I A> ".llHNSDN, EDITOR AND vol. Ik. ATTORN'YCENERALS ACT 1 ViSiTpJEW YORK IN INTEREST OF TOBACCO growers 5 To Protest Against Proposed * . Plai of The American Tobacco Co ?the He*- Considered * a Slt'&mWe take tlie following interview from a Tecent issue of the^News-Observer which was given by Attorney? btnorajjT. W. Bickett before he left for -New York. They wore allowed to entheir protests and we publish this iniervitw to show their plans and what 'liliy tbi.ik of the American Tobacco ' oir.pany's proposed plan. Mr. Bickett " said; \ ' i bad boped that there would be nothing Said in the papers about the matter until we had detinitely" deter"vmineiTwhat aetion we would take, but as it has become known that wc are 'Meresting ourselves in the case it is probably due the public, as we are public officers. to know the reason why. "I have from its inception, been deeply interested in tbis case. I went to Washington and heard the argument b-forethe Supreme Court on the original hairing. I wis profoundly impressed with the argument made bv Attorney-General Wickersham, in behalf of 'he Government. It was a great lawW.liltB onrl afnl efforf pn. t:rely worthy of his high position I give out an interview in which I presided that the Government would win cite case It was immensely gratifying \t<> me when our Supreme Court, by & \n nimous decision, (for Justice HarIjrKliaseftted against the Tobacco CompanyHfound as a fact that the American Tobacco Co is a combination in resuaiot of trade, anil that it lias conwiouay ana\ designedly monopolised the tobacco business of the country ml ordered a dissolution of the combination and a destru^ion of the mono-"1 believe, when tlv& opinion was handdl down, and-bolieve ijpw, that a c nscfenlious enforcement of the law. a? interpreted by the court, wfH put an end to monopoly in this country. Something over one month agox the newspapers were full ofI rumors about, t'-.c- plan of the America Tobacco Com,cnyr*mnd these rumored plans were so completely at variance with the order o: the Supreme Court that on Seutcmlitr 3th I wrote a general letter to Atney-General Wickersham on the sublet. In that letter I said. T trust that there is no impropriety in my savjug that I am profoundly convinced iiiat if the American Tobacco Company hall be allowed to break up into any number of organizations, anil the present stockholders receive, stock in all the new companies in proportion to their holdings in the present company, t' c decision of the Supreme Court will ""nut be a thing of value. The oneness o: the controlling power will not be a.rccted. The handB will be the hands o: Ksau but the voice will remain the voice,of Jacob." 'In reply Mr. Wicker.sham stated ht knew no means of absolutely avoid - ,1 it ;?? 1..1 jii. uic <>uuv.uuicii oujjgcoicu in my icitt ,that all the propel ties of the American Tobatco Company were controlled through stockholding or absolute title were, in the last analysis, owned by the stockholders of that company, and that, at the outset, each of these parts must be owned by the stockholders in the parent company in the same proliortion. Hd furthermore stated that he had insisted that the preferred stockholders should be given the same Tptinvf power js: he common stoekhilders and that this would be done, and that it was intended to split the business up into a number of,parts, no one of which would control, at the outset, more than V' per cent of any part of the tobacco business. He ventured the hope that the potential competition e-tablished between the various entities would soon 1 wcome actual competition. About ten days ago the papers car- 1 r;, . wnat appeared to be an authorita- j , jj,r statement i?? the plan of the Ain.tr- I a icnn ToDacco Company, which plains | W wore to divide the com. any into three; parts, all the parts to be i.eld bv the present stockholders in proportion to (heir holdings in the orignal company. Thi> plan was such a patent farce that ] at on?e addressed another letter