Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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OHA IN HKODK TION. Crop Till? Year F.icceds In Value Hie Mom Valuable Cotton Crop F\ov Special to The Daily Item. The Manufacturer's Record of this Week nays: The train crop of UM South this year will exceed in value by several hundred million jjeHtri the total of tarn moat valuable cotton crop ever produced by thla section This remarkable fact is due to an Increase, in grain production through? out nie South, which will demonstrate a hat thla section la capable of doing In development of diversified farm she. According to the forecast of grain production for the country, based on Conditions July 1. the pro? duction of grain In the Southern States lor this ysar will be 1,540,000.000 Sun hoi*, or a gain of 2H6.o0O.00ii bush. I* over last year. If to the fig? ures covering wheat, corn and oats we properly add the rice crop of So.000, #00 bushels, the total grain for the $outh this ysar will be 1.570.000.000 tuahala, and as thla year s rlcs crop exceeds by 1,000,000 bushels last gear's, we would have a total Increase off grain In thla section of 292,000, 000 bushels. Thla phsnomenul situation la al! the more Impressive when taken in con? nection with the grain crop of the entire couniry. T ) eetimated yield for the country fur the year. Including rice, Is 6,414.? one.000 buabele. or an increase of 4*0.000.000 bushels over 1914. Out of thia total gain. I92.000.0000 bush sis, or nearly per cent., is due to the increase In the South. The gain IP this section will be nearly 23 per oent. over hurt year, as compared With only I 1-2 per cent, for the bal? ance uf the country. The sctual gain in the South is 94.000,000 bushels greater than the Increase In the bal? ance of the United States. These figures sre wonderfully algnltlcant of tea agricultural poaalbllltles of the Sruth. snd this Increase In grain, sthich typifies the increase in food etuffa generally, will largely offset the adverse situation In cotton. In tj.e South corn commands a much higher figure than in the West, run? ning often from 10 to 20 cents a bush? el more thsn Western prices. On this heals, therefore. It is safe to estimate that the grain crops of the South will represent a gain of at leaat 8250,000, 000 over laat year's figures, n* The gain by States shows a splendid steady expansion throughout the en? tire South, and for wheat, co' . And oats combined is ss follows: ! Alsbama. 10.90S,000; Arkansas, ?3.591.000; Florida. 109,000; Georgia. U.701.000. Kentucky. 22,375.000; Louisiana, 16.24?.000; Mississippi. 19. Pl4.000; Missouri. 2?. 149.000; North Carolina. ?03.000; Oklahoma. 40,468, ?00; South Carolina, 8,782,000; Ten? nessee. 14.880,000; Texes, 58.89?,000; Virginia, 18,248.000; West Virginia, 8,te?.0O0; Total Increase 286,021.000; Total Increase In rice. 8.000,000; To? tal increase in grain. 292,021.000. Every 8tate, with the exception of Maryland, whose wheat crop Is short, aharaa in thia Increased grain produc? tion. Alabama shows a gain of nearly 17.000.000 bushels; Arkansas, 23, 900,000 bushels; Georgia. 18,700.000 bushels. Louisiana. 16,000,000 bush? els; Mississippi, nearly 20.000,000 bushels; South Carolina, 8.700,000 eushsla. Virginia. 18.200,000 bushels, whll*? Texas comes to the front with a gain of 58,OOO.noo. and Oklahoma, 80.400,000 bushels Jtvery business interest In the South should feel the vivifying influence of this splendid grain crop The South did not this year turn Its attention to grain as largely as It should have done, and at the same time still fur? ther leanen Its cotton acreage, hut it has made a magnificent start, which Indicate* Its almost limitless oppor? tunities for grain growing. In 1900 the pr ?.im Mon of wheat, corn and oats In the South was 911. 000.000 bushels, cmpared with this year s yield of t#s4t.oo.Miuo. We have thus advanced the production thla year over 1900 by 620.ooit.iuio bushels. Well may the South take heart m l rejoice In this splendid .showing of what It can do in Rr.iin ggpdnotton Rven these figures can easily be doubled by tin- South when it gives, ss It should do. proper attention to the widest dP ei siih-.it ion Of its agri? culture and to growing at home .ill Of the foodstuffs needed for man and beast. Hut looking beyond the South to the whole country we find that na? ture has again aeooted (his land with abundant cmpa already h. seated, ami with the promise of sph mini ?fpfo now growing. If weather does not materially se the expected corn produi '>n. thin rear*! crops will largelv excred In \alue ? IO.OOO.ooO, 000. The Indications of the I'nlted States Agricultural Department shoe S probable Increase in the wbe.it pro* ductlon of 72.oOo.ooo bushel*; of < orn. MI.OeO.OOM b||*he|?; of OStS. 268. 