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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1922!
THE WAY OUT. j
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You will find here and there sensible
men who say there is no good to
be had from the use of calcium arsenate
in the fight against the boll
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weevn. jdul tuey ?ic uiv u.vi.
have not given the poison a trial, or
those who have not given it a proper
trial. In some cases people will be j
found who think they have poisoned
the weevil when in fact they have
not.
Clemson College authorities advised
the farmers in the beginning of
the year to buy their poison from
designated dealers and manufacturers.
It is a fact that a great many peo
pie did not do this. When they found
they needed the poison they bought
from Dick, Tom and Harry. In some
cases they bought poison and in oth
er cases they did not. in some cases
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the poison was properly prepared j
for use in dusting, while in other
cases it was not. For that reason
some people undertook to poison the
Weevil, but the substance used either
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was not mixed with the poison at[
all, or improperly ground and mixed.
Hence these people, as pbove stated,
thought they were poisoning the
weevil when in fact they were not.
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Aside irom people xu wiwm mc
above applies you will not find one
man in a hundred who has made an
intelligent application of the poison
to his cotton wb* .will tell you -fnat
it has r.ot paid to use the poison.
Acres and e^res of lands this year
which made practically no cotton
last year will yield a half bale to the
acre. The men who have made a
proper fight against the weevil are
more and more convinced each day
that the program must be followed
if cotton is to be grown here, and
that if properly followed up, poZoning
will make the raising of cotton
profitable.
' For this reason the time is coming
when a man who does not poison his
cotton will not be allowed to plant
cotton. There is no more reason why
nonnlo cVmiild hp rnrrmplleH to vacci
WUIIV VVCil CllIU UilCIl, i\tu p tiiv; wetvil
poisoned and success awaits. Intelligence
and industry are going to
tell in the next year or two as they
have never told before.
BUY WOOD.
Henry Ford was right we think
when he said that the present coal
strike was a conspiracy between the
coal operators and the coal operatives
to boost the price of coal on
the one hand, and on the other
thereby to boost the price of labor,
with the public paying the bills. The'
truth of hi3 assertion is shown by I
w-v?^ ~ ~ x- ?
nate against small-pox, or why houses
should be quarantined against
diphtheria, than that men should be
required to destroy an enemy on
their premises which threatens the
prosperity of their neighbors. There
are people still who do not believe in
vaccination, and who are against the
quarantine, but they are forced to
yield to public judgment in these
matters. The public is protected by
. virtue of police restrictions, which
are intended to guard not only the
public health but the public good as
well.
It is to be hoped that the people
in this section will not undertake to
stand in the way of progress by continuing
to try to make cotton without
doing what is necessary to make
it. If so, they will to that extent prolong
the days when the farms will
prove unprofitable. The people of
Abbeville County with a year's intelligent
labor may come out of the
slough of debt in which they are
now an duc suomergea, oecause
when once a man is enabled to take
a step forward, his recovery is assured.
If the pepole be wise they
will prepare now to make the good
fight. Plant cotton, prepare well, use
early maturing seed, fertilize well,
the fact that coal is now quoted j
about three times the price asked i
the early spring. The price of lab<
has been fixed at the highest poii
in the history of the industry ar
the coal miners are reaping at tl
same time a rich reward for the
products.
But that is no reason why tl
people in this section of the count]
.should be held up. There is st:
plenty of wood within a radius <
five miles from Abbeville Cou
House to keep us warm for a fe
winters. Those people who do ni
desire to pay tribute to the co,
profiteers, mine-owners and labore
alike, should begin now to lay in
supply of wood. There is every pr<
bability that the soft coal strike wi
be settled about the time it gets co)
enough to make fires necessary, bi
the settlement will be on such term
and the demands of the people f<
coal so pressing, that almost ar
price must be paid by the man wh
cannot do without coal. As far <
we are able we should take stej
J10W to avoia suen a siiuawun, on
the wise man will undoubtedly d
so.
COTTON
The government report issued la;
Friday gave the conditio^ of tt
crop up to August 25th as 57 p<
cent, which indicated a production c
10,575,000 bales of cotton, based c
an estimated yield of 145.2 poun<
of lint cotton to the acre. The.'
figures however, as given by ty
government are subject to su<
changes as the weather might brir
during the balan :e of the growir
on/1 rn n cr cpncn.i.
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Since the publication of the repo
many of our correspondents throug
out different sections of the be
have written up, claiming that z
average yield of lint of 145.2 poum
to the acre is altogether too hij
!considering that last years final yie
'was only 124.5 pounds to the acre
j Since the 25th of August
conditions have not sho\vn impro\
ment. Although there has not be
so' much rain reported in the Ea
ern and Central sections of the be
high temperatures and general di
'ness continue in the Western secti
and further deterioration has be
'noted and it is quite likely that u
'favorable weather conditions duri
^the past two weeks will x'educe t
acreage yield per acre.
