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Diversified Crops Comprise Ikore than Two4hirds of v Souths W Fa*m Pto~ : dnets in Vilue I (Manufacturers Record, ,. Faltimore). "Xccofding to statistics compiled by Manulacturers' Record' from re-; l^rts of &e Department of Agri-ril ture^ tfie .hypothetical value of all crops ia* the United States for 19IS i W^s $\4.08:o,769?i8QO, compared $^08S,i;<Kr.O00 for the l?ve-ye<ir. ;tvJi ? i asp or the pre-war years1 of. iyi(? jSH. The South's : proportion , of these crop values in 1918 was $0,80*4,". 1$1,000, and for the five*-year Average, i92$-T9i4. ?'$2;>05N6e9>0p0." . Thifrwas a >elaitK'e increase in crop values for. the entire :c6uhtry and' the South oi ajfrour 181 per cent, each, and-it must be considered -that the figures dealt with' in/ tjbis article, represent crop treues; only "and df* include live? etbfctf [cp livestock;- producta J A'-'jttaifct &mjosi^#kin#. -is*tha .fact ?iatTla^ ^.u^Jwiy^ ajbout: <yoe-third ofT^h?i ppp^l&ti??varid' a'rje^', had ?>vt?t' .*? jiafep?f -C^.lo^i crop, value*, ofr fKe whotevcountry* &; 19 & ? Feat i.^g ^af^?iiSee ? wh$rhave 4?een beratr ini^e^jSo^tli because 'they -hive the e'rrc^e^-impression jfcat "tjfe jfoee #| cotton- i$; fcndul-y :hig&. might, .attr'ibuJ.e th%^?th;s^wo^ertul ?h$w*$&rin 'crop vahrefc to jitircpttpp^^be^ Manufacture e^riftee^M e??k-fttre|i**on :to ,ihe foi low^jltltej^stmg facts:'- . ?"' | ? ;T^^t^$o^' ^oe^ not" owe its j in^e|is<-^ m crop ' yalues "whollyto. cotton ?- can ^be'csefcn.; wh<?n ft' is shown ii*at;?;4*^f9l'-8 ??? ;^rcenta#e ot: the! liq^B^ti?xl \ .vaWe of all... crops, ". in* j t&eisfcrteeu ^?the*n 'feiatesV-was prbo-1 ?^-?^ot^over S^.pe* cent,-.or ^j^iJ^S^^3$ /cetton,^''money, ?iid i ^"ar^^g^e-QUarter -of. . Its .total crop ^h^^^^liS9S;0W,-OOOi.^as rcpre'slj se^te^ffe^-'one,' food- .'and '?*feed cro^ i al#fte,' ^ebrn. - ?y*n-;i5>r> Hha'five-yea'r I &?tag& c^-aM^H"^* "^hen the. plea j for diyft^ficaUon ?of.i^uthe^rni ccbpsj Jv^?:r^o^/been^^ner|dlyr heeded? this' ^.^n^h^but^^pjjf <t^nt.oi( the to crop values'reprinted* by.'cotton, xvm$iTmab -bifa(?y- partly/ by the* corn crop/ /fchich.waa "Zt- pfer certt.o*" th& total 'crbp^vi^u^ ^aien-'as-"^* whole, the ?*^rthat. of ?l?e 'Vfp'proximat s^e^^outhern lnSr<0Dly] IC^* * J-^Hfc?-represented the: 5?ue JU~t? Soph's cotton, is ah in ?^lo!i; %^at 'thig'iectibn is ^dlyern t&f?^&toity?jf?: breaKing its bond-' ^p^^^?Cingv?otton.; ..j; ?, ^ . -^ne^. -value .of 4 a? "crops, excepting "cotten, pyodueld ih tWsouth in 191^. ?y^^itijSti .'.than l^lHKOotbtfoo, . ah J JWr .^fhe *?Ve>year 'average ? 6? -19 i ^l,t^^^?^#D-^: $^ah increa se -in .t*U>ev?- :.tne.' five-year- average 1 of a^u^v^ ? i^r cent: > ^: / ? :; 1 :-?.^i^c^|tfr.thfe: S^Btn iiin^Qj^eogra?^!?. c?^^nirra^'ta^btiTafed' by ! the pe ^p?'tti? of Ajrricul^ure; "we find that W^^^ J^Mniic'. states' of ity?i^j&h^. .West ^rg'rqia,'-North ^^id^-ha4.:a tQ^^eV?p>'x-aiuatlwi, Jn ??U >&&g2t?,t$?9l$;; ab'd :on'ly ^ 'iMr; c^Kt'of-ft was represented .by'-coti f*n.;' T2te>-cc^o?tP<^?^nfir'' States? of tjie,South1 ^^nt?iVse<^b?^r^nnc^e^ ^OjutfkyV Alabama; 'Mis^iesip^i, Ijou i^tena", T^?aa> , Oklahoma atid Arkan tft^r-in f5l8 pfodubed1 ..drbps- vahSecr ?f"*$St(fej,0^.pW only 3i pe^ cent' of 'tirlri^-'wWffr^tn Cotton; rwhile these saTrie States .for the Bye" 1*^3/ aveVa^e of the pre-w'ar years' 1910-1914?receiy eA'-3ltJgjer .^Cexxt. ,of v^hieir ? crop - valcee - jf&m^cbUoV'';.-?. -".' .. - ! ;ln-presenting these, figures .?howlng the jprpwjh^ tendency .toward 'diversi?'* Station of agricuk?re . in * - Sputh, - the Manufacturers ^Record w'puld also sound afwarning'n?ie to many, indi vidual ',?tat{te ^h'ich should %.evotfe" d j ^^j^eat^-'proportion *of -ihpir /area ' to fftrm ' p'roducts>. other, than cottoov ,rjor\h?