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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03
BRITAIN IS PRESIDENT
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Southern Association Chooses
Georgian as Its Head--Di-
reCtorS, Are Elected
CBv Associated Press. }

LOUISVILLE Nov. 90.-M. L, Brit
tain. of Atlanta. Ga. was this after
noon elected president of the Southern
Educational association. which is hold
ing its annual convention in this city.
w. T Tate of Columbia. S. c., was
elected vice president The Secretary
treasurer is William Feagin. of Mont
gomery. Ala. whose term will not expire
for two years.
The members of the board of directors
by states elected today are:
Alabama President T. w Palmer
Montevallo; Arkansas J. J. Doyne. Con-
way; Florida. Prof. George NJ. Lynch.
Gainesville: Georgia. Lawton b. Evans
Augusta; Kentucky. President II. H.
Cherry, Bowling Green; Louisiana, Prof.
NJ Gwinn, New Orleans; Maryland,
E. +. Buchner, Baltimore; Mississippi.
Prof. w. II. Smith. Jackson; Missouri.
President John r. Kirk. Kirksville;
North Carolina Prof. L. c. Brogden.
Raleigh; Oklahoma. Superintendent C.
w. Richards, Ardmore; South Carolina,
superintendent C. H. Zeigler. Aiken;
Tennessee, superintendent T. e. Wolfe,
Memphis; Texas, Superintendent II. +.
.Triplet. Bologne; Virginia, DR. Julian A.
Burrows, Harrisonburg.
Resolutions We're passed urging bet
ter halaries for school teachers, the
increased scope and the large appropri-
alton by congress for the national de-
partment of education; increased sup
port of normal schools and teachers;
for medical inspection of the schools
for communicable disease of the eye and
for the appointment of a standing COM
mittee on the conservation Of vision for
the proper education of Nhe southern
negro.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03

Tiff Farms in Tiff County,
Georgia, the property of
Captain H. H. Tit, offer the
greatest genuine opportunity
ever placed before American
truck raisers, nut and fruit
= growers and grain farmers.
Tracts within one-fourth mile
to 5 miles of Triton from 5
to 400 acres. Red pebbly soil.
Fine railroad town of 5000
. people. Settled and pros :
porous community. Mild climate. Three
crops a year. All ground owned outright
by Captain Tiff, without one penny of en-
cumbrance. Captain Tiff has lived there
for practically his entire life. There is no
resident of Georgia more honored for his
absolute integrity
The land is so far above any other adOertsed that
Captain Tiff inpites the readers of The Semi Weekly
Journal to come and see before buying and ride QOer
the finest roads in the South
Send the Coupon at once.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03
No One Else Did This
But Me, Says Note
Of Dead Studen!
fBY Associated Pfess.l

GREENvILLE, S. c., Nov. S0.-After
being missed from his room at Furman
college since yesterday morning, the
body Of W. D. Watson. aged thirty-one,
a student, was found today in patch
of woods two miles from the city by a
party Of students who had been scour-
ing the territory since yesterday after
noon. Watson, who has had frequent
melancholy spells. is believed to have
committed suicide. This theory also
is borne out by a note found in the dead
mans clothes. which read: mo one else
did this but me"
watson's home was at Knoxville. in
Horny county. He was graduate OF
the South Carolina Military academy, az
Charleston, and was taking special
course at Furman.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03
First of Exhibits Has Already
Arrived and Others viii Be
in Monday = Motion Picture
Men viii Photograph Mann
moth Parade

Probably $50 Georgia Corn club boys
will come to Atlanta this week and be
housed by hosptable Atlantians who
have thrown open their homes and will
entertain them for two nights, Dec.
and 8.
The Atlanta chamber of commerce, un-
der whose auspices the great show will
be held. has heard from SO counties, of
which 60 will send Corn club delegations
aggregating TAI.
The Corn club boys will go immediate
ly to the state capitol when they reach
Atlanta and there they will receive in
PRODUCTION cards and be assigned to the
homes where they will stay.
Letters of thanks have been sent to
all those who have offered to take care
of the boys and everything is in readi-
ness for their entertainment.
The Savannah district is the first to
send in exhibits. One car load, 800 in
number, arrived from that city yester-
day morning and were removed to the
capitol.
The Fayette county exhibit will leave
Fayetteville before daylight Monday
and be brought here by wagon. The girls
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03
REPLENISHING THE LAND FOR
CsO1rTnNJ

