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POLITICAL PUZZLE
BAFFLING AS EVER
G. O. P. HOPES TO MOLLIFY JOHNSON
WITH SECOND PLACE.
Borah More Difficult.
Will Bryan Be Good About League if
He Gets Prohibition Plank?
A Question.
Washington, May 18.?Uncertainty
increases as to the presidential nomiations
as the dates of the national
contentions draw nearer. The Democratic
problem may be to some extent
simplified by the outcome of the Republican
gathering.
For instance, if the Republicans
should nominate Senator Johnson, or
California, extreme radical with an
especial following of the foreignborn
the chances of nomination of
former Secretary W. G. McAdoo by
the Democrats would be decidedly
augmented. In comparison to the
wild radicalism of Johnson the mild
radicalism of McAdoo would probably
impress the business people of
the country as conservative, while the
more conservative "labor" element
would be for McAdoo anyhow.
It is no small advantage to the
Democrats that the Republicans have
to make their decision as to candidates
and issues before the Democrats
) meet to make theirs. There may be
some questions in the public mind
which both of the great parties will
be willing to sidestep. There are
?fv.QT?c. n-ViiVh cnnnnf hp avoided. The
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Republicans have to take the risk of
error as to the sidestepping and of
blundering in the method of meeting
the unavoidable; the Democrats will
have several weeks to study how public
sentiment seems to react with regard
to what the Republicans do.
And should the Republicans split at
Chicago, the likelihood of Democratic
cohesion at San Francisco will be
doubly greater.
Johnson and Borah Problems.
On the surface, it would appear
that the problem of what to do with
Hiram Johnson is the most serious
confronting the G. O. P. Maybe it
is, but some very astute Republicans
of old guard persuasion, and of "mild
progressive" persuasion as well, are 1
more disturbed down in the bottom
of their hearts about Senator William
E. Borah, of Idaho, than they
are about the rampageous senator
from California.
These students of the situation reason
that the thing that Senator Johnson
is most in earnest about is high
office and that with him the issues
of the day are means to that end. 1
On the other hand, they regard Borah
as deeply in earnest about the league
' of nations, to which he is opposed
in its entirety and to the point of
1 CJ. 11 CI ticioiu.
Johnson is violently aggressive and
radical, but he is not a fanatic. He
is playing politics all the time. Borah
has acted as if he intended to commit
the Republican party absolutely
against the league of nations without
reference to the effect such a step
would have at the polls. He believes
the step would be a winning one, but
he would take it just the sam? if he
thought the contrary. He is not a
candidate for any nomination, either.
Now, the compromisers in the Republican
party, the men who figure
that all is lost if there is a split, are
calculating on the acceptance of the
vice presidential nomination by Johnson,
in spite of his declaration that
he would not accept that honor. They
know he is playing for the highest
thing in sight now, but they feel that
his party can less afford to give him
the presidential nomination than it
could afford to give it to Roosevelt in
1916?and Roosevelt was a much
stronger man than Johnson with the
American people. They think Johnson's
friends can convince him that his
only chance to become president is by
the Vice Presidential route, which
Roosevelt had to take. Reasoning
thus, the old guard men 'way up and
way back,' except the California Senator
to accept a mild plank on the
league of nations if he gets the Vice
Presidential nomination. But they
don't know what Borah will do about
this plank, any more than the Democrats
know that Bryan will do about !
certain matters at the Democratic
convention.
The Democratic Situation.
While Attorney General Palmer has
more delegates instructed for him at
this time than any other Democratic
Presidential candidate or possibility,
the impression gains that he will not
CAROLINAS LEAD IN
AUTOMOBILE GAINS
SOUTHEAST SHOWS GREATEST
ADVANCE IN REGISTRATION.
South's Finances Strong.
National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce Says Farmers Own
One-third of Cars.
New York, May 16.?Greatest gains
in Registration of automobiles were
shown in the Southern states, the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
reports in a review of the automobile
industry for last year. In an?
?rr tiiovo irorp 1 no8-848 motor
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vehicles registered in the United
States, the chamber reported that
one-third of the automobile owners
are farmers and that the greatest percentage
of increase in registration
had been found in the cotton growing
sections of the south.
