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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

f. NJ Thompson left on Train 1O2
at 4.05 Thursday afternoon, for bus
mess trip of a few days in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

Miss Mabel Tuttle, who has been en-
gagged at the Maine Insane hospital
left, Thursday night. for BOSTON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

Mr.. and Mrs James II. Spencer o
Boston are visiting relatives ant
friends in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

w. E. Perkins of Belgrade was a
business visitor Thursday. in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

Miss Mildred Joy of this city, left
Thursday afternoon, for Boston, where
she will visit relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

Or. George Downs of Belgrade Lakes
WAS in the city, Thursday, on matters
Of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

Elbridge Caswell of Whitefield was {
visitor, Thursday, in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18
Local and Business Tips,

Fresh tinker mackerel, 20 cents a
dozen. Capitol Fish Market.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18
Friday, July IS, 9t3.
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Take time to read the ad. of n. Rich
mond.--Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

A. p. Bigelow of St Adams was il
the city, Thursday. calling on friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

The employees of the treasury depart
ment Of the United States government
number more than 11,oOo persons
ed I'm this: Java produced 1l0,UU,OOO
pounds of tapioca in 1911 and the produc,
ton is increasing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

Ralph Smith went, Thursday. to Bath
on short business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18
POLICE COURT.
Judge Called 10 Act in Un-
usual Case.
Frank Loyejoy Gets Continuance
/, On Non=SuppoTi Charge.
- t2.EE &lgssAf - a .s-1N !.
Harry Robinson Given Year In Jail
On a Serious Charge.

| What was beyond doubt the most
| unusual case ever brought before the
municipal court of Augusta was one
| that claimed the attention of that tri-
| bunal, Thursday morning, and i'll which
| Judge Lancaster was called upon to
| Place in the care of suitable person
an infant not more than 10 hours old.
| II was upon the application of Mrs.
| Ada Hunt, state agent for the proven
| ton of cruelty to children, for assist
ance from the court in taking the child,
that papers were issued by the judge
for that purpose. and it MAS TO her that
| the custody of the little one was given.
| The stcry as revealed by the court
proceedings is a sad one A young wo-
| man in the city, who is said to have
| been married but had not lived with
her husband for the past year. gave
birth. some time between midnight,
Wednesday, and Thursday morning. to
| q male child. According to the story
| learned at court. she had no doctor or
nurse at the time, or afterward and the
first that was known of the occurrence
by the other people in the house was
| when unusual sounds coming from her
room caused an Investigation.
Upon the facts OF the case becoming
known to them, they notified physi
c!ani and he notified Mrs. Hunt, who,
in turn, reported the case to Judge
Lancaster asking for assistance in tax
ing the infant from its mother, who
was not inclined to pay any attention
whatever to the little one The judge
at once issued the necessary papers for
the production of the baby in court
and later the youngster was brought in.
after which the case was disposed of as
above stated. The baby is a healthy
little fellow. and Mrs. Hunt will see
that lie is placed in a good home.
Another case heard by the court was
that of Frank Eoyejoy. who was ar
raigEed, on complaint of w. w. Jack
son, overseer of the poor, on a charge
ef non- support. 1t came out at the
hearing that when the respondents
wife secured divorce, at the October
term of the supreme judicial court, in
1870 the court decreed that he should
bay for the support of the wife and
three minor children the sum of 81 per
week. but that he had failed to do this.
lovejoy entered plea of not guilty,
basing his failure to comply with the
6t'iee Vi tne court on the ground tnat
! he was incagacitated on account of ILL
ness. That the man was not in health
vas SHOWN, and by order of the court
The case was continued for one month
The final case on the list was that of
q man giving the name of Harry Rob-
inson. who had been arrested, Wednes-
day afternoon. by Sheriff Getchell, sew
trlJ miles IN the river RObinSop ,t-.,
arraigned on charge of wanton and
'asciyfous behavior to which charge
lie pleaded not guilty, but was held by
the court and given a sentence of 80
days in Jail. He was also ordered to
furnish bonds in the sum of $500 to
keep the peace for a year. but as the
suret'es were not forthcoming he was
committed for period of II months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18