^nce.'/the great- State of Tex-' as"yr;I9;8 prp'dVced crops'.yalued ?t ?$B?S,0iMOt-.nearly S2 per* cent, oJC which: was- represented by>.eotion,'. proportion entirely too'high.' Goor* g^;,;with a cr:?^ v^'lRation' , of 'jt?fiii 2^,000.; received '<? pet cent, of tins', sum from fts.cbttch production; South ?srpaina^ wlth.-.^' ^S.alS^OO for lur ci^ps, received ^? per-bent! of it from cotwn; ^ssissippl. - with ?i03."j?9.000 f^r its crop", rcce5x*ed 42 per cent fr?n: cijtton, and, ?rll^nsas, whrch produc ed; in 1918: erops val?ed at4801.179. 090;.bad 39 pervcen"L of it. a3 the rk*-. enue from cottop'. i'n.der.^ present conditiojW of the cotton:market, does it^'rfct ?L-ehoo-y-e- thes^e States the com in^r seapd'n to see that their cotton acceage.'is '^diJal^y' reduced? States* tb*t are foolhardy[ enough to a'n tici pate depending upon half bf their t-ry'p revenue, from cottop will never iTfijve a well ^otriA.dcd, and fafe a.ir; c^VturaK proep^rity.. r i ** ?': _liy_. ?.'? Pershing^s Ancestors " ** ' ?-. : ? ?" - , k . ?> ? 1 . L&ter From G?neral'a Great V - ?ri?ndfather - Greensburg,* .Pa.,' M^rch> 21 -?Gea Mhn 2. -Pershing fulfil led ^he wish of a^T ancestor Uiatv;xa . rn,ember of the #ersh:ng. famltj- slipulU scfve Alsac** lioTr^ih^, when he led'the victorious jfn^ericah arrai^s against"', the'GSr majfe. Th,is fact la disclosed by the rtt-v. JtistusvJ?, Pj?*r^i^g'a,kcbunsin ot ?enCral ?Pershing, who> *has mad? public.a letter written'm Alsace-Lor raine more, th?n 200 years a^o by Frederick Pershinx. Gen. Pershing*s great-great grandfather. In this let ter the general's ancestor expressed the hope that his sOn, Frederick Per shing, Jr.. or his descendants "would ?tmie bac? some day and redeem the fair lands of Alsace-Lorraine from oppression. According to the letter, the Per shings lived .In the village of Kche, In AI^ce'Lerraine in 1744 and foagh* under Emperor Charles against the IMagyars. Soon after that, when a Jaw was passed that all abte-bodJed men between the ajres' OT 16- and r>0 must join the land wehr to protect their country from' rava&es by thr Arstrians. Frederick Pei-shl.njrj Sr.. *efit- his son to Amevl?v. T"re-dcrica l*ershintf, Jr.. reached this count::.' in 1719 and after marrying Mh*s W>-oht in Baltimore, settled in West moreland county. Pennsylvania, **rhere Gen. Pcrshing*s gran*1paM-nts ^?ct-j- tea. VenizeIbs^, Body Guard Gigantic Cretans in Gorgeous Uniforms Guard Premier I of Greece Paris, March 2 (Correspondence of The Associated Press).?Kings, pres idents and premiers have ceased to be- a novelty at the Peace Conference, but the bodyguard of- Premier Veil feelos of Greece, never fails .to attract i great crowds. At the hotel where the American . delegation is. housed and at the foreign office, , Venizelos* ap proach always heralded by the ar rival of one of his Cretan eoldiers ar rayed more brilliantly than a comic opera bandit. The Cretans who escort the Greek statesman are alb more than six feet, tall and apparently have been chosen from various organizations as ? -dif ferent man appears daily, and same uniform is never 2en twice. .The swarthy Cretans a., have small waied mustaches . twisted injo upturned points and stead rigidly at attention for hbuijs whilev awaiting M. Veaize Ibs- at the ..entrance to the .hotel or the foreign.office.r The Jibes qtaitfaH &6ys and . the" jokes of varibusr afHed sol diers who 1 gather ,th,' wonderment never-.seem . to ( ?^et?rb the -impertur abie Crilat?. / ^'.' .'!?'..> I%hiipa the-.iftos't- startling uifitertu worn by; otie- o^f .t^e ':guakds ?enlisted of'TKhite trgbts bound &y tassclted b|ack silk-corda at the knees, a red velvet blouse &ndv-sashr a red ; fez sur lii ounted-' by a.