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w ttii-IWtWto 3 ott viiuL vol. x. BIG COTTON HARVEST ' 1 - 11 ' L - x 1 " ....•5. '-.'v'T "J 1 ‘A. 1 . Th» above picture ehowe a field of section ootton on the farm of thi torffta College of Agriculture. Xt made a yield of a bale and a half per acre GOOD PRUNING METHODS WILL GIVE BEST FRUITS Interesting Bulletin Is Issued by the State College of Agricult ure. Giving the Best Method s for Securing Fruit and Tell ing How Pruning Should Be Done (Special Dispatch to Th® Journal.) ATHENS, Ga.. Dec. T.-The following bulletin has been issued by the State College of Agriculture on pruning: In order to raise the beet fruit five fac tors have to be taken into consideration, ramely. cultivation, fertilisation, spray ing. .pruning and thinning. If one of ftiese main divisions of orchard manage ment is neglected the resulting crop will not-be up to the standard. As the season for pruning has arrived, we have taken that as a subject for a short article. The time to prune? Pruning may be done at any season of the year. Many growers give the time by saying “when ever the knife is sharp.” We must re member a couple of things, however, when we pick our time to prune. Cutting the tree during the summer tends to hold it back and retard its growth, and retarding growth tends toward fruitful ness. therefore when a tree ig growing too fast it eaw well be pruned in the summer: on the other hand, if it la bear ing we desire more wood, and as pruning tn the winter tends toward wood produc tion. we usually prune bearing trees wbDs they are dormant. Grapes should always be pruned during the winter, and the scuppemong. when pruned, had best be cut before Christmas in order to pre vent its bleeding the following spring. How often should we prune? We should prune a little every year, for when we allow trees to grow for two or more years without pruning, they produce a lot of unnecessary wood, which, when we de not cut ft out. so disturbs plant activ ity as to set it bask, and result tn a light crop. V « • • How should we prune? To prune each species of plant correctly, we should know the bearing habit of the tree. For example, peaches bear their fruit on the wood made last year; grapes bear on the Wood of the Season, as do also raspber ries and blackberries. Consequently it is impossible to give specific rules for all PERSON MAKING PAUPER OF ANOTHER IS LIABLE Court Holds Cracker Company Shouldn’t Have Caused Seat tle Man’s Dismissal (By Attociaud Press.) v?* , SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 8 —No man has a right to make a pauper of anyone else by interfering with his employment, and if this .s done, it makes the person so meddling liable to damages through the courts This is the broad decision as laid down by the supreme court of the state yesterday >n the case of Charles R. Jones against the Seattle Cracker and Candy company, being a reversal of the decis ion of the superior court, which grant ed a non-suit. Jones seeks 13.000 damages by reason of his discharge by a transfer company at the alleged behest of the Seattle Cracker and Candy company. The case Is remanded to the lower court for re trial. . KEEP TAB ON INSOLENT DRIVERS OF TAXICABS NEW YORK. Dec. B—Mayor Gaynor is considering a suggestion that he appoint a committee of 50 citizens who are in the habit of using taxicabs frequently to re port any violation of law on the part of the companies or their drivers. Many general complaints are heard about overcharging, insolence and other forms of annoyance on the part of taxi cab men. but few citizens take the trou ble to make their complaints to the proper authorities and those who do com plain rarely have the proper evidence. WROTEAUTOGRAPHY? CALLED IN FRIENDS, DIED MARSHALL. Mich., Dec. B.—Confident that he was about to die, Robert Schley, a veteran of the civil war. last Sunday informed his aged wife he intended to write his autobiography. He finished the work Tuesday evening. . ktw correcting it, he told his wife he believed he would expire about *> o’clock Wednesday morning. He wished to bid hts neighbors farewell, and so called them in and took leave of them, inform ing them be was about to die. After he had retired he got up and wrote his will. He died at 6 o'clock Wednesday morn ing. ALABAMA MASONS TO HAVE BIG BOND ISSUE MONTGOMERY. Ala., Dec. B.