Careful Investigations indicate that
100 pounds of lint cotton together with
the seed, stem, roots. leaves and bolls
remove from an acre of ground approx
mately 1894 pounds of nitrogen, 1851
pounds of phosphoric acid and 24.S0
pounds of potash. The production of a
bale of cotton would make a much
heavier draft on the soil, equivalent
probably to two to two and half times
the amount of plant food indicated
above OF. course, the draft made on
the soil by the cotton crop depends much
on the manner in which it fruits. As
you no doubt have observed in some
years rather small plant produces
twice as many bolls as a much larger
type of plant in another season. There
fore, it is difficult to give an exact
estimate of the amount of plant food
removed by a crop of cotton yielding
one bale per acre. However, the only
part of the crop which would be re-
moved from the soil permanently would
be the seed and lint. A bale of cotton
with the seed will remove approximately
2S to 80 pounds of nitrogen, pounds of
phosphoric acid and something like 10
pounds of potash. In other words, this
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03

Sandy lands Is a rule are not well sup
plied with the essential elements of plant
food. and especially those on which corn
is likely to makeN an unusually heavy
draft. Corn is a gross feeding plant at
hest. and in order to secure a large yield
the soil must either be naturally very
rich or well supplied with plant FOOD
derived from such sources as yard ma
nure. green leguminous crops ploWed I'M
der and commercial fertilizers. From
our own point of view this land should
be prepared we'll by thoroughly plow-
ing and working down until a fine SEED
bed is secured If you can get tlVe tons
OF compost per acre or ten tons OF yaro
manure apply it broadcast and work into
the surface with a disk. II you can only
obtain n limited amount of compost OF
ward manure. put from two to three tons
underneath the drill row before planting
the corn. We would advocate the appli-
cation of not less than 500 pounds of
1913. SIS formula on land of this charac-
ter. The nitrogen in this formula should
be derived partly from organic sources
and the formula should be well mixed
with the soil by means Of a bull tongue
before the corn is planted. Then use
at least 200 pounds as a side application,
and thirty days after planting. You
will find II profitable to top dress corn
with as much as 100 pounds of nitrate of
soda. The nitrate should be put on as a
surface application at least two weeks In
advance of the corn punching to tassel.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03

II is true that thirty bushels of oats
with the straw only remove about ten
pounds of phosphoric acid, whereas
three times as much nitrogen and two
and a half times as much potash, are
required for this crop 1t is not sur
prising. therefore that you should ques-
ton the ACCESSIBILITY of applying an o
Pa formula. You should bear in mlnd,
however, that if the straw of cereal
is returned to the land the loss OF
potash is materially lessened, whlle
through the use of a systematic rota-
ton in which legumes predominant, you
can add to the land a considerable
amount of the nitrogen which is needed
nv various crops. Since nitrogen costs
from Is to Is cents pound, IT is very
desirable that the farmer should rotate
his crops and gather an amount OF
this essential element from the mex
baustible stores in the air through the
agency of such legumes as the cow
pea. velvet and soy bean.
on the other hand, phosphorlc acla
is an element which must be suppleu
70 the land in a commercial form. The
store in The soil can not be increased
IN anv other way known to science at
the present time Moreover, our SOILS IN
Georgia are. as a rule, more deficient III
phosphoric acid than any other one OF
the essential elements of plant FOOD.
pbosphoric acid, however, performs
MANY important functions in the plant
and is particularly concerned IN the
development of the grain therefore,
its liberal application on cereal crops
and on soils of sandy type is OF the
greatest Importance. 1t is true that some
of our soils are low in potash, anu
that we must supply this materlal III
considerable amounts as well, put tnere
is more uniform deficiency of phos-
phoric acid than of any other eleIileA :. :.
As matter of fact, if your land Is
very low i'm nitrogen, you will hnd IL
ad,isable to use this element in larger
Quantities than has been suggested
Where YOU use 100 pounds or nitrate
of soda. per acre, you are applying ABOUT
157 Mounds nitrogen. This is equlVal-
ont 70 the amount which would be con-
+ained in practically 500 pounds OF an
800 formula. You will see, therefore,
that when you consider the amount OF
nitroken applied in the top dressing we
have recommended the use of mpch
better balanced formula than mlght/ap-
pear to be the case at hrst sight'
GROWING CORN ON SANDY LAND.
II NJ. Jessup, Ga, writes: Please
advise me what kind of fertilizer TO use
IN moor sandy land for making corn, ana
how ro,1ch. I want to plant five acres
i'm corn next year and fertilize II very
highly and see how much l can make
would YOU advise the use of lime? When
is the hest time to break the groundE
have started a small dairy here ana
want to build a silo Please advise me
how to build and how large to build Tor
thirty COWS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03

