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..f^;i:"i ; ^Announce Engagement. i^-^he-*Rev. and Mrs. William. Haynsworth of Skimter have an ^nounced the engagement of their daughter, Ida M?y Haynsworth, to .. Curtis O'Neal Bull of Cameron. ? T4ie^ wedding will take place De fernher 23. -? ? ? -? _ ? < > r Marriage Licenses. \ r '"'White: Mr. T. C. Richardson and Miss Daisy Hudson, of Sumter. Mr. W. J. Crowson, Jr., and Miss -Evelyn Caudle, of Sumter. Mr. F. E. ChVidler and Miss B ? C. 'Gallagher, of Sumter. Colored: John William Brunso'n, Cswego ami Annie Deas, Dalzell. *" " Isadore Nathaniel, Wedgefield *' and Beatrice Weston. Wilfiam China and Rosamia Boldeh, "Dahsen. . Johnnie Richardson ? and Annie ' Lee" Le\T, Sumter. Death." ?i 'Miss Lottie H. Smith, of Chester, '; who had been spending some time ** with her sisters, Mesdames J". O. Barwick and K. R. Moibey, died- at the home of the latter on Friday vi afternoon, November 17th at 4 p. m., after a short illness. She Is ^survived by her mother, Mrs. S. E. Smith ofr Rodman, S. C, and tie following brothers and sisers: O. ?? 'D.s Smith of Chester; F. W. Smith, Leeds:" Mrs. K. R. Mobtey; Dal zell; Mrs. J. O. Barwick, Sumter ' and Mrs. C. E. Waters, Rodman, s: C. ~'The funeral exercises were con ducted at the home of J. O. Bar wick by Dr. W. E. Thayer,: pastor of the First Baptist church, in terment at the Sumter cemetery. ? ? ?'-? The Board of CountyvCommis ^ 'si'oners of Kershaw are advertising; for bids for the construction of 5. ^$3 miles of state route No. 26 in K.ershaw county between survey station O.0?' and the Kershaw-Sum ter county line. The. roadway Will; have sand clay surface of standard * ?Instruction and the bridges will be built of creosbted timber. This; ^.Section of the road lies between; the county line, just north ?f Rem bert to{a point just north of Boy kin's Mai. As all motorists know; this section of ; the ' road has re-' " ceived little 'attention in recent: years and has been in bad condi tion. . When Sumter county com ' ' jitetes the hard surfaced highway; to'the county line the Sumter-Cam den road will be in fine shape at *H Seasons and in all weather con ditions. i I A local weather observer states that ""front personal recollections and authentic records, going back one hund/ed years, killing black frost has" occurred in this section every year between November 10th and 20th. This year .there has been no frost sufficient to kill ten der vegetation and the indications a^'that the recprd of acentury 'will be broken. The Court of Common Pleas con vened Monday morning for the second week of the regular fall term.. The new road around Bailard's HiTThas been completed and is now being used. The heavy grade has been eliminated and the new road is very* little longer than the old. . Tile, roadway has a sandclay sur face which will answer all needs of traffic until the section'of the Sumter-Camden highway is paved.; Lee county is,doing some work on ? the road between Lynchburg ,5#4...the.,county line near Mayes ^ie,M but there is" no immediate; ..prospect of hard surfacing this sec .iiqn, of Route No. 3 of ther State Highway System. Florence county '^a&'twelve miles of concrete road .way between, Florence and Tim nionsville, and Sumter county will ! soon'have about twenty miles of asphalt surfaced roadway- extending I from Mayesville to Sumter and oh Vtawai?? Stateburg . {including the streets of this city through wTik&~ Route' No. 3 passes), Richlaib?: \?ounty lias about twenty miles o*-, this route paved; "extending froin' Columbia to withyn a few miles of; the .Wateree bridge. It is only s . rna.tfter of months before there' will be" a paved highway entirely across Sumter' and Ricfiland cotoi Jtie&7--from the Newberry county line on the northwest to the Lee ..county line oh the southeast. '' -? ? ? " ' - Robbers? Make Clean Sweep. Chesferfield,' Nov. 19 .-?Robbers entered the store of'C C. Lisenby Jjxst. above here last night and car ried away practically every article in the store that was of any value. Mr. Usenby's store is on the Cal hptm-'highway and in all probabil ity the thieves had their car with them. County officers-are- giving chase,to the thieves. COTTON MARKET NEW YORK COTTON . Yeatdy? .; Osen , HiEh Low Close Close Jan .. _ .25.20 25.29 24.85 24.89 25.58 March. 25.20 25.24 24.88 24.90 25.44 May .. .. 25.05 25.08 24J4 24.77 25.28 July .. . 24.70 24.78 "24.48 24.45 24.98 Dec . . 25.35 26.40 24.88 24.95 25.60 Spots $:> *1ti: 25.0.1. NEW ORLEANS COTTON Yestdrs Open Hfcrh. Low. Close Close Ja?. 24.85 24.85 24.40 24.53 - 25.02 March _ .. 24.75 24.S3 24.43 24.51 25.01 May - .. .24.62 24J&7 24.20 24.39 24.39 Jttiy - - .24.4? 24.45 24.19 24.13 24.63 Dec .. ... 24.82 24.32 24.39 24.45 24.98 .Spots/25 off, 25. , LIVERPOOL COTTON January .... . . 13.99 March .i ...... .i-. 13.79 Hay ?. ... 43.67 iloly .. 13.48 October. 12.74 December ... . 