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MUH IN SOI TU <-\KOLIV\. H.iii > Wich i> rUptdl) llecoiiihig One i?r the MuM Popular Wiiilrr Cknfr?.?Merits of the t rop ami Ihm H 0*( ,i Mund. \ "t? h Is rapidly gaining a foot* hold In South Carolina. Planters around Augusta began growing this - rop about 2."? years ago. but Its cul? ture ?,h < onlined almost solely to He Savannah Itlwr bottoms. Recently farmers all over the State have hat R maktin: experiments In a small way. until In 191 a there were approvlm 1.000 Melds grown In South Carolina. Nearl> ball of these Were failures, I. cause the necessary requirements were not provided. WhCTS pro] methods sn. re followed the plant mg-; were uniformly ?gftWgasfnl and go. .1 yields were obtained In practically v case. As a rule, for all con? dition* of soil, vetch has given better results than any other winter legume, although under fixorabb- conditions, bur .;..\..r. red cb?\er and crimson have ilso done well. In South Carolina vetch is planted in the fall. It grows through the winter. preventing leaching und washing of . a otherwise exposed noil, and matures In the spring in time to foilow with corn, sorghum, cowpeas and sometimes cotton. He? ins; a legume. It contains a high ht r centage ..f prof.-in. and conseiiuggglf makes valuable pasture and hay. It Improves the soil In the same way a* do cowpeas. that i? by means of the nodule-forming bacteria, wbi h tftkSS nitrogen from the air and adds it to the so|| through the nodules formed on the roots of the plant. The yield of cowpeas following vetch is in cressted more than the yield of vet* h following cowpeas. In fact, vetch Will usually Improve the land RIOT* rapidly than will cowpeas. Causes of Hailure. The failures In vetch growing haVS been due mainly to planting tht wrong species, seeling at the wrong time, and lack of Inoculation. Thei are three species of vetch In South Carolina, the native, the common a \d the hairy The native vet* h is used primarily In meadows and pas turee where It gTows and matures early In the spring before the native graseee occupy the land. As It is difficult to save the seed, it is not l need to any extent in cultivated fields. The common vetch (nice called the spring. Oregon and En gllsh vetch) is not <o hardy as the other species. It requires a moist. loamy ?oll for best results, and d. not do well in dry' gWnffl or on sandy ?oils. It is also subject to winter killing at temperatures lower than IS degrees, Fahrenheit, so that in some winter- even where a good stand is secure.I. tin uts may all be winter-killed. The hairy vetch ^sometimes called w inter and sand vetc h > Is the hard lest tpeclea grown in gSJtttsl Carolina, and should U? planted in pr- '-f n to the others, especially by begin ners. although the tont of seeding greater. It does well on ordinary solle and will stand a great goal ?>f cold and dry weather If it once gets a prop r st.!rt. September or eu? 1> '?er Is the best time for sowing, although under favorable conditions later planting may do well. Vetch should be planted In time for the nggSj to gacjggnSJ well ejtui-lished In the soil and Inoculated before COld or dry weather sets in. In I tit, owing to the severe spring dr . .gM, 1st? planting* of vetch were practi? cally failures. whlb? the earlier Seed* Ins? made . \. el'ent > odds. Inoculation Often N'ece^ary. No one should attempt to plant vetch without providing the bjOCUhV Hon i.eeess.,ry to pro.lace the no? dules on the roots. Some soils al? ready contain plenty of hg> lefts for this purpose, but it U nd advisable to take the risk of an lasnttetent euppl> Where vetch hio? once grown on land gtSSt essfully. nc fur? ther inoculation need be used unless the land has not been planted in vetch for s. vera! years. There various ways bv whh-h this Im?, uia tlon can hg secured. Culture* fur? nished by the I'ntted Sta?? < Depart? ment of Agriculture hSVS proved successful on sonie *dD. while on others they have failed. By giant" ing veteh year after year og the same land, the taocu lottos win gradual)] become sutlehnt. bit Mi- ti ? ls too slow to be S ;tlsfacto: y. Tb ? transfer g| SOti from .? gold Wheri vetch ha" teen grown ?-r- lon-lv i the most satisfactory method. Soil contains the nodule-forming S< - te-r'a reSJttlred lO make a successful growth of \?t<h. t iir- should b? t n to keep the soil ou; of the sun licht from the ti ne !t is taken from one field until it gj SrOffeed IntC tili soll of the next, gs the fayi ? ihs sun kill the i..uteri.i. It gl I I? make thi?? transfer on .? 'loud! da) or early In Hie morning and late In the ? vendor This u '| ihOUld ROt b? taken from a pla?-.. ?antnlnlng * I Ions Wee.Is or plant di-- ..-? ?