000.000 bushels, of barley. Ll.oon.Ou" bushels, and of r?< ?? uoo.ooo bushels. The total figures on grain production, taking the estimate of the Agricul? tural Department for corn, with the understanding that it Is too early yet for final figures, are as follows: Winter wheat 608,000,000; Spring Wheat, 295,000,000; corn. 2,814.000, 1000; oats. 1,309,000,000; barley, 20Jv'itiii min; nee. ::e,(im>,mni; Total. 6,414.000,000. With an indicated wheat yield of 963,000,000 bushels, which may, by | fair weather conditions, he possibly enlarged to a better yield of spring wheat, and with an average increase pfor the entire country oh July 1 of a I fraction less than 26 cents per bushel j higher price for wheat than on the same date in 1914, it is quite safe to count on this year's wheat crop large? ly exceeding 81.000.000,000. What the fluctuations may he during the coming 12 months it^is not possible to forecast, by reason of the uncer? tainties of war, but that every bushel of wheat will be needed for domestic iiml foreign trade and at a very profitable price to the farmer admits of no question. Ills WOTJKPa PROVK FATAL. John K. McPhcrson, Shot Week Ago, Dead. Laurent?, July 20.?-John K. Mc? Phcrson. who was shot by Will Martin one week ago today, died yesterday afternoon a few hours after an oper? ation had been performed by physi? cians of this city and county. Coroner Halrstnn has gone to McPhcrson's hom*?, which is about 11 miles from this city, and near McPherson bridge, o hold an inquest i I ? .. LKTTEIt TO TKCSTKES. Important Information as to How to Secure State Aid. Hon. J. E. Swearingen, State super? intendent of education, has sent out the following letter to the boards <t trustees. Your school district will probably desire to receive a continuance of its State aid during the scholastic year of 1915-16. Before your board has com? pleted all its plans for next session I recommend that you consult your county superintendent about a term extension application, a rural graded school application, or a high school application. Last year there were 877 term extension districts; 400 rural graded school districts; and 130 high school districts. I urge you to plan for a seven months' term, if possible. This term can be secured if your monthly sahtry account is adjusted to your estimated Income. If you find it difficult to run your school seven months, please com? municate with your county i 'superin? tendent and the State superintendent. The State department of education recommends that no teacher be allow? ed or required to take charge of more than fifty pupils in one classroom. This suggestion is offered in the hope of preventing the wasteful and hurtful over-crowding of the first four grades. Teachers and trustees of State-aided schools should communicate with the State superintendent wherever they find it difficult to limit the number of pupils to fifty to the teacher. Section 1761 of the Code authorizes trustees to employ only those teach? ers who hold valid South Carolina cer? tificates. Attention to this require? ment of the law before the opening of the school will h..||? to avoid confus? ion later. Application blanks for term exten? sion aid, rural graded school aid or high school aid are obtainable from either the county superintendent or the State superintendent. A full sup? ply of these blanks have already been sent to each county superintendent. In tilling ?Mit an application of any kind please see that nil date are neat? ly, fully and accurately entered. Pleuse ib. riot m.tke the mistake of sending In an application unless It has been carefully examined and verified both by the trutees and by the coun? ty superintendent. Notwithstanding the business un? rest and Industrial depression, the scholastic year 1!? 