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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19

With every passing day President elect
Harding is increasing his popularity. The people
of this country are tired of the pomp and show
of the democratic administration and Mr.. Har-
dings wish. to have the Inauguration as simple
as possible is in keeping with the spirit of the
tines So far Mr.. Harding has more than JUST
fled the confidence the people have placed in him
and while as yet there have been only slight in
dications as to the real capacity of the man. some
times these little things tell more than the big
ones.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19

through the performance, in fact
"Red Acre Farm" viii long be look
ed upon as one Of the smoothest bits
of home talent production ever stag
ed in Bozeman. The members Of the
cast all deserve a lot of credit, both
for their faithful work and their ex-
cellent production. "Red Acre Farm"
has set a standard in home produc-
lions that will not be easily equalled.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19
A NEW SERVICE

We wish to call attention to our news service
from Helena. With the idea of furnishing
Courier readers with weekly digest of the i'm
pOrtant happenings in Helena during the legisla-
ture we have arranged for an exclusive weekly
service that will cover all the doings of the as
semby and particularly those which have special
reference to Gaatin county.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19

Not so many months ago the democratic
senators in Washington cringed at the crack of
Wilson's whip and did exactly as he told them.
1t must be a rather bitter pill for this man to
swallow, a man to whom power meant more han
anything to have the war finance board bill
passed over his veto with only five senators
sticking with him.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19

If this weather keeps up much longer farm
ers will begin to get their teams ready for spring
work and to brush the dust off last summers
straw hat
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19

The difference between a friend who can help
you but will not and the enemy who would hurt
you but cannot isn't worth noticing.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19

The sentiment in Helena and elsewhere over
the state is that Montana has the right man in he
right job in Governor Dixon.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19

For Sale-Five room house and
lots; water and lights in stable and
sheds. Price $500, S. cash, bal
ance in monthly payments of SIS to
$50. Why not own your own home
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19

The city manager form of government will
be the issue at the next city election in Bozeman.
Better get posted so you can vote, argue or even
fight intelligently.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19

Fer Sale at a Bargain-One Of the
best business corners in the city.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-19
Bargains
close IN.

FOR RENT OR SALE-6 room house
close in.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28

squares that measure so feet I have
measured the distances between the
trees listed above and plotted them
in my book so that I can transfer
them to the city map. This l will do
this summer and then you can see at
a glance where we need to plant the
new trees.
Each page is $50 feet, which gives
me fairly accurate estimate Of the
distance covered by the trees plotted.
One side of the street is % and 133-
IA miles. Both sides would be near
iy 4S miles of trees that have been
pruned, studied. and filed for future
reference in the months given.
We should have ordinances COW
ering the protection of the trees al
ready growing and governing the
planting of new ones. Many of the
trees listed above are utterly unfit
for street trees, both from the stand
points of beauty and sanitation.
JULIA LESTER DILLON.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
HIGH SCHOOL
BASEBALL
State Championship To Be De
cided in Columbia

Columbia, May 24.-The state high
school baseball championship will be
decided by a game to be played on
the University athletic field in Co
lumbia at q very early date. probably
next week. to be announced by the
executive committee Of the state
amateur athletic association within a
few days. Considerable interest is
manifest throughout the state in
this contest and number of prom
inent high schools have teams con-
testing in preliminary games, for the
honor of playing in the final game.
For the lower part of the state the
lead has narrowed down to the
teams of the high schools Of McColl,
Florence and Lake City. Charleston,
Florence, Orangeburg, Columbia and
Sumter have been eliminated in re-
cent games.
For the upper part of the state the
sectional championship rests with one
Of the four teams, Woodruff, Spar
tanburg. Hastoc, in Spartanburg, and
Greenville high schools, Chester has
won over all teams in her section OF
the state, holding the divisional lead
all alone. The winner of the Pied
mont group Of four schools will play
the Chester team. The winner Of this
game will play the winner in the
group Of three schools in the lower
part Of the state. This will be the
championship game in Columbia next
week, and the team that wins it will
be the state champion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Americans Go To Russia