^lack. siiir tassei so long th'?t it ielr'beiow 'the waist and; b!&ck sandals with upturned toes topped by gr^at'bl^ch silk pom .porna. Thia eofl.r tume -was conipleted by an Ivofy handied krfifiv two fact -? - long thrust carelessly into., the* sash. ^ - ? The knives and :*swords worn by the Cretans, are.'the chief -featureof the Uniforms .'and' make collectors ot '.fkfd Ue.uo weapons: very^?nvi?ua, They are of all- sizes. and1 shape* and. h&v*o j sheaths of e great splendor, jeweile.l ;and 'carye'd in. .& 'marveroUS manner. ? I ] ?<ime oX^the. ^U?dsv are bare | kneed/and; have /e?sfumes not unlike the.sco^h^in "stj-le but riiu'ch gaudier <^?1^- ~ Q^hors wear/inarvelously dec orated ' ie~|^?->^^^ t' fa abo%-e *.<utfSesT" "Capes^of Oriental, hues' are rfrequept-y. worn, by the' Cretaiis and. add.to'the '-brilliancy of the .Greek uh.i C^rtns which make- the fancy:. dress inif?rms^?f ^he French ahd English Jopic sombre.': - - * i ? ? ? * . - B[efiln to Speak A-abanta Congressman Accepts Invitation to Attend Cot ton Conference [ Cbluin-bia, March' ^?.^-HCongTess ' man -J. 'Thp.mas H.eflin, - of Alabama, ^Kterdayr yPlr^d *J6 Skottowe ? Wanna ma&eiv <ihairhian 'of the-central com mittee of tfieySouth- Carolina 'Cotton j ^s?#lafiqn>; accepting [any invitation t^sp^alt at jth'e mammoth St.a'te*.m??et-1 jng to^be, head isfc Craven Mali, this I ciy, btt'^^cli i .-beginning ii noon, j Mfc ..lle'fiin^wlredr that' Jv:?-?subject! wo^hi 'trfl. "Cotton in- the MorJnng, bf| *p New. Day-/'. . He is one of thje-'-mpst gifted Orators in -Congress J and ? has been; heard in Soiitji; .Carolina, crt ? a*| number of occasions. ' > * \ ??? ; ?/ j 1 A: telegram Was 'also, received , yes terday\ from ,W. '?: B^.; Thompson, Via, prominent cotton-man.of '.New Or; ieAn's, ;accepting 'an, invitation . to be . present and epeak. at'-th?i-' same ^nect-r. lug. Mr. Thompson's subject.will be '?The Cotton Republic/*. ':'\ *: .: Invitations have, been' sent to Goy.. W? P.. G. Harding? of' the j-vderai Re serve Board'; Robert" F. Madd'ox." presidt.it of-, the 'American Banker's Association Richard' H. Eidmonds, ed itor'of the- Manufacturer's,' Record j and' .Clari?ncc U. . Poe', od it or of; the ! Progressive ? f"armerr . ? ' ,.' .' . j .; All indications. point 'to: the 'm<H*t j inghere .on April 3'being t^e.largeiit doiton meetfhg ever held! in the .State: ?The delegates from each county will ! be ejected at county meeiins? to he j held . March 2S. J -.iTie meeting qo April <J will he ar? j important one for ,at it the centra\ ? commit tee will make a-report '? show i ir.g the te.tal cotton ?^cres?;e Of r the j^tate for the year. 191$ and the o ere 'age for this :.var if pie-^jes arc lived ' up' to. : :. . ? ? ? _ . ? _ 1 - '? ? * ? ?? ? ?.. ?' Feeding The Delegates I Appetites of Americans Surprise i French Cooks Who Cater t^> j Peace Representatives Pr-rl.?, March ; (Correspondence of the Assbc.'att^d 'Press)?Ccckr. at the ih?tel wh^re the hundreds of Anieri i^ans connecter with th/? P.eac'e Cohfer orenee nr-'* stay ng are nmazed it the j appetites- of th3. Ame'ric:tns. .Thy. f Ahter:can breakfast up:tel all. calcula ! tions, M i ho French hotel '.ac9UStome<^ i to HUp}>iyinf? srucsta with ?roll's and j coffee as aivririy ? tnornl?g meal, ^'ifd Icatlis for ha;?i e))d eggs, ' beefsteaks. [ chops. *oato*t'-Al and. hot'cakes surpcife jed the Frcheh eooks. wha af ten weeks jef caterJng'to the hungry Arireric^ns, j hOjVe hot bo.con)c reconciled to the ^American- breakfast menu. \ ? ?'Tlie Americr-n tondnes.s for hors ) d'oeuvr^ also caused consternation. I Great dishes of beet pickle.