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A®CATION ' £ , *Anpbkw QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT Th* Journal daair** to izcreas* the ueefulnees of its agricultural page* la every possible way. For this purpose, the department of inquiries and aaswers is to he greatly enlarged. Any information pertaining to agriculture, the proper tillage of the soil, the proper use of fe_ .Hisers, seeding for crops, stock and cattle breeding, poultry raising and in fact, all subjects pertaining to the farm upon which information may be sought or practical suggestions offered, will be published in these columns. We request our readers to use these pages freely. We win endeavor to furnish information, if the questions are asked. fitters addressed to Dr. Andrew M- Soule. President State Agricultural College. Athena. &a., will receive prompt at teation, aad .'ho replies will bo published in The Semi-Weekly Journal. Certificate of Honor The Georgia State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts of The University of Georgia This Certifies that R_a 1 P h Davis as LaGrange, Georgia won an award for growing best acre of corn in Troupe County in the School Industrial Club Contests of 1910 Given at Athens, Georgia, this ftft day of December 1910 JOSEPH M BROWN. DAVID C. PARROW Governor, , ■»' Chancellor M. L. BRITTAIN ' ANDREW M- SOULE State School Commissioner. Pres Meet. • J. PHIL CAMPBELL County l:hool Commissioner. Specif Afent apd Professor of School Extension. Boys and Girls’ Industrial Clubs of Georgia The bora and Kir la who were interested tn the corn and domestic science con tests of last year as organized under the co-operative agreement between tbe State College of Agriculture and ths United States farm demonstration work will be pleased’ to know bpw Master Joseph Stone, of Jackson county, culti vated his prize winning corn patch. Quoting from hte own statement, it appears that on March 8 the land was broken with a two-horse plow, six loads of yard manure broadcast, and a cut away harrow used to Incorporate ft with the soil. It was again broken with a two-horse plow and pulverised with a harrow and then laid off in rows four and a half feet apart, tbe rows being brok en again with a middle buster and two sacks of fertiliser applied in tbe drill- Tbe corn was planted on March 28. and the weeder run over It on May 2. It was harrowed on May 12 and again on May 20. On May » two furrows were run to it, and on June 10 200 pounds of fertiliser applied as a side dressing. On June 90 200 pounds more were applied and the corn plowed out. and on July 6 73 pounds of nitrate of soda was applied broadcast after which cultlavtion ceased. It took ten days of work to cultivate this area of corn which yielded 700 bun dles of fodder and 8.210 pounds of corn. The total cost of cultivation was >ls; the manure cost 512. and the fertiliser >10.60. The rent of the land was placed at M and the gathering of the corn at a similar amount. Tbe total cost, there fore. amounted to >47.60. Deducting the market value of the fodder at >2.50 per 100 bundles, or >17.50. the actual cost of tbe corn was >30.10. or 29 cents per bush el. Thia left a net profit on the acre of about >72-21. For information of the boys and girls who contemplate entering tbe contest an other year. It is well to state that Prof. J. Phil Campbell, in charge of the school extension work, has prepared a bulle tin which is now being printed and will be distributed free of coat by the Col lege of Agriculture to all boys and girls who enroll themselves. This bulletin OK" *- J _ 4 _ can lat it. h- l1 " J Rubber Roofing b ONE-PLY • •• • Weighs X 5 lbs., IOS Square Feet. 81.40 per roll. Hg TWO-PLT .. • Weighs 43 lbs., 108 Square Feet. >91.68 per roll. THUE-PLT . 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Roosevelt’s Trip and Hunting Big Game in Af rica—another dandy 800k —over 400 pages with iUustrations Free with a year’s subscription to The Semi-Weekly Journal only $1.15. Send your subscription today and state which book is wanted. THE SEMI WEEKLY JOURNAL, Atlanta, Georgia. No commission allowed on this offer. . give* much .valuable and practical in formation relative to the selection of ’ seed of both cork and cotton and the , preparation and fertilization of the land. It glso gives suggestions relative to the preparation of the exhibits and outlines i the plan to be followed in conducting contests with swine and poultry. This 1 publication should be in the hands of every boy and girl interested in this , matter as It has been prepared es -1 pecially for their guidance and informa tion, and if the advice contained therein is followed many mistakes may be avoid ed. Among the boys who made good yields last year may be mentioned the following. It will be noticed that the yield per acre, the cost of the crop, the , sale price and the profit are indicated- Other boys in the state made higher yields at greater profit thgn Joseph Stone, but were not allowed to enter the contest As no" dub had been organized , in their respective counties. ' • \ Bale Name. »*os«ortite. TINS. Coat. Frlca. Front. O. O. Bragg. Bua. WoodUtf .. M-5 S2T.M $101,40 $78.84 Goy Wilbanks Commerce . ~82 6 45.90 98.40 52.00 Jeaa. Roea. '| Vienna 90.0 35.77 108.00 <2.28 ' J. L. Erana. , I Halcyondale. . 