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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-27
DEATH OF J. F.. BRELAND.
Confederate Veteran Died Near Olar
Wednesday Morning.

John F. Breland died at his home
in Bamberg county near Olar on Wed
nesday morning, May 10, aged Is
years.
In his death the county has lost a
true Christian friend. But few men
have lived in the county who have
left a more enduring impress for good
than that resulting from the life OF
this good man.
During the Confederate war he
served as a brave Southern soldier
at one time being severely wounded
He is survived by his widow, son
three daughters and many sorrowing
relatives and friends. His body was
laid to rest in the family burying
ground, near his home, the funera
services being conducted by the Rev
Mr.. Risinger, Lutheran pastor of Ehr'
hardt, in the absence of his pastor
He had been a member of the Baptist
church since boyhood.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-27
WHEAT CONDITION SERIOUS.
DIR. w. w. Long Appeals for Action
to Save Shortage.

The following telegram from DR..
w. w. Long, of the extension depart
ment of Clemson college, in regard to
the serious condition of the wheat
crop, was handed The Herald by the
Bamberg Banking Co.:
"Reports just received from United
States department of agriculture in
dicate 81 per cent. reduction in wheat
production this year. Unless some
thing is done to meet this situation
flour will be on the same basis as dur
ing the war. With this difference, we
were then blessed with large corn
yields. Owing to unfavorable weather
conditions and the natural incentive
to grow cotton on account of the pres
ct high prices and fear of the wider
spreading of the weevil within next
few years, we are liable to have a
distressingly short corn crop. I am
wiring this information to many
farmers, bankers, merchants, cotton
seed crushers and newspapers so that
our farmers, even at this late date,
may be urged to increase their acre
age in corn. If this is done we can
largely increase our food supply and
thereby save q. serious situation most
likely to prevail this fall. I suggest
county meetings of prominent farm
ers, bankers, and merchants to con-
slider the situation. Money without
bread is not satisfying"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-27
CEORCIA'S VOTE
GOES TO PALMER
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM
NITTEE ISSUES CREDENTIALS.
No Bolting, Says Gardner.
State Secretary Declares Smith and
Watson Disregarded Pri-
mary Rules.

Atlanta, May 23.-Hiram L. Card
ner, secretary of the Georgia Demo
cratic executive committee, forward
ed today to the national executive
committee headquarters at Washing
ton the official certificate of the State
committee issuing the credentials OF
the state committee to the full Pal
mer delegation from Georgia to the
San Francisco convention. The rec
ord was endorsed by sixty-six of the
sixty-seVen members of the commit
tee.
The certificate contains the regula-
tions for the presidential primary as
issued on February 10, in which it
was provided that all of the State
delegates to the national convention
"shall be chosen from among the
friends and supporters of that candi-
date for president receiving the high
est county unit vote" 1t showed that
Palmer received 14S votes, Watson
1872 and Smith 104.
In forwarding the letter to the sec
retary of the national committee Sec
retary Gardner stated:
No ''Bolting" Says Gardner.
sPress reports have misrepresent-
ed the situation in Georgia No bolt
ing convention was held nor was
there any. necessity for such. The
rules of the primary adopted long be-
fore either Smith, Palmer or Wat
son were candidates, provided that
the candidate who should receive the
highest number of county unit votes
should have the whole delegation.
'Not until after Palmer had won
under the rules of the primary was
there even the suggestion of dissatis-i
faction about the regulation.
Rules Disregarded.
"When the state convention met the
Smith and Watson forces combined
were strong enough to disregard the
rules under which the primary had
been run, which they did on the theo-
ry that the convention was supreme
and had the right to as it wished.
1T was the Palmer delegation to
San Francisco that met and organized
Immediately after the convention ad-
journed, and this the press erroneous
ly reported to be a meeting Of the
Palmer delegates to the State con-
vention."
Delegates elected by the State con-
vention and representing the Smith
and Watson factions will meet here
next Wednesday to organize and
make plans for attending the San
Francisco convention. Former Sena-
tor Thomas W. Hardwick is expected
to head the delegation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-27
SMOAkS SCHOOL CLOSES.
Address to Graduates Delivered by
II. NJ. Jefferies.

