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COOPERATION AND ORGANIZA
WON WILL MINIMIZE R\V
AG** OE Hfin;
ronfereocv at Fairfax Attended by
Planter*, Merchants, Professional
Wm, Who Mn Federst and Nute
?overnnetwt in lsa?*c|sj te^gfa^ of
Action.
Falrfa*. Den. 11?^operation and
organisation will ee the weapon* used
by South Carolina farm em and busi
naee men he an effort te minimise
the rav**e?ef the Mexican cotton boll
weevil. South Carolina will be the
nrst of the States m the cotton belt
to adopt steh methods to stabilise
the **w4o*ltwr?l and economic con?
dition* foils went the coming of the
test, whioav has already caused a loss
In the State* to- the south of more
than 11,0*0,000,000.
Mos* than to* farmer*, merchants,
bankers; lawyer* doctors and other
professional me*) met here today in
a conference when a scheme of or?
ganisation and cooperation broad
and eentnrohctietv*, which was pre?
pare* by W. W. Lens;, representing*
the farm demonstration work. Clem
?o*, e*tten*. and the South Carolina
bo|| Weevil <emmission, was unanu
mopsty nowptod. The n*h4 on the
ben]' weevil started In earnest with the
T%irt%k aptfeeeae*. 1% waa very pi ob*
ebry the meat repr?sentative gather?
ing of me* ever assembled I? South
Carolina. The seven border oouatlee,
Beaut t, Jasper, Hampton, Bnrn
welL Alken. Bdgelleld and afeCoa?
miek eeuatlen seat reareesniatives to
the an es Ma*:. The plans a* proposed
by Mr. Long wore well received by
every man attending
A mawth ae? thorn wer* thoueands
of farmer* saw **wtn**s mow who did
not sawssi that the boll weevil would
Invade this State. Nat an* man at
the Fniema confsrsne* did not believe
that the past would arrive, As a mat?
ter of fact the weevil has been found
la Rtcbmead eeonty, seven miles
from Anawsts, and the represent stires
from the bordtr oenntlee all. realnra
that hw wilt erne* the river early next
year.
The earns*hln of preparation mast
beep* ai oaoe and every man at the
confer**** loll with th* d*teraH*n?
tin* t* spread the news among has
T^iTsfr, Ls** and lodnrssd by
Two farm.**a*ee**ration ajrants will
bo appointed for each of the eeven
border count Um? on* to bo pant by the
government ami th* other by the
county.
Soven of the most patriotic and
trustworthy oitteen* in each county
wth h* appointed to constitute the
v**njjr* boil woevU council.
Th* eouurU will werk in coopera?
tion with the government and dam?
son eoilea* agents.
Cooperative boil weevil club* are
to bo organised In as mann communi?
ties as possible in each county.
The members of the clubs a HI meet
every ?0 days and submit written ra?
fts as to how tuny are prsparlng
the cotton vest.
ies* risssis wiH show th* pro
Ivsness of the members of the
ojaha,
Th* farmers are urged to basin at
see s system of diversified afrtcui
[ur* and the "live at home move
lont" must b,i truly practiced.
That th* land owners furnish their
'tenants with a brood sow and mil*
cow with sumotont unstur***.
Thai tno farmers begin next year
to produce certain crops. Including',
peanut* and soy b*ana for the mar?
ks'.*.
That b?>as b* raised as feeders for
th* pin king houses at Orangeburg
snd Orecnvtlle?
"That we call upon our people to
develop a community spirit?the spir?
it of cooperation and unselfishness for
ws beiiev* that with a ion* pull all
together th* advont of th* boll wee?
vil may la tint* com* to h* looked
upon as a 'bleesing In disguise.' " ?
the eonrltuHon and one of the most
important paragraphs in the set of
resolutions adopted by the confer?
ence
More than a score of bankers at?
tended th* conference today an 1
heartily Indorsed the resolutions pro?
viding for tks plan of organisatlen,
Th* hankers promised to keep in
done touch with the situation and u>
cooperate in every way in keeping
with sound business principles. The
(ankers are not now prepared to
state a policy with regard to a basis
of credit under boll s/sevU coudi
tiono. The policy will be decided
upop ae th* situation develops. The
individual effort of farmers will hp
a big faotor In th* matter of cr edit.