* 'In ago likely to ypr. id. Poll ig taken from places wh?r. wild vetch la growing Thl* Ifl fonnd 1 v r ?ad shies, und In wast- phi"-s '.n nearlv ?very locality lo the st?a<?. Bngllsh peas als., h ivo tim ame nodulo forming bacteria es votcti and so? taken from iif garden whore the) have boon grown will often be found satisfactory, Boll In small quantl for Inoculallng purposes can al io be secured from tim Experiment gtatlon. Where but a small amount ol sail is Available for Inoculating* It is last to inroad oul the vetch seed la layer half an Inch deep somewhere Ig a shady plane? The seed should also be slightly moist" eaed and the soil should then be fted or sprinkled over th< mois? tened seed* The seed should then be planted without the sun having ? ..n altowed to slum- upon the seed, it necessar) t<> seed In the sunshine, then sag tin- seed Immediately In fr?>nl of tin harrow BO that it will be covered Ig I fan seconds alter being scattered. Piagsaratloa or i.ami and Heed? Prepare the land for sowing veteh much the same as for oats. If the land Is fertile, no fertilizers need be used, if fertiliser is needed und \eteh neiiu sown on the land f?r the inxt time, baetc alai will be better than geld phosphata a* the basic slag doei not kin the bacteria The vetch may he SOWS between th ? ?ott'.n io\\s alter the Tust picking if i red. The hairy vetch i* rh most satis? factory and one should use Ifom 99 to 81 pouads of hairy veteh freed, sad from aae t.? two bushels (,f win? ter oats or from a na'f a bUShsl to a bushel of wheat or im' per at r? . The hairy Vetch needs some grain crop to hold u up. ami prevent it from falling d >w n Forty-live pounds of the common vetch and a buahel of oats per sore art sufficient, When sowing in cotton, the seed and soil for Inoculating can he mixed together gad pat down with a guano distributor >r it can be sown by hand ami covered Immediately with a plow or harrow. A combination | of wheat ami fertiliser drill is an eg* lent Implement for sowing in a tieid where nothing else is growing. The soil for Inoculation can be put down with the fertilizer attachment, and the seed with the grain drill, all being sown and covered at on* time. A gOOd yield Of veteh varies from one to three tons of hay per aoro? Some growers report as much as four tons, hut such returns are excep? tional, and are likely to he question" .<!. Anyone else can do as well by fol? lowing the proper methods, and ev? ery farmer should be constrained to plant at lenst a small field or patch; then when he learns the special re? quirements of the crop, he can ex? tend the area on his farm as much as Is advisable.?Progressive Farm? er. SKXATOR CLIFTON MISQUOTED. Denies Corroborating Mcasc Bridge Story. Prosa The Dally Item, Aug. S. nator John II. Chiton. of this eounty, who is a RIOmbOf of the Dls peassry Investigating committee and one of those so frequently dsnounc sd bv Qov. Bleaae aa "guttersnipe -" "pimps"" and ''political prostitutes," ? i, asked today if he had corrol?or? gtad the Blessa "bridge Inoldent." a> Mayor Grace Is alleged to base as ?erted In his Greenville speech. Ben ator Clifton stated most positively that he had not and thai there u'as evidently some mistake in reporting Mayor Grace's ipssoh. To make hli -! nlal olear sad unequlvlcal, he die? ted the following statement: "Referring lo the Blease 'bridge In? cident/ mentioned ??y Mayor Grace In ins Greenville speech?I have never heard of the matter except by rumor, ami know of in. c rrohoratlon of the same, nor have i stated that I know of sueh eorrolioratlon, nor have i ?ent, at authorised the sending, of any telegram or other communica? tion to Mayor Grace of anyone eise in reference to the sann ." Kenator Clifton i> not concerned In the controversy between Mayor ??I ice and <;.?v. Bleaae and has taken no part therein. Ills record as I mem? ber of the dispensary Investigating committee Is known to all, and no one can at t use him of being either . political friend or lupporter of Qov, Blease, but it order lo keep the record straight, ami in Justice to him? self ami to ail concerned he promptl> denied all knowledge of the eorro boratlon attributed lo biro bj Mayor ? lr ice, l be Limit. Charlotte Newa, You know whit i!: governor ol y.eit h Carolina raid to - ? ? -u ?t .? t w here you arc! Thi re ire some thing* you eon lio| print In thl* pupe**, The RooseveltlHi confident in iblllty to carry Maine for Ihe bolt li a Presidential yeni must he founded upon something different from his orj ami th< probability ?Boston Her aid, NEEDED ? A BETTER SCHOOL sYsiim?NUMBEH 5. II) Prtil IV. H. Hand, Mate High School Inspectori Taking the schools oi the State as a whole, no well-informed, clear* thinking man would for a moment question th?