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Forecasting Shortage of Fertilizers and Poisons INVESTIGATIONS INDICATE SCARCITY OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND CALCIUM ARSENATE FOR COTTON PLANTERS IN 1923. From the most authentic sources of information it appears that there will unquestionably bo a shortage of chemical fertilizers. /?specially ammoniates, and only a limited quantity of calcium aree> nut? to moot the needs of the cotton growers for 1923. This will be exceedingly unfortunate as cotton cannot be profitably grown east of the Mississippi river without liberal fertilization of the land, .and poisons must be had in abundant quantity for widespread and effoctivo boll weevil control. It seems that u large supply of the ammoniates heretofore manu factured and distributed into the cotton belt is now being diverted to California. South America has been furnishing largo supplies of nitrates to tho United 8tateB, but it is now being exported In heavy .quantities to European countries. The failure of the cotton growers to purchase their usual supplies of nmmoniates and other fertilizers in 1921 and 1922 has compelled the importers and manufacturers of these chemicals to seek other markets. Many of the large tind smaller fertilizer companies doing business In the cotton belt suffered such heavy losses, or were forced to carry so many unpaid obligations for their customers, that they are financially unable to manufacture goods on a very extended basis in order to supply a heavily increased deina,nd. Economy in. the use of commercial fertilizers during the past two years has convinced the growers that a continuation of such poli, ciea under boll weevil conditions is unwise and unprofitable. It has been convincingly demonstrated in the past two years that in the old cotton states at least liberal fertilization for cotton is absolutely essential if the crop is to be hastened to maturity and a profitable yield of lint per acre is to be secured ahead of the disastrous in fost&tlon of the weevils during the 4 $tjigratory flight of the insects lifter July 15th each year. Land that will not produce half a bale ' .'Of seed cotton por acre undor the heavy expense of weevil control methods is hardly worth the cost and time of planting and cultivatlon. CALCIUM ARSENATE ALREADY SCARCE AND UIOH IN P1UCE. Arsenate ia said , to be a byproduct of the smelter plants and * that the supplies of that material . have been practically exhausted. Arsenic can be manufactured from other sources and can be imported from foreign countries. The ne> cessity for calcium arsenate in ^ . ly large quantity is so urgently needed for the cotton groovers next f year that steps must at once be /. taken in the different states to insure a reasonably plentiful supply of that poison. Prices for both poisons and ammoniates have rapidly advanced in the past thirty days. Calcium' arsenate is already 50 per cent higher than a year ago.: Tho American Cotton Association waged an active campaign at Washington during the passage of the recent tariff Bill ard aided in securing an elimination of the tariff proposed on the importation of raw arsenic from the schedule. This will save the growers many .tnousands of dollars in the pur chase of imported arsenates and the American manufactured product. The Ass<x:iation several months ago called upon leading ; Senators and Congressmen and the .Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture to secure legislation by which the federal Government could take charge of the matter of securing the manufacture and distribution of ample supplies of calcium arsenate for the cotton bolt states and at the lowest possible price to the growers . The cotton crop is a product of the highest value and economie importance to the nation and every cooperation should be given by the Government during this crisis in production to prevent a continuance of the disastrous calamity to the crop which has occurred in 1921 and 1922. The Association has also urged that each cotton state department of agriculture or other proper governmental authority take charge of the purchase and distribution of calcium arsertate in- wholesale quantity direct from the manufacturers and at the lowest possible cost to the growers in their respective -states, just as wgs done In Georgia last year. This method would save the f farmers many thousands of dollars which are [ now Deingpaici to local retail distributors. The wholesale price for calcium arsenate is how said to be 16 cents per pound an against 9' centsi last year. This means that if farmers are forced' to buy their needs from local retailers the price will go to .about 25 cents per pound and become prohibitive 4o thousands of,growers, even if avlina^le.' supplies ;at that price can be secured. The .question of scarcity i-.'and '?high v..