to ,\ttorney-Oeneral Wickereham on the subject as follow.: Oct. 9, 1911. Hen. Geo. W. Wicksroham, Attorney-General United States, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: I trust that a second letter relative to the dissolution of the i \nif ncan Tobacco Company will nsith- j cr tax your patienos nor strain your courtesy. \ . I The plan which the aswspapese say -5;... . r- """? - "RAJ rnAGGd ~ the America!! Tobacco Company h.V> submitted to the court does not have: ^ the merit of even looking like a bona fide dissolution of that corporation. The newspapers state tlih plan to be to divide the American Tobacco Company into three companies, and issue stock of each of the three companies to the present stockholders tn the American in proportion to their holdings in the original company. "I am profoundly convinced that such a plan will afford no relief to the men who grew tobacco, and these are the men who should be the object of the government's tenderest care. These are the men whose ill-paid toil is the Very foundation of the tobacvo business And when these men see a single organization orbitrarily fix the prices of the product of their labors, they arc stirred bv the same /feelings that _ brought about the Frencli Revolution, and the Night-ride of Kentucky are the legitimate offspring of commericial tyranny. "I noticed that Mr. Brandels, of Boston has filed a protest against this plan in behalf of the independent cigar makers I desire to secure your permission to file a protest and a brief in behalf of the dependent tobacco growers of North Carolina. This, state ranhs second among the tobacco-growing states in the Union, and the deter mination pf this case spells hope or despair to thousands of our citizens "It is my purpose to ask the Attorneys-General of the leading tobacco States to unite in filing a protest and a Uriel, provided we can secure permit*-1 sion to do so. "Permit mc to say that I am not disposed to find any fault with the way in which this prosecution has been conduct ^ ed but I fear that the court may not fully appreciate the tremendous jmpor ? tance of this matter to the men whose , very living depends upon getting a fair t price for the tobacco they grow. I simp j ly desire an opportunity to say a word in 11 their behalf. . ' It you are willing to grant this request, please wire me, and I will at *] once go to New York and file a protest anil the breif. Of course, in the breif, 1 shall maintain that the plan of rej oi'gani&tion submitted by the American Tobacco Company is, in no way, a I compliance with the judgment of the i Supreme Court of the United States. g \ "With much respect, I beg to remain ! n \ "Very truly rours, I c \ . "T. W. lilCKETT, s N. "Attorney General. ' j "To the'qbove letter Mr. Wickersham | c replied that tile newspapers had not j 8 ! published anything like an accurate ac-1 0 count of the plah-syhieh he understood " the American Tobacco Company pro- 0 posed to submit, and^tbat he could not b say in advance what Ilia, attitude with a respect to the plan wouldlip. He fur thermore said that while the court v could not be expected to alluw technical ii j intervention of parties not having\ji di- ii I rect interest in the subject matter, that a I parties Who were interested in t { the legal and economical question in- 0 i volved would, he assumed, be permit- ii I ted to be heard either orally or by writ- g | ten or printed briefs. This position of ii Mr. Wickersham was entirely proper t and satisfactory ta.me. _ t "In the meantime I had taken the ^ matter up with the Attorneys-General ^ of Virginia and South Carolina. The 55 final plan of the tobacco company was published on last Saturday, but was not f filed with the court until Monday of P | this week, and on Tuetday 1 arranged C j for the conference to be held in New ? York on Thursday botween 'he Attor- tl neys-General of South Carolina, Vireinia and myself. Of couree, I cannot * say what our attitude will be. We pro- n pose to