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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23.
BIG EXPOSITION ILL BE HELD
IN SAN FRANCISCO NEXT LEAR
Reports That it Will Be Postponed Are Erroneous---Will Be
a Tremendous Success Despite the European War.
San Francisco, Cal.—There have
been reports that the Exposition,
because of the war in Europe, would
be postponed. It will not be post
poned.
There have been published state
ments that the war in Europe would
seriously affect the commercial or
educational importance or the finan
cial success of the Exposition. They
will not be so affected.
The Exposition will open on its
scheduled date—February 20th, 1915.
It will be completely ready when
open. It is more than ninety per cent
completed today. Nothing will be per
mitted to interfere with the consum
mation of the plans originally laid
down.
Many friends and parties in inter
est have presented arguments in sup
port of postponement, for a year.
These have beep given anxious study
and careful analysis. Most of them
are merely counsels of timidity, bas
ed on nothing save a general feeling
of doubt and uncertainty. These are
sufficiently answered by saying that
there is no longer any doubt or un
certainty as to the success of the Ex
position whatever the situation in Eu
rope may be. Other arguments f6r
the postponement have some praotl
oal foundation, but for everyone of
these there is a stronger and better
argument for proceeding with our
plans.
The Exposition wT3, therefore, open
as scheduled. There is not the slight
est reason to beiievo Its success, in
any phase, will be any leas than that
Cotton Seed Selection Is
Important to the Farmer
Valuable Suggestions Offered Georgia Planters By State
Board of Entomology.
Atlanta.— Georgia farmers have al
ready begun to select their cotton seed
for next year’s planting, and the state
board of entomology is offering its aid
by furnishing rules and suggestions
bearing on this important work.
All of the board’s rules are based
on praotlcal experiments, and if care
fully followed by the farmers will ma
terially help in increasing individual
acreage yields and in eliminating plant
pests and diseases generally from the
fields of this state.
The Important points to be consider
ed, says State Entomologist E. Lee
Worßham, are resistance to black root
or wilt disease; resistance to root knot
and anthracnose; fruitfulness, earll
ness; percentage, length and strength
of lint, type of plant and distribution
of fruit on the plant.
The best place to make selections
from resistant strains Is In the spots
where the ordinary cotton dies the
most, and then select the hardiest and
best developed plants.
Root knot or namatode worms may
be starved out by rotation of crops,
while the best way to guard against
this pest in selection Is by choosing
stalks which are not stunted.
Anthracnose Is to be especially
avoided. This is a fungus disease
which causes the bolls to rot. Crop
rotation and careful seed selection are
the best protection against this dis
ease. A plant affected by anthracnose
should not be selected even though It
Is resistant to wilt and well fruited.
After the above mentioned diseases
are guarded against, the department
urges the selection of the most fruitful
stalks with a view to increasing the
acreage yield.
In the face of the boll weevil ad
vance It is If vital importance, particu
larly In southwest Georgia, to plant
early varieties. Early resistant cotton
may be obtained by selections from
wilt resistant strains of the earliest
maturing varieties.
While In upland cotton length of
staple Is not so important as In long
staple, the staple should not be less
than 7-8 of an inch long. The strength
can be tested by hand. No stalk should
be selected which yields less than
33 1-3 per cent of lint. The only sat
isfactory way to determine quality of
lint is to :rtn each stalk separately with
a hand gin.
As to type of plant, the best stalks
to select are those having long frult
in_ limbs close to the ground with
joints close together. The fewer large
stalky branches the stalk has, the bet
ter, providing the fruiting branches
are more numerous. It is best to se
lect the plants that have most of the
fruit on the lower part of the stalk,
for such begin fruiting early.
To maintain the resistant quality,
roguing should be practiced. That Is,
the diseased and etunted stalks should
be cut out about July Ist and August
Ist to prevent crossing with the resist
ant plants.
The proper ginning of cotton select
ed for seed Is very Important. A hau l
gin should be used, if possible, as this
does away with danger of adulteration
or mixture with diseased seed. If the
seed cotton Is ginned In a public gin
all the s ed should be removed from
the breast of the gin and other parts
before the cotton Is run through, and
the seed should be allowed to drop on
the floor or In a sheet; It should never
be run through the seed-carrying
auger.
The state board has a small gin run
by electricity and will gin free any In
vididual selection the farmer may send.
The board will also be glad, Mr. Wor
sham states, to assist any farmer in
making Individual selections. Parties
desiring to secure some of the state
board's resistant seed this winter
should write to the office of the stat-s
entomologist here.