14-15 was In many respects the best in the history of our .schools. I wish every school contin? ued progress and greater usefulness during 1!?15-16. it will he a pleno tiro and ? privilege constructive plan for the betterment of my ability nnd to co-operate in any constructive plan for the betterment 'of your school and your district. sr.LLiNo Mi di WHSLAT. Tanners of Spartanburg rinding (mod Market. Spartanburg, July 20.?Spartan? burg farmers have already marketed ghoul r..umi bushels of wheat, esti m.it.il as about one-sixth the total I hu h the county will produce. This crop is one-third to one-half greater than last year s crop in the counts Instead of receiving from 7f> cents to II cents per buslud. as last year, the farmors are getting from 81 to $1.1J per bushel. Wheat is being hauled to the Spartanburg roller millsat the rate of 400 bushels a day on the avenge, Saturday (4)0 buslul-. we-" brought to the city. AN INTKHFSTINC. DEMONSTRA? TION. J. Frank Williams Writes of (annum Club Work and How to Care for Tomato Plants?Mentions Cheap Fruit Trees from Clemsou. On Friday of last week, I attended j a canning demonstration given by Miss Mary Lemmon, our Tomato Club j Agent, or agent in charge of Girls' j I Club Work In Sumter county, at the j home of Mr. W. G. Pierson, and I was very much impressed with the interest that is being taken in that work. A number of the girls' par? ents and friends were present and took part in the exercises. A chick? en was cooked in a tireless cooker and along with numerous other good things was served on a long table un? der a large oak tree, said to be a hun? dred years old. Your humble scribe had been a spectator most of the morning, but when it came to dis- j posing of those good things to eat, he was very much in evidence. In the afternoon we visited several Of the girls' plots of tomatoes be- | longing to the members of the club, and all of them showed that a great deal of work and care had been spent upon them. Nearly all of the girls of this club talked like they were going to mulch their vines when they finish? ed working them, with leaf mould. This will furnish some mild plant food and retain the moisture so that these same vines that are bearing now, will be kept alive and bearing all summer. What Impressed me most about this meeting, was the fact that every member except one turned out to attend it. I must say that the girls are more interested in their club work than the boys. On this trip 1 visited an orchard on which the owner said that he had spent $18.00 and did not get more than IS trees. Four or five of these were dead and th^re was not a single tree in the orchard that had put on more than six inches of growth. Three of the trees consisted of pecans, four or five were ppple trees and the re? mainder were peach trees. This gen? tleman told me that the agent who sold him the trees charged J1.00 each for peach trees. If this gentle? man hud placed his order through Clemson College the trees would not have cost him more than three dol? lars and he would have had fourteen or fifteen dollars to purchase a spray pump, or I suspect that he could find a number of uses for the fifteen dol? lars this year. If a farmer in Sumter county pays these high prices to agents this fall for peach trees, it will be because he does not read the newspapers, for you have been kind enough to publish two or three arriclee in which I offered to transmit ordern for peach trees at 3 cents each, and other trees much cheaper than an agent could sell them. Some may say that they know these trees couldn't be good trees that they are too cheap. Agents will certainly tell you this. 1 do not blame you from being from Missouri either for you have been bit so much. I do not ask you to take my word, but visit Mr. K. C. Hanysworth's orchard; Mr. H. C. Haynsworth's, Mr. S. F. Moore's at Dalzell, or my own. I set out a*hun? dred of these cheap trees und I have a hundred living. The growth on each tree will average 30 inches at the present time. Mr. E. C. Hayns? worth purchased 400 of these cheap peach trees and about two hundred grape vines, and with the difference between the price the agent charged on K. I. Tlndal's and what he did pay he could have paid for a Kord automobile. J. Frank Williams. PINFWOOD M WS 1TFMS. Teuchors Fleeted for Next Session? Telephone Exchange Dccluron Divi? dend. Pinewood. July 21.?At a recent meeting of the board of school trus? tees the following teachers were elected to tea-I in the Pinewood traded school thv session of 1915-16, which opens on Septemher 13th: Mrs. A. P. Toomer, principal; Miss Ida Grittln, assistant; Miss Katherline Shires, of Hlshopville will teach tith and 7th grades; Mrs. John J, P.rough ton, 4th and 5th; Mrs. Ed. B. Felder, 2nd and 3rd, and the teaeer for the llrst or primary grude will not be elected until September. Miss Hessie Geddings taught this grade last year Very satisfactorily to the trustees and patrons and it is almost an assured Otrtalnty of her being re-elected. Miss Geddings is now at the summer school at Kock Hill. Last Saturday the annual meeting of the stockholders of Pinewood Tele- 1 plume exchange was held. The same directors and officers were re-elected tO serve for the ensuing year: <>. D. | Harvln, president; T. W. Weeks. 