Presenting the aueetlon bsforo the
conference Mr. Long said that there
was to b* no sp*echmaklng, hut. that
a definite profiTafume was to b* out
ltn*d. Acting under a resolution he
appointed the following committee te
pre pore a report on the plan of ac?
tion for the i'ii!s?ii* in the border
rousAle*: hUshord I. Manning. Co?
lumbia, chair.*su, George Bander* of
Ikgfrwgfl. If VT; VviH^rdsOu'of B?Sif?
>farj, ^..B*,Gunter, jr.. of Aiken, 4.
L. Folk of Hampton, C. E. Perry of
Jasper, J. F. Britt of McCormlck and
K. J. Mime of Edgefield.
After, deliberating for an hour the
committee returned the following
plan which was adopted without a
dissenting voice:
'Whereas, at an early date the
boll weevil will cros* the South Caro?
lina line and Infest the lower border
counties, causing economic demorall-1
sallqn, depreciation in property value
and disturbances in labor eondltlona,
un ess precautionary measures are I
adopted.
"Therefore be it resolved, That we,
the cttteens of the following; border
counties: Beaufort, Jasper, Hamp?
ton, Barn well. Alken, Edgefield and
MoCormick, in mass meeting, assem?
ble! at Fairfax this 11th day of De
cembsr, 1916, do adopt In the inter?
est of all our citizens the following
resolutions:
? First, That the plan of local or?
ganization presented by W. W. Long,
director of extension work, represent?
ing Clem son agricultural college, the
> United States farm demonstration
work and the Booth Carolina boll
weevil commission, be indorsed to
"(a) That there shall be two
demonstration agents In each of the
said named counties; the salary of
one agent in each county to bo pro?
vided for In the supply bill of the
county and the salary of the ether
agent to be provided as heretofore
by Clemson college and the United
Mates deportment of agriculture.
. "<b) That there shall be appoint?
ed In each county seven of our moot
patriotic and trustworthy citizens to
constitute the 'county boll weevil
council.' This council shall work in
cooperation with Clemson agricul?
tural college and the Unites States
department of agriculture and the
two County agents. |
"tc) That there shall be organized [
by the county agents in as many I
communities as Is thought wise, 'co
operative boll wevtl clubs,' whose
object shall be to take the lead, ad?
vocating and practicing the bent
methods of preparing for the coming
of the weevil. The members of such]
eiuos shall report In writing at each
meeting whnt they have accomplish-1
ed in carrying out the Instructions of
the college and government author'.
Use and these reports to be filed by
county agents with the chairman of I
Usj 1 ^ y^j^iii^l^ ^ j
proi;reesiveness of the members may
be In the hands of some responsible
agency, i
"Second, That believing this to be |
a w: so and necessary expenditure of
the public fund In the Interest of all
clasnes of our citizens, In conference
assembled We call upon the members
of our legislative delegations to
make provision foe the salaries of the I
agents in our counties as above!
mentioned.
"Third, That realising that any
migration of labor Will further com?
plicate and make more difficult the
solving of the problem, we call upon
our people to give every assurance to
our laboring classes that they and
their families will be provided for!
and protected in every way possible.
"Fourth. That realising that only
those who make all of their supplies
at home for man and beast are in the
beet position to Withstand the eco?
nomic ravages of the boll weevil, we I
recommend that our farmers begin
at ence to work out on conservative j
seile a system of diversified agrlcul-1
ture, to. begin at once to praetW
rigid economy in everything, and to
buy only such suppllee for the farm
and homes as can not be produced.
