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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
COTTON WILT SPREADS
GOING INTO NEW PARTS OF THE
PALMETTO STATE.
Specimens of Cotton Wilt Disease
Have Been Sent to Clemson From
Piedmont Section Lately.

Cotton wilt is pushing it's way with
certainty into parts Of South Caro-
lima in which it was never experience
ed before and, from reports which
are coming to the botany division of
the South Carolina Experiment Sta
ton, the disease is more widespread
and more destructive this season than
it has ever been before. This in
formation was obtained from H. W.
Barre, botanist and plant pathologist
at Clemson college. who says that this
destructive disease seems to be
spreading gradually into the Pied
mont section of the State. Within
the past few weeks the college has
received specimens Of diseased plants
sent in from Honea Path, Greenwood
and Silver Street Wilt seems now
to occur on the majority of the farms
! in the coastal plain.
Cotton wilt" says Prof. Barre,
"is recognized by blackened tissues
found on the inside of the whiting or
dead plants. Where cotton is dying,
split the stem open and if there are
dark streaks in the wood or just be-
meath the bark, the disease is wilt.
The fungus which causes cotton
wilt will live in the soil indefinitely
and anything which carries soil from
| the infected areas to other parts of
the farm will spread the disease.
Plaws and other implements used in
blowing field where the dieease oc-
ours should be thoroughly cleaned
before being carried to a field where
the disease does not occur. The dis
ease may also be carried in drainage
water.
"If wilt is occurring for the first
time on your farm and is confined to
small areas, put up and destroy the
diseased plants. Guard against its
further spread by making sure that
lno soil or drainage water is carried
lfrom the diseased areas to other
lparts of the farm. If you want to
plant cotton again on land where the
idisease occurs, ask your county DEM
|onstration agent or write to the bot
Iany division of Clemson college about
wilt resistant seed. The Dixie and
the Dillon varieties of cotton are
Immune to wilt and we are cooper
lating with a number of breeders In
improving these varieties and keep
ling them pure"
| Splendid results have been obtain
led from the cotton wilt work being
done by Clemson college. l.. o. Wat
lson, who has charge Of this work
under the direction of Prof. Barre,
made much progress during the last
year in breeding wilt-res:stant
Istrains. AS result Of this work,
thousands of acres which would 9th.
lerwise be unproductive are now be-
ling put in cotton In 1910 farmer
lin Barnwell county made bales Of
1cotton on As acres with non-resist,
|ant varieties. His land was badly
Infested with wilt. During the last
1.-TWO years, using wilt-resistant varie'
les, he has produced As bales each
Iyear or the same As acres, having
Increased his yield fve-fold.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
Calls for ReserviStS.

The German consul in Atlanta, the
French ambassador at Washington
and the British foreign Office at New
Yort Sunday issued orders to all re-
servists in this country to report at
once
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
ALL EUROPE is
I'M BATTLE
BELGIAN NEUTRALITY Is
THE CASUS BELLI
Germany Answers Earl Grey's
Speech With Second C1timatum to
Belgian, Which Country Appeals to
Engiand-Germany Rejects Neu-
trlity Guarantee and War Com