There has been home pressure
.the market from hedging sales b
that is to be expected at this tir
of year as naturally the mills can n
!take the years crop within a perl
(of a few months, and such hedgii
I by cotton merchants is necessary
the proper functioning of the cott
J industry. If it may be said th
'hedge sales are a market weaknc
at the present time, is it not corre
to say that later on they will J
bullish factor when the spot cott<
is sold and the hedges bought i
I Last years crop carryover amour
ed to 17,000,000 bales and durii
this past summer cotton was n
'easy to buy. Should this years en
as estimated by the government Sej
tember 1st- not exceed 10,575,01
bales and coupled with a worl
carryover of American Cotton
something like 4,800,000 bales, \
may only have a total supply
I cause apprehension regarding ?'n a
timate cotton shortage as all prese
indications point to another ye;
,in which consumption will again 1
larger than production.
General trade conditions are ii
proving. Fall River sales of elo
l have recently shown a noteworthy i
crease, and reports from elsewhe
' indicate a fair volume of busuine:
| Should cotton prices break sharp
from present levels, we would fav
[ purchasing the near months for
'turn of Spring months for a pu
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The. most complete stock
| of Quality HARDWARE
i in Western South Caro
i lina. We buy right and
sell right?Complete line
?of?
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also full line of parts.
Our mail order dept. fills
orders promptly.
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at 'eSTELL CELEBRATES
in IN HONOR OF GIRI
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it "Godbold Day" Observed to Welcom*
id ! Olympic Star Back Home
jr Estell, Sept. 9.?"Godbold day'
was observed in Estell today to wel
le come home Miss Lucile Godbold, fa
,y mous girl athlete who broke the re
jjl cord for a shot put by a woman ii
the recent Olympic games in Paris.
rt Miss Godbold was escorted thi
w evening to a stage in the center o:
the town and decorated in the garne
aj|and gold colors of Winthrop college
s 'the South Carolina college the younj
a!).voman represented when she quali
0_!f:ed for the Olympic team from th<
HI United States.
[j | With the guests of honor on th<
^'Stage were Governor and Mrs. Har
_ jvey, her parents and several othe:
)r j relatives.
(y Miss Godbold was introduced
10 Mayor Theus and spoke briefly an<
ls modestly of how she won two med
)S als in the Paris games and set a nev
d world's record.
|0 She told of secreting two bottles o:
French wine in her bag, one for thi
governor of South Carolina and othei
for the mayor of Estell, but the;
were taken from her by custom of
, ficerg.
st
le Governor Wilson G. Harvey als<
;r delivered an address, and a receptioi
jf for Miss Godbold and the governo
in followed.
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,e SPEEDY TRIAL SOUGHT
le :
. I PlnuAr M?n Who Killed Thre
Lg and Injured Other*.
(g York, Sept. 8.?Magistrate Lov<
of Clover went to Chester this after
rj. noon to consult with Solicitor Henry
relative to trying to secure speed;
trial for "Fighting Bill" Farris, wh
m|shot and killed three persons an
js! wounded three others, at Clove
Wednesday afternoon. Session
Court begins hexp^-^vionday wit
Judge^Ptrrrlioy presiding, and the s<
j^jlicitor said the matter would b
,e_ brought up.
en Fred Taylor, 22, continued h
sj. fight for life in Gastonia hospiti
H today, and it was reported thei
... tonight he was doing well as coul
y~
. be expected. Misses Gertie Taylc
IoticI Tlnllio Taulnr rprinrfed fi(
en *"* n_|ing
nicely at their father's home <
ngICl?ver, and both are expected to t
kej fully recovered within a few days.
There is a strong sentiment amon
on Clover people that Farris should t
i tried speedily. It is said by ol
ne | Clover residents that no person ha
ot;been killed there in forty-two yeai
0(jjby violence until the tragedy of th
week.
PEOPLE OF PACELOT MILLS TO
BURN WOOD INSTEAD OF COA
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c^j opanariDurg, oep. o.?At <x iua:
' meeting of th^ people of Pacol<
nj Mills, one of the largest mill towr
'of the Piedmont section, it vtz
n. i
^ agreed that wood, gasoline or ker<
scne would be used for fuel in hom?
ng i
ot'and places of business until the cos
!supply becomes more plentiful, an
^ | the price more reasonabble.
j The meeting which took this a<
, i tion, was addressed by Victor IV
ds? i
o?: Montgomery, president of the Pacc
ve i let Manufacturing company who sug
^ jgested that if the people would agre
' to use substitutes for coal, it woul
n^!help the mill in the present emergei
ar cy. The plan was agreed to withou
l)e r. dissenting vote.
j By being able to use for the mill
!the coal that would have othervvis
Yl- I
^ j been used by the people of the mi
| village during the fall and wintc
_ Mr. Montgomery says, the possibilit
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of the Pacolet Mills closing down :
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lylmade very remote indeed.
orj In speaking of the matter he r<
jferred to the spirit of cooperatio
? Ishown by the people of the mill vi
Y lage. "But it is not surprising," h
? said, "people will always deal fail
I- ly with you if you wil deal fairl
ly with you if you will deal fairl
liwth them."
