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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27

The main purpose of this article is
to urge farmers to do some work
along similar lines. Wherever
thoroughly healthy and productive
plant is found growing in the midst
of diseased plants, it's seed should be
saved and planted next year on wilt
infected land, with the hope that it
may be able to transmit to it's Off
spring this resistant quality.
The policy to be pursued in select
ing cotton to avoid this disease is ex-
actly the opposite of that suitable for
reducing the injury from boil rot. In
the former case selections must be
made on diseased land, while in the
case of boil rot care should be taken
that none of the seed for planting
should come from badly diseased
field and none from plants on which
much boil rot occurs.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27

A drummer for a patent medi-
cine house told me, only the other
day, that the sale for his prepara-
lions was falling off to an alarming
extent among the better classes of
people, and this will be true in re-
gard to all classes when they are
better informed about medicines and
nostrums of this character. w.
P. Smithwick.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27
MISSISSIPPI FARMERS INSTI-
TUTES.

Farmers Institutes will be held in
Mississippi as follows:
Attala County.-August 20, Shady
Grove August 80, Providence; August
81, Rainwater School.
Choctaw County.-September 1,
French Camp; September 2, Reform.
Calhoun County.-August 81,
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27
RED SPIDHR ON COTTON.

What can I do to stop red
spider? Will they affect another
crop of cotton the next year on
the same land or will have to
rotate to get finally rid of them?
I have never seen the pest
amount to anything before, but
they are getting all over my
farm nearly since it has turned
SO dry. ]. E. s.
Robson Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27

VV ION IS the most troublesome
w disease to which cotton is sub
ject. 1t is not so widespread in its
occurrence as is boil rot, or anthrac-
nose, but on the farms where it oc-
ours and has become widely dis
seminated 1t is pest which for that
particular farm is almost as disas-
trous as the boil weevil.
The best method OF dealing with
this disease consists in so rotating
the crops that cotton will not be
grown on the land more frequently
than one year in every three or four
and in such a way as to exclude from
the land any succulent-rooted crop
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27

Every boy and girl ought to read
1.-THE Youths Companion" the great
est paper for young folks. A years
subscription (price $1.75) free for
ten 25-cent subscribers.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27
EARN YOUR WINTERS
READING.

The long winter nights will soon
he here. Arrange to spend them
profitably and pleasantly. Get the
young folks in the habit OF reading
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portunity to get the best family
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ideals and purpose. 1t helps to OPP
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II appeals TO the men and women
who are the backbone OF the nation
the style OF Americans who. with
out the inflexible Puritan rigidity,
preserve the Puritan integrity, which
is the foundation of the Republics
greatness. Fifteen cents per copy.
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you for n whole year for only six
special 25c. subscriptions.
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION
One OF the best household publica-
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this for your mother and sisters.
MOTHERS MAGAZINE.-Thatw we
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winter Is proof that we consider II
the best In its class. A smaller pub
LEGATION than some OF the other
woman's papers-regular price soc.
but worth II. and more, too. You
will enjoy Mothers Magazine. even
IL you have the others and we will
send IL to you for full year for a
list OF only two special csc. sub
scriptions.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION
Only the Best is Good Enough for
the Family-that's the motto OF the
publishers of the Youths Compan-
ion.
II renew my subscription to the
Companion" writes a Southern sub
scriber. because of my love for IL
as youth, my appreciation Of 1t as
u man, and my need of IL rs n fa-
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This is a s1.75 publication. New
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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27

