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ter careful examination. At the END
of the season the reports of all the
Investigators showed that absolutely
no evidence of the presence OF the
bollworm could be found.
But the success Of the campaign VIII
not be regarded as absolutely certain
until two other summers have passed
In the meantime the quarantine VIII
be vigorously enforced.
Prior to the discovery of the actual
presence of the pink bollworm In Tex
as the state, taking precautions
against its presence not far away In
Mexico, had enacted legislation giving
authority to establish zone free from
cotton culture on the border of Texas
adjacent to Mexico. Since that time.
quarantine and cotton-free zones have
been declared in three areas.
The normal planting of cotton in the
largest of these areas is about 10000
acres and the inability to plant has.
of course entalled hardship on the
planters Indlviduals-137 to be ex-
act-disregarded the law and planted
some cotton, q total of few hundred
acres. Legal action was taken against
them and they have since signed an
agreement to bear all the cost of clean
ing up their farms, under the super
vision of government inspectors, ana
to leave the disposal of the cotton
grown absolutely in the hands of tho
authorities.
1t Is interesting TO note that con-
siderable number OF these so-called
outlaw cotton fields were discovered
by aerial observation. Much of the
country in the infested areas is heav-
ily timbered. Roads are neither plen-
tiful nor good In many places, and 1t
was possible for an outlaw planter to
tuck away few acres of cotton In
some nook of the woods beyond prob
ability of discovery by ordinary means
This gave the inspectors of the fed
eral horticultural board the idea or
, using airplane observers to spy out the
hidden fields. The scheme worked adj
mirably, the first flight alone reveal
ing no less than seven outlaw cotton
fields which had escaped discovery by
all other means.
! While n feeling of reasonable safety
is iustifiable as to the elimination or
:. the bollworm from Texas, the danger
Of new infestation remains so long
as the bollworm exists In Mexico, and.
!, therefore, extreme vigilance VIII not
he relaxed. All railway cars and 9TH
: or vehicles coming across the line are
: inspected, cleaned, and fumigated-
: THE disinfection of cars and freight
with gas from generators placed with
!. In the cars has been discarded as CIV
: ing no security against insects that
: might be resting on the exterior OF
: cars. Distinction houses have BEEN
erected into which cars are run and
: : disinfected both internally and exter
,. nally.
"A The question Is now raised: Has
10 the recent Gulf OF Mexico hurrleans
brought the pest again to the Texas
"A shoref The storm ravaged the Gull
n shore from Brownsville beyond Il
- Kew West II the storm Of fof'
~ brought the pest 10 the American
er shore from Mexico. why should not tn
4. same conditions now obtainf
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24
Urge UNITED FIGHT
ON EUROPEAN B0RER
insect Is Serious Menace 70
j.. American Agriculture.
Has Become Well Established In s0'n
MASSACHUSETTS and New YORK.
Most Energetic Measures ra-
vored for Eradication.