"Snowstorm dance" is the latest; ii
nas been invented in Trenton, n. j.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-18
Tell Your Friends---The Univer.
salist Grove Meeting will be held on the

Union Campground lWebher Pond, Aug
Bird, 1918. Rev. A. NJ. Bradley, Supt. OF
Universalist churches of Maine, will be
the principal speaker. Dinners will be
furnished on the ground.
Per order,
ily15d1ws JAMES w WHITE
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30

~
the boil weevil spreads to the Atlantic
States the Sea island cotton Industry
will be wiped out entirely. This is
by reason Of the semi-tropicaI fatare
Jog tFey islands, the luxuriant x4Iiase
whieh affords a safe 'hartor. ana
breeding ground for the insects dur
ing winter and summer, and the fact
that there is neither extreme heat
nor extreme cold, both Of whicR are
injurious to insect life. 1t is my de-
liberate judgment that if the boil
weevil reaches the sea islands there
will be no more sea island cotton.
Just at this time the government
is being urged to go to war to pro-
tect the interest of a few American
mine owners and their employees i'm
Mexico, but apparently nothing is
being done to check the spread Of this
+ ril which came from Mexico, and
which has already entaiIed a loss up
on this country greater than the value
Of all the mines in Mexico, and which
threatens the immediate welfare of
more American citizens than have
ever crossed the Rio Grande or wilt
ever CT oss it.
Il have prepared this statement in
order that the peope of the country
may know just how seriously the
cotton crop is being menaced and
that they may discuss and understand
the only plan that has been offered
that promises to accomplish the re-
suit needed. If any other plan is
suggested that promises to accom-
plish the result at a less cost, or i'm
quicker manner, | will give it my
heartiest support. What l am most
anxious for is to save the great. cot
ton crop of the South, and this may
not be done unless the people realize
the danger and demand that adequate
steps be taken to meet the situation.
Il will be glad for the farmers and
others of the South to consider this.
problem carefully and write me what
they think of it,"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30


agent Of the Southern railway. writes
me: I must say that where the boil
weevil has. done its greatest damage,
in Ad4ntaF;c qainty, Miss, for instance,
there hay BEEN al sgeat decrease in &c
value of farm lands. I have been told
by owners of property in that country,
that they own lands which, a few
years ago, were valued at $50 to $75
per acre
Il have quoted these facts and
figures to show that the situation
is really alarming. If something is
not done it will be only few years
until the entire cotton belt of the
south will be infested with the boil
weevil, and the experience of the past
shows that this will mean a greatly
reduced cotton production and Il
greatly increased cost of producing
whatever amount is grown. Cotton
is the money crop of the South. and.
In tact, the money crop of the United
States, and anything that threatens
the money crop of the South threat
ems the welfare of the entire United
states The danger is not a local
one alone or even a sectional one
alone.
AT the conference held a few davs
ago in the office of the secretary of
agriculture most of those present
were from the sections where the boil
weevil has already made it's appear
ance and has begun it's devastating
work. Naturally they were more in
terested in trying to get something
that would help their own sections
than in trying to protect sections that
have not yet been reached.
Many efforts have been made to
check the spread of the boil weevil.
but all have failed. The zone plan
is the only suggestion that has vet
been offered that holds out any prom
Use of relief. The cost of the zone
plan is undoubtedly great, but when
the estimated cost is compared with
the estimated saving, the protection
or sections not yet reached, and the
ultimate eradication of the boil weevil
throughout the entire cotton belt the
cost does not seem to me to be pro-
hibitive. In fact, the cost of the zone
system will be small compared to
the loss that will be entailed if the
boil weevil is not exterminated
Il have spoken of the aggregate
loss to the country, but the feature
that appeals to me most strongly is
the loss to the individual. The Coun-
try may eventually recover from the
aggregate damage done the cot
ton crop, by growing other crops, but
the individual cotton farmer whose
income is cut in half or DESTROYED
and whose property is made to depre-
ciate in value, may never recover The
loss to him will be irrevocable
1T is practically certain that if
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30
SMITH EXPLAINS PLAN. /. :
SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR DIS.
GUssEs ZONE IDEA.
Cost Would be Heavy hut He Thinks
This Would He More Than Made up
by saving to Cotton Belt.

