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4 t ,* ■ ' -V • i> AIL1 THE LATE81 ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES VoL XXV Florence, S. C., Wednesday Afternoon, October 8, 1919 309 FLORENCE FARMERS SEE BOLL WEEVIL AT HIS WORK LARGE PARTY MAKES INTEREST ING TRIP THROUGH 8EC-|> TIONS OF GEORGIA Mott of Thepi tre Protperlnfl Though - ■■■«■ « Farmers Are Not Seriously Damaged Farming under the Dread Bolt Weevil Conditions. What They Say. REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS EAGER . NOW TO QUIT WORK HAVING DONE NOTHING THEY PROMISED TO DO, REPUB LICANS TALK ABOUT ADJOURNMENT. Their “Constructive” Programme Failure j Food and Industrial Legislation is Nil and There is Nothing in Sight. UND THE WORLD WITH AMERICAN RED CROSS. Home Service. The party of Florence farmers ana business men who made the trip to the boll weevil section of Oeorgra, found the trip interesting from many standpoints. They were given the opportunity of viewing the stricken fields, talking with the fanners and business men, and getting « lino on the best plans to make in preparu- tion fo the arrival of the pest in this Washington, Oct. 8—Early ad journment of Congress is being' sought by a large group of Republi- ! can members of the House, and a cauc i has been urged to settle the; ; matt-r. Virtually no legislation of ! importance is ready for consideration. From 160 to 200 members of both par ties have gone home and others are county .When asked today about lrnpatIent to g0 ' CLAIMS GERMAN ! GOVERNOR DORSEY PRISONERS NOT ! WELCOMES VETERANS WELL TREATED TO GEORGIA CITY i GOVERNMENT SENDS NOTE OF COMPLANTTO SWTZERLAND SAYS REPORT ANNUAL REUNION OF CONFED ERATE VETERANS IS NOW IN FULL SWING Conditions At American Camps Germ.in Government Objects to the Manner in Which German‘Prison ers are Treated and Conditions Under which they Are the results of the trip, County Agent Ward McLendon said This is in strong contrast to the re peated and angry demands of Repun- "Mr. James McBride, Agrlculural llcan8 last 8 P rIn K that President Wil- Agent of the S. A. L. planned the 8on cal1 the extraordinary session so trip fo us so that we would lose as thc y eould pass a programme of con- little time as possible in securing in- struc ti ve logislat-.on. 'Hie reconstruc- formatiou. tIon Period is mearly one year old and "There was a demonstration train no ^ a measure has been passed that Thursday at the town chosen for us, | leaders promised, to visit which gave our party the op-1 On March 9 Speaker Cillett said the portunity o interview many farmers solution of weighty problems "will in regard to the damage the weevil depend on our industr'al prosperUy. had done them From these farmers The factories of the United States we secured much information. jar® halting because of the uncertaln- "Mr. L. E. Rast, District Agent in ty of tho future. To relieve that con- charge of Boll Weevil work was also dition is the first task of the new con present. Mr. Rast and Mr. McBride gross. The sooner it is met the bet- were very, busy being in charge of ter, and I believe it will be met with this train^but they took time to go with us in the cotton fields and show ns the weevil at work, and the result of damage they had done. They ex plained tho methods of combat, and results that had been obtained from different methods of fighting the One of the finest constructive activities of the American Red Cross in the war was Home Service in the United States, the friendiy connecting link between the soldier far from home and his loved ones. This branch of the work which under the peace program of the Red Cross will he expanded to benefit all who need the assistance It can provide, is directed by scientifically trained social workers. Since instituted Home Service has assisted 800,000 soldiers’ and sailors’ families. This photograph shows one of the Innumer able Home Service Information bureaus where service men and their families could bring their problems for solution. Copenhagen Oct. 8 —According to ;< Beriin dispatch the "tageblatt" as sents that has Gcrniauy sent a note to Switzerland asking aincdorat'on of the objectionable conditions unnred wl ic h German prisoners are enfinoc’ >U Am r if an camps. wisdom and with fearlessness." Programme Announced The chosen Floor Leader Mon dell, announced on March 24 the Republi cans were ready for the extra ses sion, and after stating that approprta tion bills would be first up, he said: j ‘‘Then will come railroad and ship- REPORTS OF TROUBLE j JUST ONE WORD HAVE NO FOUNDATION! GRAND JURY FINDS TRUE