The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, May 10, 1916, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
TOIN IN TRIBUTE
TO AGED CANNON
Party Lines Forgotten in the House.
Praise Former Czar.
Washington, May 6.-Party lines
disappeared and old scores were for
gotten by the house today when, dur
Ing the first hour of its regular ses
sion, it joined 1n paying tribute to
"Uncle Joe" Cannon of Illinois, the
former speaker, who will be 80 years
old tomorrow. Never before in the
history of the house had an hour of
the working session been set aside to
honor a living member.
One of the original Progressives,
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin,
presided during the greater part of
the ceremonies. One of the original
revolters against the socalled "Can
non rule," for years he fought the
then speaker; but today he presided
as a friend. Their old wounds long
since have healed and it no longer is
an unusual sight to see them sitting
together in the Republican cloak room
engaged in a friendly chat.
Speaker Clark, in a humorous and
friendly speech, termed Mr. Cannon
one of the "top notcher class of men
tal pugilists." Hle also wrote into the
record for posterity the statement
that once during debate with his own
eyes he saw Mr. Cannon perform the
unusual feat of describing a complete
circle on one heel.
"Mr. Speaker Cannon owes it to
himself and to his countrymen to
w'rite a book of reminiscences,"
Speakdr Clark said. "Job's vengeful
declaration, 'Oh, that mine adversary
had written a book!' to the contrary
notwithstanding. Evidently the man
of Uz did not have in his mind's eye
Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow
Wilson when lie gave voice to that
far resounding and malicious desire."
Still carrying himself as straight as
an Indian and as ruddy-checked as a
school girl, Mr. Cannon marched
down the centre aisle of the house and
delivered an address of appreciation
filled with reminiscences of other
days. It brought back the shadows
of Blaine, Rtandall, len Butler, George
F. Hoar, "Sunset" Cox, "Pig Iron"
Kelly and a score of other contempo
raries of Mr. ('an'non to the halls
where once they served. Mi. Cannon
was quick to observe the non-partisan
character of the occasion and his
opening words were in appreciation
of it.
This is a sample of the partisanship
of the house," he said. "I can say
with the Psalmist, 'The lites have
fallen unto Inc in pleasant places,'
and as I look into the - faces .of
friends of both sides of the house, I
am more inclined to accept the plain
evidence of fact than the popular and
picturesque fiction which divides this
body into partisan groups on all
questions, shuts out personal relations
and the cooperation of representa
tives, regardless of party, to work
out. in legislation the greatest good
to the greatest number."
sIlepresentative Rodenberg of lli
niois referred to the courage of Mr.
C .on in the stormy' days when he
wa.. speaker.
'"it is but human to err,'' lie said(,
"and 'Ic Joe has at all tiems been
intensely hunman; but no man, living
01' dead, ever saw himi lower his col
01rs oi' hoist the white fing of sur'
r'iende."
IBr. Cannon now is closing his 20t h
Serm in congi'ess.
lHe came here dluring the Forty
third congiress and sinice that time
has beeni defeatedl twice-once in
1899 and again In 1912. Only one othi
er nman who served in the For'ty-thmird
congress, (Gen. Asaac Sherw~ood of
Ohio, Is in the present congr'ess. is
teirm of service has been much sh'or't
er' than that of Mr. Cannion, however.
D~espite huis years, Mr. Cannon still
takes an active par't in debate and
smokes as many cigars as ever'.
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17 6:4 PM 14 6:30P M
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'Green wood and Greenwood and
Anderson Anderson
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6130:10 AM 3 7:55A M
8 12:10P M 5 10:00A M
10 1:46 PM .1711:35A M
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C. S. ALLEN.
MANY LAURtENS FARMElIS
ATTEND CLOVER MEEFING
Interesting Day Spent at hedges
Studying Clover as a Land Buitder.
