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Boll Weevils Will \
Be Thick in 1922
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f By. B. R. Coad.
Cotton farmers are now arguing
pro and con the advisability of re-!
ducing or increasing the cotton acre- j
1Q99 hut in numerous'
age iui x ^ ~ ~? ?
w arguments quoted we seldom see any
I mention made of one of the most important
factors which should have a
very positive influence on the cotton
programme for the coming season.
This is the prospect of boll weevil
abundance. For quite a number* of
years the Delta Laboratory of the
Bureau of Entomology, U. S. de.
partment of agriculture has been
making a series of studies each season
to serve as a 'basis for predictions
MMailtner fha nf onrintr in
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testation .of boll .weevils. The records
for 1922 have just been completed
and for comparison with these we
thave similar records for the past
eight years.
The number of boll weevils emerging
from hibernation each spring depends
on two things: the number entering
hibernation in the fall and the
percentage of these surviving. Last
fall bhe majority of the cotton belt
saw conditions which permitted an
unusually large number of weevils
to enter hibernation. Thv. winter
weather has generally been abnormally
mild to date and the usual pev
Tiod of temperatures low enough to
influence weevil survival. Because
of this mild weather a high rate of
weevil survival was to be expected.
Our recent records have more than
verified this expectation. These records
are niade in a number of different
ways but the most comparable
criterion is the figure based on the
number of live weevils found hibernating
in Spanish moss in certain
selected localities in Louisiana each
year. During the past few days we
have examined over 3600 pounds of
'Spanish moss from 15, different selected
points representing the different
types of hibernating conditions
found in thai district. This moss is
carefully examined and the number
of weevils both live and dead noted.
Prom this we compute the ratio of
\ both live and dead weevils per ton
. of moss, and past experience has
shown that this affords a very fair
. index to the emergence which may be
expected. The following table shows
the figures for the past eight years:
Live Weevils Dead Weevils 1
? Year per ton moss, per ton moss.
1915 10.0 414.0
1916- 24.0 136.0
" - 1917 8.0 144.0
1918 1.7 48.9
< 1919 4.0 53.0
1920 9.5 15.8
1921 22.0 26.0
1922 127.0 2.2
Prom these figures it is seen that
we have far more live weevils per
ton of moss in sight now than at any
time since these records were started
and only a very few dead weevils.
Of course the records on the presence
of dead weevils cannot he accepted
as too accurate because it has been
found that many dead weevils fall
out of the moss during the winter and "
are thus lost. The most striking
feature, however, is the fact that the
records for this year show more than
five times as many live weevils in
Ihibernation as in the highest preTTAO
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VOUtllg jcai MUVC itflv. Jiuueu
- ords are checked in other ways,
among the different methods being
a series of cages located near Tallulah,
Louisiana which are installed
with a known number of live weevils
each fall, different types of shlter
provided and the survival of weevils
'j in these cages determined in the
spring. We have just completed an
examination of this series of cages
and find that these figures verify
those quoted in the moss examinations
and- show the percentage of
survival to date to be much higher
than in past years.
In considering the significance of
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bered that while they mean a very
" abnormally heavy emergence of
, 0 over-wintered weevils in the coming
spring, they do not necessarily mean
i that the weevil damage this season
will be unusually great, since it is
possible that summer weather conditions
may be sufficiently unfavorable
to the weevils to onset tms neavy,
early infestation, but the fact remains
that the farmers will start the cotton
crop under a tremendous handicap
and it is going to require abnormal
weather to produce a normal weevil
I damage. No man is justified in gambling
in such luck, and the only sane
course to pursue is to anticipate a
year of great abundance of boll wee%
Vils and make all plans accordingly.
Everyone who has raised a few cotton
crops with the weevil realizes how
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Livestock Meeting
On February 24th
A meeting of all producers of livestock
and those interested in securing
a loan on livestock through the
T~ o ~~ * ?ill Kn hcl1 rl at thP
L . O. gU?CiUUlCUl, Will ~
court house in Bamberg February 24,
at 11 a. m. Farmers who have hogs
and cattle or are planning to raise
livestock for market are urged, to be
present. The S. C. Cooperative Livestock
association will have a representative
to explain the .plans of the
association and how loans will be
made. B. Harris, commissioner of
agriculture, and W. J. Shealy, livestock
specialist, will he present.
J. D.. BRANDON,
County Agent.