The British foreign Office Tuesday
night issued the following statement:
'towing to the summary rejection
by the German government of the re-
quest made by his Britanic Majesty's
government that the neutrality of
Belgium should be respected, his
Maiesty's ambassador at Berlin has
received his passports, and his Ma
jesty's government has declared to
the German government that state
of war exists between Great Britain
and Germany from IL O'Clock p. m,
August A."
The momentous decision of the
British government, for which the
whole world has been waiting, came
before the expiration of the time
limit set by Great Britain in her ulti-
matum to, Germany demanding a sat-
isfactory reply on the subject of Bel
gian neutrality.
Germany's reply was the summary
rejection of the request that Belgian
neutrality should be respected
The British ambassador at Berlin
shereupon received his passports and
the British government notified Ger
many that state, of war existed be-
tween the two countries.
Excited and clamorous youths
marching through that area of Lon
don which corresponds to the Broad
way district OF New York may cause
American visitors to carry home re-
ports that England is embarking on
war with light heart, but London
dispatch says those who know the
country realize the opposite is the
truth.
David Lloyd George, chancellor of
! the excheqner. announced in the
House Of Commons his scheme for
insuring shipping against war risks.
because this scheme is promul-
gated in the midst Of an emergency" !"
safd the chancellor, s'it is not in any
sense panic scheme prepared in an
emergency. =.
The committee of imperial defence
has iabored on the plan for more
than year, he said. Its aim was
that in case of war British commerce
should not be interrupted by Inability
to secure war risks and to insure
that insurance rates should not go so
high as to cause any considerable rise
In prices.
We are perfectly convinced he
continued, 'tthat with the protection
OF the British navy we can make GER
tain Of that vital condition"
Germany's reply to Sir Edward
Grey,s speech in the House OF Com
mons on Monday indicating the Brit
ssh attitude in regard to the viola
tion of Belgian neutrality by Ger
many was a second u1timatum from
Berlin to Brussels, saying Germany
was prepared to carry through her
4 plans by force if necessary. The
British government was officially m
formed by Belgium Tuesday that Ger
man troops had invaded Belgium and
that the violation of that countrys'
neutrality, which the British foreign
secretary Monday estimated must be
followed by British action, had be-
come an accomplished fact.
This notice from the Belgian gov
ernme1t caused practical ultima
tum from Great Britain to Germany
demanding satisfactory reply on the
subject of Belgian neutrality by Tues
day midnight. This Germany sum-
marily rejected. Thereupon Great
Britain declared war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
French Port Bonbarded.

The German cruised, Breslau,
Tuesday morning bombarded the
French naval station at Bona, AL
siers, but steamed away before doing
much damage.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
Leave Baggage Behind.

American tourists at Antwerp are
| in a panicky condition and many OF
them are leaving their baggage be-
hind.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
Germany Calls on Italy.

According to a dispatch from Rome,
Germany making endeavors to se"ure
Italian support. basing her claim to
the treaty between the two coun-
tries.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
Portugal Must Send Troops.

In accordance with its treaty with
England Portugal must send 10000
troops to England whenever she is at
war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
German Aeroplane Active

A German aeroplane Monday even
ing dropped three bombs on the
rench fortified town, Luneville, dam
aging property to a slight extent.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
Lightning Kills Two.

While playing in the barn Sunday
Alvin Boyd and Ethel Ready, two
little children of Aiken, were struck
by lightning and killed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
For War Expenses.

The German Imperial parliament
has voted s1,250,000,o00 and the
British House of Commons 525,o00,-
900 for war purposes.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
Drowned in North Edisto

James Towles, 11-year-old son of
a we'll known planter near Martin S
Point, drowned Thursday while swim
ming in the North Edisto.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
French Aviator Drops Bombs.

A French aviator is reported to
have dropped bombs from an aero
plane in the neighborhood of Nurem-
burg, Bavaria, Sunday morning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
Killed by Lightning.

Myrtle Lunsford of Greenville,
aged 12, was killed by lightning Sun
day afternoon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12
tens-Blease Leaves Stand.

two years ago the newspapers Sal6
he had stated ION this same stand
that he would make some people
sweat blood, and since that time. said
the governor, "some anti-Bleasites
have sweated a great deal Of blood
Several attempts to heckle the gov
ernor were met by him in character
istic manner, while his adherents
cheered loudly The governor said
that although there were cries OF
fraud in 1912, the enrolment in the
Blease counties this year is greater
than the vote two years ago. The
governor read figures to show the in
crease in taxable values in the State
during his administration. the fig
ures being furnished by the comp
troIler generals office:
1910-Total taxable property
(Gov. Ansel's administrator, s279,-
755,349. 1911-Total taxable prop
erty (Gov. Bleases administration +,
s2S7,132,019. 1912-Total taxable
property (Gov. Blease's administra-
tom. s291,531,0o3. 1913-Total
taxable property (Gov. Blease's ad-
ministration s297,431,7SO. 1914
Not complete.
Increase. 1911 over 1910, 1885,
SO. Increase 1912 over 1911, s4,-
39S.9s4. Increase, 1913 over 1912,
s5,90O,777.
1914 up to date shows increase
over 1913 of about same proportion
as 1913 over 1912.
Charter fees received from jan
uary l to August 1,~1914, amounted
to s13,616, according to a statement
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-08-12

