The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-07
BOIL WEEVH
FIGHT PLANNED
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE DETER
MINED. ATTACK ON THE PEST.
EXpERTSIN CHARGE OF IT
Ind with the Aid of the Best Farmers
of the Country Will Endeavor to
Exterminate this Troublesome Pest
War Between Japan and Russia.


Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
says: 81 do not like to place one di-
vision over another, but / should say
that our most important effort this
year will be to find some check for
the cotton boil weevil, which is doing
such vast amount of injury to the
cotton growers of the country Our
most expert entomologists and men
thoroughly familiar with cotton grow
ing in all its phases and in all coun-
tries will give the subject their close
attention. We hope by this time next
year to have learned enough about
the habits and life Of tie pest to be
able to evolve some method by which
the evil can be obviated. The rem
edy may be in treating the plants di-
rectly, or In preparing the ground, or
it may be in changing the seed or the
time Of planting, and we shall try ev-
cry possible device to find some means
of saving the thousands of bales now
annually destroyed by the weevil."
Among the representatives of the
nations Of the world at the White
House reception New Years. day, it
was noticed that there was one abb
sentee. Colombia, one of the coun-
try's sister republics Of the South,
was not represented at the reception.
In view of the present relations be-
tween the United States and the Gov
eminent of Colombia, the absence
of a representative of the South
American republic was noted instant
~. Indeed, among some of the di-
plomats, it was regarded as signi-
ficant. Gen. Rafael Reyes, the Min
lister of Colombia in this country on
special mission, did not attend the
reception lest, it is understood his
presence at the White House might
be misconstrued by his people. He
therefore had begged to be excused.
Dr. Herran the Colombian Charge
d'Affaires, was detained at his resi-
dence by a bronchial affection. But
on that occasion, as year ago, a
new republic was represented for the
first time III the line of diplomats.
Last year it was Cuba this the Re-
public of Panama M Bunau-Varilla
being the accredited Minister of the
infant state who exchanged greetings
with the President
BY means of a clever and carefully
prearranged scheme a man calling
himself S. W. Spencer. representing
himself TO be the British Vice Consul
at Washington IAN Office that does not
exist, is charged by banking and
exporting house to have been travel
ing through Europe since last Octo-
Der defrauding banking houses with
spurious drafts and forged checks
drawn on prominent bankers and bust
ness men in New York. The scheme
he is alleged to have visited export
ing house New York recently and
secured drafts for large sums of for
eign correspondents for shipments Of
watches for New Jersey makers, for
whom he pretended to hold power of
attorney The shipment never reach
ed Europe, but Spencer did and he
took along drafts upon the proceeds of
which, it is alleged, he is enabled to
live without labor for the time being.
He is now supposed to be in Egypt.
War between Russia and Japan now
seems inevitable This remark was
made at the White House by one of
the ablest members of the diplomatic
corps present at the New Year re-
ception. The prospect of war be-
tween Russia and Japan was the lead
ing topic of conversation among the
members of the foreign legation, who
assembled in the East Room after pay
ing their respects to President and
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Treasury Department experts have
instituted an investigation Of the ac-
counts Of the interstate commerce
commission. The action is taken at
the instance of Acting Chairman
Clements of the commission rs a re-
suit Of the persistent rumors Of irreg-
ularities in the drawing Of vouchers,
ate.
Internal Revenue Collector Parker,
of the Tullahoma, Tenn, Office, re-
ports $50,200 taken in at his office for
stamps during December, the largest
amount ever received at the office in
one month.
The December Treasury statement
shows large cash surplus,