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Scientific Methods Would
Quadruple the Cotton Crop
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This pleat show® the posslbUltls of cotton. A field like It would make
six bale® to the acre.
BY R. B- YOUNG.
Editor of the Memphis Press.
OT ARK VITALE. Miss—To trtpls er
quadruple ths already enormous cotton
crop of the south—that is the little prob
lem undertaken a few years ago by ex
perimenters in the Mississippi Agricul
tural and Mechanical college.
And they have solved the problem.
They have proved that ordinary,
••worn ont" land may be built up in three
jun so that it will raise from one to
Mrs bales of cotton per acre.
This io startling when it is considered
that the average cotton production of
the south is loss than one-third of a
bale per aere—yet tn the aggregate one
•f ths world's greatest staple crops.
Southern agriculturists are just weiring
SB
i WhOs other sections of the country
have oeen conducting experiments to in
crease the quality and yield of corn and
■heat, the south has done little to im
prove the methods of growing cotton.
Cotten is grown today much as it was
grown la the ante-bellum days, when
? the land was rich and slave labor was
the eheapest tn the world.
The Important relation which entton
raistng bears to the prosperity of the
t ’ whole country can hardly bo overesti
mated. This year the sotuh has some
thing Itko SURM acres in cotton culti
vation The year's crop is estimated at
about n.MD.OOA bales and is now being
picked and marketed. It la estimated the
crop will be worth about 1*7.000.006 to the
growers. In recent years it is this crop
which has given this country a balance
In her favor of exports over Imports.
TAfIIFF COMMISSION TO
BE NON-POLITICAL
President Taft Seems Determ
ined to Let Merit Alone
Count in Appointments
WASHINGTON. Oct. Tt.— With a fur
ther desire to keep the tariff board en
tirely out of politics, President Taft has
dkweted that under no consideration
shall investigators or exports be ap
pointed by the board for political con
siderations. The president had thought
that his position in regard to the work
of the tariff board was thoroughly un
derstood. but a recent application for ap
pointment in which the candidate urged
himself because of party labors in the
past called out an order from the presi
dent.
GARMENTWORKERS may
GO ON GENERAL STRIKE
CHICAGO. Oct. X7.-A call for every
non-union garment worker in this city
to tons out is a general strike for the
betterment of the conditions under which
they have been laboring, was issued yes
terday by Robert Boren, president of the
Ctilcago local of tns United Garment
Workers' union.
This call camo after 1.500 men and
women had struck during the day, swell
ing the total now on strike to Ju.ooo If
the garment workers still employed obey
the call it will more than double the
number of strikes. Officers of the
union stated emphatically yesterday that
they would effectually tie up the cloth
ing houses of Chicago today in carrying
on the battle for a closed shop and more
agreeable working conditions. Twelve
large shops and twice as many smaller
ones are now practically closed as a re
sult of ths strike, and those which are
open are mostly small places.
BISHOP HENDRIX GIVES
REASON FOR
KANSAS CITY. Oct. s7.—That he re
signed the presidency of the board of
trustees on Vanderbilt university to sim
plify ths suit now pending to determine
points in the charter of the university,
was the statement made by Bishop E.
R. Hendrix, of this city, who last night
returned to Nashville. When the suit
is settled, he said, the powers of the
president will be clearly defined.
"The board asks me to resume She
presidency after the suit is settled. *
Bishop Hendrix said last night. >** As
president of the board. I bad a veto pow
er that could bo passed over by a two
thirds majority vose of the board. The
trouble arose over the interpretation of
the charter. Some believe as the pres
ident was a bishop, the institution was
under control of the church. Others be
lieve that the managing of the school
should not take the complexion of cburch
affairs. The new president. Judge W.
C Rateliff, is a capable man and I do
pot believe I would consider re-election.”
Yet this great crop has been neglected
shamefully by government expert® and
planter®.
Cotton Is the great cash, crop of the
south. A bale of cotton is like ready
money in the bank to the southern
planter.
This fact has led to the one crop sys
tem. which, of course, is wrong in prin
ciple and practice, not only for the
south but for any section. In every
farming district’there is always some
one crop which pays better than any
other, and it is a matter of history that
this crop has been raised to the practi
cal exclusion of all others as long as the
fertility of the land would permit.
The fertility of the eotton lands of
the south ha® been redced until cotton
is no longer a profitable crop on the old
lands. So, the south is beginning to
realise that eotton growing must be im
proved. New methods of soil improve
ment, better seed end better cultivation
must be resorted to to restore the soil.
