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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-26
Gotham Is Recalled.

Operator II. r. Gotham. OF the ca.
rathia. was questioned as TO the dis
t7css messages sent from the Titanic
He reiterated the statements ne made
IN New York. adding somewhat to the
details.
The witness said he was in touch
with six or seven ships that night,
among them the IIc!iS Olav
Did YOU receive wireless from
thu L. :. Ches,er?'
several, asking for passenger
list" said Gotham. u took the mes
saScs TO the captain and 10 repliod
10 tho Chester later. stating whu.
names OF survivors already had been
forwarded, IL told the Chester that
all bu. the third class passengers had
been sent. and that The Chester could
have them Il wanted"
Did You know 1ae message was
from the President OF the un!tsd
States?"
no: it was only signed by ,h> com.
mand"r 81 the Chester. lie asked
once about Major Bnt,"
senator smith read the Keep YOUR
mouth shut ;cl gram. but the wit
ness said he did not know Of Il.
senator Smith asked II any feeling
existed between the operators on the
Titanic and the ono on the Frankfurt
W'lch was SAID not - have respond u
promptly TO the Titanic's &C.. .. u"
more. the C.. -. b should hav, been
signal enough for Tho operator TO
have reported AT once the distress OF
tho vessel"
Gotham tod senator Smith taAt he
would hay" answered the OPERATOR OF
the Frankfurt nc same wa that the
Titanic did. Keep out. YOU fool" had
it been his place to. When the Frank
furt operate" answered the Titanic's
go. -. D. call twenty minutes later.
life and death" said Gotham, twenty
minutes Is n long time. / don; know
what else but fool 20 call q man who
vas so foolish 10 interfere With o;hs:'
communication 10 answer g. .. D.
and ask WHAT'S thu matter? twcnty
minutes later"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-26

ferred TO the Jack Binns case on board
the steamer Republic.
Doesn't the very fact that the
operators arc permitted to sell their
stories operate to close their mouth"
want yoi to tell the committee IL the
the privilege YOU gave Gotham in the
| Titanic disaster did not explain your
failure to get the information OF the
disaster and the world the news or the
horror"
The witness declared that he felt
that the experiences of Operator Bride
or Gotham were of such interest that
He insisted that it always was his UNI
Outstanding that the n4ws of the dis
astcr was not 10 be suppressed.
do YOU know how much these
operators got FOR their stories?" ask
eel Senator Smith.
Il don't know how mucn Gotham got.
but | understand Bride received $500
from Il New York. newspaper"
Mr. Marconi said that the operators
"wcrc never instructed rot TO give on,
news
Il have no knowledge whatever hs.
added, about these ,r;~eages that
wcro intercepted by the Navy Depart
mcnt."
Have you talked to sammis abou,
TT since?"
Il saw him for few minutes a little
while ago. ana told him you know
That ] did not authorizes those mes
sagcs"
When did YOU toll MIN that?,
Two or three days ago What +
meant when | told the operator to
take something for n story was that
newspapers and reporters would be
50 interested in what he had ia say
eral information they would be will
ing TO pay him for his personal story
Ny. Marconi said he believed the
operator on tho Carpathia should have
used his judgment and sent an oariicr
story or description of tho disaster.
the witness was asked &c the Amori-
can Marcom Company had not re-
inestcd United States warships not to
Interfere with the Marconi system
This was done. he said. after silence
had been enjoined on all coast sta
tons not actually in communication
with tho Titanic or Carpathia.
Then" said Senator Smith. your
company had laid plans and had made
preparations TO get a monopoly OF tho
news OF tho hosror?"
We undoubtedly would have got !,
first anyway rstorted The witness
for the operators" both on In, ~.
tanic ana Carpathia we're M Ma
mon with Marconi methods of send
ing"
How 10 bring about an interna
iona! arrangement to prevent wire
less Interference was discussed mt
length and Mr. Marconi referred 10
the Berlin convention which Is 10
meet in .lunc
Tho Berlin convention already has
plan that would regulate the wire
less OF the world" said MIR. Marconi
and next June l think much more
nry be done"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-26
NIss iANERNE no AID
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Miss i.Uci,c Laveyuc. a well known ac-
80 Va" IS announced FOR one OF the local
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-26

