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TTjr ‘ZUlnnht So nvnal
VOL. XI,
LOCAL OPTION IS
STRONG IN BULLOCH
COimiTH PEOPLE
Expressions and Interviews
Gathered at Random Seem
to Favor Judge Russell’s
Candidacy This Time
■y malpw smthk.
STATESBORO, G*.. Nov. t-Bulloch
county present a striking contrast to
Burka county with reference to the gub
ernatorial campaign, in so far as sur
face Indications are conerned- The peo
, pie here are willing to discuss the race
freely, and most of them will give their
personal Judgment as to the com- 'Xion
of the county, and. frankly, it looks like
Judge Russell has the advantage Just
now. .
En route to Statesboro on the train.
Cot W. A- Brannen, a well known law
yer. and Mr. W. B- Moore, auditor of the
Savannah and Statesboro railroad, pro
posed that the train be polled to ascer
tain the sentiment of its male passengers.
Mr. Moore conducted the poll, and indi
cated hie preference for ex-Goveraor
Brown.
The result la detailed:
R. B. Russell *
Pope Brown •
Joseph M. Brown *
Non-commltai.... •••• _
The result of the poll was not a surprise
to Mr. Moore, though he personally fa
vors Governor Brown and was among
those who led bls campaign In Bulloch
county in the last campaign. The
•trength o. CoL Pope Brown was regard
ed by some as a little surprising. Judge
Russel Is strength was not surprising.
PROHIBITION AN ISSUE.
It Is evident that the people of Bulloch
county believe that prohibition as against
local option is the paramount issue of ■
the campaign, and a vast majority of
those seen in Statesboro adrr ed freely
that the sentiment of the county Is over
whelmingly in favor of local option.
There are 7 hundreds and hundreds ot
Primitive Baptists tn Bulloch, and It Is
asserted that most of them believe in
local option as against state-wide pro
hibition. _ , „
In the city of Statesboro, Col- Pope
Brown evidently has a strong following
among the merchants and J -nfesstonal
men. but In the country among the farm
ers reports would Indicate that Judge
Russell iaithe stronger.
There Is, also, a certain sentiment for ■
ex-Governor Brown, but It Is not so
manifest, and those people who favor him
personally are unorganised thus far and
rnrm to care very little whether he wins.
His strength right now Is an Inheritance
• from his former campaigns, in both ot
; - which he carried Bulloch by a substan
t tial majority. If prohibition pere not
the issue, w If the ex-governor had come
out openlv for local option before Judge
Russell ao declared himself, hie chance*
tn BuDoch would have been good.
Bulloch county has been in the prohlbt-|
tion column i nc* 1890. when it was made!
bo by legislative enactment— statutory
prohibition, thanks to the '• '
without ever having b en submitted to
the people R- W. DeLoach. th*
then representative, succeeded In having
a bill passed, outlawing the sale ot
whisky and beer in Bulloch county. He
acted in response to a petition from
many citizens of the county.
However. Bulloch county Is at the very
door of Savannah, and Savannah is not
a “dry” dty now, the prohibition law
to the contrary notwithstanding. They
ship lots of liquor out of Savannah, and
some of tt finds its way to Bulloch. It is
said there are many blind tigers In the
county, and that the negroes continue
get whisky when they want it and have
the price. _
COL. BRANNEN’S ESTIMATE.
Col. W. A. Brannen, above menti '•ed,
is one of the leading citlxens of the com
munity. He is a church man. and a
strong temperance advocate. He Is
known throughout the First district for
his high character and his ability as a
lawyer. Mr. Brannen voted for Hoke
Smith tn the last election. . Ithough he
never drinks himself, does everything in
his power to discourage others from
drinking and strives to nave the prohibi
tion law maintained. Mr. Brannen is a
local options st. He believes that «tat»
wide prohibition Is a delusion and a
snare. He doesn’t believe it possible to
legislate morals into people.
"Before we had statutory prohibition
thrust on us tn Bulloch county there
were only a few places where liquor could
be purchased." said Mr. Brannen. “Now
there are many places where It Is sold,
and I have observed little or no im
provement in the morals of the people.