14.10 i Beqeipts, 34.000: Sales, 0,000; Middling, Goo<l Middling, 14,96. Lee County Fight on Boll- Weevil Pertinent Paragraphs From ;,powity Agmt^"Quinnerly's O?umh (Bishopvilte Vindicator). No cold weather "yet! Fine for boll weevils? where stalks are green. jThey will go into hibernation' with |a full stomach and hot -have as long to stay this winter. ?T. E. Davis destroyed stalks on one field earlytlast fall and planted [a cover cr?p of rye. This spring he fertilized well, planted early, cultivated ofeni and made 600 pounds lmt: cotton per acre. He did not pick a square or use any poison. Stalk - destruction pays. Cover crops pay. ? * "You know that stuff is still green and my old cow prefers it,to j anything else in the pasture. ' That is what Barry Lane says about carpet grass. ? This is the pasture par excellent f?r motet bottoms and it ought to- appeal to- most of us doubly strong since the way ?to-plant i& to simply scatter over the land without preparation. Hear^ on & Austin agree with Dr. Lane. Likewise all others who have car pet > grass pastures. ? Plant a little next year for your stock's sake: R. M. Jenkins, of- St. Charles says he is beginning to, under r stand why in some "sections monu ments have been erected to the boll weevil. Without an. exception hifc-tenants are 5n better shape have more feed arnd food as well Ws t^h^-than t?'ey" us?i"' to :' have -with bigLofton -crops: Arid he* isays he is beginning to seer*where weevil conditions--will help the ? landlord because he has to diversify, huiW up his' land; etc. ? ? ' Mr. Jenkins is strong for bur j clover as a cover ?erop and soil im prover, li is worth the trip to see how he grows clover and? what he ( grows after ItVHis 'neighbors are j imitating this go?d^exam'ple. saw IT. E. Co?p%"g?ttmg*.se^ for inocukitibh from Jenkins' field 'last week.- ? . Mr. Jenkins has built a 5,000 j'busheF potato storage house which is filled* to capacity with his own and neighbors" potatoes. Judge Wells has;charge of the curing pro "cess In ? h is'house.. Til give odds on the job?heinjg done properly. Peanuts are now bringing $118 [per ton. Don't you wish you had few tons to sell? Certainly would help out if every farmer were selling peanuts at this price now. On the average you will find this a good crop. /Try a few acres next year, i'Handle the crop right and you will [ probably be pleased. iC?TT?N.' -'?<SNNING * REPORT! j Preliminary Announcement ;. . Foe This StateK 4rt5, Washington," ^ov:''s!&.?The de partment of 6?mmeYc'e,_thr$ugh'the' bureau of the cehsus,- ahnd?nces the preliminary 'repclrt * oh1 -cotton ginned by counties in. South Car olina for the crops of 1922 and 1921: The total for the'sfate' was made public at 10 a. m. Wednesday November 8. : (Quantities are in running bales; Counting round as half bales. Unters* are not included): ' ? County - ~!9f2 - mi Abbeville. 5,462 13,764 Aiken. 13,001 / ''12.551 Xliendale_. 5,921 . 4,o28 Anderson.52^52 Bamberg.. .5,-340 t$,714 Barnwell. 7,976 7,591 Calhoun. ... . 2,806 4,535 Cherokee- 9,650 11,572 Chester. 14.989- 19,960 Chesterfield_ ll.SOO 19,417 ^ Cl?i-endon_ 3,632 7,603 Darlington' I0,3ft0 18,693'J DillohV. ._ 12,965 28,504 jEdgeneld.; 4,708 6,464 Fairfield. 5,296 -8,034 j Florence. 5,228 18,065 jCrreenvttle- 25,135 33,436 jbreenw?od 4,13-9 11,288. jHamptori. 4,248 2.620 Korry .1._ 413 2,41*5 Kershaw.. :._ 9,789 10,073 Lancaster. 8,715 12,059 L?urehs. 14,829 28,802 . 12,288 16.871 Lexington.. .. 4,840 7,301 McCormick_ 1,178 3,828 Marion. 5:,139 9,702 Marlboro. .. .. 2SJ804 40,635 N'ewberry ... 7,633 14.336 Oeonee. 10,406 17,517 ?rangeburg- 12,163 16,418 Bickens 12.094 17,350 "Richland .. 5,329 7,266 Saludrt. 4,647 7,678 Spartanburg 43,425 53,696 Sumter._ 8,477 16,481 Union... 8,502 12,958 Williamsburg . 2.389 6,137 York. 18,605 30,278 All other 6,921 5,230 The State ._ ..412,860 622,815 ? 9 m Business tip: An Increased de mand for saws is noted at the jail. m ? ? - "Cereals," says a doctor, "are! brain food." ' That's iood for! thought. Correct this sentence: 'The bride's mother thought her daugh ter treated unfairly, but she held her peace." ? The headlines would indicate that the feminine* part of the pop ulation is doing its Christmas kill ing early, ? i & A'f In describing a whirlwind talker you can leave off the whirl. NEWBERRY 'FLEES FROM PATHTO COME Michigan Senator Whose Seat Was Bought With Money Resigns to Escape Further Contro versy Washington, Nov. 19.?Senator Truman Hi Newberry of Michigan, whose right to a place in the senate has been the subject of long and bitter controversy, has submitted his resignation, with a request that it' become effective immediately. 