McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-12-08
Letter From Washington
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81 LINDSAY s. PERKINS.
Editor Independent:

some more stuff for your col
umns, and this time am giving
some information coming from
Florida as to how to get rid of
the cotton boil weevil. Of course,
If the pesky bug is knocked out
entirely, cotton will become so
plentiful again that it will bring
no money to speak of, and SO the
farmers won't get any benefit
from the discovery. But here is
what the report says:
Removal Of all squares from
cotton plants at a time when vir-
tually all cotton boil weevils are
out of their winter quarters about
June. l, and destruction of the
squares, followed Immediately
by a thorough application of cal
cium arsenate or lead arsenate
with a suitable busting machine,
is the method developed for con-
troll of the boil weevil announced
by DR.. Wilson Newell, director
of the University of Florida ex-
pertinent station at Gainesville.
Fla" The cost of the treatment
was placed by DR.. Newell at
from $1.50 to So. an acre, includ-
ing labor. Those who are in
terested should write to DR.. New
ell for his Bulletin on the SUBJ
ject, which of course will be sent
free.
Many of the old-time residents
of McNairy county will be in
terested to know that General
Marcus ]. Wright, who was born
at Purdy and has lived here for
many years, celebrated his nine
ty-frst birthday last June, and
is still keeping track of his old
friends. called on him the other
day at his home, No. 1743 Cor
coran street, and met also his
bright and accomplished wife
and his widowed daughter, Mrs.
Dinwiddie, whose husband was
one Of Thomas A. Edison's chief
assistants. The Generals son,
Major John Wright, on active
duty at the War Department,
also lives there with his interest
ing family. The old General
loves Tennessee and McNairy
county with undying affection,
but his once vigorus frame is
now bent with age, and the hand
which has written SO many books.
essays and letters, now rests
from its labors. His writings
are to be found in all the big
libraries Of the country, and he
will leave an honored and dis
tinguished name as q lasting
credit to the state and county
from which he came. 1t was
my pleasure and privilege to
bring some good seasoned hick-
ory wood from my Maryland
farm to burn in the open CRATE
IN the Generals room as a slight
reminder of the lifelong friend
ship between his family and
mine. extending much farther
back than my own appearance
upon this earthly stage. and re-
minding him. also of the open
fires Of his own fathers house,
and which are rare enough here
now.
When I was a child ! have seer
my father take his gun and &c
out in the garden Of summer
evenings at our home near Pur'
dy, and mother told me had beer
threatened by the Ku Klux, ant
/ was always in dread Of meet
ing them somewhere on the road
Gradually / quit hearing of them
but now the mysterious Klal
seems to be growing at an aston
ishing rate. and we hear of then
all over the country. A fev
nights ago, at least 100 OF tn
white-sheeted craft gathered il
front of my country home ant
held an initiation of several doz
en- new members. Their pre-
ceedings were very quiet. and
have net heard of their harminl
any one here. In Virginia, jus
outside of Washington, the Kl
Klux Klan broke up a big gam
bling den and smashed a bi
moonshine whiskey distillery
which the county authorities ha
failed to look after. 1t seem