1st vice president; K. C. Kichardson, 2nd vice president; Walter i>. Bppereon, svcretary-ti e.isun r and business man lager. Dr. II. Baxley is the other director but Is not an otllclnl. The exchange for the year ending June HOth, declared and paid out a 10 per cent dividend. Mote rural lines will be built before the bus) season opens. PURCHASE CX)VER CHOP SEED. Vetch Will be Scarce, but Ample Burr Clover Seed to be Hud in Soutl* Carolina? Clemson College, July 20.?It is time DOW to plan for next lull s sowings of winter cover crops and farmers should advise themselves at once of the seed situation, as European war conditions have brought about certain peculiari? ties in this situation. There will be little hairy vetch to be had in this country this year and hairy vetch is the only kind that Clem son College advises South Carolina farmers to sow. Oregon or Common vetch does not do very well in this j Stute. Most of the hairy vetch seed sown in this country comes from Russia and the war has cut off im? portations. It will be possible, however, for South Carolina farmers to get plenty j of burr clover seed and they are ad I vised to sow this and crimson clover j for their winter legumes. Fortunately, a' large quantity of burr clover seed was made In this state this year and the Extension Division of Clemson College has the names of a number of farmers who have burr clover seed Jor sale. All who desire to purchase seed can get in touch with those farmers by writ? ing to the, Extension Division of Clemson College. They should not delay about buy? ing the burr clover seed, however, j The demand from outside is strong j and the college has received many in QUlriOfl from Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. One South Carolina farmer is now planning to ship a carload of burr clover seed to Alabama. Farmers are not advised to delay purchasing in the hope that prices will be lower later In the season. The demand is so strong that it is not probable that prices will be lower than at present. The strongest limiting factor in South Carolina agriculture is lack of humus and the most economical way to get humus in the soil is by grow? ing winter legumes and turning un? der in spring. Tht growing and plow? ing under of winter legumes wil not only put humus into the soil, but it will also add nitrogen and will thus mean n saving to farmers in the most expensive plant food ^element that they have to. buy. THE SHIPPING PROBLEM. United States Will do Everything Pos? sible to Settle Trouble to Best Ad? vantage of Its Citizens?Wilson Gives Bank head Assurances. Washington, July 20.?Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama re? ceived the assurance from President Wilson today that the administration will do whatever is necessary to bring about a satisfactory adjustment of Great Britain's interference with American cotton shipments. The senator informed Mr. Wilson of the anxiety of the cotton growers of the South to dispose of their prod? uct, expressing the view that cotton will pile up in American markets un? less the congestion is relieved. He left the White House, after a 15 min? ute conversation with the president, with the understanding that the gen? eral proposition would be presented to Great Britain, together with cita? tions of individual cases. Senator Bankhead said thai the warehouses In the South hold 3,000, 000 bales of cotton which could not be sold last year because of the for? eign market conditions and that a conservative estimate of this year's crop would be 12,000,000 bales. PAKT OF CARGO HELD. Portion of American Steamer's Goods Setaed. New York, July 20.?The American steamer Neches arrived here today from Rotterdam with only part of her general cargo, most of It having been unloaded by the British authorities at London for prize court proceedings. The Neches was sei/.ed June 24. It was contended that the cargo came from a country hostile to Great lirit Sin, but the captain claimed the cargo, which was loaded at Rotter? dam, was of Belgian origin. After two weeks the Xeches was released. This was the second time the Neches had -been held up by the Brit? ish. (>n a previous voyage to Hol? land with a cattle cargo she was de? tained, but was released on promise that the Netherlands Overseas Trust would take charge of the cargo. TRAMPLE ON BANNER. ( anan/.a Troops Find it in American Saloon. Blsbee, Aris., July 80.