As an Illustration of what can be
done through seed selection and proper
breeding, the state department of En
tomology, through Mr. A. C. Lewis, as
sistant, has developed a new eottj.i
enlle£ "Dlxafifl," which Is a comblna
t ticn 0 r Dixie and Egyptian, and makes
a yong staple, upland variety. This
cotton grown from seed furnished by
the state department haa a staple 1 1-1
inches long and is now In good demand
at II cent! a pound. It will bring evo.i
more. The department hae a small
quantity of tL* seed on hand which
It will supply to growers as long as
It lasts.
which was so certain before the Eu
ropean war broke out. Not one of
the nations at war has notified us of
an intention to withdraw her partic
ipation; France and Italy have in
fact notified us that their plans re
main unchanged but even if we should
lose the others the interest and im
portance of the Exposition would still
as a whole, surpass all precedent.
As to the Domestic participation,
the effect of the European war seems
likely to be rather advantageous than
otherwise. The stimulus on exhibits
is already felt, as American manufac
turers become impressed with the op
portunity given by the Exposition for
bringing their goods to the attention
of the large distributors of Central—
South America, the Orient and Can
ada.
As to attendance, all expert opinion
agrees that there is nothing in the
situation, even if continued through
1916, that will affect seriously the
willingness or ability of the people of
the Western Hemisphere and of the
Fa* East to visit the Exposition. Some
opinion is firm that travel to Cali
fornia may even be increased by the
war. The decision of the Exposition
management, has, however, been
reached without regard to that con
sideration. We consider it our duty
alike to our nation, to the participat
ing nations, to our exhibitors and to
ourselves to carry out the plans ar
originally laid down and which, now
nearly at fruition, promise the most
Important, the most beautiful and the
most successful Exposition in history.
If any cotton grower making a spe
cialty of seed selection desires It and
will write to the department, a special
representative will be sent to his farm
and will render all possible assistance.
Greatest Event
in Woman's Life
'All human experience looks back to
motherhood as the wonder of wonders.
The patience, *.ne
fortitude, the sub
lime faith during the
tec . period of expeetanoy
' ''Tic2|SSfllwl'yi are second only to
the mother love be
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to learn from ±ach
ether those helpful agencies that aid to
comfort, and yet are perfectly safe to use
and among these they recommend
’’Mother’s Friend.”
It is entirely an external application
designed to lubricate the broad, flat
muscles and skin that protect the
abdomen. It has been In favorable use
for nearly half a century and Is known
to mothers In almost every settled com
munity In the United States who highly
recommend It. You will find it an sale
in drug stores. "Mother’s Friend” Is
utterly harmless, contains no deadening
drugs, very beneficial, very soothing and a
wonderful help.
Get a bottle of "Mother’s Friend’’ to
day at any drug store and write to us
for our Instructive little book to mothers.
Address Bradfleld Regulator Co., 813
Lamar Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
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Union Increases Service
TT 0 connected telephone* make the simplest form of tele
* phone communication.
Three segregated pair* give three lines for telephone talk.
Unite the three pairs by means of a central office and an
intercommunicating exchange «ystem is formed, giving fifteen
talk track*.
Five pairs thus connected give forty-five lines of communi
cation, and so on, in regular mathematical rule.
Millions of such groups are thus connected in the Bell
System.
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GEORGIAN ELE’CTED AS
I. 0. 0. F. GRAND SIRE
Atlantic City, N. J.—ln one of the
most spirited contests of its history,
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows last night elected J. R. A. Rob
ertson of Oklahoma deputy grand sirs,
with F. C. Gowdy of Colorado and Jos.
Oliver of Ontario giving him a closs
race until the 4 ballot. Robert
Daniel of Georgia was elected grand
sire; John B. Goodwin, Maryland,
grand secretary, and Col. M. Richard
Muckle of Philadelphia grand treas
urer.
San Francisco was chosen as next
year's convention city.
The convention adopted a report of
the judiciary committee reversing tho
decision of Grand Sire Keller permit
ting lodges to Impose a special as
sessment for other than fraternal pur
poses.
WHEAT FOR GREECE.
Galveston, Texas.—The British steam
ship Hubert will sail today with a
cargo of 154.000 bushels of wheat for
Piraeus, Greece. This is the first car
go of wheat ever cleared from this
port for Greece and shippers believe
it to be the first from this country.
CRISIS IN COFFEE.
Rio Janeiro.—The crisis in the local
coffee situation Is becoming aggravat
ed as a result of the closing of Euro
pean markets. The Brazilian govern
ment Is considering means of protec
tion.
It is reported that Germany Is nego
tiating with the State of St. Paul for
the purchase of its stock of 3,200,000
sacks at prices quoted at the present
time at Hamburg.
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Atlantic city, n. j.
Capacity 1 100 400 Private Math*
Exquisite refined inuolc every night
throughout the year. Two blocks of Ocean
front, Rolling Chairs, Horse-back riding.
Golf, Theatres and countless amusements.