Experiments at the Mississippi sta
tion here have extended over about six
years with something like 3.0 kinds es
cotton, with fertiliser and without it.
Th res-year experiments on worn-out
lands show it is possible to so build up
th® soil by crop rotation and intensive
cultivation that theae worn-out lands
will produce two bales of cotton to the
acre.
Th® possibilities of this applied to the
whole south are staggering, as even a
50 per cent increase in yield on the
same acreage would bring the south
something like $400,000,000 —quite a ti
dy little sum. ,
SHIPPERS (men
ROAD'S VALUATION
They Contend That the Rail
roads Property Is Not Worth
What Is Is Claimed
CHICAGO, Oat. Tt.~ The shippers who
oppose prospective freight advances at
tacked certain valuations placed on their
property by railroad witnesses when E.
J- Me Vann, manager of the traffic bu
reau ,ot the Omaha Commercial club,
took the stand before the Interstate com
merce commission today.
Witness ruthlessly criticised the repro
duction of valuation of $1,300,000 placed
on the Burlington road's terminal prop
erty at Omaha by General Manager Ward
of the railroad. The assessed value of
the terminals, witness stated, was $831,-
206.
'This.” continued Mr. McVann. "is
about 25 per cem less than the actual
value, which makes the latter about sl,-
000.000., I found that the railroads in
Omaha paid 50 per cent more than the
actual value ot the land, so that Mr.
Ward's estimate would have to be cut
In two to give the correot value of the
terminal lands."
Continuing, witness declared that simi
lar conditions obtain at St. Paul, Minne
apolis and Duluth.
ONLY FOUR STUDENTS
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
NEW YORK. Oct. 27.—There are only
four young men in New York who are
ambitious to go to Oxford as the Rhodes
scholars from this state. The four were
the only applicants for the qualifying ex
aminations which are being held this
week at Columbia university.
With the present set of examinations
an Important change in the regulations
giving the scholarship tests goes into
effect. By a special decree of Oxford
university, a candidate who passes in
Latin and mathematics, but fails in
Greek, may remove the Greek condition
at a subsequent Rhodes examination.
The results of qualifying tests will be
made known by the end of January, 1911,
and the successful contestants will be
gin residence at Oxford next October.
The Rhodes scholarships are of a value
of $1,600.
Each state may send a student, who,
however, need not be a resident of the
state from which he is chosen if he at
tended an educational Institution In that
state.
HARRISON CLEARED
OF KILLING NASWORTHY
ABBEVILLE, Ga.. Oct. 27.-In Wilcox
superior court William Harrison has
been acquitted o killing Frank gas
worthy last May three years ago. Har
rison was a brother-in-law of Nasworthy.
There was a dispute about farm work
and William Harrison shot and killed
i Nasworthy. Harrison fled to Washing
-1 ton. He was pursued by a brother of
Nasworty and located In Spokane, Wash.
HIWLEY AND POST '
ARE NOW SPEEDING
TO liIEWYDRK CITY
Daring Balloonists Spend the
Night in Beds for the First
Time in Nine Days—Tired
But Very Happy
BALLOON AMERICA II
TRAVELED 1.600 MILES
Aero Club of New York Plans
a Splendid Reception When
the Airmen Reach That City.
To Save the Balloon
CHICOUTIMI, Quebec, Oct. 27.—Alan R.
Hawley and Augustus Post, the new
,l holders of the world's balloon champion
ship*, showed little ill effect today from
the thrillinc experiences which have been
theirs since to<*y le.ft St. Louis nine days
ago in the America 11. They were fa
tigued. but the trip had been thoroughly
worth while, they said.
“Tell our friends that we are well and
very, very happy,” was the message
which they sent from their rooms in the
hotel.
The two aeronauts reached here at 10
o'clock last night and retired shortly be
fore midnight after their arrival, as soon
as they could get away from the wel
coming and congratulating citizens. They
had driven 40 miles over rough country
from St. Ambroise since the early after
noon and were “tired to the bone,” as
one of them expressed it. A flood of mes
sages from the tlnited States, which
awaited them on their arrival w’ent un
answered and for the most part unread,
until morning.
BRIEF NIGHT'S REST.
Their night's rest was bound to be
brief, for their train over the Quebec and
Lake SL John was scheduled to leave at
7:80 o'clock in the morning.
Both airmen agreed that the -most wel
come sight in all Chicoutimi on their ar
rival was the bath tub in their rooms
at the hotel. And everyone of the last
nine days had been spent arduously.