- I'urransa, troops who capturod Naco, Honors, yesterday, while removing liquor from an American saloon late today found i\ United KtUteH Hag. carried it to within a few feet of the International line and trampled It Into ribbons. ZAP?TA RECAPTURES CAPITAL. TAKES MEXICO C1T\ WHEN CAR RANXISTAS LEAVE. Gonzales Troops, Having Left Metro? polis, Expected to Meet Villa's Men Soon. Washington, July 20.?Dispatches to | the state department from Mexico City j late today announced that Zapata I forces reoccupied the capital Sunday following the evacuation by the Car? ranza army under Gen. Gonzales, Zapata officials were said to have resumed full control of the city from which they were driven ten days ago by Gonzales, who now has gone north? ward with his troops to meet an ad? vancing Villa force. This unexpected development came as a surprise not only to Washington officials but to the Mexican agencies. It had been supposed the Zapata army, driven out, was operating along the railroad to Vera Cruz, waiting an opportunity to join he Villa column approaching from the north. Xo word has been received of the whereabouts of Gen. Gonzales since he I ?? left the capital. News of a battle near JPachuca, already reached by Villa men, is expected hourly, and already may have occurred. Other reports to the state depart? ment said railroad communication be? tween Vera Cruz and Mexico City was suspended "on account of the present military operations," but no details of the operations were disclosed. Sus? pension of railroad communication is viewed here with fears for the hungry people in Mexico City, as it cuts off food supplies. A state department announcement tonight said that department advices reported that the Zapata forces oc? cupied the city on the afternoon of the 18th and on the 19th appointed some authorities. "They are, therefore," the an? nouncement said, "again in full power. However, it is stated that Zapata forces appear to desire to maintain order. Pacha Pacharo and the conventionist government have not yet returned." Today in the cabinet the situation was briefly discussed. Some move on the part of the United States in pursuance of President Wilson's re? cent message to the Mexican factions urging peace is expected soon. The Carranza agency here received a dispatch tonight from Vera Cruz, but it did not mention the change in Mexico City. Reports from Vera Cruz tonight said Mexico City again had been isolated from communication with the outside world. It was thought likely tonight that the Zapata commander destroyed the cable to prevent in? formation about operations reaching Gen. Carranza at Vera Cruz. BRIDGEPORT STRIKE FAILS. Labor Leaders Say Early Misfire is Rue to Misunderstanding of Or? ders. Bridgeport, Conn., June 20.?A strike call issued for machinists working in the plants of the Reming? ton Arms and Ammunition company and four subcontractors brought out today, according to the labor esti? mates, about 175 men. The manu? facturers said that exactly 28 men walked out. Labor men admitted tonight that not a man had left work in the main plant of the Remington company at noon today. They said the failure of the men to quit was due to a misun? derstanding, but that they would not go to work tomorrow morning. They added that the night force of ma? chinists at the Remington plant had failed to go to work tonight. Thomas J. Savage, member of the executive board of the International Association of Machinists, said to? night that a conference was in prog? ress in New York which might lead to a settlement of the diliiculties. He refused to give details. Savage also said that he had re? ceived information that labor offi? cials were determining what factories in this country were taking supplies for the Remington company, with the view of calling the machinists in those shops out on strike. He said a strike e.tll hud been issued for the old plant of the Remington company?the Union Metallic Crtridge company? and that at least 200 machinists would walk out there at noon tomorrow. In a few days the winde plant will be closed down, he said. Rumor had it today that Maj. W. G. iPenfield, works manager of the Rem? ington company, had offered the men an eight hour day with a dollar a day added to their wages if they Would remain at work. The men were said to have accepted the offer. This the labor leaders deny. Killed by