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Sole agents for Indestructo, Belber and Neverbreak Trunks; $40.00 ward robe trunks, at— $22.50 Many other well known makes, from the cheapest to the best. ALARM CLOCKS Lord Baltimore and other good makes 98c WATCHES $1.10 CHARLES FINKELSTEIN FRONT AND MARKET STREETS i L. D, HILL ADDRESSES ‘ ATLANTA MEETING ON WEEVIL CONTROL Inventor of “Hill’s Mixture” De livers Interesting Talk At Meeting. ATLANTA, Ga„ March 3.—One of the most interesting and enlightening speeches at the recent boll weevil con tention here, was the talk by L. D. Hill, the practical Georgia fanner whose boll weevil poison, "Hill’s Mix ture,” is the sensation of the cotton trowing south. jMr. Hill’s address fol lows: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: I am not a speaker, only a farmer nnd a business-man, therefore I will have to ask permission to read my little message to this assemhly, instead of attempting a speech. In 1916 the boll weevil appeared In Hurke county on one of my planta tions and I immediately began to in ■ vstiprate the methods then in use for the eradication and control of the weevil. r-on making these investigations^ I found that the methods advocated at that time were so unsatisfactory and expensive that I decided to see If I could not originate something that would fit my conditions better than the ^mthods then in use. I made very pains-taking investiga tions in Alabama, and later on the weevil became prevalent in my home county, and I had better opportunity to watch, day and night, the methods then advocated by our Federal depart ment of agriculture. ■* tl-iuig L HCL L U1COC 1HC111UUO « O IUV expensive, and required such an, out lay of capital, mules and labor, that the prices obtained from cotton that muld be raised under boll weevil con ditions would not compensate the fanner for the expense', therefore through my knowledge of -the cotton print, and my continued study of the habits of the weevil, day and night, I conceived the idea of making a pois on that could be applied In the day time, without the use of machinery,, "ithont the use of mules, and with the abor that could not be used profits ’bly for the cultivation of the crop._ In other words, I tried to work out a proposition by which to uee the chil lr<-n profitably in each farm, thereby ioBbandlng my resources in labor, so bat my crops could be profitably cul nvatert. hly first preparation was worked out >y tlie use of a° poison that I found mt. after completion of this .prepara !r'selC through his superintendent, T' i H- Pass, in the hope that it ! f it do him some good, but later on • ?.’.nd that tills mixture was only ef ne early in the season, and when m cotton began to bloom that the - 'veev*1 left the molasses mlxturp J'lrnefl to its natural food, which Is ■’ collen of the cotton blossom. /, |'r finding out that this prepara-. 1 .‘.oiild not carry the crop through . ur ,>'■ l began to develop a prep ■■'■n that woul'd contain the taste ■ aroma of the cotton blossom, and ™u>t'->re of thousands of ‘and tnuch time, this prepara ■Ki i.d? Perfected, and is now used, 'ill ..s Jib own all over the south as '‘.s Mixture." „ r " ”?"atll'S of calcium arsen iorv R' B' iorte of the Delta Labor „ ,made a 'asting contribution OW, ,> U ?n world- anfl he will go i ncfa. ir !Sto.ry as one °f the greatest rsfithp human race f°r the , as V:f this article, as it is today ■*olson that s.ole basis f»r every knowm r.,1 and v bei”B l,sed for the con ‘ Besldl ',ad^atlon of weevil. aeK having originated what I consider the most effective remedy for the control of the weevil, I have also ilgured out a plan that I think, when the cotton world finds out it is feas ible, will be adopted for the total eradication of the cotton boll weevil, which is to eliminate 19-20’s of the cotton crop in the early fall by plow ing up the stalks. This will assembly the weevil upon the 1-20 that is left growing, and they can be very easily and inexpensively poisoned, as it will only require 1-20 of the poison and la bor to poison them under the above plan, and by this method they will be reduced to a minimum before they go into winter quarters, and then, by the use of my mixture early in the spring, when the weevils begin to . emerge, they will be either reduced to a mini mum or totally destroyed. The year 1923 is going to be the most trying year in the history of cot ton production. The farmers in the cotton belt are, financially crippled, and many of them have lost largely of their negro ' labor, and they cannot work and produce a full crop of oot ton, even if we had normal conditions and the weevil was totally eliminated. .Then, in addition to the above, we have this one fact staring us in the face; that there is not enough calcium arsenate in the United States today to protect 1-30 of the cotton crop. There is one other thing I want to call especial attention to, which is that no protective method now, or to be in vented, will ever produce one boll of cotton, and that the farmer must pro duce cotton by proper preparation, in telligent cultivation and fertilization. Protective methods are only 'used to p/otecl the fruit of the plant against its deadly enemy, known as the boll weevil. i ' In conclusion,' I want to say to this assembly, and its chairman, that I have a little organization that I hfcve been rounding and educating, for the last five years, in studying out the