Berlin, May 2S.-(By the Associated
Press) William II Johnstan, presi-
dent of the International Association
of NIachinists. and Frank L. Mulhol-
land, of Toledo, Ohio. attorney for the
same association. who recently arrived
here from the United States. will leave
Berlin Tuesday for Riga. on the way
to Moscow, where they will investigate
trade possibilities and the labor sit
uation.
AS yet Johnson and Mulholland
have not received permission to en-
ter Soviet Russia. bur as they have
been authorized by the International
Association OF Macllini sts to make an
investigation on its behalf. it is re-
ported the Bolshevik minister in Riga
will permit them to sfoceed into Rus
Sia @
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
NAVY
WINS IN SENATE
Republicans Join Democrats in
Economy Movement at the
Capital

Washington. May %. - Another
successful attack by economy forces
in the senate against the 100000
day in defeat of the naval commit
tees plan to establish a Pacific coast
base at Alameda, Cal. by vote Of
80 to 40. the item was stricken from
the bill
Advocates Of q reduction in naval
expenditures then launched a drive to
reduce the navy enlisted personnel
from 100000 as recommended by the
senate committee, to 100000 men as
voted by the house. a vote on this
question went over until tomorrow,
but with prediction Of closer re-
suit than that on the Alameda base
appropriation.
In the vote on the Alameda pro-
visions eighteen Republicans joined
with twenty-five Democrats in oppo-
sition. The committee amendment
would have granted an initial ap-
preparation Of S1,500,000 to start
dredging on the new site and author
lied the government to accept free
upwards of 5000 acres Of land for
the site.
No further effort is planned to re-
store the Alameda base provisions,
according to Senator Poindexter, Re
publican, Washington, in charge Of
the bill. Neither of the California
senators, Johnson nor Shortridge.
spoke in behalf of the provisions and
in the absence of any fight by them
it was said that the new Pacific coast
base probably would go over for con-
base probably would go over for con-
sideration next year.
In the opening fight on the enlisted
personnel, Senator'S Lafollette and
Lenroot. Republicans. OF Wisconsin,
urged economy in naval approprla-
tions. The former. in an address OF
about three hours. charged that cor
rupt' influences were working for
large appropriations for profits on
government armor plate and aTrnor
contracts He charged existence of
an "armor ring" and .n this con-
nection named Bethlehem. Mldvale
and Carnegie steel companies. He
also criticized the navy league and
national security league for their a :
tivities in behalf Of armament.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
The B oil Wee vt ".e...-.--..
lnAAlabama
Interesting Letter From Heart
of Boil Weevil District. Ex-
perience is a Hard Teacher

Editor Daily Item:
Two Irish bachelors operating IN
Lrowns, Ala, have bought goods
from us for the last twelve years, and
while amply solvent they have been
very slow pay, especially during the
first two years of the boil weevil Each
order had to be passed upon before
shipment was made, The same as
new order But On the last two
shipments made this year both bills
were discounted, and we had an idea
that the boil wcevil had a. favorable
effect on their fnf .cial standing.
and we wrote themato know about
the effect that the S>oIl weevil had
on their community; and while they
do not give the boil weevil credit for
their improved commercial standing
their letter is very interesting.
It occurred to US that it might be
of interest to some OK your subscrib-
ers. as it comes directly from the in
fected district. You can publish 1t
if you wish.
Yours truly,
Witherspoon Bros and CO.
May "a, 1921.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Boil Weevil Like Equally
All Varieties of Cotton
Adapt Themselves Rapidly to
, New Conditions and Garry on
Their Destructive Work

Boil weevils develop about as rap
idly and live as long on one kind OF
cotton as on another. They seem
to adapt themselves to new conditions
rapidly and become organized to car
ry on their work of destruction With
out delay. These points are brought
out in detailed studies of the pest in
the states east of the Mississippi river.
covering a period Of two years, con-
Quoted by entomolosists of the Unit
ed States department Of agriculture
at Madison, Fla.
A complete report Of the studles
has been published in Department
Euiletin 926. Studies in the Biology
of the Mexican Cotton Boil Weevll on
Short Staple Upland, Long Staple Up
land. and Sea Island cotton. Since
methods of control are usually oas-
ed upon facts secured from Biology
cal studies. the results Of recording
the life history of the weevll IN this
bulletin are of considerable import
ance to the cotton growers east OF
the Mississippi River.
Time
) The studies were conducted both
under outdoor insectary conditions
and actual field conditions. the main
object being to determine the differ
ence. if any, in the biology of the
weevil on the different kinds OF cot
ton. The results all indicate that
CT in
of time required for the weevil's de-
velopment under insectary conditions
compared with normal field condl-
tions.
On Sea Island cotton plantlets the
hibernated weevils lived 11.05 days
The first and second generation Wee
wills fed on Sea Island cotton squares
lived 10.7 days. while the weevils fed
on Sea Island cotton bolls lived 15.3
days. It was found that there was
practically no difference in the longe-
vitv of boil weevils on Sea Island
and upland cotton.
The largest number Of eggs de-
posted by single female weevil was
432. This record was made by hi
DSIUdleO lSlHdlS oiI Upie'hN SON~OAA
squares under insectary conditions
The largest number of eggs deposited
during any one day was 25. The field
bred weevils showed more vitality
than those bred under artificial condi-
tons.
Under field conditions the average
length Of time infested squares hung
on the upland cotton plants after egg
puncture was 11.5 days. The time re-
quired to complete the development
of the immature weevil after the in
tested square dropped to the ground
was 10.S days in the upland cotton
squares. There was practically no
difference shown in the length Of the
developmental period Of the weevils
bred in short-staple upland. long
staple upland, and sea-island cotton
squares.
The Information Of the weevil at
Madison. Fla. is incomplete. and the
adults are seldom inactive more than
80 days at a time. They emerge
from hibernation very gradually, the
total daily emergence bearing a di-
rect relation to the total daily rainfall.
The weevils survive the winter in
large numbers. but it was found that
only 754 per cent of the hibernating
weevils survived the winter of 1913
49,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Weekly Government Report OF
Weather and Crop Conditions.

Texas-Cotton made very good to
excellent progress. Condition very
good in southern. rather poor to very
good in northern half of state, re-
planting in good progress except IN
dry areas.
Oklahoma-Planting cotton made
excellent progress except in southwest
where DELAYED by dry soil, coming up
10 fair to good stand crop unusually
late.
Georgia-Cotton made satisfactory
progress stands still poor, consider
able replanting going on, boil weevil
appearing choppins and cultivation
continues.
Alabama-Cotton improved sight
~. Replanting continues; stands and
condition generally rather poor to
fair. Some very poor; chopping pro-
SreSsing.
ssissippi-Progress and cultiva-
ton of cotton satisfactory; cotton is
small and stands poor; late planted
terminating poorly on upland on ac-
count of drought.
Arkansas Progress of cotton sat
isfactory TO very good: condition :'ath-
er poor to satisfactory; crop late. con-
siderable portion planted third time;
fairly well cultivated where up.
South Carolna-ProSresS and con-
dition Of cotton rather poor to salts
factory: plants generally small; stands
Of replanted rather poor in north
west: chopDing continues.
North Carolina-Generally favor
able for farm work bat only two
warm days during week: too cool for
cotton which made slow growth: late
planted coming up.
cotton stards generally
poor with much rcplanting but pro-
cress satisfactory this week.
I'lorida-Progress and cc3dition Of
cotton rather poor. owing to heavy to
excessive rains. but some late cotton
came up since rains began.
observation-disclosures os cotton Very
good. though condition still general
~ unsatisfa ctory; replanting cotton
nearly completed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Witherspoon Bros. ar6 Co.,

NltherSpOOn 6TOS. dEG 40,
Dear sirs: Replyies, to your inter
esting letter of 1stFSsswish to advise
it is the writer's opinion that the
boil weevil was not q blessing to us in
this community for he reason We did
not pay strict attention to the ad-
vice given US by people having the
experience, including county farm
demonstration agents, government OF
fc:als and other writer's and speakers
from the weevil infested districts
that had years Of experience. It IS
true we reduced the acreage consid-
erably, but not enough and ever since
the advent Of the boil weevH here
since 1914 nearly every acre we plant
ed in cotton was an expense instead
of a profit Thet ex>ense was made
up from our other cops which con-
sisted Of hay. live stock, live stock
products. II we had discarded cot
ton entirely I firmly believe that the
boil weevil would be a blessing In
stead of a curse in our community,
as we cannot raise cotton at proht
under weevil conditions and now es-
pecially since the price of cotton IS
So low. The boil weevil reached us
in the fall of 1914 after we had a
very fine crop already made that
year. The following year. 1915, we
planted about Is per cent OF cotton
crop and our yield was about 20 per
cent; 1915 we plani~tI about so per
cent and made aboi 10 per cent Of
1914 crop. The higl Nwater and over
flows of July 5, 6, and 9Th were
partly responsible, lSst boil weeylis
got all after that overflow. In 1917
We planted about 40 per cent of nor
son we made about 60 per cent Of
normal yield per acre. The advance
in price made the crop profitable that
year. In 1918 we ,lade about SO
per cent of normal; & s1s we planted
about IS per cent End made about
80 per cent yield-$he season was
wet and favorable Cor boil weevil.
1920 we made about SO per cent
yield per acre and had in about 20
per cent average. For 1921 we have
about 20 per cent normal acreage.
The heaviest infestation Of the wee
vii was the second and third season
we have them, and from my expert
ence with them 1 would not plant
any cotton at all those two years, il
I was farming again in their path.
We tried peanut culture here but
not on large scale as most Of our
lands are black lands. not enough red
lands and no sandy soil. There are
nearly all negro farmers in this sec
ton the reason there is so much cot
ton planted at a loss; and It is a
hard matter to get the negro renters
to reduce the cotton acreage. With
the advent of the boll weevil in
your section I hope your people will
be easier advised in planting the
proper crops than we were in this
community.
Yours truly
H B. Idea and Co.
Browns, Ala, Ma 20.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28

was distributed until it was called to
my attention. When it was. l took 1t
up with council at its next meeting.
to have it distributed in the proper
proportions
You will see from above list none
OF this money was on deposit with
the. Snnter Trust Co., and none with
the First National Bank. Council dl-
rected that it be redistributed and
the Sumter. Trust Co., be given its
proportion. but did not direct that
any be placed with the First National
Bank because the First National Bank
had all Of the sinking fund OF the
schools, which amounted to S1l, TT
73.
You Will see from this that the
National Bank of Sumter all the while
had just a little more Of this fund than
the Peoples Bank. Yet if Mr.. Booths
charges are accepted, was using my
Official position to aid the Peoples
Rank, but when the facts are stated
Mr.. Booths charges are nothing more
than chaf before mighty wind.
81 hope Mr.. Booth will not keep un-
der ADJUSTMENT for too long a period
of time the matter Of transferring the
s25, ,00e where he can get higher
rate of interest. I Will state to him
now that I will guarantee several OF
the banks in. the city will pay per
cent on this money. but, of course ne
has it within his power to continue 1t
on deposit in the National Bank OF
Sumter at per cent until he decides
when the Jail shall be built, unless the
legislature DEGREES otherwise at its
next session.
He states tins s25,Uuu is a niger
in the woed-pile. Personally care
nothing about that, but the mones
was raised to build new jail and re-
move the old, unsanitary and un-
s:glltM jail from out Of the heart OF
the city and up against the hospital,
and if this Jail We're removed TINS lot
could be improved, and have been IN
formed that. the moment this jail IS
moved Mr.. Epperson will tear down
all the unsightly and unsavory houses
he has in that .neighborhood and THIS
will very much improve this part. OF
the city. much more than the little
difference in the, cost of the jail. l am
not for the use Of this money in the
Peoples Bank or any other bank, but |
am citizen and taxpayer and am IN
favor of the rev jail, and will critl-
cize whenever :. see fit any action OF
any public, official. whether he likes
Z it or not is immaterial to me:
I am sor& to, have used so much
OF your space, but I hope it will not
be necessary to refer to this matter
again as j, am satisfied / have not
stated a single fact in this letter 1hae
Mr.. Booth. can disprove or show any
thing to the contrary in the slightest
degree.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Population of
South Carolina