ne WORMS causing the rOOt-knOt
disease of cotton and of many other
plants are not the cause of cownea
wilt, but they may be indirectly the
means of increasing it. This is be-
cause where these worms are numer-
Gus in the soil the roots of the next
crop of cotton are more generally in
Jured by these worms, and through
these mechanical injuries it is now
thought that the germs of black root
much more readily gain access to
the cotton plant than would be pos
sible If the roots of cotton were un-
injured. This implies that it is only
injurious as regards cotton wilt to
grow crops susceptible to root-knot
| when there are present in the soil
both the root-knot worms and the
germs that cause cotton wilt.
The writer has recently examined
number of diseased cotton plants,
grown on stiff lime prairie soil.
These had many of the resemblances
to wilt or black root and were believ-
ed in the locality where found, to be
|
ton of the cut made across the stem
showed the absence of the symptoms
| that characterize black root; namely,
ID the darkening Of the layer inn
| mediately below the bark, and (2)
| black specks or blackened threads
throughout the central part of the
stem. The plants examined, II dead
or dying, showed some discoloration
near the center of the stem, but this
dark layer was not in the position
where 1t is usually found in cotton af-
fected with black root. Moreover, In
the case of these suspected plants, the
young bud leaves in the top OF the
plants had not died. Every indica-
ton pointed to this being an unusual
ly severe form of rust.
1t should be remembered that these
remarks apply emily to stiff prairie
soil where the writer believes cotton
wilt has not generally been dissem-
mated. but which soils are very sus-
ceptible to rust
In sandy regions In the southern
part OF Georgia. Alabama, and the
Carolinas, where black root Is we'll
known, there is less danger that even
the severest form of the so-called
black rust or scald could be mistaken
for wilt
In combating cotton wilt, not only
should rotation be followed of the
kind indicated in the first paragraph,
but as soon as practicable farmers
owning such land should procure, or
breed up, a resistant strain of cotton.
At present there are two varieties
known to be decidedly, though not
completely, resistant to black root.
These are the Dillon and Dixie. Both
were originated through selection by
the u s. Department of Agriculture.
Dillon Is a selection from the Jackson
and most of it's plants have the jack
son characteristic, notably tall, slen
der, cluster plant, and bolls somewhat
difficult to pick.
Dixie is limbed variety with rath-
err small bolls Recent selections of
the latter variety are quite promising
in productiveness. Unfortunately
neither of these resistant varieties Is
early, and doubtless early resistant
strains must be bred for use in the
presence of the boil weevil. Parties
growing these varieties this year
| shouId save every seed for planting
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27
Somebody Should Advertise Them.

I see an article in your issue of
hog. Please let me know if you
know some breeder or dealer in them
from whom I could buy some.
j. T. M.
DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27

Reid; September 1, Derma; Septem-
Der 2, Slate Springs.
Chickasaw County.-August 80.
Van Vleet
Holmes County /,
Lexington.
: Itawamba County.-August 9th,
New Salem; August 20, Tilden.
Madison County.-Septembe 2
and 3, Camden.
Pamela County.-August 81, Como.
Tate County.-August 80, Sena-
tobia.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27

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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27

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"s0uU " 400 A few clean seed for sale at 800
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row. A. Roper. Ad0h sOiie, Ga.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
LIGHT
On PULL Of
DAVENPORT
A COMMITTEE OF UNION WAIT.
ERS WANTS TO KNOW
WHY CATERER IS
IMMUNE.

A committee from the walters
union visited the city hall this fore
noon to see why c. d. Harmon, head
of the crematory department, was
not compelling L. M. Davenport, the
restaurant man, to live up to the
provisions of the city ordinances
governing the removal of garbage,
the same as other citizens are
forced to abide by it.
Harmon could not enlighten the
committee, so they then visited G.
w. Armstrong, secretary of the
board Of public works. Armstrong
tried to tell the committee how it
was, but the information did not
evidently satisfy the committee. as
Armstrong was seen in vigorous
gestures trying to explain why it
was that Davenport looked different
to the city hall than other citizens
A city ordinance gives the NUM-
cipalty sole right to remove gar
bage, ashes and refuse matter gen
orally The only exception that is
made is In the case of an officer Of
the crematory department, and
Davenport for long time wore the
badge of a deputy. Harmon re-
moved the badge and said what he
was going to do to Davenport, but
he never got any further
The higher ups" are believed to
have called off Harmon, as he has
remained very quiet on the Daven-
port matter for the last two months.
Davenport stands we'll with the rul-
ing forces in the city government.
Harmon told The Press that Dav-
export saved $50 a month by having
a private concern haul away his
refuse matter. This is $500 per an
nun and to the average business
man this looks large.
The Spokane hotel is another in
stitution that enjoys this privilege
from immunity from the operation
of the crematory ordinances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
SERMON ON THE
"TEN PLAQUES