Smoaks, May 20.-Smoaks school
closed a successful year Wednesday.
The baccalaureate sermon was preach
ed by Mr.. Inabinett, Of WATERFORD.
On Monday night the following pro-
gramme was given at the town hall:
Welcome song, by primary grades;
piano solo, by Miss Connie Berry;
"Whistling Song" by three boys and
three girls; recitation, THE Prodigal
Son." by Mondell Crosby; spoon drill,
by primary boys; recitation, Isl and
l." by Connie Berry; "Oh, Doctor,
minstrel show, by ninth grade boys;
"Midsummer Eve,' by intermediate
grades.
Tuesday night the graduating exer-
cises were held and the address was
delivered by R. M. Jefferies, of Wal
terboro. The programme:
Piano solo, by Miss Inez Lyons;
class prophecy, by Miss Dolly Camp
bell; piano solo, by Miss Halle HERS;
essay, by Miss Inez Lyons.
Graduation address by R. NJ. JET
ferries; piano solo, by Miss Eleanor
Smith; valedictory address, by Miss
Halle HERS; presentation of diplom-
as, by S. P. J. Garris, Jr.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-27
Slashes Throats of Herself and Babies

Cuthbert, Ca, May 23.-Mrs. w.
H. Ward, of Cuthbert, slashed the
throats Of herself and four Of her
five children with a razor early today
according to the police, while her
husband lay asleep in an adjoining
room. Mental arrangement from
long illness was said by her family
to have caused the deed.
One of the children, girl of five,
died from the injuries, two others
were said to be in a serious condi-
ton, but the fourth child and the
mother are expected to recover.
According to the police, Ward was
aroused by the screams of the chill
dren and ran into the room in time
to grapple with his wife as she slash
ed her own throat. He overpowered
her and gave the alarm. Mrs. Ward
was placed in the care of physician,
who administered drug to quiet her
nerves, and no statement of the affair
had been obtained from her tonight.
She is about thirty-fve years old.
Authorities expressed the opinion
that an effort would be made to place
the woman in an institution and that
no charge of murder would be placed
against her. She was not arrested.
All of the children who were in
jured were girls, angling in age from
five to ten years. Ora, who was kill
ed, was the youngest child whom the
mother attacked
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-27
Mr.. Hooton Tells How Cotton
is Grown. Successfully in Ala.

They do not go very far from LnelI
winter quarters but obtain their food
as near at hand as possible. 1t can
be readily understood that if farmer
can destroy the first weevils that ap-
pear by picking them off the bud of
the cotton plant in theory at least
he could at that time destroy the
weevils that would attack his cotton
during the entire season.
1t is impossible, of course, to col
lect all of these first boil Weevils, and
therefore it is necessary to pick up
the forms as they fall, since each
form contains the egg that will later
develop into the DOLL weevil..
The boil weevil does not travel
very far early in the year in search
of food, but will alight upon the near
est available cotton and will go from
stalk to stalk in, search of food, and
will not fly from one portion of a
field to another portion of the field,
nor will it leave one field for another
field. This localizes the attack of the
weevil early in the life of the cotton
plant and it is only late in the season
when the food of the boil Weevil be-
comes scarce that they disperse ano
migrate to other fields or to other ter
ritory in search of food.
Mr.. Hooton was convinced that
Commissioner Wade had outlined to
him very important and vital phase
of com batting the boil Weevil, for Mr..
Wade demonstrated to him that cot
ton could be grown very successfully
by this method, and demonstrated
also that without this method cotton
would be a complete failure. Mr..
Hooton was shown a field of about
seven acres in Alabama that Commits
sioner Wade was planting and this
field had enough fruit on the plant to
make a bale of cotton per acre. The
adjoining field, separated only by a
fence, had very little fruit on the
stalks. The heavily fruited cotton
was about three feet high; the poor
ly fruited cotton was about three
and one-half feet high with plants
that looked vigorous and strong and
yet were worthless because the boil
weevil had destroyed the cotton bolls.
Commissioner Wade told Mr. Hoot-
on that the early maturing variety
of cotton was very important; that
early fertilization and rapid cultiva-
tion were essential, but that the pick
ing of the boil weevils out of the
buds of the plants and the picking
up and burning of the infested squares
the same week that the first blooms
appeared, and the picking up of these
squares each week was absolutely nee
essary if farmer expected to make
a crop of cotton under boil Weevil
conditions.
Commissioner Wade's advice is i'm
portant. 1t will not profit farmer
to read this article unless he puts into
practice the suggested methods. You
may believe that the boil Weevil can
be overcome by this method, but the
tb;nn +o do ic.not on1v tn ho1iova hT1t
to carry out Commissioner Wade's
instructions. Now is the time and
your farm is the place and if you
wish to harvest cotton in Septem ber
it is necessary to harvest boil wee
wills in June.
What does it profit a man though
he make a big weed and has no fruit?
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-27

half a vote. No alternates will go
from these districts. A resolution
was adopted just before the closing
of the convention allowing all districts
that had elected two districts and two
alternates to send the two alternates
as delegates, each delegate in this
case being allowed one-half vote.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-27
Cope Fire Does Damage.

