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ANOTHER GENET CASE. IM MHA'S CX>1 Ksl APPKAltK IN MOltK SK'ltlOlS LIGHT. I*rc*ldcnt VMh state l>|H?ttrtmont to I Mm us* Neu Tiu/lo of International Relation*. Washington. Sept. 8.?Dr. Constan? ts Dumha, the Austro-Hungarlan ?mbuMdor, returned late today to the summer embassy at Lenox. Mass., to await word fr i~ sing aa to whether the United states ts aatlafled with his explanation of his Intercepted letter to Vienna outlining plans for withdrawing Austro-llunga-1 rUn labor and handicapping American plants manufacturing war supplies. | The ambassador's statement to Mr., Lansing yesterday that ho was acting under Instructions from his govern-, neat apparently has mado the affair more serious thun a mere question of ethics or properiety Involving only Dr. Dumbs, himself. Silence on the sub? ject was observed again today at the White House and state department. The president, carrying the cabled copy of the ambassador's letter, walk? ed over to the department during the morning, surprised Secretary Lansing In his office and spent 15 minutes dis? cussing the situation. It was the first time * president had done such a thing since 8panlsh war days. Before leaving Washington, Ambas? sador Dumba called at the department of labor to seek cooperation in his programme for providing new em? ployment for workmen expected to walk out of tho munitions plants. Secretary Wilson was not In his office but he talked with Acting Secretary Densmorc. It Is no secret in official circles that the administration would not countenance any sort of partici? pation In such a movement. It Is understood the ambassador proposed to go ahead with plans with? out regard to tho attitude of the American government. At the embassy today It was em? phasised that the only step so far ordered In the instructions from Vienna was th? issuance of a procla? mation calling on all Austro-Hunga rtan ubjects to obey tho decree of their government against aiding in the manufacture of war munitions for the enemy A decree similar to this one was is? sued some time ago by Germany, though It attracted but little com? ment. It Is stated that soon after the decree was proclaimed most of the Germans employed l^i munitions plants, chiefly In executive or scien? tific departments, quietly sought other poMitlons without waiting for urging through diplomatic agencies. TWTOr SINGLV-STALK COTTON. Experiments at Sin \ntonlo Hesult In Higher Yield* Than I nder the Ohl System. Washington, 8ept 7.?Striking evl dence In favor of single-stalk cotton culture under certain conditions Is furnished by the results of a test of the comparative merits of the custom? ary wide spucing and the new single stalk system which was conducted In 1914 at Han Antonio by the United States Department of Agriculture and a report of which has Just been pub? lished by tho department as gdtfletta No. 279. Prom 50 to 150 per cent more bolls In the sane > ? <? space was secured under the single-stalk system and in addition the important advantage of gegffSJgaSKl carlincMM was secured Where the boll wt'Vll Ih present, this consideration can not be overlooked. Single-stalk cotton culture has been recommended under certain conditions by tho Department of Agriculture in a number of recent publications, among them Farmers' bulletin 601 and Documen* II H v. rj brietly. the system consists In late thinning and tho leaving ? >: L?.i r spaOOl between th* plant-* In the rof. Tb. combination of these two measures results in sup? pressing the vegetative branches ami I promoting earllness. Large, luxur? iant plants are later in setting and maturing the crop thun plants of more restricted growth Where the season is short, therefore, and w hero the boll weevil is a menace, this is a strom; argument in favor of single-stalk cul? ture. At Han Antonio, under onliriirv cir cumstancen. a cotton crop must be set In about one month. In 1911, the season when the experiments un.br discusnlou were m , |. , the crop was set In about 25 days. The single-stalk and wide-<pac?'d systems of cotton culture *er? compared In alternate single rows. In alternate blocks of four rowH each, und again In alternate rows at various distances apart. At tho end of 6J davs. It was found that Mingie-staik rojivg alternating with wide-spaced row- produced si per cent more (lowers ami alternatin.: block* of single-stalk rows p?o<luce?l 71 per cent