"Fifth?That we recommend to our
landowners that they aid where neces?
sary by furnishing each tenant a brood
sow and a milch cow with sufficient
pasturage, and that each tenant bo
rcqtdred to seed sufficient land to
make his bread and to produce feed
for his live stock.
"Sixth?That we suggest to our
farmers that they begin in 1917 to
grow In a small way different crops
for- market; such as peanuts, soy
beans and truck crops, and, especially,
potatoes and melons, In order thai
they may be familiar with the hand?
ling of these crops when the heavy
I nfe nation of the weevil takes place
"Seventh?That since live stock 1s
tha basis for a system of well round?
ed agriculture, we urge upon ou
farmers the necessity of beginning at
once to grow forage crops and to de?
velop pastures in order that they ma>
be able to begin grading, up their
herds of beef and dairy cattle by th.
use of pure bred sires. We espe?
cially urge that our farmers raise
grazing crops for hogs in order that
chefi p pork may he produced now
that favorable market facilities hn\'<
been provided by the establishment
of packing houses at Orangcburg and
Greenville.
"Eighth?That we appreciate thf
public press as our greatest auoncv
for reachiug the people, and we,
therefore respectfully request that
papors In our respectivs counties co?
operate with Clemson collage and
tho United State* department of ag?
riculture by publishing from week tu
CJK.VI) LODGK IN ANNUAL SES?
SION WITH R. A. OOOPKR
PRESIDING.
Grand Muster Presents Report of
Work for Year Among Members?
Home Fund Grow* ? Aid Given
families of Distressed Mason*-?
Past, Master's Degree.. Conferred.
Charleston, Dec. U\-r-Tbe j 140th
annual communication of the most
worshipful grand lodge of Ancient
Free Masons of South Carolina con?
vened at the Masonic temple todoV at
11 o'clock, the following officers be?
ing at their stations and places:
Grand Master R. A. Cooper, Lnu
rens, Deputy Grand Master W. W.
Wannamaker, Orangehurg; Senior
Grand Warden William A, Giles, Gran-"
itevi.le; Junior Grand Warden S. T.
Laut: am. Spartan burg; Grand Treas?
urer W. H. Prioleau, Charleston;
Grand Secretary- O. Frank Hart, Co?
lumbia; Grand Chaplain Rev. K. M.
Ugh/ foot, Clinton; Senior Grand Dea?
cons J. P. Duekett of Anderson and
J. C. nissell of Charleston; Junior
Grand Deacons N. U Bennett of Spar
tanburg and R. B. Flckiing of Black -
vllle; Grand Marshal U C. Blackwood
of Spartanbmg; Grand Pursuivant C.
A. Power of Laurene, Grand Stewards,
J. H Fowl es of Columbia and T. B.
Boland, Ware Shoals; Grand Tiler W.
A. Sink lor, Charleston.
Tbe following past grand masters
were ,n attendance: P.. F. Dlvver, An?
derson; Orlando Sheppard, Kdgefteid;
C. E. Sawyer, Alken; F. B. Harrison,
Abbeville; J. L. Mlohle, Darlington;
George T. Bryan, Greenville; J. R.
Johnson, Charleston. Seventeen dis?
trict deputy grand masters responded
to th i roll call.
The grand master then read his an?
nual address, an exhaustive and Illu?
minating review of the work of the
craft during the past year, a report
on tho condition of the order and a
scholarly compendium of Masonic jur?
isprudence. Many Interesting and sig?
nificant questions were decided in rul?
ings of the grand master. The address
was referred to appropriate commit?
tee tit review and report
The grand treasurer's and grand
secretary's reports were received and
referred to proper committees as were
also the reports of the district depu?
ties for review end report.
The committee on distribution of
work reported, assigning work to the
several committees.
