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^ SUGGESTION MADE FOR COTTON
PRODUCTION?UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ANNOUNCES RESULT
OF ITS OBSERVATIONS.
Washington, Oct. 31.?Continued
supremacy of American cotton in
world trade is dependent upon the
production of cotton of high quality
at relatively low cost, according to
the United States department of agriculture
in its 1921 year book just
published.
Production of high* quality can be
continued or restored through the
adoption of proved varieties and the
establishment of a single variety in
communities where superior varieties
of cotton can be kept pure, it is said
The custom among growers of planting
many different varieties in the
same locality, the practice of using
ordinary "gin run" seed for planting
and the popular idea that cotton varieties
"run out* are also touched ,
upon. The fact, is the writers assert,
that many times locally selected seed ,
of good varieties has proved better 1
than the new stock and that some of (
the be?t known varieties have been
grown continuously in the same districts
for many years with no indication
of "running out" as long as isolation,
selection and clean ginning''
were maintained.
Concerning the boll weevil, it is ^
said that a profitable crop of cotton (
may be raised by adopting certain ,
measures which will control the pest ,
under ordinary circumstances. The ^
use of calcium arsenate in dry dust
form, which has proved fairly suecessful,
is recommended. Other pro
tective measures are the fall destruc- ;
tion of the cotton plants, either by ^
burning or by plowing under, the use
of early maturing varieties of
cotton and planting early in the
spring to get the crop well along before
the weevils have become numerous
enough to be destructive.
Regarding cost of production the
department says that the grower ,
who knows his own actual cost of
production and has average standard
figures t<> compare with his own is in
a fair way to stop small leaks in his
expenses and to reinforce those features
of his practice in which he
IIHS au auvaauiKf. m planning tiujr
ping systems, farmers are urged not
only to provide for sufficient acreage
of corn, small grains, hay and other
feed crops to feed pigs, chickens,
the farm stock, and tha family cows,
but also to build up and maintain
soil fertilizer to get the best returns
j'r?m the land used and the capital
sind labor expended.
The article is the most complete
t'conornic discussion of the cotton
crop ever attempted by the department
of agriculture. It has been prepared
by a group of the nation's:
leading agronomists and agricultural j
economists connected with the de-1
i
partmemt.
CANVASSING FOR CORN SHOW
County Agent C. Lee Gowan and
Supt. of Education Paul H. Mann
are making a canvass of all of the
schools in this district in the interest
of the com show to be held in Nori-Riber.
Their visit takes up about
thirty minutes and both Mr. Gowan
and Mr. Mann make talks which are
both interesting and instructive.
They have visited this week Arborville,
Pineville, Long Cane andj
Smithrille schools.
THREE BARNS, 147 BALES
COTTON ARE BURNED
!
ColunvMa Oct. 31.?Throe barn?
on the State Penitentiary Farm, De
Saussure, in Sumter county, were
burned Saturday, with the destruction
of a large part of the year's corn
crop and 174 bales of cotton. No:
stock was burned. The loss was well
injured. '
RELATIONS SEVERED
WITH STATE OF N. Y.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY
THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT.
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE
WITH NEW YORK FIRMS IS
FORBIDDEN
Mexico City, Oct. 31.?Commercial
relations between the Mexican
government and all persons or groups
of persons residing in New York
state were under suspension today
until further notice as the result of
instructions sent to the department
of the interior late last night by
President Obregon.
The president also had the various
Mexican state governments instructed
to refrain from commercial
intercourse with New York firms.
The cause of his action was the
writ of attachment obtained against
the Mexican consulate in New York
City in a civil action brought by the
Oliver-American Trading company.
(This writ was ordered lifted last
night by Supreme Court Justice
Tompkins at Nyacy, N. Y. News of
the lifting of the writ was filed to
Mexico City at about the same time
that dispatches telling of President
Obregon's action were sent out from
the Mexican capital.)
President Obregon's order, he said
also was prompted by other matters.
Among these he mentioned that
the New York court had not permitted
the Mexican government to obtain
redress there on contracts such
as those made for the purchase of
ooats by general Salvador Alvarado,
when he was secretary of the treas
ury. A later date, President Obregon's
instructions pointed out, the
zourts of New York permitted the
Mexican government to be sued and
its consulate closed, which action he
held to he contrary to international
law. .
Coupled with his instructions last
night was the announcement that he
had ordered the foreign office to apply
article 33, pertaining to pernicious
foreigners to Howard T. Oliver,
president of the Oliver-American
Trading company, should he attempt
to return to Mexico City.