'in a letter to Governor Groes beck, made public here tonight, Mr. Newberry said he had been impelled to retire voluntarily be cause of the defeat of his Republi can colleague, Senator Towhsend, in the election November 7. The* turn of events, he said, would make it ''futile" for him to attempt to continue his public service, since he continually would be "hampered by partisan political persecution." Reviewing the outstanding fea tures of the controversy which : grew out of his election four years j "ago over Henry Ford, his Demo cratic opponent, he declared his right to a seat in the senate had been "fully confirmed." He add ed that if, in the future, " there seemed to be opportunities for pub lic service, he would not hesitate to offer himself to his state and country. '. : The resignation brings to an end a fight which already had made political history and which it ap peared would be resumed early in the session of congress which be gins tomorrow. Convicted in Mich igan of conspiracy to violate elec tion ? laws, Senator* Newberry. ap pealed to the supreme court; which declared unconstitutional the stat ute under which he was accused. The senate itself, after a long in vestigation,, ?finally confirmed his title to a seat by a margin of five votes. In the campaign just closed the case was an issue in many states. ? v A copy of the letter of resigna tion sent to Governor Groesbeck was delivered today to Vice Pres ident Coolidge by* Walter R. B?r sey, Mr. Newberry*s secretary. Mr. Newberry himself is at his home in Detroit/ The letter to the gov ernor, dated November 1'8, was as follows: "I tender herewith my resigna tion as United States senator from Michigan, tb take immediate ef fect. "I am impelled to take this ac tion because at the recent election notwithstanding his long and faith ful public service and bis strict adherence to the basic principles of constructive Republicanism, which I hold in common with him, Senator Townsend was defeated. While this failure to reelect him may have been brought about, in part," by over four years of con tinuous propaganda of misrepre sentation and untruth, a fair analysis of the vote fn Michigan and other states, where friends and political enemies alike have, suf fered defeat, will demonstrate that a general feeling of unrest was mainly responsible therefor. "This situation renders futile further service, by me in the Unit ed States senate, where I have con sistently supported the progre>jsive policies of President Harding's ad ministration. My work there has been and will continue to be hamp-. ered by partisan political persecu tion ?nd T, therefore, cheerfully re turn my commission to the people front*'whom I received it. "I desire to record an expression o? rjiy gratitude for the splendid frendship,' loyalty and devotion of those who have endured with me during the past four years, experi ences unparalleled in the political history of our country. By direc tion of the Democratic administra tion, these began immediately up on my nomination' by proceedings before a specially selected grand jury, sitting in another state, which by a vote of 16 to 1 completely ex onerated those who had conducted my campaign. Then followed my election, with every issue which "has since been raised clearly before the electorate of the state. A recount was demanded and after a thor ough and painstaking review of the ballots by the United States sen ate/ I was found to have received a substantial majority. While this was in orogress I was subject ed, -With a iarge number of repre sentative men in Michigan who had (supported me, to a trial following indictments procured by a Demo cratic department of justice, which through hundreds of agents had hounded and terrified men in all parts of the state into believing [that some wrong had been done. Under the instructions given by the court, convictions of a conspiracy to spend more than $3,750 natur ally followed, and sentences im posing fines and imprisonment were immediately passed. All charges of bribery and corruption; however; were quashed by the spe cific order of the presiding judge. "On appeal, the supreme court of the United States reversed the action of the court below, because, as stated by Chief Justice White, of the grave misapprehension and the grievous misapplication of the statute, which was also declared unconstitutional. A protracted in vestigation before the committee on privileges and elections of the senate resulted in .*: report sus taining my election; and after a bitter partisan debate the senate j declared I was entitled to my seat. "In view of all these proceed ings, my right to my seat has been fully confirmed and I am thankful^ COTTON SPINDLES ARE BUSY a Census Bureau Issues Report on Manufac turing Activities of Cotton Mills. North and South Carolina in the Lead Washington, Nov. 20.?The ag gregate cotton spindle hours for October, were eight billion, two hundred eighty-nine million, eight hundred and th^ee thousands, four hundred forty-six, the census bu reau announced toddy. The total number of spindles active was 36, 834.931. The average hours per spindle was 223. The total exceeds September by over 500,000,000 spindle hours. South Carolina's aggregate spin dle hours for October, was 1,450, 226,463. The average per spindle was 284. North Carolina's aggre gate of spindle hours was 1,583, 137,699. Average per spindle 