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i ■nromw. iror m, M. ^ Farm Demonstration News n tt By C. L. VAUGHAN, County Agent Boll Weevil Infestation In Cotton Iir *Laureng County The general infestation over Lau rens county this year seems to. be somewhat lighter than it was in 1923, but the infestation is sufficient to practically clean up a crop of cotton provided the weather condition is in favor of the weevils the remainder of July. The time for early poisoning or pre-square poisoning has passed «nd the advice now on poisoning the boll weevil is to start begin dust ing when 10 per cent of the squares are punctured. That means, it will be at least between the 15th and 30th of July before any effective poison ing can be done, for the infestation will not reach 10 per cent until the latter part of this "month. That will give the farmers time to be through laying-by corn and partly through laying-by their cotton for cotton is 4it least 10 days or two weeks late this year. The cotton fields should berwaudietf- veiy closely ■ fui —some times it will be necessary tq dust part «f the field before the whole field needs attention and many fields in LauirenS county will not reach 10 per cent infestation until the migration period starts and by that time it is almost useless to try to do any kind of poisoning for the boll weevil. The average increase in production in last year was 242 pounds of seed cotton per acre, where the cotton was thoroughly dusted. The gains were heavier where weevils were most numerous and smallest where the in festation was lightest. I do not think the infestation in Laurens county is great enough for the farmers to become alarmed over the boll weevil fight, but it is advisa ble to make infestation counts all along and be prepared or teady to put ap the proper fight when it comes for fighting. Mixtures to Keep Flies Off Cows By spraying cows twice a day with the following mixture flies can be controlled. By using a good spray pump it will not take but just a few minutes to spray four or five cows. The mixture is made as follows:: 4 1-2 quarts of coal tar dip. 4 1-2 quarts of fish oil. 3 quarts of kerosene. 3 quarts of whale oil. 1 1-2 quarts of oil of tar. Dissolve 3 pounds of laundry soap- in wafer, add the ingredients of the spray and bring the whole up to 30 gallons with lukewarm soft water. This spray will keep off the flies and prevent the coats of the animals from becoming harsh. Swim In LAKE THOMAS SOCIALISTS WILL BACK LA FOLLETTE Cleveland Convention Votes To Sup port Senator. Action After Debate. * Cleveland, July 7.—The national convention of the socialist party’ of America tonight formally enlisted un der the La Follette presidential ban ner. It adopted a report offered by a majority of a committee of fifteen, recommending that the convention concur in the action of the confer ence for progressive political action in endorsing the La Follette candi dacy on this platform. The vote on this report was 106 to 17. The action came after a six-hour debate in which 32 of the 157 dele gates in the convention took part. It was conducted under strict rules, each side being given fifteen minutes to start and finish the discussion and miscellaneous delegates being allowed five minutes each. Two exceptions only were made to this, Alexander Cahn, editor of a Jewish newspaper, and Daniel Hoan, mayor of Milwau- being-giyen..double ..tiflMu. Eight of the speakers urged for a minority report^ which would have resulted in a separate Socialist na tional ticket and platform and three spoke for a substitute which would have accepted the majority idea with reservations as to the vice presidency. By adopting the majority report the convention concurred not only in La Follette’s endorsement, but also in last week’s conference decision to postpone a vice presidential nomina tion until after the Democratic con vention. It also pledged itself to co operate with the conference in the national elections and in such state and local elections as may be en dorsed by the smaller units of the Socialist party. The convention asked increased representation on the national com mittee of the conference, agreed to send full representation to the new party organization convention next January and instructed its delegates to work for the formation of a com plete new party Btfsed upon a plat form containing as a minimunv the planks adopted by the conference on July 5. One of the strong influences in fa vor of the majority report was a tele gram sent to Eugene y. Debs from a sanitonum in Illinois.. It was ex plained by Mrs. Bertha Hale White executive secretary of the party, that this message was written after she had sent to the old Socialist leader the full organization report adopted by the conference. ( T think it wise,” said the telegram, “for our party to make no nomina tion under the circumstances, but at the same time to hold the Socialist party intact, adhere rigidly to its principles and keep the red flag fly ing. The Socialist party is the party of the working class and faces the fu ture with absolute confidence and without fear?’ " UMIIN CiftC If rnffllflMT NMi rite Id fnuvvnVD umffl, arc saami British Anfctomlet Report* That Teeth and Mouth Are Being Forced - Downward. London.