-; potato 1 salad, sardines, cold slaw and other j relishes served as a preliminary to ? the conventional French dinner, dls-' I appear so rapidly that it has i-een ! necessary to-employ many adittonai i cooks to prepare delicacies of this ;.i:ort. Americans help, themselves so I freely to this initial course that they I frequently have little appetite for the1 isoup, fish and other dishes which fol low. AS the hoter kit hen ran draw on arftty supplies for its food, the Ameri cans have many delicacies not avail able generally in I aris cafes. Tees. \ ice' crearn and pastry made with real jrugar are offered to the peace delog?r |tir?'n.- In most Thiris hotels and e?fes \asc oharine is tised for such purposes. !a;.d even C-r sWe-'Mening coffee'. Th=' I hotel where the Americans stay also [has an ?<bundancc of wh:te flour ;?:i<t igenuin? whit*1 bread. Elsewhere in I Paris the bread is c".arl<. und even ipaairy. when ftvailablc. is inade frr?m 1 ht'.^v.T? fti^IVi ? Turkish Butchery Continues Greek Residents . of District! South of Black Sea Being | Exterminated by Dis- j j banded Turks I London, March 1 (Correspondertee ? [of The Associated Press) in forma-j j tioii deceived \ here from Batuhi hid:- \ cat es that-, despite the surrender; j of the-Turkish forces, the position bfj I the Greeks south of the Black Sea in j j the Caucasus is tragic. j I Ot'is alleged that outrages are beng; I committed by the demobilized but stiil | armed Turkish reservists and that the; Young Turk commander, General Ha-| ! lid Pasha, has been pursuing a policy | j?f systematic extermination of Ghrie-1 tions? - I Thta officer who \i a friend of ! ver. Pasha* is said to be supplying! amis to Turkish irregul?rs in the Uvl%- I sian territories ?vge??te? by the1 f uric Ish army-. Lfetely be received from! ^urjtisk .sources 200 carloads of arm? and* munitions.. - . It is charged that these reservists \ and irregoiae;. loot and magere the Gre^':popuUtien-.- ' '?! j Tb? ?^?rlshj'ng' Greek town of Sao?1 | ^;,n:?ar Trabizond with .a^ population ? ! of- about 8^)00 is reported besieged by*! 1 Turkish reservisfc?. The Greeks, prb?.! j ftting; by- the naturally strong position [Of; the town, are ofTering heroic rc j sistance, ' ' : j. Balloons as Buoys J Used in Fra^ e as Guide Po3ts for Airplane Mail Service ! j Bor.don, Maren 3 (Correspondence ?f .'Associated trenn)?Balloons are Used a* buoys above the clouds to m?rk the course, of the l?ng distance jttitfilane mail service from Marquise, j near Boulogne, France, to Cologne, i Germany,; says. an announcement of j the Royal Air Force which is operat ! infr this service. "Bach balloon is marlied with signs to indicate to the lairpiane pilot its exact' locality and thus" enable the pilots to shape their I course'-a new when the weather is had l or the clouds nie'very low. The bal I loons-also mark the landing grounds ! 'oh the airplanes. Observers in the ! balloons nre required to report the ! condition. of weather above the c'oud layer, the speed and direction of.wind an3 to pdsn this information to-- the nearest ? wireless station for transmission to the airplane pilots. A chain ' of wireless stations has bocn organized along the routes for the transmission of weather reports and if the piiot of an airplane is com pelled to make ? a forced landing he is .expected to report his- location by wireless, or telephone, . to the nearest wireless station so that a motor truck can' be despatched to recover the nia'ils and. render assistance to the airplane. s; -As it is tho intention cf the Boyal A:i* 'Pprce to^maihtaia a night mail .se-iy-k-e on in s route, a'chain of light h?