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eCi O '. " ,".; SetOn 'one ~l~ eto n Pages 1ri to 8 Pgs1t8 VOL. XLII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1922 HONOR ROLL FOR BAGGEIT SCHOOL 1st. grade-Josephine Tucker 92; Tom Rhodas 91; Maria Hodge 90. Adv. 1st. grade-Ishmael Hodge 96; Susie Ridgeway 95; Peraney 'lucker 95; Ruby Ridgeway 94; Junius Haley 90. 2nd. grade--Julia Rhodas 96. 5th. grade--Pearl Baggett 92; Mat tie Haley 90. WILL ENTERTAIN The Clarendon Chapter of Winthrop Daughters will be entertained by Mrs. J. E. Arant and Miss Tora Bagnal at the residence of the former on Satur da tyafternoon, D6cember 16th at 4 o'clock. All graduates and former students of Winthrop College are cordially invited to be presdnt on this occasion. The following program will be ren dered: Prayer, Mrs. R. R. Jenkinson. Music. Toast, "Our Alma Mater," Miss Marie Dunlap. Reading, 'The Future Winthrop," Mrs. D. C. Plowden. Music. Messages from Winthrop, Miss Rosa Ervin. Gleaner's News, Mrs. W. R. Gray. Music. History of Clarendon County, Mrs. 1. T. Lesesne, Jr. Music. Business Meeting. U. D. C. MEETS The December meeting of the U. D. C. will be held at the home of Mrs. G. L. Dickson, Wednesday afternoon, December 20th at 3:30 o'clock, with Mrs. S. O. O'Bryan and Mrs. F. C. Thomas assisting hostesses. The fol lowing is the program: Roll Call answered with names of South Carolina orators. Paper-"Historic Homes of South Carolina," Mrs. J. F. Brndliam. Selection from South Carolina Au thor, Mrs. A. T. Helms. Music. Report of delegate to State Con vention. Song. Rabin I. McDavid, of Greenville, suggested that there were two great theories of road building. One the count yunit plan and the other a system of roads with the State as a unit. The t ie had come, he thought, for the State -tlend its credit for the building of highways, and, with that idea in view, he made a motion that the conference go on record as favoring a State bond issue for road purposes. J. A. Banks, of StO Matthews, amend ing the foregoing to specify a State wide system of hard-surfaced roads connecting each of the county seats. Mr. Banks told of the plan which was carefully worked out in the General Assembly three years ago for a State-wide system, the funds to ho derived from a bond issue of between twenty-five and thirty million dollars, and the system was carefully marked out on a blue print, the highways connecting each of the county seats. The plan failed for the reason that there was such a multitude of ideas in the Generfal Assembly that the body could not get down to a ivork able basis. He was satisfied that, if the people thoroughly under stood what the bond issue meant, in the decrease in' wear and tear on cars and thQ saving of gaso line (luring a year, that they would gladly vote for it; provided, they are shown just where the roads are .to be built and what benefits they are to derive from them. L. D. Jennings, of Sumter, thought that it would not be wise to start with a bond issue of less than $50, 000,000 and the Statp plan to such that every county seat in South Carolina would be connected with a hard-surfaced system of roadls. H~e thought that t here should be a careful survey of the State show ing just where the roads are to be built, the material from which, they .are to be constructed and that each count ybe paid for work already (lone by it in the State sys tem based on the price of the work at the. flotation of the bond issue. Would Save Money Mr. Jennings said that a hard surfaced system of roads would save the people untold millions of dollars each year, and the issue could soon be p aid for. He said that the automobiles of the State consume $17,000,000 worth of gas line each year, that approximate ly $60,000,000 is paidl every twvo years for new cars and - that thie wear andl tear on them each year aggregates $10,000,000. Estimating that the gasoline consumption would be reduced one-third, that the life of a car would be Increased from two to six years and that its wear and tear woulId be decreased two-thirds by a system of hard-surfaced roads, M~r. Jennings claimed that app roximnately $40,000,000 annually would be saved to the 100,000 automobile owners in the State, estimating each car to be worth an average of $1,000 and the repair bill on it to be $100 annually. Assuming, however, that hard-sur faced roads connectedl only the-county seats, he said, andl that the automo bile owner traveled on them only one third of his mileage, then the saving would be at least $10,000,000 a year, enough to take up the $50,000,000 bond Issue in six years, and pay its Interest. (Continus-J on pna Four) GOOD ROADS BOND ISSUE IS FAYORABLE By Conference Called by Governor Harvey TO WORK OUT DETAILS Committee Appointed 'to Prepare Plan to Be Submitted to Legislature Columbia, Dec. 11.