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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-26

The Weather-F'air tonight and Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-26

floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-26

Linen of alert style with 1-inch tucks and turnover collar and cuffs.
 Voile with effective ruffle, trimmed with narrow Val lace, new graceful type of collar.
 Voile with clusters of fine tlcks and turnover collar embroidered in blue, fancy front.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
GOVERNOR SIGNS ACT
GUSHING S. E. u. ASSN

Governor Manning Thursday
afternoon signed the act outlaw
ing the Southeastern Under
writer's Association from South
Carolina. He also approved the
insurance brokers act.
L believe l am acting in the
interest of the people of South
Carolina in approving this act"
said the Governor in a statement
concerning the underwriters
association.
Representatives of insurance
companies, most of the latter
being members of The South
eastern Underwriters associa-
ton, appeared before Gov.
Manning Wednesday to urge
that ne veto the act recently
adopted which was designed to
prevent the association operating
IN the state. Edwin c.. Seibels
of Columbia, who was in attend
ance on a conference in New
York regarding the South Caro-
lima situation telegraph1d while
the hearing was in progress that
the Southeastern had already
withdrawn from this state. Ii
was the sense of the meeting, "
he wired that no company
could safely do business in the
state should the measure become
law"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
Bad Fire in Lancaster.

A disastrous fire occurred
Monday in the cotton mill village
at Lancaster. when six store
rooms and a barber shop were
completely destroyed by the
flames which. once started.
being famed at the time by a
stiff breeze. quickly spread from
one building to another with
such fury that the combined
efforts of the Lancaster fire COM
pany and the mill fire depart
ment could effect but little
towards extinguishing the fire.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
BAKER, OF CINCINNATI,
SUCCEEDS GARRISON

Newton ID. Baker, former
mayor Of Cleveland, has been
selected BY President Wilson for
secretary OF war.
The selection of Mr.. Baker is
understood to have been dis
cusSed by President Wilson with
Colonel House Monday.
When President Wilson was
making up his cabinet in 1913 he
offered the place of secretary of
interior to Mr.. Baker twice, Mr..
Baker then was mayor of Cleve-
land and declined for that
reason.
The president and Mr.. Baker
have been close friends for some
time and have corresponded fre-
quently. Mr.. Baker is said by
his friends to be in c'oie sym
pathy with the presidents
policies and is known to have
had the support of some members
of the cabinet for the war office.
When President Wilson recent
ly was touring the middle West
on his preparedness program he
saw Mr.. Bake in Cleveland and
had a long talk with him.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
Progress of the Chaineans.

The York county chaingang
which is now engaged in build
ing the Yorkville- Rock Hill road.
is making good progress, the
work having been completed to
a point beyond White Hill colored
church. The gang within the
next few weeks will be engaged
In the heaviest work to be en-
countered along the whole road.
since the road-red will be changed
to some extent between White
Hill and Tirzah and several steep
grades will be reduced. The
road has been sanded practically
all the way from the corporate
limits of Yorkville to White Hill.
There are at present forty-four
convicts on the chaingang, but
the terms of several will expire
within a short while. The chain
gang camp which is at present
located at the county home will
not be moved for several weeks
yet. Yorkvilie Enquirer
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
Chaplin'S Enormous Salary,

Unless there is misprint in
the figures, the mathematical
movie editor of the Atlanta
journal has figured it out that
Charles Chaplin, the comedian,
draws 78 cents every time he
draws his breath, under his new
$67O, 600 annual contract with
the Mutual Film corporation.
Chaplin signed up at this
stupendous salary after dicker-
ing for months with many
moving picture companies. His
contract with Essanay has Just
ended. They paid him more
than the president of the United
States receives, but he held out
for still more. When they
wouldn't come across, Chaplin
threw himself upon the open
market, with the result that the
Mutual company took him at his
own price.
automatically figured, Chap
Inns salary is:
7S cents second, or
$4.48 minute, or
$26S.00 an hour, or
$2,147.00 a day. or
$22, 884.00 a week, or
$670. 10000 year.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
Teachers Had Profitable Meeting

The March meeting of the
Eastern division of the York
County Teachers association, at
which about 40, teachers were
present, was held here Saturday
and was most interesting and
instructive affair, to which was
added very pleasant social fea-
lures through the efforts of the
local Parent-Teacher club. The
greater number of teachers ar
rived here about IL O'Clock and
at 1890 a delightful luncheon
was served by the club which
was enjoyed by a large number
of the friends and patrons of the
school as well as the visiting
teachers. The program as ar
ranged and carried out was full
of instructive features and it is
felt that much benefit will be
the result of the meeting.
County Supt. j. E. Carroll was
among the attendants upon the
meeting.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
Congress Stands by Wilson.