In his sermon on "The Ten
Plaques" last night, Evangelist
Scoville said: Il will have to make
this broader than just the city of
Spokane, and make it the Ten
Plaques of America. l would men
ton Divorce. Intemperance, Cor
rupt Journalism, Lynching, Cards,
Dancing, City Carnivals, Gambling,
Murder and Municipal Misrule. l
have not the time to touch on all
of these in one service, but first
comes the great divorce evil God
spoke the words that made the first
couple one, and what God hath
joined together, let no man put
asunder. Divorce is social leprosy,
and of the two evils, although
polygamy is a terrible thing, it is
better than indiscriminate divorces,
for at least the polygamist ac-
knowledges all of his wives and all
of their children, and supports
them, and is responsible for them"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
G O NTIN u E D
r o
P A @ F. O N E
KING EDS FRIEND

Alexandra can never forset the
close friendship that cemented
King Edward to the wife ofFone of
his orderly officers.
1t has been announced that Mrs.
Keppel will leave England and re-
side on the continent hereafter.
George V is distinctly hostile to her
ambitions and was her inyeterate
enemy during all the years his IA
tner seemed to be so infatuated
with her.
Mrs. Keppels rise in London So
ciety dates back to the time of
yachting party when King Edward,
as the prince of Wales, first met
her. She was at that time a bank
rupt, her husband was one of the
poorer younger sons of a nobleman.
Neither was known in the royal
circle
But all this seemed to change
soon afterwards. Mrs. Keppel bios
somed out as an entertainer of the
kings friends. He insisted that she
be invited when he was expected as
a guest at house party, and they
soon D6Cdiu6 dlLlOSI luSepdIdUie
companions.
London wondered how Mrs. KEEP
pei could entertain so deliberately,
wear such handsome gowns and
display so much jewelry. Her hus
band was a paid employe in Sir
Thomas Lipton's tea concern, sell
ing wines and cigars as a sort OF
side line, but his earnings never
paid the house rent for their mag
nficent mansion in Grosvenor
street.
Once it was announced that an
unknown donor had made Christ
mas present of 100000 to Mrs.
Keppel, and many LOndoners look
ed wise and pretended to wonder
as to the identity of the mysterious
Santa Claus. At another time it
was announced that Mrs. keppel
had won a million or so on the
stock market, as the result of a
tip J. Pierpont Morgan gave the
king
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
FOUR TRIALS
ALL IN ONE

Four trials in one is what may
be called the case which Judge
Webster finally settled in his court
this morning. 1t started first by
the Dean Lumber company suing
Mrs. Eva Pearson for material
used in the construction of a resi-
dence on Sharp avenue near Post
on September %, 1909.
The case finally dragged in the
Spokane Concrete company, who
furnished the concrete for the foun-
dation; Frank Moritz, the contract
or, and w. A. Moore, who furnished
the labor. 1t took three days for
Judge Webster to straighten out
this tumble. but he finally did by
giving all claimants a lien on the
house and lot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
NATAT0R|UM
PARK DROPS
ITS GATE FEE