The exceptional gains, it states, is
due to the fact that there have been
heavy demands for cotton during the
war and since which have put the
south in a strong financial position
and has enabled thousands of cotton
growers to use motor power for transportation,
whereas in the pre-war
days the greater part of Dixie was
too poor *o afforc efficient farm equipment.
North Carolina led all states in the
percentage of gain in registrations
with 51 per cent. South Carolina
showed the second largest state gain
with 43 percent. New York had the
largest state registration and the
largest gross gain, while California
leads for the number of automobiles
in ratio to her population.
A Club Call.
Lansing Mizner, of the Californi
dan which has been made famous on
this side of the continent by Wilson
Mizner, the dramatist, dropped into 1
the Union Club, of San Francisco, om
day. "Come into the library a mii>
ute," said a fellow member. Miznei
shrank back. "Nay, nay!" he pro
tested, "I might drop dead in there
and they wouldn't find me fot
weeks."
be nominated at San Francisco.
There continues to be a strong un- .
dercurrent for McAdoo, who unques- '
tionably has a much larger following
in the largely-populated twilight zone
of voters to whom the Democratic
party has to make a good appeal to
have a chance of winning.
Nevertheless, there is a large and
substantial element of Democrats who
are not anxious to see Mr. McAdoo
i
nominated, and these will be represented
by a great many delegates at
San Francisco. Among them will bet
no doubt, the big New York delegation
under the domination of Tammany
Hall. There is no question that
Mr. McAdoo "treated 'em rough"?
the Tammanyites?while he was in
official power, and they don't want
him around if they can help it, any
more than they wanted his distinguished
father-in-law around after
they found out what Col. Harvey did.
As to this New York delegation at
San Francisco, there is a rumor current
in usually sophisticated circles
that Vice President Thomas R. Marshall
will probably get the New York
vote, and that added to the Indiana
vote and the vote of several other
states from which he can count on
this support, will make him a serious
possibility for the Presidential nomination.
It is fair and proper to remark
that the democracy might go
farther and fare worse than they
would if they nominated the Vice
President?indeed, they might easily
go nearer and fare worse, for that
matter. The Vice President is an
interesting man, quite a sincere one.
and independent in thought and
speech. To say that he has made a
good Vice President would be rather ,
ar. empty utterance, but he made a
good Qovernor of Indiana before lie
was sent to Washington, and by this
time he certainly "knows the ropes"
here. Former Speaker Champ Clark
may get more votes in the convent on
than would be expected, though his
nomination is not regarded as t probability
by anybody not directly "booming"
it.
As for Bryan, will he "be good"
about the league of nations if the
convention will be good aboat the
question of prohibition? Maybe he
vill. He certainly cares a lot more
about prohibition than he does about
the league?you may be sure of that.
WEEVIL POISONING
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP INTO A
VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR.
In Experimental Stage.
Conservatively Recommended In
Coast and Near Coast
Counties This Year.
Clemson College, May 15.?In view
of the great interest in the possibilities
of calcium-arsenate poisoning to
reduce boll weevil damage, especially
in the lower half of the state, Prof.
A. F. Conradi, entomologist for the
state crnn nest, commission, has Dre
pared the following list of timely
questions and brief answers:
Do experiments so far conducted
indicate the successful aevelopemnt
of boll weevil poisoning?
Present indications are that boll
weevil poisoning will rapidly develop
into a very important factor in boll
weevil control in heavily infested
fields.
Is it expected that boll weevil poisoning
will tak? the place of diversified
agriculture in boll weevil control?
Soil building will continue as the
fundamental operation in South Carolina
agriculture and it will always be
necessary in boll weevil control.
What is the poison expected to do?
To safeguard the cotton crop in favorable
weevil seasons against ruinous
damage, just as orchard sprays
safeguard the crop against insects
and diseases, but do not take the
place of orchard culture.
May poisoning be expected to be
profitable on poor soils?
Mr. Conradi says: "It seems inadvisable
to attempt poisoning on land
which is not capable of making at
least half a bale 01 cotter per acre
in the absence of weevil injury."