—A bond issue of M.OOO wag authorized today by the Alabama Masonic Grand Lodge to supplement NO.OOO in hand for the erec ton of a home in Montgomery for Ma lonic widows and orphans. Work on the home has been started. fruits in a short paper. There are a few things, however, which will apply to all trees. (I) Head them moderately low, not over a foot or 18 Inches for peaches, and two feet for apples. (2) plant <me year trees where possible, a-nd cut to a whip the first season. (3) Form head the second season, leaving three to five limbs for the completed tree; these should be cut back from one-third to one-half, de pending upon the amount of growth for the year. (4) After the second pruning, keep the head thinned out by cutting away all croslsng. twisted, broken, or otherwise objectionable limbs; remove all suckers from the base of the tree and from the larger limbs (these suckers are not fruit producers, but wood makers). (5) The tree should be cut back slightly every years, peaches more so than apples. (C) Have all the tools sharp. (7) Never cut down a small tree, always cut from the bottom up, this is done to prevent the splitting of the bark. (8) Saw off all limbs larger than one inch in diameter. Make the first cut with the saw on the lower side of the limb, this cut should be made through the bark; then saw off the Umb from the upper side and as close to the tree as possible. (9) Never leave stubs of limbs, make all wounds smooth and as close to the tree as practical. (10) Paint all wounds over one and one-halt inches in diameter with white lead jrenJnt: this will not heal the wound, but will< protect it from rot while it is healing oyer. (11) Prune all trees to an open head sd the sun can haye access to the interior,*and protect from disease as well as color the fruit. (1$) Pruhe all pear trees to an open head, that is, cut out the leaders in order to better control the blight. We prune to increase the fruit bearing wood, to'prevent over-bearing, to increase the sice and quality of the fruit, and to prolong the life of our trees. We may raise fruit without pruning, but the'man who makes a success of selling fruit, knows he must prune. TWO FINGERS IN RUINS CONVICT MAN OF ARSON Steinkraus Lost Part of His Hand on Night of Fire (By Associated Press.) CALIFORNIA, Mo.. Dec. 8.-Two badly mutilated fingers found In the ruins of a burned store at Tipton, Mo., nine' months ago yesterday caused the con viction of Gustave F. Steinkraus In the circuit court here on a charge of arson. He was sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary. In March of this year a store conducted by Steinkraus and David Greer was burned. Suspicion that the fire was of incendiary origin was not aroused until detectives employed by an insurance I company found two badly mutilated ' fingers in the ruins. An Investigation' followed and It was learned that on the I night of the fire Greer had been injured; and lost two fingers. The arrest of the two men followed. Greer also faces a charge of arson. REVOLT SWEPT HONDURAS TO FACE NEW REBELLION NEW ORLEANS. La.. Dec. 8.-A num ber of wealthy Hondurans have remov ed their families to New Orleans with in the past two or three weeks and among the Central American colony here the belief is expressed that another rev-! olutlon In Honduras is not many weeksl uff. Manuel Donilla, former president of • the Honduran republic, has been in New Orleans for several weeks nast. He re- • fusee to be interviewed on any subject and denied himself to practlcal’y all callers. DIED UNDER SHOWER BATH AT HOSHTAL MASS!LON, Ohio. Dec. B.—An official | statement was issued today that Walter; Young, patient in the state hospital here, ■ and who was in the las: stages of parly-' •m. died from scalds received while he was placed under a shower bath Sunday , night. Ln some way not yet explained, the water came through the needles scalding hot. Relatives of Young will demand an investigation. Two Sailors Drown NEW ORLEANS, Dec. B.—Two of three negro sailors aobard the schooner! Oscar Murray were drowned whan the I vessel capsized during a heavy blow off! Little Woods In Lake Pontchartrain Mon day night. The third man was found lashed to the wreck last night, hav-J ing been in the water for nearly 48 hours i with the temperature close to freezing. ’ The schooner, valued at M.AJO. and the cargo at 1100, which, it Is feared. Is ai total loss. I LAMAR ■ HOOK LEADING RACE FOR SUPREME COURT Augusta Lawyer Backed by Letters and Telegrams From the South, and Would Re ceive Support in Senate 400 LAWYERS AND JUDGES ARE CONSIDERED BY TAFT ______ Has Eliminated All But Few. Hughes Likely for Chief Jus ticeship, for Which He Will Have No Opposition BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Dec. B.