more. Then were fewer bolls per plant In the single-st;t|k rows than In the wide-spaced ones, but this difference was much more than offset li\ the grein t number of plants In th#? former. As has already been wild. In the same space the single ALLIES START OFFENSIVE.. INDICATIONS FOIU .SHADOW sTiK RiNG ivun in wmcH all will c'oopkhatk. Russians Hold (.round Before IKln.sk und Viliui?Groait Rattle Ragtag on I of I*ri|*a Marslic*?Heavy Itoinlmrdmcnt Goes on In West. London, Sept. 7.?The news that F.mperor Nicholas had placed him sel t at the head of his armies which ho announced in a teloKram to Rai? and the visit paid by the French comjnander-in-chief, Gen. Joffre, to tho Italian army, foreshadow, it is believed in military circles here, stir? ring events in which the armies of all the allies will cooperate. It is declared the Kussinns already are nearly, if not quite, holding their own against tho Austrlans and (Jer-j mans whoso advance at most points has been stopped. In places the Rus sinns are on tho offensive. Klga remains the danger point, but the fact that the Kussiano continue to mupy tho town after tho Germans have advanced to Dvina, southeast of Klga, leads military writers to conclude that the Kussians feel rea? son.' bly suro of tholr ability to defend the iver and in time to push sulll clently far westward to relieve tho pressure on their forces on the shores of the Gulf of Klga. Westward of Dvinsk and Vilna the Russian offensive has held the ground for more than a week, and the military observers think those two towns secin fairly safe unless the Invaders can bring up strong rein? forcements. East and southeast of Grodno the Kussiano have takon up new positions across the Klver Stchara and Us tributaries and are protecting network of railways which run eastward and northwud to tho interior. To tho southeast again, among the forests and swamps on the north eustern edge of the Pripet marshes, a great buttle Is In progress between tho army of Prince Leopold of Ravaria and the troops of the Russian centre. Amid the marshes the Ger inort (Field Marshal tMnckcnsqn, ill working hard for a decisive result. His reports state that he has taken 'two Russian positions. Still another battle is being fought for the triangle of fortifications far? ther south of which Rovno and Dubno rfmaln In the hands of tho Russians, The Austrlans and Kussians faco each other across the Sereth river In Gallcla, where the lighting is con? tinuous. The stand which tho Rus? sians are making suggests that their supply of munitions is ample. A Petrograd correspondent says the ammunition shortage of the Rus? sians has been corrected and that while tho production is slow, It is incessant and growing in activity and method. For the 13th successive day the al? lies have bombarded German posi? tions in the West, only varying their artillery activity by occasional air raids, sapping and mining operations and bomb throwing. Success rests tlrst with one side and then the other. Similar activity Is noticed on the part of the Austro-German army along the northern frontier of Servla, where the Teutons are strengthening their positions on the Rivers Save and Danube, presumably preparatory to a new offensive movement. MAN Y TRAINS ON TIM 10. Southern Railroad Makes Good Rec? ord In rlMMPI Service. Atlanta, Sept. G.?Of tho 175.46g n gulnr passenger trains operated by lOOtIlirB Railway during the iiscal poor, ended June ::<?th. 155,5:1?;, <>r II per cent, made schedule time and I If.SII, or II rer cent, were on time at all stations. During the year M??,100 Htrlctly lo? cal trains were operated and of these 111,164, or Do per cent, made sched? ule time While l-7,tijj, or 11 per eerd were on time at nil stations. of the ||(lt| limited trains, nearly all of Or Meli OOVer low distances and are ban lied ?>y other lines in connec? tion with Southern Railway. 