>t!9?s a'.so hns beer, .e^t'h^shefj and atervit is announced the. balloons will be--fitted-for" carrying signal lights and remaining aloft at nig' I as. a further guide' t,o the .' pilots. Mtould a. .pilot lese . his way in the .clctrds: arrangements have been made whereoy he will be able to get in com munication. \yitH^ a wireless station 'from .which he-can receive directions bow to"proceed ? to the nearest land , ing ground. ' This .wire-ess guidance ; is 'expected ti>--be useful in bad weath i er or in - night flying. j Emergency -landing grounds have [?been loca*ed alotig the route in addi Ition^to the regular terminals and the ! airylrnes carry pigeons to be us-xl ?s I.messengers in case of accident, j . . This through service from Marquise tto Cologne -. presents difficulties be i cause of the range.of hills 2,000 feet j higt? between 'the ilu.t country of I Northern France and the valley of the i Khine. This stretch of hilly country \htih few places suitable for landing land pilots .'flying;above -it frequently jepcauhVer clouds find bad weather. ', j The "Hrcyr.l Air Force has for some lfm?? been carrying mail regularly be itweeh Mferqu*"*?: and, Valenciennes and Namur,-Belgium: and between Yal I eicieirmes and Bpa, .the headquarters Jo* the armistice commission. I ? , _' ,? ?? j The Labor Situation Fewer Unemployed Thia Week { Than Last, Says Report Made j by Government j . ? Washington. - March.. 20.?A. slight jlmprovexhont. . in labor ... conditions throughout tSe- United /States was i >*hown r-y reports for the past wc?k jreceived by the federal employment rrcr^ice frcm cities. The reports. I made public tonight showed 371,24ti : unemployed, as compared with 273, ll'S for the \rv-ek preceding. The [ number of cities reporting a labor j surplus reinained .j<beut the same. A '. labor; shortage-, v:is reported; by many lot the Southern ;''-u*iS. ; : *AV.shortage of :: "?"}*. was.-.reported i by %H per cent'- cfi? fhe. 1 cities, while per cent reported 'an equality' of ?supply and derhjind and OS per cent ;! a. surplus. C'-evel?nd reported 00.000 [unemployed. Detroit 22,."0-0 and Buf I li.lo 20.0fH). ."Baltimore', which has ! reported a shortage of 1.500 to 2.000 i for h. number of. weeks, showed n ! surplus cf 1.?00. i With the'exception cf New* Jersey; . where there was an increase of tin j employment of about 5.000. the East I em States and Kew England shov. ed ! no marked change in the labor c n :' ditions. In the middle west the a | bor 'surplus remained about 12?,'00 while there was some ? improvement on the Fne-flc Coast due largely ;o !a decrease from GO.A&0 to 100,000 in 'unempioj'ed in Seattle resulting frvm I settlement of ship, yard strikes. ; John K. DcnsmorCi director of the service, announced tonight that inris-i niuch as the labor community boards 'and more than half of the o/lieers are to ha retained; ever:, effon would be nltide, co concinue* the work or com piling accuiat-e records indic^Lf.i'/e (?.' the changing labor conditions throughout the country in' addition to t;-,? ??.?f\\ -.-.f tending jol-s Ccr s'^'ii -. cilwi -: and i-iVtlifti* rt'i?4 ?\|>fk'.n? . ; Crop Diversification Wh? Should Be Planted in Place of Cotton Clemson College. March 20.?In cormection with cotton acreage reduc tion what crops should be given in creased acreage in 19ID? And what al'? pf?Speet? for profits from crops other than eotlori? A number of fac tors enter into answers' to these q?es : lions now engaging the interest of farmers of ?South Carolina, says the I Extension Service of Ciemson College. It has been the common experience j of the South to receive less money : for a fifteen million bale crop of cot i ton than for an eleven milion bale j crop. With an average season the j same number of acres we had in cot Iton last year will produce this jreair fifteen million hales. Such a crop, in View d? the high Cost of production this