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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
NEGRO |:
HAN.0 ] II !
Rockville Excited M Over NNeigll-
81 borhood Darkey Attempted
Criminal Assault. s$
POSSES Scare CHING .F0R..Al
Woods Secured Tile RicllliltlAldt;
D. Police a asked to Keep
5tS ss ..5ss ifffa
tJsOokot;;ff h.

St The police pf n cimond &. r1ches't ltA
@s1Icnrlco ana Hanover ii rs looking for I,
NJ 1fnnoVcr negro named Ollie nclssoil who
33$is .allcged To have attetnnted criminal as
3tsnult Upon the t.nas Of NJ r, g
u Radford II a merchant Of Rockville, Han I'M
over county. 4 j. S$8 "a jS i{g
I The attcnpt was mad 4, ~ ls report ed,
h. near the Rndford homo about N o'clock
" MONDAY ght. rho negro Is believed 70
have hid In 4 the moi ghborhood earl "
" the evening, and when the girl appeared ,' 81
Shttncked her. IL sis ss 5s 3S I.
s3 St,c} & fought desperately and sue ceedcd
9Si II escaping from The brute, though she
~ b now a IN bed from fervcu mess du 70
RI her violent excrtlo1ls and fright. AZ .
The S negro III imlncdiat disap red q.
f8Pcrsoi,s from the relglborhoOd hunted
III ii nigh for him, bu t without avail lie
i3s we'll known In d Rock VI llc " liere ne
was born and reared .S5 t Is u ought thut
S;;he has come to Richmond to keep from q
falling 4intb the hands $of the ailg ~ citi-
81 zels Of Hanover. % ,rhei$ people ofs n ocs-
Il Vile want the negro. NJ " TIL $50 want
slt his law to a ts 60 tir*e II,
s9SBSg Chief IIilce was sScOnlmun!c Gated Hith
4 Yesterday ~ RIO ok lie ci zens, asking
HIN to CO. operate with&then in the cap
sture$ of the negro. ii lie imn,e diatcl yi5l r-
Instructed Ills men to do al tlleytSsseould
TO locate and arrest! him, and he placed
one OF his shrewdest and bra vest men
II On the case to work secretly tlle
s6f,aunts fof the worst class OF negroes y
iatiieac ity. IN
4 Chief Lipscomb, OF hester, has IN
"a structed his men to look out; fort tlc
8 hgro 5s., 81 s
IL Ss Details were not obtainnl,le last night.
h owing to the isolated loca ton Of Rock
8Sville, bit 1t i Is known hat the aadford
family ID one Sof the lending ones INT 2 7
ssSsectIon. " lille there is determination on
FL the Part ofSthe people TO capture theme
gro no one has ind cated the a sire 81 70
reRort to violence sa
Y he negro SIS described as being twenty
old. about five feet elgsi inches
ll,Sweighs co. pounds. Is very black and
lis continuaily smiling. Ss5
4 Chief HulceS said ~ last night tina IS he
would do all he could TO land the negro.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
THE 4MANAGEME EN- & 2s q
or ORCHARDS
Results Of Careful Experiments
& by an Eminent Investigator.

