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WATOE'XAN, MibHtf Ooosoudated Aug. 9, U COTTON CAM? PAIGN EXTENDED To Other States by President Wannanutkei; and Association GREAT ECONOMIC IM iPORTANCE TO SOUTH Tfcat Warehouses, Graders, and Co-operative Markets to Be Pushed Columbia. July 14.?J. Skottowe Waanamaker. president of the Am erloan Cotton Asooiatlon, said today that the naooctatlon waa planning to conduct campaigns In other states slm . Isar to ths one no# boing conducted sa South Ca so Una looking to the ejec? tion of cotton warehouses, the secur? ing aff cotton graders and tbe lorma tftpa of eooperatlvt marketing aeao ctattons, lie declared that the cam? paign now being conducted In the ?tat? wag one of the most important economic campaigns ever conduct? ed In the South. "Had the American producer been paid a profitable price for his cotton 4?* world wide necessity?since the introduction of the cotton gin by Whit agy hi 17*3, conditions not only throughout the. cotton belt and our Pesten but wor, dwlde would have been entirely different today." said Mr. Wannauiaker. "The cotton producing > ?ton of America, meaauring 1.400 a from ease to west and 500 miles i north to south, containing 448, 0?*,000 acres, would today be pro* Ay eins many tlmee ths largest amount at cotton now produced per season by sagely Increased production per acre gad also from an enormous Increased acreage under cultivation. Its agricul? ture* owuld show greater development. IIS production of cotton and other craps from soils built up under sclen t?e agricultural methods would be far greater The agiicultuaral Interests of the south would bo on a strictly scientific economic and business basis. ?"The loss on account of the uneco aagsic handling of ths American cot sen crop amounting 40 one entire crop out of every ten. or baaed upon peavloue loseee approslmately $200, tfftjdOO per year, would have never ex filed. The deplorable rural oondi fUeis. the bad roads, tbe poverty and UUterecy which now exists would have hssm unknown The employment of 1. IjMSS worn er in the production of ssjftgn sg Is beta*' done today, would |svn| sever bees tolerated. Instead leere being only 1.000.000 fa ml lies In the production of tbe Am? in cotton orop at present of which Si per cent ere tenant famlHes, the ?amber of families engaged in cc tton production would have been many Usnee increased, the number of tenant famllles would have been enormously decreased. Instead of there being enormoua decrease in rural popula? tion by movement to ths towns and erttes from the rural sections (in 1889 shearing that 770 per cent, of the people were eugsgvd In agriculture, wkite today there sre only 32 per cent) the rural sections would contain a thick population nod would attract Instead of contributing to the attract Ina the population from towns and cities The cotton producing Hnith would be humming with machinery and Industry and tnntead of liehijr me poorest part of Atierica, wo i'd be far the wealthiest psrt.. The w?al?n ot America would have been fahu mis; America would have been the world's banker, absolutely cnntrolllrg an 1 dominating the flnaucea of the world "The manufacture of cotton Im to? day monopwlised by a combination of Interests from countries composing only on third of tbe population of die worm?the entlie cotton industry being absolutely under the control and domination of comMnations of certain manufacturers and speculative inter enta As a result sre find that the world's population la in Its Infancy 'n the use of 'cotton goodx. Of the 1 .<toe.ooe.eoo people in the world only 500.ooo.00o are completely clothed; 75.000,000 partially clothed and 550.00.000 without clothing of any description. The h ghest amount of cation consumed pei annum averaged esMy I5.aoo.ooo balei for *he last de? cade ' To furnish only the acantieHt ?"?lathing for tbe p >pulatlon of the world it will require 15 1-2 pounds per capita, or 50.COO.000 baels par annum. America consumes today 3f> pounds per capita per annum. The manufacturer of eotton has been handked so as to trlng the highest possible earnings t*? the spinner M ir kets have been restricted and the con osntratton of efforts of these parties for the last 10 years baa been to beat down the price of n w cotton. Cotton nOTST reaching a prte ? ?0 b?w that con? cent rated efforts wore not nsed to best it still lower, also systematic ef forts have always been enforced dur? ing this time to present the broaden? ing of the marketa f< r raw cotton ami the widening of tbe f elds of manufao ^01 the Amerlcun cotton crop 02 P*r cent Is es*ported and t?o? 1.1 lance is manufactured at home. We are face to fees with the fact that there will be an enormoue Increased de mand for raw cotton gs a result of conditions growing out of the | 1 i\ war. The earn* I iterests that have al? ways controlled r,,\t ?n are to,lay mm Ing every known effort to secure raw eotton for ths pur pone of meeting thin pressing demand At the name turn ?