11,744 or II per cent, made schedule time while on the Southern Railway and l*,?'o".7 or 7 1 per cent, were on time tit aPl stations. \mcrlcnii Aeroplane Wrecked. Washington, Sept. 7.?An army aeroplane carrying Dient. Morrow ami Private Khuenkryk, feu two hundred feet while roconnoltorlni over Browne? rille, Texas, this morning, and was ?mashed to pieces, Doth aviators were hadiy injured, stalk rowi eel from II in ill per cent more Polls than the wide-spar, d Planta In every (;,.se ein*ie*staSi rOWl yielded more than the adjoining uide spared ones. An examination oi Ihe Aber in the field showed that there was no perceptible difference In Ihe quality or unt produced under the i wo methods. Poineare, president of France, VIEWS ON COTION SITUATION. QOV. MANNING FAVORS STATE WAREHOUSE SYSTEM HUT WILL ask LEGISLATURE TO MAKE CHANGES. Governor Speaks at Oonforonoo of Charities and Corrections uiul Common Good. Columbia, Sept. 7.?The joint ses? sion of the conferences on Charities and Corrections and the Common Good opened auspiciously tonight. Gov. Manning delievered an import? ant address on the cotton marketing problem, in which he outlined' cer? tain changes he expected to ask the general assembly to make in the State cotton warehouse system with a view to strengthening the State cotton warehouse receipts as collateral in the money markets of the country. Albert S. Johnstone, secretary of the State board of charities and cor? rections, spoke to tho conference about the work in penal and chari? table institutions undertaken by the board, stressing the fact that it was! the desire ofMhe organization and its agents to work in co-operation with ottlcials in charge of institutions un? der its supervision to accomplish any needed reforms. Mr. Johnstone said that facts already gathered by the agents of the board indicated the need Of a slirvey of the State to determine the extent of the menace of the feeble? minded, a study of the repeating pris? oner and a study of pauper relief work. He told briefly of several con -iitio.18 found in institutions by agents of the board whose investigations are only getting under way fairly. "I am in favor of a State system oi warehousing cotton," said Gov. Manning in his address. "However, I Intend to recommend to the next general assembly certain changes in our present State system which I be? lieve will safeguard our warehouse re? ceipts. The changes in the system which I intend to recommend are: First. That managers of the ware? house in the State system be disinter? ested parties, neither owners of the warehouses nor of cotton stored in them. Second. That cotton in warehouses in the State system be graded by an official grader. Third. That the State warehouse commission have inspectors and woighers to visit the warehouses in the State system and check up the number of bales In them, the weight of the bales and the grades of the cot? ton to see if these are as represented in the State warehouse receipts. If the receipts for cotton ware? housed under the State system repre? sents the value given on its face, I be? lieve that it will be eagerly sought and readily accepted as security for loans, declared Gov. Manning. * Gov. Manning said that if he were in a position to make rules to govern cotton planters In marketing this sea? son's crop he would provide that no cotton was to be sold below the cost of production, that the whole crop was to be sold slowly; that none of it was to l>e sohl until the price reached the cost of production or just over it and that the marketing of cotton by individuals take place only as their debtl made it necessary. MAYE8YILLE SCHOOL OPENS* Principal Hruiison und Corps of Teach? er. Heady for Good Year's Work. Maycsvlllo, Sept. 7.?The Mayes ville graded school opened its session yesterday under most favorable cir? cumstances and with the largest en? rollment for the first day in many years. Principal H. 11. Hrunson, ot Orangeburg, who taught so success? fully here lust session, Is back at his post ready for another good session's Work. He spent the vacation studying jat Columbia university. His assist? ants are all teachers of experience and come highly recommended in every way. They are: Miss Janie Forde, of Blackstock, Miss Lilian Cook, of Kock Hill, and Miss Drusilla Gee, of Santuc. The trustees and patrons of this school feel that the affairs of the school will be In good hands and that the pupils will receive a maximum of good during the session. The cotton market has opened up lively and from all Indications, there will be a strong market here again this se .son. Quite a quantity of cotton Is being ginned for so early in the sea? son and prospects are that the crop will be short hereabouts. Many of the planters arc inclined to hold for higher prices and no great amount of cotton is being sold. 1 The latest new ? .terprise In town is the Muyesvllle Mercantile company w hieb n ill do a general merchandising business. The organisers are