prepared by the United states depart
mezt of Agriculture)
The European corn borer undoubt-
.d,v is A serious menace to American
agriculture. The United States oe-
nartment Of agriculture has Tor some
,tme called attention to the extreme
danger from this pest which has De
come well established in both Massa-
cbusetts and New York. Now comes
shis reinforcement of that Judgment
aWe. the National Association Oh
Commissioners OF Agriculture. with
cssseial entomologists from many
states and representatives OF tne
limited States department OF agricui-
ture. together with representatives
of the Canadian government. present
Is exnerts in conference upon the SIT
nation. express ourselves. aftef
.xam,ning the infested area, as thor
onrhly convinced that this pest Is one
81 the most dangerous insects when
has become established In America
end we hereby place ourselves on
record in favor of most energetic ef-
sorts on the part Of federal and state
agencies to control and. Il possible. possible
70 erterminate this insect, including
3. the program vigorous guarantees
60 prevent its distribution
That is a part Of the resolutions
.aonted by the European Con-borei
conference. begun at Albany. N. !.
~ zugust Is and concluded at Bes
-. Mass. an August .. The stat
commissioners Of agriculture. stap
entomoIogists and others went owe
the corn fields around Schenectady
Ny. and Boston. Mass. and saw u
methods Of destruction pracuceo .,
the United States department OF asIl
culture ana the state agencies =
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agrlculture)
Scrupulous care in preceding re-
trigerator car for shipping dressed
poultry, always a matter of impor-
lance, is doubly so now, in the opinion
Of food-researeh experts. The greater
necessity for care comes, in the first
place, of the fact that there is a ma
tion-wide ice shortage. The second
important element is that, following
the stress of wartime transportation,
the refrigerator equipment of the coun-
try is in a rundown condition. The
EAR should be carefully examined, the
experts say, to see that 1t admits not
even a pin point of light. Then 1t
should be tested and, If it fall short OF
standard, there should be no hesita-
lion about rejecting it and calling on
the railroad agent for car that will
meet the requirements. Extreme care,
the experts believe, is essential Just
now for the preservation of poultry In
transit, and the chief of the depart
ment's food research laboratory has
lust issued the following definite in
formation as to how satisfactory re-
suits are to be attained:
Select Car Day Before Loading.
sWhen the refrigerator car is set for
Icing, enter 1t and with doors ana
matches tightly closed look carefully
for any crack or point OF daylight
The car should be absolutely black
with not a pin point of light anywhere
n there are distinct cracks around the
doors or matches, the car will not main
lain sufficiently low temperature ano
should not be iced for the hauling OF
dressed poultry or any other commou'
NV requiring Ice and salt refrigerator
Re sure also that the drain pipes are
Open and in good working order.
.rThe selected car should be set fol
Icing at least "a hours before IL Is =
he loaded. It's bunkers should thel
he filed three-quarters full with mel!
broken ice; that is, no piece snouiu y
larger than a mans fist. when I'M
hnnkers are three-quarters full TAM
Inc ice down well so that all crack
and crannies are filed. Then add one
,uarter of the calculated amount o
salt on the Il per cent basis. For u
stance. If the bunker holds o'oV
.ornas of ice. when three-quarters Iul
i win contain $3.50 pounds. On 70
Of this amount Of ice scatter 10
NJ
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24
KEEP VEGETABLES IN WINTER
Temperature Slightly Above Freezing
point 10 Preferred for seets,
4 TurnIps and Carrots

nv A. T. YEAGER. North Dakota AZ
NDs ricuiturai College9
Turnips. beets, and carrots VIII keep
hest at a temperature slightly above
freezing. Cabbage will stand consid-
erable freezing. and satisfy and pars
nlps may be left in the soil over winter
II desired. Squashes and pumpkins
win keep best In q warm dry place.
4 warm attic where It does not freeze
is good. Potatoes require cool place.
not too dry. Cabbage and nearly al
root crops may be stored In the ground
they must De put deep enough to o.
below the frost line and should be sur
rounded with straw to keep them from
direct contact with the soil
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

pounds Of coarse gray rock salt. Mix
this salt very lightly with the top ice
and directly on top Of 1t place more
crushed Ice until the bunker is full.
Then add the remainder of the calcu-
lated amount of salt, which, in this
case, would be 45O pounds. Mix 1t
very lightly with the fine ice SO that
the salt does not penetrate into the
mass of ice more than 4 or 5 inches;
level the surface and quickly close the
matches.
Right Temperature Is 81 Degrees.
"With both bunkers so iced and salt
ed. the car should stand for "A hours.
Then, in order to make sure that the
temperature is right for loading, man
provided with a thermometer should
enter as quickly as possible by open
ing one side of one dor, which should
be tightly closed Immediately. The
man should stand midway between the
doors holding the thermometer about
A feet from the floor until the mercury
has responded to the car temperature
which ordinarily is accomplished in
from three to five minutes, depending
on the quality of the thermometer me
temperature of the car at this point
should not be above "a degrees +.
If Il is more than 80 degrees at TINS
point, it is dangerous to load the car
for haul requiring intensive refrlger-
alton. Unless the shipper is willing
10 take chances on the condition IN
which his load viii arrive at the mar
ket. he should communicate with the
railroad agent and request car which
il able to refrigerate the dressed poul'
try properly.
"All refrigerator cars should be pro
yided with floor rack 4 inches In the
clear. built of lengthwise stringers
made from 2 by A lumber and crosswist
Stats made from / by 8 lumber, VIII
IN inch spaces between. These cross
wise Stats are nailed to the lengthwis
stringers. They do not interfere witt
trucking the load into the car. The!
should extend across the doorway
since 1t is this part Of the car whic
Is hardest to refrigerate and wher
air circulation is most needed. Al
railroad owned refrigerators as rapid
, " as possible are being equipped wit
racks which are fastened to the sid
, walls so that they can be turned bac
for cleaning"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24
Candid Criticism