298. It is not bad - luck> for a cat to cross in front of a car. Not if the cat crosses all the way. m m m ? ? T Beauty secret: Thinking you can whip someone you can't,; ,-often spoils a beautiful face. to have been permitted to serve my state "and my country^ and to have the * eternal satisfaction of having by my vote aided in keeping the United States out of the league of nations. "For those who so patriotically and unselfishly worked for my elec tion and In defense of my own hon or'and that of my family and friends, I have fought the fight and kept the faith. The time has now come, however, when I can conscientiously lay down the bur den and this I most cheerfully do. If in the future there seem to be opportunities for public service I shall not hesitate to offer my ser vice to the state which I love and the country I revere." In his letter to the vice presi dent under date of November IT; Newberry said: "I inclose herewith copy of my resignation, which I have this day forwarded to the governor of the state of Michigan, and I respectful ly request that this be read into the records of the senate as soon as possible. "In terminating my service as senator, I beg to express once more to you my deep sense of thankful ness for ydur many courtesies and friendly consideration." Confident that as a result of. the November 7 election they had gained sufficient strength to give tbem'a clear cut majority, senators who voted last January to deprive Mr. Newberry of his seat had planned- to bring about another vote on the question early iii the next congress and possibly to force the issue to another vote before next March 4. ? ? Some of Mr. Newberry's political advisers afe known, to have been urging him since the election to submit his resignation and rumors had been current that he was about to do so. Before the sen ate voted on the resolution de claring him entitled'to a sea? he was advised by some) of his friends to resign, but at that time Mr. New berry said he would not quit under fire. Minority members of the com mittee which investigated his elec tion, while insisting that he was not entitled to his seat, agreed wTIth the majority findings that Mr. Ford should not be seated. Departure of Mr. Newberry from the senate and the swearing in tomorrow of Senator-elect Bay ard, Democrat, to succeed Senator DuPbnt (Republican) of Delaware will give the Republicans a mem bership of 58 compared with a Democratic strength of 37 until a successor to Mr. Newberry is ap pointed. While of course there was no in timation in Washington as to whom Governor Groesbeck might appoint the first name brought out In dis cussions among Republican leaders and others was that of Charles B. Warren, who is about to relin quish his post as ambassador to Japan. Mr. Warren is a Detroit lawyer and a former Republican national committeeman from Michigan. There also was speculation here as to the possibility of Mr. New berry again becoming a candidate for office. In some quarters it was. believed in view of the statement in concluding his letter to Govern or Groesbeck that he would not hesitate to offer his services to his state and country in the event there seemed in the future to be oppor tunities for public service. He might be a candidate for the sen ate two years hence, but a num ber of his friends were of the opinion this was not probable. Mr. Newberry as a senator took an interest particularly in legisla tion affecting the havy and his de parture will leave a vacancy on the naval affairs committee. During the major? part of the Roosevelt administration he served as as sistant secretary of the navy, be coming secretary of the depart ment during the last few months of Mr. Roosevelt's stay in the White House. i'rior to the vote in the senate on the <|U?'stion of his title to a seat, Mr. X?'wherry was assailed re peatedly in speeches from the floor and as vigorously defended. Las', summer in a letter made public to the Republican national committee. Secretary Hughes joined in the de fense of Mr. Newberry by declar ing that he had been '*wrong ly and most unjustly "convicted." MAKE BITTER ATTACK ON UNITED STATES !Mexican Congress Charges That Amer ican Representative Attempts to Dictate Form of Legislation . Mexico City, Nov. IS.?All South and Central American representa tives were : being informed today that Mexico resents any censorship of its legislation by the United States or other powers and that President Obregon's statement to that effect had secured for him a virtual vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies. This action grew out of a heated debate in the chamber last night following the disclosure of a se ries of communications which are said to have recently passed be tween Foreign Secretary Pani and George T. Summerlin, the Ameri can charge d'affaires. Mr. Sum merlin, speaking for the American state department, is alleged to have offered suggestions concern ing the prospective petroleum law to be considered by