Four of the nights had been passed out of
doors, with the hard ground for a bed
and thefr army blankets for cover.
Their balloon, the America 11, is still
at Lake Du Blan de Sable, this being the
title of the township where they landed.
It is believed that Joseph Pednaud and
Joseph Simard, the two wappers .wha.
brought the balloonists in a bark canoe to
St. Ambroise, will go back and see what
can be done to get the big bag from ite
cache on the side of the mountain to the
station here. This will not be an easy
task.
Messrs. Hawley and Post landed about
46 hours after their departure from St.
Louis. The balloon basket touched the
earth at 3:35 on the afternoon of October
19. They probably flew, in all. about 1,600
miles, although the direct distance be
tween the two points, on which the inter
national race is decided, is only 1,355
miles. This would make their average
rate of progress about 35 miles an hour.
Leaving here this morning Messrs.
Hawley and Post will reach Quebec
shortly before 6 o’clock this evening.
St. Louis Wants Races
BT. LOUIS, Oct. 27.—Elated by Alan R.
Hawley and Augustus Post winning the
international balloon race, the Aero club
of St. Louis governors decided today to
bld again for the next race.
Rubber gas bags were victorious over
the cambric in the race. The America
11, Dusseldorf II and Germina, the
leading prize winners, were made of rub
ber.
Splendid Reception Is
Planned for Balloonists
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—Officials of the
Aero Club of America this morning be
gan to lay plans for a suitable wel
come home to Alan R. Hawley and Au
gustus Post, the pilots of the balloon
America 11, winner of the international
cup and holders of a new world’s record
for sustained flight. The celebration is
to be the greatest thing in aeronautic
circles New York has ever seen.
“The splendid Mr. Hawley and
Mr. Post,” said President Cortlandt Field
Bishop, yesterday, in a preliminary state
ment, "deserves the heartiest welcome
that New York can extend and the Aero
club intends to give it to them. t We
, already had plans under way for a big
I banquet next Monday night to the avia-
I tors who are competing at Belmont park,
I and if Messrs. Hawley and Post are able
to reach New York by that time they
will be the guests of honor and the
heroes of the occasion.
"The dinner will not be confined to
those who are interested in aviation,
I but the invitations will be generally ex
tended to all of the representatives of
the people to receive our famous bal
loonisth. It will be the largest celebra
tion of its kind New York has ever
witnessed.
“From the d spatches received today
I from Mr. Hawley, I believe that he
will return to New York before next
Monday, but if he does not, I know
that many of the aviators now assembled
here will remain to do him honor. The
trip of the America II is the greatest
event in ballooning this year, and will
be suitably observed even If the return
of Mr. Hawley and his aid is delayed
until after next Monday.”
meyer~toabolish~
GULF NAVY YARDS
PENSACOLA. Fla,, Oct. 27—Secretary
of the Navy Meyer arrived here yester
day for an inspection of the Pensacola
navy yard. Last night he was enter
-1 tallied at a banquet by a delegation of
! prominent citizens, where he discussed
'the future policy of the government rela
tive to abandoning two of the three gulf
' navy yards.
i He would not commit himself as to
which of the three will be maintained.
IHe declared that Guantanamo is to be
I the future naval base of the country
'and that a modern naval station will be
■ maintained there.
ANOTHER AVIATOR MEETS
DEATH FROM FALL
ROME, Oct. 27.—Lieutenant Sagllett!
fell with a military biplane in which he
was maneuvering today and was instant
ly killed. Ti e machine was wrecked.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1910.
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ANOTHER “ROUND-THE-STATE" TOUR
WILL COTTON EXCHSN GE
ORDER TANGLY EXPELLED
Member of Defunct Cotton
Firm Thursday Posted
Sign of Resignation
WWW ORLEARWr «fct.—ff.-Notice Gt.
resignation of W. J. Yancey, of the
failed spot cotton flrm of Knight, Yancey
& Co., which was posted this morning
on the floor of the New Orleans cotton
exchange, excited much Interest because
of the feeling among an element of the
exchange membership that Yancey
should be expelled and not allowed to
resign. The notice of resignation came
through an order of the United States
court directing that the stocks held by
Yancey be transferred to the receivers
of the flrm.
Considerable criticism has been expres
sed over the membership of Yancey
since the firm's failure and the allega
tions against its members in regard to
forged bills of lading, but the absence
of formal charges against him has pre
vented action by the board of directors.
The question of whether Yancey shall
be permitted to resign or be expelled will
be decided by the board on November 6.