--The good roads conference recently called by Gover nor Harvey, meeting here today, de cided to ask the General Assembly to submit a bond issue to the people of the State, and preliminary to that, selected a committee to decide on the system, the amount of the issue and other details to be embraced in a bill it is prepare and report back to the conference at a later date. The committee, one member from each congressional district, with A. B. Langley of Columbia, a member of the State Highway Comniission, as ex officio chairrhan, is as fol' lows: First District, W. W. Smoak of Walterboro; Second, -Capt. W. D. Black of Williston; Third, E. P. McCravy of Easley; Fourth, B. H. Peace of Greenville; Fifth Col. T. B. Spratt of Fort Mill; Sixth, Col. D. A. Spivey of Conway, and enth, Claud N. Sapp of Colur mi'. The conference was unaniu' .ms in the opinion th t there should be a bond issue sub itted to the people, but there was some doubt as to the feasibility of naming the amount, issues of all the way from $25,000,000 to $100,000,000 being suggested dur ing the meeting. However, the amount was left to the committee, as was the composition of the road. It was the consensus that, preliminary to any elecio'n on bonds, which, to be successful, must have a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast, it will be necessary for the people to know just what roads the State system will embrace; and, further, it seemed to be the opinion that the expenditure of funds from the issue must be divorced entirely from poli tics, and to that end, it was sug gested that the bill provide a com mission of prominent and patriotic business men of the State under Svhose direction the proceeds be dis bursed. Representative Body Present The conference was one of the most representative of the many such.-. gatherings held at Columbia in recent years, and bespoke the intense interest the people are tak ing in the matter of permanent, im proved highways. There were an proximately 150 of the leading busi ness and professional men and wo men of the State present from every county and practically all the cities. A. B. Langley of Columbia, a mem ber of the State Highway Commission, was elected chairman of the confer ence, and Ben M. Sawyer, executive secretary of the State Budget Com mission, was its secretary. The cos .ference did not adjourn sine die, be merely took a recess for some future (late, to be rev ssembled at the call of the chairman, when the committee has canvassed the situation and pre pared its b'll. This other meeting will be at some (late prior to the meeting of the next General As sembly, which convenes January 10th. Governor Harvey, in assembling the meeting, gave a brief reason for the call, stating that while South Carolina is in a serious fi nancial condition, yet the condition of its permanent highways' also is a matter of serious moment. He thought a conference such as this would do much in the way of a recommendlation to the Legislature of some concrete plan of road building and maintenance, andl ho asked that there be no pridec of opinion, but that out of the wvelter of ideas a proposal of real merit be evolvced for legislative consid eration. When the Executive suggested that a ghairman be elected from among the personnel of the gath ering, Claud N. Sapp, of Columbia, suggesiedl the name of Mr. Lang ley, whereupon, Governor Harvey, telling of his strong personal lik ing for (he nominee and his high character and ability, suggested that the State Highway Depart ment, as far as possible, be dl vorcedl from the conference, so that the idea would not get, abroad that the gathering was under the dom inance of the department and for the purpose of strengthening it. However, Mr. Langley was elected by acclamation. Upon taking the chair, the chair man saidl that, when the matter of the chairmanship wvas firse broached to him, he thought his connection with the highway de partment might cause criticism, but he was dlissuaded from his view. Mr. Langley's Views Mr. Langley said that two great things were to be considered, first, in a correct system-adlequate mil cage knd~ adequate construction and, afte'r that, proper