Efforts to keep the United
States out of war, which during
the past few days has been
nearer than since the time
Mckinley declared war on Spain,
reached climax Friday at
IL O'Clock when the Gore reso-
luton warning Americans to
keep off armed liners, was de-
feated. giving notice to the
world, especially Germany, that
a united congress and a united
nation was behind President
Wilson in the conduct of inte- :
national affairs.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
Must Pay Strait $4,000.

The supreme court of South
Carolina on Saturday last af-
firmed the decision of the York
county court in the case OF Julian
L. Strait VS.. the City of Rock
Hill.
This case was tried at the No
vember term of the York county
Special Judge G.. M. Efrd, and
the jury returned a verdict of
$5, 900 for Strait.
This means that the city of
Rock Hill must pay $4,000 to
Strait.
Strait was injured on Oct. IL.
1913, while employed as a labor
er on the rock crusher, his left
arm and hand being mangled by
being caught in the gearings of
the bin of the rock crusher, so
that the same had to be amputa-
ted between the wrist and the
elbow.
The attorneys in the case were
Dunlap. Dunlap and Hollis. for
the city and Wilson & Wilson
for Strait. Rock Hill Record
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
Doesn't Seek Two Poe Ions.

w. X. Bradfo~'' III York. who
was .~.enliy elected clerk to the
joint legislative committee on
printing, said Friday that if he
should decide to stand for cleo
ton to the lower house of the
general assembly there would be
no question involved of holding
two offices of honor or profit at
the same time.
Should | become a member of
the legislature | would, of course,
resign the clerkship of the COM
mittee on printing" Capt. Brad
ford said Friday. Il am not
altogether ignorant concerning
the law. One or two newspapers
have seemed somewhat exercised
over the assumption, which was
entirely of their own making,
that | contemplated holding a
seat in the legislature and at the
same time retaining the COM
mittee clerkship. Nor am | an
employe of the State printer, as
one paper suggests. Some of my
friends and nigh friends among
the newspaper men are unduly
alarmed"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
The Militia Pay Bill.

The scale of the annual pay
for officers and enlisted men of
the National Guard. as proposed
by the hill now before congress.
is as follows:
Major generals, $500; briga-
diers, 800; colonels. $3.50: lieu
tenant colonels, $3.50; majors.
$525; captains, $500; first lieu
tenants, $500; second lieutenants,
$3.50. Enlisted men would be
paid on the basis of 25 per cent.
OF the pay rates of the regular
army, a private receiving ap-
proximately $45 year.
The maximum number of
troops provided for by the bill
Is 500 for each congressional dis
trict, or total peace strength
of approximately 100000, an in
crease of 10000 over the present
strength of National Guard.
They would form a separate
branch of the regular army in
time of war when called into the
federal service. The act would
take effect July l, 1916.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
No Prospects for Peace.

Col. E. M. House, who re-
turned Sunday from Europe, is
understood to have told Presi-
dent Wilson that he found no
more prospects for peace during
his recent visit to the capitals of
belligerent nations than ne did
on his visit last spring.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
York Boy With Baltimore Team.

Oscar Plexico has received a
contract for a try-out with the
baseball team of the Baltimore
lnternationals, and will join the
club when the players come
South for practice the latter part
of this month. While a student
at the University of South Caro-
liaa, MIR. Plexico was considered
one of the best players on the
University team. and in addition
was one of the fastest track
sprinters in the South. His
friends hope that he secures a
permanent birth with the Balti-
more eam.-York News.
Whitefoord Smith, of Lam
caster. spent the weekend with
friends in this city.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
Population is 10l,2O8,3I5.