- need of more m< n< y for ... I them. It would be difficult to eon celve of too much money for schools: of tin right Kind. But money la not all thut Ii neceaaary to making and 10.lint nlng a system of good schools. Bven before attempting to Increaso the school revenue it would be the part of wisdom to use what We aN read) have to better purpose, The people are willing t<? be taxed even heavily for anything Inherently good that proves Itself a good Investment, The tax payers have a right to de i ami .1 wise expenditure of the School rands. The same people who 1 pay the taxes have the ultimate eon- j trol of the expenditure of their taxes. The w lode matter is their question. Now, before asking, the tax payer for mote money for the school let us do at lea* I tWO things: 1st. I'se more economy and common sense in the expenditure of what fundi we have; 2nd Begin to construct a school sys? tem that meets present demands and that will lend Itself to the growing de? mands 1 f the modern State. In Short, if onr sc hools arc t?> be efficient, they must be organised; if the organisation is to be effective, it must be thoroug i |y articulated throughout the State, and from the elementary schools through the university. The unit Of sc hool organization is one of the most potent factors f'?r good or evil In any school system. The efficiency It any system must stand the test Of at least two standards; the efficiency of the individual schools constituting the system, and the sim? plicity and case of administration of the aggregation of schools. Among the state school systems are found three distinct types of units: the dis? trict, the township, and the county, with the additional city units which may occur inside any of these three. Jn this State we have a mixed type. The county Is the unit of taxation and of general supervision; the dis? trict is the unit of enrollment, of the distribution of school taxes, and is perhaps the real unit of administra? tion. The functions and the relations* of these units are too well understood by the masses of the peope to need discussion here. Wo are here concern? ed with the result of this mixed type. South Carolina, the smallest of the' Southern States has a land area of a | little more tha$? r.o.ooo square miles. In the State? in 1911 were 1901 school! districts of an average of sixteen Square mile ?each. The se districts , vary in size from lOSS than three squars miles in Chesterfield county to one hundred and forty-nine square miles in Beaufort county, although the; st.ite constitution forbids school districts to contain less than nine square mllei or more than forty-nine square miles. Greenville county le.ads In the numbe r of districts?105, fol? lowed ?losch- by Horry and Spartan-, burg each with 95, Beaufort county has the smallest number?11. while Charleston comes next with 15, close? ly followed b) Rlchland with 10, Here are two distinct policies in operation. The conditions in many of the coun jtles throughout the state show con jcluslvely that little progress can be J iiop. d for until something better In | the way of a state system is evolved, Many of the districts In these coun? ties have so few pupils as to make it Impossible to have schools worthy of he name at anything like a reason? able coat. Last year one district in Abbeville county enrolled hut 7 pu? pils, another had but 5 pupils, and a third had but 1 pupils; one district in Alken had but '.? pupila, one district In Hamberg had 7 pupila; one In ,Harnwell had i pupils; one in <\i! houn had i pupils; one in ('be ster had .". pupils: one in Rdgefleld had g; one in Falrfleld bad I; one in Greenwood had 9, another v and a third 6; one In Lancaster had 4, one In Laurens had s! one in Marlboro had 5; one In Newberry had 7; another 6, and a thud t.ut 2; one in Oconee had B, | and another 5; two In Orangeburg I bad each y another 7, and a third! but . one In Wllllamsburg had but 2 pupils Here are twenty-six districts with ii total enrollment of 152 pu? pils, or '<ri average of not quite six pupil- t-> the district, in these twenty-six districts ;is many teachers arc employed t<> do the work which five COllld easily do wit}) this number of pupils In one I school. Here are twenty-six school houses winch had to bo built, equip? ped and kept repaired, instead of live School hoi.-. . The funds in all these districts arc- naturally small, Hence, the rule I* cheap teachers, shabby "chool buildings, and short terms, where the regular funds are not largely supplemented by local effort i. <n where by l? ?