> faes ths fact, tnat trey have accumu? lated untntnkahb? sura kegs sspeclglly during ths last few years, still las wd April, 1??0. "Be Just a 981.__S BETHUNE MAY BE DEAD Negro Several Times Under Death Sentence Given Up ESCAPED FROM STATE FARM LAST WEEK Trapped Between Lake ar.d the River Attempts to Swim and is Drowned Columbia, Juiy 24?Wiille Bethune, negro life termer who escaped from tbe state farm in Sumter county sov eml days ago, is thought to hS.V* tacn kd'ed or drowned In tho Wutcreo swnmps near the farm, accordiag to reports reaching Col. A. K. Snnuurs. superintendent of the penitentiary yes? terday morning. Bethune was surrounded by officers rom the farms and neighbors in the swamp. A number or shots were fired at him as the searchers closed in on tho fugitive. The negro was finally trapped between a lake and the river, the reports reaching here say, and every Indication points to the drown? ing of Bethune. His hat was found and It was punctured with a 1 umber of shots or bullets. Officer*' in the searching party believe that Bethune t was seriously hurt, btit rather than J surrender to the authorities Jumped in the river and tried to get across to tho other side. In his condition it id thought that this was impossible and officers in te searching party strongly >elleve he was drowned in the attempt to get away. Bethune was sentenced to die sever? al times for murdering a white man, but appeal after appeal to tbe supreme court was favorable to him. At the last trial he waa Riven a life sentence by a Lee county Jury. Beware of Army Worm Washington, July 24?Farmers are warned to beware of the army worm which may damage their crops within the next few weeks. Much damage has already been done in South Caro? lina and Mississippi and the worm is moving northward. Harding Answers Letters Wpllngb July 21?CoMspondence occupied Senator Harding today. The large accumulation over notification day kept him busy. continue to beat down the price of raw cotton and to prevent the broad? ening of the markets so that we will have unrestricted trade world wide. They realize that this will result in an enormous Increased demand and active competition for American cot? ton, and thus destroy their power of control over this great crop. "We must concentrate our efforts upon the erection of warehouses suffi? cient to hold our entire cotton crop so that the sale of same can be stretchsd over a full 12 months' period, only be? ing sold when the manufacturer will pay a profitable price for same. We must secure licensed government gra? ders, from cooperative marketing as? sociations, this enabling us to proper? ly ban He and market our cotton crop. There will be an enormous increased demand for food supplies at profitable prices, thus offering the opportunity for profitable farming, planting not only enough food and feed crops to make the farm self-sustaining but additional for marketing purposes. The growing cotton crop is the most costly ever produced. The next will be still more coirtly. Unless far higher prices are paid for cotton and the markets opened for the same the part of wisdom will be followed next spring ?thut is an additional reduction in eotton acreage. The American Cotton Association now* covers the 14 cotton producing states. Self preservation is the first law of nature, and it is only for this reason that these states will be forced to adopt the policy of still further re? ducing the cotton acreage. In fact no reduction of acreage would have ever bees necessary had it not been for the combination mentioned above. "It would seem that following the world war, in which 10,000,000 young men sacrHled their lives, the necessity of fostering, protecting and upbuilding again agriculture, the foundation stone of civilization, and commerce, would realized and we would have un? restricted markets worldwide. Kvery failure to realize this caused other