Washington. Aug. Ex-senator f..
ID. Smith OF South Carolina today gave
out the following statement as to his
plan to establish a cottoniess zone
for the purpose OF checking the east
ward advance OF the boil weevii:
For a number of years have
been deeply interested In the boil
weevil 1 have watched its spread
from the time. II made It's first appear
snce In an isolated spot i'm Texas
until u has now. reached the State of
Alabama. and have been appalled,
oy the damage wrought by its raw
ages During all these years / have
been hoping for the discovery of
some method by which the pest could
be exterminated. or even checked.
but I'm both I have been disappointed.
Tho boil weevil has continued its
march eastward each year. and I'm no
section where IL has made it's ap-
pearance has any method been dis
covered OF minimizing the damage
done by a.
The government has spent hun
dreds OF thousands OF dollars for this
purpose but without avail. The gov
eminent experts, omologists. farm
demonstration agents. and others,
have done splendid work In teaching
the farmers better. methods of cult
vstion.. rotation OF crops. etc. but SO
far as checking the weevil is concern
ed they themselves admit that their
work has been a failure. No method
Of killing out the. boil weevil or check
Ing It's spread has been discovered,
and unless something is done 1t will
not be very long until the entire cot
ton area OF the South will be infested.
"of course. some cotton can he
grown In the areas infested by the
boil weeyil, but the yield per farm
and per acre Is greatly reduced. while
the cost OF production Is greatly in
creased. A member of congress. who
owns large farm In the infested
section. tells me that II costs just
about twice as much to produce a
bale OF cotton now as II cost before
the weevil came. Many others have
given me testimony to the same ef
feet --r.
when one considers the loss to the
South during recent years because of
this little insect. and then tries tn
estimate the probable loss In the IN.
ture. the result must be appalling.
Some time ago the suggestion
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30

was made to establish across the On.
TIRE cotton belt, east of areas in
tested by the boil weevil, zone of
about 100 miles in width. i'm which no
cotton should be planted. 1t was
argued that this would check the
eastward advance of the weevil, as il
subsists entirely on the cotton plant.
and II was argued by entomologistg
and other experts on plant and in
sect life. that by moving this zoae
westward from year to year all the
weevils In the cotton States could be
starved out and entirely exterminated
until the Mexican border was reached.
The idea appealed TO me strongly.
and l have given the subject a great
deal of study ever since. believe
this plan Is entirely feasible, and.
while at first thought the cost may
seem prohibitive, yet when the esti-
mated cost of the zone Is compared
with the estimated saving, the zone
plan must be looked upon as a very
sound business proposition The gov
ernment entomologists, farm demon
stration agents, and others, admit that
liz this zone plan is put into operation
1t will undoubtedly check and finally
exterminate the boil weevil, as 1t will
have nothing to feed upo'i, and they
admit also that no other plan that
has ever beer tried so far has been
at all effective.
"A few weeks ago / asked one of
the officials in the department of agri-
culture to give me an estimate as to
the losses the farmers of the South
have suffered as the result of the boil
weevil. The figures furnished me are
startling. From the report furnished
me 1 make the following extracts:
The only adequate way of ar
riving at the losses due to the boil
weevil is by studying the average
production per acre by States. Com
pairing years of non-infestation with
years OF infestation. 1t is quite no
ticeable that every State by the third
year OF infestation has shown de-
cided reduction in average yield per
acre. This average production is
used i'm connection with the acreage
planted to obtain an estimate i'm
money value of the loss from the
boil weevil to the producers This is
only the primary loss and is turned
over and over again as it reacts upon
the ginners. oil mill men. merchants
bankers. property values. manufac-
turers of the textile and the final con
sumers.
"'The total loss to producers OBJ
tanned by this method from 1895
through 1912 is $S41.521,135, or an
average during the IS years of $46,.
751,l74 per annum.
only the more obvious losses
from the ravages of this pest can be
estimated. There are the losses in pro-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30