BILL IN CASE AGAINST DR, C. LEE Gen. Van Zandt of I Texas Presides Session Todav was Marked by Open ' i ing Exercises After whioh Con vention was Turned Over, to Chairman Atlanta, Oct. 8—The Annual Re union of the Confederate Veterans is under full string today. A welcome address < n behalf of the State 1» Governor Dorsey and for the City by Mayor Key, and the response by Gen. J. I- Wood of Arkansas, featured the program. The convention was then turned over to General K. M Van Zandt of Fort Worth, Texas commander in chief of the veterans SAYS AMERICA FACES CRISIS STRIKERS THROW BOMB ON PLANT OF TRIPLATE CO, • AN ATTEMPT IS MAJDE TO WRECK THE PROPERTY AT MC KEESPORT. PENN None Injured Says the Report Large Hole is Torn in the Roof of Shipping Department of the Steel Company’s ^lant Pittsburg. Oct. s—An attempt was made to wreck the plant of this Am erican sheet and tin plate company at lyeesport today, when a missle !,e- ! liovi (I to bo a bomb was thrown on | the shipping department building. | The explosion tore a large hole in trie ! roof. None were injured. i CHICAGO WINS TODAY'S GAME i i ’ SCORE OF 4 TO I. CINCINNATI FANS ARE DISAPPOl NTED NOT LIKELY THAT EASE WILL COME TO TRIAL AT THIS TERM OF COURT SENATOR THOMAS TALKS SONS OF VETERANS TO . Atlanta. Oct. 8—Pleas for “Ameri- MAY SAVF MATH DA Several Cases , canism" were made here tonight by inn l unvk liin I IkUn Are Not Pressed l States Senator Thomas, of J Colorado, and Representative J. W. CROWD HERE FOR CIRCUS UN-: INTERESTING INCIDENT IN CON- USUALLY ORDERLY. ONLY NECTION WITH COURT ONE ARREST IS MADE Jol n Robinson’s Circus, one of the oldest in the business, spent the day in .'•'.Venn* yesterda;' and with it, hundreds of pc r'>‘ frein a*’ ever tm: and other cotinncs. There .s nothing that ddaws like the circus. Two i>er- formances were given and at both tho j ten on the hack of trie indictment TRIAL TODAY An interesting incident occurred in tho court room this morning when the jury in the case of the State vs Matilda Davis, charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravat ed nature, returned a verdict, as writ Professcr McGill fails to Appear ag ainst Cannon and Olliver, of Cart- ersville, and Case is thrown out big tent was pamred and jammed. Some liked the oli’j';*- a; <: other'? did weevil. “Then we began to interview the’ pi ng legislation. A tariff will be fram farmers, taking them as wo came to ed and considered. Water power, them. We did not find a singlo farm- CO al and oil leasing and a variety of not ' but thi:! i3 alwavs t!ic wa >' , -’ ni ‘ er who had not been seriously dam- , other measures important for the in ! Irm8, be :r i: '‘ en ,:n 10 en J°>' 11 aged by the woevlj. j dustilal life of the Nation will h« e^cuu and i.: t’m spirt’ js not •bero "There is absoliv no cotton in ‘‘Assault and Battery", When the verdict vas read 4udge Mauldin, noting a$ 'omission, sug gested that tho foietpan insert the word ‘‘guilty’’ in itL oroper place. Tmmediately Mr, J. >*^L.vurth. for the the fields, tfie OTTy-ami 6f SStEWt V -lions were made that legls I Mu. o.P.i.vmr 1M , . M>i-. . “ u ' ,5 v S lUVUrtU, tor the ! W-S vo:T'aiua tnc u: Lo tho . I .. . . suKirostion. and mad, mntinn for a ing a few burrs on the bottom of tho j a ^j on -would be passed providing nidi thousands sr.'. it as it p.'-S' d thixn’gh stalks. j for soldiers seeking homes, establish | tho b*re.?‘, f,»lb w«>d ny ti “Wo visited the gin and found five j n g a merc hant marine policy and; her of smoil boyj bales of cotton which the glnner amending the immigration laws. stated was the last cotton, and would shut down the next day. One gin re ported to us that ginned over 2000 bales last year, ginned only 650 this year. “A bank cashier was the most op- tomistic man we met. He stated that the calamity had reached the terri tory at the host possible time, ho cause tho farmers he**, some of their last yeart crop, and the bank was in position to lend money. He said that he was sure, that the tamers next year would carry out instruc tions of the Department of Agriculure Farming Under Boll Weevil condi tions. He stated that he was sorry President Wilson outlined a pro gramme. It provided for all the things besides, including Woman Suf frage. The only one of these measures put Though there were thoueards in the city yesterdaj the splendid order was noteworthy. Only one aire.v was made during the day. A man was hauled in drunk and ihose who saw him are. wondering still where no got Ii\ the case of the State against Dr. Covington Lee, who is charged with murder, In connection with the death of Mrs. Bertie Anderson, wife of Mr. Walter Anderson of New Hope, the ar rest of Dr. l^e having been ordered b% the Coroner the Grand Jury today re turned a trae bill. It is not likely that the case will come to trial at his term of court. Messrs. Whiting and Baker | ('incinuati, Oct N- -Final results j give Chicago four runs, ton hits a:ui J one error. Cincinnati, one run. 7 hits and •’ errors. Cincinnati. Grit, x- l.ocal baseball enthusiasts are coniident that today’s came of the world series will bo the championship to'rim .nnati. Before the game started ti was b.