<> >, \ >, , i .y V- v . yx- -r r' f fcfllliiP V' ' * prices for fertilisers and calcium arsenate is a matter of the deepest concern to cotton growers and the solution, of available supplies of both products should not be delayed until next spring:. Every farmer- who expects to plant cotton next year should promptly interest himself and his neighbor* in taking stepB to see that their' needs are supplied, else serious dla appointment may result. J Planning For Comprehensive Agricultural . Legislation % CONGRESS PREPARING TO ENACT INTERMEDIATE FARM CREDITS AND OTHER LEGISLATION BENEFICIAL TO AMERICAN AGRICULTURE. ?The Senatorial Farm Bloc will occupy a commanding position in tho new Congress which convenes tho first week In December, as a result of the Nationwide Democratic-Progressive sweep of the country in the national elections held on November 7th. The dominating and controlling influences which have been shaping national legislation in bolialf of special interests will bo forced to give way before the voice of tho people who are demanding that tho basic principles of the Federal Constitution be more liberally recognized by Congress in the enactment of legislation. This is especially true with reference to agriculture, which is tho great basic industry of the Nation. The program which is now being prepared and fully considered for pressing forward by the Senatorial Farm Bloc at the opening of the December session of Congress covers the following vitally important agricutlural legislation: 1. Comprehensive system of Intermediate Farm Credits. 2. Increasing loan limit by Federal Land Banks from $10,000 to $25,000. 3. Readjustment of railway freight rates. 4. Lower interest and Federal tax rates. This comprehensive program of agrarian legislation could be still further broadened by creating statutes for the encouragement of crop and livestock insurance so that farmers may be safeguarded against climatic and other losses affecting their orops and livestock ovor which they have no oontrol. The Senatorial Farnrf Bloc ad a result of the receht elections will be greatly strengthened and the same Conditions will prevail as a result of the large number of newly-elected members of the House of Representatives. There has developed a strong coalition of the South and "West in Congress upon a strictly non-partisan political basis for the enactment of Federal legislation necessary for the satisfactory rehabilitation of American agriculture and to make permanent tho fiitiiwk ....... - uojicniy and contentment of the farmers. W. P. G. HARDING FOR GOVFUN OR OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ELIMINATED FOR REAPPOINTMENT. The President has definitely determined, it is now reliably reported, not to reappoint W. P. G. Harding as Governor of the Federal Reserve Board. His confirmation would be impossible by the Senate and the President has yielded to the widespread demand of the (icople for the appointment of a Governor of the Federal Reserve Board who will be more representative of the agricultural and commercial business of the nation. The control of our national financial policy by plutocratic banking interests is destined to receive a hard Jolt when the new Congress comes into power. The unre- | stricted right of hulf a dozen men I influenced by powerful banking interests to contract or expand the credits and currency of this nation at will, regardless of the general welfare of agriculture and business will no longer be tolerated. The people of this nation will not again stand for a period of intense artificial deflation such as was forcibly thrust upon them in 1920 and 1921. Retiring to private life those officials most