Ownership Management
JOSIAH WHITE A SONS COMPANY
HOTEL
Colling wood
West SBth Street,
New York City.
SETH H. MOSELEY.
Half Blk. from Herald Sq. & sth Av.
In midst of leading department stores
and theatres.
Belect accommodations for discrimi
nating people with personal attention
and service Impossible in the larger ho
tels. Your patronage Is earnestly so
licited.
Room without bath $1.50
Room without bath for two SI.OO
Room with bath $2.50
Room with bath for two $3.00
Parlor Bedroom with bath $5.00
Bpeclal attention given to ladles and
families. Restaurant at moderate prices
DO YOUR OWN SHOPPING
• c Onyx” ||| Hosiery
Give* the BEST VALUE tor Your Money
Every Kind bom Cottea to Sift. Far Mss, Wona ud CUUrtg
Any Color and Style From 25c to $5.00 per pair
Look for the Trade Mark! Sold by All Good Dealer*.
Wholesale Lord & Taylor NEW YORK
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA; GA.
Mackinaw
Overcoats
$8 and $9
We have samples to
select from.
Let us order for
you.
BOWEN BROS.
Hardware
DROPSY
SPECIALIST
S Usually give quick relict,
have entirely relieved tnnr:
seemingly hopeless ease-
Hwelllng and short breath
soon gons. Often gives
entire relief In 16 to 2
days Trial treatment sent
DR.* THOMAS E. GREET
Suooeieor to Dr. H. H
Green's Sons
Bex P Atlanta, Qi
BETTER THAN THE BEST
/T HIT JACK FROST BAKING POWDER
IAOCFROSI is guaranteed pure \
A Vv >—ojl| Bake a loaf of bread TODAY —use Jack Frost—you’ll have as ■■■■■■■■
, xjnj! good and wholesome and light and digestible a morsel as ever came |
out of an oven. 1 3 °
Bx Cakes, muffins , biscuits, waffles and bread are best made with the baking
_ powder that is guaranteed pure by both the United States and State Pure Pood
AKINvI Caws. USE JACK FROST. IT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS.
nAtVllr * Genuine "Wm. Roger, & Son” Guaranteed Silverware—beautifully designed knife and fork set* ■* well a* apoona
given away ABSOLUTELY FREE with Jack Fro*t Baking Powder. Coupon, in every 25? can.
READ HERALD WANTS
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Notice to Customers
The Company requests all consumers
that intend moving to notify them in ad
vance as far as possible, to avoid conges
tion in handling orders.
CALL, PHONE OR WRITE
Commercial Department
Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation
812 Broad SL 2751 Phone
BRING US YOUR COTTON
It is Worth Twelve Cents Here
Wo will accept Middling Cotton on a basis of Twelve Cents per pound
Take Advantage of This Opportunity to Save Nearly Qne-Half or More on a Piano!
We are overstocked.. These must be sold.
SCHUMAN Mahogany, used * $228
KRANICH A BACH Mahogany, new S3BO
HARVARD, figured Mahogany, used $l9B
BRADLEY Mahogany, new $l7B
CONSERVATORY, dark Mahogany, used $l4B
MASON, Carved Mahogany, new $223
HADDORFF, Figured Mahogany, new $348
CLARENDON, Figured Mahogany, new $278
STULTZ & BAUER, Mahogany, new $378
CHASE BROS Mahogany, new $395
HACKLEY Mahogany, new $325
CARLISLE Mahogany, new .$298
PRESCOTT, Dark Mahogany,' new $l6B
BRADLEY & CO, Dark . . .. Mahogany, new $250
BAILEY CABINET GRAND, Walnut, new $298
GORDON & SON, Upright Grand, Walnut, new • $325
GORDON & SON, Boudoir Grand, Mahogany, new $328
STODARDT Mahogany, used $l5O
MATHUSHEK, Parlor Grand, Mahogany, used SIBB
DECKER BROS. Concert Grand. Rosewood, used SSBB
WELLINGTON Mahogany finish, used $l5O
KINGSBURY Mahogany finish, used $l4B
MELTON, Player Pi&no, 88 Note $350
ELECTRIC PLAYER and Music $398
New Organs, No. 60 $75, S9O and SIOO
Used Organs sls, $25, S4O and SBO
Catalogue of Century Edition 10c Music for the asking.
A. A. Thomas Piano Co.
Augusta, Georgia. No. 639 Broad Street. Formerly of Thomas & Barton 00.
either in part or full payment on any Poano,
Player Piano or Organ in our house.
Realizing that the present market price of
cotton represents only a temporary depression
and that the farmer would be unwise to sell on
that basis, we stand ready to accept the same
here on a cash basis of twelve cents.
This applies even to the remarkable sacri
fice prices quoted below on pianos.
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