"''o ~ W.. Sen Gntc TO Carpathin
:" personal 4" operator CnrpnthIu,.
hcct Mr. Narconi AMI Mr. SnmmI, "a.
W"Nt ii"th street. Keep your month
shut. '
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-26

N;i: y. VI. Operator turputhin.
say. old man. MnrconI Compuny tuk-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22
CORN CLUBS FORMED
IN UPS0N COUNTY
Especial Dispatch to The Journal)

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
THOMASTON, Ga. March 2O-Editor
j. B. Hardy, of the Thomaston Times,
who successfully organized the Epson
County Boys Corn club for 1911, has
issued a call for a mass meeting in the
court house for Saturday, March 2S, at
which Prof. ]. Phil Campbell, who is
the head of the Boys Corn club work
for the state of Georgia; Prof. w. s.
Giles, who is the organizer for this
district, and Mr.. V. L. Collier, agent for
the demonstration work from the
United States department of agricul-
ture, will be present for the purpose
of organizing, not only the Boys Corn
club, but other corn clubs.
over 80 boys have already sent in
their applications to join and it is ex-
pected that there will be many farmers
who will enter the "Five-Acre Corn
club contest. 1t is proposed to offer
valuable prizes for the largest yields,
etc, and the merchants of the town are
heartily in accord with the farmers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22
FRESHET IN PUTNAM
CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE
(speeial Dlspatch to The Journal.l

Especial Dispatch to The Journall
EAToNToN, Ca. March 2O.-Reports
continue to come in Of heavy damage
from the freshet of several days ago.
caused by the heaviest rainfall. accord
ing to local weather observers and the
United States observer here. that has
fallen in 40 years. Daily reports are
coming in of county bridges wholly
gone or washed away from their moor
ings. On Indian creek. the second
largest stream in the county. il is
stated that not bridge is left. where
the county during the past two or three
years has put in many new ones.
For the first time in over quarter
of a century water has for several days
flowed through the Old Factory bridge
on Little river, three miles out. while
a splendid bridge across Gladly creek
which flows into Little river just be-
low the big bridge, is wholly gone.
A we'll at the home of F. F. Perry
man, here in the city, filled up with
water after the rain so that water could
be dipped from it with a dipper, with
out drawing as usual At Beau mill,
the store of J. II. Webster was al
most inundated By the heaviest rainfall
in years.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22
By RALPH SMITH.

WASHINGTON. d. C, March 2O.-
William S. witham, of Atlanta the
well-knownt banker, was IN Washing
ton yesterday on business with the
treasury department. He brought with
him glowing accounts of the business
oLtl, ok and radiated optimism about
the future of Georgia. incidentally,
he discussed politics in the state and
in the south far as 1t elates TO the
presidential contest, and declared that
in his opinion WOODROW Wilson woufo
be The choice of the state Of 'ieorSia
for the democratic nom'Latin.
Everybody is happy III Georgia
said Mr.. Witham. They greet YOU
with a smile, and they leave YOU with
laugh. The business outlook was
never better. / have the utmost con-
fiderce in the future. and have direct
ed the cashiers of the Witham hanks
in Georgia to take off the bride and
let the farmers nave all the money they
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22
WIN. S. WITHAM IN WASHINGTON,
SAYS GEORGIA IS FOR WILSON

need to make and harvest their crops.
The political situation IS looking Up,
too, and it looks as If Woodrow VIII
son will win in Georgia. The people
are unquestionably for him because
they regard him as the man best cal
culated to defeat the Republican noml-
nee. If any one else IS nominated by
the Democrats at Baltimore, it is my
belief that the Republican nominee VIII
increase the big vote Taet polled in
Georgia four years ago"
Mr.. Whitman carries n his coat peck
ct several characteristic picture posters
of Atlanta's business district He says
that he looks at these To drive away
the blues when on his travels and never
tires of showing them to persons he
encounters.
II met a Georgia man today who
hadn't been home in months said Mr.
Witham. HE was mighty blue. l 1us1
showed him these pictures without
comment. He looked at them, drle"
his tears and smiled"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