A group of financ;ars on board Of
fered to buy the ship and sail her un-
der American colors. But to all pro-
posals the captain replied that his
duty was spelled by his orders from
Bremen, which instructed hirn to turn
back and save his ship. There was a
stampede for the wireless but the cap
tain announced no messages would
be sent for fear Of betraying the
ships location.
The America port which the cap
tain would try to make was a mat
ter for unlimited speculation. 1t was
not until the passengers awoke Tues
day morning in sight Of the green
Maine hills that the liners destina-
tion became certain.
For two nights, with her head and
side lights extinguished and every
other illumination blotted out with
canvas the Kronzprinzessin Cecilie
had plunged through the fog with un-
reduced speed and without sounding
her fog horn.
Captain Polock's explanation to a
delegation of passengers who protest
ed against fast running under such
conditions was that it was his motive
to save his ship from capture. He
added that he did not consider the
danger appreciable as ne was not on
the usual path.
For time the protest Of the pas
sengers threatened to take the form
of written demand that the captain
reduce the speed of the ship. The
captains only concession was to
sound the fog horn. When the vessel
steamed safely into Bar Harbor Tues
day ne received a long line of pas
sengers who ongratulated him on his
achievement CAPTAIN Pollock is a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
HANNA
BY Mrs. J. l. Guthrie.

Mr.. and Mrs, C. C. Reynolds went
to Nampa Wednesday of last week
where they met Mrs. Reynolds's sis
ter, Miss Estelle Reynolds of Falls
City, Ore. Miss Reynolds is return
ing from trip through Montana and
the Yellowstone Park and stopped off
for u visit with her sister.
A few of Miss Mile Towards
friends gathered at her home on Sat
urday evening to spend one more
pleasant evening with her before her
departure to her school work at Mid
vale.
j. f. Clinton of Boise spent several
days last week at his ranch, where
they will soon begin work on the silo.
Mr.. VanHorn is in charge of the
work.
Miss Thelma Wilbur was thrown
from her horse last Saturday and
the animal stepped on her hand,
bruising it severely. She went to
Emmett that evening for medical
treatment.
P. A. Berkman is enjoying a visit
from his sister, who arrived on Thurs
day of last week
Mrs. John Bartch and children came
over from Boise last week and spent
several days with Mr. Bartch on the
ranch.
The families of James Walker, w.
j. King, c. L. Spaulding and A. T.
Hankins attended the Labor Day pic
mic in Caldwell last Monday.
Our genial mail carrier on Route 2
starts on his vacation this week. He
believes in the old adage, "A change
of work is as good as rest" so he
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
BISSEL CREEK
BY Mrs. w. ]. Van Limbaugh.

Kelly's large threshing machine was
in this neighborhood last week. The
farmers were glad to see him come
and glad to see him go.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. p Bane visited the
Big Four ranch Saturday and assist
ed Mr.. and Mrs. D. Mcmillan while
the threshers were there.
Roy Moore has built a porch on the
east side of his house during the sum-
mer. 1t is rain, dust and fly proof.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Mcmillan called on
Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Sloane were En-
NETT shoppers Saturday night.
Jet Hill was New Plymouth Wis
itor Sunday.
The new bridge over Bissell creek
is great improvement for this part
of the country. 1t was tested by
Kelly's threshing outfit and stood the
test nrSt rate.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Connolly and
Mrs. Haynes were callers at the van
Limbaugh ranch Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Olive Clement, our former
school teacher, wrote to one of her
pupils that she had very narrow
escape in an auto accident this sum-
mer. When passing over bridge the
machine skidded and ran off the
bridge into a canal. The car turned
upside down and had its occupants all
pinned under it in the water Some
way or other they all crawled out and
although the top and shield We're
smashed to pieces, not one of the pas
sengers was hurt. They were all so
thankful of their escape that they
did not think anything of the fact
that their dresses and hats were ru-
ined.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
LINCOLN NOTES.
By Miss Alice Rynearson.

Miss Rena Parks was visiting al
the Cronk home Sunday.
Miss Alice Rynearson returned
home Thursday from Weiser, Idaho
Salt Lake City and other Utah points
where she has spent the past two
months visiting.
Berl Wilson of Weiser has joined
the force of fruit pickers at the j. A.
Wills orchard.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ Rynearson Saturday
morning and left a fine 91a pound
boy Mother and babe are doing
nicely.
Alice Moulton is selling some mon
strous tomatoes, which she raised her
self Alice is member of the Girls
Canning club of the Lincoln school.
Mrs. E. Beutler and Mrs. Andrew
Sorensen were calling on Mrs. VIII
Rynearson Sunday.
A. A. Richards completed his prune
picking and packing today. The out
put was % carloads.
L. L. Alsager returned home Friday
from Norway, where he has been
since last March. Mr.. Alsager says
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
BRAMWELL.
BY f. F. Wells.