Results Of Careful Experiments
q BY an Eminent Investigator.
8S(professor 1,anc,s Nov Hampshire 15xpcr--
il 3. "A III ifncilt Statioli.) /. n sj5 IA }, 81
4 s Plants II. Ne life the sumo MS hrl1nnls,
and they require focdlng watering and
sA.nro, II we OK rcct 10 dorlve profit from
$thei1ta VI u III Si q XII
y lThe object OF tie orchard Is to pro-
5tluco fritz. III rho amount and kind Of til.
lingo Will vary according to conditions.
sol, plant, food, otc. Study the individual s'
need Of each orchard. N Il II Az s sB5 F5s.
experiment carried on a t t his ct a.
stion$of using dwarf peas and bcars as q
cultivated crop N e orchards, ana then en-
turning underEthe who's after picking the
pods, IS rccoi,imot1e ed. Tho orchard has
Stha benefit ofscontlnuous cultivation ut
tile proper season, the plants wren u =
%plowed under enrich the soil and the
picked product pays tho BILL NJ h $j
A5sI'he IJitcl1ings$ vi method OF d culture Is
worthy OF attention. While & not still
&sciently tested iii New England. yet It up
Src.lrs 10 have merit. 81.
s&8Fruit trees or Rdiffcront kinds, as pplcs,
arums. grapes etc.. need food h according
ITO their2rcspectiyc wants. We do not feed
gtllp ho,.sesa,lnd swine on the same diet;
S;M1iy8 Should ~ o sWitll different Kind OF
2plnnts? s53i NJ u 4. III sS III Il
TO train the tree high or low
depends unoii several conditions. II AZ 3ss5
81 no aprtine o. tree properly means to he.
Gin wien young and prunc annually
This done, there Is no occasion Of cut
ting OF large limbs, which endn gers the
&1ifo OF tile tree. BIZ ls
1t costs to thin fruit. but the resulting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Freight Business Light

85sas Reduced railway rates will be placed In
effect Friday and Sa turdayE by the various
railways for the benefit OF those desiring
to spend New y ears Day at L their old
homes or visiting friends else " here The
i ga le Of holiday tickets has tlus farscx
4ceeded nll8rccords. and 1t Is expected that
4 many will & take advantage OF the, low
New y ear rat es MI
% Freight business on tho railways is
ira Their light Just nov. and always Is at
this season, owtjE to the practical s.ls ~
pension OF busi Hdss In many lines nd
THE great diminution In others.
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Gave Them a Box Party

II NIessrs Enling and Pokrass, proprie-
tors or Tho Model. The Model At, The
Leader, The Richmond and The City Hall
barber shops. rendered 5tholr genplo yes an
evening ut the Jew Bijou Monday night
Twenty-Five BARRIERS were present, oc-I
tcupylng seats especially ( reserved for
them a t the close Of II the performance
tho party adjourned to Leroh' p cafe at
Sanger Hall, " here covers We're laid for
twenty-five, with All Of the season's deli
scacies In the small hours the company
dispersed, after IA hearty expression for
the future success af lthelr. eMpl oyers: \ LS
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which, for any cause eitherp poor land or
from late scedilig), yisS backward ln3tf
spring. although its use Is Of doubtful.
benefit OH land Which Is we'll supplied
with plant food, Nitrate Of soda gave
and decidedly ctter results lli
3thnn 5Eu!pha tU3o ammonia, both With and
without 4 fine. Nitrate of potasl, gave
bettrrA,@sults than nitrate Of soda conf,
binc.l s:lt Il fl$potasl sal + tsul phate) b,t
tile nNnn tngc Nvss} not gretl onoug ll}sitto 70
swn lra It the liiferonce IN cost which usu-
ally prevails" The organic sources OF
nitrogen were not rs active as nitrate
10 s. Moi. sg1 " "!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
PEAS AND BEANS
10 PLANT
Kansas Experiments 70 Show
Best Varieties to Plant.