East Of the proposed quarantine
line there lies an area of 1903
square miles of territory in which cot
ton can be produced The average
yield per acre G9OS-191D for this
territory has been 3,O51,1O3 bales
600 pounds) of which 1882 bales
'5oo poundS) was sea island cotton.
The value of the latter was $4.224.235.
The value of the remaining or upland
cotton valued at 119 cents per pound,
was $179,345,554. The value of the
equivalent amount of seed produced
would be $33.943,532. Thus the annu-
al value of the producers of the crop
to be protected is $217,514,211. Past
history of the boil weevil has shown
that if this area is not protected it's
production will be lowered year by
year until possibly so per cent of the
crop is taken. and sometimes as high
as IS per cent
1T is only fair to state that DR..
Galloway the assistant secretary of
agriculture, in transmitting this re
port to me, stated that the figures and
facts given by this expert were to be
accepted as the experts own, and not
as representing the department. AT
the same time ! am willing to saw that
L consider this expert just as capable
man as DR.. Galloway. and good
deal more practical when it comes to
considering the real problems of the
cotton farmers of the South. He has
given the matter a great deal of study.
and collected these figures with a
great deal of care and after long
search | accept his figures as reason
ably accurate.
"ln addition to the above | have
secured information from other
sources as to the damage done by the
boil weevil.
III. E. Blakeslee, commissioner
of agriculture of the State of Missjs .
sippi, writes: "The weevil last wear
certainly damaged the cotton CROP TO
the extent of half million bales. You
can figure this out as to what the ac
tual damage in dollars and cents
would be- Now, the crop this year
is in splendid condition all over the
state, and If it were not for the weevil
l believe that we would make a mil
lion and a half bales: however, | think
we will do well to get a million bales.
This gives you an idea of what the
weevil does for a regular cotton pro-
ducing country, and particularly one
in which negroes and mules make the
cotton. Land values have deprecated
fully 40 per cent. where the weevil
has been as long as two or three years.
Experience has shown, however, that
this depreciation is temporary and Of
course in four of five years it begins to
stiffen up and go back to previous
prices
"T. .. Plunkett, land and industrial
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30

"u'tNily suffered DN the producers,
and the losses in business of the first
processes of manufacture.
Figures are presented to show the
losses to the planter, the ginner and
the oil mills, as follows, for the period
from 1895 to 1912:
Loss to the planters. .$841,521,135
Loss to the ginners. :. 17,446,295
Loss to the oil mills. :. 72,27O.421
s931,237,S5I
To these figures must be added
the losses in business suffered by cot
ton buyers and brokers, merchants,
bankers and cotton mills: the loss in
property values; the ultimate effects
upon the consumer
I'm other words. officials of the
department of agriculture estimate
the loss to the South from the boil
weevil between 1895 and 1912 to have
been considerably more than $1,000
100000. This is staggering More
over. the loss is increasing year by
year, and no way of checking it is i'm
sight.
Now as to the cost of the proposed
zone. Here is an estimate that have
had made, and l think the estimate is
a very liberal one:
The cessation of cotton growing
over an area Of 46,245 square miles.
in which the crop is valued at $9S,.
99O,O47 per annurl, is at first glance
such an appalling suggestion that few
have even thought to look deeper. We
must add to this the loss in ginning
business, which is computed at ST.
9l5,5lS per annum, and the loss in
seed products totalling $5,633,562. This
means that there must be cOmpen-
sation for loss i'm earning value of
$107,539,127 per annum.
In the first place any scheme
which would call for the cessation of
cotton growing must provide the
anu hHOWicuSe 1OI GROWING
something else in the place of cotton.
A large corps of trained agriculturists
instructing in the cultivation of new
and profitable crops and in the prin-
ciples of rotation, maintenance of soil
fertility, etc, would help the people
to double and treble the output of
their land within very few years. 1T
would also be necessary to supply seed
for planting the 2,573,672 acres Of
cotton land in other crops. Thus the
greater part of the prospective loss
can be met at reasonable expense.
1.-The loss to the ginners and part
of the loss to the oil mill men will
have to he assumed by the govern
ment This loss would not exceed
100000
:" 1T would be necessary for the
western part of the quarantined area
to remain out OF cotton for possibly
three years
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30
BIG ORGAN ARRIVES.
Huge instrument to be Installed Mt
Winthrop.