congress. . Seldom has there been such an outburst of oralory and vindictive "speeches against the United States as was witnessed in the chamber . last evening when communications dating back to last October ' were read. These letters, some of which ?are mere personal notes between Foreign Scretary Pani and Mr. Summerlin," were interpreted as an infringement upon the national sovereignty. According to the communications as punlished here, Mr. Summerlin on October Id,last wrote ? "person-; al note to Secretary Pani, enclosing af copy of a draft of a proposed petroleum law and requesting a copy of the official bill as soon as - it was prepared. .On October 21 Secretary Pani acknowledged the note and on November 15, accord ing to ^lie published memoranda^ he received another communication . from the American charge, in ] which the latter said he had re-: /ceived instructions from the state department to inform the Mexican minister "that the proposed petro leum law is entirely inadequate for the 'protection of rights legally acquired by North Americans." On , November 16 Secretary Pani re plied that both he ^and President Obregon had not been informed of the text of such a law and that President. Obregon had sent no such1 .'project to congress. . "President Obregon wishes to in form you," the note added, "that the decorum and sovereignty of the nation totally incapacitates it to accept a suggestion" that its laws, , which /are wholly legislative matters, should receive previous censure from the governors of oth er countries. This declaration when read in the chamber, provoked a storm of applause and resulted in the adop tion of a resolution commending the president for his "patriotic sentiment." ^ ^ ^ MARRIAGE AT PINEWOOD Miss Mary Vernon Broughton Bcomes the Bride of Mr. John G. Dinkins ; Pinewood, Nov. 19.?A wedding ( of rare beauty and interest was solemnized Friday evening at 7 o'clock at the home and Mr. and Mrs. John J. Broughton of Pine wood when their daughter, Mary Verno'n, became the bride of John G. Dinkins of Manning. The rooms were thrown en suite and the spacious living room, where the ceremony took place, was beautiful with "its decorations of yellow and green, the impro vised altar, built of pedestals top ped with huge baskets of yellow chrysanthemums and ferns and candelabra placed beneath a huge golden wishbone tied with airy bows of yellow tulle. Ferns and palms gracefully arranged in the rear formed a lovely background for the wedding party. Softly shaded yellow waxen tapers com pleted the lovely setting. Just before the ceremony, Mrs. James Nelson of Summerton sang, "I Uove You Truly," accompanied ?on the the piano by Mrs. J. W. Weeks, tfr. \ As the wedding march sounded the bridal party en tered in the following order: Miss Gladys Weeks, maid of honor, came first, then followed little John Har vin. the bride's cousin, bearing the wedding ring in a huge yellow chrysanthemum. The bride, lovely in a three piece suit of broWn marvello cloth, hand embroidered and ornamented with buckles and carrying a shower bouquet of bride roses and ferns, entered with her father, who grave her in mar riage. They were met at the al tar by the bridegroom with his tbest man. Taylor Stukes, and the ring ceremony was performed by (the Rev. W. (;. Elwell. a lifelong I friend of the bride, assisted by the I Rev. (;. W. Dukes, the bride's pas tor. During the Ceremony'"To a Wild Rose" was softly played by Mrs. .j. W. Weeks. .Jr. A reception was held immediate ly afterwards and later the bride and bridegroom slipped away for a ' trip to Washington and other points. Th<* bride, a recent graduate of Columbia college, is tin- charming and accomplished daughter of .Mr. and .Mrs. John .1. Broughton. She has endeand herself to a host of friends who are glad to know she will make her home in Manning, where the bridegroom has always lived-and where he practices law. Farming Experts, Discuss Weevil Agree on Best Formula For Combating Pests and Sound Optimistic Note Columbia, Nov. 18.?Plowing under of stalks and cleaning up of land as soon as cotton is picked, preparing land early, using the best variety of quickly maturing seed, employing sufficient fertilizers sup plemented by side applications of soda early before bloom appears, practicing community planting as soon as the ground is warm, adopt ing a system of frequent shallow cultivation and thick spacing and picking of bolls as early as cheap labor will allow, is the formula prescribed for effectively combating the spread and propagation of the cotton boll weevil by a conference of scientific >f?rmers and agricul tural exports meeting here today at the call of Governor Harvey. . That cotton can be raised under boll weevil conditions by the utili zation of intelligent methods of cultivation, supplemented with a system of diversified farming, was the consensus of opinion as ex pressed by those present. The great problem to.be con fronted, it was argued, is the task of acquainting