na? tions ,v? pay tho extreme penalty. Where Is Home, whose civilization surpassed in many respects our civili? zation today? Where Is Kgypt, \ hose civilisation once flourished upon fer? tility brought down from the high? lands of s great interior? What of Palestine that once flowed with milk and honey and blossomed as a rose, but now supports only a miserable and straggling population of wander? ing Arab* ' What of Babylon, umid whose lumps the Jackal snarls, where once king* held revery and where civ? ilization was born in the richest val? ley in all the earth "We have the opportunity today to establish world peace by furnishing the products of our fields, mines and factories to the people of the utter nioMt parts of the world whlei would gtv? IP OSS the means of employment. tluiH iiHMlMting tu brhiK In a period of intens?? "ommercial activity worldwide ? great commerce- the only meth od of agtghUshlSg i>eriuuuv.nt peace." nd Fear Not?Let all the ends Thou Al tUMTER, 8. 0., WEDNE GRAND JURY COMES BACK Committee on Rural Schools An? swers Critics SAY THEIR REPORT CAN BE VERIFIED Letter Received From Resident. of Singleton School Telling of Conditions ? Editor the item, Sumter, S. C, Dear air: Tho grand Jury commit? tee on rural schools hiving rendered Its report' to the grand Jury and the grand Jury to the court, they are not called upon to go into a newspaper controversy over the Undings. X am In receipt of the enclosed letter, how? ever, which refers particularly to one school about which Mr. Miller con? tradicted the report, and you are, therefore, at liberty to publish It as his reply to same. With reference to Mr. HaytJ*\ brth's questions about Maysvllle school, we are Informing his personally a little more fully about matters there | that the committee did noL.and would not print. A committee having discharged its duties in a conscientious manner with? out fear or favor, letting the chips fall where they would, has no answer to make until the next term of court through the proper channels. Yours very truly, . I. A. Rettenberg. ?*f ! Por the Committee. P. S.?The grand Jury as a whole believed that the publishing of this report would stir up the citizens trus? tees, etc.. to try*o.nd better conditions. I It has evidently stirred. Sumter, S. C July 23. 1920. Mr. Irving A. Ryttenberg, Chairman drang Jury Committee Investigat? ing Condition of Schools, Sumter, H. C. Dear Sir: I have read, with Inter? est, the report of your committee to ' the grand Jury on the condition of school buildings and grounds in Sum? ter county and have also read, and heard, some criticisms by different cit? izens. I wish to say that your report on the Singleton school, in my opinion, is a true statement of facts as I know them to be. I have lived clone by tjje school in question and know that they have only recently had a pump put in order for use and that prior to that time the teacher and children had been using water from the pump in my yard. With reference to the grounds: This schoo has very good play grounds ad Joining the school property. *New tolets are needed badly as the only one there s absolutely?no good. I am ma.kng the above statement believing to to be my duty as a citi? zen and if I can be on' any further assistance to yougentlemen 1 am at your service. Yours very truly. E. W. LEWIS. Race Called Off High Wind Prevents Yachts From Making Fifth Contest Sandy Hook, July 24?An eighteen mile southwest wind was blowing as the Resolute and Shamrock began making sail for the Una! race for America's cup. Sandy Hook, July 24.?The fifth American cup race today was declar? ed off by the regatta committee be? cause of heavy weather. The next race will be held Monday. Yachts had started for the line and were three miles from the beginning point. A bre??ze fifteen to eighteen knots was blowing and inference was that the skippers did not care to take chance of being dismasked or wreched in the heavy sea or squally blows. Clemson Boys Will Come Home Great JPlans Being Made For Big Time at Second Reunion Clemson College. July 23?One week from today the Clemson clans will-be gathering in the second great Home-Coming. Plans have been made for a royal good time during the three days, Friday, Saturday, and lUltdsy, July 30th, 31st, and August l^t. indications from correspondence and otherwise point to a huge "get together" of Clemson men from far and near. Soviet Wants Peace Officers Admit Recent Offensive