Through the efforts of County Dem
onstrator Moore several farmers of
this county attended a clover meeting
and field demonstration' at Hodges on
the 4th inst. The demonstration and
speaking took place on the farm of
Mr. Bob' oHdges who has been very
successful for the past few years in
improving worn out soil and making
good crops with a very limited amount
of commercial fertilizer.
Mr. Moore is very much pleased with
what he saw and heard and has hand
ed the Advertiser a letter on it as fol
lows:
"Perhaps no farmers' meeting held
in this country in recent years means
more for the farmers attending than
the meeting held at Hodges last Thurs
day, the 27th, on the farm of Mr. Bob
Hodges. Mr. Long's office at Clemson
had written all demonstration agents
of the nearby counties urging them to
be present with as many farmers from
their respective counties as they could
get to cone. The presence of some
thing over five hundred farmers there
was splendid evidence of the standing
Mr. Long and his lieutenants have
with the farmers. One was pro
foundly impressed in talking to these
men that they were all there to learn,
and to learn in such a way that each
could go back home and do the thing.
"We first went out into the fields
where we were much impressed with
the bigness of Mr. Hodges' effort to
build up his land by the use of crim
son clover. Field after field was visit
ed with their beautiful crimson *iar
pets stretching out until one wonders
how it was possible to seed so much
land.
".lr. Hodges can rightly be called
ti 'Crimson Clover King' of the
Pieumont belt. After finding dinner at
the hotel we went out into the grove
near the depot to the clover covered
land where, after a good talk by Mlr.
W. W. Long, which was unhappily in
terrupted by the arrival of his train,
Mr. Hodges took the stand to tell tis
how lie did it. Air. Ilodges is a "doer"
more than a "talker", but by the help
of eager <tuentions from eager listen
ers the interesting story was unfold
ed somewhat as follows:
"'Gentlemen, I had to. I had the
poorest land in this country to work'
fle third year 1 owned it I made thir
ty bales of colton and my fertillizer ac
count was $800.00. Last year oi the
satie land, about eighty-five acres, I
made $7,700.00 worth of stuff (includ
ing 75 bales of cotton) and my ferti
lizer bill was $110.00, all for 16 per
cent acid,
"'I started growing Crimson Clover
nine years ago with $1.00 w'orth of
seed and haven't bought any seed
since. I try to sow over all mlly land
about the 15th of September. Later
sowing doesn't give the clover a
chance to get well rooted before win
ter fr'eezes. l~arl ier sowings are apt
to be sun killed. I r~ow the seed all
over' thle farm in the chatff just like
they are ga teed. I tiInk tIls is bet
ltr thtan the clecaned seed. I havme n1ev
er' boon 1bo!theredt wIth inocculati on. I
do0 not 'over' seoed at all thbough I
thinik li ght coverinig wouild give yout
hb et' staind. if I want hay 3' b egini
to ('ut ias it begins1 to bloom11. it's thet
finest hnay ini the world. I have qiIt
tising it for hay13, however', as I can
get on withIout tIt and I l)refer' to teed
all of it to the land.
"'I begin to tur'n the mlost for'ward
lpatcheis as they got in full bloomt, but
don't forget to dotuble disk both ways
with hiarrow before turning. I tutrn
plrobably half the farm, when the
tinme conmes to get my cotton into the
grond. Plenty of clover nmst be kept
to mlature for' seed; so I lay off In the
clover, fiye foot rows for cotton, pre
pare possibly a 25 to 30 inch bed and
ptlant cotton. This leave a 30 inch
path of crimson blooms,
"'When seeds turn brown and will
str'ip off of the head I have them pick
ed or stripped by hand, paying 2 cents
per\ und. I have a homemade str'ip
iper a torthe Clemson plan that works
well whiv all clover' has been left to
seed.
"'I do not like leaving Ipaths but am
forced to do so in order to save seed.