j. H, liurgess and (' c Itlcharda COTTON GINNKRH1 RI5PORT. special to The l tolly Item. Washington, Sept. 8.? The govern* menl report toda) shows 161,367 balei cotton ginned from the 1916 crop to September first, against 1 so,l 7 iast year, . BIG GRAIN YIELDS. HALF DOSEN NEW PRODUCTION RECORDS SEEM ASSURED BY FEDERAL REPORT, Billion Bushels Wheat?Corn Produe lion Increased 07,000,000 Bushel* During August. Washington, Sept. 8. Bumper grain crops this year, with a half a dozen new production records now seem as? sured. Basing predictions on a can? vass made September 1, the agricul? ture department today issued fore? casts showing the prospects of big grain yields, improved during August. The wheat crop is placed at 081,000, 000 bushels, 00,000,000 more than last year. No change Is made in the Au? gust prediction of 650,000,000 bushel3 of winter wheat. The spring wheat production forecast was increased 15, 000,000 bushels to a total of 322,000, 000 bushels. When the Hnal canvass is made the entire wheat production probably will reach 1,000,000,000 bushels. I Corn production prospects increased] 67,000,000 bushels during AugustJ the forecast now being 2,085,000,000 bushels. Although that exceeds last year's crop by more than 110,000,000 bush? els, it falls 130,000,000 bushels short of the record crop of 1012. Oats may reach a record, the Sep? tember forecast being 1,108,000,000 bushels, 267,000,000 more than was harvested last year, but 10,000,000 below the record crop of 1012. The condition of white potatoes took a decided drop. Indications point to record crops of barley, rye, sweet potatoes, tobacco, rice and hay. The apple and peach crops also are far above the average. BALTIMORE BANKER DIES. I Michael Jenkins, Multi-millionaire and Noted Philanthropist. Baltimore, Sept. 7.?Michael Jen? kins, multi-millionaire banker and philanthropist, died at his home here today of pneumonia. He was 72 years old. Mr. Jenkins was one of the chief owners of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad and was chairman of the board of directors of the Merchants ^and Miners' Transportation company. He was a trustee and treasurer of the Catholic University of America at Washington and was knighted by Pope Pius X for his services to the Roman Catholic church. Mrs. Jen? kins died several years ago. They left no children. MAYESVILLE SOCIAL LIFE. Book Club Entertained by Mrs. Mills ?Other Social Affairs. Mayesville, Sept. 7.?Little Misses Eleanor and May Belle Crawford en? tertained quite a large number of their little friends at a birthday party last week. The young hostesses re received a large number of beautiful presents. A number of games were played and delicious ice cream and cake were served during the afternoon. The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club met last week with Mrs. J. H. Mills, and there was a large number of both members and guests in attendance. As usual, the afternoon was spent most pleasantly in playing rook. The guest's prize was won by Mrs. J. W. Spencer and the member's by Mrs. J. D. Black well, both receiving dainty sets of rook cards. Refreshments of cream and cake were passed during the en? tertainment. Little Miss Janle Louise Maycs jravo an afternoon party to a number of her little playmates during the past week. The little ones enjoyed the aftcrnoo.i engaging in outdoor games and re? freshment* were passed to add to the afternoon's pleasure. Miss Dorothy Maycs of Savannah !s visiting her cousin, Mrs. J. H. Mills. H. C. Bland and family have re? turned from a month in the moun? tains of Western North Carolina. SHUT RIGHT OF WAY. City Coiineil Ratifies Change in Sea? board Plan. Charleston, Sept. 7.?The line of the Seaboard Air Line railroad across Charleston to the Ashley river under? went a sweeping change today when thi right of day as laid down west of Rutledge avenue in the franchise of 1011 was shitted southward from the intersection of Grove street with Rutledge to a point that locates the Seaboard bridge across the Ashley be? tween 600 and 600 feel further down stream than hitherto. The change In right of way will cost the city of Charleston an addi? tional $6,000 and will amount to con? siderable added expense of construc? tion by the railroad in Ihe new line to Savannah, it was ratified today by ihe special city council committee on railroads and by the municipal park commission, in conference with