85 00 24.70 102.00 77.50 ' Flynn Bridges. » Dawaon .. . ..101.00 36.90 121.00 84.10 , Balpli Daria. LaGrange . . .108.25 22.00 190.25 108 25 Tbm Bynon. . Blakely .“ . 80.00 20.55 96.00 75.45 . Joseph Stone, Center ..102.5 41.45 120.15 78.70 , Hoyt Stope, • I Cente r . ... .. 94.8 29.45 111.45 82.00 I Certificates of honor were issued by the College of Agriculture to some 54 i' boys and jome nine girls. A copy of the form Os certificate is printed for the in . formation of those who expect to enter the contests to be held during the year 1911. It is no mean honor to win one I of these certificates, and it is to be hoped ti>at every boy who can possibly i do so will join one of the clubs and help i to increase the yield of corn or cotton THE ATLANTA SEMLWEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, DEC. 23, 1910. FT! FT I Gold Watch, Razor M |< H H 1 Six Spoons and a * JLVIj JjI • Fountain Pen. A # \ VAuut asoo 9 vm.ua i o ?c!oars F©« co VtARC CCNY C.6.a FOWMM) WE OFFER >25.00 VALUE FOR $4.98. To introduce our famous 5 and 10c cisan. we offer FREE one add laid, eneraved, huating case, full jewel watch retail value $12.50. One genuine hollow-ground razor, value $3.00. One set of diver-plated tearpoonr, value $1.50. One genuine fountain pen, value $3.00. All we ask is that you allow us to ship you one bos containing 50 of our 10c ciaeri. C. O. D. $4.98 by expreM. 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It is needless to say that this work sboqld be encouraged by all, for it means to direct the attention of the rising gen eration to the great possibilities which lie ahead for those who understand most thoroughly the cultivation and fertiliza tion 'of the soil and it goes without saying that anything which may be done to increase an interest in home life will permanently advance the in terests of the Individual and the state as a whole. • • • GERMINATING TEMPERATURE OF CORN AND COTTON A. H. 8., T., Franklin, Ga. writes: How low a degree Fahrenheit will pre vent wheat, corn and cotton seed from coming up when it is fully germinated in a very wet soil? Wheat will occasionally germinate at as low a temperature as 41 degrees F., and corn at 48 to 49 degrees. So far as |l know the relation of temperatures to [the germination of cotton seed has not been carefully studied, but I presume that it would take a little higher temperature than tor corn, .probably ranging around 50 to 54 degrees, F. As a matter of fact, most seeds will not germinate readily at temperatures ranging from 41 to 54 degrees. The best temperature for the germination of most seeds is 71 to 100 degrees, the average being about 85 de grees. These figures will probably ap proximate quite closely the needs of cot ton as well. It is quite clear, therefore, that seeding should not be begun until the temperature of the ground shows about 70 degrees in the warmest part of the day. it is, of course possible that seeds may lay in the soil 'for some time provided the ground is comparatively dry at temperatures lower than 41 de grees and still germinate under favorable conditions. If a plant starts to germi nate and fails to reach the surface and a cold spell comes on, forcing the tem perature down to 41 degrees or below, a good stand will hardly be obtained since many of the plants may fail to de velop even if the temperature becomes favorable in the course of a few days. You have no doubt had this experience, particularly with cotton. I hardly think we could count on a plant continuing to grow, even after germination has taken place, if it is kept at a temperature for any length of time of much below 38 to 40 degrees. APPLYING FERTILIZER AFTER SEEDING. A correspondent writes: I find that a lot of whefit and oats have been planted on my place without fertilizer. I want to apply acid phosphate and kalnit. Can I profitably apply this fertilizer broad cast after the grain has been planted and after it has come up and apply nitrate of soda in the spring? I also wish to know if it is more economical to