Is Last Effort London, July 24?The Soviet gov? ernment of itussla today nOttfted Po? land that the Soviet army command has been ordered to begin immediate? ly negotiations for an armistice ac? cording to a Moscow wireless. Warsaw. July 24?Lemberg news papers assert that the Bolshevik of? ficers in the hospital there admit the present Bolshevik offense Is the filial effort. MW I mttt at bo thy Country's, Thy God's ai iSDAT, JULY 28, 1820 ARMY WORM JNVASION Now in this State and Miss? issippi EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ^grioultural Department Gives Instruction for Destroying Them Washington, July 26?The fall army worm is doing general injury to field crops in South Carolina and Missis? sippi, and injury may be expected in the north?in North Carolina, Virgin lb, and the more Northern States?as the season advances, probably within the next tsree weeks. In South Caro? lina the insect has bee^i especially in? jurious to young corn, alfalfa und sor? ghum. As the fall army worm advances north, farmers can prevent serious damage to their crops if they are on the alert. The United States Depart? ment of Agriculture advises every farmer to provide himself with a practical spraying outfit, and to keep on hand a few pounds of one of the standard insecticides, such as arse Hate of lead, Paris green or arsenite of sire. In closed containers the/ may be kept indefinitely without deteriora? tion, and will be useful in connection with some of the other pests even if the army worm invasion does not come. Every farmer should have at hand also a copy of Farmer's Bul? letin No. 908, which tells how to mix and apply insecticides, and of Farmer's Bulletin 752, which tells in detail how to control the fall army worm. The bulletins may be had free on application to the United States Department of Agriculture, Washing? ton, D. C. -, Thus provided, the farmer should j Keep constant watch over the growing crops and thus be in a position to imcct invasions and vanquish the pests before^they have a chance to do seri? ous damage. For those who may not hive bulletins at hand, the following summary of control measures may be useful. Tho worms are likely to be found, first feeding in crab grass or other grasses in the corn fields, or in grass like grains. If the stand is not too thick for the worms to be reached easily by the Insecticides, it should be sorayed with a mixture of 1 pound of powdered arsenate of lead to 50 gal? lons of water, or if the paste form ts used, ? rounds to 50 gall' ns of vmter. i When the worms begin feeding on j corn, they usually attack the bud of [the plant first. A mixture of 2 pound* I of powdered arsenate of lead or 3 to 4 pounds of the paste to 40 gaMons of water is required, aud the spray should be applied so as to force the fluid deep into the bud of the corn, j It Paris green is used in place of arsenate of lead, lime must be added to prevent burning. The formula is, Paris green 10 ounces, freshly slaked lime 2 pounds, water 50 gallons. Ap? plied to growing .crops, arsenate of zinc also requires a mixture of lime to prevent burning. The formula for the arsenical is, 1 pound of the chem? ical, 1 pound of freshly slackod lime and 50 gallons of water. White ar? senic shoud never be applied to grow? ing crops in any form, as it is strong? ly caustic and will burn. Arsenate. of lead is the safest insecticide for use on growing corn. When the army worms are march? ing or in fields, where their preferred foods are not present, poisoned bran bait is very effective. It is composed of 50 pounds wheat bran, 1 pound Paris green or white arsenic. After the bran and insecticides are well mixed, add 2 gallons of low-grade molasses, to which may he added sufficient water to make enough li? quid to thoroughly dampen the bran. An addition of I pounds of salt to 50 pounds of bran helps to keep the bait in a moist condition, but is not neces? sary. The addition of 6 finely chopped lemons'-or oranges appears to make the bait more appetizing to the worms and theiefore, increases it? effectiveness. The bait is scattered broadcast over the Infested fields. j When the worms are on the march or are starting in on one corner of a field of grain, head them off by plow? ing a deep furrow directly in front of them, then kill the worms falling Into this furrow by dragging a lop through it. Where the whole field is infested, plow a furrow entirely around it so as to keep the worms