Fl A. M. Tcns ISyck. Of the Kansas Station
has nnado some valuable tests Of various
field crops. ma lis results show that
among tho inillcts, German ranked first
int tho Yield Of lay and seed, the ilarsest
yields being SO tons Of l'ny and 25.2 BUSH
els of sosd per- more, al 4. lherian millet
ranked second, XXX
irhe following varieties of soy beans are
mentioned MS SSieldug more than I hir!eerl,
b,ls lels ppr mere: x elbow. SINAI Yellow.
Ito San, EARLY II YslloW Green SanaroW.
aid Early Brown, OF which the Ito san
and the yellow varieties are the most pro-
ductlye. 4 Tho Ito San and Early GLOW
rnnl, high / In earl ness HI 81 a,5 n "a
ar thiriS-fnur ia varieties OF coWrneas
grown, New Ili'a. gave the argest yield,
li.7 bushels lIjar5 acre, and severa VA
rclios gave mn average yield of 20 tons
III dry fodder, per a GRO. Coleman Early
lAlnber. Kansas Orange and ISayanaugll3
Varieties OF Eaccllalinea sorghums gave
good results. Coleman ranked first in pro-
Sdrction, with a yield ofs 40,5 husliels 8of
seed n and 7.4l tons OF stoyer per mere
while Amborfand ISayanapg i rank cd frs {
md Lasts respectively. in@maturlty Y
vas found that lftyfdays ter harvest
ipg. orghuln tuger In l,9 ga ck sti y COT
tained on the average Sill per cent sl Of
Slnnisturos N 81 X ~ i X
x The results With non-sacc harine n sor-
ghu,ns showed that yellow NJ llo 3,lnaize
and large African, m ct yielded 5i;g7 tons
Gi stoverAn mud 20.5 bushels Of graln,.. and
bS9 tn.ls Of stove, and Il 81 IS bushels Q
grain sJaei acie,, sTespe ivelN, While Red
aill,acora and plnc led lftlhite liafilr
carr, from soed from THE sapl source,
yielded A4a tons of stoYer and ~, bushels
OF grain. and a. o tons of stoycr aud nj
hysl,els IA grail per &C espeetlye !;
TIM corn gcolltRl y az d tus'y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Two Christmas Fires.

Two small fires were all that disturbed
the serenity of the fire department. Mon
day. N The first was In Gathrig- ~ stable.
by ia slmouldering firecrncker h, here
were twenty -four horses and mules IN the
stable. All were gotten va out & hut one.
5whichEw srffocatedS by TIE smok "a m
The5 other fire was n 9; 271 u al; Maj
Street The flames 5 ia TT ted In tho tcsl Ia =.
q nd Damaged thes building q nd sst ock OF
sete. IA to- the tent Of severa hundred a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Coming.

(Ey Associated n Fress.) sgF 9l a
"a The Times will say to- morrow: Among
churchmell who are familiar with the
case 1t is said that the hearing at Read \
Ing viii not be the end OF tho case. II. It
Ia reported thai several electives have
been &engnged for some time working out
another branch Of the case. which may
be moro sensational than the present.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
ON HIS OWN ACCOUNT
Mr. Henry Hutzler Leaves Trust u.s.
Company for Banking Business.

5g Mr. Henry s. i1utzler, for even or eight
years cashier Oft the Richmond Perpetual
Building, Loan and Trust Company, has
resigned that position. the resignation TO
be effective February lat, after lien
date he Will begin busi mess for himself
under the firm nama Of Henry s. Hutzler
and Company, bankers and brokers and
real estate lers, MI y ut zler mas not
Vet announced Just where he vii be o.
Gated, further thanBto say he Will be on
Main Street. M @ l. " 56li
81 & His long connection with the Building,
Loan and Trust Company Is % career Of
which he has cause to be proud, and his,
friends predict for him n successful ca
areer5 When he begins business for himself,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Big Fire in Iowa.
-!El3Y Associn led Press.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, la, December 81. =
Fire tonight completely destroyed the
four story warehouse and the entire stock
and fixtures OF the Fuller and Johnson
shugart Company. causing "a loss on the
building estimated at $50,0Q0. and on tho
stock OF about 500. 900. The Insurance Is
about S76, O01. The fire Is believed to have
started from detective electric wiring,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Conductor Killed
INV AssocIat ed b Press. J b

II STAMFORD, M g ONN. December 27'--
The west-bound Boston express crashed
into a west-bound accommodat ton train
in front OF the depot to-nlght and the
CONDUCTOR, George Rowland, q Of N =, V'er-
non, N. ", was crushed to death, I
heavy fog hid all lights, and It was not
until the express was a lmost upon the ac-
icomnlodation hat the engineer. Of i, the
express saw the dam ger 4 rs, 4.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Seven Indicted.
(HY Assncinted Press.,

