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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22
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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22

You mail Christmas packages to the boys France
as November 8Oth See that every boy is remembered
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22

If you want to Buy anything or
Sell anything, a little Want Ad In
The Daily Sun will bring results. One
Cent Word.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-22

SEWING MACHINES FOR SALE.
/ will sell a lot Of secondhand
sewing machines at the court house
yard on November 18th, at / o'clock,
for cash to the highest bidder.
Some Of them are almost new.
191-10t. MARK JONES.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
ENTOMOLOGY BOARDS TESTS
FOR BEST COTTON VARIETIES

fail, with the greatest amount OF cot
ton at the first pickings. Only few
varieties possesses resistance to Wit
in high degree, and only the best OF
these are recommended for use where
wilt is present.
For Wilt-Infected Land
"In South Georgia where wilt is
present, says the new bulletin, none
but the very best wilt-resisting varie,
ties, such as the Council-Toole, Lewis
6S, DeSoto. Dixie Improved and Dix
Aft Qong staple) should be grown,
In fact, our experiments and the eX'
perience OF hundreds of farmers in
trying to grow non-resistant varieties
on wilt-infected land, have demonstrat-
ed time and again the futility OF at
tempting to grow any but these Wilt
resistant varieties on land affected
with this dreaded disease"
Outside of the wilt-infected land In
South Georgia, Cleveland and Cook
varieties can be successfully grown, If
seed of the earliest and best strains
are used. Cleveland is the best all
round big-boll variety. and the Wanna
maker strain is the earliest known.
In all sections of the state where
there is no wilt infection, Express
and Webber No 40 are the best up
land, long staple varieties to grow
The Express is the earliest variety;
the Webber is big-bolled, the earliest
strain being No. 40.
For late planting in North Georgia,
outside of the boil weevil limits, 1t is
usually best to grow the early matur'
ing varieties, such as King, Broadwell
Bank Account, and so on. None OF
these varieties, however, have been
bred for pure seed strains under the
boards direction.
OF the varieties which are now
being bred under the boards direction,
in different sections of the state, pedi'
greed seed Of few of them are now
available through the cooperative
breeders All inquiries for seed ad'
dressed to the Georgia Board of En-
tomolory will be referred to parties
having for sale the purest seed obtain
able of the varieties desired.
The new bulletin gives some valu
able suggestions with reference to the
growing of upland long staple cotton;
and advises that farmers who are not
familiar with these varieties, should
carefully consider every phase OF
growing, handling and marketing
them before attempting to grow them
extensively.
In the bulletin detailed report is
made upon the variety tests conducted
at each point mentioned; so that the
grower may see at glance,which par
ticular variety produced the best re
suits under identical conditions.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
HOME GARDENS
CUT STORE BILLS
President Georgia Chamber Of Com
merce Shows How Millions Were
Saved Last Year

Atlanta, Georgia-(SpeCial.) )-"More
money was saved in 1917 through the
medium of the home garden than ever
before, the United States Department
of Agriculture estimating that there
were fully one million new gardens
made last year." says H. G. Hastings,
President of the Southeastern Fair and
the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
in an interview reviewing the 1917
farming operations in the South.
Thousands upon thousands of our
people in the South,' said Mr. Hast
ings, for the first time in their lives
learned to appreciate the money saw
ing power of the home garden, proper
" planned, prepared for, planted and
kent planted during the entire sea
son"
"Up to the present 1t has been very
hard to get our people to consider the
home garden seriously as real sub
stantial factor in food production with
the consequent saving Of money that
went for food supplies at the store.
Unless we are much mistaken the
home garden will from now on be
taken as seriously as any other part
of the farm work.
"a quarter to a half acre devoted
to a variety of vegetables liked by the
family can be kept going nearly the
whole year in the South and give its
owner as much as the product of two
or three acres of cotton, even at pres
ent prices, will buy at the store. The
right kind of garden means an
abundance of healthful food during
spring, summer and fall and an abund-
ance either canned or dried for win
ter use"
Let no one be fooled by the lies
spread abroad that the Government
is going to seize home canned goods
on closet shelves in the farm or
home These lies are started by Ger
man agents for the express purpose Of
discouraging our people in increased
food production and saving. Few can
20 to the firing line, but all can join
in and have a part in home produc-
tfon Of food.
1--WE have never seen a permanent
ly prosperous farm section either in
the United States or in foreign coun-
tries that was not a diversified sec
ton, and in every diversified section
the home garden has an honored and
valued place. The home garden ia q
store bill cutter of the Arst Ea@ksS
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
1000 ENTOMOLOGISTS FIGHTING
To KEEP OUT PINK BOIL WORM