OFFICER SHOOTS AND KILLS MAN
Hits Him in Head, and Pistol Explodes,
It Is Alleged.
Qnortanhnr?. Feb. 17.?Clyde
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Brown, of Pacolet, was shot and killed
on the Inman road this evening by
Furman Davis, rural policeman.
From what could be learned of the
affair it appears that Brown, in company
with Eddie Upton, a young woman,
passed the policeman driving
at an alleged fast and reckless rate.
The officer gave chase and passed
Brown's car. When he did Brown
rammed Davis's car, wrecking it, and
leaving Davis standing by the road.
Soon a high-powered car passed and
Davis got in and gave chase. - He
again passed Brown's car. When
he did Brown is alleged to have run
out of the road and to nave tnrown
out two jugs of whiskey. His car
choked down and Davis went to
make an arrest. When he did Brown,
it is alleged, made an attack on the
officer and made an effort to get the
gun from him. Davis jerked loose
from Brown and struck him with the
pistol and when he did the gun went
off, wounding Brown in the head.
Brown was rushed ^:o the Genpra'l
hospital where he died in about an
hour.
INCOMES OF 5 CITIZENS.
Aggregrate Gross Revenue Reaches
$65,090,572.
Washington, Feb. 19.?Five citizens
of the United States reported
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an aggregrate^ gross revenue m iuj.;?
of $65,090,572, according to on official
report issued by the treasury
department. Deductions of $14,465,673
were allowed, bringing the net
income to $50,624,899 on which the
government collected $33,301,085, or
65.77 per cent.
The analysis of the income of
these five taxpayers, made by the
a 1
treasury, snowea mai ie?a mau
$75,000 came from "wages and salaries,"
none from "business;" $20,000
from "partnership and personal
service corporations;" $11,000,000
from "sale of real estate, stocks,
bonds, etc." $121,000 from "rents
and royalties;" $46,000,000 from
"dividends;" $6,713,000 from "interest
and investment income" and
the balance about $380,000 from interest
on government securities not
entirely exempt from taxation.
' STOCK SWINDLING ALLEGED.
District Attorney Thinks Only Small
Per Cent, of Victims Report.
New York, Feb. 19.?Though hundreds
of complaints of stock swindling
through the operation of bucket
shops have been received and indictments
returned against nearly a
score of brokers, District Attorney
Banton tonight expressed the belief
that not 10 per cent, of the fraud
victims had reported their losses.
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with complaints to lodge withheld
them for fear of publicity that would
bring ridicule on them as "easy
marks." A large number of letters
and telegrams received by the district
attorney but never followed up by a
personal call, led him to believe, 'he
added, that the writers would rather
bear their losses in silence than let
it be known that they had engaged
"either in investment in wildcat en
terprises or gambling in bucket
shops."
the weevil cuts down the acreage he
can handle per plow and still make
a crop. Furthermore, themoreabundant
the weevils are, the less acreage
he can handle successfully and certainly
with the present prospects the
acreage per plow for 1922 should be
reduced to an absolute minimum if
the farmer is to experience any safety
whatever.
"Uncle Joe'9 to Retire
From Public Life
"Uncle" Joe Cannon, oldest member
of the house, announced this
week, lie would not be a candidate
for re-election as representatives
from the ISth Illinois district.
The former speaker announced his
intention to retire in a statement
which read:
"I am not a candidate for election
to the 68th congress."
Reports had been current for some
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iliac buat nuuiu uwik umvv^v*
but in reply to inquiries Mr. Cannon
always declared he had not made up
his mind to his plans.
The Illinois representative, one of .
the most pisturesque and widely
known figures in congress, will be
^eighty-six years old next May 6. He
is serving his twenty-tihird term as a
member of the house, during eight
years of which he was speaker.
While Mr. Cannon in his statement
gave no reason for his announced intention
of retiring from public life,
close friends disclosed that he had
made the decision in the belief that
his health and age made a less strenuous
life advisable. He is exepcted
to retire to his home in Danville, 111.,
after serving out his present term.
Wearing an old slouch 'hat, and
witlAa heavy overcoat wrapped closely
around his throat, Uncle Joe sat in
the house chamber today while Representative
Green, Republican, Iowa,
was delivering a Lincoln day address.
The 'hat came off at the close of the
speech and the veteran legislator applauded
with the rest.