At meeting Of the trustees Of
the Washington Water Power COM
pany today it was decided to throw
Natatorium park open this year
free. without charging gate fee,
as heretofore.
The park will be formally opened
next Sunday. A 32-piece band has
been engaged to play every after
noon and evening throughout the
season. The new plunge or bath
ing pool is attracting attention
and seems destined to become one
of the most popular amusements
at the park.
The park is under the personal
management of X. A. Wilson, as
sistent superintendent of the street
railway system.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
G Q NTIN u E d
r o
P A @ E O n E
WOMAN MAKES
GRAVE CHARGES

turn giving her protection and So
Letting the trade of men on the
streets for her-"steering live
ones to my ROOM" as she terms it.
A further charge she makes is
that Bush prevailed upon her to
elope with him to the east, while
his own wife lay sick in the hos
pital, according to his own state.
ments.
Daisy Benway made charges at
the time of her last arrest. she de-
clared, but the case was kept I'M
der cover by the police and moth
ing was done until The Press had
the case well under investigation
and was about to publish the
story. Then came the race Of the
reporters and their witnesses for
the final interview from the wom-
an. with the detectives sent out by
Chief Sullivan and Martin Burns
bent on a forced pretense at inves-
tigation and an attempt to keep
the woman still. Miss Benway was
taken to the police station before
The Press reporters arrived at her
apartments, but she could not be
silenced by the police. and she gave
out her final interview later in the
day
DAISY sENWAY's STATEMENT.
Here it is:
Il first met Officer Bush while
! was staying at the Miners hotel,
Sprague avenue and Stevens street,
shortly after Christmas. and few
nights after our first meeting.
likely in order to make me feel
under obligations to him. he tip
ped me off to get out of the house,
for the police were coming to raid
the place. At that time l was sick
and evaded arrest by going into
the houSekeepers room. After that
Bush was a steady caller at my
room, coming in many times while
on duty and other times along
about 4 O'Clock in the morning and
staying three or four hours. He
came SO many times just when
was about to retire and was so
tired that | grew tired of him, and
I finally told him to stay away
from me. He never gave me any
money. but tried to keep things
squared with me. We had a quar-
rel over his persistent visits to my
room just before my last arrest,
and | have been under the impress
sion all along that he was the cause
of it.
II made a 'holIer' when ! was
arrested the last time, for !
have paid over about $3.50 to
the city in fines and forfeited
bonds in the last few months,
and had been told that SuIIi-
van said he was going to stick.
me about right the next time
they got me, because J had re-
fused to turn in other girls
when they let me out Of jail
to act as stool pigeon
81 was sent to the Browne hotel
by Chief Sullivan to spy on the
girls up there, and was later sent
down to the Pfister palm garden
by Captain Burns to act as stool
pigeon. In both instances l was
given permission to rustic and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
GEORGE v. IS
THE BIGGEST
ENGLISH KING
CONAN DOYLE.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, May 27.-That
King George V is the biggest
and strongest man mentally
that ever assembled the British
throne is the opinion Of Sir Ar
thur Conan Doyle. Believing
that the people of the United
States regarded King George as
a man of smaller caIiber than
his father, the late King Ed
ward, Doyle wrote his views in
communication which he re-
quests John kendrick Bangs,
the humorist, to make public in
America.
Sir Arthur declared that King
George has a greater familiar
ity with the needs and resour-
ces of the British nation than
any one man in England. He
says the king is lover Of
manly sports and is himself
one of the best marksmen in
the kingdom.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
MASQUERAOER
IS ARRESTED

Herman Day, aged IT, claiming
San Francisco as his home, who
created a sensation at Natatorium
park few nights ago by masquer-
aiding in women's clothes, was to-
day placed under arrest on a
charge of stealing the clothes that
he wore from Miller, Mower &
Flynne.
When taken into custody after
the park escapade, Day said the
clothes he wore and the women 5
apparel in his trunk were given
him by an actor in San Francisco.
He was then released
Miller. Mower C Flynne, it
seems. had lost some articles of
this description, and charge that
Day is responsible for it's disap-
pearance. He was turned over to
the juvenile court after his arrest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
BECAUSE HIS FINGER IS
SMASHED, IS $4,000 AHEAD