Atlanta, January 1918.-(Special)-
To save the cotton crop of the South
from disaster even worse than that
which the Mexican Cotton Boil Weeyil
brought upon it, national and state
entomOlogists are now concentrating
their efforts in a determined fight to
prevent the establishment in Texas
of the pink boil worm" whose inva-
sion is also threatened by way of MeXi-
co.
In fact, the pink boil worm succeed
ed in getting into Texas in 1916,
brought in through a shipment Of
cotton seed to Hearne, Texas.
It was found in several fields of cot
ton in 1917; whereupon the
patriotic citizens Of that community
made up a fuI:d, bought up all the cot
ton in the fields in the surrounding ter
ritory and had every plant and every
shred Of it burned. Infested seed
were followed, wherever possible, and
destroyed.
1t is hoped that the pest has been
eradicated from Texas soil; but as
vet there is no certainty Of it, and
there is an army Of entOmologists and
assistants on the job, probably as
many as 1000 of them, searching
carefully for any signs Of the worm,
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
TURN CASH INTO GUN FIRE.
By FRANK A. VANDERBILT.

By FRANK A. VANDERBILT.
We fought and won the Spanish
war with 100000 soldiers and a
$200,000,000 bond issue. In men
under arms we now have ten times
that number. We issued ten times
that amount of bonds in the first
Liberty loan. We are proposing to
spend and loan to the allies in the
first fiscal year of the war $19,-
600, 100000. From now until the
end of this fiscal year the treasury
anticipates needing $3O0,0OO,000 a
week-that Is, the treasury has got
to fight financially a Spanish war
every four days. That indicates a
money measures of the size of this
work, but that is not the real meas
ure. We have just seen that one
might have plenty of money but an
empty coal bin. In Just the same way
the government can have plenty of
money, but an unequipped army.
This army cannot be equipped as
modern warfare demands if the man
power of the country is at the same
time called upon to produce all of
our ordinary comforts and luXuries.
1t is as plain as two and two that all
Of US must make personal sacrifices,
must give up comforts and luXuries,
even necessary expenditures that can
be postponed, if there is to be labor
and material enough to equip the ar
my in time for it to fight while it will
do some good to have it fight.
In war The only effort that is of
any value is that which is ultimately
translated into gun fire on the field
Of battle The gun fire that will win
this war cannot be delivered until all
America recognizes individual res
possibility, until the whole people
Join in the effort by giving up things
that they can do without, so that the
labor that would have been employed
in making those things can do work
that will ultimately result in gun fire.
The government has offered the op-
portunity to translate at once every
ones personal patriotism into the
sort of help that will win the war.
Forego buying something that is un-
necessary; loan the money you would
have used to the government by buy
ing S. war savings certificates. You
will thus have released labor, you will
have given credit to the government,
you will have acquired the best Sc
curity in the world, a United States
government bond.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01

sistent rudeness, repelled the advise
j)f their own party-leader, and voted
to refuse to the women of Georgia
that ballot which they have permit
ed to the negro men of the state for
fifty years past!
These elegant gentlemen-with
royal opportunities should give us a
Better reason than they have offer:
ed for refusing to adopt the Presi-
ient's appeal fer winning the war
They are very vehemant against those
VINO refuse to support the President
in everything else. They have been
the chief sininess themselves.
MRS. w. H. FELTON,,
Cartersville, Ga.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01