Census bureau experts have
estimated that the population of
the United States on January /,
last, was 101, POS, 3l5, and that by
July l it will be 102,017,3 302. On
July l last year they figured the
population at 100, 800, 31S.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
STATE NEWS ARRANGED
FOR QUICK READING.

c. c. Wyche. of Spartanburg,
has announced his candidacy
for the Office of lieutenant gov
ernor.
The president Monday nomi-
mated Charles Shannon to be
postmaster at Camden.
The new liquor law has not
been signed by the governor and
will not be in effect till 20 days
after he signs it.
Union county will probably
vote this spring on a quarter
million dollar bond issue for the
building of good roads.
Clarence Johnson, a Camden
negro, committed suicide a few
days ago rather than face trial
for transporting whiskey.
Capt. Hansen of Norwegian
liner, who killed himself while
his vessel was at sea, was buried
in Charleston Thursday.
James M. DesChamps of
Columbia, has announced that he
will be candidate for governor
in the approaching Democratic
primaries.
The sentence to be electrocuted
April Z against Dock Freeley of
Anderson county has been
stayed. notice of appeal having
been given.
John Smith. who disappeared
from his home in Anderson
county 35 years ago, has re-
turned and will probably take
his family to his present home
in Tennessee.
The name of w. d. Byrd, a
prominent farmer of Laurens
county, has been presented to
Gov. Manning for appointment
as member of the board of re-
view of the South Carolina tax
commission.
1t is announced that the con-
troversy over the sale of the
Glenn Springs hotel property
last December, has been ad-
justed satisfactorily. to all parties
concerned and that the hotel will
be operated again this coming
season by the old company.
l.. H. Gunnells. awaiting trial
on a charge of breaking and
entering the James L. Tapp
store, Columbia, escaped from
the South Carolina state peni-
tentiary at an early hour Sunday
morning. Blood hounds fol-
lowed his trail for a time, but
lost it. He had not been re-
captured at last reports.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09

Cotton was quoted here yester-
day at ii Ia cents.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09
NEWS Of YORK COUNTY
BRIEFLY PARhGRaPMED
Vorkville Enquirer, Friday. }


A. R. Presbyterian: DIR. Moi
fats canvass at Rock Hill, S. G. E.
resulted in raising So, 500 for the
Endowment of Erskine. This is
good. The amount at Chester
has been increased to Sc. 500.
Prof. j. L. Carbery who was
1ormerly in charge of the mill
demonstration work in Rock Hill
and who left that city little more
than year ago to take similar
position in Beaufort will shortly
return to Rock Hill, from which
point he will superintend mill
demonstration work throughout
the state.
w. w. Dickson, Jr., Of Winns-
boro. has been awarded a cadet
ship at the United States military
college at West Point, N. Y,
which was vacant in the Fifth
congressional district. and John
Rainey Saye of Sharon, and
Herbert Smith of Lowryville,
have been appointed to fill two
vacancies in the United States
naval academy at Annapolis,
Md, which were vacant in the
Fifth congressional district.
Glover is to have a postoffice
building, construction work on
which will begin within the next
few days. The building is to
erected by Mr.. w. B. Stroup on
his block on South Main street.
1t will be a twO-story structure,
24x80 feet and will be erected at
a cost of several thousand dollars.
The United States government
has leased the building for a
period of four years and the
postoffice, which is at present
located on Kings Mountain
street, will be moved as soon as
the new building is completed.
(Rock Hill Record, Monday
The A. R. Presbyterian says
that DIR. Moffat collected So, 500
for Erskine college during his
recent visit to Rock Hill.
Rev. F. A. Lyles, of Pineville,
N. c.. arrived in Rock Hill yes
terday to take charge of the Park
Baptist church. he conducting
the services there last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. r. Weeks
and three children will leave
next Saturday for their new
home in Kansas.
The Fort Lawn Telephone ex-
change was seld at auction this
morning at Chester and was
bought by E. L. Barnes of this
city as a personal investment.
Mr.. Barnes will take charge at
once. making the necessary i'm
provements. The exchange has
"a subscribers at present.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-03-09

w. H. Coltharp, of Charlotte.
spent several days of this week
with relatives in Fort Mill town
ship.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-11
PREPARE SOIL FOR
CROP OF TOMATOES
Put on Fairly Good Dressing of
Stable Manure on Poor, Sandy
and HiIly Land.