W. R. r.onsai. promoter of the Charleston Southern. INSURANCE MOhtf COMING IN INVESTMENTS OF COMPANIES l SHOW INCREASE. I Gain of More Than One und Onc-half Million Dollars is Disclosed in Re? port} on Half Year. Columbia, Sept. B.?The semi-an? nual return of investments by insur? ance companies for the six months ending June 30, 1915, shows the very [satisfactory figure of $14,481,610. This is an increase over the amount invest? ed June 30, 1014 of $1,500,000. This is a very satisfactory increase when the war conditions are taken into con? sideration. The amount $14,481,610.66 repre? sents investments in State, county and municipal bonds to the amount of $3,660,169.03; real estate mort? gages, $10,745,309.07; bank deposits, $71,630.76, and real property owned in the State, $4,500. No accounting is made of loans to policyholders or investments in in? terstate railroad bonds. The amount' shown above is only in such invest-) ments as enable the companies to get a reduction in license fees. The insurance commissioner is very much gratified at the amounts which have been invested by the insurance companies, especially when it is re? membered that when the insurance department was established in 1908 the total investments by these same companies in the like form of securi? ties amounted only to about $325,000. To increase from this amount to $14, 4 81,610 in seven years' time is very gratifying to the insurance commis? sioner. The insurance commissioner has made his returns to ihe State treas? urer month by month and for the period January 1, 1915, to Septem , her 1, 1915, has turned into the State treasury from all sources the sum of $179,034.14. RESIGNS PLACE, AVOIDS PUNISH? MENT. 11. L. Black Gives up Position as Greenville Coroner, Thereby Escap? ing Punishment. Greenville, Sept. 4.?R. L. Black today resigned his position as coro? ner of Greenville county in order to avoid serving six months and paying a line of $300. Judge Prince, in sen? tencing him for malfeasance in office, placed a proviso in the sentence to the cfTect that no punishment would be meted out in case Black resigned immediately. The coroner thereupon filed his resignation, which has been forwarded to Gov. Manning. Already there are several applicants for the vacant job. Black was tried Friday and found guilty. It was proved that he was drunk on many occasions. An interesting feature in connection with >tho case is that Black made his cam? paign on the ground that he wished to get money with which to educate himself at Furman. His appeal was of the nature which gained for him the support of many a churchman in Greenville. HICHLAND BUYS SUPPLIES. No Purchase Cun be Made After Sep teml>er 15?Orders Aggregating About $3on,(MK). Columbia, Sept. 7.?Anticipating the success of the prohibition election September 14, the Bichland county dispensary board has placed an order for approximately $300,000 worth of liquors, beer and wines. This is con? sidered a six months' supply. The board usually makes purchases for three months. In the event that prohibition car? ries, the dispensaries will not be per? mitted to place orders for whiskey after September 15. The law will go into effect January 1. The heavy purchases therefore mean that the dispensaries in this county will remain open until the last day. Several days ago it was reported that the Charleston dispensary board had made purchases amounting to '$250,000. No reports have been re? ceived from the other 13 dispensary counties, but it is presumed that extra amounts have been bought in a ma? jority. Gust year the Bichland dispensaries sold about $811,000 worth of whis? key. The sales are now averaging about $50,000 a month. A member of the board said yesterday that the sales for November and December will probably average about $70,000. DISPENSARY IS PREPARED. Charleston Is Getting Heady for a Long Dry Siege. The Charleston dispensary board has ordered $250,000 worth of liquor ami beer to be delivered at once, and arrangements are being made to rent a warehouse in which the goods will be stored, The object is preparedness for any eventuality when the State \ote; on the prohibition question on September 14, the board believing that a big demand Would follow a victory of the prohibition forces, and should prohibition be established, the hoard could buy no more supplies. SHORT COURSE AI GLEIM. COUNTRY MINISTERS, TEACHERS AND FARMERS AMONG THK 151 STUDENTS ENROLL- i