and ready for quick and drastic action,
if it is discovered
Texas, by an act Of its legislature
providing for the suppression Of the
pink boil worm, has gone to the extent
Of establishing nOn-COtton zone
along the Rio Grande river, next to
Mexico. Under certain conditions the
governor may, by proclamation, forbid
the planting Of any cotton whatsoever
in this zone, or may create an addition
al non-cOtton zone beyond it, if the
conditions seem to require it.
The Georgia Board of Entomology
simply wishes to advise Georgia grow
ers Of the status of this menace to cot
ton, and to warn them against pur-
chasing seed from Texas for planting.
A rigid quarantine and careful in
spCction system are now maintained
against foreign cotton by Georgia and
the other cotton states, to prevent any
possibility of the introduction Of the
pink boil worm in this manner.
In those countries where il has OBJ
tanned a fOOthold, the pink boil worm
is even more destructive than the un-
checked boil weevil, often destroying
as high as 75 per cent of the crop, and
in some instances wiping it out entire
ly. The Georgia Board is keeping thor
oughly informed of the progress Of the
pink boil worm, and will take all nee
essary protective measures, as needed.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01

Atlanta, January, 1918. (Special)-
Dealing with cotton variety tests for
the purpose of combating boil weevl
and disease conditions in Georgia, the
State Board of Entomology has just
published bulletin which will be Of
important interest to every cotton
planter in the state.
These tests were made by the board
in cooperation with progressive farm
ers in different sections Of the state;
and the Importance of them lies in the
fact that they offer proven suggestion
as to the best varieties to plant in var
lous localities and under the condi-
tions which the growers have to con-
tend with.
1t will be impossible, Of course. to
give detailed information in the space
of brief article; so that the purpose
here is to impress upon the cotton
grower the great importance of secur-
ing. and planting the variety of seed
best adapted to his locality, under all
conditions, and then to work to the
end of maintaining the purity of his
seed and improving it by selection
from year to year. Those desiring
more complete information, should
write the Georgia Board Of Entomol-
ogy, Atlanta. Ca. for copy of the new
bulletin No. so, on Variety Tests, pre-
pared by Assistant Entomologist A. c.
Lewis and Cotton Breeding Expert G.
A. McLendon.
What the Tests Have Shown.
The boards variety tests were con
Quoted near Vienna, Lumpkin, Bruins
wick and Pinehurst in Middle and
South Georgia, and in Burke and Han
cock counties in East and Northeast
Georgia. In some sections Of the state
the work of breeding the strongest
possible strains of seed has been in
progress for several years, Farmers
who have grown seed under the
boards direction, have seed for sale
for planting purposes, which is as
good as can be obtained, and this
seed is always sold at reasonable
prices.
As a result of this work thousands
of bushels of pedigreed seed are now
available, through these cooperative
breeders, for planting this spring.
In recommending varieties that can
be most proftably grown in Georgia
these things among others, have been
considered: Earliness for boil weeVil
conditions, resistance to wilt and 9th
er diseases, fruiting habits, length
strength and percentage of lint, size
and shape of bolls and density of fol
iage. Earliness for boil weevil con
ditions consists not only in early
blooms and open bolls, but also IN
rapid and continuous blooming until
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01
HOW SWEET POTATO WEEVIL IS
THREATENING IMPORTANT CROP

where inspection has been made by
the Georgia Board of Entomology, up
on a statement from the board that
such inspection has been made and no
weevil found. Even in this case the
potatoes are subject to re-inspection
after they arrive in Florida.
On account of the foregoing regula-
ton it is especially advised that any
parties desiring to ship sweet potatoes
to Florida, should notify the Georgia
Board of Entomology so that the nee
essary inspection can be made and ad-
vice given accordingly.
Eradication of this sweet potato vice.
vii from infested lands is extremely
difficult, and many rules must be OBJ
served. Land infested one year must
not be plantedain sweet potatoes the
next year, and any planting should be
removed as far as possible from the
infested area; plants should come
from a field that is not infested, and
not near an infested field; all pota-
toes should be removed from the field;
morning glories upon which the weevil
also feeds, should be exterminated;
should be dug up and eXterminated;
early planting should be practiCed; all
infested potatoes should be burned.
Georgia made over 100000 bush
els of sweet potatoes in 1917, wort
about $9,000,000. The Georgia Board Of
Entomology is taking all precaution-
ary measures to prevent the spread Of
this dangerous insect and to eradi-
cate it from Charlton county. For
further information write the State
Board of Entomology, Atlanta, Ga.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-02-01