maintenance comes up. The matter of a suffi cient fund for road maintenance now confronts the conference and the State, he said. Among the things he suggestedl considering were the setting aside of a suffi cient fund from the automobile 11 cense tax for maintenance, to be apportioned according to needs and the passage of a law requiring the railroads to pay 50 per centum of the cost of eliminating grade cross len.. A Christmas Tragedy.1 PADON HAt4'T A/NTh/N6 BUT G.QCERIES! VOW RUN AND -LAY IM TH E KITCHEN Boll Weevil Poisoning Problem Persists David R. Coker Surveys Results Obtained in Control of The Cotton Pest by Various Methods and Submits Certain Conclusions That He Has Reached. To the Editor of The State: the cotton acreage. Your editorial of December 4 seems i. The expense and dificulty o: to call for sonic further information the government method put from me as to the success of the cal- completely out of reach of the av cium arsenate-molasses method of crags cotton producer. weevil control. It seems perfectly evident tha Let me say first, however, a- few if and when" the bureau of ento words as to my whole attitude on lgy proportio n cotton ais the subject of weevil control: For ersl that thei meth cotol ii more than a dozen years I have ncssar toesucesdf coto i been 'studying the subject, have been breeding varieties that might Ong under boll weevil conditions, at be expected to successfully meet immediate scremble for the avail thewe ev- able supply of calcium arsenat oring to work out mthodls of farm sky high, t a r ace will o: practice which might prove sue- be tanbther illto cessful under weevil conditions. I can wa rated the pa tye carefully watched the government on a c ratel fe of th work on weevil control and when ore ablempate ca e he arrived in force last spring put the are o th mter al au these methods into operation on the whole otto id tril a( the majority of our cotton areas. wre oe than ino s, jusl t We also in limited way tested the the of th it vanw in ju ict molasses-calcium arsenate method, of which we had heard good e-enate. whchwrhtdharsgo Calcium Arsenate Supply. ports. Our experiments with the lust- The above will not be true if at ing method were comparative fail- unlimited supply of cacium arse ures, as these fields became heavi- nate were available, but as the en ly infested with a small yellow tire available supply was xhaust plant louse following the dusting ed this year and as there is !c and these lice severely damaged the likelihood of a great increase it cotton. No damage infestation production, the above statement: followed the molasses method and are evidently true. good results were obtained where It has for sore months, ther: it was used. This season we again fore, seemed to me absolutely nec treated one field with the dusting essary that soni cheap nd simp method and observed the same re- mto fwei oto ed action of heavy plant louse i..vsd oefrmo-h acu festation, whiech we checked by an reae ndmlse mth, aplhication of sulphe~t of nico- blee festi eey tine. Ihv edteFoiablei Notwithstanding our unfortunate N.15rfre oi oreio experience wvith the duist'ng nmeth-ia nltnktreotsnefth 0(d and that of several other far-m- ms osrcie pee fepr ers in this section, I freely admitmna wok er(le. M that the -dusting method hasSmtisacrflepieto o usually proved to be profitable and rpt nh a otnhl that it is apt ,to save a large pro-an deosrtd nida whc portion of the cotton crop where wl lotcrany b ~ge properly applied,.eei otecto rdcr There are several v' ry serious(0 no thk, owvrtatM objections to it, however, and I feelSmt' exrins(oay on that some method of weevil con-elesfrta te)aeth ls trol must be .worked out which wr nievlcnrl h ia will overcome these objections.lyacpe idao cntlwi Until such a method is put before Irbbyebd oeo h e the people there is no hope that trso oto h ehd o weevil control wvill beconme generalemlyd andi that any large proportion of Exeintwhcweav co the cotton crop can be saved.dutdhr em osow ha.M Objections to D~usting Sihcudpoal ae gte The principal objections to theasgoreutwihheueff: (lusting meth odsd as recommendl-lesccim aentprare i ed by those in charge of the wee-th sige apcton wch h vil control work last spring, are: md. Ihp htnx.ya 1. It dloes not adivocate pols- wl pl fe qad ikn oning of the weevils until they have mxue o acu reae m had an opoprtunity to rein:'est thelass nd wtr ctiig o fields by puncturing the first ap-moeta on-lipud fcl pearing squares. .eu areae prce. Orr 