Mr.. Harlan bought small Tiff
Farm-absoIutely virgin soil. From
only one acre he gathered 500 5-peck
crates of first quality cucumbers which
netted him clear, 1925 per crate.
This crop was disposed of and the
money in Mr.. Harlan S. hand AZ days
after planting the crop. Then, from
the same acre he gathered 200 crates
oftomatoes which netted him more
than So per crate.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03

essential facts relative to this import-
ant subject.
1t is believed that by the method sug-
gested much can be done to aid in the
perfection of cooperative organizations
which will ultimately place the Georgia
farmers on a better financial basis and
afford him an opportunity to market
his crops on a basis which will ensure
his receiving a fair measure of the re-
ward to which he is entitled as pro-
Queer of the raw materials essential to
the maintenance of our present stand
ards of living.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03

tain over one-third to one-half as much
protein as other forms of roughness
which you might use with advantage on
your farm. A little molasses, say a
pound or so a day might be added to
such dry coarse feeds as cornstalks,
mixed hay. etc, with advantage to in
crease their palatability, but we would
prefer to cut up the rough feed, moisten
with brine water rather than to use mo-
lasses for dairy cows. We think in
mostlocalities where molasses has been
used to any advantage with dairy cows,
but more especially with beef animals
and horses and mules. that it has not
cost over or cents a gallon.
REPLENISHING THE LAND FOR
COTTON.
]. L. NJ, Wrightsville, Ga, writes: 1
note that you say bale of cotton with
the stalk line and leaves removed from
the land about 100 pounds Of nitrogen,
so pounds of potash and 40 pounds of
phosphoric acid. wish to know how
to go about replacing these different
ingredients in the land so as to keep
the strength of the soil. 1 am a begin
ner at farming and need advice as to
the most practical way to keep up the
strength of the land.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03

AS you probably know, there are
many food mixtures now on the market
in which molasses is used. 1t can be
mixed with some feeds of only fair or
low grade value to advantage, making
them more palatable and adding an eIe-
ment which is of some value as a food
material. Molasses could probably be
fed in reasonable quantities with better
advantage to beef cattle or horses and
mules than to dairy cattle, for, as you
know, it does not contain a high per
cent of protein, and dairy cows require
a considerable amount of this element
in the daily ration. We should think
that Is cents a gallon was entirely too
much for you to pay for material of
this character which would class as
carbohydrate and probably does not con-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03
WHAT CROPS REMOVE FROM THE
SOIL.

SOIL.
G.. H. n, Augusta, Ga, writes: l
note that you say thirty bushels OF
corn remove from the land ten pounds
of phosphoric acid, whereas, it removes
nearly three times as much nitrogen
and two and a half times as much pot
ash Then, why do you advocate a fer
tilizer with a formula of S-2-4, which
contains four times as much phosphoric
acid as nitrogen and twice as much
phosphoric acid as potash? Why shoud
it not be better to apply fertlllzer
with a content of about 2 per cent of
phosphoric acid?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-03