Is poisoning recommended in South
Carolina in 1920?
It IS COiiSfcJi"\QLiv ei,?1 I'CLTuiiiixicii'-icu. iu
those coast a d near-coast; counties
where the weevil is entering on its
third or fourth year, including the
year when it first appeared.
Territory is named.
Approximately what territory is
this?
Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Charleston,
Colleton, Barnwell, Allendale |
and Bamberg counties. If the season i
is very favorable severe damage may
be expected in Orangeburg and Calhoun
counties and also in Darchester,
Berkeley, Williamsburg, Georgetown
and Horry counties where the weevil
made its first appearance last season,
the weevil as a rule does not become
very serious the year following
the season of its first appearance.
In what sections is poisoning not
recommended in 1920?
In the middle, eastern and northern
parts of the state, because the injury
in 1920 is not expected to be sufficiently
severe to worrant poisoning.
What is the poison recommended?
ed?
/
Calcium arsenate, also known as
calarsenate and arsenate of lime.
Where can calcium arsenate be purchased?
From any reliable source; but it
should not be used until full assurance
has been obtained that it confnrm?
tn thp envornment snecifica
tions. The United States government
analysis samples free, and instructions
for sending samples are furnished
upon request.
What kind of a dusting machine
may be used.
No dusting machine is recommended
for South Carolina that has not
the approval of the United States
Delta Laboratory, Tallulah, La. That
laboratory has had the most experience
and is in the best position to advise.
The three types of dusting machines
are hand dusters, wheel traction
or cart dusters, and power dusters.
The hand duster, while a valuable
tool on the farm for dusting poison
a small scale for potato beetle and
other leaf-eating insects, is very laborious
to operate for a continuous
period and its yse on any scale in boll
weevil poisoning is attended with considerable
difficulty. The power dusters
have proved undesirable and will
probably be entirely supplanted by
the wheel traction machine. t me
wheel traction machine seems to to be
the most satisfactory type.
When Poisoning Should Begin.
When should poisoning begin and
when and how often should it be repeated?
As a starting point in this state in
1920, it is recommended that poison
BYRNES CAUSES A
STORM IN HOUSE
CAUSES SPEAKER GILLETTE TO
MAKE FOOLISH DISPLAY.
Democrats Are Shocked.
Chair in a Fit of Partisan Resentment
Refuses to Put Representative
Byrnes's Request to House.
Washington, May 14.?Investigate
the investigating committee. This
was the purport of a resolution introduced
in the House today by Representative
James F. Byrnes, of South
Carolina, whose speech in support of
his resolution was such a scathing arraignment
of the so-called Graham
committee that Speaker Gillette had
a brainstorm and made a foolish display
of himself.
Because of interruption from the
Republican side which he handled
with great effectiveness, the South
Carolina Congressman was not able
to finish his speech in the twenty minutes
which he had obtained. At the
end of that period he asked unanimous
consent to speak for five minutes
more. In a fit of partisan resentment,
Speaker Gillette refused to
submit the request to the House.
"Does the speaker object," asked
Mr. Byrnes, in astonishment. "No,"
said the speaker, "but the chair does
not recognize the gentleman for that
purpose." Former Speaker Champ
Clark, floor leader of the minority
here, arose to express the hope that
the time of the South Carolinan
would be extended five minutes as he
had requested.
Out of Order, Says Gillette.
"The gentleman from Missouri and
the gentleman from South Carolina
are both out of order and will take
'their seats," ordered the speaker.
"Will the chair permit me to remain
in the house," sarcastically replied
Byrnes, while former Speaker Clark
walked out of the chamber in inarticulate
disgust." Speaker Gillette
made no answer to Byrnes's sally,
but cut matters short by recognizing
Representative Sells, Republican, of
Tennessee, who had not even risen
from his heat.
The refusal of the speaker to put
the request of Mr. Byrnes to the
house is declared to be without prec
edent. Nevertheless, Mr. Gillette said
later in conversation that he intended
to continue this method of handling
requests for additional time under
similar circumstances.