2. It n'equires that the poison sit n hs f mn te be applied undler certi n condli-frm sIn tae ho tat v: tions of moisture and absence of wneelweiscnb ild o wind which conditions are notonteyugctonb sch a usually present except at night and apiain te xeiot arc not phesent every night,.hc ehv are e hsya 3. M~ore or less expensive ma-semtshw ha vry int chinery is necessary for its appli- aons o acu reaea cation,.itea n une o w me 4. The government recipt re-peace iamxtr ofolse quires; the a pilication of-large euan- adwtrmy efc ih d tities of calcium arsenate various- ge fwei oto. W is ly estimated at 20 to 40 poundsdo frhr epimnng hw (ad under certain conditions much eebfr aigti seto more) per acer. It is estimated thatMrSitwolIhnkasohv the available supp y of calcium ar-gotnbtersusifhha e senate present and prospective will treatnot mre thn 10 er cet tho Cotnucedage. g S r Pop v~ P"OND PARENT T YNG TO s4EAK PRESENT 'S D EOU E ANP IS CAVGQ T IN -E Acr W4IATCHA ~ 604 -recavr . MRS. SPROTI WRITES Of W. C. T. U. CONENTION Dear White Ribboners: I wish it had been the privilege of each one of you to be with me at the two great W. C. T. U. meetings in Philadelphia-the 11th convention of the World's W. C. T. U. and the 48th convention of the national W. C. T. U. of the United States of America. The utter impossibility of conveying any adequate impression, giving any ade quate account of what I saw and heard really oppresses me as I begin this message to you. Necessarily only the highest points can be touched, and where as a mat ter of fact every numb-.r on the pro gram was a high point the difficulty is to select the highest. The world's convention opened in the ballroom of the Bellevue-Strafford hotel. Satur day night, November 11, with a recep tion and banquet. At the initial meet ing, it was evident that the attend ance broke all records. The really spacious auditorium was packed and hundreds could not get in. There were adresses of welcome and responses from many of the for eign visitors. The burden of most of the responses was expressions of pleasure that the speakers were in "dry America," and appeals for their own countries. "We are watching the United States-we are depending on your holding fast and making a suc cess of prohibition," was heard again and again, not only at this first in formal meeting but throughout the four days of the world's convention. These women were here to learn; they were eager for information; they wanted practical suggestions for their own campaigns, they wanted to see if prohibition was being enforced and wvith what effect. It was thrilling to see their eager faces, to listen to their enthusiasm, to witness their faith. It gave one a warnm feeling around the heart to realize that the little white ribbon hound uis all to gether in a great sisterhood to h-elp "lift .the world to the light." Convention Sermon At 11 o'clock Sunday morning the convention sermon was preachedl in the Church of the Holy Trinity by the rector, Dr. Floyd W. Tomkins. For over 30 years this great E pisco pal divine has been a staunch friend of toemperance, prohibition and the W. C. T. U. The beautiful service, the music, the simple but strong sermon, theosiritual atmosphere, the vast crowd of wrsthprs aheredI from man lads;mad ths amemorable Sabbath morning. The afternoon and evening meetings wer~e held in the Academy of Music. Around the galleries wore flags, autumn leaves, pine boughs, and shields in the colors of the various na tions federated in the World's W. C. T. U. with the (late of its organiza tion. Sunday afternoon was dlevotedl to a memorial service for the Countess of Carlisle, Lady Henry Somerset, and other world officers who had passed beyond since the last world's conven tion, and a prayer service. Short .adidresses were madle by Miss Agnes Slack of England Mrs. McLeod of Aus tralia and Miss Mary J. Campbell of India. (To learn what all of the speak ers said at all of these meetings, you must take The Union Signal. If you are not a subscriber, sendl 15 cents to'national headquarters and got the three convention issues). Sunday night It was a pleasure to see again Mrs. Milne of Sc'otland, who offered prayer. Many of you met her at our state convention. The features of this evening's pro gram were the addresses of Dr. Cher WILSON TO QUIT PRACTICE OF LAW Announcement Made by Bainbridge Colby RETURN TO POLITICS? "Turning Energies Once More to Sub jects Which Have Long Invited Him.". New York Dec. 12.