-lieved Glen sen would pitch Cicotte, hut this pos sible that .lames will be sent in to Oliver, of Mississippi, in addresses bef< re the opening meeting of the j Sous of Confederate Veterans. I The “present radical movement.” j which is sweeping through the conn i try. said Senator Thomas, in the i course of his remarks, is directed nt i Nothing was heard from Moran but. tho great middle eloss of America, j ft 4 -' 1 ruppoitors belie ve lie will pitch ‘‘which is the arch and covenant o£ i Sallee. There is good weather in prospect for today. Yesterday's Game j liberty." America is facing a crisis. ' j he added, and now is the time for : display of “Americanism—our coun- j try and its institutions against ail foreign aggressions.” ( The Sons of Confederate Veterans under the strain cf four run lead and ^Cincinnati, Oct 7—Former, hero Reuther and the Reds cracked today are representing Dr. Lee. This case Senat01 . Thomas said, would not fail a nd let the clawing Sox beat has ceated a great deal of interest throughout Florence County. through was the Woman Suffrage | The ponce department load been Amendment. Add to this the repeal; augmented by a number of special of- of the Daylight Saving Law and that is the sum total of important meas ures enacted by tho extraordinary session, except for tho Appropriations bills ropassed after having been de feated by a filibuster of Republican Senators last session. Appropriations Cut. The Appropriation bills were so cut down that many activities of the that tho farmers failed to carry out , . . , . _ . . Government were crippled. The army these instructions, as so much of . .... the losses could have been prevented. However, he felt sure that every farmer now was willing and ready to take every precaution possible next year. ‘‘Where the farmers got into trou ble was trying t oget in one moro crop without taking tho necessary precaution. The pass word in tho Boll Weevil section is ‘‘pick up tho squares,” something it is hard to got a farmer to do until he has lost a crop, “Every farmer in that section is and navy were reduced below tho figures set by experts, and many ships are short of men fleers but they had little to do except move around among the rhowd. There was net the least semblance of disorder in spite of the fact that marvelous’ tales were circuloted at ail times of the day regarding the run ning ovor of h child by a chauffeur and the consequent shooting of tho chauffeur ay the father of tho child This was only oUo of the stories. It is not knojvn when it storied but by nightfoll it had gained until it assumed serious proportions. Tho police de- Soldiors hav 4 fared hard at the.^m^na was busy answering calls for hands of Congress, Republicans re fused to take up a bill that would have permitted those returning to obtain homes. Republicans are now- talking of a big bonus for soldiers that would cost upward of $1,000,000,- 000, and mean another Liberty Loan (Continued on Page Five) little over one thousand pounds seen cotton an aero. When tho weevils talking the same talk that wo have [ wore further South, I was warned by heard and read so often from those interested in preparation against the invasion of tho boll woevil. Tho committeo interviewed 35 farmers. To give you all would require too much space so we shall publish a few which seems to be the average.” A committee consisting of Messrs Ward, McLendon, A B. Flowers and H. D. Cook was appointed to secure interviews from the farmers. Interviews With Farmers Mr. J. P. Deloach, Claxton, Ga, says: “I planted 18 acres this year, cut acreage so that I could give more attention to cotton crop. I made at the rate of one bale to seven acres. My average crop is one half bale to the acre.” Mr. V. J. Godbeo Manassas, Ca., say?: ‘‘Last year, I planted twenty- two acres of coton, indue one bale to i acres, usually make one half to three fourths a bale to tho acre.” Mr. Wiles, Manassas, Ga., says: ‘T made 2000 pounds of seed cotton on 10 acres., Lqat year I made a the