckless amendment. He doubt-! ed whether the bill will survive such, a severe Wow. An amendment bestowing a sec ond chamber on the Ulster parlia ment was also adopted. The toastmaster turned and looked at the guest for a moment, and sat down. ?increasing time p Better make[ ment today, draws neare PROTECT COTTON Clemson College, Dec. 2.?Farm ers! Protect your cotton from weath er damage. Don't leave it in the open. Store it in a warehouse, or under other suitable cover. A series of experiments conducted recently by the Bureau of Markets have shown that a bale of cotton plated out in the open, flat on the I ground with no covering, was dam aged to the extent of 370 pounds at the end of eight months. Ai; I ether bale, placed on edge, with no further protection, lost 167 pounds. A bale on edge and turne.l over once * 1 1 1 *n A Vkolc. a weeK, lost nu puunus, placed on timber off the ground and turned once a week lost 49 pounds, and a bale placed on timber and cov ered with tarpaulin lost but 14 pounds. A warehouse bale of cotton during the same period lost only one pound. Do you know that in many in stances the total cost of warehousing cotton, including insurance, is no greater than the fire insurance rate alone on exposed cotton. Do you know that it will be much easier for you to obtain loans from the bank on your cotton if you have it stored in a warehouse? f Damage in one season alone from exposure to weather has been esti mated it $70,000,000.00. Much of the lower grade cotton, of which there is now such an over-supply, is the direct result of improper hand ling "of the crop after it is ginned. The proper place for cotton after it is baled is in a warehouse of ap proved type. Not only is it protected from weather damage there, but the saving in fire insurance alone, xrom the charges made on unstored cot ton, is usually sufficient to pay all the costs of warehousing. To hand over his business to the local trade union to be run for the profit of the union for two years is the public offer made by an English oil merchant. iuir i ne framed | of yourself Sting tribute r in value as >asses. > that appoint Christmas r every hour. IAYS' TUDIO Seville, S. C. NEW OIL COMPANY TO BE ORGANIZED Separation of Pacific Interests An nounced. Big Company Formed New Mork, Dec. 2.?Organization of a new company to be known as the Pacific Oil company, was an nounced here tonight by the South ern Pacific company as the chief feature of its plan for the separation of its oil and railroad properties. The new company will be organ ized under the laws of the state of Delaware with a capital stock of 3,500,000 shares of no par value for which the Southern Pacific 'com pany will subscribe $15 per share, or $52,500,000. T7U-?w. omniirt + VlP TlfVW TOTTl pany will purchase from the South ern Pacific land companies of Jan uary 1. 1921, for about $43,750, 000 and 259,000 shires, having a par value of $20,069,000 of the out standing capital stock of the Asso ciated Oil company. Holders of Southern Pacific shares jvill be given the right to pur chase at $15 pier share, one share of the stock of the new company for each share of Southern Pacific stock. The land to be purchased is situa ted in the state of California. About 25,000 of the 259,000 acres are - ^ J- a proven cm muua mu mc of lands heretofore withdrawn from the sale as possible oil lands. The capital stock of the new com pany'is fixed at 3,500,000 shares to correspond to the total number of shares of Southern Pacific stock out standing. The segregation also Involves the stockholdings of the Southern Paci fic company in the Associated Oil company, of which it owned slight ly more than 50 per cent. Associated Oil is at present receiv ing dividends at the rate of 6 per cent, annually. Net earnings of the Souhern Pacific oil properties for the year 1920 will approximate 012,000,000 according to tonight's statement of the directors and eaxn I inps for 1921 based on present pro duction and prices are expected to exceed this year's earnings. MANY WINDOWS SMASHED IN KILLARNEY, IRELAND London, Dec. 2.?Uniformed men visited Killarney, Ireland, this' morn ing and indiscriminately smashed nearly all the windows in the busi ness section of tihe city. Damage es timated at several thousand pounds was done with small hammers and I stones, says'a Cork dispatch to the Evening News. The crime, it is said, appears to have been conceived in a mere mania for destruction as the property at tacked belong to people of most con flicting political views and of difFer woliwirmc Hpnomination. cut 1 -V..W ROB POLICE STATION High Point, N. C., Dec. 2.?While the police were in search of 'burglars Monday night a police locker . was entered and about $75 in currency taken. , ORCHARD AND GARDEN NOTES Clemson Colleg^, November. 30? The grape vines should be pruned before January first. This is to lessen the danger of bleeding, which is very detrimental to the musca dines. Old vines trained to an arbor will stand a severe cutting back, which is necessary to produce a good vigorous growth and to maintain fruit production. The muscadine grape will produce the best results when trained to a trellis, using three wires instead of two as in training the "bunch" va KNO etaoin shrdlunununu nu rieties. Posts shouid be at least 8 to 9 feet in length, and set 2 to 3 feet in the ground. The wire should be 2 feet apart on the posts, which should be 16 feet apart. The vines should be set at least 25 feet apart in the row. For early cabbage Early Jersey Wakefield are excellent varieties, and should be planted in an open furrow before December first. Suc cession is an excellent mid-season variety. The white Marrowfat and black eye Marrowfat peas should be plant ed now. T!;? -j varieties are round and smooth and are perfectly hardy in the So-tli during the winter sea son. The wrinkled varieties are less hardy and should not be planted j before Janaury 15t. I IN GARDEN AND ORCHARD Clemson College, Dec. 2.?Plan an all-the-year garden for 1921. Write for seed catalogs and order a supply of seed now and start right with the new year. The crops that are now in the garden should be given some pro tection before the advent of severe weather. Mulch the strawberry patch with hay or straw; apply stable ma nure liberally td spinach, kale and ! other salad crops; and mulch such j i 16 days until -? As in the past, 01 and most complet q, have spared no p< jI _ ;;; [ J even greater than ii [I; We beg to annour |! that our Toy Depc i? [j ment is now op ]| I for inspection..... s Hot Hustler Ra Gei in tim< Every one in tl be pleased with < Christmas mornir pleasure lasts thro At any moment t the world's great their chosen inter the very best n month's list of Records keeps y with the importan of the musical woi today; let us exp terms. MJl/riTI root crops as beets, carrots, salsify and parsnips to prevent the ground from freezing. Thoroughly clean the garden ""of all rubbish, weeds, and decaying vegetables, instead of turning them ; under. Apply stable manure to that part of the garden not in vege- j tables and plow up the soil before ; winter. ; Except in isolated localities, the ' fig can be grown successfully in this state, Now is an excellent time to ; ur HOLIDAY STO( e to be found in this lins in making the c ever before..... ; Department cket i t a Victrc e for Chri he family will a Victrola on ig and their ugh the year, hey can hear est artists in pretations of lusic. Each new Victor ou in touch t movements Id. Come in lain our easy RRAY DRU( BEVILLE, S. plant this fruit, which will thrive best in a sheltered place about the house or garden. The Celeste and Brown Turkey are two excellent va rieties. Orchard trees badly infested with San Jose scale should be sprayed with commercial lime-sulfar as soon as the leaves fall, and again just be fore growth commences in spring. Spray thoroughly, covering all twigs and branches, for only in this way is it possible to control this perennial pest. CHOICE of first selections are offered you. {] 2K is the largest ? section, and we ollection this year {j [ i r advice to you is ' 1 buy early?stocks [i scarce and there [j I be no duplicates. $ \bbeville, S. C. i LrafiuaraiEiniEfiugiEigian