Tfe*v*?jeaV of the Masonio hntne
fund trustees showed the- fund to be
IXSI.OOO, ah increase of $10,000 since
last year. The trustees reported an
expenditure of more than $8,000 dur?
ing the year in retlef of distressed
Masons, their widows and orphans, In
ind outside regular institutions. The
trustees recommended a continuance
of tho plan employed for administra?
tion of the fund and a renewal of the
usual appropriation for. the grand
lodge to tbe fund. The report was
unanimously adopted. Dr. Frank ID,
Harrison of Abbeville, whose term as
a member of the board of trustees ex*,
plred with this session, was unani?
mously reelocted a member of the
board for a term of five years.
On motion of Past Grand Master
Mower It was resolved that the fund
heretofore known as tho Masonic
home fond be known hereafter as the
Maaontc relief fund.
Past Grand Master G. T. Bryan, for
the memorial committee, read a beau?
tiful tribute to the Itas grand chap?
lain of the grand lodge, the Rev.
W. P, Smith, of Spartanburg, who
had passed away since the grand lodge
session of 1915. The report was unan?
imously adopted and was ordered
printed In the grand lodge proceed?
ings.
Past Grsnd Master E. W. Durant
I of Minnesota, a visitor in the grand
I lodge, was welcomed by the grand
master and responded with a .warm
Masonic greeting.
I The grand master presented to the
grand lodge the lie v. Meltcn Clark of
Charleston, formerly grand chaplain
of the grand lodge of North Carolina,
who responded in an In* routing ad?
dress.
The grand lodge will probably con?
clude Us session tomorrow afternoon.
At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon Past
Grand Master Michle presided over a
lodge of past masters in the blue
lodge- room, at which the past master's
degree was conferred on a number of
lodge masteia
Notion,
All persons are forbidden from
hunting or trespassing otherwise up?
on my lands in the vicinity of Salem
Brick church, said lands being a part
of the estate of the late Mrs. N. R.
Wltherspoon.
Mrs. W. J. McKay.
week such timely Information as may
be furnished by the State and gov?
ernment authorities. We would fur?
ther suggest that all of our farmer.*
become subscribers to their county
pspers and such State papers as they
may deem advisable in order tin',
they may keep well abreast of the
times during the strenuous period
new approaching."
ROBERT A. COOPER AGAIN
CHOSEN GRAND MASTER.
Rev. William E. Thayer of Sumter
Succeeds Late Rev. W. P. Smith as
Chaplain?Other Officers.
Charleston, Dec. 13.?The grand
lodge of Ancient Free Masons of
South Carolina closed its 180th grand
cojpwnvuUcation this afternoon after a
two days' session in the Masonic tem?
pi* In this city. Officers for the vi?
saing year were elected and appointed
withv practically no changes from the j
present roster, and a mass of routuiel
Pusiness Mas disposed of.
Mapy important points of Masonic i
law which had been ruled upon by the)
grand master during the year were i
incorporated into the jurisprudence j
off to* Craft by the grand lodge after
interesting discussion.
One'of the most interesting reports
of roihty years from an historical
point of view was the one submitted
by W. G. Mazyck of Charleston, es?
tablishing the date of the institution
of1 the grand lodge of South Carolina
as 1 736, making this session the 180th
and distinguished the grand lodge of
South Carolina as the oldest body of
Its kind on the American continent,
t Past Grand Master George S. Mow?
er, on behalf of the grand lodge, pre?
sented te Past Grand Master George
T. Bryan a gold watch and chain. The
gift was acknowledged in a feeling
speech by the former head of the
craft.
1 Mr. Matyck called attention to the
fact that the next annual meeting
would be the centennial of the union
of the two grand lodges of this State,
effected in 1817, and moved that the
grand Warrant officers arrange for
some eurtable celebration of the oc?
casion.
The following officers were elected:
Grand master, R. A. Cooper, Lau
rens; deputy grand master, W. W.