After seed have boon gathered then I
am ready to wor'k up) the path. Do not
run a middle furrow and throw this
trash out into the cotton. I run a
lpiece of railroad rail attached to the
plow foot over the clover, prefer'ably
wheon it is damp which lays it all down
flat, then comes a one-horse turn plow
throwing dirt to middle and covering
clover uip snug, This keeps thme mid
dle soft and soon rots the clover. Glo
on workIng cotton with larger and
larger scrapes and when middle ia
reached the clover is rotten and ready
to be mixed with soil,
"'Do not try to r'aiso too mutch
clover at first, start with three to five
acres at a time and thus learn how
to handle It?
"After Mr. Hodges, Mr. W. H. Bar
ton was called to the stand nnd snnoke
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KEEP KOOL!"
That's the whole secret
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terestlngly on so1 l.li b ilng. . . } J o " . _
"1t was5 truly ai great (lay for thiose'
present; we all felt like takinug our ~61 0 i (ir~~J '
hats off to MrI. I lodges, recognizinlg in ****** ***** ,**4
himii a pIoneer. W'e grant to him n lhe ra {onRot TlreMy1
long since could be (lone and shouild
he (lone, bu11t-well, we just simIply S
haven't t hat's all. J3e tiII~ney
"P. Wi. Moore, tne h itdy(ile fAn
"County Agent, Stsjai opiat anodSur
aLuesCu t iy."eetadlt f odtig
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* LONG VIEW NEWS. * hsduheMs na n oMr
. o . o e e o es 4 . . . .. * vii eaiertunn oeStr
Long View, May 1.-'We are needingda. -
some rain on the crops which are look- M.~a and fMcn ai
ing very sick,.iiighrPrnsti ek
Long VIew school closed Friday, MI.UisIbonadclreo ,
April 28th, with a picnIc and barbecue TclaWIeVstigrltvsIi~ &e\vr~e'~~CO~.&1.
which was enjoyed by all. We were orcmu~yls ek -~
also glad to have Mr. B. A. Wharton Ms etaCoe fhnod ~
to make a talk which was a very good s~n.te~ekodwt e osn
one; and also an ice cream supper at Ms lr ilas
Mr. L. W. Reeder's that night whIch Mi. ..M. idl InlMssA a
was enjoyedl by all. hdswr niliesMna hp
Mr. Edgar Todd and family and also ig.
Mr. Joe Chancy and family attended M'. dd hcctvsie inU -
the picnic. rn hrdy ~eii~.'~
Miss W'ynona Chancy from Laur'ens Ms alaitl fOig a h
vlsitedl Long Viewv sectIon Friday. Af-.geto ~sMtteCnayStr
ter the dinner Mr. Lonnie Wells and dyngt '' ARN OACL
MIsses Wynona Chan~ey and Dollie Mlae M'.).CRhdsoGrrsIvsi-OTLN C.
Cole took a trip to Riosemont. lgIlscunM.1.i. hoe./,
Mr'. Lonnie Wells wvent to Laurens M.Gn dmo onanin
S'nturday and was glad to have the vsie In01'om utyS da a-g
company of Miss Winona Chany. tenon/11/
Mr. Mason Cole and Mr. Arthur Ms iinCeko ryCuti
TR eeder w ent to a picnic at Pine G rove th g es of M s An a h d s t is'
Saturday.wek KOl
Mrs. RI. L~. Cole is .on the sick list Ms ineCoe fhnodi onanInsopn rdy laick rr
this week, but we are glad to knowvvstn issSli n lc ri r rhCnayadEel n t~
she is better. ti ek ensGretadPle ilas, .,
Mrs. W. A. Austin has been quite iMs ateDno ssedn hsmtrdu oGenil audy
sick but we are glad to knew she is]wewihM. .I-.GretThrwaasign atteom of 1 cl ,4 ~ pasrdt
Mr. and Mrs. Sunc E. iddle eetin-M.N .GretSudyngt sm en
Mr.tt.r. Williamrand chWdrenoat