Personally, we believe it best to break
land for corn and cotton in the fall
whenever possible. 1t is true that much
land is so hilly in character that it
washes badly, and hence the damage
from erosion is great where it is plowed
in the fall unless broken to an unusual
depth Breaking the land this fall and
again in the spring will not be amiss
at ALL and if you desire to use lime,
put on the finely ground raw rock at the
rate of one to two tons per acre. The
lime should be scattered on the land as
soon as it has been thoroughly broken.
If you have started the dairy you no
doubt have a limited amount Of yard ma
nure on hand, and you will find it is the
best thing to use in conjunction with the
fertilizer mentioned for the production
of an extra large yield of corn.
The college of agriculture is pleased to
furnish information relative to the build
ing of silos to all farmers who are in
terested in the same. Our dairy extern
sion work is in charge of Prof. ]. w.
Hart, and he is at the service Of the
dairymen of the state We viii be glad
to furnish blue prints and Specifications
and such other information as may be
needed by dairymen who desire to erect
silos. You should build a structure
about sixteen feet in diameter and thirty
to thirty-five feet high i'm order to sup
ply an abundance of silage for a he
Of thirty COWS and the surplus young
stock that you will find it necessary to
carry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-07
SUCCESS
INDICATED BY RETURNS
Apparently Wins Democratic
Nomination for Governor
of Missouri.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, August 7.-William S.
Cowherd of Kansas City apparently won
the democratic nomination for governor
over Elliott W. Major In yesterdays pri-
mary by a plurality estimated at 10000.
Although Major carried fifty Of the sew
enty-five counties heard from this morn
ing, leading Cowherd by nearly 1900 in
the country. it is not thought the returns
from the missing districts will give him
enough TO overcome Cowherd's lead in
the sections comprising the three largest
cities in the state.
John c. Mckinley. former lieutenant
governor, was undoubtedly nominated for
governor on the republican ticket.
The vote of both parties was light, be-
ing especially noticeable in the republic
an party, where the third party move
ment made itself keenly felt.
Patrick f. Gill of st. Louis, whose con-
test for the congressional seat of Theron
+. Catlin. republican. is in the hands Of
the House OF Representatives, appears to
have been defeated for the democratic
nomination in the eleventh district by
William l.. Igoe, l.. c. Dyer, seeking re-
nomination on the republican ticket in the
twelfth district, easily outdistanced DIR.
w. HI. Cotton and Charles II. Phillips. a
negro. who opposed him.
Speaker Champ Clark had no opposition
for denomination on the democratic ticket
in the ninth district. This makes nine
times the democrats of the district have
nominated him. Richard Bartholdt pOlled
his usual large majority for the republic
an denomination in the tenth district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-07
Stubs LEADS CURTIS
IN KANSAS ELECTION

TOPEKA. Kan, August Gov w. r.
Stubs probably has defeated Charles
Curtis for the latter's seat in the United
States Senate. Although early returns
from yesterdays statewide primary
seemed to indicate the race would not be
decided until complete returns Were re-
ceived. Stubbs gained so much in the
country districts that il seemed almost
certain he had defeated Senator Curtis by
a substantial majority.
Overnight work by the election clerks
cleared up the contests in the first and
third congressional districts, giving the
republican nomination TO the incumbents.
ID. X. Anthony and Il. Il. Campbell. by
reduced majorities.
The democratic contests for United
States senator and governor promise to
be- close. and will require figures from
every county to decide them. j. II. Bill
lard mayor of Topeka. who is running on
q platform which pledges resubmission of
the liquor question TO the voters. snatched
the lead in the gubernatorial race over
night from George III. Hodges, and this
morning II was a close struggle between
them.
Judge w. III. Thompson and Hugh Far
reilly We're the leading democratic candi-
dates for the United States Senate. Early
returns indicated Arthur Capper had won
the republican nomination over Frank
Ryan by substantial majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-07
: BUILDING PERMITS.

sued today:
To George p. Myers. 10 build dwelling
at 1899 Kennedy street northwest; esti-
mated cost $3.50.
To NJ j. Emmett. TO build private gar
ag. at rear of 1000 Park road: estimated
cost, $3.50
To p III. Russell, to build frame dwell
ing at corner OF Gait and AID street
northeast: estimated cost. 500
To C. c. Thornton, to build dwelling At
600 9Th street northwest; estimated cost.
$4,000.
To J. F. Mulcare. to repair dwelling at
1903 I'll street northwest: estimated cost
$1.670
To A. Justine, to repair dwelling at gu
9TH street southwest: estimated cost, $50
To A. T. Ramsey. to repair dwelling at
21n5 14th street northwest. estimated
cost S616.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-07
w. H. RIDEN0UR DEAD.
Hagerstown Resident Prominent in
Business and Political Circles.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md. August 7.-Wii-
liam III. Ridenour. proprietor OF Hotel
Baldwin, Hagerstown. died this morning
from complications. aged fifty years. lie
had been in failing health for several
months. and recently specialists held a
consultation with local physicians but
were unable to hold out any hope of his
recovery.
Mr. Ridenour was native OF Hagers-
town and resided here practically all or
his life. At the age OF seventeen he be-
came bookkeeper for the Hagerstown
Steam Engine Company, and later was
chosen secretary OF the corporation. In
1885,, lie became an official of the craw-
ford Bicycle Company, and later managed
the company's Chicago branch.
When the company was absorbed by the
bicycle trust. Mr.. Ridenour became man
ager of the Hotel Baldwin. of which he
had been i'm charge fer the past ten years
He was active in republican politics and
prominent as a Mason. He was a MEM
Der o fthe Lutheran Church. His wife,
who before her marriage was Miss Mary
Hartle, daughter of the late David 8.
Hartle, Hagerstown. survives him. Four
sisters and brother also survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-07
WILL OF MRS. E. ]. DAVIS.
Requests Made to Each of Two
Nieces-Other Provisions.