yc&r would J>robably be marketed at a s^rioks loss to' the producers. Many farmers in this State and throughout the South have learned to live at home by supplying practi cally all their needs from the farm. This joolicy needs to be applied to every farm in the State, rented farms j included. The landlord will necessa ! rily hfcve to take the initiative in in ducing' tenants' to produce needed supphe9. ?Such a course as this leads I to commercial freedom of the South, I restoration of fertility to the land, and*a permanent profitable agricul | ture. - j What should we plant in South I Carolina on these lands taken out of ?cotton? We cannot afford to let fields l lie idle^iny mere than we can afford ? lo grow cotton at a loss, i To properly answer the above ques ! tion will require some thought on the ! part of every farmer. The best lay | out of crop.s for one farm might not i suit another nearby farm. The guid j ing principle should be in each case ! to p'ant crops that promise to pay : better than cheap cotton. So far as s possible crops should be grown that may be fed to live stock. When crops are fed on the farm and the manure returned to the land the soii 's enriched, whereas cotton dees not Increase the fertility of the land. Certainly there should be an in creased acreage this year ;n corn with velvet beans, sorghum for feed and syrup, sugar cane for syrup, legume hay crops, soy beans and peanuts for hogs, sweet and Irish potatoes, home gardens, and permanent pastures. P'ons should be made this spring for r'Uttim: in a large acreage in alfalfa next fall. In planning a system of crops the ?aber requirements for each crop must be taken into consideration. Fre quently the crop which sells for :n>st per acre is not th^ most profitable crop, because of tbe excessive labor cost of that crop. Labor is now the most expensive ?equirement for crop production. Crops which recjuire less labor, such for in stance as alfalfa; may compete suc cessfully with cotton. There are hundreds of farms in the State which have their most profitable acres in ;?eEmaaent ..pasture sodded to Ber muda grass. Along the coastai plain velvet Leans, soy beans and peanuts when pastured by livestock make large returns at a small labor cost. Progress In Cotton Plan Conference in Memphis Proves Satisfactory ? - V I 1 - .. _-. Memphis. "March 24.?Reports sub- j mitted to the conference today of: Southern planters, bankers and State; officials, cailed to perfect details of \ the cotton acreage reduction move- j ment inaugurated at a meeting held j in New Orleans last month, were de-; clared, in resolutions adopted at the' final session of the conference late1 today to be "eminently satisfactory" and plans were perfected for making the organization permanent. Reports submitted by committees from the various States estimated that ?pledges already obtained provided for; a reduction in acreage ranging fron' 27 to 30 per cent, in the different;: States. A resolutio'n propcs'ng that a meet ing of the planters and business inter 1 cats associated with the cotton rais ing and exporting industry be called ; to consider a suggestion made by W. ; P. G. Harding, governor of the fed'er !al reserve board for the formation of 'cotton exporting corporation also was ?adopted and a committee was ap pointed to arrange for the meeting. ? Under the plan the proposed corpor I aticn would be financed partly by the ! war fin;; ace board. Mr. Harding and. United States Senator Owens will be j asked to attend the meeting. It was stated that another meeting in connection with the acreage reduc tion movement probably will be held before the end of the planting sea son when it is planned to extend the ; scope of the organization