"I expect to vote for Judge Russell
for governor, because I am a local op
tion prohibitionist. I believe he will
carry Bulloch county by a decided ma
jority. though there Is not much inter
est In the campaign. I believe, how
ever. I have lived long enough In Bul
loch county and know the people well
enough to convince me that Judge Rus
sell's local ontlon plank will win for
him.
"I must add, however, that In my
Judgment Pope Brown will be elected
governor. The stanch state-wide pro
hibitionists will support him and tney
will have the help of the blind tigers,
who don’t want the sale of whisky le
galized in Georgia.”
DR DICKENS’ VIEWS.
Rev. E C. J. Dickens, formerly of
Vidalia, who Is now president of the
First District Agricultural college, talk
ed Interestingly of the campaign in Bul
loch. though he declared that he Is 100
busy with his college to take muclr of
a hand in the fight. He is a red hot
Pope Brown man.
“I believe that Pope Brown has an
excellent chance of carrying Bulloch
county In this race.” he said. “The logic
of the situation favors him. Governor
Brown and Judge Russell will divide the
z local option vote in tins county, and I
"* believe the prohibitionists will give a
plurality of the whole vote to Pope
Brown/ / ,
J. A. J. Anderson, for many years a
member of the house from Bulloch coun
ty—everybody who knows anytning
about the Georgia legislature knows Jule
Anderson well and favorably—gives it
as his unqualified Judgment that Judge
Russell will carry the county. Mr. An
derson was among Governor Browns
stanchest supporters in his previous
campaigns. Here is the way he views
the situation:
“Bulloch county Is a local option
county. There is not the slightest doubt
of it in mv mind. Governor Brown
might have rallied his friends here if
he had announced sooner and had taken
• firmer stand on local option. He '.*
mistaken If he believes that the question
ts not an issue in -*e campaign—it is
the only issue in Bulloch county, and
(ContiJUMsd oa pag* Four, columt I.)
SOUTHERN CORN SHOW LIST
OF PREMIUMS IS ANNOUNCED
Big Exposition Will Be Held in Atlanta, at the Auditorium,
on December 5,6, 7, and 8 Next—Prizes Will Be Given
for Both Yield and Quality of Grain —Big Parade of Clubs
to Be a Feature of the Show —Other Details
Progress
The Southern Corn show Is ths mas
i num opus of the Atlanta Chamber of
(Commerce for the fall. It Is scheduled
I for December 6,6, 7 and 8 at the At-
I lanta auditorium, with a liberal premium
j list including a series of prizes for both
' yield and quality of corn.
The management of the show Is veet
led in an executive committee of five and
I a corn show board of a larger numoer,
I which broadly represents the Interests
which assisted the chamber of com
merce in raising the money to meet the
expenses of the show.
I The committee and board are given De
' low: •
Executive Committee —H. G. Hastings,
J. K. Orr. John E. Murphy. H. E. StocK
' bridge, aV. H. Leahy.
Corn Show Board—J. K. Orr, Wilmer
Jl. Moore, Mell R. Wilkinson, V. H.
; Kreigshaber, Brooks Morgan, A. C. Me-
Han. J. Epps Brown, H. B. Wey, H. T.
Moore, W. L. Peel. Beaumont Davison.
W. H. Brittain. John E. Murphy. J."T.
i Holleman, R- O. Cochran, Harris G.
White, H. C. Fisher, Henry Johnson. M.
'Rich, H. M. Atkinson, H. G. Hastings.
|H. E. Stockbridge, M. F. Holahan, R. J.
Lowry, R. E. O’Donnelly.
F. J. Paxon, president of the chamber
of commerce, and W. G. Cooper, secreta
ry, are ex-officio members of both com
mittees.
The premium list follows:
■» Premium list Southern Corn show, At
lanta, Ga., December 5,6. 7 and 8, 1911.
Class I—lndividual exhibits:
For best individual exhibit from each
of the following states: Alabama, Flor
ida, Georgia, Louisiana. Mississippi,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
Ten ears corn.