—Concerning President Taft's probable appointments for the supreme court, the Washington Post says today: Out of the chaotic condition that has marked tho supreme court situation for the past few days, now comes an indica tion that the final selection will be Charles E. Hughes for chief justice; Wil liam C. Hook, of Deavenworth. Kan., judge of the Eighth circuit, for associ ate justice, and Judge Joseph R. Damar, of Georgia, a democrat, for the third va cancy, with W. D. McHugh, of Omaha, I Neb., as an alternative choice. | Lamar, backed by Senator Bacon and ■ other Georgians, and indorsed in a score of letters and telegrams from many sec tions of the south, woiild probably re ceive the backing of all the Democrats In the senate, removing that feature of opposition. Hook, although he partici pated In the decision against the Stand ard Oil company, is regarded as eligible by the president, it is said, and would be very acceptable to the Insurgents of the senate. Associate Justice Hughes • will not be opopsed, either by regulars or insurgents, for the chief justiceship. While it is understood that President Taft has not finally made up his mind with regard to either Hook or Lamar, it is known that these two men are now leading he race. I became known yes terday that more than 400 members of the bench and bar, from all sections of the country, have been considered by Presi dent Taft for the supreme court va cancies. The narrowing down process has gone forward rapidly within the past few days. WOMAN CHAINED TO WALL BY BOSTON NEGRO i Tells Police She Had Been Chained Eight Days Without Food BOSTON, Dec. B.—A young woman of 23 years, nearly nude and fastened to a wall with a chain about her neck, her hands tied behind her back and her face and body a mass of raw bruises', was found in a room at 58 Middlesex street late last night by the police when they forced their way into the home of J. H. Taylor, a negro, against whom they had a warrant in connection with the sale of cocaine. Taylor is said to have threatened the police with a revolver when the door ! was opened, but he was overpowered quickly. Entering the room, the police found the young woman lying on a couch with a chain about her neck, fastened to the wall. When asked why she was so confined, Taylor, according to the police, declared it was because she would run away if he did not chain her. He was ordered to release her, and, when he did so, she rushed to an ice chest and rav enously devored a loaf of bread. According to the police, the girl said she was married to Taylor last Septem ber. She declared she had been chained 1 down for eight days and in that time , had eaten but once. That was three days ago, when she was given some bread and tea. INDIANA COUPLE MAKE TRIP IN WHALE WAGON CHARLESTON. S. C., Dec. B. Awhale covered wagon, drawn by two horses, at tracted much attention here today, espe cially after it was learned that the team had come all the way from Indiana by road, and was bound for Florida. An elderly gentleman and his wife live in the old-time prairie schooner which is fitted up nicely. They are in good health andd o not appear fatigued from the long journey. They may decide to take steamer here for Jacksonville on account of road con ditions. BISHOP CANDLER VISITS ALABAMA CONFERENCE TROY, Ala., Dec. B.—The 78th annual session of Alabama conference of M. E. church, south, convened here Wednes day. Bishop Alpheum Wilson, of Balti more. presides over the body, Bishop W. A. Candler, of Georgia, here as visi tor and presided part of the time at the request of Bishop Wilson. About 300 ministers and delegates will attend, 166 ministers and 26 laymen responded to roll call this morning. Characters of presiding elders and ministers passed this morning. many’brTngTng _ out _ GOLD FROM ALASKA SEWARD, Alaska. Dec. B.—Seven per sons .including one woman, the first to come out over the witner trail .arrived yesterday from Innoko and Idltarod dis tricts. having made the trip in 19 days actual traveling time. The party reports that more than 500 people are coming out this witner, bring ing several hundred thousands in bul lion. Several consignments of gold from Idatrod district for Seattle banks have already been dispatched by dog sleds. Woman Hermit Cremated SCHENECTADY, N. Y„ Dec. B—Mrs. Rebecca Ecca Reese, 84 years of age, an eccentric recluse who lived on a fine estate near this city, was burned to a crisp in her home late last night. Her lone attendant said that the fire was probably the result or her habit of going to bed with a lighted pipe in her mouth. The damage to the house was slight. ATLANTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1910. \ Otw. WEEK FROM TO-PAY ■ M J WRN aCs ® 4 ” ATEST fe —,IAV v «Aii JWWS W ' ->< ■ a|H A''-'' . 