Do not Be fooled into buying cotton
seed - exaggerated claims. buy the
ones that lave stood the test az every
Experiment Station.
C1sveIand's big BOIL, first every
where, Cooks Improved, with
equal record, Early Triumph,
right at the top.
Price OF each. bu- s1-25; 5 bu-
lots s1.oo; 10 bu- or more so
cents hu-
BroadwelI's Double Jotnted,
first at all the fairs. Hastings
New Bank Account, best for bon
wesviI.
Price OF these. bu. $50; bu.
lots sI.25 hui 10 bu- lots or
more 81 hu-
Uncle SAM the Cleveland Tri-
umph Hybrid or Tatumis Big
Boll Prolific. price bu- s1.5oi 5
bu- lots sl-35 bu.; 10 bu. lots or
more S1.25 bu.
All pure. true % name and the kind
that make cotton. Address all orders U
y. d. TATUN, FAIR VIEW
FARlE, Palmetto, Ca
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22
BRINGING OLD FIELDS
UNDER CULTIVATION

izer to be a 9-S-4 and for corn about
lots You may regard these fer
tilizers as unusually high in percen-
tage composition. but you should bear
in mind the fact that both of these
crops require liberal fertilization, and
that your object is to secure a large
crop on a limited area; therefore in
tensive fertilization must be followed.
OF course. there is a limit to the
amount Of high-grade fertiliser which
may be used on soils in only fair phys
fcal condition and poorly supplied with
organic matter. We think, however,
that you would find il safe to use as
much as 500, pounds under the drill
row for cotton, and 500 to zoo pounds
for corn Possibly for corn il would
be better TO make two side applications
OF 200 pounds each in addition to 500
pounds put under the drill row. For
cotton one side application will prob
ably be sufficient. 1t will often be
good practice TO use nitrate Of soda
as top dressing at the rate of 100
in mind that when nitrate is used it
should be put on rather early in the
season
A DEFICIENCY IN NITROGEN.
]. S. B., Chickamauga, Ca, writes:
NY land is what is termed ridge land /;
is reddish gray soil with a very good
subsoil. The cotton fruits and opens
well, but the weed does not grow large
enough. What fertilizer would you adj
wise so as to grow a larger weed? I
have been using 200 TO 800 pounds of
a 1922 fertilizer. What fertilizer shall
use on this soil for melons? What
plant food do wood ashes contain?
The ridge land referred to when fresh
no doubt contains a fair amount of nj
trogen. This has accumulated in the
surface area of the soil through the
decay of grass, roots, leaves and other
vegetable matter. As the cultivation of
these lands progresses without the re-
turn to the soil of any organic matter
blowing under green crops or applica-
tions of yard manure. the per cent OF
nitrogen decreases. with the result that
the stalk OF cotton is greatly reduced
in size. This land can be permanently
improved and built up through blowing
under leguminous crops, and you should
follow this practice as soon as you can
institute a rotation on your farm. In
the meantime you will find compost or
yard manure used this year very help
full 1t Will also be good practice for
you to apply a 9-4-4 formula on this
land for cotton. You will notice this
doubles the per cent of nitrogen which
you have been using. 1t is necessary
to do this to stimulate the proper
growth Of stalk. II is the function of
nitrogen, as you know. to stimulate the
development Of leaf and stem. and,
therefore, you should use it literally.
A part Of the nitrogen may be used as
a top dressing during the growing sea-
son. say as much as 100 to $50 pounds
Of nitrate OF soda.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

lively early, is advisable, for late ap-
plication may tend to stimulate the
growth of stalk and leaf at the ex-
pense of grain If you have plenty of
stock on your farm you should save all
the manure you can and apply it under
the drill row for corn and cotton this
year.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