—The human face Is grow ing longer, according to Sir Arthur Keith, famous British anatomist. Many strange changes are overtak ing the human face 7 , says this pro fessor, who bps spent a lifetime In studying the skulls of all races. The chief change Is In the bone of the mouth. This is growing down ward and carrying with It the teeth, as a result of which there has been an Increase of half an Inch In the length of the modern face. These changes, It seems, are also affecting the upper bones of the face, giving it a downward tendency. They correlate with changes in modern In dustrial conditions and Professor Keith believes they are due to the ab sence of light In the big cities of to day. Among other changes whlc^ he men tions In the modem skull are: A contracted palate. ; —— Downward growth of cheek bone. Taeth. sinking-hactenjuL— , Teeth now 12 millimeters below, the teeth of primitive peoples. Appearance of a sharp ledge of bone between the teeth and the nose. “These changes are nothing like fin ished,” says Sir Arthur. “I am con vinced that the misplacement of the teeth and the resultant contracted palate are connected with such disor ders as adenoids.” Living Room Furniture #**# OF QUALITY George F. Baker Give* $6,000,000 to Harvard New York.—George F. Baker, who began working 70 years ago as a gro cer boy In Troy, N. Y., for $2 s week, and after more than sixty years in Wall street, has become one of the four richest men in this country, has added to his list of public benefac tions an endowment of $5,000,000 for the Harvard graduate school of busi ness administration. This makes a total of approximately $12,000,000 which,, he has, given for public purposes during the last six yetrs. x" His fortune is estimated at more than $300,000,000. He is grouped with John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford and Andrew Mellon as the four richest men In the United States. Mr. Baker, who now is eighty-four years old, still is active In business and is chairman of the board of the First National bank. In a letter making the gift to Har> vard, he said, that since whatever dis tinction he might have attained In life had been principally from busi ness experience, It would be a satis faction to help make the Harvard business school of first importance. Hair From Elephant's v Tail Worn in London London.—For centuries the hair from an elephant’s tall has been worn as a charm by superstitious natives of the East. But only recently has this ancient precaution against the evil eye penetrated to London. Now charms made from elephant hair are sold In the formVf rings and bracelets. , Rings may be obtained about the same price; although those with gold spiral mounts run up to $12.50 or more. • A very popular bracelet has a gold clasp with a portly elephant In white enamel hanging from a circle of hair; another has a strand of gold wire twisted with hair. Signet rings have the hair set In half the hoop at the hack. There ire also twisted rings and plain ones without the signet. Prove These Facts Yourself Check Up on the Things that Make Motor Car Value A Hundreds of Hupmobile Parts Displays are in our dealers’ hands. In these dis plays are the major units, of J-fapmobile construction. ■- So that there, before your*-/ own eyes, are the facts. 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Our Parts Display is INF car tor you. 4 >' V V Fortress of Vincennes to Become War Museum Paris.—The Vincennes fortress, Just outside the walls of Paris, which with stood countless sieges and served as a prison for political offenders under liOUis XIV and other Bourbons, is to become a war museum. It was here for long years that the "Man With the Iron Mask" is reputed lo have been shut up, and against the walls of Vin cennes the duke of Kngkein was exe cuted In the dead of night by order of Napoleon. The French parliament, Just before Its dissolution, appropriated a sum of 2,000,000 francs for the p-irp°8<* of re pairing the structure and gathering to gether all the anus and weapons avail able In the history of wars. On Trial for Alcoholism, i* He Calls It Radioitis •Norristovyii, Pa.—The “radio bug disease” plowed a prominent part In the case-before Jndge Solly of Albert M. Luden. son of j confectioner of Reading, charged with operating a motor velilcle while intoxleated. The defense said the haggard look In Luden’s face after he was arretted was hot caused by dissipation, but was the rrimlt of his being up lute at night “llstentag in.” The Jury found Luden .guilty. He was fined $500. Back to Sido Sadt^e London^r-Woman equestrians gradually'retorting to the side die when on horseback, as they tiding astride develops musdef geotf for dancing. A well-known tag master says the tide saddle women more grace and fecnrlty, from ten t* fourteen yeir age oitijr. are HUyfjmooeregsg to are gad- find not rid- KROEHLER Davenport ~Bed LOVELY UPHOLSTERING, COMFORT AND QUAL- ity combined with our extremely low prices, makes our line of Living Room Furniture most attractive to those who want style and quality at moderate prices. OUR DISPLAY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND most varied you will find and includes real attractive < suites as low as fifty dollars, and from that price up to three hundred dollars. 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