apply carbonate of lime or slaked lime to some land that Is a little sour? It Is best for fertilisers like acid and gcainit to be applied at the time of plant ing wheat and oats, but it is not impossi ble to apply them with advantage yet. (If you have put your crop tn in open furrows tne situation is, of course, more • complicated. The only satisfactory way 'of Incorporating them with the soil now I would be to broadcast and work in with ;a harrow. We have done this sometimes with very good results, but not so satis factory,, as a rule, as where the materials are applied at the time of seeding. Where oats are planted in wide open fur lrows it is best to apply the fertilizer in between the oat rows by means of a fertilizer distributor. This, of course, is la slow and expensive way of accomplish ing the end des red, and we are some what doubtful as to whether the labor and expense involved would be justified In the way of increased yields. You can certainly use nitrate of soda as a top dressing on your crop with excellent advantage. In fact, this is • about the only way in which it should be used. It may be put on in one or two applications: first just after the crop is starting off nicely in the spring, and second, just after when it is shoot ing into head. Seventy-five pounds at each application should prove profita ble. i The economy and desirability of using 'caustic or slaked lime as compared witn finely ground limestone rock depends on J the relative cost of the two. A ton of caustic lime has about twice the sweet ening power of a ton of finely ground rock. Where the ground rock is used it is important that it be ground very fine, the finer the better. You will probably be able to buy caust c lime of high-grade in carload lots for $5 to $6 a ton You should, therefore, anticipate (Contined on Page 6) THE FARMER AND THE POTASH CONTROVERSY For some months there have been ap pearing, cables from Berlin to the effect that unleaa the demands of the Ameri can fertiliser manufacturers were grant ed. a rupture of commercial relations between the United States and Germany would follow. These have been supple mented by an interview credited to Mr. R. S. Bradley, chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Agricul- tural Chemical Co., on his return. These dispatches and interview give only one side of the case, that of some American fertilizer manufacturers, and I they fail to set forth many facts wjtich are of importance to the real consumers of potash salts; that is, to the American farmer. In the contracts the American fertilizer manufacturers agreed to assume all taxes imposed by the German govern ment. They knew that some regulation of tl|e production had been under con sideration for some years, and that such regulation was imperative in order to conserve the potash supplies and to pre vent such results as have already been brought about by the igiacrupulous ex ploitation of the phosphate, coal and lumber resources of this country. They also knew that the German courts had awarded heavy damages against mine owners for making con tracts in the night in the manner that 'Mr. Bradley states his were secured. | The first law that was proposed was I withdrawn because it seemed to discrim inate against ute Americans, and the I new law was very carefully framed to ; avoid all discrimination. It applies to 1 all potash mined without regard to ■ whether it is used in Germany or is ex ' ported—all, contracts, French as well as American, were treated alike. The real tax is trifling, being from 15 to 65 cents per ton, which is less than the usual state taxetj on the same money value in fertilizers in the United States. It is the tax on overproduction that is worrying those who, in their rush to get a low price, bound themselves to pay any governmental charges. The law provides for a government commission that.- estimates the annual requirements and apportions this on an equitable basis among the 68 mines. Should the estimate bfe found too low, it j can be increased at once, the purpose not being to limit production, but rather to increase it. In fact, a considerable part of the tax is expended In work intended to increase the use of potash in agriculture. • / Since Germany uses as much potash as all the rest of the world, each mine is re quired to sell half its lawful production in Germany and the remainder may be exported. A mine may exceed its lawful quota by 10 per cent without any further . penalty than having the excess deducted from its quota of the following year. I Should a mine go beyond this in exceed ing its fair and lawful quota, it must pay i a tax on its over-production which is so I high as