-Bainbridge Col by, secretary of state in President ,Wikon'b cabi'net,; -annouhced today that his law partnership with the for mer president would terminate De-,' cember 31, at the expiration of thei' copartnership agreement. The 'an nouncement was made from the -local offices of Wilson & Colby. Beyond saying that the former pres ident "is turning his energies once more to subject which, have long in vited him," Mr. Colby made no state ment as to Mr. Wilson's plans for the future. It was announced that Mr. Colby would continue the practice of law in this city. "As a result of the steady gain in Mr. Wilson's health during the last few months," Mr. Colby said, "which has been so gratifying to his friends, he is turning his energies once more to subjects which have long invited him, and the importance of which can not be over estimated." Termination of the professional re lationship with Mr. Wilson was with the keenest regret, he said, adding: "Mr. Wilson's disciplined power and effectiveness as a lawyer have been a veritable revelation, considering the long interruption of his active work at the bar. He has taken a most ac tive interest in the work of the firm and has shown the same effective ness that he displayed in every field into which he turned his energies. "Ou. relations are of the most cor dial character imaginable, as they have always been." Washington, Dec. 12.-Bainbridge Colby's announcement of the termina tion of his law partnership with Woodrow Wilson is no surprise to Washington and is regarded as an ad ded evidence that the former president is again turning his attention to poli tics, particularly the fortunes of the Democratic party in 1924. What degree of leadership Mr. Wil son may expect to assume in his party is probably known to himself at this time and it is doubtful that even the few who are numbered among his con fidants can venture to speak with any authority on the subject. Since the whole question of the former presi dent's political activities depends largely upon the condition of his health it may be said that his physi cal condition is vitrually the same as it was a year ago and that recent cal lers report his mind as active as it ever was. When he left the White House in far worse physical condition than he is today, it was Mr. Wilson's intention to remain apart from politics. But as the recent campaign drew near he yielded to the suggestions of those close about him and took some part by way of writing letters which were introduced into the campaign in var ious states. At the same time Mr. Wilson renewed his activity in inter national affairs and began keeping himself closely advise:, on develop ments in Europe. Various conjectures are advanced in political circles as to how prominent a part Mr. Wilson may take in the campaign of 1924. His intentions are undoubtedly known only to himself al though it is known that he is being urgedl to take a prominent part and that his more favorable physical con dlition is being urgedl upon him as one reason wvhy he should. The fact that Mr. Wilson has been dloing a little better than holding his own physically, howvever, has led to exaggerated re ports that he has beert walking about the streets of Washington unassistedl andl that his dlisability has almost en tirely dlisappearedl. Although it 'can be statedl that the former president's physical condlition is better nowv than it was the (lay he left the White House he still finds it necessary to place a limitation upon the time he dlevotes to callers and letter writing an dd~evotes the greater part of his time to rest andl recreation. GAME WARDEN APPOINTMENT The Clarendon County Legislative Delegation will meet at ten o'clock on Saturday, December 16th, to con sidler ap~plications to fill the vacancy of' Game Warden for Cla rendon County. All applicants will please submit written applications to the under signedl before that (late. The State Game Warden advises that it will be necessary for the County Game Warden to be the owner of an automobilo and be able to give his entire time 'to this work during the hunting season. After the hunt ing season is over it will not require his entire time. The new appointee will be paid $76.00 per month at the start and will be thereafter paid in accordance with the amount of the licenses and fines collected by him. Julian HI. Scarborough, State Senator, Summerton, S. C. Valetta, Malta, Dec. 12.-Mason' Mitchell, of New York, American con sul at Malta, was shot and wounded today near B3aracea. His assailant escaped.