Announcement of Mr. Cannon's de
termination to retire was not a surprise
to members, as most of his intimate
friends understood he was a
bit too feeble to carry on the active 1
duties of a representative. 3
Announcement of the former <
speaker's decision to retire from pub- 1
lie life was made on the floor of the 1
house by Representative Walsh, Re- 1
publican, "Massachusetts, a close ?
personal friend of the Illinois repre- ?
sentative. In a brief eulogy Mr.
Walsh declared that members of the
house would "learn with regret tinged
with sorrow," of Mr. Cannon's 4
intontmn tr* leave the house.
BURN TO DEATH IN AIKEN FIRE.
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Four Lose Lives When Home is De- ^
stroyed Monday Night. (
Aiken, Feb. 21.?Mrs. C. E. Monts (
and three of her children were burned
to death in their home here short
ly after midnight tonight.
Flames had largely enveloped the 1
house when Mr. Monts was awaken- *
ed, and in his efforts to save his wife
and children he was seriously burned
and is a patient in a hospital here. ^
The dead are: Mrs. C. E. Monts, ,
about 35 ?years old; Eugene Monts, ,
oldest son, 15; Clarence Monts, 114,
and Eugene DuBose Monts, between <
two and three years old. 1
Mrs. Monts was the second wife
and before marriage was Miss Nan- ,
nette DuBose, of Washington, Ga.
Mr. Monts is ticket agent for the
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Southern railway here and is a high- 1
ly respected man in the community. '
It is not known at an early hour
this morning how the fire started. ,
GEORGLA. WILL TRY.
Preliminary Hearing for Padgett, AlDamTT
Cnrln/Hnt*
itr^cu uaiuv muivi.
Aiken, Feb. 17.?News from Grif- 1
fin, Ga., this afternoon, following the
preliminary trial of Samuel H. Padgett,
charged with "having cashed a
forged check at the Griffin City National
bank on January 3, is that the
prisoner has been committed to the
upper court which will meet in the
late spring. R. A. Drake, cashier of
the bank, whose illness had necessitated
the postponement of the hearing
from the early part of the week
until today, was present and positively
identified Padgett. No detail
as to the testimony of other witnesses
or as to whether bail has been ar
ranged have been ascertained.
Just Practicing.
To the elderly spinister's amazement
the young man in the sitting
room suddenly threw himself upon
his knees as she entered.
"Miss Oldcake," said he, "will you
be my wife."
"Yes, Mr. Nutt," replied she, gasping
for breath. "But, really, I thought
all along you had serious designs
on my youngest sister."
"I have," was the rejoinder, as the
youth rose to his feet. "I'm only practicing
now!"
Columbia Woman
Awarded $40,000
Columbia, S. C., Feb. 17.?A decree
of $40,000 was awarded to Mrs.
Lyde McDonald today in her suit
against Richard S. DesPortes, prominent
Columbia financier, in which
she sued for $150,000 in an alleged
breach of promise action.
The trial started Wednesday
morning and the jury was out all
last night.
Mrs. McDonald alleged that she
and DesPortes had lived together as
man and wife for twenty years; that
they 'had been west together, registering
at hotels as man and wife;
that he paid her many attentions and
he left her recently.
DesPortes is director of a large
bank here. He is owner of large
properties in the city and is a member
of a prominent family.
BORAH NOT BLIND
fo Great Policies and Principles Advocated
by Ex-President.
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New York, Feb. 15.?Differences
of opinion had not blinded him "to
the great policies and principles advocated
by ExPresident Wilson,"
Senator William E. Borah, one of the
leading opponents of the league of
nations in the senate, declared today
in a telegram to the Woodrow Wilson
Foundation, which was head at its
dinner tonight.
"I regret most sincerely," his telegram
read, "that pending matters
here will not permit me to attend
the Wilson Foundation dinner. I
should have, been greatly pleased to
add my mite to so worthy a cause.
Difference of view on some questions
of method has not, I trust, blinded
me in the least to the great policies
ind principles urged and advocated
toy tx-President Wilson in looking
:o a better and more peaceful world.
[ express the hope that the cause will
succeed to the full satisfaction of its
idvocates."
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OPEN UP FOR YOUNG MEN.
'Uncle Joe" Cannon Says Active
Minds Needed.
Washington, Feb. 19.?"Uncle
Foe" Cannon,. who will retire from
:he chouse of representatives at the
jnd of his present term after a s .rrice
of forty-six years, declared tolay
in an open letter to his Republijan
constituents of the Eighteenth
Illinois district that the time had
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JUXXltJ iUX U1U. ucaus H-F na; ?w
roung hearts, alert and active minds
ind vigorous bodies.