50*/<Su™-\ kO A phA ' /i'll be Another Important Message ELY, IN AIRSHIP, BEATS AUTO, AND THEN GLIDES 1,000 FEET TO GROUND (By Associated Press.) COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. B. Eugcno B. Ely, in a Curtiss machine, made three successful flights yesterday afterfioon. Inaugurating the two days’ aviation meet in connection with the South Atlantic FRICTION DEVELOPS IT W«TEfIWWS MEET Certain Representatives Say They’re Not Receiving Ade quate Recognition (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Dec. B.—Though the National Rivers and Harbors congress has been in session only one day, signs of friction already have developed among representatives advocating big projects, gome of the representatives of the At lantic Deeper Waterways associatioh claim they are not receiving adequate recognition. Interest centers today In the address of Governor Harmon, of Ohio. Briga dier General Bixby, chief of the United States engineer corps, and Representa tive Champ Clark, of Missouri, are also expected to deliver addresses. The appearance of General Bixby will mark the first time that the head of the engineering corps of the army has ap peared before a public gathering to ex plain his work and policy. SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR COCAINE SALE NEW ORLEANS, Dec. B.—Convicted of the illegal sale of cocaine. Dr. George A. Thomas, proprietor of a drug store in south Rampart street and his clerk, Charles B. Lindsay, were sentenced to day, in addition to fines of |25, to 30 days’ Imprisonment In the parish jail. District Attorney Adams has under taken a vigorous crusade against traf fic in cocaine, which he declares has been carried on extensively in New Or leans. TRAIN WITH DOCTOR RACES AGAINST DEATH MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 8. —According to a telephone message received here this morning, Dr. W. H. Mabry, of Rounde way, Miss., is being hurried to Memphis aboard a special train for surgical at tention, suffering from gunshot wounds inflicted by a negro, whose identity Is unknown. The condition of the physician os stat ed to be critical. As to the causes which prompted the shooting, nothing it yet available. RUMOR OF CASTELLANE SUICIDE IS DENIED PARIS, Dec. B.—There was no truth in the rumor current last night that a well known Frenchman had committed buic‘de. Some versions of the et?ry as sociated the name of Count Boni de Ca&iellane with the matter. Homeopathists Meet JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Dec. B.—The second days’ session of the Southern Homeopathic Medical association in con vention here was featured yesterday by a number of interesting papers and dis cussions. i States Com exposition. I He easily distanced an automobile in ! a three-mile race and glided to the .ground from a thousand-feit eelvation. I These were the first aeroplane Hights ever made In South Carolina. SII,BOB PRIZES ffIRDER IN CORN EXPOSITION Expected That Show Will Re sult in An Annual All-South ern Exhibit COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. B.—Prizes ag gregating SIO,OOO were awarded last night at the South Atlantic states corn expo sition for the best corn to be exhibited from North Carolina. South Carolina and Georgia. There are over 700 exhib its entered for the exposition, the first ever held in the south. The prize for the best single ear of corn was won by E. Goodwin, of Apex. N. C.; best 10 ears, by J. C. Lewis, of Reedy Branch, N. C.; best individual dis play and best 50 ears, by A. D. Hudson, of Newberry, S. C. Prizes for the largest yields were awarded to Jerry H. Moore, 15 years of age, who produced 120 bushels of corn on one acre. Quality and not quantity of corn was considered by the judges in making the awards. There were addresses today on corn by O. 6. Martin, S. Schaub and Ira W. Wil liams, of the United States farm demon stration work, and E. J. Watson, commis sioner of agriculture of South Caorlina. The exposition wiu continue throughout the week. Plans were formulated last night for making the exposition an all-southern affair, to be held every year. LUNCHEON IS SERVED BETWEEN COW STALLS LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. to show 40 young women normal students that a dairy can be kept in an absolutely sanitary condition, a dairyman near here yesterday served luncheon between stalls in his shed where cows are kept. The students went to the dairy for a trip of Inspection and when the guests pro posal that they eat in the cowshed was broached they thought him a bit too hos pitable or that he must have a dis torted idea of the cleanliness of his place. As everything was prepared they accepted. TROOPS ON GUARD AT TRIALS OF NIGHT RIDERS EDDYVILLE, Ky., Dec. B.