Poor soil, poor crop" applies to
tomatoes as well as to other vege-
tables. My preference would be to
put a fair dressing Of stable manure
on poor, sandy and hilly land, and to
use at least half a ton, and possibly
more, of high-grade complete, So
called vegetable or potato manure per
acre besides, says writer in Balti-
more American. without the stable
manure ton per acre may be used
to advantage. Apply 1t broadcast
The fertilizer should contain about
four or more per cent Of nitrogen,
and about eight each Of ohosphoric
acid and potash when the latter is
obtainable.
The biggest crops and best toma.
toes are grown on soil that is in good
heart, even rich, and on vines that
may completely cover the surface
with a heavy mat Of foliage. ! have
seen heavy crop of finest tomatoes
taken off piece of rich sandy loan
that had been covered several inches
deep with fish composted with barn
yard manure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-11
SKIMMILk USED TO
MOISTEN FEED MASH
Two Interesting Tests Conducted
by the West Virginia Ex-
pertinent Station.

TWO tests are reported from the
West Virginia station of the value OF
skimmilk compared with water for
wetting feed mash. In the first test,
which covered 122 days, % hens fed
skimmilk laid 1.244 eggs as compared
with 900 egs laid by the 90 hens fed
mash wet with water.
In the first period Of the second
test, 60 hens fed the skimmilk ration
laid So eggs in 81 days, as compared
with 632 eggs laid by similar lot fed
no skimmilk. In the second period,
which covered Sc days, the rations
were reversed. The chickens fed
skimmilk laid / ,220 eggs. as compared
with 97S in the case of the lot fed no
skimmilk. In every case the pens con-
tanned one cock to ten hens. In both
experiments more eggs were produced
when skimmilk was substituted for
water for moistening the mash.
Under the conditions prevailing In
these experiments, and with eggs SELL
ing for 20 or 25 cents per dozen, the
skimmilk used for moistening the
mash had feeding value of from / u
to cents per quart. In these trails
S02 quarts Of skimmilk were fed, re-
sulting in an increase in the egg pro-
ductior of 702 eggs, or almost an ex.
ira egg for each quart used.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-11
IS CRUSHED BY JUNK IRON
Man in Freight Car Released When
Cries Attracted Train
Crew

Lafayette, Ind.-When a west bound
Wabash freight train was passing
through Lafayette one day early the
shrieks Of man in distress were
heard and the train was brought to
standstiil.
When the train crew investigated il
was found that James Fisk of Spring
field, Mass, aged twenty-four, had be-
come imprisoned in a car of loose Junk
iron.
Fish had been beating" his way on
the train and a short time before the
cries were heard the train had broken
in two. When the cars came to-
gether with a crash mass OF Junk
iron slid over on top of Fisk's legs.
At the time he was sleeping in the
end of gondola car and it was i'm
possible for him to free himself He
could not be rescued until the car
had been bumped several times to jar
the mass of iron away from his legs
He was taken to the hospital in a
terribly crushed condition His cries
aroused hundreds of people from their
sleep. 1t is probable he will recover
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-11

Grow more alfalfa" Is the sugges-
ton of Ralph Kenney, assistant pro-
fessor of agronomy in the Kansas
State Agricultural college, to farmers
of the state
Alfalfa production in Kansas has in
creased in the last 25 years approx
imately 5000 per cent, but should in
crease still more. 1t has a wide dis
tribution in Kansas, being grown all
the way from the western section of
the state, with a rainfall Of Is inches,
to southeast Kansas, where the aver
age rainfall is so inches. 1t is the
most profitable of all hay crops under
irrigation, and because of this ex-
IRENE range Of adaptability there is
little doubt that it will be ranked as
one of the most important forage
crops in practically all states within
the next 81 years.
It's acreage is now greatest west Of
the Missouri river, but it is found in
nearly all counties of states farther
east, points out Mr. Kenney. Some
soil conditions will have to be care.
fully changed in the southern and east
ern states before alfalfa will be grown
successfully, but it's high yield of pal
atable feed, which Is rich in protein
and easily digested by all classes of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-11