carefully study the plan submit- a ted by the American Tobacco Company fj) and if it showsKa serious effort to dis- ' I solve the combination and the mono- t* poly we will feel that the Government w and the people are to be congratulated. w If it docs not disclose such an effort, 11< then in behalf of the tobacco growers ** of Virginia, South Carolina and North f Carolina we will file a strenuous protest against the adoption of the plan." 01 IT . b( Convalescing. M c w Miss Bessie Hal^ who underwent an B) operation at the Rex Hospital at Raleigh Saturday for appendicitis, her j! many friends here will be glad to learn, OJ is convalescing rapidly. ? a< Moved- f We learn that Mrs. J. O. May has moved her stock of dry goods, groceries etc., from the store room at her T' home to the old Stallings store on the vc Louisburg and Nashville road. They fll have purchased the site and will now increase the business. They are remodeling the building end when completed will be one of the prettiest country stores in the county. . :-.y ~'-v - . ' ' v? N * *... , . y v ' . J T"ir 7" It "" V IvLrT.AJS C'JUXTi*. Till LuiliS3UHG. N. C., t r I "c m HI.? 9 MfiL. fc-^B v*; I ft;: i \ f HON". THOMAS'WALTE it i;I ,t whose instigation the ;rotest apa plans of disintegration tv >0,000 cXVSA V.JbS '0 BE GIVEN TO CONTESTANT! THIS WEfcK. he Youn.; ladles r-r.i H.trd a Work ant! Wa are Trying: t Help Them:-Get These Bonu Votes and Go Ahead. Well, voting ladies. we are coinp t jive yon another chance to pet sotr. note of those hi t.us votes. So matt f the contestants have n?kei us r.ot't top these bonus offers that were (join o make the b;St Hit yet titaile in th ontesiv Ever yo-tns lady bhnutd tr nd take advantage of tins splcndi ffer, because ,ve are- tyt likely t sake another offer of this kind. Man f the eo tc-stants these last two week avewon several of the bonus vote nd they know how they help. The follow in p is the offer for ;h; reek only: To the young ladv brinpinj a and making the largest report; tha s, tiic most money, will be Riven a be us certificate for 80,000 votes in aildi ion to the number of votes already du It the report. To the young lady bring up jn the second largest report will b ivett-a bonus certificate for !!0T000 vole n addifton to the votes already due o: he reports To the young lady makir.j he third largest retort will Le given onus certificate for 10,000*votes in ad itibn to th se alre ady due on the r< ort. We ask every contestant and the! riends. to call and see\the elegan ian^ niw on exhibition rttCandlei Towell's; also the handsome i'arlo uite at Thh Tim::s Office. "We feel sur hat ygu^will like iheee valuable prize re are grvlng away absolutely free nd well worth working for. Yo' iay possibly never have the chano gain to get a piano free, spu- why no 0 out and win this one? Ladies, now is the time to get dowi ) real work. There are only a fev eekB left, and you cannot afford b asle your time. It will pay you wel ) put in a little hard work these las iw weeks. Get after those free votes ley are the ones that count. We wouid like to say that there an le or two contestants who have no tade any report the last week. P1eas< ear in mind that this is strictly against le rules governing the contest, anc ill not be allowed under any circumances. These reports must be made rery Wednesday positively. After this ite. if subscriptions are not turned ir 1 the proper date, no votes will b? iven.-rF. R. Thompson, Contest Manner. standing of contestants. The following is the standing of the intestanta according to the districts, lie* one with the largest number of ?tes in each district being named at: e DISTRICT NCMBEB 1. Miss Mary Williams. MUs Annie Dorsey. Mias (Jna May Hayet. Miss Louise Thomas. . 4"SL *' yi 7' > v J >4, 5r -. >?* Vvs-. -'. ,lv*vAv! ' 44'5$^ >. *. ' ,, *r - IN T . -t 1 STATE, THE frrtlON. XtOAY OCTOJEll 27. !9tt, - n ;-hiti?ti? bin .1 IIHUMI ii.mimuiim ?: ate VI m dc or er w is Ul - ai n, si t ? in ' ol n ol w n t] a w ic a F ft v CKETT, ATTORNEY-OENERAL Inst the American Tobacco Company's as made possible and filed. Miss Ruby Lancaster.. . 