out of the sur? rounding fields. Keep the furrow free from rubbish ?so that the worms will have no means of crosing it Shallow post holes dug at frequent Intervals' at the bottom of the furrow will trap many worms, which can then be de? stroyed by crushing. If the subsoil will hold water well, the holes may be partially filled with water and a little coal oil or petroleum poured over it. The oil will soon kill the worms that fall into the hole. Los Angeles Shaken Sharp Earthquake Shock Felt This Morning, But Damage Was Light Los Angeles. July 26.?A sharp earthquuke shock was felt at Lod Angeles at 4.12 this morning. A few chimneys were knocked down, dishes broken und windows rattled, I nd Truth's." THE TRUE S<) TIDEWATER CON? GRESS MEETS ????? f Waterway From Great Lakes to St Lawrence - 1 ENGINEER SHOWS AD? VANTAGES OF PROJECT Many Millions in America Will Find Lives Linked to the Sea Detroit, July 23?Charles Evans < Fowler, of New York, representing the American Society of Civil Engineers, told the Tidewater Congress here to? night that construction of a Great L#akes-St. Lawrence waterway was certain to he seriously undertaken. He. declared that upward of 50,000.000 persons on the North American conti? nent who heretofore had regarded commerce as of little personal con? cerned would find their lives linked with the sea. "With completion of the proposed waterway Toronto, Buffalo. Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit. Windsor, Chicago, Milwaukee, Duluth and other lake cities will become ocean ports and the vast areas of their hinterland will .?e territory from which to draw directly for ocean commerce," Mr. Fowler said. The speaker emphasized the need of studying shipping and port condi? tions on the nart of all those affected and reviewed at length development of world ports during recent years, more especially during and since the war. Speaking of inland ports, he said: "Great Lakes cities are well situ? ated to handle an immense volume of ocean commerce in perhaps the most economical manner of any region in the world. The chief reason for this the fact that shipping men have been thoroughly schooled in the handling ot immense tonnage of ore cargoes, as well as large amounts of coal, wheat and lumber. "The Great Lakes cities of Buffalo, Chicago*, Detroit. Toledo. Milwaukee and Duluth have planned extensive ship terminals, and much of the con? struction has been comoleted Thw cities and a great number of others are in a position to have extensive ocean terminals completed end ready for operation at the opening of t> ship canal for ocean business." Mr. Fowler said the Montreal Har? bor commission had stated plainly the reasons for need of port devel? opment and that such development should be carried out by any city der siring to become a factor in handling water commerce. "The ports that a: doing the big? gest business, and doing it most effi? ciently are those that have kept their facilities ahead of actual require? ments," he said. The speaker urged installation of lahorsaving cargo handling machinery at all lake ports, stating port ofneils on inland waters could well profit by the mistakes of those on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in this respect. Meeting of State Committee Called Off Additional Candidates May File By August Third Columbia. July 24.?Harry N. Ed? munds, secretary of the State Demo? cratic Executve Committee announ? ced here Saturday at noon /that he had received advices from Chairman Thomas P. Cothran at Greenville to the effect that W. Turner Logan, can? didate for congress from the first district, ad waived the necessity of a meeting of the state democratc committee and the meeting called for next Wednesday is being called off. Chairman Cothran and Secretary Edmunds have reopened the entries for congress in the first district and Tuesday. August 3d. at noon, is set as tho time for the closing of the entries. Marine Law Suspended Shipping Board Announces New Section Goes Into Effect First of Year Washington, July 24?The opera? tion of the section of the merchant marine law. providing preferential rail rates on all exports for move? ment in American ships will be sus? pended until January first, the ship? ping board announced today. Irish Townl Wrecked ? London. p*uly 24?Kllmmlldch, It miles miles south of Limerick was wrecked by the police last night. Sev? eral persons were injured. Belfast, July 24.?Beyond a few