An Official Of an insane asylum ~
firm believer In the value OF anuse
man, On n deranged mind: and. being
! GOOD amateur comedian. ne occas-
,onallv assists at an entertainments
His last performance was espec'ai.y
ludlcrous: but one man In the andl.
snce sat through Il with grave ana
unmoved counfenanee. 9 look OF per
r,sx,sx n his eyes. 1T certainly j. q
rssrarkahle state Of affairs" be con-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

The danger from the pink bollworm
had long been recognized, and regula-
lions were made by the government
requiring the fumigation of all cotton
from foreign countries before it could
be landed In the United. States. Ev-
cry possible precautionary measure
was taken, but there came one thing
against which even the government
could not guard. The great storm
that ravaged the Gulf country In 1919
washed ashore around Trinity Bay,
and possibly elsewhere on the Texas
coast, great quantities of cotton lint
and cotton seed.
Nobody gave any special thought TO
the matter at the moment, but when
the next year the pink bollworm APP
Feared all around the bay, 1t became
apparent that some of the washed-up
cotton must have come across the
Gulf from the Laguna district OF Mex
leo, where the pest had gained foot
ing some time earlier. That may not
have been the only source of infesta-
ton, but 1t was the one that gave the
greater part of the trouble.
An oil mill at Hearne had received
some seed from Mexico in 1916, and
the bollworm appeared in few fields
In the immediate neighborhood of the
mill. The infestation at this point
was entirely eliminated in short order
however, by uprooting and burning all
growing cotton, collecting and burning
all scattered parts, the prompt milling
and destruction of the seed, and the
shipment to Europe of the harvested
lint.
A mill at Beaumont, too, had re
ceived seed from Mexico and had VIC
lated its agreement to use 1t only To-
milling. 1t developed that some O
this seed was sold to planters through
out a radius of 20 or 30 miles from
the mill. Each sale was traced ant
the surrounding district included II
the cleanup operations.
But II was the washed-up cotton In
festation at Trinity Bay that ceye,ope'
the really alarming situation, involvin
more than 5000 acres of cotton SUI
rounding the bay, and 1t was ther
: that the really big operations wer
; undertaken.
A large force of experts and labol
. ers-not less than 500 negroes-wit
, the voluntary assistance of any nun
her of farmers and members of the
. families. was assembled, camps wei
! established, and the cleanup was b
!. eun on a thoroughly systematized pla
! that involved every inch Of surfac
. to make sure that no lurking place WI
: left for a larva to winter. All Il
4 cotton grown in this area was take
! 10 Galveston under supervision ar
! shipped to foreign countries. All see
: was milled under the direction of 90
= eminent agents. The work ends
: with the whole area as clean as Il
- ton Of a table.
! The result. naturally. was await,
: with much anxiety. In the spring
= 1918 the entire area was watched ~
= planting of cotton was prohibited.
:. course. and every stalk Of volunte
cotton was pulled up and destroyed
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

gether with the damage caused ps
the borer.
The commissioners Of agriculture
returned to their states convinced OF
the reality Of the peril and OF the
necessity Of unlfying all efforts TO pro
tect the farmers of the country rom
n destructive insect that may quickly
spread over very large areas unless
most energetic control WORK Is uone
on a large scale.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

The typical Dutch housemaid In
wooden clogs and multi-colored skirts
has nassed away to make room for
totally different kind Of being. An
Amsterdam lady engaged not long ago
+ new housemaid who stipulated that
she should have two evenings week
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