Oliver, said President Obregon's
announcement, "has abused the traditional
Mexican hospitality, and, unsatisfied
with material advantages he
realized during his operations here,
he sought to provoke a conflict between
Mexico City and the United
States."
Formal orders for reopening the
New York consulate had not been
dispatched from Mexico City last
night.
It was explained the delay was
due merely to the absence of instructions
from the embassy at Wash
ington.
Judges At Antreville Fair
Miss Lola Snider, food and nutrition
specialist from Winthrop College,
is expected in the city tomor
row to spend several days here with
Mrs. Alma C. Gibbons. She will be
one of the judges at the Antreville
Community Fair to be held Friday.
Mrs. Gibbons and Miss Snider will
be joined here Friday by Misses
Louise Fleming and Janie Roberts
of Greenwood, who will also act as
judges at the Antreville Fair.
To Widen Street
Spartanburg, Oct. 30.?City council
decided yesterday at once to proceed
with the work of widening
South Dean street one of the central
residence streets of the city. The com
pletion of the S.'JOO.OOO high school
building on South Dean street makes
the widening of the street a necessity
Fire At Greenwood.
Greenwood, Oct. 31.?Fire of unknown
origin early Sunday morning
destroyed the store and general mer1
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criUIldJM" 2>t??v:rw ul n. ji. i.un^;, uii wit
outskirts of the city. The loss is estimated
at about $3,000 with insurance
amounting to $2,000.
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STATE WILL GET
FEDERAL FUNDS
FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
IN SOUTH CAROLINA?MONEY
FROM WASHINGTON TO BE
MATCHED BY STATE OR LO
CAL FUNDS.
Columbia, Oct. 31.?J. C. Wright,
director of the federal board for vocational
education at Washington,
has notified J. E. Swearingen, state
superintendent of education, of the
allotment of $72,857.04 to South
Carolina for the scholastic year,
1922-23. This allotment was made by
the federal authorities after scrutiny
of the South Carolina plan for
next year as well as the statistical
report for last year. This money provides
?47,312.73 for agriculture;
$9,550.43 for trade, industry and
home economics, and $15,993.88 for
the training of vocational teachers.
All federal funds are paid quarterly
to the state treasurer.
This allotment, it was announced
yesterday, guarantees federal aid for
all classes in agriculture, all evening
classes in textiles and all classes in
home economics under the SmithHughes
act. "Since the bulk of our
population is rural, by far the larger
part of the money goes for agriculindwiiAfiATi
TAO nli ore nf VA/*Q
buiai iuou uvbivu. -l tuvutio wa iwvmtional
agriculture for white schools
must be trained at Clemson, while
such teachers for negTO schools must
be trained at the State Negro college
at Orangeburg," said Mr. Swearin?en.
"The allotment for trade, industry
and home economics is based on our
urban population and is, therefore,
small. South Carolina has never been
able to use the money for all day
trade and industrial classes. The
new vocational school in Charleston
will relieve this situation, it is hoped.
The amount for home economics is
one-fifth of two-thirds of the allotment
for trade, industry and home
economics. During the scholastic
year 1921-22 three cooking and sewing
classes were aided from federal
money. Federal funds must be match
ed by state or local funds, or both.
Continuation and development of the
present program in home economics
will require a liberal appropriation
at the hands of the legislature,"
said the state superintendent.
"All payments from federal aid
go as reimbursement to local school
district authorities, hence both the
federal money and the state money
for vocational training must be paid
to the schools about the close of the
session," Mr. Swearingen said.
POTATO CURING BEGINS
Thursday and Will Last About Ten
Days.
The Abbeville potato curing house
is being heated and storing will be
finished by Thursday when the curing
process will begin Thursday
night and last about ten days.
, Curing is accomplished by placing
the potatoes in an air tight house
and holding a temperature of approximately
100 degrees for a
period of ten days,, after which time
all of the moisture is forced out and
the potatoes cured. It is only necessary
then to maintain heat sufficient
to keep the potatoes from frosting.
Sales will be made under the jul
risdiction of the South Carolina Po
I tato Growers Association in January
lor February and payments will be
| on a monthly basis. Potatoes sold in
'February will bring an average February
price of all sales made during
that month by the association.
I
HALLOWE'EN SPRITES
Thr Hallowe'en sprites were at
work in Abbeville la-t night, but it
must have been a healthy looking
specimen, that ,;<"ted one of the benehas
from the park in tne square and
placed it in the* branches ol
one of the trees.
' to furnish music for the Key West
Athletic Club this winter.