Atlanta, January, 1918.-(Spe2al.)- }
If Georgia is to continue to make a
profitable crop of sweet potatoes, now
one of the states foremost food prod
ucts, every precaution must be taken
to prevent the spread of the sweet po-
tato root Weevil, which, coming from
Florida, has already appeared in the
southern part of Charlton county.
This bug, which originally came
from the orient to Louisiana and the
West Indies, has now gained consider
able foothold in Florida, where it was
first found in 1878. 1t eats into the
potatoes and reproduces its young
there, destroying them and making
them unfit for food.
Although the adult WeeVil has
wings, it has never been known to fly
any considerable distance. The princi-
pal method of spreading it is in ship
ments of infested sweet potatoes from
one locality to another. The chief
method of combating it is, therefore,
quarantine against sweet potato ship
ments from infested or suspected ter
ritories.
To be on the safe side Florida has
already declared a quarantine against
Georgia sweet potatoes, although the
weeviI has appeared only in Charlton
county. But Florida will admit sweet
potatoes from any Georgia county
The courier-index., 1918-03-22
LITTLE ROCK LETTER
tBy Clio Harper,

Little Rock March 1s--W. T.. Reynolds. state comptroller. has just completed a most thorough audit of all the state departments and insti- tutions. showing in detail every cent of expense and the source of every cent of revenue.
 The total amount available in ap- propriations for all purposes for the biennial period of 1s1T-ls is s7-eS7.- 25S. S.eS. This represents 8 cost of sl sos for each sl0o of assessed valu- afion. and a per capita cost of s4.13.
 To secure these results the popn- lation is estimated at 1.753.e3S, and the assessed valuation of the state at s45O.0e1- -234
 The appropriations for the various purposes of the state are as follows.
 Agricultural. s52S es1: boards and commissions. ST .os7 .3211l: charitable <7.054S7sss: departmental. ss5s-+as- educational. se.lo2. 2.552lss penal. s5es- 500: miscellaneous. sss3. .o00
 Thus il appears that the largest amount. 2e1 per cent of the whole.
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ship il is not apparent in the prac- -rieal operation of railroads in the state of Arkansas. except as it has had tendency to speed up transpor- tation through the general loosening of the congestion
 Now that the active cotton season is practically over. il is planned by the department of agriculture that the service of C. E Atkinson. the U. s government grader. shall be avail able for those who may require them. He will go to any part of the state 10 grade cotton that may be held in quantities by merchants, farmers or others. free of cost This service is something new in Arkansas, and it should be of great value 10 those who wish to secure official chasing for their cotton
 An intensive book campaign is be- ing conducted this week throughout the state. in fact. all over the country for the benefit Of the libraries for the soldiers in camp and trench The campaign opened March IS and win close next Monday.
 As a result of the first campaign several hundred thousand books were supplied. but those in charge of the work say that there should be two million more
 The campaign Is carried on by the Library War Service of the American Library Association. and the public librarian in LfrtIe Rock Is the state agent for Arkansas
 Collections of books suitable for soldiers reading may be made any where. and when boxed and address ed to the commanding general of the camp 10 which they are to be sent. they win be carried by The railroads free Of charge
 Generous owners Of private collec- ti0ns of hooks are asked fo take such Of their volumes as they would like ts give r0 the use of rhe soldiers and sailors to Ehe public sbFary. marked I4ihrzrY War Service They Will be taken care Of by trained workers and placed where they @iIl do the most good
 The standard books Of poetry. es' says. drama philosophy. biography and history are all useful The pres, enee of many men Of foreign extrac ton. not skilled ia English. makes a demand for boys books Books on the war are fn great demand There fs no danger of giving too many good books
The courier-index., 1918-03-22