Rock Hill, Aug. 25.-The big pine
organ for Winthrop college has ar
rived and is being unloaded at the
college. 1t filled three freight cars
and was bought from a Louisville.
Ky, house. An expert from the
factory is here to superintend the
erection of the instrument in the audi-
tOrium ...
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-08-30
Marriage License Record.

A license to marry has been issued
to Mr.. James Wilson of South Lynch
burg and Miss Katie L. Nesbit of
Shiloh
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-03-14

school teacher, for another
winter. 1913-1914. This is the
right step in the right direction
as ne is doing great work,
both in school and with the
band, which is appreciated at
large by the town.
Pole erection is the order of
the day with the shareholders
of the phone company. The
wire commencing at New Har-
mony runs to dry-creek, thence
to Kanarra. A number of men
and teams were hauling posts
and poles to the line Monday.
Farmers are apxiously wait
ing for the ground to dry SO
they can commence putting in
their grain. Snow has all gone
and the ground is fast drying
up.
La Grippe is quite prevalent
these days. DIR. Green Of Cedar
City was called to town Sunday
night to attend Miss Nomia
Wood who was taken suddenly
i'll while on the way home from
Sunday school. At this writing
she is much improved.
The Walker Brothers Mining
Co. has abandoned their work,
and returned home to Cedar
Tuesday of this week.
Old folks party next Friday.
All young ladies over 20 are in
vited to attend as walters.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-03-14
News From Nearby Towns

Gently returned from their Cali
fornia tour.
Chas. ID. Adams returned last
night from Salt Lake City,
where he has been on business
for more than a week.
Mrs. MILFORD Day and Mrs. S.
J. Ward are spending few days
days in Salt Lake City while
Mr.. Day and Mr.. Ward are in
| the legislature. They will prob
ably all return together in the
near future.
Mr.. P. F. Bruhn is agian with
us after his winter in California.
Mr.. F. l.. Culver is also here
from the coast and we are told
that he has sold 100 acres of his
farm in this valley to Mr.. Hair
of California, for So, 0O0.00.
Mr.. James A. Benson is here
from Lund, having brought with
him some men who are looking
over our valley with a view to
settling here.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-03-14
Notes to Water Users.

State Enrineer's Office. Salt
Lake City. I9h. March 6. 1913.
Notice is reby given that
James H.. and William S. Daley,
whose post fice address is
Spry. Utah. hay made applica-
tion in accordance with the re-
quirements Of the Compiled
Laws of Utah, 1907. as amended
by the Session Laws of Utah.
1909 and 1911. to appropriate two
hundred seventy-eight hundred
thousandths (.00278) of a cubic
foot of water per second from
South Spring in Buckskin Valley
Wash. Iron County. Utah. Said
water will be divered at a point
which bears south 81 degrees Is
miutes west 1000 feet distant Of
thes north quarter corner of Sec
tion IL. Township 80 south,
Range z west, Salt Lake base
and meridian. 1t is the inten-
tion OF the applicants to impound
said water in a reservoir, where
it will be used from March Is to
November Is, inclusive, of each
year, for stock watering pur-
poses. The applicants also in
tend to approximate six (6)
acre feet Of water, which will be
stored during the period from
January to December 81. in
elusive. OF each year, in the
above mentioned reservoir. The
center of the impounding dam is
the same as the point of diver
sion above mentioned. The
water so stored will be used in
connection with the direct flow
for the purpose above mention
ed.
This application is desinated
in the State Engineers office as
No. 4828.
All protests agaist the grant
ing of said application. stating
the reasons therefor. must be
made by affidavit in duplicate
and filed in this Office within
thirty (SO) days after the com.
pletion of the publication of this
notice.
CALEB TANNER.
State Engineer.
Date Of first publication March
IL. 1913, date of completion OF
qualification April IA, 1913.