responsible for the cataclysm of wreck and ruin that 1 swept over this country like a < withering fire, will not be accent- 1 able. Demand will be made for the enactment of huc.1i leginlation as Will render impossible a recur rence of sueli conditions. ' With four million American soldiers dissatisfied about bonus legislation, and with millions of farmers and labor unon members vdlscOTitei*ted and in a state of Unrest because of what they believe to be righteous grievance, the-'vcrcatlon. of, a* third political party by the amalgamation of these three great interests is being freely discussed unless re- ' lief is Obtained through the present dominant political parties. , ,J? .> - ' sv Aside from the building up of a big political machine of office holders, the Government has done but little for the real beneficial welfare of American farmers. The Federal appropriations for. agrN culture each year are hardly more than one-half of one per .cent of the billions now expended for the . operation, of governmental expenditures. The statistical departments of tho U. S. Department of ( Agriculture cannot bo .chargeable so much to.the farmers' interests as such Information is for all de- ' payments of industry# With the boll weevils destroying hundreds of millions Of dollars worth; of the most valuable mone- ' tary farm asset of the nation, the Government seems to be content to ! expend a few thousand-' dollars annually in . the maintenance of a. small, weevil laborattHT at 'Tallti* lahr Louisiana, and 4l? making a few experimental teste for weevil control. This has been going on for nearly twenty, years and 1 nothing . definite as a weevil specific has yet been discovered.<- ' <?'" The U. S. Department of Agriculture admits as a result , of its own investigations that the weevils have destroyed 29,724,000 bales of cotton in the past thirteen years, with a net aggregate" loss to the farmers, at $60.00 per bale, of $1.783,660,000. Tho great staple crop of the nation now faces disaster from the widespread-ravages of a rapacious insect, and yet no extraordinary steps are beiihg taken to enlarge the scientific*" research work or to increase funds for finding better preventative measures against the weevil. The Swivel chair scientists of the .Department having the boll weevil investigations in charge appears their failure to solve thp problem by the statement that, "If tho bp^l weevil was on westorn farms instead-of in ' the South, the insects v would have been destroyed long ago." - ? This view of the situation is not only a reflection upon the" intelligence and energies of the cotton growers of tho South, but it shows the inability of such department officials to solve the problems placed in their hands. "What is needed at this time is less criticism of the farmers .and advice os'to what they Hhould do. There should he tho most wholehearted encouragement and cooperation on the part of the Government and government officials to so shape our national legislation and so aid the producers as that they will tye helped to recover Trom the ^Immense losses they have suffered and thereby rebuild the great basic industry of this Nation to highest productive capacity and permanent prosperity . MUCH IlIGHFU PRICES PREDICTED FOR COTTON. "Concerning cotton sold - for spring delivered by : they will have very heavy losses on these sales but will, of course, deliver overy pound. Their commitments are, as you know, among the largest. Very few firms .could stand the losses they will have to face. The sales made by others to whom 1 recently' referred will show heavy losses, and a, very peculiar situation is thi9- ? thaf in many of these commitments.,./ not only will the sellers suffer big losses, but also the buyers..,,. The cotton was sold on basis oivr.call. Sineo these sales were made the basis has advanced very much and as you know, spots are running up on futures and we are convinced that spots will eventually go^eveu with the spot future month, and will in all probability, eventually go ahead of futures, so that you see when the cotton is called or where the cotton has been railed, this will mean an additional- loss to the seller and the buyers, having waited to call, in expectation of. a break, will be forced to call at high