Flrat Prize—Keystone Pony corn
shelter, offered by Internation
al Harvester C 0.... 8 1O.»">
j Secnod prize 6.00
Third Price Two-year subscrip-
tion to Southern Cultivator.. 2.00
One ear corn:
First prize. 8 5.00
Second prize 8.00
Third Prize—One-year subscrip-
tion to Southerly Cultivator... . 1.00
Class ll—Yields and reports.
’ For best yield on one acre, in each of
the foregoing states: .
First prize >IOO.OO
Second prize 60.00
For best report on methods of grow
ing any exhibit at show:
(Profit on crop to count 50 per cent.)
1 First Prize—Set of harness, of
fered Wy E. D. Crane & Co.,
Atlanta 8 15.00
Second Prize—Rug, offered by
Niall-Herrin Co., Atlanta.... 12.50
Third Prize—Steel beam sub-soil
plow, offered by Vulcan Plow
Co., Evana ville. Ind 8.00
i Class III —Boys' Corn Club Exhibits.
(This class confined to Georgia clubs
only.)
' Subject to rules, conditions and score
eard prescribed by the State College of
Agriculture.
For best Individual exhibit by any
member of a regular Boys Corn Club,
from each Congressional district:
Single Ear Varieties.
Ten Ears of Corn:
First Price 8 3.00
Second Prize—Pair shoes, offered
by J. K_ Orr Shoe Co., Atlanta 2.00
Third Prize—3-year subscription
to Southern Rural Ist 1.00
One Ear Corn:
First Prize $ 3.00
Second Prize 2.00
Third Prize—3-year subscription
to Southern Ruralist 1.00
Prolific Varieties...
‘ Ten Ears Corn: >
First Prize 8 3.00
Second Prize—Boy s hat, offered
• by Silvey-Smith Hat Co., At-
lanta ... ... .. .. 2.00
Third Prize—3-year subscription
to Southern Ruralist 1.00
One Ear Com:
First Prize $ 3.00
Second Prize 2.00
Third Prize—3-year subscription
to Southern Ruralist.... 1.00
For best club exhibit from each Con
gressional District:
(Any exhibit to be eligible for. compe
tition must consist of not less than
twenty individual exhibits of ten ears
each of any variety.)
First Prize 8100.00
Second Prize 50.00
Third Prize 25.00
Class IV—Boys’ Corn <7lub Exhibits.
(Open to States of Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana. Mississippi, North Carolina
and South Carolina. Same rules as
Class IH.) \
For best individual exhibit by any
member of a regular Boys’ Corn club,
from each pf the foregoing states:
(Single ear varieties).
Ten ear corn:
First prize SB.Oo
Second prize ; 2.00
Third prize—l-year subscription to
Uncle Remus's Home Magazine 1.00
One ear corn:
First prize 33 00
Second prize 2.00
PINE BEETLES GREATER MENACE
THAN FIRES TO SOUTHERN TREES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 Far greater
destruction to merchantable pine In
the south may be done by the southern
pine beetle than could result from for
est fires, according to the United States
bureau of entomology. Investigations
by that bureau of the department of
agriculture, show that "a vast amount
of timber has been killed by th®
southern pine beetle during the past
two years." The agents of the bureau
have been particularly active In study
ing the character and habit of these
depredations since the establishment
several months ago of an Insect field
station at Spartanburg, S. C.
DYING TREES A MENACE.
“It has been found,” said Dr. L. O.
Howard, chief of the bureau today,
“that each patch of dying trees, with
their fading and greenish-brown tops,
located anywhere in the southern
states, is a menace to the living pine
within a radius of three of four miles.
The breeds of the southern pine beetle
developing in the bark of the trees of
one such center of infestation may
swarm in any direction and settle in the
healthy timber. When these centers of
infestation are numerous within a cer
tain area they can be compared with
th® starting of so many forest fires.
They demand similar prompt and rad
ical action.” _ _ _.
Third prize—l-year subscription to
Uncle Remus's Home Magazine...... 1.00
Prolific varieties.
Ten ears corn:
First prize 38.00
Second prize 2.00
Third prize—l-year subscription to
Uncle Remus's Home Maffazine 1.00
One ear com:
First prize 33.00
Second prize 2.00
Third prize—l-year subscription to
Uncle Remus’s Home Magazine.... LOO
For best club exhibition from each of
foregoing states:
(Any exhibit to be eligible for compe
tition must consist of not less than 20 in
dividual exhibits of ten ears each of any
variety.)