TO enable her 10 attend rehearsais-
Asked to explain. "pientje" said that
she was a member Of the orchestra
OF the Concert Gebouw 1.-THE Queen's
hall Of Amsterdam,. and needed ieia-
ure moments In which TO practice
Brahms. Spohr. Bach and Beethoven
for the autumn eoncerts.-I.ondon
Daily Express.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

kind. A few lee
lures on first aid
to the injured
have often en-
abled one to re-
vive q drowning
person or to bind
up a severed ar
terry and thus
save the human
life. A few les-
sons in drawing
from a competent
teacher have of
ten proved inval-
liable to the stu
dent in his af-
ter life. l know
a little girl who,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

fsdcd to a visitor after the doctor had
finished an amazing sort Of highland
fling. "A very remarkable state OF az
fairs. when they shut me up here and
leave him on the outsider
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

The Fukien Union university q
Foochow II about TO erect niillioa
dollar group Of buildings
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24
The Value Of
Special Training
Bv REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago

TExT.-study to show thyself approved
unto God.-II Tim. 2:l5
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

It is surprising what can be accom-
plIshed by a little training of the right
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-24

EARCHING for a small,
thin. rose-tinted, almost
white caterpillar in TO-
600 acres of Texas cot
ton land; confronted with
the necessity of making
certain that in all that
area no single caterpillar
made good its conceal
ment in boil or stalk or
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-01
OFFICER-PHYSICIAN SAYS
DRINKING PROLONGED WAR
Says French Sent Wine to Front Be-
fore They Sent Ammunition.

MITCHELL, S. D.-Capt E. W.
Jones, who was one of the first
Mitchell physicians to volunteer for
duty when the United States enter
ed the war, has returned from TWEEN
ty-three months service overseas
with the declaration that the drink
ing proclivities of the Fernch troops
were one of the main reasons why
the war lasted as long as it did.
1.-THE French sent the wine barrels
to the front before they sent the am
munition trains" DR.. Jones declared.
"Then, too, after the French had
fought for three or four weeks in
the first or second line trenches they
thought its was time to rest. They
were disguised because our men kept
at it all the time"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-01
ARE ON THEIR5WAY
TO THE FATHERLAND
TWO THOUSAND GERMANS SAIL
ON MARTHA WASHINGTON
FOR THEIR HOME.

CHARLESTON, S. C.-With prob
ably close to 1000 Germans aboard
the transport Martha Washington
left Charleston Friday.
Many of the Germans, including
sixty-eight who arrived in the morn
ing from Fort Mcpherson, went
aboard the steamship at the port ter
minal An increment of more than
400 from Fl. Ogelthorpe also en-
barked.
Among the enemy aliens are UNI
derstood to be Capt. Johannes Klat-
tenhoff and several of his officers
from the former German steam
freighter Leibenfels, which they sank
in this harbor, serving terms in the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta.
The embarkation of these Ger
mans is directed by the counsellor of
the Swiss legation from Washington,
DR.. Carl Paul Huebscher. 1t is de-
clared that only Germans desiring re-
patriation are being taken to Rotter-
dam, whence they will proceed to
German towns.
The Germans who embarked dur
ing today have brought a great
quantity of baggage containing all
sorts of things.
They are solicitous about the con-
dition of their impediments. Some of
the enemy aliens have been IN Char
lesion for several days going where
they would without let or hindrance.
The Martha Washington, which is
the first Of two transports to leave
from Charleston with Germans, came
week ago with overseas veterans
The transport, the Princess Matoika,
which also brought overseas veter-
ans, is scheduled to leave the port
terminal July l. 1t is thought that
the total movement Of Germans from
Charleston will reach nearly 5000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-01
FOUND DEAD
IN BEDROOM
UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE OF A
GEORGIA LADY WHICH GRE
ATED SENSATION.