7gF.II l9 IL3y 1ifsUCIflNCI = TcSS'I %
v PORTLAND, " oREG ON, December q r.
The Federal grand jury to-day indicted
s.. r. q Ormsby. William Fl, Davis mayor
OF Albany, Oregon: g. y. I.oomIs, Henry
IT,, Young George sorenson, John Doe and
Richard Roe In connection with the land
fraud cases now before the United Suites
Court here. ll5l 81 MA i1s vs. W.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
\ Give The First Dollar
~ Cure Rheumatism

don't NEAR, that hi. shoop, 11iie,nat \ .
Cure can turn boty !ots mtg fesh aEes en-
the blood the poison that causes pail, a I,
swelling. and then that Is the END q j1e
5lsf am willing that YOU should prove I. my ny
claims AT my cxpenac. VIII glad,ly, Bly, IN,
matte remedy 10 Try For know thai YOU
Iard your rleishborsI and friends " ~ -
your kood tviatess ma Your good words more
VI hA init mi S1nsB
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
The Institutes Statement

Ms a (. ~. LII rinkard !. S secretary Of the
Virginia Polytechnic nstitutc, has issued
"a circular, For the information of the.
Ia irons OF the Institute 54s u
THE letter sets forth tho facts IN the
B case Of young coulter&as they appear
TO the faculty and upon which its action 4 it
was taken, ss5!f ~, 38f s
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charge OF ENHANCEMENT preferred by.
Battling N elsoni the spugi Hist. II against
Theodore Murphy his maj mayer, and Eddie
Santry, his sparrlng partner, was dis;
missed to-day IN Police Court, Nelson
took the stand and de clared the arrests
were made while he wa 8 Ia boring under
a misrepresentation of facts, and said he
did not desire to prescott g anybody. 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28

searched the whole ca rth Tor n specific
for fshcnrdntisn somet hing That u sor any ply.
sieiafl could feel snfa III prescribing -solne.5
tfirg thai we could count on ( not only occu.
lslohnslyt but ALWAYS. H For the rnynges Of
\, Rheuinht lsn are everytp hero and gdnu' re.i
lief lss rare 3s 4s Il IA
y Learned of the chemical Il row employ. And
] Skil6W then thnt my search and my efforts
were! we'll rewarded For this chemlc cal gaye
cure OF Rhetttnatlstn IL PRACTICALLY ertaln. va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
+ llss Is

niles west of4this city at q o'clock to- I;
night, killing one maj e ing
twelve others. The d cad :Ss{5al "a, n
r. ALBERT NJ. BALLARD, Of Peru, md,
engineer Of the eight. II 81 II .3 s5 ,8s
THE wreck was caused by he bio Wln 8
out OF a switch Ugh t during the h ~ Y
wind and the engineer Or the ne 1relsht
train running over the sWttch "neE9e lle
was to have waite for the passenger ass l1 t1
train. s .E N ;sss ri gt 81 i As ;s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Takes Case Under Amusement.

(I3y AssocIa ted I'ress. 3.
DENVER. CO LIZ Dec 27.--A fter hea a !
argument to-day on A he question Of as ..
~ et tornevs FOR Dr. Ilohael NJ Beshonr, g
Dem teandate forthe state Senate.
\ for aIWrit OF mandamus II compel the
State Canvassing Board to canvass q, the
returns igned by O. OF 9 me y, th e
Supreme Court took he matter under a 81
GYlsement. Fl ~ i
THE time for completing the canvass iex-
3pires tomorrow, ~ rs Z Nj $4 a 3s5aI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Auctioneer rs Resting.