<;11 effort the funds in < 11III? lent to employ good tench ? i ? fot lonfi terms In be taught In i.I buildings, the children suffer. What can be neu. life |< wn and dulling [than ? little school <d' six or i in hi pu? lpits? Anyone who h.is ever taught! [auch a ?chool knows that in it there is not enough school spirit and gen? erous pupil en ulation for the pupils lo get out of the school what they ought, in all these district! just men? tioned, perhaps barring a very few where extraordinary geographical conditions exist, it seems the height of folly to maintain such schools. It must not be concluded that these twt nty-slx districts constlttue a list of rare Instances of small enrollment, in the State th?re are 154 districts each with an enrollment of less than 20 pupils Everyone of theae Is a country district, ami these figures be? come significant when it is r< mem bered that the average attendance in tin- country schools of the State is j hut 62 per ceni of their enrollment. Not satisfied with 1901 school dis? tricts, we are maintaining in them 2,672 white schools, or an average of one school for every eleven square I miles of territory. And both the ter? ritory and the schools are increasing I in number annually. Greenville county has already been mentioned as hading the State in the number 1 of school districts?105. In that I county are 131 white schools?7 town schools and 124 country schools. A large number of the districts in this c >unty are smaller that the constltu- I t onal minimum limit, yet 37 of these districts each enroll fewer than 50 pupils, and 8 of them each enroll fewer than 30 pupils, of the 10."? < i 'trlcts, LT? show an average atten- j d nee of fewer than 26 white pupils, t ; the 131 white schools of that c< unty, 112 report the value of the s aool buildings and grounds. (These J estimates are always high), of the 112 schools 2:* are valued at less! than $U>O.0o each, and 12 of the 29 at less than $50.no. The total expendi? ture on repairs to the 112 white school house is reported at $1,146.00,1 er an average of a little more than $10.n?) to a district. Besides, the county has 23 districts each with less I than $200.00 total annual revenue. J Eiorry Is in as had condition as Green? ville. That county has 95 districts and 106 white schools. She values ".2 of her .school buildings, including the j grounds, at less that $100 each, and 9 j of the 32 buildings at less than $50 each. In repairs to school buildings the county spent last year $29X, or J a fraction more than to eae' district, of the 95 districts 35 1 show an average attendance of fewer than 2 5 white pupils. In the county are 13 districts each with less than $100.00 total annual revenue. Oconee I county has 77 districts; 24 of them have each less than $200 revenue, and 5 of them less than $100 revenue. 1 have singled out Greenville. 1 lor? ry and Oconee counties to show to what madness the multiplication of school districts can run. As this dis? cussion progresses it will become ap? parent that those counties which have become most demoralized as to or? ganization will be most difficult to win over to organisation and system. In point of organization, over against these COUntlei and others like them stand Beaufort with 11 districts. Charleston with 15. Rlchland with 16, Bumter with 21. and Union with 22. In this latter group Union has the largest number of whit*4 schools?59. It ought to be evident from all these facts that the State is burdened with too many districts, that many?of them are ridiculously small ami plti.lb- J ly Weak?, and that we are uselessly keeping open hundreds of little In? efficient schools. '? " great majority of tln se are in the rural communities, llow far are tin- country people re sponslbli for this situation'.' We ought to know why most of these lii tie starving Bohoolo ware established 1 and why they are kept open. : The great majority of then owe their existence ami their retention to unreasonable neighborhood jeal? ousies, ami to a comparatively few selfish, disgruntled malcontents un? willing and unable to co-operate with their neighbors in anything vital. The state's share in this deplorable affair Is that it clings to a school sys? tem which m 1 only tolerates such things bul invites them. The School Kxtenslon Act (known as the Oarris Act) Is undoubtedly one of the best pieces of school legisla? tion ? the State during the past fifteen years. Yet. because of our lack of organization that act is in bo me counties working a decided Injury in multiplying school districts. The stato Board of (Education very wisely ruled that the State extension aid un? der this act could go to but one school in a district, KrequentU' a district of reasonable sis.uitalna from two to four s< hoois of various sizes. Wie n one s< boo] in such a dis? trict i< given the $100 from the Stat< to lengthen the Bchool term, each of the other little schools begins to pre? pare to Im come an Independent dis trlct, and unless the COlinty board has the moral courage to prevenl it. w, soon have four districts instead of one. in this way the ae| hinders eon solldation aid Invites lh< opposite. 