First prize 3100.00
Second prize 50.00
Third prize 25.00
Class V—Boys’ Com Club Sweepstates.
(Open to state of Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina and South Carolina.)
For largest attendance In a body of
any enrolled club at show:
First prize—Disc plow, offered by
Atlanta Agricultural works 335.00
Second prize—Two “Junior Stude
baker wagons, valued at 310 each,
offered by Studebaker Corp., South
Ben, Ind 20.00
Third Prize—Steel beam, two-horse
plow, offered by Vulcan Plow com
pany, Evansville, Ind 89.00
For best appearance of any club at
show in Boys* day parade:
First Prize—Stalk cutter, offered by
Kingman Plow company, Peoria
11l 335.00
Second Prize—Two "Junior’” Stude
baker wagons, valued at 810 each,
offered by the Studebaker corpora
tion, South Beqd, Ind 820.00
Third Prize—Steel beam, two-horse
plow, offered by Oliver Chilled
Plow Works, South Bend, 1nd....8 9.00
For beet com exhibit at entire show.
Grand sweepstakes:
First Prize—Piano offered by Lud-
den & Bates, Atlanta, Ga 8300.00
Second Prize—“ Cottage Organ,” of-
sered by Cable Plano company,
Atlanta, Ga 85.00
Class Vl—Girls’ Canning Club Prizes.
(Open to Georgia Clubs only.)
For best Individual exhibit of canned
corn or vegetables by any member of
Girls* Canning club in Georgia
First Prize—Lady's hat, offered by
E. L. Rhodes & Co., Atlanta, Ga.. 310.00
Second Prize—Box stationery, offer-
ed by the Hirschberg company, At
lanta 5.00
Third Prize—l-year-subscription to
Uncle Remus Home Magazine 1.00
For best club exhibit of canned corn
or vegetables, by any Girls’ Canning club
in Georgia, organized with 20 or more
members: X
First Prize—Kitchen range, offered
by Atlanta Stove Works, Atlanta..3so.oo
Second Prize—loo-piece dinner set,
offered by Dobbs & Wey Co., At
lanta 25.00
Third Prize—Lady’s hat, offered by
E. L. Rhodes & Co., Atlanta 15.00
Class Vll—Sweepstakes.
(Open to every exhibitor at show.)
For the best ten ears corn at show:
First Prize—2s-inch White Flint
Granite mill, offered by Interna
tional Harvester company 3135.00
Second Prize—Kelly Duplex Corn
Grinder, offered by International
Harvester company 80.00
For best one ear corn at show:
First Prize—Silver cup, offered by
Southern Ruralist, Atlanta, Ga.... 8100.00
Second Prize—Victor Talking ma
chine and set, of records, offered
by Phillips & Crew Co., Atlanta. .875.00
Class Vlll—Special classes.
Kaffir Cora—Ten heads:
First prize 2.00
Second prize 1.00
Milo Maize—Ten heads:
First prize.. 2.00
Second prize.. .... 1.00
Sorghum—Ten heads:
First prize 2.00
Second prize 1.00
Broom Cora —Ten heads:
First prize 2.00
Second prize 1.00
Pop Com—Ten ears:
First prize 2.00
Second prize LOO
Fog best individual display tn this class:
Prize—One Keystone Pony Corn
Shelter, offered by International
Harvester Co 10.00
PARADE OF CORN CLUBS.
A great feature of the show will be a
parade of corn clubs which is expected
to Include most of the 90-odd clubs of
Georgia and some from surrounding
states. Special prizes have been offered
for the clubs making the best appear
ance in the parade as well as for the
best exhibits. Low railroad rates will be
made on all the roads leading to At
lanta, approximately the old > one-fare
rate for the round trip on a three-cent
a mile basis.
It is expected that some handsome car
nival features will be put on, and the
corn show week will be one of the great
weeks of the year in the south. Already
exhibits are coming in.
The dying and dead trees are conspi
cuous by their fading red, black or
dentied tops plainly indicating the
presence of the beetle or the progress
of its work.