Cope, May 22.-The greater part
of the stock of staple and fancy gro
ceries owned by D. W. Bonnet &
Sons who was badly dapaged from
smoke and water during fire Thurs
day night about II o'clock that it is
almost a complete loss.
The store itself is of concrete
blocks, and the fire was up in the
ceiling towards the front and was
kept in a smothered condition by a
tin roof.
The concensus of opinion was that
it was caused by rats. An insurance
of $4,000 was carried on the stock of
goods, the building being uninsured.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-27

We have the "pizen" kind Of Cpl
zen". Simply kills the tobacco worms.
RentZ & Fielder.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-05-27

Don't raise tobacco for the worms.
"Kill 'em." We have the "Plzen.
RentZ & Fielder.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-07
The People and the League.
From the ST. Paul Pioneer Press.

Do the people you meet on the street and
in the stores and factories care anything
at all about the league of nations? The
New. York World has staff reporter tour
ing through Indiana and Illinois, picking
up expressions from these people, met at
random on the streets of the cities, and
taking their offhand and unsuggested views.
The World could not better be pleased
than by the knowledge that everybody is
talking league of nations and taking the
Wilson side of it; but it's touring reporter
does not give it that pleasure. He seems to
be giving fairly what he hears; and what is
it? People do not care a continental about
the league of nations. There are a few ex-
pressions which deal with it, but they do
not make it vital They have lost whatever
interest they might have had. They talk
about taxes and high prices and prohibition.
Ninety per cent make one of these three
subjects important. A few talk about labor,
but without partisan bearing. The exorbit-
ant prices and high taxes they have to spay
are the engrossing subjects, and most of
them are trying to find out whether the
election of Harding or Cox will bring re-
lief. They are interested in what comes
right home to them, what affects them i'm
mediately and directly. They do not give
the league of nations thought. If the re-
porter had written that the republicans he
met were going to vote for Harding and
the democrats for Cox he would have come
very near the fact.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-07
THE TURN IN TIE ROAD.

In the life of every individual there
comes time when the road turns. Some
times it turns from the dismal windings OF
adversely and discomfort into the rolling
hills and through the pleasing scenes of
contentment. The individual who is selfish,
arrogant and exacting finds himself where
others apply the results of these things to
him If he is manly he will accept the re-
suit without grumbling If he is cowardly
he will protest against the injustice to him
self, though when the conditions were re-
versed he never thought of the injustice he
was imposing on the other fellow.
Human relationships are unequal things.
One person is disposed to give more than
Justice. Another is disposed to give less than
Justice. The one who is generous suffers,
and the one who is covetous prospers for the
moment, but when the turn in the road is
reached the one who has been unfair, I'M
just, exacting and dominating finds his
highway, which before has been through
pleasant surroundings, suddenly changed to
a passage through a quagmire. The pleas
ant shade which refreshed him before be-
came the miasmic shadows of reeking for
ests. The sunshine is changed to the dark
of forbidding gloom.
The road of life canAot be diverted, but
he who has more than one from which to
choose may take that which promises the
happiest ending. He cannot travel along
way which is selfish and insincere without
coming to the place to which this road
leads Human happiness does not necessari-
ly mean following narrow and straight
path or climbing difficult hill. But it does
mean following a highway which leads
through pleasant places, and not through
those which are forbidding and abhorrent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-07
The Alarm About Peanuts.
From the Moultrie Observer.

Why the peanut excitement? Is the i'm
portation of twelve million dollars worth OF
peanuts into the United States during
twelve months period, and at time when
the price of peanuts in this country is about
twice as much as the normal price, sufficient
to create alarm? Making rough guess,
we would say that the twelve million dol
lars worth of foreign peanuts imported in
to this country in the last year is an amount
about equal to the Georgia crop. This is not
enough to affect the market seriously.
It is doubtless true that bad market con-
ditions confront the peanut growers this
wear, due to the fact that oils are so cheap
that the oil mills will hardly enter the
market. But if the Observer has been cor
rectly informed the oil mills have not been
responsible for the high prices paid for pea
nuts 1t has been Improbable to mill pea
nuts for the oil for some time, and the
shelters of peanuts, the peanut butter peo-
pie and the candy makers have been the
principal buyers. 1t may be presumed that
the peanut professors will be m the market
again this year, and though prices may not
reign as high as they did last year there
is not reason to believe that the demand
will be SO bad as to greatly depress the
market.
We wonder if the peanut marketing agi-
tation grows out of propaganda of some
sort. The Observer has no evidence that
such is the case, but it looks like the sug-
gestion of tariff on peanuts is springlng
up with wonderful unanimity over the
country Fortunately there will be ample
time for inquiring thoroughly into the pea
nut situation before any legislative action
can be taken. 1t will be year before con-
gress is ready to consider tariff-legislation,
and in that time we will learn much about
the dangers of Chinese peanuts.
We will probably hear much about the
necessity of tariffs in this county in, the
coming months. Prices of everything have
been boosted in America, and the day is
coming for decline. Naturally, there will
be a cry for protection against the produc-
ers of various products in other countries
who are willing to sell on our markets at
lower prices than we have been paying for
the home products. If we are expecting to
trade with the whole world we will have to
bear in mind that a tariff is thing that
works both ways If we close our doors to
products raised in other countries we may
expect to find other countries closing their
markets to US through the workings of the
tariff. ?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-07
THE OTHER SIDE.