Last Wednesday night Mrs. Julia
Brown, who lives in Georgia near the
Florida line, found about fifty mala-
rial mosquitoes dead in her bedroom.
She was very much surprised. Upon
investigation she learned that her
room had been sprayed with "Tor-
ment" the afternoon before by her
son. Torment is new preparation
put out by The G. B. Williams Com
pany, Quitman, Georgia, and is Gre
ating quite a sensation all over the
South. 1t is deadly to flies, mosqui-
toes, ants, feas, lice, mites, bedbugs,
reaches, etc. 1t has a pleasant odor,
with not soil clothing nor furniture,
and is absolutely harmless to human
beings. Torment" is put up in 25c
bottles. Sold by dealers everywhere.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-01

The building of the big arena has
been a seventh wonder in this city
by the lake, which is accustomed to
feats of engineering skill. Richard
contractor had hundreds of carloads
OF lumber shipped directly from The
lumber districts in trains that ran
right to the grounds.
Arena Built in Park.
The arena is built in a city park
given by Toledo for the purpose He
put up sawmills on the arena site, to
cut the boards and heavy timhers to
fit. Store houses were built at con-
venient places. A high heavy wire in
closure was erected. A post was drlV-
en- where the middle Of he ring was
to be, and all measurements were
made from that post.
Hundreds of men were put to work,
and day by day the vast board struct-
ure has been rising like a magic city
built by the benii in tales of the Ara
bian Nights.
One of the features connected
with the big show is the preparation
here to accommodate the crowd that
will come in a day or two before the
battle and leave the day after it. To-
ledo hotels are starting a campaign
of profiteering. Not satisfied with the
prosperity that will come from hay
! ing their rooms all taken for weeks,
they are raising their prices.
Residences are being leased and
turned into temporary hotels.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-01
SOLDIER, SLAYER OF
GERMAN, A PRISONER
ONE OF FIFTY, CONVICTED OF
VARIOUS CRIMES, WHO HAVE
LANDED ON TRANSPORTS.

PHILADELPHIA, Pam Amer
lean soldier convicted of killing a
German subsequently, one of the
first cases of its kind in the history
of the war-was landed at this port
under guard yesterday by the trans
port Iowan.
He was one of fifty prisoners on
board convicted of crimes ranging
in seriousness from GA. w. o. L." to
murder The soldier serving term
for Staying one of the enemy was on
leave a few days after the signing
of the armistice. He became involved
in an argument with German civ
ilian, who he instantly killed.
He was arrested by the American
military police, tried by court-mar-
tial and received a heavy sentence.
The exact length of the term which
he must serve was not made public.
A sealed copy of the sentence was
in possession of his guard, but the
details of the case were not MADE
known even to the officers of the ship.
He and other prisoners were taken
to Fort Jay, N. Y.
Upon their breasts and backs were
the letters &c. p" indicating they
were general prisoners. One of the
number was an American mess SER
geant, also sentenced for murder.
Members of his company after the
signing of the armistice had COM
planned about the quality of the food
served them. The sergeant is said to
have killed one of the compliments.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-01
State of Ohio, city Of Toledo,

Lucas county, IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
10 senior partner OF the firm OF F. ].
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
Of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
land every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 6th day of December,
A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine IL taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists 76c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-01
LION TRAINER TRIES
MATRIMONY AT NINETY-TWO
Record Old Age Marriage in u. S.
Celebrated in Soldiers Home.

DANVILLE, Ill.-What is believ-
ed to be the record old-age wedding
of the United States was celebrated
when Jacob Beck, 90, was married
to Mrs. Jennie Buch, 81.
The ceremony was performed at
the Danvile National Soldiers home,
at which the bridegroom lives. The
Rev. T. L. Stipp performed the cere-
mony.
Mr.. Beck "a native of Akron, o.,
served through the civil war with the
21st Indiana infantry after having
been associated with the circuses as
trainer of lions and other wild ami
mails.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-01
WAR CHILDREN A SAD
AND DISTRESSING SIGHT
Lack of Nourishment Retards De-
velopment. Badly in Need.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-"The saddest
sight in Europe today is that of the
children of 8 and 10 and II years
of age who look and act like children
of and 6 and 8 years." says DR..
Vernon Kellogg, who recently return
ed from a tour of Europe for the
American Relief administration.
"They have been underfed for four
years." continued Dr. Kellogg. "Many
have died; many are war orphans.
The parents of many are absolutely
destitute. Malnutrition has weaken
ed them; has retarded their growth
and development. Their feeble voices
cry to the world for help"
Keep cool-buy mohair or Palm
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cial prices