Is sales of tobacco Mt the Richmond ware
hloses will not be resumed I'll January
3D. ana 4 buyers and ware houseI1len u
have a long rest Tho IA ctories are gen.
orally doing little business now. man " OF
the employees enjoying tho holiday season
81 Ii il expec led that prices wi j re urn to
their former high level With the resump-
stion OF sales, for little tobacco Is OK,
#pected In the city for ten vs. yet d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
A%Wornan's Invention

II A clever woman has invented and pat IS.
5ented, d very good baking tin for aver
cakes. In appearance co It does not q ilfcr.
from any deep pe pans, exec pt e r$ " g q
short ribbon Of tin fastened in the cell
ter and extending to tllcs rim Of the pam 9,
swhere it IS bent upwards. " hen the!
On ko mixture ism the pan the bent rtor--s
ton rises h 4 bove3 u 1t like a handle: And nd
this is 8preclsel its use, for, tier the
cake 81 s baked tn. tin ibbon s turned g.
a round. cutting n tile cake from the BOT
ton, 81 the pm like q sharp knife.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Fraternity Meeting

wv. (I1y Ass1clated FFesS,
MEM II IIls.j "a EN- M Dec, 27.-pel egates
Representing every sect ion Of the colln,
Try are attending the fprty- third general
convention OF g Sigma a lphaa EPSILON
{ Fraternity here to- day, Reports Of otti7
GERS were submitted and comm tees for
the ensu ing year We're appol ted iss3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Invite President to Tampa,

NfI 49, N a lE3yYAsSpCIale 90 l'TtSS,l IA
Il TAMPA, FLA, December 27.-The City
Council of Tampa by unanimous vote to-
night passed q resolution cordially In.
.Mting President Roosevelt to visit Tampa
on his Southern trip, and reminding HIM,
OF his pleasant associations here When
he was an officer OF the Rough r ders
In Skaters army. prior to the campaign
In MC,uha. ~ 81 49, WIS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
When sto. Apply Nitrate Of Soda.

55S Results Of experiments OF the Maryland
Station ii general avor the app lea ton
lofanitrnteS of soda before planting rather,
5tlrtn after lie crop IS PARTIAL grown,
ss,iI indicnte& tliat q top dressing of this
substance pays well, as q rule, on wheat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Annual Entertainment,

& The annua / Christmas entertatnmen tspf
the seyenth Street Christian Sunday
school VIII take place to- morrow evening
at 1890 o'clock, A II friends of the school
are 8inYi ted. 5.s rs y &. l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
Pie.

This Is dish orShungry hunters, and and
us delicious served anywhere. Cut III p.
three pounds Of lvenison In small SQUARE l,l
pieces and place them In q sa,icepa n with t.
Il tablespoonful OF butter dripping to
brown. W Then add q tablespoonful of flour
and stir unit ut Is "a we'll iricorp oratcd.l
Nfoisten with III quart Of white broth y y
water, add SIX onions, salt, pepper, * q
pinch OF nutmeg, and hal q teaspoco1ln1lfiu.l
For Kitchen bouquet Let this l3co Ok COW
cred, on top OF the stove for thlee-qu ar
|tcrs Of an hour. alter In deep porcelain 'l
dish and cover the top with moderately
rich crust, tnking care to wet the ed es
III the dish. Brush tile surface witt, the
j8bcnten white Of nm egg make the proper
incisl and ljo ks III the oven for about
forty minutes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28
\ Uses for Blotting Paper. ri

Large pieces Of blottng paper laid Upon
small tables Or wnsl,stands bencntn the
thin covers viii prevent AZ ely scars on tho
Il 3iished wood whilc small sqi,lrcs should
alyu plncedJbcnent doilIes, upol, nun tells or
desks, whore vases filled Nth fresh flow.
ers statd. rho soft absorbent l,n ~ VIII Il
tbe found useful In every room I'M the
house, but, thy4 dining room needs whole
Sl,nckage Of Their, kept In n llnndy pnce
FOR emergencies. Whenever my Y LIQUID
3is spilled Upon tho table, a blotterss laid
qtlickly&over$t tho spot will work wonders.
If spread upon pniltry shelves cncutlll
jars or fruit or heavy utensils, they will
save us tho unslght1y rings than come come
before we knowfit and refuse to come on
off. Indeed, when q housewife gets the he
flottcr habit 3, she wonders how she got
;ulong Without hem. III
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y1s5G,&s5s,$G>& S>$@&
s He Il ARM s
81 51As : .s' > u >'->. ~
SleIelels1s,S S,e1G, G,s,tSSs@