Wamvtnaker, Orangehurg; senior
grand Warden, W. A. Giles. Granite
vllle; junior grand warden, S. J. Lan
ham, Spartanburg; grand treasurer,
W. H. Prioleau, Charleston; grand sec?
retary, O. Frank Hart? Columbia;
grand chaplain, the Rev. William %%
Thayer, nf Sumter.
All 'these are present incumbents,
exespt the grand chaplain, who was
elected to succeed the late Rev. W. P.
Smith. ?
The) grand warrant officers having
b**w*ftfrjy inataUsd-th*, fallowing pJLy
cere were appointed and each of those
as wer* present were installed?
Senior grand deacons: J. P. Duck
ett, Anderson and J. C. Bissell, Char?
leston; junior grand deacons, N. L.
Bennett, Spartanburg and R. B. Fick
Vtng; Blackville; grand stewards, J, H.
Fowles. Columbia? and F. B. Boland,
War* n Shoals; grand marshal,
I.. C>. Black wood, Spartanburg; grand
pursuivant, C, A. Powers, Lour ens;
grand ttter, W. A. Winkier, Charles?
ton.
The grand master appointed the
following deputies:
f William G. Mazyck, Charleston,
firet district; P. M. Buckner, Wai
terboro, second district; A.A. Lemon,
Barnwell, third district; W. W. Ed
Igerton, Alken, fourth district; B. E.
iNicholson, Edge-field, fifth district;
Kenneth Baker, Greenwood, sixth
! district; T. Frank Watkins, Ander
|soh, seventh district; R. T. Hallum,
Pickens, eighth district; A. S. Row
eft, Piedmont, ninth district; W. B.
Patton, Cross Anchor, tenth district;
Van Smith, New berry, eleventh dis?
trict; M. H. Saadifer, Rock Hill,
twelfth district; Joseph Lindsay,
Chester, thirteenth district; J. B. Wal?
lace, Qamden, fourteenth district; K.
K. Wallace, Kingstree. fifteenth dis?
trict; T. E. Wannamaker, Cheraw,
sixteenth district; J. C. Sellers, Sellers,
seventeenth district; W. L. Glaze,
Orangeburg, eightemh district; H. 11.
Andersen, Tucapau, nineteenth dis?
trict; B. B. Bishop, Inman, twentieth
district
SHOOTING AT PINE WOOD.
Night Watchman R. R. Thames Shot
Negro Saturday Night ami Another
On* Monday Morning.
frinewood, Dec. 13.?Night Watch?
man R. R. Thames shot Harrison
Pugb, colored, in tho right thigh Sat?
urday night. The wound proved to
be only a flesh wound upon exami?
nation.
Officer Thames shot his second man
Monday morning, when he attempted
to arrest a colored man, who gave
his name as Spann Canty. Canty and
the officer had B speedy chase down
Main street, when a bullet from the
nightwatchman's. pistol stopped the
seeing colored man, the bull panting
clear through his body. The wound?
ed man was placed on a passing
through freight and taken to a hos?
pital in Sumter. He is doing as well
ias could be expected.
Washington, Dec. 12.?Information
reached here late today that despite
earlier word to the members of the
American-Mexican joint commission.
Carranatfi refused to sign the protocol
drawn Up at Atlantic City.
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?JZ-JJ ?in Mm.
LEVER DOESN'T DESPAIR OF
FARM LOAN RANK.
Announces That He Will Keep up Ef?
forts to Bring Institution to Capital
City.
Washington, Dec. 13.?Representa?
tive Lever after taking dinner with
W. S. A. Smith, a member of the fed?
eral farm loan board tonight, issued
the following .statement to The State's
correspondent regarding the establish?
ment ol a farm loan bank at Colum?
bia:
"I have been at work on this mat?
ter for some time and have been in
touch with the situation endeavoring
to protect Columbia's interests from
the inception of the movement to es?
tablish these farm loan banks.