County Agent, but paid no atten tion to same, and thought I would get in one good crop this year.” Mr. W. P. Fouche, Register, Ga., says: “I made four bales on thirty three acres. He has made a bale to the acre before the Boll Weevn reached him. He says that he saw very few weevils in his cotton last year.” Mr. J. R. Holland, Collins, £a., says: ‘‘Recognized by his neighbors as being a good farmer made one bale on sixteen acres, third year of in festation. The trip was made to tho Georgia fields because the results of the woo v^ls work, ,could be better studied there. Mr. Andley Ward, county agent of Darlington, has formed a party of Darlington county fanners to make the same trip as tho Florence party, find will leave on Thursday. Those who wish to go may communicate eithe^ with Mr. McLendon or Mr. Ward. not token place and the times man re ceiver long distance calls from Colum bia and Charlesen about it.. It is gratifying to ha able to state that that since circuses have bean cming to Flcreco there never was a inora orderly and more good natured crowd in Florence. The Police dspartmen’ r making every effort to trace the source of tho alarmists reports, but they have small hope of finding the suggestion, and made motion for a new trial. While ii "was obvious that the intention of the jury was to find tho defendant guilty, thd absen ce of the word on the indictment, and tho suggestion by the Judge that it be inserted, gave rise to the con-! tention of the attorneys for the de fense The motion for the new trial will be heard this afternoon. The foreman indicated that the intention of the jury was to declare the wo man guilty. Mr. Lynch stated that he was appearing for Mr. H. E. Davis, attorney for the defendant, and felt it his duty to interpose the objec tion. — in the test and their example would;**??™ °y t s ^ ‘ J1 the.sixth battle „ ... y, - ■- T ,| - ....^ went ten rounds. -a^-sm'K of prosecuting wVIn*-- ( j n snoLJtog “Amct’rtinisin. the leaver 1 Wah tbs lr.rg« end of the dough lies, several cases were dismissal to- ! 0 j world.” j almost within reach Reuther charted day, among them being Boots Flutmor j ^ resolution of sympathy for Presi *° come apart by the brts?s on balls Transporting whiskey; J. E. La Pitz , dent Wilson in his iilimss was adopt ‘ route in the fifth. .. utering false statement: W. E. Hooper ! ed i -In the sirth the Sor huskies found uttering a bad check; E. W. Mew sou, j obtaining goods uniter folse pretences, j marked by the appeal a nee of One of the most Interesting cases , "Confederate Choir," of Norfolk. S. G, SPORTSMEN MEET AT COLUMBIA FIRST BUSINESS SESSION IN NEW ASSN. TO BE HELD OCTOBER 15TH in which the Solicitor ordered a "nol pioss,’’ was that against G. L. Olliver and C- E. Connor, of Car (ersville. who were charged with aseult and battery of a high and aggravated nature, upon the person of Professor McG.ll, a for mer school teacher at Cartersvillo. Professor McGill was not present to press his charges, and neither were ary of his witness, when (he ease was called today. The grand jury returned no b’ ll j | against Allston who war. charged with killing a dog. the pvoprety of Mr M. R Cannon. John Smith was convicted <>t grand larccncy and sentenced to a iovni of months on the; public works. The ccuit is now engaged on the trial of Alfred Brown who s chargea with grand larcem-y. The sons’ meeting tonight was c'so out what they were here for and ■jpeneh with a little biooie blooieu business that tied the. count, and turned the tide in favor of the vic tors.. Little Dick Kerr was winner a group of a dozen young women in Confederate jackets and campaign hats who sang Southern war time songs and caused the veterans and delegates of auxiliary organizations present to burst forth into the “reb •! yell” time and again. .The veterans themselves will open their convention tomorrow w.lh a for mal gathering Weltmc-x v. ere o.c tended to fheiii and to the other organ izations tonight on behalf ot the S.ao by J. E. Pottle, ot MUledgeville. K< - prchei.tatlve r ollier made th* 1 r - for the second time. LENINE'S MOVE PROVES BOMERANG ORDERS TROTZKY’S ARREST ANO IS NOW IN LIMBO HIM SELF London. Oct. S—Advices to Hel- Summervillc, Oct, 8—A call for the first business meeting of the Sportsmen's Association of South Carolina has been issued by Mr, L. W. Boykin, chairman temporary ad visory board. The meeting will be held in Columbia, Oct., 15th. Head quarters for all Sportsmen attending will be at tho Jefferson Hotel, whose 1 management has oxtooded to tho As- Joe Turner Shows Fight I spor.ee to this address and Senator I pingfords^ Finland, i Thomas delivered the annual addres.