habits of the weevil, and the methods to con trol him, and, that this little organi zation can be useful in the undertaking that is now being put on, which is not only a national one, but an interna tional one. The services of this or ganization are at the command of the proper authority. ' In conclusion, gentlemen, I will say that it will be a pleasure to me to have anyone that is interested in the welfare of'the cotton Industry, to visit Burke county, my home county, and where I am now, and have been, known since my,childhood, and see-the actual results that have been obtained by the use of what is known as Hill’s Mix ture, and it will do you good to see the farmers that, were two years ago utterly discouraged, buying new- mules, cleaning, up ditch banks and hedge roSirs, re-shingling houses, and going tp work with that spirit of confidence that is born of the knowledge that they can accomplish the purpose for which they are Working, which is the profit able production of cotton under boll weevil conditions'. The basis of' the hopes of the (planters in Burke county for the year 1928 Is placed solely upon the protection that they know from ex perience and observation they have had for three years, that Hill’s Mix ture will take care of the fruit that they are able to put on a cotton plant by proper cultivation and fertilizing methods. Explains How to Fertilize Cotton in Weevil Region (Continued from Page One.) organic matter, or if heavy growths of green mature crops have *been turned into the soil, the percentage of nitro gen should be reduced consldrably. , Heretofore/ cotton seed meal, fish scrap, dried blood and other organic sources of nitrogen have been used un der cotton to furnish the nitrogen to the crop until time to top dress in June with nitrate of soda, sulnhate of ammonia, or other inorganic forms, of nitrogen. In the presence of the boll weevil this practice .should b 3 changed so that, at least, some of the more solu ble forms of nitrogen be used before the crop- Is planted. This will cause the plant to' start growing quicker and keep on growing until the top dressing is made! This should be done earlier than customary, putting it on at least by --the time the cotton is worked out the first time. In normal seasons and on thedieayier types of sandy clay soils A NEW SCHOOL CODE IS EXPLAINED BY DR. E. C. BROOKS It Defines Public School System and Sets Up Machinery RALEIGH, March 3.—(By Associated Press.)—"The new school code enact ed by the North Carolina general as sembly, defines for the first time our public school system and sets up the machinery for its operation and con trol. Therefore, it will not be so easy in the future for any official to es cape the responsibility of his own acts. Each official acts under the outhorlty of the law, and if he fqdls to obey the law, he' is responsibile for the conse quences.” This statement was made by Dr. E. C. Brooks, state superintendent of pub lic instruction, in explaining: the new ! school code just passed by the assem bly. "The code describes the organization according to districts and schools, and classifies the officials according to the kind of schools over which they have jurisdiction,” he continued. "It then outlines in detail the* duties of the several county officials who in any way serve the schools. They are the county bdands of education, county superintendents, district committees, boards' of county commissioners, treas urers, sheriffs, principals and teachers. Their duties are so organized and classified that the public may know whom to hold respoisibile for both the success and failure of the school sys tem.” The important changes were out lined by the superintendent as follows: “1. County boards of education are elected for two years, unless the gen eral assembly, upon the recommenda tion of the representative, elects mem bers of the board of his county for a term of six years'. The terms of all members will expire two years from now, unless It Is specifically stated in the law that their terms are for six years. The method of electing county boards of education remains the same’. Candidates are nominated in the pri maries and the general assembly elects. "2. The county superintendent is elected In the usual manner and'for a term of two years, but the county board of education must give public notice of at least fifteen days in ad vance of the date of the election. “2. The county board of education is authorized to borrow against the budget for the current year to pay the salaries of the . teachers and other necessary operating expenses as they come due, but if the county board of education wilfully exceeds the budget with the approval of the county com missioners the debt so created is ille gal and the members of the bog,rd may be held liable for the same. - "4. The county commissioners are required to fund the school indebted ness of the county incurred prior to 1923 in providing a six months school term, and issue short term notes or se rial bonds1 for the same. This takes care of the accumulated indebtedness of the past. In case ftie county com missioners approve of an amount high er than that' allowed in the ^budget, they are required to place the extra amount in the budget for the next en siling year and to levy a tax to pay the same. „ ' i “5. One ot’-'the most far reaching, changes in the law is the section deal ing with the consolidation in schools. County boards