tenant and share cropper with intelligent meth ods of-cotton planting, and it was for this reason the conference was called. The adoption of the for mula and' the diffusion of its pre cepts concerned those present, i N?w, every-agency in the state, the newspapers,' various organizations,; and every medium of publicity will be appealed to to acquaint the peo ple of South Carolina with its con tents and urge upon them the ne cessity oC closely conforming to its precepts. The formula in the shape of a resolution, was introduced by Prof. W. W. Long, of Clemson College, director of extension work, and, with a few modifications, unani mously was adopted "by the confer ence. " If reads: "Whereas, while progress has been made in the control of the j boll weevil, especially with more I progressive farmers, we realize that the greater part of the cotton crop is' made by the tenant class, who for obvious reasons, are unable to understand thoroughly the scien tific methods that have been work ed out by the United States de-i partment of agriculture, the agri cultural colleges and the scientific farmers.' We feel that it is very! necessary that every effort be made by every agency within the state to take such steps as may bring all classes to the proper realiza tion of the need of beginning at once to carry but boll weevil meth-1 ods agreed upon by this conference. "In order that this may be done expeditiously we offer the follow ing resolution: "Resolved, That the bankers, merchants and farmers of the va rious counties will interest them selves in carrying out the recom mendations suggested below, j "Destroy the weevil's winter quarters * by plowing under cotton 'and corn stalks and by cleaning terraces, ditch banks and other trash on the farm. Prepare land early and thoroughly. Piant best seed of approved varieties! Among the best varieties are Lightning Express, Cleveland Big Boll, Delta Type and (on wilt infested land) Dixie Triumph. "Use fertilizer sufficient such as would make a bale of cotton per acre in an average season without presence of the weevil. This will vary on^ individual farms. Make side applications of soda early be fore first blooms appear. "Plant as soon as ground is Warm. All " cotton In a given com munity should be planted at the same time (from the first to the! middle of April). "Practice frequent shallow cul tivation to keep up fruiting. Prac tice thick spacing. "Practice early square picking if cheap labor is available. This must be done very thoroughly every five days if possible in order fo be" ef fective. "Definite recommendations on poisoning are deferred for future i consideration by this conference. until after' the proposed confer ences at Washington have been held to determine upon the general policy to be recommended for 1923. "Develop a fertile soil as the best asset under farming under boll weevil conditions." The resolution as introduced sug gested that cotton should be spaced so the rows should be three and one-ha If feet apart and six to ten inches in the drill: but on sugges tion of certain of the farmers from the coastal plain, among them D. L. Smith, of Walterboro, specific clistance was eliminated in favor of just thick spacing, leaving it to the individual farmer to work out this problem himself. It was contended by the thick spacing advocates, among them j Prof. H. W. Barre, director of ag | ricuRural research at Clemson, that (thick instead'of wide spacing had been demonstrated to give a larger and quicker yield under boll wee vil conditions. Ex-Governor R. I. Manning of Columbia, and L. I. Guion of Lugoff, were among those to confess to be unwilling converts -to the thick spacing method. The conference was called to or j der in the state legislative library j by Governor Harvey, who. stating I that there was a great diversity of i (ipinion as to the proper method I of combating the boll weevil, said j that the meeting was for the pur j post- of consolidating the experi I ence of those present into a eon crefe proposal to he sent broadcast] ? throughout the State for the ! thoughtful consideration of the ; farmers of the state, particularly the tenant Hass and the share ? cropper. Former Congressman A. V. Le ver was elected permanent chair man of the conference ami Henry Johnson, of Aiken, its secretary. | Letters were read from Senator N. B. Dial, who brought his amendment to the cotton futures acts to the attention of the confer ence; Bright Williamson, of Dar lington, who could not attend be cause of business. at Richmond, Va.; Senator Niels Christensen, of Beaufort, who is ill at his home; J. O. Sheppard, a representative in the house from Edgefield county, who announced that he intended to m introduce in the next general as sembly a bill for the purpose of having the state supply the farm ers with calcium arseitate (boll weevil poison) at cost, J. S. Wan na maker, president of the Amer ican Cotton Association, who could not be present, but who sent Har vie