! YE FARME G0SS1PE
Weeds are robbers. Treat 'eJ
rough.
Find out what the insect don
like and give 'em lots of it.
Strange to say, there are sti
some farmers who are opposed t
scientific investigations, fbut (thei
tribe is growing beautifully less
The high cost of careless farmin
is greater than the high cost c
living..
Every good farmer should begi
now to think of fall, and winte
cover crops. They build the soil
'A STATE WIDE PLOT
TO DESTROY BRIDGES
u Four Men Held By Federal Agens
For Burning Rock Island
Bridge
Oklahoma City, Sept 8.?Federal
operatives today were investigating
what United States Marshal Alva
McDonald declared was in his opin1
ion, a state wide plot among certain
miltvav cVinnmon to destrov
5! railway bridges and hamper operaP
f
tion of trains. Within less than a
^ month five bridges have been burned
' in Oklahoma under mysterious cir*
cumstances. Other instances of tam
pering with railroad equipment, en
2 dangering the lives of train crews
and passengers, have been reportJ
ed.
Four men were held here today by
r federal officers in connection with the
burning of a Rock Island railroad
f bridge near El Reno, Okla., on the
* night of August 12, and Marshal Mc
Donald declared confessions made by
7 two of the men indicated a well
founded plot to destroy bridges and
^ terrorize train service crews to bring
2 about a general walkout of railroad
r workers in the state.
^ The men under arrest were Herbert
" Lansing and liamuton uari wane
said to be former railroad employes,
5 Roy Selly and John Keefe, all oi
i El Reno. Lansing and White con
r fessed firing the bridge and implicted
the other two men, according to
Marshal McDonald. Other arrests arc
expected.
e PLAN ARREST OF CLARK
e Indianapolis, Sept 9.?A writ foi
" the arrest of Edward Y. Clark, imr?
perial wizard pro tem of the Ki
y j Klux Klan, was ordered this aftero
noon by Federal Judge Francis E
d, Baker on information furnished-bJ
r j District^A^r.'.TiHu" TTomer Elliott
^pfne information charges Clark
h whose home is in Atlanta, Ga., wit!
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> posession or transportation o
e liquor.
It is charged in the informatioi
is that the imperial wizard addressei
*l,a meeting at Muncie, Ind., las
*e nirrVif r\r> "law onfnwomont " din
d ing which it was reported to th
>r police that a handbag had beei
:)"1 stolen from Mr. Clarke's automobile
*t,It is declared, however that the bai
>e j fell from the automobile and burs
, open, revealing a quart bottle o
S liquor and $500 in currency. Th
,ej evidence, it is declared, has bee:
d, placed in charge of the prohibitio;
d I officers.
"3j Judge Baker fixed Mr. Clark'
is .bond at $2,000. He had not been at
'rested early this afternoon.
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HAYMAKING WITHOUT SUNSHINE 5
An English farmer, Mr. R. Borlase Matthews, has installed a
' device on his 600 acre farm at Greater Felcourt, East Grimsted?"M
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in perfect condition without the sun. Photo shows some of the^B
> hay made without the aid of sunshine, also part of the electrical ]H
equipment used to drive the fans. i
J ONE RAILROAD IN U. S. NtTf AFFECTED BY STRIKE H
e Cecilwood Vest Pocket Railroad, Fiskill, N. Y., is the only I
n complete miniature railroad ever built on a private estate in the I
n country. It took W. Cecil Gage five years to complete it, all I
by himself. It is two miles in length, running through the estate I
s and making it possible to convey anything to the barns, stables B
and cellar. Photo shows ashes being taken away from the cellar I
to the outskirts of theestate. " J
HOT,
WELTERING DAYS
?I Would hardly be durable were it not for
I DISTILLED WATER ICE, whether at
home or at the office. One feels a desire
every few minutes to run for the cooler or H
seek something cool and refreshing that I
will relieve that hot, tired feeling. I
What a disappointment it would be to run I
to the Cooler and find no Ice, what a des- I
?1 perate feeling it would be in weather like I
undone to accomplish our desire. B
/?ovofni pflFnrfs have nroduced Ice |
ntJiict; a i ii.i ^- ~~ ?..- jl? Y.
Try it and you will see. I
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