—State sol diers are here doing guard duty during the trial of four alleged night riders, Alonzo Gray, Bryan Hawkins. Bart Creekmur and Jim Bryant, who were placed on trial charged with having mur dered Axion Cooper, at a barbecue near Lamasco last July. Cooper was a ten ant of Milton Oliver, an important com monwealth witness in the night rider I cases, and was himself a witness in the ' same cases. Thornton Is Elected BATON ROUGE, La., Dec. 8.-The Louisiana legislature met in joint session and formally elected Judge J. R. Thorn ton, of Rapides Parish, United States senator to succeed the late Senator Me- j Enery. Senator Thornton will leave forj Waahlrurton within a few dara. INSURANCE MEN OF SOOTH BEGIN BIG CONVENTION I Will Be in Session for Two Days at Piedmont Hotel. Opening Session Held Thurs day Morning The first convention of the conference of southern companies was begun at 10 o'clock Thursday morning in the con vention hall of the Piedmont hotel. The conference represents about 21 southern companies. Officers of most of these com panies and of several other companies that are not members of the conference, were present. The opening session was an introduc tion to the convention. At the outset it was announced that it wvuld be informal and that no business would be trans acted. The most important matter brought to the attention of the conference was the establishment of a publicity bureau by southern casualty, life and fire insurance companies. It was moved that three committees, representing the three branches of insurance, be appointed to confer on the establishment of such a bureau. This motion was withdrawn, but it is probable that it will again be brought to the attention of the conven tion. Speakers made it plain that the con ference was not organized for the pur pose of fighting northern and western companies. But it does purpose to use every effort to have southern people in vest their money in southern companies. IN SESSION TWO DAYS. The first session was adjourned at 12 o’clock. The convention will continue so» two days. The second session, which was executive, began at 2:30 o’clock. Sev eral papers on various topics pertaining to insurance will be read at it. A ban quet will be given for the convention at 8:30 o'clock Thursday night in the. main dining room at the Piedmont hotel. The conference will hold an executive session at 10 o’clock Friday morning, the dele gates will go for an automobile ride at 3 o'clock* Friday afternoon, and the con vention will then adjourn. Papers are to be read by the following well known insurance men: W. L. Reynolds, vice president and general manager Interstate Fire Insur ance company, Birmingham. Ala.; C. A. Craig, president National Life and Ac cident Insurance company, Nashville, Tenn.; M. E. Ridley, secretary and man ager the Southern Insurance company, Nashville Tenn.; C. P. Orr. president Southern Mutual Aid association, Bir mingham, Ala.; Wilmer L. Moore, presi dent Southern States Life Insurance com pany, Atlanta, Ga.; James A. Blainey. general manager Equitable Casualty com pany of Atalnta, Ga. SENATORS SEE TAFT IN WIMBISH'S BEHALF BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Dec. B.—Senator Ter rell had an Interview with President Taft this morning concerning the ap pointment of W. A. Wlmbish, of Atlanta, to the court of commerce. Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, will see the president this afternoon in Mr. Wim bish's behalf. “President Taft is undoubtedly favor ably Impressed with Mr. Wlmbish for the court of commerce, but there are al ready three circuit judges in that dis trict of the country, and this may mili tate against Mr. Wlmbish,” said Senator Terral* MOE SYSTEM IS BREEDER OF PANICS MACVEAGH SAYS “Other Great National Bank ing and Currency Systems Are Panic Preventing/ Se cretary Adds, in Report PANICS NOT NECESSARY AND NOT RESPECTABLE Asks for Civil Service, Busi ness-Like Methods, General Abolition of Red Tape, Cus tom Service Without Politics (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. B.