EVIDENCES OF BEETLE.
The more important evidences of the
presence and work of the beetle is
shown as follows:
1— If in clumps or patches of pine,
where there is no plain evidence of
serious injury by fire, the foliage fades
to pale green and changes to yellowish
and pale brown, it indicates that the
trees are dying from atack of thebeetle
and that the bark on such trees is in
fested with the developing breeds of
minute white grubs and transforming
beetles. Therefore such trees are a
menace to the living trees.
2lf the trees have reddish-brown
and partially fallen foliage, or if all the
foliage has fallen, it indicates that the
breeds of Beetles have emerged and that
such trees are no longer a menace to the
living ones.
3lf the trees die during the period
between March 1 and October 1, they
will be abanadoned by the broods of bee
tles within a few weeks after the fol
iage begins io fade.
4lf the trees begin to die during
the period between October 1 and De
cember L the broods of beetles will re
main in the bark until March or April.
GEORGIA, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 7, 1911.
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THE HUNTING SEASON IS NOW ON
SOUTHERN FARM LANDS
MAKE GREAT PROGRESS
South Georgia Included in
Section Praised by U. S.
Department of Agriculture
(By Aitaciafed Prm.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Agricultural
opportunities in the gulf coast region
of tire south, east of the Mississippi river,
are attracting many people from th*
north, according to a report of the bu
reau of soils of the department of agri
culture just made public. Activity on
|he part of real estate and colonization
companies, as well as of railroad and
industrial orglnatfi.O,iontaz etaointaoin
industrial organizations in advertising the
resources of the region, have been very
marked during the past few years.
The majority of the immigrants who
have »»urchased land for general farm
ing have had but little experience , with
such soils as commonly occur in this
part of the gulf coast country. While
other considerations, such as general
and social conditions of a locality, ac
cessibility to markets and transporta
tion facilities are important, the soil
itself should be the first consideration,
advises the bureau.
EMBRACES SOUTH GEORGIA.
The territory to which reference is
made embraces the southern third of
Mississippi and the adjoining portion of
Louisiana to the south; that part of
Alabama below the “black belt,” the
southern counties of Georgia, and the
northern ones of Florida.
Ine general elevation of the northern
part of the region is 400 to 500 feet, with
a gradual slope toward the south. In
many places the uplands have an aver
age elevation of 100 feet or more to wlth
ing a few mites of the coast.
The topography varies from very hilly
areas to broad, undulating divides, which
include considerable level land. A for
est of long leaf pine once covered prac
tically all of the hills and well drained
areas, while in the lowlands along the
streams there was a mixed growth of
deciduous trees, pine and underbrush,
varied by canebrakes. While the cane
largely has disappeared much of the
lowland still Is densely forested.
The soils of the Mississippi river bot
tom are alluvial; eastward the prevailing
soils are grayish sands, or sandy loams.
Clay loams are limited In extent, except
In certain localities. The subsoils of
upland types range In color from yellow
through various shades of brown to
bright red. There are great variations in
the depth of the soli In the uplands and
higher bench lands on the larger
streams, and In the physical characteris
tics of the subsoil. In part of a field
the soil may be largely of sand, graduat
ing at a depth of a few Inches to clay
material, while nearby sand may be two
or three feet deep. The extreme range
is from heavy clay to a loose quartz
sand of little agricultural value. Such
conditions are the exception. A clayey
subsoil with enough sand to give it a
somewhat coarse, gritty feel and a
“grainy” appearance in a hand sample
te preferable to a clay with but little
sand or grit.
SANDY LOaM IDEAL.
Regarding drainage, the annual precip
itation is about 60 inches. Therefore it
is important that both surface and un
derdrainage be so effective that a sat
urated condition of the soil cannot long
prevail in normal seasons. The soil, on
the other hand, should be sufficiently re
tentive of moisture to carry a crop
safely through a dry period, should one
occur. The ideal soil in this respect is
a loam, or sandy loam, overlying a mod
erately compact sandy clay subsoil. The
soil and subsoil should have the power
of maintaining a reasonably uniform
moisture content throughout consider
able extremes in precipitation. Heavy
clayey soils are more difficult to keep
In good tilth than the corresponding
types in regions of less rainfall. Where
the surface Is hilly terracing Is neces
sary.