-.; 0 lai Leni* Mrs. H. U. Fiankli?.. prehient of ! the Georgia division of thr Un t* d i Bang liters of the Cenfededacy: Mrs. A Ms!) Milson, of Atlanta, president g. n- ; era!, and other representative!' of wune.i’f; oganizazloi.s, extended wei- I cr.mes to *he visitors. Southern songs ! completed ‘he program liar who started the report is the man | soc l a *' on Ihe courtesy of using their any shooting is to be done that the s P ac * ous parlor for the. business ses- Lnr who starter the report is the man to get the load. COAST TO COAST RACE STARTS sion, which will be called to order promptly at 1:30 P. M. At this meet ing officers will be elected, an exe- 1 cutive board selected and the various committees appointed and the perma nent organization of tho Association completed. Every Sportsman in this section and throughout tho entire State is urged to not only attend this meet- Greenville, Oct 8—A pitched bat tle between several officers and Joe Turner, the negro wanted for the murder of two Greenville policemen on Sunday, occurred in the south- w'estern part of Spartanburg county- last night, according to reports brought hero today by the pursuers. Posses are still pursuing the negro. ASST. SECRETARY report that Nick tno, Russian bolshevik pre mier. has been placed under arrest m Moscow, according to an exchange telegraph Copenhagen dispatch. | Lenino is said to have ordered the ; arrest of Leon Trotzky. but failed to 1 secure this, and instead was himself J arrested A message forwarded by j tlio same correspondencl .reports a reign of terror against the Bolshevik in Moscow, which was begun by the Revolutionary party'. AIR PLANES LEAVE SAN FRANCI SCO AND MINEOLA THIS MORNING San Francisco Oct. 8—Lieut. Richter leaving at 6:15 this monilng was tho first of tho Western Aviators to tart in the race to Mineola, New York. Mineola Oct. 8—Lieut. Machlo was the first to get away in tho coast to coast air race from Mineola to San Francisco, and return at 9:15 this monlng. PRINCE REGENT REFUSES TO ACCEPT CROWELL SHAKEN i *4 Vi 4^ 4" * Ii4" With Cartwright FELL 150 FEET IN AN AIRPLANE TODAY AT MINNEOLA FIELD Minneold, Oct. S—An airplane pilot ed by Lieutenant Cleary and carry ing Assistant Secretary of War Crow ell, as a passenger, fell one hundred and fifty feet here today and was j wrecked. The plane landed upside I down. Both wore badly shaken up. j but otherwise were unhurt. Paris Oct. 8—The Prince regent lias refused to accept tho cabinet formed ing hut to bring as many Sports- by M Trokovitch for jugo-Slavia, and men friends as possible Reports coming in every day indicate now that it will be only a matter of a few weeks until the Association will have a membership of three thousand. Any sportsnXan in this section who has not boon enrolled should send his name at once to E. C. Adamson, Act ing Secretary, Summerville. S. C. has called upon M. PavloVltch to form a cabinet according to a Belgrad. dis- , patch. EX CROWN PRINCE VISITS HIS FATHER Sheriff Burch, who went to Eexas last week to take into custody Paul Cathcait. chtirged with forging the name of a man named Dr. Alford to a check on the Commercial and Sav ings Bank, returned HiiA, morning with Cathcart. The father of iho young man. Mr. Tom aC hcart. accompanied tho Shoe ' iffand I’.is sen. Mr. Cathcart is a : highly reapectod citizen of Fort Worth i I Texas, and his son. who is under the i charge of forgery, is also well and favorably known in that city. Tlir ! father of the young man named in J the warrant was greatly surprised Daily Thought Worth makes the man. and want of 't the fellow.—Pope. ;- * *'**** * * PRESIDENT ASKS FOR EGGS FOR BREAKFAST FREDRICK WILLIAM LEFT YESTER ! DAY ON HIS RETURN TO ! when the sheriff appeared in Fort wieringen Worth as was his son ' light the case, they say. They will to tile limit. I Wit s vi-llius way and m>- BRE ♦ WnBiineton. Oct'g-After »no. *■ Am ., r „ ng „„ ^ „ . n ,. ♦ ltier good night tho Prcidont wull0 , n , ♦ appoarod choertul bl, morolng ♦ j hn , „„ , ♦ and for the first time m more +, ,, , „ , i T,0< 11 " 1111 •' 1 •"* ,r . . nttr German Kniperor, Left .vmeron eyeglasses. "<‘ii. maminn." he < \- ♦ than a week expressed a prefer- +1 , * . ; . , , . . , , , . . „ | gen vest era ay on his return to Wior- ••lainied on arriving home. Iwi'iitovi-r ♦ once for eggs for breakfast. ♦, ^ M „. Mrs. Fmi.h ami she wears look- ti********* New Kir.cl. Little Frederick, five, their ticighl >r across the ♦ iced Mr eye glnss to see Mr- ing glasses on her eye: