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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-02
HENRY COUNTY SHOWS
GROWTH OF TENANTRy

The first figures on agricultural CEN
sus returns for this region are on
Henry county, and have just been re-
ceived. They show a decrease of IA
per cent in the number of farms and a
decrease in the acreage as we'll, so
the loss in number of farms is not due
to farms being combined.
There is loss also in the per cent
of farms operated by owners and
gain in those rented to tenants. There
are 5.3 per cent fewer farms owned by
those living on them and SO more
operated by tenants than in 1910. The
acreage in improved land decreased
by IA per cent and the total farm
acreage by 10 per cent.
The crop acreages follow rather
closely those of 1909 except that there
is decrease in corn acreage and 4
corresponding increase in wheat, oats
and hay.
The domestic animal census, taken
this year before the breeding season,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-02

obedience, since he must obey nature
laws to get a crop: of love, and of
| work. The latter gospel, DR.. Rae in
timated, had been preached too much
by the farmer as he had concentrated
upon it to the exclusion of his own
enjoyment, development and other
worth while occupations. 49,
The speaker congratulated the farm
ers upon having reached a time when
il is no longer necessary to work SO
hard. Honest work is the perform
ance of religious duty, however, DR..
Rae said, and as much a contribution
to the world religion as any given by
those who label their activities.
| Must BE Worth While.
Referring to the latter, DR.. Rae said
he had known many who were beau
| tifully, gloriously. fiamingly, hallelu-
iahly good, but they weren't good
! for anything. Amy one who is good
should be good for something"
Another likeness of the farmer to
the preacher is his great expecta-
, lions" He generally expects more
shan he receives from yields of grain,
increase of stock, or from the proceeds
for them
The nominating committee, Omer
Smith, Oscar Lamb. Harry Foulke,
Clarence Vournauff. and Ray Warfel,
chairman, recommended the re-elec-
ton Of all last years officers of the
institute for the succeeding year,
which was done. The officers are as
follows: President, Grafton Stewart;
vicepresident Moses Keever: score
| tary, Ivan Dilling: treasurer, William
| T. Ieavelle; program committee
Stewart, Keever and Dilling: finance
committee, Leavelle, Warfel. Dr. H. J.
| Weaver; publicity, Robert Marlatt,
! T.ar,h. Narnauff.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-02
COMPLETE TEMPORARY
PERSONNEL FOR FOOD
EXHIBIT IN RICHMOND

A temporary Organization for the
management of the food show is BEING
completed by Mrs. Joseph, Thompson,
of near Webster, who is chairman Of
the committee handling the food show.
An attempt is being made to name per.
sonal representatives in each com.
munity to localize the campaign for
exhibits and tie up the show with the
various communities. These will ba
announced as soon as possible.
The proposal to sell the food after
the show and turn the receipts over
to the European Relief fund is meet
ing with a cordial reception from
townspeople who are anticipating in.
vesting in some of the offerings, and
from the Relief fund officials who see
in this an opportunity to swell, Rich.
mond's quota for the fund. 90
Glass display cases will be neces.
sary for the protection Of the food.
Walter Fulghum, chairman of the al
rangement committee requests mer.
chants having unused cases in stor-
age, or cases which they can spare
for the time OF the show, to commun-
icate with him. The committee will
be responsible for safety and for the
return of the cases.
Mrs. A. W. Roach has consented to
take charge of the sale of the food
which Will take place on the second
day. She will have a committee at the
hall to conduct the sale. Judging
probably will be done on the mo, ming
of the second day to enable all to
know the prize winners early. Three
sets of judges, for the fresh food, TO-.
the canned food. and for the sewing,
will be appointed and judging will be
done quickly. -.- t.-.-.
That this method of contributing to
the European fund will be easier than
any other is the opinion of Mr.. Edgar
Haas. They will get more for their
money here than at any of the Hoover
banquets which have been held" he
said. Il think the townspeople will
turn out well for such a sale. l would
like some of that food myself"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-02

American Federation of Labor esti.
mates as many as 100000 men,
Jo5less, which seems improbable.
But neither the department of labor
nor the federation of labor can take
full coenizance Of the clerical help and
OF the women laid off since the
slump, except as to employees in the
women's trades, such as mill opera.
yves, garment workers, etc. We may
safely add 100000 of these, we think,
to the figures given out by the de-
partment of labor, because almost
every town and hamlet, spots ignored
by the department, also by union la.
Dor leaders, have a percentage of the
unemployed
These figures are sufficiently i'm.
pressive to explain why congress is
now showing signs of concern in re-
gard to this serious problemn.
Conditions Growing Better.
While it is a fact wages are now
being reduced in many industries, it
is to be doubted that the jobless. as
total, are now increasing in MUM
bers, at least not Importantly. With
the advent of spring weather, suitable
for building and other outdoor opera.
tons, many idle men will find seasonal
employment The final readjust-
ment of wages will set much of the
idle machinery in motion, and result
in the sterilization of prices, which
will tend to the increase of general
trade and consumption
The fact that lumber prices have
been lowered Importantly during re-
cent months, and the further fact that
members of the building trades in
nearly all towns and cities are pre-.
pairing to make concessions rather
than remain idle next summer, are
hopeful signs.
A revival of the building industry
would quickly set more than a mil
lion men at work. Khe delivery of
the raw material would increase the
business of the railroads, and the
structural steel mills would almost
Instantly feel the impetus of the bus
mess revival
This is no time for petty jealousies
and fractional fights. 1t is the best
possible time for the optimistic har
monizing of all differences and for
mutual concessions for the general
good.
American business conditions are
fundamentally sound. We have money
the men, the raw material and the
greatest home market in all the
world. The ebbing tide is at its turn
and will bring stable conditions and
increasing prosperity in its flow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-02
EATON CORN EXHIBIT
AWARDS ANNOUNCED

EATON, O.. Feb. 2.-For exhibiting
the best ear Of corn in connection with
a two-day agricultural course, which
closed here Tuesday night, Wilbur
Gardner. Eaton, rural route 8, was
awarded first prize. So. Four other
awards were made in the order named,
Wilbur Aten, Charles Beck. Henry
Busch, D. G. Hendricks. All the en-
tries were yellow corn.
Wilbur Aten, Eaton, Won first award,
IS, for the best ten ears Of yellow
corn. E. E. Weidner won second
award, So, and Harry E. Renner won
third award, 81. Seven other awards
were made in the order named: Gill
bert Buriff, Henry Busch, Abe Aten,
Paul Fudge. Roy OFT, D. c. Hendricks,
o. G. Eikenberry. There were "a en-
tries Of ten ears each.
w. J. Ashworth, Eaton, rural route
., won first award, IS, for the best
ten ears OF white corn. c.. P. Barr
won second award. So. and Charles
House, third, 81; I. NJ. Johnson, fourth;
Charles Plummer, fifth. There were
five entries.
For the best ten ears Of popcorn,
c. w Foster won first award, 81; O..
G.. Eikenberry, second, so cents; Ed
ward Weiand, third.
The winners of the ten ear exhibits
of white corn which were announced
in the Palladium Tuesday, are: First,
w. J. Ashworth, So; second, c. T. Barr,
SIS: third, Charles House, 81; fourth.
/. M. Johnson, 81; fifth, Charles Plum
ner, 81.
The corn entries were judged by
Prof. P. G. Holden. of Iowa, known as
the corn wizard, who was one Of
the lecturers at the short course; con-
sequently the winners attach much
significance to the awards.
That the short course was very
profitable from an instructive view
point is generally conceded. r. R.
Robertson soil and kindred expert,
and Miss leila Wigent. home eco
romics expert, in addition to Prof.
Holden, were the instructors.
Prof. Holden at the closing session
Tuesday evening spoke on Farm In
conyeniences.' 1t contained much Of
humor. His afternoon address was
Alfalfa" Mr.. Robertson's addresses
day and evening were: Potatoes"
Orchard Efficiency" Poultry Gull
ing, Make More from Poultry"
Better Schools and Birds" were
Miss Wigent's subjects. Benham quar-
tet. Mrs. c. A. Burns. Mrs. L. w. Wal
strom. Mrs. n. l.. Risinger and Charles
and Mary Cottingham presented the
musical numbers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-02
ADDRESS ON SOILS, SONGS, READINGS AND
PASTORS talk END HAGERSTOWN INSTITUTE

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Feb. 2.-The
Hagerstown farmers institute closed
Tuesday evening with record at
tendance for the institute and for each
individual session. For the afternoon
session there were 800 present. and in
the evening about $50, 80 or 40 of
whom, arriving after the S. r. o. sign
was out, stood through the whole pro-
gram rather than miss any of it.
The feature of the afternoon was a
lecture by J. P. Prigg, state institute
lecturer. on Soil Needs" He spoke
OF the chemical, physical and biologic-
al factors needed in the soils. Dealing
with physical needs, he mentioned
drainage and the incorporation of or
ganic matter; and hiologically, the
value of the presence of bacteria,
which require a good physical condi-
ton, sweet soil, lined il necessary,
ground limestone being recommended
for sweetening in preference to burned
or hydrated lime
Chemical Factors.
Referring to chemical factors, the
speaker named nitrogen, phosphorus,
and potassium as the deficient ele-
ments, recommending the addition of
nitrogen by blowing under legumes.
'HS iipeIdtlOH Oh potassium from the
soil, and the addition of phosphorus
from acid fertilizers-when quick ac-
ton is needed and there is little or
ganic matter-or from raw rock phos-
plate when soil conditions will make
the element available. 1t would cost
only one-fourth as much. he declared,
since there is twice as much phosphor-
lis in a ton of raw rock as in a ton
Of acid phosphate. and the cost per
ton is about half as much.
In the evening, the program was
opened by a solo by Miss Fern Stew
art. which was heartily anDlauded
Suffering from slight cold. Miss
Stewart was una able to sing more than
enc number or to, respond to the en-
core which the audience demanded
She was followed by Miss Hilda Jones.
who gave humorous reading and was
comDelled TO reply ~ two oncores with
further readings. Billy" Moore. tenor.
singing silver Threads Among the
Gold" was recalled also
Richmond Man Talks.
The feature Of the evening program
was talk by DR.. i. J. Rae, OF Rich
nlond on the subject, Can a Farmer
Presch?" DR. Rae answered this
question in the affirmative. stating
that the farmer was preacher,
through his actions, of the gospels of
faith, primarily, having faith in the
actions of the soil and weather; of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-02
TAILOR BURNED SERIOUSLY
i. IN GASOLINE EXPLOSION

KENDALLVILLE, Ind, Feb. q
Walter Lang of Wolcottville was burn
ed seriously and his tailor shop was
destroyed by fire, the result of a gaso-
line explosion. He built coal fire,
and then attempted to fill the tank of
gasoline stove nearby. The explos-
ion followed. Lang was overcome and
fell backward~over a chair, but was
rescued just in time to save his life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-02

shows decreases also in horses, sheep
and hogs. Sheep have deceased so
per cent. Inc number of mules and
cattle is larger, mules more than
doubling and cattle increasing per
cent. The most notable increase in
the figures is in the value of land and
buildings which have increased 73.1
per cent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-02
TO PLAY INDIANAPOLIS

tBF Associated PreSS)
NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-The Brooklyn
National league club has added the
indianapolis club of the American As
ISOLATION to it's list for spring training
exhibition games. The Indians and
Dodgers will meet at New Orleans.
March 80 and 81.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-03-16

file with the undersigned Clerk of
Court any and all claims you may
have as Depositor or Creditor of
Bank of Clarendon against the said
Bank of Clarendon. The form Of fill
ing may be in the form of a draft or
demand in writing on the BanL: of
Clarendon signed by any Dcpositor or,
Creditor for the amount due And if
the amount due to any Depositor or
Creditor be unknown to such Dcposi-.
tor or Creditor, the undersigned has
access to the books Of said Bank,
through which the amount due may be
ing of any claim refer to the books
and other records Of said Bank of
Clarendon for adjustment of the same.
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that
unless such claim be filed with me on
or before April 2, 1921, the said Bank
of Clarendon and it's Directors and
ether officers will be discharged OF ali
liability for payment Of such claim;
and each and every Depositor and
Creditor will thereafter be barred and
estopped from asserting the same
against the said B;nk Of Clarendon On"
any of it's Directors or other Creditors,
the said Decree of Judge Wilson be-
ing to such effect.
- II IL Ee LANE NOllCE thaC
the said Bank Of Clarendon i'm accor-
dance with resolution of it's stock
holders is now in process OF iiquida-
ton; and will be liquidatcd and dis
solved and its charter surrendered on
or after April 5th 1921, unless any
Creditor or Dcpositor in the mean
time shows to the Court cause to the
contrary.
j. B. Cantcy,
Clerk Of Court of Common Pleas for
Clarendon County, S. c.
February 23, 1921. 8Gt-c.
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the trouble lies. Because of general
ignorance, Senator Cummins regards
it as absolutely essential that an
investigation be had. The interstate
commerce commission is authority
for the statement that the condition
Of railroads grows more distressing
month by month, and that no reduc-
tion in rates could justly be order
ed; and that freight and passenger
traffic correspondingly decreases. 1t
is reported to Washington each day
from each section Of the country that
producers can not reap even a modest
profit when cost of transportation is
unbearable.
The Cummins- Esch act was pur-
posely made exceedingly liberal and
generous to the railroads in order
that they might have an opportunity
to get on their feet. 1t is held by
Senator Cummins and other influen-
tial members Of congress that if
under that act the railroads can't
give good service at fair rates, some
thing is radically wrong. 1t is for
the purpose of ascertaining what is
wrong that Senator Cummins will
asks for the investigation.
The consuming and shipping pub
lie represent to Washington that they
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-03-16
RAILROAD ISSUE IS
BECOMING ACUTE
Senator Cummins Wants Investiga-
tion--Anticipates Strikes-JOint
Author of Measure Would Get at
Root of Present Trouble.
Washington, March 12.-Scnator

Cummins Of Iowa, joint author Of the
Cummins- -Esch railroad act, declares
his intention of asking congress for
authority to conduct, with the as
sistance of the commerce committee
of the senate, thorough invcstiga-
tion into the railroad situation.
He will act on the first day of the
extraordinary session. By that time,
Judging by the clerty with which
developments are rushing to a head,
the inevitable "blow-off" will have
arrived. Congress and the admins
tration at this date realize that
something must be done to save
either the railroads of the country
from general bankruptcy, or the com
merce of the country which on ac-
count of eXorbtant freight traffic,
can not move with essential smooth
ness.
The announcement of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad that it will reduce the
wages of its employees will be fol-
lowed by similar announcements by
all other railroads. 1t is undoubted-
ly true that the employees will not
suffer such reduction without violent
protest 1t would cause little sur
prise were numerous strikes to be
developed At any rate, there is no
question but that the situation is scri-
Gus, and that in it's present status,
it can not much longer endure,
Cause Uncertain
AS previously pointed out in this
correspondence, nobody knows where
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NOTICE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Clarendon County.

~ i II VI Oo ~ L II SiAhoLlISfNJ
Clarendon County.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
NOTICE.
j. Frank Gciger, in his own right and
in behalf of all other stockholders
Of the Bank of Clarendon who may
come in this action and contribute
to the expenses of same, Plaintiff,
Bank Of Clarendon and F. p. Erwin,
C. B. Gciger, j. n. Stukcs, and j. A.
Weinberg, as Directors of the Bank
of Clarendon and individually as
stockholders thereof, and John Doe
and Richard Roe (fictitious names
representing all Depositors and
Creditors Of said Bank of Claren-
don,) and all Depositors and Credit
ors of said Bank of Clarendon, the
names and addresses of such De-
positors and Creditors being m-
known to plaintiff, Defendants.
TO ALL DEPOSITORS AND CREDI-
TORS OF SAID BANK OF CLAIR
ENDON:
TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a
Decree made by his Honor, Judge
John S. Wilson iiP above stated action
dated February 10Th, 1921 on file in
my office, you are hereby notified to
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-03-16
TOBACCO MEETING IN
FLORENCE NEXT WEEK

Florence, S. c., March 15.--Ofliccrs
and members of the South Carolina
Tobacco Association, meeting in
Florence Wednesday, March 23rd,
will decide whether the "bright" to-
bacco growers Of this state shall, or
shall not, undertake the organization
Of the Sapiro marketing plan along
with North Carolina and Virginia. II.
Benton Young, secretary Of the assO-
citation, has sent official notice to the
executive committeeman of every
county in the state tobacco belt, urg-
ing him to be present and to bring
with him half a dozen Of the leading
tobacco men Of his community
The meeting now called results
from session of the executive COM
mittcc which convened here last week
TO consider this proposition. g..
Dr.. w. w. Long, of Clemson Col
'lcgc, director of the South Carolina
extension service, will be present to
advise with the committee and visi-
tors. The result Of this meeting is
expected to be final. II will either
drop the Sapiro plan or it will enter
into 4 vigorous campaign for or
ganization under its provisions.
rhc chief consideration, and prob
ably most difficult factor in reaching
a decision is to find the ways and
means Of putting on the campaign.
Perfcctng the organization will be
expensive. The experience Of relying
upon volunteer workers has not been
encouraging And, often times, as
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are the victims Of organized labor
and organized capital that each is a
selfish interest, and as result of such
sclfishncss, the ordinary man, a!iili-
atcd with neither, must bear an
over increasing burden. 1t is con-
tended that capital opposes the con
slant demand of labor for increased
wages only on account of its diff
fculty in finding new methods Of
transferring the expense involved to
the shoulders of the people; that the
contemplated wage reduction by the
Pennsylvania and other railroads is
due to the fact that in the present
moment, the railroads have absolute
ly no chance of further Expressing
the people.
The railroads offer tentative cx-
planation by pointing to laws Of
congress enacted at the demand and
as result Of the threat of organized
labor which reduced hours of work
and increased wages at the same
time. That the money thus involved
makes the cost of transportation
prohibitive is also an argument.
Labor, on the other hand, declares
that capital is provcrbially selfish
and that railroads can not earn a
fair return on their stock because the
stock, well "watened,' exists only in
the imagination. Senator Cummns
realizes that the time has come when
the truth must be asccrtained.
If no one is responsible, and,
therefore,, the situation can not be
rcmcdicd, government supervision,
ownership, is apparently inevitable.
Congress looks with disfavor on the
suggestion. The Plumb plan, under
which the government would buy the
railroads, permit labor and capital
to operate them, and enjoy the re-
turns without the necessity of max
ing up deficits, has no friend in con
grcss brave enough publicly TO an
nol nee his affection for the scheme.
And despite the fact that govern
mcnt ownership is more and more
discussed as the remedy, ii is certain
that it will not be attempted prior
to the exhaustion of every other re-
source 1t is very probable that in
hope or relief, congress will permit
the reduction in the number Of trunk
lines; will, III other words, permit
the efficient organizations to absorb
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Clemson College, March 14.-Rc-
cent issues of the Weekly News
Notes stressed the Importance of
purcbred seeds, particularly those of
our main crops, cotton and corn. AS
has been stated, only standard varict-
les of proven merit should be used,
avoiding the so-callcd "spccials"
which have been handed down from
one generation to another with only
limited local reputation.
The object of seed Improvement
is to acquire the best yield and quail
ity from least land at minimum cost
Of production, suggests j. f. Carbcry,
Extension agronomist. Pure bred
seeds occupy no more land, require
no more fertilizer, or care, yet yield
larger and better returns.
Keeping seeds up to highest stand
ards requires field selection, identi-
fication of plant and crop produced
from such plants, seed termination
test, and application of good iudg-
ment, each factor contributing to sue
cess as a whole.
During the past few years, we have
been able to sell nearly everything
which we produce and frequently
there was little difference between the
price Of high grade produce and that
Of low grade. But we nave reached a
time now when quality is going to be
very important in marketing what
we raise. 1t will pay TO have the
best quality possible.
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men most interested in such work
know, the men Of the primary inter-
cst--that is the farmers themselves
have not taken warmly to the prop
ostion.
If the meeting March % determines
to organize on the Sapiro plan, the
decision is expected to follow the
finding and provision of ways and
means to execute the program.
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the inefficient and umcmuncrative.
At any rate, the railroad problem
is the one big problem confronting
the government. 1t promises to re-
main as such until it is properly
solvcd-and in this process, the peo-
pie Of the nation may express their
opinion in Il referendum four years
hcncc.