Nitrate of soda will be found a profit
able application for wheat. The first
application should be made immediate
ly, and the second about a week be-
fore the crop begins to shoot into head.
Use about 40 pounds ct each applica-
ton on land such as described in ycrf
letter. 1t is inadvisable to apply plCc-
pilates and potash to wheat at this sea-
son of the year. You will find nitrate
of soda very stimulating to the crc-,
however. and will probably see change
in the color and vigor of the crop t.
few days after it's application. Ren.em-
bar that putting the nitrate on rela-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22
PREPARING A CALF PASTURE.

The kind OF grass to grow in the wood
lot which you have thinned out will de-
pend much on the number OF trees which
you have left on the land, and whether
ydu have trimmed them up high or not
so as to permit of the sun striking in
around the roots. If this woodland is
omen enough to grow Bermuda there is
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

Horticultural inspectors in Washing
ton, Oregon and Idaho report that there
are 5000. 900 growing fruit trees in
those states-5,744,257 of them bore
fruit last year.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

TOP DRESSING WINTER WHEAT.
G. w. NJ, Quill Ga, writes: I sowed
IL bushels of wheat last fall on fiat
upland which had been in corn and
peas. 1t made 25 bushels of corn and
IL bushels of peas to the acre. 1 put
about 200 pounds of phosphate to the
acre and a small amount of manure
to the hill. 1 want to use nitrate of
soda on the wheat and wish to know
how much and when to apply it.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

r L b, Columbus. Miss. writes:
have some light sandy loan land
with a clay subsoil which has mot been
cultivated for several years. The soil
Is from six 20 eight inches deep and
viii produce about q half bale of cot
ton without fertilizer. IL is covered
with broom sedge and Lespedeza- 1 in
tend 10 turn under this grass as soon
as possible and bed. and plant to cot
ton Please tell me the kind OF fer
tilizer to use on both corn and cotton
for this land
BY all means turn under the Les
pedeza and broom sedge as complete
Is as you can. and as early in the sea
son as possible. While bedding for
cotton and corn saves time. IL does not
put the ground in anything like as
good condition as the thorough break
ing OF the land with a two-horse plow,
and in spite OF the use OF fertilizers
and good cultivation you must bear in
mind the fact that soil preparation is
one OF the first essentials in securing
a good crop. Our own experience ann
judgment indicates that il is better
20 restrict the area considerably and
thoroughly prepare the land to be
planted. thus taking out the best in
surance against crop failure possible,
and making certain to secure the best
return from the commercial fertilizer
applied. Light. sandy loamy soil which
has been cultivated for a good many
years and allowed TO wash and gully
rs not in the best physical or mechan-
teal condition for crop production 1t
Is also naturally low in vegetable mat
ter. and at no time in its history prob
ably contained as large a supply OF
available phosphorus and potash as
soils OF a heavier type On this land
we think you viii find a good fertil-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22