ED. 1 Session Lasted Four Weeks and Those Who Attended Were Greatly Bene? fited. Clcmson College, Sept. 5.?What was without doubt the most successful short course ever given at Clemson College has just closed. One hun* dred and fifty-four were enrolled Jn the five divisions of the summer school and there were very few who did not remain to the end of thetr course. There is general satisfaction with the success of the summer school and it is believed that this Is but the beginning of a series of most successful summer sessions. The committee in charge of the summer school consisted of Dr. F. H. H. Calhoun, chairman; Profs. EL W. Darre and W. W. Long, Mr. J. C. Llt tlejohn and the Rev. W. H. Mills. TlM 154 students enrolled were divided as follows: Country ministers, 12; farm? ers, 28; cotton grading students, 31; corn club boys, 81; rural school teach? ers, 2. The school opened August if and continued for four weeks. Probably the two most interesting features of the school were the coun? try' ministers' course and the corn cluo boys' course. These were the first of their kinds in the State and the coun? try ministers' course was the first of its kind in the South. The twelve ru? ral preachers who came to the school received instruction in practical agri? culture as well as in the theories of rural economics, and they expressed the opinion, when leaving, that the course had fitted them .o do better and more understanding work than ever before for the people of their communities. As for the 81 prize-winning corn club boys, representing practically every county in the State, their stay at the college was certainly productive of results. In the first place, the boys learned much about scientific agricul? ture. They used specially prepared text books written in language they could understand. They also had spe? cially "selected Instructors who took great pains with them. The course made the boys ambitious for more learning as was evidenced by the fact that 75 per cent of them, at the close of the session, declared their intention to take a full course at an agricultural college if it were possible. But aside from what they learned from their books and instructors, the corn boys received other benefits from their course which are just as real and will probably be of much value to them. For many of the boys, It was the first trip away from home. There were numerous cases of homslck ness and, indeed, had the course last? ed only two weeks it probably would not have been a success. But the boys soon got used to their absence from home and came to take an Interest in their companions and surroundings. For most of these lads It was the first adventure with the outside world. Moreover, the boys were taught to play as well as to work and every af? ternoon was spent In athletic sports. There Is no room to doubt that for the boys the Clemson College summer school was a highly successful under? taking. The farmers who attended had a thorough course In the elements of scientific agriculture, each week be? ing devoted to one major subject. The course in cotton grading also proved productive of excellent results. A feature of this course was the fine class of the students. It is likely that Clemson College will h/>ld a summr school next year and each subsequent year, and there are reasons to believe that what has been done this summer was only the beginning of something greater. MEETING OF STENOGRAPHERS. (State Convention to Be Held In Colum? bia Thanksgiving Day?Committee Meets. Columbia, Sept. 5.?A call has been Issued for a meeting of the South Car? olina Association of Stenographers, to be held in Columbia Thanksgiving day. Executive committeemen met iu Columbia Saturday, when plans rel jStive to the annual gathering were made. Final arrangements were left to the Columbia representatives. Sev? eral prominent South Carolinians are to be invited to deliver addresses. Miss Kate H. Armistead is chairman of the Columbia group. The executive committee is com? posed of J. J. Brennan of Sumter, also president of the association; Ernest U Allen, Miss Kate H. Armistead, Miss Florence V. McMillan, Mrs. Joseph B. Morris, Mrs. W. T. Rison, Miss Edith Porcher, Miss Marguerite Bradford, L. E. Wood and Miles Wood. Kdgar Brown ; d several other writers throughout the State. Chief of Police Killed. Athens. Sept. 7.? A dispatch from Potrograd S*ya the chief wi -police has been assassinate**