—Currency re form, extension of the scope of the na tional banking laws, In the event of no Immediate change of the monetary sys tem; civil service requirements; a cus toms service, free from “practical'* pol itics; business-like methods In the dal ly transactions of the government and a general abolition of red tape wherev er it clogs the wheels of the govern- business, are among the recom mendations contained In the annual re port of Franklin AlacVeagh, secretary of the treasury, presented to congress today. The expenses of the government in the fiscal year 1912, for which this ses sion of congress is asked to appropri ate. are estimated at $630,494,013.12. The estimated expenditure on the Pan ama canal are given as 156,920.847.69, making a total of >687,414,860.81. The estimates, if carried out, represent net savings of about $18,000,000 in the ex ecutive departments as compared with the appropriations for the current fis cal year. While the secretary’s report esti mates the total expenses of the govern ment at $687,414,860, the estimates which have been transmitted to congress ask for $748,414,861, a difference of $61,- 000,000. Congress is asked to appropri ate this extra $61,000,000 to make the sinking fund law effective. It would be an appropriation to permit the treas ury to begin applying 1 per cent a year to the discharge of the national debt. The law authorizing such a pro ceedure has been a dead letter for some time, as congress has never appropri ated any money. RECEIPTS $680,000,000. Receipts for 1912, Secretary MacVeagh estimates, will'be $680,000,000, which would leave an ordinary surplus ol around $50,000,00. If the treasury should continue to pay for the PaTrama canal out of the cash drawer as at present, such a surplus would be turned to a de ficit of t?,414.860.81. Secretary MacVeagh expresses the hope that the monetary question will come into congress detached from sec tional or political consideration. “Our system can fairly be called a panic breeding system,” he says, •whereas every other great national banking and currency system is panic preventing. As long as we continue under our present system we are liable to panics and the devastations of pan ics reach Republicans and Democrats and all parts of the country alike. Panics are no longer necessary and no longer respectable. It is for the gov ernment to say whether we shall have panics in the future or not. It is a mere matter of choice. “We have no system of reserves; our banking system destroys them. It concentrates in New York what are pretended to be reserves and then forces the New York banks to lend and abolish them. Our system, instead of building up a reserve, destroys it as fast as it inclines to accumulate. AS TO BONDS. In connection with his criticism of the money system, one of Secretary MacVeagh’s most Important recom mendations concerns future Issues of Panama bonds of which $290,000,000 were authorized by the tariff act. The secretary renews the recommendations he made last year for legislation to tax the new bonds at 1 1-2 per cent, If used by National banks for circulation and Intimates, as was announced in news dispatches, a few days ago. that it might be more pre ferable to issue the new securities I’or Investment purposes only at a rate of 3 per cent. As a check against the use of the bonds as the basis for a further infla tion of the national bank currency, lie suggests that a circulation tax of even 2 per cent would have the effect of making them unprofitable for banks to use for such a purpose and at the same time would make them attractive to investors without Injuring “ per cent bonds of which more than $700,000,000 are outstanding. Another means of accomplishing the the secretary suggests, would be congress to authorize an issue of $50.- 000,000 or $100,000,000 of the bonds at 3 per cent without the circulation priv- Ts there is no prospect of Immediate change in the monetary secretary thinks the American banking system should be to perform an International function. There is a clear need of tanking facll ities in foreign countries where there is American commerce, he says. THIEF SNATCHES three PURSES AND IS CAUGHT John Gault Made Three Hauls and Was Then Caught With the Goods John Gault, a negro, is lodged at police headquarters as the result of his extensive operations on the *outh side Wednesday evening. Before he was cap tured by Police Call Officers Hood and Gorman, Gaul is alleged to nave snatpb ta purses from four ladies *n the course ts two hours. . Mrs. Mary Miller, of 22 Haynes street, o:ie of the victims, has posrtively iden tified Gault. He was nabbed by the offi cers as he was rushing down Pryor street shortly after he had relieved Mrs. Miller of her purse. The negro's other alleged victims on Wednesday evening were Miss Lula Jones, of 367 Pulliam street; Mrs. R. T. Stanfiel, of 83 Spring street, and Mrs. M. Harwlta. of 53 Capitol avenue. No. 23.