of potash. The use of from 1000 to 1000
pounds of lime per acre with peanuts will
be found a great advantage. The lime
should be applied 80 days before the
fertilizer is put on the land Caustic
lime will answer very we'll for use in
the spring. II you were to use the finely
ground lime rock not less than one
to two tons should be used per acre.
Sugar cane requires high-grade fer
tilizer; about a 10-4-S viii answer best
for this crop. You should use sulphate
of potash rather than any other form
of this element "a high nitrogen formula
is required for sugar cane. Three per
cent may be applied in the soil and 1 per
cent used as a top dressing. In making
very high grade fertilizers, you will of
necessity have to cut down the cotton
seed meal, as this is a rather bulky
carrier of nitrogen in proportion to sui
phate of ammonia, nitrate of soda and
blood. A good formula for melons is
about a 10-3-+S.
GREEN MATURING AND SOIL
BUILDING.
NJ F. T., Macon, Ca, writes: 1 have
20 acres of land and wish to use five
tons of a mixture containing acid. pot
ash and meal, and wish to know what
per cent of each to use. The land has
been in cultivation about 80 years, has
never been subsoiled or broken deeper
than one-horse Dixie, but it produced
last year with 100 pounds of fertilizer
per acre three bales Of cotton to every
two acres, and as 1 wish to change the
crop to corn, peas and potatoes this
fall, I wish to SOW it down in velvet
beans to turn under, and would like to
know the best time to SOW the beans.
You do not state whether your land
is sandy or clay, but no doubt it con-
tains more or less sand and is more
friable on that account than clay soil,
though probably it is not overstocked
with humus. More definite information
concerning your land would make it
possible to advise you to better advan-
tage concerning the fertilizer needs of
your soil From your letter, muriate
of potash, and high grade acid phos-
plate. A good formula may be pre-
pared by mixing together 965 pounds of
acid phosphate, 900 pounds of high
grade cotton seed meal, and 135 pounds
of muriate of potash. This will give
you a formula approximating per
cent of available phosphorus, 8 per cent
of nitrogen, and 5 per cent of potash.
Possibly this formula IS little low IN
potash for corn on sandy land. 1t is
good standard formula, however, and
may be used at the rate of 400 to 500
pounds per acre under cotton, and from
SEQ to TOO pounds under corn. The
amount used depends much on whether
you have vegetable matter in your soil,
yard manure to be applied, and whether
you have followed a crop rotation. The
more vegetable matter the soil contains
the more fertilizer can be used on it
with profit. Personally we would be
disposed to put less of the fertilizer
under the drill row at the time of
planting. Velvet beans can be sown
any time after danger of frost is past.
They are a long season crop and will
make a tremendous growth of vines and
considerable grain in your locality if
planted early. The larger the growth
the more nitrogen it will gather.
TOD ND CTNG WINTER WHEAT
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22
Champion
Deering

Take plenty of time to consider, compare all
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oughly, you will become convinced that an H G
binder will do the best work for you, be the most
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There is quality in the material and construc-
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Last and most important, / H G binders are
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22
Mccormick
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Osborne
Plano

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Your most important work now is the A.
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you to see him now, sit down and write
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YOU full information. II
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

II. L. c., Warwick Ga, writes:
am interested in securing some Per-
cheron mares for my farm work, but
have been unable to find any that
suited me. How should 1 go about
purchasing them? 1 can find common
Tennessee or Kentucky mares weigh
ing l,1OO pounds for $500. Do you
think these would raise good mules AMI
could do heavy work?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

Melons make a heavy draft on soil
fertility, and a 10-4-8 formula will be
found a good one to use on this crop.
OF course, melons require vegetable
matter like all other field crops. The
fertilizer may be applied under the drill
row, but not too deeply in the soil, say
~ to Is inches, and it is best to put a
part of it on as a side application
where lands are not well supplied with
organic matter. Ashes contain some
lime, about 80 per cent, 1 to 2 per cent
of phosphoric acid, and to 8 per cent
of potash
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
WEEKLY GOVERNMENT
REPORT ON WEATHER

WASHINGTON. July Mean temper
atures ranged from normal over parts Of
traI portion Of cotton region The week
Nv mean temperature ranged from 10 70
SO per cent over eastern, from ~ ~ y
degrees over central, and from ~ TO ~
degrees over western portion IF cotton
growing states The lowest mean temper
ature. 20 degrees. occurred al Chattanoo-
ga and the highest s. degrees. a Del
Mo Texas Precipitation occurred gen-
erallv over cotton region except that over
rarts OF eastern oklahoma. and large
area in central and western Texas. where
there wa 70 rain. Precipitation was IN
evenly distributed and tine heaviest
amounts occurred In southwestern Louis
lana More than inches occurred IN
parts n Lou siana, Arkansas. pennsNl-
Vania Miseissippi Alabama. Georgia and
Csrolinas The greatest weekly amount
4 O4 inches. occurred az Lake Charles. la.