to include j an educational campaign for greater j diversity and cooperation to secure i better warehousing facilities and ; financing to enable farmers to hold j cotton for satisfactory prices. Gov. TL. G. Pleasant of Louisiana, who was elected chairman at the New Orleans meeting, presided at ^today's session and was urged in the resolu tions adopted to continue as chair ! man of the permanent organization. !The appointment of an organization ; committee to be composed of four j members from each of the cotton i growing States was authorized. Delegates from all of the cotton j growing States except Georgia attend ! ed today's conference. In the ab ! ser.ee of official representation from Georgia, Governor Dorsey sent a tele gram voicing his approval of the movement. The Orangcburg packing plant from which great things were expect ed in the way of furnishing a market for the live stock raisers of Orange burg and adjoining counties must have fallen down on the job, for the farm demonstration agent of that county is shipping hogs in car lots to distant markets and obtaining better prices for the farmers. It would be enlightening to know what is wrong with the local live stock market in 0 ran ere burg. Commission Completed Consid eration of Draft at Last Night's Session. ONLY CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE IN WORDING It Will be Referred Back to Ex ecutive Committee as Soon as Possible?Contains Twenty six Articles. Paris, March 27.?The league of nations cpmm:~sion. with President Wilson in the chair. last night com pleted the consideration of the league covenant. The covenant was: ferr cd to the drafting committee which will correct the wording where nec essary arid refer it hack to the com mission as soon as possible for final consideration before it is reported to the executive committee of the peace conference. The covenant contains ? twenty-six articles. / No amendment was incorporated wh;ch specifically meets the desires cf the J.apanese for recognition of national equality. The cotton acreage reduction can vass has not been completed in Sum ter county, but the latest reports tab TV,- tec show that the acreage will be materially reduced. The farmers re porting planted something more than 25,000 acres last year and will plant a little more than IS,000 acres this year. The average and smaller farmers are reducing acreage almost to a man, and a majority of the big farmers ae cutting acreage and fer tilizer in conformity with the plan, but several of the big farmers, those in the five hundred to one thousand acre class, have not signed the pledge to reduce. They evidently hope and e.Tpoet to profit by the good work and gcod sense of the other farmers. There are always profiteers and un patriotic individuals in every class, and every caaise has its traitors, but the cotton acreage campaign is being won, for the cotton crop will be re duced and the production will be kept i within bounds. If a few selfish and bull-headed farmers in every county refuse to co-operate in the only plan that will avert ruin, they may make a few more dirty dollars by reaping the harvest of fair prices made pos sible by those who do curtail their acreage, but they are too few to de feat the plan. A slacker and a profiteer should be a marked and ? discredited man in any cause, and those who are standing out aaginst the effort to save the South from ruin should be marked down and re membered by their neighbors. ' '""M was good enough to be used and approved by the U. S. GOVERNMENT! This 4 H. P. Engine drives a six-foot saw through any size log. It wiii cut from 15 to 25 cords a day. For a demonstration see 9 Opposite Post Office achinery Co. Sumter, South Carolina