States or not, he withdrew his hand
and unfolded the full glory of the
gem on the customs men. The three
inspectors were saved from falling
into Smith cove by bale of silk
that blocked the way.
They Immediately insisted that
Mr.. Utley was a resident returning
to the United States and as such
would be required to pay $4,000
duty or deposit a bond that he
would take the sparkler out of the
country when he returned to Man
lila.
Utley continued to argue and fin
ally one of the inspectors attempted
to take the ring off his finger. He
soon found that the finger. smashed
in catching foul ball, had broken
it in such way that the ring could
not be taken off without amputating
the finger or saving the ring in two.
They reversed their decision and
declared Utley a nonresident.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27

a part OF the time / was selling
beer and making all kinds Of
money, but refused to 'squeal on
the other girls.
II was told few days ago that
me out OF town, in order that Bush
could be kept on the force, and that
no one outside the department
would ever know of his conduct,
but | intend to stand my ground
and stay right here in Spokane.
"They took me right before
Bush this afternoon yesterday
afternoon) and there told the
whole story about our reIa-
tons; how he had sent mo
live ones and all about it,
and the others laughed. They
asked me If had given this
information to The Press, and
Sullivan tried to induce me to
keep it quiet, warning me that
it wouldn't do me any good IL
did tell it to The Press, but
there is so much of this rotten
business being inflicted on the
girls around the lodging houses
by the police that | want peo-
Pile to hear about it. have
proof for the charges have
made"
Corroborative statements, back
ing up Daisy Benway's story. have
been secured by The Press. and
these as we'll as other statements
secured from Daisy Benway have
implicated other officers on the po-
lice department. 1t is asserted that
the police were in hopes of saving
Bush's scalp by spiriting the WON
an out of the city, but when that
scheme was laid out before certain
members of the police department,
whom, it is declared, were to be
entrusted with that part of the
work, 1t was met with cold disap-
prevail and a refusal to get tan
gled up in the case.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
st. Joe River Outing.

Delightful lake and river excur-
sion Sunday via Inland electric
trains and big steamer Idaho. Ex-
ira train and plenty of room. Din
ner and lunches served on steamer.
Special Sunday rate to St. Maries,
So; to st. Joe, $3.50. Tickets at
electric terminal. Trains leave ter
minal at S a. m.
Spend Decoration day up the st.
Joe, going Saturday and returning
Monday. Special week end rate,
$3.50 to ST. Maries and $500 to st.
Jos - t e:,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
(ey United Press Leased Wire

(6y United Press Leased Wire
SEATTLE, May 27.-Because his
finger was smashed in a ball game
in Manila, A. p. Utley of the govern
ment secret service in the Philip
pines, a passenger on the Inaba
Maru. is $4,000 ahead today.
The Inaba Maru arrived in port
late yesterday. Utley wore on the
middle finger Of his left hand 20
karat diamond, appraised by the
customs officials at $4,000. They
add that it is the largest diamond
ever brought through this port.
Mr.. Utley usually carries his left
hand in his trousers pocket to spare
sensitive eyes, but through living
among the Spaniards he has uncon-
sciously learned to use his hands
in impressing any point on a lis
tener.
Last night, while arguing with
customs inspectors as to whether
he was a nonresident of the United
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
MRS. PARSONS
IS TO SPEAK

Lucy f. Parsons of Chicago,
widow of Albert Parsons, hung in
the Haymarket riots at Chicago in
1887, will speak at the hall of the
|. w. W., Gle Front avenue, Satur-
day night and Sunday night, May
% and 30 Mrs. Parsons has spok-
en- in Spokane before under the
auspices OF the |. w. w.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27
GETS ASSAiLANT FINED
SIX YEARS LATER

ROME, Ga, May 27.-Legal pro-
ceedings commenced six years ago
by Wright W'illingham terminated
here when John Nj. Smith, a local
real estate dealer, was fined $25
and cost for having struck Willing
ham with cuspidor when they
fought in 1904.