to be unprofitable. This is far I more effective in enfqrclng the law than , any system of fines, and does not require j the action of any court. Perhaps if the holders of the American I contracts had made no objection to the j first law cub proposed, they would find themselves in a better position now; but i their noisy protestations . put the Ger i mans on their guard, and in framing the I new law they took particular pains to avoid everything that appear to be l a discrimination against anyone. Indeed, ' they went even further, and inserted a clause providing that the proper authori ties might make concessions in the over production tax for two years to such an extent that the holders of these contracts would pay no mott for their potash than before; but this pfdvifdon did not apply to the Speculative optfofis which extended for some years more. >. Some years ago many American fertil izer companies signed potash contracts in which no price was named, the con tracts simply stating that they were to pay the same price as the American Agri cultural Chemical Co. This latter com pany by its action in signing a contract assuming all governmental charges seems to have put these other companies in a bad position. 1 The German law does not require the formation of any syndicate, ©very mine is at liberty to sell its quotas as it sees fit. The mines find it more economical to sell through one agency, and most of them sell in this way. These syndicates or selling agencies are quite different from the so-called fertilizer trusts in America, since they are formed for only five years, with merely a (nominal capital. The government exercises a rigid control over them and uses them to market the products of the state mines. This control j is exercised in the interest of the real I consumer, the farmer. I The law provides potash shall not be exported for a less price than that paid by German farmers, a principle that might well be applied to American iphosphates. j Anyone who is familiaif with the methods of the so-called American fer 'tilizer trusts cannot fail to be impressed with their solicitude lest there be a I rupture of commercial relations between ithe two countries, nor with their mag nanimous offer to surrender the paltry sum of $12,000,000 in order to avoid |this calamity. Such patriotism is unique. Possibjy the fact that the great pack ing houses are owners of extensive fer tillzer factories may have something to do with it. To the innocent bystander it appears that the American buyers must feel that they have a very weak case if they are willing to offer $12,000,- 000 as the price of a compromise. From Mr. Bradley's interview one might be led to think that all potash sent from Germany after the law was passed was taxed $22 per ton. This is not true. Only the overproduction of leach mine bears this tax. There is ' plenty of potash to be obtained from ■any of the other mines at the usual [prices. In fact, the American farmer |is today buying potash at 10 to 15 per 'cent less than ever before. This is due jto the fact that the German mine own-! ■ere have changed their methods of sell 'ing in America. Formerly they had a few exclusive agents who sold only to itb.b- fertilizer manufacturers. These , manufacturers did not sell the potash salts to the farmer, but used them in ! mixtures, the so-called standard one/ containing only 2 per cent potash, and many of them even less. Thus the farmer to secure a little potash was ; obliged to take a great quantity of oth ’er matrial, no small amount of which consisted of filler having no fertilizing value. ! In the south some kainlt was sold as such to cotton growers, but it was used as a “leader” to secure orders far mix ed goods, and salesmen were expected to sell no more kain.t than was neces sary in securing the mixed goods order. Many small mixing plants have been started in the south in connection with the crushing of cotton seed. These plants mix cotton-seed meal, acid phosphate and potash salts, making the same grade* of goods as the large factories, but sell ing them locally at less prees than the large manufacturers, who have repeated • ly demanded that potash should not be furnished to these small mixers. I Even under these handicaps the Amer ican potash trade steadily Increased, al though the farmer could obtain but a fraction of the potash that he wished to buy, and got that at an unnecessarily high price. This condition of affairs led the Germans to discontinue sales through a few exclusive agents.and to sell direct through '.ts American corporation, the German Kali works, which sells to any one, any kind of potash salts, in any quantity from a single 200-pound