"After a conference with member.1*
of the board I think it appropriate to
say that from what I can learn no de- j
cision has yet been reached that would
diminish Columbia's chances forget?
ting one of these banks or that would
tend toward her elimination.
"The board has not yet officiallv
made known where the banks will be
located, and until this Is done there
will, of course, be no change in the
status of tho city of Columbia as an
applicant.
"I will continue every effort that I
can put forth to have Columbia get a
enhk und will not lessen my work in
that direction until otlicial notification
is made as to the places which will
get them."
HARYIN ELECTED IN CLOSE
RACE.
Beats out E. C. Geddings by One Vote
for In tendency of I'inewood?Al?
dermen Chosen.
Pinewood, Dec. la.^In the town
election hold here Xovembei 28th,
the following were elected to serve
as aldermen for 1?17: Ben D. Grif?
fin, John S. Richardson, Dr. K. O.
Rinehart and W. D. Epperson. br?
Rinehart was re-elected. For intend
ont Dr. F. M. Harvin and E. C.
Geddings tied, each receiving 19
votes.
Today the second election was held
to elect an intendant, Dr. Harvin be?
ing elected by one majority, Harvin
23, Geddings 22.
London, Dee. 14.?King Constan?
tino has massed a largo force of Ores);
troops around Kalerina in dangeroj.j
proximity to the left flank of Gen.
Sarrail's allied army in Macedonia,
according to dispatches received to?
day. A wireless from Berlin stated
that tbe allied forces had already
been driven from the town.
GREECE WOVLD HAVE SHU'S RE*
STORED AND FOOD BLOCK -
ADE REMOVED.
Government Promises That Country
Will Remain Neutral, bnt Refuses
to Make Further Concession*?
More Reservists Join King.
Herl;n, Dec. 13 (By Sayville).?De?
mands said to have been made by
the Creek government in negotiations
with the entente powers are contain?
ed in reports received from Athens by
way of Solia, according to the Over?
seas News Agency. These reports
htate that the number of Greek re^
servists voluntarily enlisting in the
service of King Constantine has in?
creased and has attained a consider?
able total. Summing up the reports,
the news agency says:
"in the negotiations of the entente
powers with Greece, apparently Engt
land maintains moderate views while
France asks for most reck lese meas?
ures.
"Greece demands unhampered ac?
tion by the Greek government is Old
Greece, the return of all railroad linen
to L'irissa, that all telegraph and
telephone stations shall be placed in
Greek hands, the withdrawal of the
entente troops from Greek soil in ttos
whole district South of Larissa, the
restoration of confiscated Greek mer?
chant ships and the abolition of the
blockade against the importation c<f
food.
"Greece on her part offers to give an
obligation that she will undertake no
hostilities against the entente. The
Greek government is said to have 'n
formed the entente powers, in a firm
tone, that it has decided to make no
other concessions and to defend the
honor and dignity of Greece against
arbitrary measures.
"Public opinion in Greece is report?
ed to he so excited that any inconsid?
erate step or tactless action may set
fire, to the powder case,"
Washington, Dec. 14.?The German
reply to the American protest against
the deportation of Belgians has been
received at the State department. It
is understood to deny any inhumanity
on the part of Germany.
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Thursday, December 21
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the Atlantic Coast Line will sell excursion tickets from Sumter to
Havana, including meals and berths on steamships, at the fare
and on the date named above, limited returning until January 7,
im.
Fares will apply via Jacksonville; thence via the East Coast
and the "Over Sea Railroad," or via the West Coast of Florida,
through Port Tampa, but not going via ore route and returning
via the other .and tickets will be good to stop over at all sta?
tions en route, either on the going or return trip, or both.
Pro] toil innate fares from nearly every otl*er point in Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina. Children Half Fare.
For schedules, reservations on trains and ships, and interesting
literature on Cuba, apply to the undersigned, who will procure it
for you promptly.
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