Red sands are more desirable, other
conditions being equal, than gray
sands. Black sand. If the color Is due
to th® large admixture of muck, will
assume a light grayish tint after a few
years of cultivation. Calcareous soils
are limited to a comparatively few lo
calities. Sojne of them are very pro
ductive, but difficult to handle.
LACK ORGANIC MATTER.
x-ractically all of the well drained soils
are deficient in organic matter, and this
holds mi® of virgin land as well as
MANY FARMERS RAISING
TWO BALES TO THE ACRE
JACKSON, Ga., Nov. 4.—Two balya of
cotton to the acre, it appears, is getting
to be quite common in Butts county.
Mr. J. M. Green, who resides near In
dian Spring, has a . brag patch of one
acre, from which he expects to gather
two or more bales this season.
Mr. Kinney Watkins, whose farm is
located Just on the outskirts of Jack
son, will get two bales to the acre on a
patch of three or four acres.
From two acres, Mr. T. Waiter Moore,
of the Jenkinsburg section, has already
picked three and one-half bales, and Is
sure of at least another half bale.
Twenty-one bales already from 30
acres with the assurance of at least nine
more. Is the record established by iMr.
A. M. Smith, treasurer of the Pepperton
cotton mills, and vice president of the
RURAL SCHOOL SUPERVISION
DIVIDED BY STATE BOARD
The rural school supervision of the
counties of Georgia has been divided by
thenew state board, among Misk C. B.
Parrish, M. L. Duggan and F. E. Land,
the supervisors as follows:
Mjss Parrish: Banks. Bartow, Campbell,
Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton,
Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb,
Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, I* loyd, For
syth, Fulton, Gilmer, Gwinnette, Gordon,
Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Harris,
Heard, Henry, Jackson, Lumpkin, Mil
ton, Murray, Newton, Paulding, Pickens,
Polk, Rabun, Rockdale, Stephens, Tal
bot, Towns, Troup, Union, Walker,
WaJton, White, Whitefield Meriwether,
Mr. Duggan—Baldwin, Bryan, Bulloch,
Burke, Butts, Clarke, Columbia, Effing
ham, Elbert, Emanuel, Franklin, Gias-
REFUSED $7,000 PROFIT ON
FARM HE HAD BOUGHT
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
AMERICUS. Ga., Nov. 4.—Just four
miles east of Americus on the celebrates
Americus-Leslie highway, is the fine lit
tle farm of 300 acres upon which A. A.
Forrest, Sumter county's “first bate”
man. resides. It Is a fine little farm,
though no better than many others like
It In ftumter. The owner is a non-resi
dent, and two years ago bought the For
rest farm as an Investment. That it
proved a good one is evidenced by the
COLOMBIA DECREE ORDERS
TEACHING OF U. S. HATRED
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 6.—An Inter
esting chapter in the controversy which
grew out of the acquisition by the Unit
ed States of the Panama canal zone is
contained in.an official document of the
Colombian government a copy of which
was received here today. In an offi
cial decree designed to instill into tne
youth of Colombia a bitter hatred of
the United Stated and Panama through
public instruction, Jorge Wills Pradllla,
director general of public instruction of
the department of Boyaca, declares that
former President Roosevelt “was tne
soul of the conspiracy” which resulted
in wresting Panama from the parent re
public.
The decree gives the language in
which the history of the Panama re
bellion shall be taught in all public
schools and colleges of the department.
After giving the names of the lead
ers of the rebellion, all whom, it is de-
ground that has been under cultivation
for several years. On account of the
high average temperature, the humidity
and the absence of a winter season the
decay of organic debris is comparative
ly rapid. The process is faster in light
colored soils of open structure than ,n
heavy, dark-colored types. Lack of or
ganic components should not be consid
ered a serious or permanent defect in
any type.
Commercial fertilizers ar§ in unl-
Jackson Banking company. Mr. Smith’s
farm is in the vicinity of the Pepperton
mills, and from the appearance of this
cotton from the public road one would
conclude that the yield in this case
has been underestimated.