sack to a ship load. This method, which cuts out three sets of profits, permits the farmer to secure his potash for less SIG IDVINCE HIDE Bl ! GEOfIGII CROPS IN 1910 Agricultural Department State | ment Shows Striking Com parison of Two Years | A striking and concise statement of Georgia's agricultural advantages in one year is published below as compiled by the state agricultural department. The statement compares the year 1910 with 1909, and shows that in the one item of corn alone the value of the crop increas ed over $2,000,000, and that despite the unfavorable cotton conditions the crop was as valuable this year as in 1909. Following is the statement: In 1909 Georgia produced 61,160,000 bushels of corn on 4,400.000 acres or 13.9 bushels per acre. The total value of this crop was $52,598,000. In 1910 Georgia produced 64,808,000 bushels of corn on 4,512,000 acres, being j 14.3 bushels per acre, valued at $54,790,- 'OOO. Georgia in 1909 produced 2,450,000 bushels of wheat on 245,000 acres, being 10 bushels per acre. The total value | of fills crop was $3,552,000. The production in 1910 was 2.760,000 bushels of wehat on 267,961 acres, being 10.3 bushels per acre and the value of the crop is $3,670,000. I In 1909 there were produced 1,901.000 bales of cotton (including linters) on 4,674,000 acres with a value of $125,- 770,000, while the cotton seed amounted 1 to 812.000 tons and brought $22,270,000. The total value of the cotton crop was therefore $148,040,000. In 1910 the seasons were exceedingly unfavorable for cotton and the extra working in raising the crop increased the expense of production. So the os- Itimate of 1,750,000 bales proves correct; the total value of this year's crop, on account of the increased price of the cotton seed, will be about the same as that of last year The value of Georgia's cotton and corn in 1909 was $200,638,000. Adding the wheat we have $204,190,000. The value of the state’s agricultural products for 1909 was $217,532,336 with out counting the miscellaneous vegeta bles, fruits and melons. Add them and you will have approximately $230,000,- 000. With the value of our cotton about the same, the corn showing $2,192,000 in crease and the wheat SIIB,OOO over the values of the previous year, our state still reports progress. In the production of miscellaneous vegeables, fruit and melons Georgia is making rapid strides. Our peach crop this year was a vast improvement over that of the year pre vious—requiring more than 6,000 cars to carry it to market, and about trip ling the net profit to the shippers. CONSUL AND PROFESSOR IN PURE FOOD TROUBLE CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—A Gilbert Wheel er, former consul for the republic of Panama, and a decade ago a professor in chemistry in the Ulversity of Chicago, was arrested yesterday on orders from Assistant United States District Attor ney Hulbert, charged with misbranding and adulterating headache powders. The aged man is president of a con cern which manufactures a powder, the label on ths packages of which declared that It was “pure and effective” and was a curs for various aliments. “Arrest the consul of the republic of Panama,” the aged chemist said after he had been taken to the United States marshal’s office. “You’ll find yourself mixed up in international complica tions.” “And just to think Dr. Wiley, the gov ernment’s pure food expert, and I used to sleep in the same bed,” he said later when a marshal approached him. “I’ll bet if Doc knew this there would be plenty of trouble.” Wheeler was released on $12,000 bond. GOMPERS ASKS GOVERNOR TO LOOK INTO STRIKE PITTSBURG, Dec. 19.—1 t was announc ed here today that President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, has directed a letter to Gov. Ed win 8. Stuart asking him to Investigate conditions in the iron coal field in West land county, where a strike has beep in progress for nine months. The letter details the action Os the Fed eration's annual meeting in St. Louis when the delegates asked the appoint ment of an executive committee to make the investigation. It is alleged there is much suffering among the strikers. In opposition to this view, it Is declar ed, the United Mine Workers of America are sending $20,000 every two weeks into the field for the maintenance of strikers and their families, of which, the coal op erators say, there are now no more than 2,000 instead, Instead of 20,000 when the strike began. REV. T. W. O’KELLY GOES TO RALIEGH CHURCH CHARLOTTE, N.C.,Dec. 20-Rev. T. W. . O’Kelly, D.D.,who once served churches in Griffin and Atlanta, has accepted the call to the pastorale of the First Bap tist church of Raleigh, N. C. New Steamer Line LAKE ARTHUR, La., Dec. 19.