live stock, will give 1t high place IN
all systems of profitable farm man
agement.
1T has taken approximately so
years for alfalfa to attain it's present
position in American agriculture. 1t
was introduced into the western part
Of the United States in 1850" says
Mr.. kenney. knowledge in regard
to farm crops has been comparatively
slow in it's distribution in the last half
century, yet II facts and figures are
distributed as rapidly in the next quar-
ter century as in the one just past,
the acreage of alfalfa will be far more
rapidly increased in the future.
Alfalfa may be planted in eastern
Kansas in either spring or fall. In
spring planting, however, failures are
frequent, no matter how carefully the
seeding Is done.
Twelve to Is pounds is sufficient
seed for soil carefully prepared. Dryer
sections. however cannot sustain so
many plants to the square foot and
five to ten pounds is usually sufficient
there. In the dry sections there Is no
choice of time of seeding other than
that it must be done when the most
rain falls and that is generally the
spring and early summer
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-11
METHOD OF FEEDING
THE YOUNG TURKEYS
Bread Crumbs, Rolled Oats, or
Sour Milk Should Be Espe-
CiaIIv Suited to Pou!tS.

Replying to a letter asking for in
formation regarding the feeding of
young turkeys, DR.. R. H. Williams,
animal husbandman Of the University
of Arizona agricultural experiment
station, says: Bread crumbs, rolled
oats bran, sour milk or cottage cheese
should be especially suited to the
poults. | am afraid that the cause of
their dying is due to getting out into
the damp alfalfa early in the morning.
1t is wise to keep them out Of this UNI
til the alfalfa becomes quite dry. |
do not think that the bran would cause
this trouble. No doubt the regular
chick foods prepared by the various
manufa curing companies would be
suitable but | believe that you could
prepare home mixtures Of equal value
with less cost
The important points to be consid-
cred in the successful management of
poults are to maintain them in dry,
sanitary place. avoid overcrowding
and give them variety OF feed, in
GLIDING green substances. After the
poults become six weeks old they are
usually hardy and less care is neces-
sary. The first feed should consist
of hard boiled unfertile eggs chopped
fine and mixed with equal parts of
rolled oats and fed three times day.
Do not feed more than they will clean
up in 20 minutes. At the end Of the
first week 90 poults should eat about
three eggs and an equal amount OF
oats per meal. After the poults are
four days old cracked corn. hulled
oats, wheat, kafir corn and other
grains may be scattered In short grass
or in a light litter on the floor Of the
pen. This will encourage them to
take more exercise and learn the habit
of searching for food. From the first
a clean, bright, sharp grit and also
fine charcoal should be before the
birds at all times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-11

sence of wellrotted manure will serve.
Scatter it about the base of the plants
after the soil is stirred, and let the
rain drive it TO the roots,
Dig a strip Is or IS inches wide
across the bed or border and then
rake it, beginning at the bottom Of the
trench and fning the soil from the
subsOil to the top. Continue this
throughout the length of the bed, and
then you will have worked the soil
perfectly.
TO insure "A succession of blooming
periods, do not SOW all your ANIMALS
at the same time, nor your blooming
bulbs. Wait two or three weeks,
Start cosmos as early as possible.
and at the end Of April plant in the
open two TO four feet apart, for they
need plenty of room. They want
light, rich soil and can stand great
deal of pinching back to keep then
stOCky
II is said that the quickest growing
hardy vine is the Kudzu vine-pue-
raria Thunbergiana- which often
grows 40 feet in a season. 1t needs
winter protection as it sometimes win
terkills.
Just as soon as the frost is gone,
plant the Madeira vine. 1t is propa.
gated by tubers. It grows rapidly. has
thick, waXy leaves. and its flowers
drifts Of creamy snow cover the
plant when in bloom The finest eX.
ample Of what this plant can do was
seen on a sccOndstory porch, turning
a prOsaic secOndstOry fiat porch into
a Juliet bower Of beauty
Give the wild grape a place about
the home It is so hardy and it's flow
ers so sweet
If you have a dry, bare spot that
gets sun all day, seed it to portulaCcas.
They will beat weed seeds growing