as inucl, smblst,iro when stacked as the
slower OF tile snccltrifse sorghunls.
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DR.. Shops Rheumatic Remedy
iTiR|]IA|I||IN|@CRASAEs Into
FREIGHT; one killed

fE3y associated Press, S =. Sfb
35 FORT WAYNE, Il ND. "a Decembe Der q -
"a wabash pasgenge train east -bound,
ran into freight train on q. switch three
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28

Nelson VVithdraws Charge. a,
III (By Associated Press. S{$
SAN F'RANCISC C, @ December 27.--The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-28

y LAX q FOR sale by Ell drugglsts,''
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mortgages
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15
TEST TRADE AGREEMENT
Debt Of Old O7omer Nay Tie Up
Building Plans.

provision in the trade agreement between the
bricklayers' unions and the Mason Builders AssO-
citation will be tested In Part I of the Supreme
Court Monday. when application will be
made for a permanent injunction restraining the
brickayers unions for ordering a strike an
apartment house at Ninety-seventh-st. and Madi-
son-ave. The owner of the property is the Wolff
Construction Company. which obtained prelimin-
airy injunction from Justic Scott, Of the Supreme
Court.
The provision to be tested provides that when a
building is abandoned and the of the union
are unpaid no member of the Mason Builders Asso-
citation shall contract to complete the same until
this debt is paid by the original or subsequent
owner The Wolff Construction Company holds
that it has nothing to do with what any previous
owner of the property owed. and it wants ruling
from the court on the case.
Isaac Moss Of No. 50 Nassau-st. representing
the construction company discussed the claim thus
last evening:
When the money was first alleged to be due. the
q building there about four years ago. He became
blind lost his business, and row keeps newsstand
IN civ Hall Park. EdWa.d Smith, cont. actor for
the mason work says that $500 is still due the
Mason Builders ASSOCiat Y n Ch threw CuC the
ella m The mater then taken up by The BRICK
LAYERS union which held several ms etlngs about it.
A strike of he bricklayers was Then CECILIA Ell by
the b.ick delegates but went b fire their
board, and al my request the strike was called Off
The present injunction has been applied for be-
cause another strike has been ordered. winch has
not vet gone into effect The property has changed
hands several times since MandeIsteln was the
owner. Russell Sage the last proprietor, and
sold It to my client
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-15
COTTON MEN ADJOURN.
Thank Government for York
against the Boil Weeul.

Shreveport La. Dec 14.-After passing resolu-
tons commencing the aid of the government in the
efforts to eXterminate the boil weevil and urging
the farmers of the infected districts in Texas and
louisiana 10 burn all cotton stalks In the early
autumn. the National Cotton Convention adjourned
late this afternoon.
Prior to the adoption of the resolutions spirited
fight was precipitated the floor of the conven-
ton by the offering of a majority and minority
report The dispute was over plank inserted by
NJ, L. Johnson, Of Georgia. to the effect that the
only way to destroy and prevent the spread of the
boil weevil is to prevent the planting any cotton
within the infected sections of Texas any other
State or Territory wherein infected lands exist for
the period Of one year.
The minority report agreed to all recommends
lions of the majority except this plank which was
finally voted down.
A plan for organizing all the cotton growers of
the South TO combat the boil weevil, according to
the cultural method. was introduced by OSWALD
wilson statistical agent of the United States in the
Department Of Agriculture stationed at Fort WORTH
Tex; ana was incorporated as a part of the
resolutions.