-The schooner Gladys, the first to make the trip on a new line established between Galveston and Lake Arthur to ply the merchant trade, reached this place Satur day. Regular trips will be made be tween the two ports in future. than ever before, even though the cost of mining has steadily increased. From time to time the American fer tilizer manufacturers ha%e tried to com bine to advance and maintain prices and to refuse to sell raw materials to farm ers who wished to prepare their own mixtures. Some of these attempts have succeeded for a time, but ammoniates and phosphates can be secured from so many sources that new companies are constantly entering the field. Potash being derived from a single sourse is easily controlled, but the Germans’ plan of direct sales to everyone, in any quan tity, at a reasonable price serves to pre vent the manufacturers from forming combinations in restraint of trade and for the exploitation of the farmer, and per mits the farmer to secure his fertilizer materials at reasonable .ust. One of the demands ot the American fertilizer companies was: “That the Ger man potash syndicate shall undertake not to do any direct business in the United States.” This demand was refused. Had it been granted the American fertilizer companies could have readily recovered (at the expense of the American farmer 1 ' the $12,000,000 that they were willing to pay for a “compromise.” It is hardly necessary to remark that the American public is in no humor to approve of an executive order for max imum rates on German imports as a re taliatory-measure aga nst a law that places the people of all nations on an equal footing, and prevents the fertilizer companies from unduly exploiting tnc American farmer, who spends annually more than SIuU,OX),OOO for fertilizer*. WiS B I z ihhite Hickorlj Built Honor ; lW) HAULED FORTY BALES A. [xki’l 7 I “Did it without a grunt!” . AMERICUS, GA., Oct. 31, 1910. White Hickory Wagon Mfg. Co., Atlanta, Ga. •. Gentlemen:—We are mailing you photo of a White Hickory wagon loaded with forty bales of cotton which was hauled four miles to town on the low wheel wagon you recently shipped us. The total weight of cotton and false bed upon which it was hauled, together with negroes, weighed 23,984 pounds. This wagon was pulled by a traction engine. The engine broke down but the wagon came through safe, using the expression of our friend, Mr. M. B. Council, “It did it without a grunt.” Mr. Council requested us to advise you “that the White Hickory Wagon is the only wagon on the turf.” Sheffield-Huntington Co.. Buggies, Wagons, Harness. rlonlcr'c and ask to see the White Hickory (40 bale) wagon. IU jUUI Ucalcr 3 It is sold under a “built on honor” guarantee which carries a warranty of absolute reliabilityand satisfaction. If not on display in. your loca tion. write direct for : llustrated catalog, prices and detailed information. WHITE HICKORY WAGON MFG. 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Coon, mink, skunk, muskrat, marten, tox, wolf, lynx and other furs are valuable. We receive and scU more furs direct from trapping sections than any bouse in the world. The biggest American and foreign buyers are represented at our regular sales, which run into millions of dollars yearly. The fierce ■at “I ■Sk3w.'’ competition among buyers at our sales enables us to get higher .b prices than anyone else. That’s why we can send you the most < ; i money for your furs, and send it quicker. ' Big Money In Trapping l fnFrJr' Bood sport and pays big profits. We furnish trapping outfits »t cost. Trapa. Bai ts, Si We'se™l^n>/Ne P w'rrap Write for them today. Act now, for this is your big money-making opportunity! Funsten Bros. A Co., 243 Elm Street, St. Louis, Mo. -* SILVER PAVED STREET ♦ IN DENVER, CODO. ♦ ♦ DENVER, Colo., Dec. 21.—Al- ♦ though some of the residents who live on Sixth avenue, Denver, may -♦•[ ♦ not have a chance to tread the I streets paved with gold in the -e-l ♦- hereafter, they can walk on silver -e-i while here, for at least a part of ♦ ♦- that thoroughfare is paved with -* 1 that metal. The street Is surfaced ♦ with slag from the dump where ♦ ♦ a quantity of silver bullion was ♦' run off by mistake many years 1 ♦- ago, and was used before the fact ♦ was discovered. The American ♦ ♦ Smelting and Refining company, which owns the dump, has stopped ♦ the removal of the valuable de- ♦ posit. ♦ BONES OF A DINOSAUR FOUND NEAR NEW YORK NEW YORK. Dec. ZL—From the under lying rock formation of the New Jersey shore directly opposite this city, rock drillers under the direction of Barnum Brown, assistant curator of the American Museum 