1 I T(' he continued. I Miss Kula Lauten lefl Wednesduj mornlna for her home at Qurnett, af tor a \ isit to friends and relatives at Sumter and Tlmmonsvllle, THE C IXXIXG r.\c Ti >RY. Clumib?*r of Commerce Send ng out l.o ier? to farmers ui Isocrtaln Number of Acre-. That will h? Planted, Replies Coming In Slow* |y. Merchants Should Help. The Chamber of Commerce has ?ent out this we k some -?ou letters to farmers living in tin- county ask? ing them to plant for the proposed < annlng factory. Replies are coming in slowly and it may be- necessary to make a personal canvass. The mer? chants and business men of tin- city can help by talking the sui>j<-< t with their farmer friends. The establish? ment of such a factory, while it will mean a great deal for the farmer di? rectly, will he oi tie- greatest benefit to tin- business man Suppose for in stance that 20,000 bushels of sweet potatoes are delivered to tin- factory at fifty cents per bushel. That will m?-an the distribution of (10,000 in cash at a time most needed. The same is true of tomatoes and beans. Only in the later ease the cash will come in early in the summer. From every point of view this factory will result in the greatest good to the community. It would be surprising to know just how much money is sent out of tin.* county every year for canned gods. Here is a factory that t ikes the raw material from home, uses home labor and most of the man? ufactured article will be sold at home. At the present time all this money is sent out of tin; c ?unty. It is cer? tainly a case where every man living in the county shculd help. A great many questions have been asked as to the methods of handling tlie produce. The factory, early in the fall and winter Wiil contract with the farmer to grow the produce need? ed at the prices named. These prli I I do :iot vary for the season but the farmer is assured by his contract that every bushel of the produce grown will be paid for at the contract price no matter what the local price may be. The farmer on his part agrees to deliver to the factory every bushel grown on the acreage con? tracted for. As soon as these con? tracts are completed the factory pro? ceeds to sell its output long before it is delivered or canned. The prices paid to the farmer are based on the prices paid in other canning dis? tricts. The canning factory must be prepared to meet this competition. The local canning factory will secure the advantage of the freight rates in selling to the local market. By lo? cal market is meant the local distri? buting territory which the local fac? tory may be able to cover, The out? put of the factory is usually sold to the wholesaler who will cover these goods with his o?vn brand. The difficulty in the establishment of such a factory in Bumter is neither ;t question of Belling the manufactur? ed articles or in securing the capital needed but in securing the raw 1 terial or produce, a few sweet po? tatoes have been grown in the coun? ty and practically no tomatoes or green beans. The factory will need about 200 acres of BWeOt potatoes, 200 acres cd' tomatoes ami 100 of beans or about 20,000 bushels of sweet potatoes, 30,000 of tomatoes and 20,000 of beans. Later other produce will be canned. such as pumpkins, fruit and berries. To can ICngllsh peas will necessitate entirely different machinery. For the season of 1913 the factory will agree i?? pay fiOc per buahel for sweet potatoes, HOC for tomatoes and 45c for beans, "he factory will furnish all the seed, slips and plants to the farmers who may contract at wholesale prices Wherever crates are needed in mar? keting the crops as In case of toma? toes, tin- factory will furnish the crates. The juices paid are based on weight and not bulk. Tin- tomato plants used are of the bush variety : ml do not no. d staking and nee d take- no more rare than corn. Tiny can be pieU.-d with fat* leas trouble than cotton. While the prices offer? ed seem small, it should be remem? bered that these are wholesale pries in wagon or car loud lots and that all expenses of marketing is dom- away with. At a conservative estimate, "?*|" bushels of Bweet potatoe s c an be i*rown to the acre which .<> tin price named is $160 per acre. To inatoes 250 to 500 bushels or $75 to |160 pe r acre and about the same ra? tio for beans, latt.r than cotton these- pri< e-s are always stable and the last of the crop will bring as n<,><>\ a juice as the- first, 1914 will pay just the satiu- as mi3. The farmer who v. ill plant for the : ictory will al? ways have something to tad back upon no matter what his cotton croj may briny bint. Tin- farmers of the county .