prices. We do not see. the . possibility of more than a modernate reaction. The buyers c who called at twenty and twenty-one cents will have a great advantnri. over those who have not called. [ "Now as to prices, the price will I be limited only by the ability of the consumeis of manufactured Roods to buy same. I would suggest if you have not done so that you send a questionnaire to the lc.adinR manufacturers, and against this to the leading dry goods houses, to ascertain what price will stop consumption of cotton goods. In our judgment, it will not be stuped or even limited under 45c cotton, and cotton may and can easily go to a much higher price than any price since the World War, under existing conditions. 50c. or higher might be laughed at today, but wait and see who will laugh last. "We are in favor of an amendment to the Cotton Futures Act, giving the buyer the same rights as the seller. If this amendment is made It will prove of great benefit to the farmers, the manufacturers, and in fact to all lines * of the cotton business, and it will mean the certulnty of 40c cotton if the amendment gets through the fall session of Congress. ?.- ? ? - * ..ui uc miHioa i?y the! "boar" propaganda. As you know, they * are caught and arc making a 'dosperate effort to get loose. Keep In close touch with me no as to keep us posted. "The price of the Cooperative Marketing Associations, under the holding movement, should be not , less than 33c middling,- or higher, to get the 30 1-fic all-grades, and they are certain of this. -Am glad . now that a higher price ' ras riot set as was urged at the tftti^-. ' Its best to be conservative.'There is no question but that the Tio'ldi'ng movement has.had-a marvelous effect on, prices. The trade overlooked the meaning of same 'when it was started, and the strength it would have as a result of the ofganlzation arranged for it." ... A.-ifC ' V;> - ? n>. 'Tt/W* i (>f? e i ' J. ; 0- * '' ' .;;? ?\3?- * * v V" ? - .;:f? m ST. STEPHEN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. ' Sunday school at 10:00 a. m., Mr. B. ,H. Barre, superintendent of Sun* 'day school. Divine services at 11:00 a. m. and 7:00 pt m. ' The morning theme on Sunday. December the 10th, will be: "Thanks 'Are Due God For His Honoring of U#." .. 'The public id'cordially invtted to all the services. ARTHUR B. OBENSCHAIN. aPstor. " 1 ' LEXINGTON CIRCUIT . ... . . t Appointments for'Sunday. December 10th, 1922. - -Lexington?Sunday school at 10 n_ m., C? E. Taylor, superintendent. Classea for rM. Preaching at eleven o'clock.' ' ' . 1 ' Horeb?Sunday school at' 2:30 p. m.. D. L. Harmon, superintendent. Preaching at 3:30 p: m. Red Bank?Sunday school at 10 a. m-. H. O. Qablo supernltendent. Preaching at 7 p. m. You will find a welcome at all these services. Come and worship with us. H. A. WfllTTEN, Pastor. . WAR SAVINGS BTAMTS CAN BE CASHED SOON. Postmaster Frank , George statet that all persons holding registered I9i.< war saving* stan ps may pre? sent them to him at .h* poatoffiee at p.ny un.e now, and that he will receipt for same and have the money ready to pay off on January I . Those holding government securities of thiE series who want the cash should see Mr. George at once. SPECIAL Until December 20 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FOLLOWING PRICES OX ALL ' FRAMES AND MOUNTING; "'$7.60 Shell Frames at $5.00 57.50 Shell Metal Pramjs at..$5.00 54.50 Mounting*, gold filled at.$2.50 $4.50 Gold Filled Frames at. . .$2.50 |C!00 Gold Filled Frames at...$4.00 57. io Gold Filled Frames at...$5.00 $12 Solid Gold Frames at $9.00 $15 Solid Gold Frames at.... $11.00 $0.50 Solid Gold Mountings at.