The abundant crops will reduce the cost
of living according to government ofhciais
The farmer will have so much food to sell
that the supply will reduce the demand and
the price will fall That is the operation OF
the law of supply and demand. But there
is another side to the question VIII the
prices of what the farmer must buy IAN
in a corresponding degree? If they do not
the farmer will be the victim of his own
industry and good fortune in producing
larpe crops. 1t might be said that II MS
large crops result in lower prices per bush
81 or other sale unit the increased number
of these units will move up the difference
between what he would realize from
small crop at high prices and the present
crop at low prices. But if that is accepted
as the standard of farm economics the
farmer profits nothing by increasing MS
acreage or devoting longer hours to its cul-
tivation, for he cannot get more as total
for large crop than for small one.
The reduction of prices on manufactur-
ed products will be hard to bring about. Be-
hind them are organization of labor and
CAPITAL which are interested in preserving
the present scale of wages and present
rates of income. If the farmers could COM
bine their interests and hold their crops
so that prices would be under their control
thew would be able to meet higher prices
for things they have to buy with higher
prices for what they have to sell. But that
policy will preserve the present standard of
hiUh nrices and living costs will remain
where they are.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-07
Homefolks Esteem Him.
From the Walton Tribune.

The probability that a Walton county
man will be the next governor of Georgia is
a matter of the greatest local pride, and
one which our entire people can contem-
plate with the fullest measure of pleasure
and satisfaction.
Than Clifford Walker the county has new
err produced a more brilliant and worthy
son nor one whose heart beats were more
in sympathy with the people. A man of big
heart and broad sympathies, his life has
been one of constructive endeavor and his
voice has always been raised in behalf of
the poor and oppressed
In private life he has always acted the
part of the earnest Christian citizen, active
in his support of every movement for the
public veal, while his every public station
occupied has felt the force of his character
and reflected his Astounding affection for
mankind.
AS mayor Of Monroe. solicitor general of
his circuit and attorney general of Georgia
he demonstrated his thorough fitness for
public service and at the same time gave
evidence of his many lovable qualities as
gentleman. A man of stainless life, he new
er compromises with wrong, and yet. his
heart is full of commiseration for the weak
and unfortunate. He has always dared to
do his duty regardless of consequences. His
lexicon of words has never been fettered
with failure.
Georgia will indeed do herself credit to
place Clifford Walker, the stalwart Chris
tian citizen, in the governors chair; and
from reports that are pouring in from every
section of the state the Tribune feels that
his election is assured.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-07
THE CENSUS.

The federal government does some
things well, and elsewhere it fails misera-
bly,. 1t has recently demonstrated how not
to take a federal census. To the impartial
observer the system devised by the govern
ment for the decennial enumeration ap-
pears to have been lamentably inadequate
and inefficient to the point of absurdity
The purpose of the census is to provide an
accurate count of the population. 1t is idle
to contend that the present census is accu-
rate, which is to say that its table OF fig
ures is of little real value.
If the officials at the top of the census
organization in Washington had devised a
workable or efficient plan it would not
have been necessary to request the ser
vices of volunteer local committees, which
was the case in many instances, to secure
an accurate count. Nor would it have been
necessary, as has been done in numerous
instances, to recount the population of
city or town, to say nothing of hundreds
of towns which charged inaccurate and in
complete enumeration and failed to obtain
a recount. It is nothing short of humiliating
that such should be the case.
The taking of the census costs the fed
eral government millions of dollars. If the
work is worth doing at all it is worth do
ing thoroughly. If it is not thoroughly
done, then the millions expended have
been wasted. If business men or the or
ganized industries were to approach their
undertakings in the spirit with which Uncle
Sam tackles the gigantic task of taking
the census they would be laughed at for
amateurs Worse than that, they would be
foredoomed to inevitable business failure.
The federal government has been in the
business of taking censuses for a good
many years. 1t has been at it long enough
to have devised a workable plan and an
efficient organization. The enumeration
should be so thorough, and there should
be such evidence of.painstaking on the part
of the government as to call for no con-
Germ from the people, no chamber of COM
merce committees to enroll names missed
by government enumerators and no requests
for recounts.
The News does not pretend to say what
is the matter with the census organization.
1t is only referring to its failure to deliver
the goods
The failure of the railroad administra-
ton, the inefficiency of the postal service
under its present administration and now
the manifest shortcomings of the census
taking machinery do not provide advocates
of government ownership of everything
with a great deal of disable material.