LIFE BOAT WHICH BROUGHT
WELLMAN’S CREW TO SAFETY
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Th® lifeboat of th® airship America, in which Wellman and his crew
were saved, on the deck of th® steamer Trent. In front of it is Jack Irwin,
wireless operator of the airship, anl the hero of the rescue. It was his
Morso telegraph signals, given with light flashos from a lamp, that called
the steamer Trent.
PRICE OF COTTON HIGHER
iSHLTOFWm
January Advances to 14.50 or
Seven Points of the Highest >
Prices Reached
TtEtfr YOftK, Oct. 27.—Predictions for
generally colder weather in the south
with heavy frost and freezing tempera
tures in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas
caused another abrupt change In the
cotton market today, and prices fully re
covered yesterday's loss of about $1.50
per bale.
January cotton, which had declined to
14.19 late yesterday, advanced to 14.50, or
within 7 points of the highest prices
reached following the census report of
last Tuesday.
The trading w r as very active on the
advance of from 30 to 32 points over the
closing prices of last night, with yester
day's sellers covering excitedly on the
unfavorable weather outlook and indica
tions tfiat the old bull leaders were again
becoming active.
VICTORIA IS SWEPT BY
A BIG CONFLAGRATION
Loss to the Canadian City Is
$2,000,000- Newsparer
Plant Is Burned
VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 27—Fire, which
started last night and burned untn long
after midnight, swept through the heart
of the city’s business section, wiping out
several of the finest buildings and caus
ing a loss roughly estimated at from
$1,5000,000 to $2,000,000-
Huge Are brands floated on the high
wind which swept toward the water
front, and it was with great difficulty
that the firemen, aided by the militia
and the garrison at Workpoint barracks
kept the flames from sweeping a broad
path to the water’s edge.
Many blazing embers were carried out
over the water, endangering the ship
ping in the harbor. Several unpro
tected pleasure yachts caught fire and
burned.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The fire started shortly atfer 10:80
o’clock In the department store of Da
vid Spencer & Co., limited, one of th©
largest retail establishments in Victoria.
i Fanned by a high wind, the flames
spread with alarming rapidity. The re
cently organized fire brigade found It
self unable to cope with the conflagra
tion and the troops were called out. The
soldiers not only aided in keeping order
, among the frightened half-clad crowds,
I but manned the fire apparatus and help
ed -the fire brigade combat the flames.
Among the buildings burned were the
Times office and the Five Sisters build
ing. a flve-story office block. The Pem
berton building and the Dlard hotel were
threatened, but both were saved. The
hotel, however, was badly scorched, sus
taining a loss of SIO,OOO. All the guests
were turned Into the streets, many of
them leaving without stopping to save
their effects.
The telephone system was put out of
I commission and the city light system was
I endangered.
' The district burned includes all the
1 buildings between Government and Broad
j streets, extending from Fort street to
i the alley back of Trounce avenue.
.THROWaToFF MOTORCYCLE
, AND INSTANTLY KILLED
I DALLAS. Tex., Oct 27—While riding
' at the rate of 70 miles an hour on a
i motorcycle at the state fair grounds here
j today, Wade Wylie, 20 years old, was
I thrown from his machine and killed.
FED POOR STARVING HORSE
ON DAY’S BREAKFAST FOOD
At last the mystery of the Bell house
has been ’discovered. But it took a fore
man and his gang of sleuths to find
out just why a certain real estate fellow
by the name of Bill has been walk-
ing away from breakfast every morning
with a couple of shredded wheat cakes
in his pocket. He has been feeding them
to a horse.
For a long time Bill has refused to eat
his breakfast food. He would always
put’ in the order, but before the waiter
could put the cream to it, he would sly
ly put them both in his coat pockets and
go after the rest of the feed. But there
was a reason. Though he was a reai
estate man, he still had a tender heart.
BULL PUP HOLDS THRESHOLD;
DEFIES LADIES TO COME OUT
A pup of a bulldog held the fort for
half an hour, Thursday morning, on
the front porch of the home of W. M.
Slaton, Atlanta's superintendent of pub
lic schools, till a call officer from po
lice headquarters got to the scene and
arranged. matters amicably. Within the
house, and desiring very earnestly to
pursue their original purpose of coming
out and journeying downtow.., wete Mrs.
Slaton and two friends.