Waiting, as the explained, on the
golden anniversary of his $rst election
to the house, Mr. Cannon said
that in turning back his commission
he did not wish to 9hirk any
responsibility or public duty, but
simply to open the door of opportunity
to younger men.
iVOMAX DIES IX BURXIXG HOME. ,
Miss Pauline Weston. Loses Life in
Georgetown.
Georgetown, Feb. 17.?Miss Pauline
Weston, one of the oldest and
most remarkable women of the county,
lost her life last night in a fire
that totally destroyed her home in
the village of Plantersville. She was
84 years of age but still bright and
active. She has long been a prominent
figure in that community. In
the house with her and presumably
all asleep when the fire originated
were three sisters, Misses Nonie, Annie
and Liza Weston, also elderly women,
who escaped. The flames made
rapid headway and Miss Pauline was
undoubtedly cut off from escape. It
is one of the most distressing occurrences
that ever took place in this
county.
Personal Interest.
Mr. Dunn stood up in court, charged
with disorderly conduct, his head
swathed in badages, and demanded
a trial by jury.
"It's only a min^or offense," advised
the judge. "Why not plead guilty, pay
a small fine and get it over?"
"No, judge," replied Mr. Dunn determinedly,
"I want a trial by jury.
The last thing I remember was when
I was standing peaceful-like on the
corner and that big guy wandered
along. The next thing was When two
doctors were sewing me up. Unless 1
have a trial and hear witnesses I
never will find out what I called the
big stiff."?American Legion Weekly.
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Double Daily Passenger
Service Ordered
Following is the order from the
State Railroad Commission to the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company
resardins: a double daily passenger
service between Greenpand and Ehrhardt:
"This matter has been handled
many times by the railroad commission
of South Carolina and has proved
to be one of the most perplexing service
propositions in South Carolina.
Many requests are being continually
brought before the commission for
additonal service on this branch. Additional
service has time and again
been installed, only later on to have
to be taken off due to the fact that
the service, even though demanded
by many people, is not patronized.
"At a conference recently held between
individuals representing the
public and served by this specific
branch of railroad, and General Superintendent
McCraijie and Superintendent
Walker, of the Atlantic
Coast' Line Railroad company, it was
admitted by the railroad officials that
additional service so far as it related
to freight work, was necessary. To
be exact, their statement was that the
freight trains could not perform satisfactory
passenger service, make
connections with the main line at
Green Pond, which is necessary to be
done, and perform the proper amount
of switching service which rightly be
longs to the freight traffic on this line.
"This state of affairs has given the
commission an unusual amount of
concern, and we have been unable
to develop a solution that would cure
all the needs complained of up to
the present time. The commission is
desirous of rendering service to all
portions of South Carolina served by
railroads that may be necessary to
care for the traffic. The traffic tendered
for movement must, in the end,
be to a great extent the regulating
factor on any line. However, the
commission realizes that on -branch
lines some variation from this rule
at times is-necessary; and in order
that tne commission iua> asai u
have an opportunity to see from
actual experience if the patrons of j
the Walterboro Branch actually I
need additional service from that
now furnished, it hereby issues the
following order:
"It is ordered: That, commencing
February 26, 1922, the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company install
double daily passenger train
service on the Wa'lterboro Branch
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad,
between Ehrkardt, S. C., and
Green Pond, S. C., and vice versa,
to be operated under practically
the same schedule as was in effect
prior to the operation of mixed1
train service about a year ago, or
such schedule as will make the .proper
connections at Green Pond, (which
is the junctional point with the main J
line of this road) and which \will best
serve the patrons expected to use
passenger train service over the Walterboro
Branch between Ehrhardt and
Green Pond and vice versa. \
"It is further ordered, That this
service is inaugurated as an actual
test-out of the need for such service,
and at the expiration of thirty
days, if the traffic does not develop
a reasonable amount of the actual
operation expenses of this additional
train, then representatives of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company
having the Walterboro Branch under
their jurisdiction, shall have the
right, if they so desire, to apply to
the commission for such change'is in
the opinion of all interested parties
will bring about as near as possible
the results desired by those claiming
that additional service to the Walterboro
Branch is necessary.