The will of Mrs. Elizabeth j. Davis. Wild
ow of Herman w. Davis. who died July
80 was filed for probate in the District
Supreme Court today.
Mrs. Davis bequeathed $50 to her niece
Agnes c. Otterback and a gold watch to
another niece, Mrs. Alice r. Wright
She directs that collection be made of
a promissory note of $1,000 from a resi-
dent of Portland, Ore, and also that
81 900 be deducted from the estate of her
husband. due his daughter, Mrs. Annie
Fuller, who is said to be resident of
California. She declared Mrs. Fuller had
borrowed the money from her, but had
never repaid it.
The rest of the estate is left to her
granddaughter. Mrs. Kate Bulgsr. John
Bulger is named executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-07
DELEGATES ASKED TO BOLT.
Excluded by Progressives, Urged to
Return to Republicans.

Henry Lincoln Johnson, recorder or
deeds Of the District Of Columbia and
James C. Napier. register of the United
States Treasury, both negroes, yesterday
sent telegram to the negro delegates
at Chicago whom the committee refused
to seat. severely condemning the action
of the convention in refusing to seat them
and urging the negro delegates to come
back into the republican party. Neither
Johnson nor Napier has received replies.
The telegram said, in part: In the
light of the unreasonable and inhuman
treatment meted out to you. we invite
you to come home to the grand old re-
publican party, where our people have
always found a welcome" Napier, when
questioned about the matter. predicted
that Roosevelt would lose the support of
the negroes Of both the north and the
south who had originally intended to sup
port him in his candidacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-07
FOR UNIFORM LIST.
Jewellers Trying to Secure Universal
Birthstone Rule.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 7.-Revision
of the birthstone list. election of officers
ard the selection Of the next meeting
place constituted the greater part of the
program OF the second session of the con-
vention of the American National Retail
jewelers. Association today.
To eliminate confusion due to the fact
that the birthstone list varies in diff
ferent sections of the country, two and
sometimes three jewels being assigned
to the same month"; the delegates hoped
to agree upon a uniform list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-07
SHORT SESSION HELD DEF
Continued from First Page.)

CONTINUED from First Page.)
of Pennsylvania said that to recess at
this time would delay things.
Many of the delegates have arranged
to go home at $50 o'clock this after
noon,' said Finn. land it is not right to
waste the time and keep them here.
Former Gov. Fort of New Jersey
moved as an amendment. that the con-
vention recess until l O'Clock.
After some discussion this was adopted
and at 1926 the convention went into
recess until l O'Clock
Convention Reassembles.
at 20 pm
amended after the convention reas-
sembled in several particulars The
name suggested, the progressive
party" was not changed, provision
being made. however, to recognize del
egates from states where the party
name had been pre-empted by oppo-
nentS of the new party.
This situation exists in Pennsylvania,
where the Roosevelt followers were COM
PEELED to adopt the name washington
party"
The basis of representation was changed
to provide one delegate from each con-
gressional district for every 5000 votes
cast at the previous election, provided no
state should have less than one delegate
for each representative and United States
senator.
One amendment of the rules added
women as members at large.
Roosevelt Put in Nomination.
At 1850 o'clock this afternoon Col
Roosevelt was placed in nomination for
the presidency at the progressive party
convention by w. A. Prendergast of New
York.