The Democratic national committee
thought so much of Byrnes's speech
that it is using it as its publicity feature
for this week-end and will cir- j
culate it freely during the campaign.
ing begin when the infestation has
reached 15 or 2t) per cent. Poison
three times, five days apart. If necessary
make further applications to hold
infestation to 25 per cent. The infestation
count should be made according
to the standard method, directions
for which will be sent upon request.
Beginners will require about seven
pounds of calcium arsenate to cover
an acre, while experienced men will
require about five pounds.
Has the boll weevil poisoning
method yet passed the experimental
stafe in South Carolina?
No. "Whoever poisons in South
Carolina in 1920 must remember that
he is experimenting, and should bad
results be secured he should not become
discouraged, because many mistakes
will undoubtedly be made this
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know more about it."
What are the most important precautions
to be observed in poisoning?
Poisoning should not be undertaken
in 1 920 except on heavily infested
land which would produce half a bale
per acre in the entire absence of weevil
injury.
Before you use calcium arsenate be
sure that it conforms to the government
specifications.
Be sure that you have an approved
dusting machine. Some dusting machines
are not satisfactory for this
work.
Do not undertake more than you
are absolutely sure you can handle
thoroughly. Do not miss or handle
haphazardly a single step in the recommendations
or you may court entire
failure.
Where approved hand dusting machines
are used, it is suggested that
the beginner plan on five acres per
machine unless he has plenty of good
labor so that he can rotate men on
one machine.
At this stage of development pois
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
VICTORY PREDICTED
J)K. TRUETT SPEAKS FROM STEPS
OF CAPITOL.
To Baptist Delegates.
Speaker Declares Majority of Both
Parties Favor Plan for
World Peace.
Washington, May 16.?Speaking
from the steps of the capitol to thousands
attending the Southern Baptist
convention, Dr. George W. Truett, of
Dallas, Texas, today endorsed the
league of nations and predicted that if
"it does not come today it will as inexorably
come tomorrow as that God,
is on His throne."
A volley of cheers from men and
women, gathered here from seventeen
southern states, greeted the statement.
"Standing under the shadow of the
United States senate," Dr. Truett declared,
"I dare to say as a citizen and
as a Christian and moral teacher that
the moral force of the United States
of America without any regard to political
party, will never rest until we
have a league of nations.
World-Wide Tragedy.
. "I dare to say also that the unquestioned
majorities of both great
political parties in this country regard
the delay in the ratification of
the league of nations as a national
and worldwide tragedy. I can certify
the men of all political parties that
the moral forces of this country will
not be silent until there is put forth
a great league of nations that shall
strive with all its might to put an
end toi the diabolism and the horror
of war.
"I thank (iod that the stricken man
yonder in the White House pleaded
and pleads yet that the nation will
take its part with the others in bringing
in a new era wherein shall dwell
righteousness and peace."
During 1919, southern Baptists^
with 500 churches not reporting, contributed
to all church purposes at
home and abroad $21,250,000, according
to the annual statistical report
to the convention, made by Dr.
Hight C. Moore, of Nashville, Tenn.,
one of the secretaries of the convention
and acting statistician. The contributions
to home causes reached
$14,000,000, while those to budget
benevolence were in excess of $5,000,000.
Gain of 9,218 Baptisms.
During the year there was a gain
of 9,218 baptisms, while other advances
for that period, the report sets
forth, include a gain of thirty-eight
Sunday-schools, 76,728 in Sundayschool
enrollment, $4,299,636 in the
value of local church property, $1,055,356
in contributions to home purposes,
$2,530,339 to budget benevolences
and $3,474,617 in aggregate
contributions in all purposes.
Reports for the year were received
from 25,117 churches with a combined
membership of 2,296,091. The value
of the local church property of these
congregations is in excess of $75,000,000,
the value of school property
owned by southern Baptists is $25,000,000.
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PENSION MONEY.
Delay in Getting Money'to Confederat
Veterans This Year.
There has been considerable delay
in distributing the pension money to
the Confederate veterans and widows
this year. On account of the
change in the pension law, much of
the work o? registering the pensioners
had to be done over again, and
the subsequent apportionment of the
fund has caused an unusual delay.
However, Pension Commissioner J.