"It is further ordered, That the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company's
officials keep a daily record of
the number of passengers handled and
the amount of revenue derived from
the transportation of passengers patronizing
these tr^ns, and file same
with the commission on the 12th and
27th days of March? 1922; and at the
same time file with the commission a
detailed report of the actual expenses
incurred in the operation of these
trains over the Walterboro Branch.
"It is further ordered, That the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company's
officials be prepared to furnish
the commission on March 27, 1922,
statements showing the freight earnings
on the TVa^erboro Branch of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad from
August 1, 1921 to March 27, 1922.
"This order to become effective
February 26, 1922, and to remain in
effect until the further order of this
commission."
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Maizes Living On
Hens and Garden
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''I get a living from forty hens
and my garden," says Dr. W. W.
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Long, director of extension work in
South Carolina. While talking with
Dr. Long in Columbia last Wednesday
'he mentioned that he always had
vegetables growing in his garden
and at this time there are eight varieties
growing. "We have green vegetables
for the family all-year-round,"
said Dr. Long, and added that besides
the eggs and chickens consumed
at home, he sold poultry and
poultry products sufficient to buy his i
dry groceries. This indicates clearlv
what can be done on a small plot
of land and is proof that Dr. Long
knows how to put his preaching
into practice. 1 i
Some time ago a delegation of
farmers visited Clemson college to
talk over farming conditions with.
Dr. Long. While there they asked
him what they must do to pull out f
of the rut of the one crop system,
and his reply wast "Live at home." . -M
They remarked that this slogan had
a good ring, hut did it work. He invited
them to his home to look over
the garden and poultry. On seeing
the results he had accomplished on
such a small area they were deeply
interested in the methods he had' *
followed and indicated that they expected
to undertake to "live at home" , *
in the future.
ACQUITTAL PK)R JAMES DUNCAN. .
Cut Negro Policeman; Boston Jury
Reverses Decision.
Boston, Feb. 15.?A jury in the *
superior court today returned a
verdict of not guilty in the case of
James A. Duncan, of Columbia, S. C.,
a graduate student at Harvard University,
charged with assault on David
K. Blair, a negro policeman, last
May. The jurors were out one hour.
The finding reversed that of the
lower court in which Duncan was
found guilty and sentenced to three
months' imprisonment.
The charges grew out of an earlymorning
incident- in a Southland
doorway when Duncan and his fiancee,
Miss Frances Shannon, of Franklin,
Tenn., now Mrs. Duncan, were interrupted
while kissing good night, by
Officer Blair. The policeman's reurtoAnfftrl
Ktr T\n?/>on flVl A
max tvs wexe icocuicu uj vuumtu,
wotd ''nigger" was used by Miss m ^
Shannon, there was a mix up in
which Duncan drew a knife and the
couple then were arrested by Blair
who had been cut.
LIVE WIRE KILLS GAFFNEY MAN.
Another Falls Through Elevator
Shaft After Receiving Shock.
Gaffney, Feb. 16.?R. R. Johnson,
young white man, was instantly killed
at the Musgrove mill in Gaffney
this morning when he came in contact
with a heavy charged wire while
he was making some repairs on the
elevator building. No one saw the
accident and he only lVed about one
minute after the contact. He was
the boss weaver in the Musgrovo
mills and was highly esteemed by his
employer and all who knew him. His
parents reside near Cowpens in Spartanburg
county. He was 25 years
old. C. L. Dickson, who was working
on the fourth floor of the mill,
came in contact with same wire that
killed Johnson and fell a distance of
68 feet into a pool of water 18 inches
in depth in the basement and got to
his feet and walked home, a distance
of 200 yards. He fell through tbe
elevator shaft and came in slight
contact with the elevator, which was
stopped at the third floor, not sustaining
serious injuries.
PAID AFTER 11 YEARS.
Unknown Insurance Policy Brought
to Light.
Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 18.?The
estate of Col. Wharton J. Green, of
Fayetteville, once Congressman
from the Sixth North Carolina district.
who died August 7, 1810, to
day was paid $2,310 insurance on
a policy the existence of which the
family was unaware until recently.
Having lost sight of the policy holder
years ago through removal from Warrenton,
C., the company lately
made inquiries, located the heirs and
administrator, and the policy having
been unearthed after a tedious search.
the insurance was paid today to
George B. Ellicott, of this city, vice
president and general manager of
the Atlantic Coast Line, who was the
I administrator of the Green estate.