cases of isolated fighting, the city is quiet this afternoon although it is generally regarded merely as a lull in the storm. Military reinforcement are expected today. Insurance Companies Do Large Business New York, uly 24?Life insuran. e companies Wrote eight billion seven hundred million dollars Insurance last wear according to figures issued today. The increase was two billion eight hundred million. Ii TU RON, KMabiUhed June 1, lM?.i VoLL. No. 46. CHURCHES PI CAMPAIGN To Evangelize the United States^ next Year MANY DENOMINATIONS AGREE ON PROGRAM Protestant Filpit Co Jed On to Sound Call From January to Easter New York, July 23?A nation-wide evangelistic campaign of the Protes-? tant churches has been decided upon for the coming year by the leaders of 18 Ol the larger denominations, the Federal Council of the Churches c* Christ in America, announced here 1 day. The directors )f evangelism for the Methodist bodieti. the Baptists, Pres* byterians, Lutherans, Ongregation alists, Disciples the two Reformed groups and other bodies have met here and decid ?d upon tno common program to Im. carried t ut during 1920-1821. The fall campf ign will be opened by a series of all day rallies for ministers in a dozen strategic centers A party composed of the directors of evange? lism of the cooperating denomina? tions will acconr pany Dr. (Soodell of the Federal Council to Buffalo, Cleve* land, Cincinnati, Indianapolis. Chic? ago, Detroit, St. Louis, Louisville, Pittsburgh. Harrisburgh, Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore. From Septem* er to Decemt>er evan gelistic committees are to be organised and trained in jvery local congrega? tion. Each chi rch will present the plan to its whol? church membership at a church rally to be held early In the fall. Parish surveys will be un? dertaken to ascertain definitely the persons who should be reached by each church. From January to Raster, every Protestant pulpit is to be called on to sound the evang elistic note. The ap? peal of the church to personal conse? cration of life service is to be kept before the community in various ways. iSxitension of t le habit of personal prayer and of .the family altar will be striven for. and the use of the Lenten daily prayer calendar encouraged. Pastor's training classes will be held for personal workers as well as con? firmation das? -s or study groups for those whoare to enter the chureheji. Tlie culminat on, of the evangelistic program is in t ? special services* cen? tering about Easter Sunday. Murder Mystery is Shif ted to Detroit Baggage Man Shows Letter Signed by Shipper of Trunk New York. July 24?The chemical analysis of the brain of the unclad, unidentified woman fcund in a trunk from Detroit was expected to assist In determining how the victim met her death. New York, July 24.?The mystery of trunk victim has been shifted to the Detroit authorites for a solution, according to the New York police. The trunk rope with which it was tied and the article* of ctothing have been sent to Detroit far use in clearing up the mystery. New YoVk. July 24?Andrew Bran ic. an express m ip handed the police a letter signed A A. Tatum. the same as that on the tag attached to the trunk, in Which the writer asked Branic to get trunk off the express company receipt for which was en? closed and to ho d it till it was called for. Nation Wide Referendum Is Ordered by Executives of Railroad Brotherhoods Chicago. July 24?An order for a nation wide referendum by the rail? way employes on the wage award Of the federal labor board was completed today with a strong plea against a strike, at a meeting of the executives of the railroad brotherhoods. Confesses to Murder That His Father Was Convicted of and Hung Toronto. July >4?Arnell T,ove. a Ceylon, Ontario farmer Is In jail here iftvr confessing tc the murder of hie mother, a crime far which his father was hanged seven years ago. Arnell ivho is 22 years old was converted luring evangelistic services. He con? fessed to having clubbed his mother to death for reprimanding him for keeping bad company. Soldier is Arrested Louisville. July 2 4?Beckham Bates )f Whiter.burg. Kentucky was arrest d and taken to Whitesburg for trial ?harged with complicity in the mur ier of BMJah Sergcnt for which his >rother Uriah Rate.-? is serving a sen ence of life imprisonment. Beckham ?tdisted in the am y and boasted at "amp Taylor of th? k?hne of 8er* pMH tln-reby leading to h>8 artest, ^