TEST VALIDITY OF
nrmu nminrn aht
UKAIIUUIUKttAUl
MOVE MADE BY THE CHICAGO
BOARD OF TRADE?MANY
OWNERS OF GRAIN WILL BE
DEPRIVED OF PRIVILEGE OF
INSURING AGAINST PRICE
Chicago, Oct. 31.?The Chicago
board of trade today made its first
move to test the constitutionality of
the grain futures act when it filed in
federal district court here a petition
for injunction restraining the government
from enforceing the provisions
of the act.
District Judge Carpenter issued a
stay order preventing enforcement of
the act until November 13 when he
will hear the proposition for a temporary
injunction^ against enforcement
of the regulating act.
The law enacted to take place of
the former Capper-Tincher act de
clared unconstitutional 'Dy tne supreme
court wa3 passed to become
offective November 1.
The bill of complaint filed by
the board charges that the law seek?
to regulate as interstate commerce
trade that i3 wholly state: that it interferes
with state rights to governor
exchanges and that it seeks to de
prive board member3 of their property
by admitting representatives of
co-operative bodies and permitting
them to rebate commissions in violation
of rules observed "by other members.
Further charges of unconstitutionality
are made on the ground that
the law makes violation of its provisions
aj crime, "and constitutes the
secretary of agriculture, the secretary
of commerce and the attorney
general, a commission with power to
deprive offenders of their rights to
thereafter pursue a lawful avocation
whereas such criminal Iaws are un'
der the constitutional enforceable
only in the couTts with a jury trial.
Other sectiong granting wide powres
of control to the secretary of
agriculture, who is given authority
to designate what exchanges shall or
shall not be contract markets are attacked
as unsound.
Fear of what might result from
the drastic provisions of the law, the
complaint says, may bring on a serious
disturbance of the grain markets
of the country."
"Many owners of grain," it stated
i "will be deprived of the privilege of
insuring themselves against price
fluctuations through hedging contracts,
and irreparable Joss to memll
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j Ders anu OLneiis wuuiu icouio.
MAY INCREASE CAPITAL
j
Judson Mills Stockholders to Hold
Meeting
Greenville, Oct. 31.?An increase
in the capital stock of Judson Mills
from $1,200,000 to $2,500,000 will
. be considered at a meeting
of stockholders of the mill to b3
held here November 28, according to
legal announcement made here today
by D. E. Geer, president, and B S
Mills secretary. The stock is to be
divided into three shares of the per
value of $100 each.
NEW SPARTANBURG PAPER
Will Come Out About November 9,
and to Be a Hum-Dinger.
The Carolina Citizen is the name
of a new weekly paper that will
start up in Spartanburg about November
9. It will be edited by A. M.
I Carpenter, who was a former editor
of the Anderson Daily Mail, and who
is one of the best newspaper men in
South Carolina today.
CAROLINA SYNCOPATORS
Left Yesterday for Key West, Fla.,
To Spend the Winter.
The Carolina Syncopators left
yesterday for Key West, Florida,
where they they have an engagement
ALLIES WITHDRAW
CONTROL OF ROAD
CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY IS
LEFT TO DIRECTORS?AMERI-1
CAN GOVERNMENT WILLj
KEEP ITS EYE ON CHINESE
MANAGEMENT.
Washington, Oct. 31.?Withdraw-]
al of Allied troops from Siberia has
been followed by relinquished cottrol
of the Chinese Eastern Railway
on the part -of the American,
British, French, Italian and Japanese
governments through their
representatives on the Inter-Allied
committee at Vladicostoc and the
technical board at Harbin. Each
of the five governments it was announced
today at the State Department,
has instructed its representative
on the two commissions to conclude
their affairs and immediately
terminate further activities leaving
further manageannt of the railway in
the hands of its board of directors.
Consideration wes given the
Chinese Eastern Railway fuestion
during the Washington conference
and suggestion^ were made to the
Chinese Eastern Railway question
advisable for it to invite the continued
cooperation of the five nations in
maintaining and operating the railway
as ai trust, penning the reestablishment
of a recogniced government
in Russia, Failure of the Chinese gov
ernment to ertend tse invitation it
was idi indncated officially was followed
by the Allied action.
Formal notification of the decision
of the country was contained in a
note to Minister Schurman for delivery
of the Chinese foreign office
at Peking.
It was pointed out that the American
government "will not fail to con
tinue to observe carefully the admin
istration and operation of the railway
and the manner in which the gov
ernment of China discharges the obligations
which it has assumed."