WASHINGTON. May 1S.-The negro
n,nu,ation of South Carolina in 1870
numbered 364719, according TO sta
4istics made public today by the CEN
Sus bureau. This was an increase or
: ner cent for the ten years. mites
,,,,n3bered S1S.53S, or an increase OF
.oo5 ner cent. South Caroiina's for
eign born white population was plac-
cd at SOIL. OF 0.4 per cent OF the
total population, which was the same
as ten years before
a. There were s3s.2e3 males and
s45.43l females, or a ratio OF '9.2
males to 18G females.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Brussels Sprouts.

Always high priced in the market
it is surprising that more home gar
denss do not contain a few plants OF
Brussels sprouts each year. 1t IS one
Of the mcsti delicately favored OF the
cabbage family and it has no require
nse,ts tc exact any unusual skill OF a
gardener that he must not also give
to cabbage. The Brussels sprout are
a convenient vegetable to grow oe-
cause they are not at their best until
after touched by frost and therefore
the plants are not to be started unt1i
1ate in season. Seed sown in seed
he'd in May, to be transplated once be-
fore being placed in permanent quar-
ters will be ready to follow the peas
when their season of bearing is over
Late June or early July VIII De
plenty Of time to set out the plants
and they are all the better for two or
three transplantings. the plants pc
coming stockier and earlier producing
the sprouts which are really miniature
cabrages which grow thickly atofg
the stalk after the early leaves nave
grown. covering the trunk OF Tie
plant which bears few large leaves
at the summit.
Sprouts need a space Of about two
to three feet between them ana sooo
cultivation 70 flourish. They are SUB
iect to the same pests as the cab
bage, particularly the cabbage worm.
The sprouts are ready for use after the
first frosts. and before freezing wealth
er sets in few stalks may be dug up.
placed in box with shovelfui OF
earth over the roots, placed in a warm
cellar or cool room and their season
may be prolonged.
One of the main objections to Brus-
sells sprouts from a cooking stand
point is. the fondness of the green ap-
his for the te: der little heads. Before
cooking they should be soaked TOR an
hour or so in strong salt water An;
plant lice will be detached and come
to the surface so that they may DE
cleaned readily.
It is best. however. to get after the
plant lice early in the life of the par
ent plant and then there will be no
trouble with them when the sprouts
are cut.f for table use.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Bersdon Lacked Physical Courage

Washington, May 24.-House COM
nittee hearings in the investigation
of the escape of Grover Cleveland
BergdoH, Philadelphia draft evader'
came to an end today, although
cb.eirman Peters announced the mat
ter might be reopened later.
The principal witness heard at the
closing session was Charles y. Braun.
a brother of the Stacker. who testlfied
he had changed his name because OF
his brothers escapades and that ne
knew nothing of the escape or OF any
buried gold to search for which the
prisoner was released under guard.
Braun asserted that his brother was
lacking in physical courage and
strongly German. adding that q
recent letter from Grover in Germany
was so antagonistic to this country
that / threw it away.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-05-28
Pres. Harding's
PestiferOus Sister

Washington. May 25.-Mrs. Caro-
lyn Votaw. sister of President Hard
ing, was made the defendant in a
S25.O0G suit for alleged libel, filed in
the District Of Columbia supreme
court by DIR. C. r. Lee Cole. who
claims his good name and reputation
We're damaged as the result Of let
ter written by Mrs. NotaW to Justice
Stafford during the trial of the do
mestic difficulties of Cole and his
wife.