of education in the /fu ture are prohibited from redistricting the county, or' any part of ^lt, or con solidating schools, except in accord ance with, a county-wide plan. If any changes are desired in the present or ganization, the county board of educa tion- must map out a county wide plan of organization showing what changes are needed, what consolida tions are necessary, and after adopting this plan they are prohibited from di viding districts and making any con solidations! that are not in harmony with the County-wide plan of organi zation. Moreover, the cpunties are au thorized to vote a county-wide tax not in excess of 50 cents. If the tax rate levied is less than 60 cents each local district is permitted to retain such part of its local tax as will make the total tax rate not in excess of 60 cents. The county also is authorized to assume the bonded Indebtedness and to provide for the payment of the same out of the special county-wide tax voted. . "6. The law dealing with the bud gets his been rewritten. In the first I place, the county boards of education | must consult the committeemen and secure their ideas as to the needs of the l schools, before the budget is made. In ' making the budget, the county com ( missloners, or a representative selected | by the commissioners, are required to I sit with the county board of educttion, and when the budget Is approved the 'total amount must be provided clear of all fees, rebates, commissions, etc. But | in the event of a disagreement between 1 the county board of education and th county commissioners each board shall have one vote and in c&se of a tie, they shall call in the clerk of the superior court as aribtrator. Either board then may appeal to the superior court from the decision of the .clerk. The i case then shall be heard on appeal be .fore the judge presiding in the district. The county commissioners may demand a jury trial, but in the event of a de lay, it is specified that a sufficient salary fund and a fund for the repay ment of olans and other obligations must be provided. “7. The local tax laws are rewrit ten. They provide for a maximum rate of 50 cents, and the election machinery is simplified. Election in any dis trict, including a speoial charter dis trict or a district whose boundary lines are coterminus with the city limits, is provided for. In addition to these, the general assembly created a special taxing district which may be composed of any group of districts in the county. A special taxing district may indued non-local tax, local tax, or special charter districts. When a rate is voted in a special taxing district all local rates then in existence are re pealed and,the county board of educa tion, after the tax is voted in the spe cial taxing district, has authority to consolidate in accordance with the county-wide plan. "8. The bond laws are all rewrit ten and they provide likewise for any school district, urban or riiral, or the entire county to vote bonds not in ex cess of five per cent of the valuation of the property. "9. A special buldlng fund of $5,000, 000 also is provided- This will oper ate in the same way the special build Here's the bid we're} ALWAYS MAKING* - FOR EAGfcLPLUMBING/ UNDER TAKING, f PLUMBING l flixorisJCittteTlumber* We make only one bid for public favor- We promise to place in your home or In your place of business 'high character plumbing accessories that will serve you In a satisfactory manner. We promise you that we will serve you well In a repair ca pacity and we’ll answer : phone calls promptly. L W. DIXON PLUMBING and HEATING Temporary Office, Til S. Third Street Warehouse, 609 S. Third Street ' ■ Phone 2296;!' ng fund provided by the general as sembly of 1921 was handled, except the :irst loans will be made not earlier than July 1, 1924, /and the state board )f education after that date has au thority at any time to sell bonds and nake loans when applications amount :o as much ^s $500,000,” lie said. "riends of Simmons Glad of Withdrawal from Leadership Race WASHINGTON, March 3.—Many of Senator Simmons’ real frienus rejoice that he did not stay in the race for leader of the Democrats of ihe Sen ate. The trying tasks of that position would have worn him out. As it is ha can do a great deal of good behind the front line. He is able, and aggressive, and has never failing judgment. The party-leaders will look to him for wise advice. As a private in the ranks he has been powerful factor, and his work in the future will be blazing a trail for victory. The new leader—Joseph Taylor Rob inson—is a fine fellow, and a good Dem ocrat. His record in congress i/s ex cellent. He and Senator Simmon? have worked together for years. They will continue to 'do so. Senator Robinson is a bold, daring fighter, and a picturesque speaker. He never had an impulse of fear. There fore, the Democrats expect a progress-' sive program, and spendid execution. 7} Mr. Robinson is not a formidable pi an : physically but hard to handle In a *;’i rough and tumble bout. He used to be hot-headed, and quick to combat but he has quiet,ed down, and Is more con- ' Vi; servative and keeps himself under bet- i ter control. The chip that decorated . his shoulder has disappeared, and it requires a very great provocation to in- ^ duce him to scrap. In debate, in the senate or on the hus tings, Senator Robinson is ready, forceful, and fair. 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