News comes from the northwestern sec
tion of Butts co'bnty that Mr. Johnnie
Bledsoe, whose farm is situated near
the Henry county line, has a four-acre
prize patch from which he has Just picked
six bales of 500 pounds each and has
every assurance of getting from three
to four more from the next picking. Mr.
Bledsoe states that had the seasons been
favorable he would easily have three or
four more bales to the acre from this
patch.
Among others who have reported yields
of two bales to the acre are Mr. C. W.
Buchanan, proprietor of the Buchanan
hotel, in Jackson, and Barkley brothers.
cock, Greene, Hancock, Hart, Jasper,
Jefferson, Jenkins, Jones, Laurens. Lib
erty, Lincoln, Madison. McDuffie, Mcln
tosh, Montgomery, Morgan, Oconee, Ogle
thorpe, Pike, Pulaski, Putnam, Screven,
Spalding, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Toombs,
Twig®, Upson, Washington, Warren,
Wilkes, Wilkinson, Monroe, Crawl
ford. Dodge, Houston, Johnson,
Mr. Land: Appling. Baker, Ben Hill,
Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Camden, Charl
ton Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Crisp,
Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols,
Glynn, Grady, Irwin, Jeffff Davis, Lee,
Lowndes, Macon, Miller, Mitchell, Pierce,
Quitman, Randolph. Schley. Stewart,
Sumter. Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas.
Tift, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Wilcox,
Worth, Marlon and Webster.
fact that a few days ago he declined to
sell the farm at a net profit of 37,000
over the purchase price paid for it two
years ago, being thoroughly satisfied
with his investment Many small for
tunes have been made this year by in
vestors in Sumter county farm lands, so
rapid has been the advance in values.
Within two years more than 31,000,000 of
outside capital has been invested in Sum
ter county farm lands by people coming
here from other localities.
dared, were “suborned by Yankee goia,”
the decreed history continues:
“In the preparation and realization of
their criminal intent they were etn
clently aided by adventurers of the
worst stripe, such as Manuel Amador
Cuerrero, a native of the city of Carta
gona; Federico Boyd, an American, and
the Frenchman. Felipe Buneau Varilla,
for whom the operation of the sale or
the canal enterprise to the United States
had to produce filthy lucre. Also tne
Colombians, Estoban Huertas and Ruben
J. Varon, obscure, ignorant and merce
nary soldiers, who commanded the
forces on land and sea, respectively,
were guilty of treason to their native
land. All these traitorous servants,
men unworthy of occupying any post,
as is proved by the nefarious crime by
them committed, cajoled by vile gold,
were found in those positions against
the wish of the Columbian people, as
manifested by the assembly.
versal use throughout this section. New
ly cleared land, some of the valley soils,
and a few of the upland types of ex
ceptional fertility require no artificial
enrichment, but an application of some
kind of fertilizer on most types is nec
essary. Nitrogen, phosphorous and pot
ash should be supplied, and to these
lime may be added. A complete ferti
lizer is one containing at least some
quantity of each of the first three ele
ments.
STATE ELECTIONS -
INDICATE OUTCOME
DE NATIONAL RACE
Politicians Declare Result of
Tuesday’s Balloting Will
Reveal Relative, National
Strength of Both Parties ,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—State ateo
tions, as well as eelctions for congress,
are always considered by shrewd poli
ticians as showing how the straws lay
for the national elections. For this rea
son, tomorrow's state elections are look
ed upon as of great significance. They
are expected by some even to provo
even more accurate barometers of'
public sentiment than were the con
gressional elections a year ago.
Lest year when the Democratic par
ty swept the country, there was great
dissatisfaction with the Republican sd
ministratlon. It had reached a high
pitch and vented itself with vigor when
the time came to elect a new house o£
representatives. This year the country,
may have cooled off a bit, and may
view political conditions with onserv
ation. That la the reason why most
politicians look for tomorrow’s election*
to determine th* fate of the two par
ties next year.
Leaders of both parties profem
have complete confidence in the outoome
of the elections. The Democrat* da
not believe that their party will lose
by any reaction on the part of the peo- 1
pte, and the Republicans apparently ar«i
confident that they will gain by a ra»
fILC til QP, r
HOT FIGHT IN BAY STATE.