6f Natural History, are engaged In removing the skeleton of a huge ante deluvian reptile, generally believed to be that of a dinosaur. The skeleton, which is imbedded in the rock, is being taken out with the utmost care and will be mounted and placed in the museum. Discovery of the specimen was made by graduate students of geology, Columbia university. A small fragment of the rock; was chemically treated and proved to con- ■ tain phosphate, the scientists that what they had discovered was in fact a skeleton. The bones were discovered in the red shale which underlies the upper forma tion of the Palisades. It is millions of I years older than the upper coating, ac -1 cording to the geologists. SOCIALJSTS~CONDEMNS SENTENCE FOR EDITOR LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 19.—Two hun- j dred Socialists here yesterday adopted tenclng and fining of Fred D. Warren, editor of the Appeal to Reason, a Gir- . ard, Kan., publication, for sending through the mail a reward for the re resolutions condemning the recent sen-1 turn of ex-Goy. W. S. Taylor to Ken tucky as “contrary ’to the common i rights of man.” Warren printed on the front page of! his paper an offer of a reward of SI,OOO [ for the kidnaping and returning of Tay- j lor, one of the alleged murderers of I Governor Goebel, to Kentucky. The federal court recently sentenced War -1 ren to six months in jail and In addi tion fined him $1,500. POULTRY BREEDERSOF DEKALB ORGANIZE! The DeKalb county poultry breeders' are going to organize a poultry assocla tlon> a call having been issued for a meeting for preliminary organization at Stone Mountain Wedensday afternoon, December 21, at 4 o’clock. All poultry breeders of DeKalb coun ty are cordially invited to be present f] at this meeting. Let those who stand | for more and better poultry join in the help make the movement a success. TAFT WILL ATTEND - OHIO BAR MEETING WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.—President Taft today tentatively accepted an invi tation to attend the annual meeting of the Ohio State Bar association, to be, held at Cedar Point, Ohio, next July. • This meeting is looked upon as of un-j usual importance as bearing upon the movement for a constitutional convention in Ohio, and President Taft is said to, be anxious to attend. IT PAYS fiSSSSL TO BUY, THE BEST! KZDX saw mill Farquhar Portable Entina For Saw Milliet . WOODRUFF MACHINERY IS THE BEST! We manufacture Woodruff Saw Mills, Shingle Mills, Lath Mills, Hay Presses, and are General Southern Agents for the A. B. Farquhar Co. celebrated Cornish Boiler Steam Engines and Grain Separators, and we carry all sizes in stock. Write to our factory for catalogs. 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The con- , elusion reached by the committee wai as follows: “That in their opinion the title of Mr. J Lorimer to a seat in the senate has not been shown to be invalid by the use or,■. employment of corrupt methods or prac tices.’’ Charges that four members of the Illi nois leg siature were bribed and that - three other members paid bribes, are not ’ ’ignored by the committee. The rejort ’ I declares that those who confessed to ' receiving bribes should not b® belie l ed, - and that the votes of those who were charged with paying bribes should be counted. In relation to the charges that there was a corruption fund used in the Illinois legislature and that it was dis bursed by one Robert E. Wlispn, the re port says that there is no evidence that ; lit was used for the benefit of Mr. Lori- N Imer. The committee suggests that anv ,'j 1 investigation of the use of such a f ind ‘should be made by authorities Os th® M I state of Illinois. 290 MEN BURIED IN MINE DISASTER BOLTON, England, Dec. 21. —An ex plosion followed by fire and cauun< many fatalities occurred *® the Little Hulton colliery of the Hulton Col l ery company here this mornig soon after 290 miners had gone below the surface to begin the day s work. ) The cause and extent of the disaster was in doubt for several hours. The first rescuing party to reach the s ( »ne succeeded in bringing seven men and a boy to safety and later recovered Ute bod es of five victims. _ .• TAFT TALKS’ WIT [TWILLS ON BOILER MEASURE WASHINGTON. Dec. 19— President Taft talked today with H. E. Wills on the legislative report of the various rail-4 j road unions, regarding amendment pro— posed to the locomotive boiler . ins;>ec- J tion law by the Mann bill, now pending in the house. | Mr. Wills opposed the Mann Mil. He said that the law needed ainendrr.unt, but that the Mann bill would make it worse than ever. President Taft has taken the matter up with Representative . Mann.' * 5