I>t appears that they were just about
to leave the Slaton home, 142 Jackson
street, when a growl through the crack
of the front door warned them . that
some sort of a beast was without. In-
DEMOCRATS MAY BE
INVITED TO MEET IN
ATLANMXT TIME
Joint Committee Holds Impor
tant Session at the Chamber
of Commerce to Discuss
Situation and Form Plans
CLARK HOWELL IS ASKED
TO SECURE INFORMATION
Meeting Called by Ben Lee
Crew Starts Work on Impor
tant Movement-Will Effect
Permanent Organization
The first steps toward securing the
next national Democratic convention for
Atlanta were taken Thursday morning
when a joint committee from the city
council, the chamber ot commerce and
the Young Men’s Democratic league met
In the office of Secretary Walter G.
Cooper, of the chamber.
The meeting was the result of a call
made by President Ben Lee Crew, of
the Young Men’s Democratic league. Mr.
Crew, who is extremely anxious that
Atlanta have the next convention of
Democrats, took hold of the matter a
few days ago and asked for the meet
ing that was held Thursday.
At this meeting were Mr. Crew, Al
l best Howell, Jr., Victor Smith, Walter
P. Andrews, ft. A. Broyles, Shelby
Smith, W. T. Gentry, J. B. Everest and.
1. N. Ragsdale.
Mr. Howell was elected temporary
chairman and Mr. Everett temporary
secretary.
The meeting then began an informal
discussion of the situation looking toward
a permanent organization. It was de
cided that before Atlanta announced as
a contestant that the chance? for suc
cess be carefully investigated. In other
words, the committee does not think it
best to put Atlanta in the list of cities
making a bid for the convention if some
other place already has the call on it.
With that purpose in view it was de
cided to request Clark Howell, national
committeeman from Georgia, to acquaint
himself with the conditions existing and
let the committee know the result of
his efforts. For the purpose of seeing
Mr. Howell and making the proper re
quest of him, Chairman Howell appoint
ed R. A. Broyles, Shelby emith ana
Walter P. Andrews.
A motion calling on thb chairmen of
! the county and staite Democratic execu
tive committees to appoint committees to
co-operate with the general committee
representing Atlanta, was adopted.
Mayor Maddox, President Paxon and
Walter G. Cooper were added to the
committee, and on motion of Mr. Crew
Mayor-elect Courtland 8. Winn was also
elected to membership with the request
that he arttend all meetings in order
that he may be well posted on th®
movement prior to his advent into of
fice.
The committee then adjourned to
meet again next Wednesday. November
2. At that time it is thought there will
be considerable valuable information on
hand. In the meantime Mr. Howell will
appoint a committee to suggest a perma
nent chairman and secretary, and effect
a permanent organization.
KILLED WITH BOTTLE
AT BASEBALL GAME
Young Man Who Threw Bottle
Under Arrest Charged
With Murder
MOBILE. Ala., Oct. 27.—W. R. Dew
berry, aged 50 years, died here today of
a fractured skull. During a baseball
game last Sunday he was struck in the
head with a bottle by Luther Hoard, a
young man, after a quarrel.
Hoard is under arrest, charged with
murder.
ARGUMENTS ARE BEGUN
AGAINST 114 SALOONS
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Oct 27.—Argument*
in the hearing on the temporary injunc
tion issued Saturday last against 111
saloons in Memphis, was begun before
Judge McCall in the federal court hert
ttoday. The defendants presented a de
murrer of 15 counts. Two addresses sos
each side were permitted by the court.
i "and when he looked out of his apartment
on West Peachtree about ten days ago
and saw a starving horse eating the
slops that the different kitchens in the
’ apartment house had thrown out. hie
• heart went out in pity. It didn’t look
; like a sloppy steed to Bill. He could
! almost see blue blood from the blue Q
i , grass through its ribs.
I So he made up his mind that though
•I he couldn’t take him a bale of hay, he
; would take the next thing to it. Hence
•! the breakfast food act.
. I This is a true story. The premises hat q
I been under litigation as well as the
. horse for some time. The owner either I
i 'refuses to feed the animal or expects the
. | man who bought the property to do IL
vestigation disclosed the bulldog, sit
ting pat on the threshold and defying all
comers. He growled. They retired, and
through interstices at window and doof
poked him wkh umbrellas and canes and
otherwise indicated that he was unwei- 5
come. But the bull pup stood h!4
ground, growling menacingly.
Then the telephone was called , into,
service, and Police Officer Barfield came
out from headquarters. After a cursory
investigation of the situation, he sought
the home of the dog’s owner, a few
doors away, and returned with a negre
employe of the owner. The negro led
the dog off. the officer returned to head- .■
Quarters and the ladies opened tfte door.
NO. 11.