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THE FORT MILL TIMES Democratic?Published Thursdays. Wm. H. Bradford. Editor aad Publisher. tm MS&E&Ak The Times Invites contribution!* on live subjects but does not agree to publish more thun 200 words on any subject. The right Is reserved to edit very communication submitted for publication. < ?n application to the . publisher, advertising rates are made Known to tl.ose Interested. Telephone, local and long distance. No. 112. Filtered at the postofflce at Fort Mill. S. C., as mall matter of the second class. Thursday" nov. io, 1921. There will be 110 yreat amount o; surprise in this country if the sot ailed arms conference which is t c? meet in Washington Saturday with accredited representatives in attendance from all the more important nations of the world comes to an end with nothing substantial having been accomplished to reduce the war preparations which have gone on for the last three years at great speed and on a more extensive scale than ever in America, England. Japan and perhaps other countries. The influence of the president of th?' United States is allpervading, and some months ago President Harding was quoted as saving that too much need not he expected of the conference and that this country was not prepared to go as far in insisting upon a reduction of armament as some people desired. By this statement t he president showed indifference to the work of the conference. \< wspaper readers will recall that there was considerable contention in Congress over the wording of the resolution request,1 ,r ...? |vi rniuni 1 10 Call T lit* COIlf? rence ami that the resolution finally adopted was not what In* Mould have had. This circumstance may or may not have been resented by the president, but in any event he does not seem to have been cfVerburdencd with en thusiasm over the plans for relieving a distraught world of the possibility of a recurrence of the cataclysm which all but engulfed civilization from 11)14 to 1919. Possibly he was preoccupied with* la ving plans for his regular weekend pleasure trips. If the people I ilie various nations to be represented at the conference could have their way a program of almost total disarmament would be agreed upon, but unfortunately those who suffer most from war and the nightmare of ever preparing for war will have few okrsnieu at the conference. rri!??rt? will In* an abundance of talk about tin1 good will ono for the other of tin* nations partieipaling in tin* conference and the universal desire to lessen the danget of armed conflicts, but when the test eonies. which one of the gteat powers will step to the ft ont and declare itself the orthodox church by saving, "We are ready and anxious to discontinue building battleships und making other war preparations. Will the other first class nations join us?" If any such proposition is made it will come front (Ireat Britain which, more than any other nation, has entered the conference with a genuine desire to tlo something to relieve suffering human ity. The United States! In the background of everything there looms the almighty dollar. We must think first with tender solicitude of the battleship builders the steel manufacturers and the munitions makers. ! lliouirv disc lone* tt??? 1 lion that few of the farmers of I the Fort Mill community are tak | iii?; steps to insure themselves ad- j vantage over the boll weevil next | yeur. At best the insect is hard to sombat, but from the experienee of other sections of the cot- < ton belt in which th^ farmers ! have had to contend with it for ! years helpful lessons may be learned. One of the best methods yet discovered for stuying the rava- ! gcs of the pest seems to be the plowing under of of old cotton stalks in the early fall. Government tests show, as was pointed out in the news columns of The Times last week, that with tht early destruction of the stalks from which the cotton has been ( > > gathered great numbers of wee vils are deprived of food on which to exist throughout the winter and that the danger of destruction of the next crop by the pest is correspondingly decreased ir:AL ? -? nuu iew exceptions, tne i?rmers of this section are intelligent, informed men. They know of I he grout loss brought to praetieai'y the tntire cotton belt by tlu invasion of the boll weevil. Not one perhaps in a dozen retains the opinion, formerly held by many, that the latitude of this section could be depended upon to protect the cotton crop from damage by the little brown bug that crossed the Rio (Jrande 1? years ago to cost the South un counted millions. Having seen on their own farms and the farms uf their neighbors during the pros ent year the damage wrought by limited numbers of the weevil, they know now that it must b? taken seriously and plans laid to thwart its evil work if e\en a half erop of cotton is to he raised in this section in lH'J'J. This being true, one may lie pardoned for wondering why such plans are not already hcing put ni<?? force generally. The Times t a Ives no stoek in the hysteria which here aiul there lias seized an individual farmer or business man over the advent of the lull weevil. because with as good soil .n is to he found in almost an\ see tion of the country and with .1 climate the superior of which exists nowhere, the work of ilie bol! weevil will not mean irreparable damage to this section unless our farmers sit down and do 110'hing to protect themselves. I?rd it is 1 well to recognize' conditions as j they are and not wait until the thief has come along to steal the , horse before we lock the door | The boll weevil is here. a.id here 1 to stay. The day of big niton eiops apparently is a thing of the past. Fortunately, how eve e >; ton is not the only thing tb it 1I1 soil of this section will produce, j although in the past it has meant a bigger return in dollars than other crops. That is why the j farmers have stuck to it .is the..' I should have done. But now it would seem the nart of wisdom ! ;'or the farmer, with the changed -oiiditioiis confronting him, to urn his attention to the sowing of wheat, oats and cover crops : luring tliis fall season and to hegin planning to raise next year the home supplies which have heretofore heen shipped ui from ?ther sections. ( NOTICE. Due to the fact that the roads wen* in such had condition, it ! was impossible for the representatives of organized labor who | were* te) speak in Fort Mill on )et. Ill to get here. The meeting will therefore he' held in theMasonic hall next Moiielav night. Nov. 14. ami these' re-presenta tives will he present te> eleliver aelelresse's. The public is eeirdial ly invited to attend. Dei not for ge't the elate'. Nov. 14. This me'eting is held hv Local Union Nei 14G6. ] | TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby warne'el | not to hunt, cut timber or other- j wise trespass on the lanels of the undcrsigne-el. This notice is in- | tended to apply to everybody. tDec22 ' FRED N1MS, Sr. DOO TAX DUE. Dogs 6 Months Old Oct. 15, 1921, 1 Must Wear Tax Paid Tags. I Notice is hereby given tliMt in aeeordanee with the requirements of uu act of the 1921) session of the tieneral Assembly, from ami ! after October 15, 1921, all dogs | that were six months ohl or older ' on that date are liable to an annual tax of $1.25 per eapita. This tax is eollectible and pay- I able at my office during the time | prescribed for the payment of 1 other State and County taxes. For each $1.25 paid I will issue a proper receipt and numbered brass tax paid tag. the receipt 1 ?> be belli by the party paving the tax and the tag to be worn by the dog,* except when in actual use for hunting. Penalty for failure to secure the , tax tag within the time for pay incut for other State and County I taxes is not less than $5 nor : more than $20, one-half to go to the informer. Applicants for tax tags whether in person or by mail must advise me of the number of the School District in which they reside. or the tag cannot be issued. H. E. NEIL. 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