big straw slippers and wooden blank cts, because there is not enough coal to keep the place properly heated.
 Automobile tires are scarce in Denmark, and consequently, have skyrocketed in price. A single tire sold for S540 there in October.
 Tea in ,Sweden is $S pound. Coffee is practically unobtainable Woolen clothing has increased more than zoo per cent in price since the beginning of the war. Chocolate sells for s3 pound. ham for $1 a pound.
 Gasoline likewise is difficult to obtain. and the price of it is prohibi- tive-last October it was $2 a gallon.
 The length of the midwinter day in Sweden is approximately four hours. Lighting, therefore, is an essential. Kerosene is practically unobtainable. so the people have had to depend largely upon candles In August, 1914 candles were l5 cents a pound. In January. 1917, 34 cents a pound. and
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Is spent for educational purposes. and the next largest amount, 2S-4 per cent of the whole. is spent for the maintenance of educational institn- tions-
 It costs each citizen of the state 50 cents year To maintain the schools. and $ cents 10 maintain the charitable institutions. and he contributes only r. cents a year to the support of the various state de partments. I5 cents to agricultural projects. SI cents 10 the support of boards and commissions and l4.5 cents to the penitentiary- The pen itensiary. however. being self sustain ing. the money for is purpose does noi come from the people
 The income for the biennial period shows a total of s5.0fs. .ase- s0. derived rom the following sources: Conmis- sions and fees. sss.7s7-s4: commis- sioners fees. land sales and redemp- tions. SsS. .553 ss: interest s73.S55-3T, licenses SS1. .e4S-75. miscellaneous. s1.- los. .s3s- -s7: taxes ss.70S.7sS
 The largest amount or 7s.4 per cent of the whole. comes from taxes
 The total property taxes pa5 by the people of the state amount 10 only s2-4 cents per s1es valuation or
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saIs per capita. This. of course, does not include county and munich pay taxes
 When thus reduced to terms per capita. it appears that the cost of maintaining the state government does not fall heavily upon anyone
 This analysis of state revenue and expense. upon which MT. Reynolds has been employed for the last two months. will be of invaluable assist ance to the legislature in making its budget. and in determining just where economies may best be practiced.
 Miss Lotta Sawyer. the first nurse of the Arkansas Public Health As sociation 10 take the field in the anti tuberculosis campaign. began her sur vey in Lee county this week She is working in cooperation with the local physicians. the state and county health authorities. and the University exteEsion forces. and the public schools. A second nurse will be SC cured as soon as possible. and an ef- fort made by the association to ex- tend the survey to large part of the state
 The Mosaic TemplarS of America. a negro insurance company with headquarters in Little Rock. has con- tributed $500 to the work of the as sociation in Pulaski county
 
 Dr. NJ T. Clegg. Siloam Springs boy. son of Dr. ] T. Clegg. one of the most prominent physicians of the state. has won great distinction in the field of medicine For twenty years he was in the government ser. vice. for the last year having been director of the laboratory in the quarentine station on Staten Island. New York. most responsible po- sition He recently resigned to be come superintendent of Queens hos piral. Honolulu. the largest hospital in the Hawaiian islands. He passed through Little Rock recently eR route to his new post It was during a for mer service in the Hawaiian Islands that he succeeded in discovering the bacilla of leproSy. and his research on the subject was embodied in a which has become author ity on leprosy- He says that leprosy Is greatly misunderstood. and that there are many false ideas prevalent about it's contagious character.
 The federal administration of rail roads is not interfering materially with the regulations of railways under rhe authority of the Arkansas Railroad Commission As a matter os fact there has been no change at all of any great significance Very few communications have been re ceived from the office of the Director General. and they have dealt chiefly with matters of freight movement If this action on the part of the government preszges federal owner
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REAL HIcH PRICES
fWorId's WorkJ

Sweden before the war used to import about 5000. .e00 tons of coal and coke per year This supply. of course. has stopped One result is that coal in Sweden now sells for SI eco per ton and is difficult 10 ob- tain In Denmark also the coal shortage is acute. In Copenhagen's finest department stores clerks wear