Jordan, secretary of the asso ciation in his stead; and Dr. Coker, of Hartsville; who could not be present. Chairman Lever said that there was no more vital concern to the state than the adoption of a con crete plan for combating the boll weevil and that Governor Harvey was due a debt of gratitude for the calling of a conference. "Should not enter the minds of any farmer/' he cautioned, "that the growing of cotton under boll weevil conditions is an impossibil ity; it i6 being done in all the cot ton-growing states^ It crossed the Mexican border into Texas and is now in North Carolina and tlie farmers in the states 'which have been overriden by the weevil are growing cotton successfully, and I hate to think that our farmers can not grow cotton also. Of course, it is going to be more difficult; more efficient cultivation and better bus iness methods have got to be adopted, but South Carolina farm ers can do these things. You may; as well make up your minds now. that absentee farming is a thing of the past. You cannot live in Columbia and raise cotton in Beau fort." Touching on the labor problem' and the negro's place in South Carolina agriculture, Mr. Lever said that he had given the boU: weevil problem a great deal of study] and he had come to the conclusion] that it had to be ? solved "with white brains;" that the negro would only .be successful in the cultivation of cotton under the ap plied intelligence of the white farm er. The ex-congressman said that it behooved the farmers of South Carolina to be of good cheer and not give way to waves of pessim ism; that it is fundamental he should "have in his heart the, "spark of hope" if he desires to achieve. "This convention, concluded the speaker, "should not adjourn with out impressing" upon the farmer that he can grow cotton, but un der boll weevil conditions, it must be based upon a proper ;system of diversification." Prof. W. W. Long said that the solution of the problem forced upon the state is bottomed econom ics and direct control of the boll weevil. "A diversified agriculture,"' eaM Prof. Long, "Is good under any conditions; but under boll weevil conditions it Is absolutely essen tial."- \ The Clemson expert stated that diversified farming is not the grow ing of new crops, but the planting of those which have been 'shown to be adapted to the particular soil', to b? cultivated. He said it was folly for the farmer to experiment with new systems of agriculture; let the established; agencies financ ed for that purpose do it. Prof. Long said that he took ev ery paper published in South Car olina, and from them he had clip ped news articles which told of the successful cultivation this year of cotton in every Carolina county; that cotton certainly was going to be successfully grown in this state, but more intelligent methods of j farming must be used in the pro cess. Cotton, he contended, is no longer a "fool-proof" crop> but it! is one where there must be a mix-1 t?re of brain with the methods used. He said that as* more In telligence is used the prices for the staple will be higher, as intelligence brings higher prices than a low grade mentality and its products. Unless fair prices are paid for cotton and an increased wage paid | for farm labor this labor is going to migrate to the eastern states, where it can command "higher wages, and, he argued, the south ern farmer must make up his mind to materially increase his labor overhead and make the farm more attractive. He preached the doctrine of soil-building by the planting of le-1 guminous crops, contending that I South Carolina, North Carolina and I parts o^ Georgia and Alabama can raise more of this variety of plant life than any part of the world. Contending that the South Car olina farmer should not be pessi mistic, he gave some statistics to show how marvelously South Car olina has advanced in diversified farming, and she has yet long strides to advance. This year, he : said. 14.000 cars of perishables had been shipped from the-coast coun ties to the North. There are ten dairies in South Carolina, one within six miles of every farm There are two packing plants un der successful operation?one at Greenville and the other at Or angeburg. There are curing houses in which 7S0.000 bushels of sweet potatoes were stored, and 150 cars of these tubers were ship ped out of the state this year. Two counties this year shipped 2SO cars of hogs out of the state, more than the entire state twoj years ago. Ten years of corn, he contin ued. tiie yield of corn was from 10 j to 12 bushels to the acre; this year it was from 17 to 19 bushels. Ten years ago the yield of oats was 13 bushels to the acre; this year it was 24 bushels. In 1912 the yield of wheat was 5 bushels to the acre; this year it was 12 bushels. The head of poultry has increased from 1.900,000 in 1910 to 4.300.000 in 1922. He gave other concrete illustrations, to show that those who are glooming: do not realize what Soath Carolina is accomplish ing. ' "There is no place tor gloom in South Carolina," he concluded, **ior we are a great people ami have a great climate and a great soil."