Mrs. Social Rolph is confined to he
bed with light attack of pneumonia
Joseph Hunters little girl Leila fel
from a horse last week and broke he
arm. This is rather hard on the LITTLE
one, as she was just recovering from
hard spell of typhoid fever. She i,
getting along nicely at this time.
Miss Edna Landers will commence
school in this district next Monday.
A. 0. Oberlin returned Saturday
from Mountain Home with his wife.
Sid Walker and wife and Henry
Lucht and wife drove to Curtis Park
Monday to attend the Socialist cele-
bration there. They report that the
speaking and amusements were first
class and everybody was having a
good time.
Fred Rogers has resigned his job
at the johnson ranch, where he has
been working this summer Fred and
his family will go back to Missouri in
few days.
The Latter Day Saints held their
conference at the church Sunday. He
Der @. Hale, Prof. MeKendrick and
George Handy from Boise were the
principal speakers. A large crowd
was present, including several outside
visitors from distance.
Miles Miller from New Plymouth is
cutting corn with corn binder for
Mr. johnson.
A jolly crowd, composed mostly of
former Smith county, Kan, people,
lrove from Emmett Sunday to Ed
Wells's to spend the day. A picnic
Inner on the lawn, followed by a
feast. was much enjoyed
~ all. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Wheeler and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
ollie Chambers and two children, Mr..
md Mrs. Merton Cook, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ianders and two daughtre, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Zimmerman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Viii Chambers, Alta and Otto Cham
,ers, Mrs. Rowe, Misses Docia Phillips
Thommen, Rose and Leal
Parrish.
Misses Anna and Lois Kendall of
NcMinnville, Ore, nieces of E. F.
Wells, who have been spending the
summer here, will return to their
ZONE Friday morning.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
SOUTH SLOPE.
By Mrs. c. W. Cook.

Mrs. S. T. Majors returned to he
home in Nampa Wednesday after {
two weeks visit with her daughter
Mrs. Ray Hartley.
Mrs. Jennie Cook-Stinson came over
from Crooks, Idaho, to attend teach.
ers' institute at Boise, and spent two
days at the South Slope Fruit ranch,
returning to her school duties, which
began Wednesday, September 8, in
Crooks, Idaho.
Miss Alice Hartley returns to Mos
COW this week to resume her school
work in the state university.
Miss Helen Madden of Caldwell,
who has been visiting at the C. p.
Hartley home, returned to Caldwell
Monday.
The break in the Canyon canal,
above Peter Ries's place, has been re-
paired and water was turned in Sun
day.
Ray and Charles Hartley went to
Boise Monday with two loads of
peaches,
R. A. McCool went to Boise on Mon
day with fruit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
LETHA.
By Mrs. A. E. Pomroy.

j. f. Clinton of Boise, with Mana
ger Carter of his bench property, call
ed at the Ewing ranch Friday evening
in his big Cadillac car. Mr.. Clinton
wished to inspect the silo and ensil-
age already made; also to complete
arrangements for Mr.. Pomeroy to fill
two silos.
Rev. d. J. Wampler, wife and son
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
A BUSINESS EDUCATION.

Emmett, Idaho, Sept. 2, 1914.
To the citizens of Emmett and all
who are interested in the welfare
of their children:
l am now located in your city and
will organize a class in Shorthand,
and Typewriting and Business Arith-
metic, Bookkeeping, etc. Give your
boys and girls a business education
for less than one-third the cost of 9th
err schools and your children will be
at home. Thus you will save board,
car fare, etc. For further informa-
ton call on or write
PROF. J. B. GREENLEE,
Corner of Fourth Street and Wash
ington Avenue.
j. B. Greenlee of the Piper Institute
of Photography, Dallas, Tex, juno
ton City, Kan, Detroit, Mich, Iron
ton, Ohio, Lebanon, Ohio, Covington,
Ky.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10