D. Felder stated Monday that the
pension check is expected to arrive
any day. As soon as the money is
received, it will be paid out promptly
by J. J. Brabham, Jr., judge of probate,
who will hav? the payment of
the fund in charge this year.
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The Amorous One?"Do you ever
peep through the keeyhole when I
am sitting in there with your sister?"
Small Brother (with a burst of
candor)?"Sometimes. When moth
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oning is a serious, complicated and
laborious operation, and unless one is
able to prepare properly before beginning
poisoning, and unless he is prepared
to give it the attention it requires,
he should not undertake poisoning
in 1920.
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FORGERY CHARGES
BY NAVAL CHIEF
DID NOT SIGN MESSAGE SAYS
DANIEL.
To GaGther All Evidence.
Says American Navy is Responsible
For Safety of Pershing's
Troops.
\
Washington, May 12.?Secretary
Daniels told the senate naval investigating
committee today that he had
not signed a cablegram bearing what
purported to be his signature which
was among those read to the committee
by Rear Admiral Sims when the
investigation began. The original of
the message, Mr. Daniels said, did not
show his signature and he added that
his name had been forged to the copy
presented by Admiral Sims.
Mr. Daniels declared Admiral Sims
in his statement had stressed the
words "signed Daniels," in commenting
on the message, and had said that
its purport had maae him feel like
'jumping overboard." ,
Si
The cablegram concluded with the
setntence:
"In regard to convoys, I consider
that American vessels having armed
guards are safer when sailing independently."
Sijrned bv Carter.
The original of the cable was found
at the British embassy through which
it was transmitted and was signed "A.
F. Carter, by direction of the chief of
naval operations," Mr. Daniels told
the committee, presenting photographic
copies of the original dispatch.
jyyym
"Somewhere somebody was guilty
of signing my name to an official
document which the original here
produced shows I never signed," said
Mr. Daniels, "ox of altering a dis- *
patch by erasing the real signature
and substituting 'Daniels.' I knew
that if my name appeared on such a
telegram it would be because somebody
had forged my name to it."
Much of Secretary Daniels' testimony
today was devoted to Admiral
Sims's criticisms of the department's
troop convoy methods. The admiral,
MiMr.
Daniels declared, persisted in regarding
cargo ships as more vital to
the Allied cause than troop ships and
took the attitude that the former
should be protected, if necessary at
the cost of transports. This attitude
caused the department "much anxiety,"
he added, and finally resulted in
a "blunt" admonition that the protection
of troop ships was the navy's >i|
first mission. %
Would Have Recalled Sims.
Mr. Daniels~told the committee he
did not know that Admiral Sims hela
such a view until the officer testified
recently before a court of inquiry, or
he would have recalled the officer
from London.
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Admiral Sims's attempt to discredit
the reports that the first American
convoy was attacked by submarines
were in line with his attempts to
"throw doubt upon the entire conduct
of the first convoy," the witness as- 4 'r
serted. Reports of Admiral Gleaves
and the French general staff left no
doubt that there were submarines in
the vicinity and that the convoy was
attacked, he said.
The Secretary took exception to Admiral
Sims's attempts to give the
British
most of the credit for carrying
American troops overseas and
"protecting them en route." He de- ,
clared that nearly 50 per cent of
Pershing's soldiers were carried in
American ships and that more than
80 per cent of the protecting forces
were furnished by the United States
navy. jM
Secretary Daniels was told today of
persistent rumors in Washington that
disciplinary measures had been ordered
against Admiral Sims, effective
-Is
as soon as the senate investigation
ended. He denied that he had issued
anv such orders and said:
"Just now I am presenting a case
before a senate committee. I have
had n<^time to consider such a thing
and have no further comment to offer
regarding it. I will not even form an
opinion until all the evidence is in."
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Spent His Money; But Got Nowhere
"'No, sah, Ah doan't neber ride oil
dem things," said an old colored lacft
looking in on the merry-go-round
':Why, de other day I seen dat Rastus
Johnson git on an' ride as much as
dolloh's worth an' git off at the verj
same place he got on at, an' I sez ti
him: 'Rastus,' I sez, 'yo' spent yd
money, but whar yo' been?
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