Probably the most interesting of aIF
the state figfits la that in Massachu
setts, where both parties have adopts*
national instead of state issues for their
campaigns, it is true that they are ac
plying these national issues locally, but.
they are giving them a larger signifi
cance than local interests would ordi
narily justify.
President Taft’s tariff vetoes have
furnished the real issue of the cam
paign in the Bay state. The Republi
cans appeal to the voters to sustain
the president upon the plea that in
vetoing the wool, the cotton and the i
farmers' free list bills, he stood between
the people of Massachusetts and disas
ter. Without high protection, the cam
paign orators are telling the citizens,
Massachusetts canont hope to prosper. ' w
On the other hand Democratic lead
ers, headed by Governor Foss, a candi
date to succeed himself, insist ivitn
equal vehemence that, when the pres
ident recorded his vetoes, he refused
to lower a tax which takes money from
every pocket in ths country and pu<.s it
into the treasuries of protected mill
owners, who are now making from IS
to 300 per cent on their investments.
CLASH ON TARIFF.
Therefore it is the tariff that the
Massachusetts candidates are clashing
over. The tariff was the issue which
made ths Democratic congressional suc
cess last year possible, that is, tne tar
iff in its relation to the high cost of |
living. If Massachusetts should elect
a Republican governor after such a
fight as is now in progress, it will un
doubtedly mean that at least one part
of the country approves of the Tait ve- /
toes, and desires the present high pro
tective system to continue.
If Governor Foss is able to secure a
re-election in a state as wedded to high
protection as Massachusetts it will be
a good indication that the whole counr
try is prepared to vote against the high
protective policy.
in no other states is the issue from
a national standpoint as clearly drawn
as In the Bay state, yet the outcome
of the fights in New York,
and Maryland will adld interest to th*
situation. In New York the fight 1*
more local chan national. Tammany la
the one oig issue in that campaign for
the control of the next legislature. ]
Against that organization is pitted a
fusion force which may deevlop enough
strength to eliminate Murphy from the
control of the general assembly.
In Kentucky national political lines
are more strongly drawn than In New
York. So far the fight is a straight
Democratic assault Republican
defense. Both a governorship and a J
senatorship are at stake, and the result
will be close.
SITUATION IN MARYLAND.
Maryland presents a peculiar situs-1
tion, due to the alleged frauds found in
the recent primary returns These hav*
stirred the people of the state, and since
*t has been charged these fraudi were
perpetrated by a corrupt Democratic ma-«
china in Baltimore city they may gtv*
the governorship to Phillips Lee Golds
borough, Republican candidate. Arthur
P. Gorman, a son of the late senator or
the same name, Is a fighting Democrat,
however, as was his father, and he has
announced that he will not give up unui
the last vote is counted.
Should Governor Foss be re-elected
in Massachusetts after the terrific fight t
which has been made to politically de
stroy him, he' will loom bigger dn tne
national horizon than he ever has. He
was looked upon as a man of unusual
power when he as a Republican, turned
Democrat, and carried a Republican dis
trict for congress following a compaign
in which he had lost the same district
while running as a Republican.
Then the governor wag given tne nom
ination for his present office by the
Massachusetts Democrats after a con
vention which split the Democracy ot
the Bay state wide open. In spite of
this rupture he went on campaigning
and he gave his political enemies of both
parties a big surprise by being elected.
This fact gave the New Englander na-' &
tional prominence. Now he is standing
for re-election, and is facing one of the
most resourceful political organizations
in the country.
A third victory for Foss will elevate
him to a position as a presidential possi
bility nearly as prominent as that occu
pied by Governors Wilson, of New Jer
sey, and Harmon, of Ohio. Governor
Foss will have won three consecutive
victories against enormous odds ana
will occupy a position as the leadiffg «6p- '
litical figure of New England.
California Women
Barred From Voting
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6.—Many Cali
fornia women will not be permitted t®
vote this year, because state law requires
registration must close 40 days before
election.
Women cannot vote at the municipal
election here tomorrow. But the Los An
geles municipal elections, which takes ■
place December 5, permits time for wo
men voters to legally register. »
N 0.14.