4 went to Weiser last Saturday to at
tend communion service at the Breth
rem church and visit friends in Idah,
and Oregon. The Vampires wer,
accompanied from Payette to Weise
by Mrs. Eby, wife of Rev. Eby, boil
being returned missionaries from In
dia.
John Miller, wife and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Wilhelm drove to EN-
NETT Sunday morning.
A. w. Newell went to Fruitland on
Sunday.
The members of the L. ID. S. church
had as visitors last Sunday President
Heber Q. Hale and wife, Prof. McKen-
drick and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. o. W.
Winkler, DR.. and Mrs. Handy, Mrs.
| DR.. Knutsen, all of the Boise Stake. A
conference was held in the morning
services, in which the members and
members of the Bramwell ward sus-
tanned all the officers of the Mormon
church with majority vote. In the
evening an open religious service was
held with a sermon by Prof. McKen-
drick and address by President Hale.
A solo, "Face to Face" was beauti-
fully rendered by Mr.. Hale, duet by
Mesdames Hale and Winkler entitled
Trusting" and quartet composed
of Mesdames Hale and Winkler and
Messrs. Hale and Handy sang Jesus,
My Saviour"
Mrs. Frank Cross of Burley and
Mrs. Lee Heap of Boise came to Lee
tina on Friday for visit.
A number of Short Line engineers
are camped at Letha and are busy
They ran line from the
depot to the store and postoffice on
Tuesday. 1t is generally supposed
that they are preparing to repair the
track and straighten curves.
Mr. and Mrs Ed Bolts, Mr.. Hender-
son and sister left on Monday for Dry
Buck. They are hauling lumber for
barns.
Ewing & Pomeroy filled their silo
mostly in four and half days with a
rev of seven men. In three succeed
ng days they put in ensilage to make
I'D for the settling. This was COM
,leted Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Workman and
,aby returned from Boise Monday |
morning. The primary election de-
aged the institute one day, holding
t over Saturday. Our school opened
tuesday morning.
We had slight frost Tuesday and
Wednesday mornings.
George Ewing was an Emmett Wis
tor Tuesday.
d. H. Crank and family are prepar |
ng to move away from the Lane
lace.
Mrs. Bismark Youtsler and three
hildren from Brownlee are visiting :
{ the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred AK called at the
ohm Wilton ranch on Monday to see
bout renting the property on the t
trength of rumor. Mr.. Wilton ex-
ects to continue raising bumper |,
rops on his own place. G
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
Methodist EPISCOPAL.

Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. public
worship at II a. m. and p. m. Morn
ing subject: Unreasonable Good
ness" Evening subject: Unconscious
Glory" Epworth League at p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p. m.
&C. L. Bent, Pastor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
SUMMER EXCURSIONS
Ma Union Pacific system.

To points east August IL, 10 and
26, and September and 16 To points
west, daily to September 80, 1914.
See agents for rates and further par
ticulars.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
NEWS OF TWO COUNTIES
BY The Index's Correspondents

will spend his vacation on his ranch
and try his hand at farm work. His
place on the mail route will be filled
by Clyde Kelley of Emmett.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
MALHEUR COUNTY FAIR AND
ROUNDUP.
Ontario, Ore, Sept. 1913.

Ontario. Ore, Sept. 1919.
Excursions via Oregon Short Line.
Tickets on sale September IA to 10
inclusive; limited to September 81.
See agents for rates and further par
ticulars.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10

United States is good enough 70,
him.
A. L. Gilmore is moving from Long
valley to his ranch, which was form
erly the Julia Cook place.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
Presbyterian.

Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Morning
preaching service at IL; theme, "God's
Windows" Evening preaching SER.
vice at 8; theme, HILARIOUS Service"
Stuart NJ. Hunter, Pastor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
Latter Day Saints.

Services on Sunday as follows: Sun
day school at 10 a. m. Regular SER
vices at p. m. All are invited. Geo.
F. Smith, Bishop.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
Catholic.

Services for next Sunday as follows:
Mass at 10:30.-L. Marx, S. NJ.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10

Feed of all kinds for horses, chick
ems and other stock at the Emmett
Fruit Association.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10
CHURCH NOTICES.
Baptist

We heartily invite the public to
unite with US in the following SER
vices: Sunday-Bible school at 10 a.
M, public worship at IL a. M, and 8
p. M; Young Peoples Union at $3.50
p. m. Observation-Disclosures service
at 8 p. m. The morning subject is
Preparing for Prospective Bless
ings." In the evening Mrs. Jackson
Sillbaugh, national lecturer and or
ganizer of the W. C. T. U. will speak.
"A. c. Lathrop, Pastor.