The note also assured the Chinese
government that the United
States was ready to assist or cooperate
with the Chinese government and
the other powers at an-y time in any
practical war with a view to cinserving
tha railway and assuring its efficient
operation.
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Figures to Date Given By the Tax
Commission.
Columbia, Oct. 29.?The two
cent a gallon tax on gasoline in
South Carolina has brought in a total
of $524,166.90 so far. including
figures through September 30, the
tax commission announced Friday.
The amount collected in September
was $77,695.52. The tax for September
was payable by October 20
and the figure given out for the
month's collection was practically
complete, only one or two delinquents
being out.
The collection to date has been
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March, $67,838.50; April, $74,764.71;
May 73,575.33; June $72,388.20;
July, 76,360.24; August,
$81,544.40; September, $77,695.52.
In connection with the figures the
commission announced that the Consumers'
Oil company of Pamplico had
for five months been the first to report
each month to the commission.
Football Player Died of Injuries
Danville, Va., Oct. 31?Eugenic
Fratarcangelo, 21. South Boston mili
tary academy halfback, died at a
hospital hero early today of injuries
sustained in a football game Saturday
between his team and that of the
Chatham Training- school.
On Visit to Greenville.
Mrs. P. B. Speed left yesterday
for a visit of ten days to Greenville,
where she will stay with Tom and
Pete Marchant while Mr. and Mrs.
T. M. Marchant are absent from
humc on a trip to New York. '
FURTHER DECLINE
IN COIN CROP
FAVORABLE WEATHER FAILS
TO CHECK DETERIORATION.
SOUTH CAROLINA SHOWS THE
HEAVIEST LOSS WITH A DECLINE
OF 3 PER CENT.
New York, Oct. 31.?Regarding
the cotton crop the Journal of Commerce
will have the following to say
in its issue of tomorrow:
Notwithstanding the favorabl?
weather that has prevailed over the
greater part of the cotton belt during
October, further slight deterioration
has taken place. Final reports
of nearly 1,500 competent correspondents
of this journal, "under
an average date of. October 24, indicate
a decline in percentage conditions
of 0.8 per cent. from
the condition (figure of 52.5
per cent estimated a month ago.
Last year there was a loss of 1.4 per
cent from a condition of 44.7 per
cent, while in 1920 a drop of no
less than 8.7 per cent was shows.
It should, however, be noted that
with the exception of the unusually
poor showing made a year ago, and
a condition of 48.1 per cent in 1919,
the present estimate is the lowest
for any October since 190Q. For the
past ten years the average deterioration
has been 3.4 per cent.
South Carolina, was the heaviest
loser, showing a decline of 3 per oent
Georgia is a close second, with a
drop of 2 per cent, while North Carolina,
Louisiana and Alabama lost
each 2 per cent. In Texas percentage
condition was maintained, while Missouri
gained 2.3 per cent and Tennessee
1.6 per cent. Smaller increas
es have also been made in Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Florida. This, when
contrasted with the report of October
last year, at which time individual
declines were numerous and
heavy.
Probably the most noteworthy
feature of the returns is their similarity
with those of a year ago. It
will be recalled that at that time
a further long period of excessive
rain, followed by drouth, fine weather
set in, which greatly aided farmers
in their picking operations and n
served to some extent to counteract
the unfortunate conditions prevailing
earlier in the season. This year
a like state of affairs is revealed, and
cotlon, after making a favorable '
start, suffered a severe setbaek as a
result of excessive rainfall, aad later
on of prolonged drouths.
The redeeming clement in the
cotton situation has again been the
almost ideal weather conditions prevailing
during the picking season.
Although the improvement came too
late to materially^ affect production,
it has undoubtedly done much to
increase the yield by allowing rapid
and close picking.
1,000 BALTIMORE NEGROES
SOUGHT TO LYNCH NEGRO
Baltimore, Oct. 31.?A policeman
I ana an aiiegeu iiegru muiuciw wuv
stabbed in a disturbance here today
when about 1,000 negroes attempted
to take Bishope Hawkins, arrested
for the killing of Ethel Staring, negroes
sought to lynch the afleged slay
er.
Police dispersed the mob and took
the wounded men to a, hospital.
MAYOR'S COURT.
Twelve cases for gambling fined
$10 each and one case of larceny
fined $50 or 30 days, were before the
Mayor's Court yesterday.
COTTON MARKET
Cotton brought 24 Vs Cents on the
local market today, and futures
closed
Oct 24.36
Dec. - 24.04
Jan 24.10
March ___ ___ ___ ___ 23.99
I May 23.76