Lightning. Mr. C. A. Blanton, manager of the Singer Sewing Machine office here, received n telegram yesterday after? noon notifying hiu^) that his nephew. Clinton Blanton, s son of Mr. W. H Blanton, of Shiloh, N. C, was killed by lightning yesterday morning. COTTON TO BE CONTRABAND. BRITISH AUTHORITIES PLAN TO CON 11 SCATE CA RGOES. Asquith Suys Government Must Keep Supplies From Germany Without Angering Neutrals. London, July 20.?That a large part of the shipments of American cotton held up by England probably will be condemned by the prize court was in? dicated in a ruling today by the gov? ernment. The ruling, announced by the Board of Trade, held that when the owner? ship of cotton shipped under th*e agreement with American exporters passes from the American shipper to an enemy of Great Britain, it will not I be purchased by the British govern Iment under the terms of the agree? ment. Premier Asquith touched on the cotton question during the debate in the house of commons today on the new vote of credit. ' "The government il not without hope," he said, "that we shall obtain I without much delay a more satisfac? tory and more adequate solution of the various difficulties surrounding the cotton question than has yet been possible. I am not satisfied myself with the existing state of things. I believe a great deal of this material which is a necessary ingredient in the manufacture of every formidable kind of ammunition reaches the enemy which o?ght not to reach him. "On the other hand, we have to be very careful in the eexreise of our belligerent rights not unduly to In? fringe on the trading interests and i legitimate susceptibilities of neutral 1 powers with which we are on terms Jof perfect amity and with which we I do not desire to provoke anything in the nature of an unnecessarily gratu? itous quarrel." The premier added that no subject was receiving more watchful and anxious attention from the govern? ment, but it was a delicate and diffi? cult matter. The ramifications of the cotton trade were so complicated, he said, that a particular line of pol? icy which might appear to present an easy and practical solution would in reality multiply rather than min? imize the difficulties. WILL CONTEST RULING. American Government Will Object to Action. Washington, July 20.?Any British prize court decision that would confis? cate without payment cotton of Amer? ican ownership destined to a neutral country or even to private consignees in Germany, Austria or Turkey will be contested by the United States. c?ince cotton has not been declared contraband of war, the s'ate depart? ment holds that it is not subject to confiscation. The British order In council pro? vides that noncontraband goods of neutral ownership, if destined for Germany anu without a pass, must be discharged in a British port, but that the goods if not requisitioned by the British government shall be restored to the owner on such terms as the prize court deems just. The same rule applies to cargoes sent to other than German ports, but with an even? tual enemy destination. These provisions, aside from the general principles of international law, state department officials regard as sufficiently .safeguarding Ameri? can owners from confiscation of their goods. It is said at the department and also at the British embassy, how? ever, that there is no record of ships carrying unmixed cargoes of cotton of American ownership without sus? picion of association with contraband goods now under detention in Great Britain. NOTE NEARING COMPLETION. Cabinet Agrees on Terms and Lansing Working on I mal 1 >rslt. Washington, July 21.?With the president and cabinet in full accord on the German note Secretary Lansing began the final draft today While of? ficials maintain secrecy it is known that the note has . tone of finality lacking In former communications. It will not be made public until it has I been received in Berlin. The keynote of the reply is that.Germany will be 'judged by acts Instead of diplomatic \ correspondence. If German subma? rine refrain from attack on passenger ships, without warning, it will be un? derstood that Germany is observing the rules of war, otherwise the ad? ministration is prepared for any eventualities and will be governed by public sentiment. In The Police Conti. The fallowing cases were disposed of In the Recorder's Court Tuesday: Albertus McCutchen, petit larceny, $30 or SOdays. > j Julia <>wen:-. disorderly and cursing, $10 or 20 days on each charge. Matth- Plnckney, storing whiskey, $7j or 30 days. .