* Governor Manning, Haryie Jor dan and others, telling of -their * methods of combatting the boa weevil, concurred in "the remarks of Mr. Lever and Prof. Lone and agreed that , every medium of pub licity should be utilized in the - propagation of correct methods of combatting- the? boll weevil. Mr. Jordan said that *ihe_.?mer lean Cotton Association has made ? arrangements for the '. placing of two experimental farms in each of the 400 counties in the boll weevil . territory to show the farmer cor- . rect methods of cultivation in* ids boll weevil tight. Th 3 association is now engaged in canvassing va rious agencies for funds to <arry on this demonstration Work. Prof. Long read ? telegram to the effect that the department* of agriculture had agreed, up$n-solic itation of Dr. W. M. Biggs, presi dent of Clemson College, who wired : from ' Washington, to open a boll weevil laboratory at Ftorenee, ; provided the state made an. appro priation to defray the expenses'of the laboratory. The- conference adopted a resolution endorsing the: % recommendations of the board, of trustees of Clemson Coiiege for a special appropriation of $25,000 ?or the laboratory and asked that a special bill be prepared and ? intro- | duced in the general assembly the first week of the session making this appropriation; so that, the work of the station can beginT at the earliest possible date. Anctfcer resolution was adopted thanking Secretary of Agriculture WaH*ec for the laboratory. Another was adopted thanking Governor Harvey ' for calling the conference. Just before the cbnferehee ^5d 30urn?d a resolution was adopt- -~; ed. calling, on the governor to caB such another conference'in the fu ture when the conference at Wash ington had promulgated rates for the best method of poisoning" the cotton boll weeviL" Mrs. Bleaste Files SuitFor$l?6^0 AgainstAbitier Claim Made ^Serd^tire and Attention Durmg. Last Ten Yeais ?f Life of Ben. L. Abney Columbia, .Nov. 18.?Alleging that the deceased during his m*e* time promised to pay her and re member her in his will, for her mi ?remititng care, which he failed to do, Mrs. Li?fe S: Blease, of .tffibf city* wife of fi?lm''er/OoVertBiY'\'G^I|r-.'r L. Blease, today filed & suit tat $100,000 against the estate of tW late Benjamin L. Abney, at one - time division counsel for the South ern Railway, and one of the lead ers of the South Carolina Bar, who died at the Blease home, corner "of Washington and Bull streets, on November IL 1S21. The 'complaint, which was filed today on John R. Abney, an attor ney of New York city, as adminis trator of the estate of his brotner, " recites that B. L. Abney started to reside with the former Governor and Mrs. Blease at the Governor's mansion in April, 1911, during the Blease admimstration, and had lived with the family continuously until his death. "That." continues the complalni, "during the sajqae lifetime the plain tiff, at the request of the sam&V Benjamin L. Abney, deceased, reu-,, dered and furnished to him con- : stant arduous and exacting atten tion, care, labor and service. *That a considerable part of sadd time the said decedent tos sick, nervous and irritable, demaa?e? and required tactful and; constant care, attention, service and nurs ing, and plaintiff rendered to said decedent (at much peraohal sacri fice to herself, use and expendftare of bodily health, strength w vifcbr. the attentions and care ne^assary'to meet his needs and demands, and to make nfs home life ~com??rfcaSi^ *bii" relieve as far as possible his nwv vous, irritable nature and condi tion. ?'That the decedent promised and agreed, constantly renewing and re peating said promises and agree ment from time to time to pay-and compensate plaintiff for such ser vices, and especially to m&te* * provision at his death' by wiB to compensate her for such aervlcsa, the legal and moral obligation ,. cf which he constantly recbgmfcefc and highly valued and appreciated. 'That said decedent failed and neglected to carry out his contract and to compensate the plaintiff for such services. ?That said services, laboscs and attentions so furnished by pttint?t to said Benjamin L. Abney wea? of the value of and reasonably worth the sum of $100,00$." - Although no inventory of th* Ab ney estate has ever been made pub lic, it is estimated in financial and legal circles here to be worth approximately $740,006. Otittir than a tew small beqUeSts the whole estate goes to the deceaseds brother. John R. Abney, and ma sister, Mrs. Lula Hunter, of At lanta, Ga. D. W. Robinson, of the Colum bia Bar, is the attorney for Mrs. Blease. W. J. Cormack. What this country needs more than anything else is an alarm clock that wakes only the man who sets it. The boll weevils that live through the winter are the seed for next year's crop yt pests. Destroy the seed W plowing under the cotton stalks now* -.- * i