<i>eciii ly theese living met" the citj al'e- re quested to talk this matter ove among themselves and if they have nny questions t>. ask, they are invite, t . come ic? the- Chambi r i f Commer*' ;iiid talk th<- subject over with th secretary. The City Nation) I Bank i deeing a great work for tllversdficntio in the prises offered this year it i ce rtain that similar prizes will be of fered next year and i' is hoped 'ha the merchants will offer 'the- prize; It the canning factory is established i market will be offered for these prise acres. Numbers of other far mera will then be able to join in the contest. The canning factory' can not be established until local capital is as? sured that the farmers will grow the produce needed and ?? ich farmer who may think of pleating for the fac? tory is requested t ? act as promptly as possible. \l ( i st vs TREES THREATEN-* EI>. Unless Quick Action la Taken to Oheofc the Spread of tin' West India Scale That City ami the Country Gener? ally will suffer Great Loss. Augusta Chronicle. The following letter and article from Mr. L. a. Berckmans are of the highest importance to the people of this city and Section, and should l.e read and acted upon at once: Editor Chronicle. I am enclosing herewith the prom? ised article on the West India P^ach Scale. I think it will be well to ha\e something to say about this seals every once and a while so as to keep it before the people and impress up? on them the importance of ridding the city and community Of this pest. [The old saying, "A Stitch in time" would be applicable in this case* An expenditure of some money and a lit? tle energy now will save thousands of dollars in cash and many thous? and dollars in tree values in a few years. Therefore. they should get busy now on this scale. Our worthy Stat<- entomologist, B. Lee Worsham. Atlanta, Ga.. will he only too glad to assist in every way possible. Yours very truly, L. A. Berckmans. Augusta'-. Trees Threatened With De? struction, hut Immediate Action Can Save the Spread of the West India Scale. The We?t India Scale is becoming a most serious menace to many of the trees and shrubs in Augusta. This scale is very easily recognized, as it gives the trees and plants the appear? ance of having been whitewashed. The mulberry. sycamore. varnish tree, peach and plum are particularly susceptible to the attacks of this in? sect. It is also making its appear? ance on the privet hedges and many varieties of ornamental shrubs. As this stale is spreading very rapidly, it is a question of only a short time when it will attack many' other varieties of trees and plants. Only recently it made its ^appearance on the elm. sycamore and hackberry. And unless the city authorities and individuals of the c ity of A. igusta take prompt and immedial?- action in lighting this scale, very seriOUS injury' Will result, and in a short time tmr city will be most unsightly wnh dea? and dying trees and shrubs, p.y wag? ing an Immediate and vigorous war? fare many trees and shrubs, and an Immense amount of money can he saved. The trees of the city are one of its most valuable assets both froir a financial and hygienic standpoint. To Check the ravages of this scab all of the badly infested tr ?? > shOVld be at once cut down and burned, and all trees and shrubs not badly in? fested should be at once sprayed with the prepared lime and sulphur solu? tion, using one part of the soluttog to twenty parts of water, or spray with kerosene emulsion. using one part of emulsion to live of water. The spray must be applied with ph nty of force, and in the shape of a fine mist. Every portion of the tree or plant must be thoroughly c >vered especially the base of tin- tree or plant, as the scale is usually abund? ant at this point: <b? not oversprey, as injury may result. Repeat the spraying, and if it is thoroughly done every scale will be kille?!. The above mentioned Insec - ttcldeg will also kill the white fly, whi?h is prevalent on cape jasmine and privet hedges. In cases where the West India peach scale is effect? ing the privet hedges, would recom? mend that the lodge be severely cut back and all of the clippings raked up and burned, ano the hedge given two or thr.-e sprayings at Intervals of a week: using for this the lime and sulphur solution in the following pro port ions: One patt of lime and sulphur solu? tion to twenty parts of water; keep the mixture well agitated. This treatment wir thorough!) eradicate the scale on pi et hedges. r. .1. Berckmans \\ Mill. SLWI.lt PLEADS <?l II. I \ .lac k Darb) Said i?i lie From South < 'ar din i. Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 6.-?Jack Darby, n young man said to belong to a substantial South Carolina family, pleaded guilty to white slavery today In the fed. r.ti court, lie n*as a < a ? d of bringing a woman from At? lanta to Montgomery for Imn si i purposes. LuclU Morse who has been spending several weeks in Spartan* burg and Charlotte, has returned home.