$5.00 $8.50 Shell Oxfords at $0.00 510 Silver Oxfords at $8.00 "i ' r i l . If you are having eye trouble, squinting, frowning or having eye I strain headache^ stop in and let uf | make an examinaton of your eyes and I eorreet these troubles for you. We will make the above special prices for three weeks and will bo glad to have you aVail yourself of this opportunity * j\j*a i o \n uitq in new glasses, 1 frames or mounting* TWO OVUCKS, \ 1221 .Mil ill SDXTt, Columbia, S. CI. 277 Kiun Street, C'liarl?',vton. S. C. 0. L Walter Optica! Co. SHOES! THE KIND THAT WEARS EASY AND LONGEST. "We are always prepared to 6erv* our I^exlngton friends from a large stock of dependable Shoes for every kind of wear, in ail leathers and sizes. E. P & F A. DAVIS. The "Family Shoe Store of Columbia." Formers' Medium and Heavy Work 4 Shoea a Specialty. . . . "'I 'i wiii ' ' S ' V FREE FOOTBALL GAME AT FAIR GROUNDS SATURDAY. Saturday afternoon at three o'p *61ofek, TrtflTp 15 of 'Columbia Boy {Scouts will meet Troop 1 of Lexington Boy Scouts In a game of fdotball at the fair grounds. Troop 15 has a swifter backfield, but the Lexington wildcats will de'pend upon the strength of thcflr line 'to withstand the assault of Troop 15. This troop outweighed Lexington Thanksgiving day and defeated thorn 84 to 0. Lexington will be out to get re venire, and a hard fight will be put up by both teams. Come out and glye the home team your hearty support. Probable line up for Saturday: Meetze L. B. L. Caughman , .L?P T. Lybrand L?. Q. Dent C. Hobbs .. ... .'.R. Q. M. Caughman R. T. Wilson R. K. Hallman L. H. I Corley R. H." j Haltiwangcr . . Q. Harman (c) ..... F. B. COMFORT J AS WELL AS SI Shoe For tfhA mi $2.45 : This neat comfortable^ long wearing, shoe of soft kid with a cushion sole offers mothers and^ other active busy women? the same values the rest of t in our BASEMENT. A COMPLETE AND UP-TO SHOES. LEVER'S BARG^ 1613 Main St. i paw s INTERS!/ enMi =W1UI I r;5? MAIN STREET BANKRUF . , Men's?Women'sS.VIiK NOW Tivracndoiui Biuikrupt stocks have cenuigo of their real worth. We < prlceM for a short Smo. Come to I until you have bonRlit tbo shoes for You can't beat these prices?you cur ?you cant beat tho variety of stylet und very, very low in price. 100 Pairs of Children's Shoes sizes 2 price 100 pairs of Children's shoes, sizes 0 260 pairs Men's shoes worth today 1 200 pairs children's shoes, sizes fror Men's Shoes Wtr line of Men's Shoe One lot Indies' Oxfords and straps. One Lot Ladies' Hoots $8, $0 and $ Ladles Boots, VJnoludinp in this sale Boots In town-?Dorothy Dodd?Or No matter where you ko or how t\ai ues?Corns nowa Felts Plush Top and Ribbon Trim ] 500 Pairs Ladies' Roots worth $5 to All Men's Standard Make Shoes Lea 225 Pair Men's Scouts. The best 1 450 Pairs of Men's Work Shoes, wo 200 Pairs of Ladies' Boots, $7.00 t 500 Pair Ladies' Oxfords and Strapj i ...iSiV. ' X>iL?i ?W Pft - J' J. , OIRLS^ OBT OFF MEN'S LAPS. Des Moines, Iowa.?The next prohibition order, gentlemen, is?you ? ' must not allow your laVly to sit * .. I ;your- lap. In the privacy of , the parlor,. v?s, if she is .willing?but emphatically not in the seat of an automobile. - % *' ' i /j, Twenty women representing ? ths W. C. T, U.. the Y. W. r a .< * Women's Club and four Kindred societies are circulating a petition'demanding that the city council prohl bit the loading of automobiles to' the point "that the gtr'a have to sit the men's laps." ti "We call your attention to the rapidly growing evil of young girls eMting on the laps of young men riding in automobiles," the petition reads. "TWls leads to undue familiarity-and the 'parked car* evil." t ^ i ^ ? ? CARD OP THANKS. .s * ' * We wteh to extend thanks to all our kind frlonds, and neighbors who gave us such a generous Thanksgiving shower. May Qcd bless each and every one. Mrs. Anna Harmon and Family. - , , , - - - - - - ^ VIND WEAR [*YLE IN THIS i Women. &&/M i he family has been getting -DATE LINE OF FAMILY UN BASEMENT Columbia, S. C. - \ f ' lTE sale 'ANY== OPPOSITE Ol4j? POST OFFICE j .?vx ?.' , t stock I -Children's Shoes! BHOBBHnflVnBHni GOING ON been bought by an at a small per-, j >ffer you these slocks at very low this store tomorrow and every day the whole family for many months. I't beat the fine quality of the sho?s i. This stock is clean,, up-to-date i to 6. Woi'.th $2.00 to $2 J 50. Our _ . ( 91.00 to 8. $2.50 to $3.50 values at $1.45 j 17 .00 to $8.50 $3.43 n 8 to 2; worth $3 and $4; yours j| $1.03 I s will be sold at . . .$3.95 I Rood $izes .91-95 10 Values..... ...... $1.95 we are offering the highest grade j overs?Walk-Over's priced at $4.95 d you try. you. can't beat these valFelts...:'.. .;... $1.00 $10 we :have them .... .$2.95 s Than Cost. "or all-round wear special.... $1.95 inderful values at. . . . . .' . . . .$2.50 ind $8.00 values, special $3.45 i with low or high heeU.w -,.$2.95 * '"" / /