4 DISTRICT Nt*l?3EH 2. \ Miss Maririe Speed. > ^ i Miss Nellie Whitfield. Miss Bessie Brown. 4 Mi S3 May L. Cooper. < t Miss Tannic Rowland. Q J DISTRICT NUMIER 3. ( | Miss. K^t? liol-Jcn. 1 ? Miss Ruth Strickland. Mbs Julia inston. Miss Burtnr. i'? rry. : 0 Miss Susie Pcat?e. DISTRICT NUMBER 4. y ' Miss Roxic Harris. 0 Miss Beatrice ri arboro. ^ i Miss Lotsie Hylsos. Mr?. Lrla A. B.anOey. 1 j ' Miss Laura Ball-, mine. d I Itl:?s Mary W. SyUe*. 1 ? | Miss Lennie Mullitt v i Miss Nolia right ; 8t Miss ? i race Burn. 3 . Miss Luper. i)iati?:ci xi MtEk 5. 2 I Miss Madeline Kearney. ? . Miss'Ruby CoMins, ?' Miss Irma Deari. J." j Miss Irene Sledge. I- Miss Nel-ic Sledge. } e Miss Mary Hunt. 1 Cotton "* 1 The receipts on the local cotton mar- 4 g i ket has been some heavier this week i a ! than last. The price yesterday reach- 1 1 " ed 9 cents a pound. Quite a number 11 ~ 1 W..1? J ; y* uaira were >UIC. c rl Run Over By Wagon| . There came very near being a serious ~] accident on last Saturday, when How- 1 i ard Harnette, the fourteen-year-o d son ^ | of Henry Harnette, near town, was run r over by a two horse wagon loaded with c f outsider. It seems as if the boy was 0 hauling the Wood to town for sale and 8 ^ one of the team became frightened and f in jumping off suddenly caused the boy 8 to lose his balance and fall from the n wagon. He fell in such a position that ^ ! both front.artd back wheel of the wagon ^ I j ran over him in a diagonal line from r t shoulder to hip. He was brought to town immediately and medical atten- \ * tion given him. He is now doing as 1 a j well as could be expected. The acoi'' dent occurred ne.if Mr. O. H. Harris. ! d ? r Jl g t| To Advertisers- r ' ] For the information of those who pat- pi ronize our local advertising columns, we ai 51 wish to state that, owing to some con- 8( 1! fusion the past year in several respects, ti II we have only one price for one and all, U ' j and that is 10 cents for each line the in j first Week and 5 cents for -ach line each ol I succeeding insertion. And that all ad- o< yertiscments are run until ordered out si 1 unless the nunfbor of insertions are in specified at the time of placing the ad- rc vertisement. The fact that you leave a a< notice in the office with instructions to1 th "put h? this week's paper," isnotsuffl- n< cient to have same run only once. The fr number of insertions must bk specified, or the advertiser will be expected sv to pay for same until it is ordered out. st Again. It is impossible for us to guaran- ti iiililte-i - - , jj| 4 ' > rf-\ IMES SU1 e an estimate unless paid for in a<"- T| irce- The fact that we should est'.* ate your advertisement at live lines >e? not moan that we can force it in re lines nor that we will charge tor ?Iy five if it make.s more. The diflerice betweer^ guaranteeing an estimate Th hen paid fofl in advance arid otherwise ] that we over-estimate as* often as we ider-estimate, in which case we return >thmg, when if not paid for the adver- ] ser either is dissatisfied for having to iV too much or will not pay it all. j As each line represents a certain nount of cost to us. it is absolutely ^ jcessary that we get pay for each line, ^ id wishing to be absolutely fair with ' rerybody, we would prefer never mak. g an estimate. tri If our patrn for the past several years, has been ^ ppbinted General Organizer for the 'atmers* Union by the State Organizer. . 1 Ir. Sledge is deserving young man and 13 re feel sure he will do well in his new osition. He imforms us that he will 1 o o to Johnston county next week where ic will begin his workj Delicious Barbecue zi Attorney-GcriSfal Bickett gave a doicious barbecue and salad course to the Indirn and m??rr?hpr??iaV>n>rr )ar on Wednesday evening froiri 7.30 A :o 10 o'clock. Among the out of town lawyers prP.s- *c ?nt were Messrs. G. L. Jones, of Ral- ai ?igh, assistant attorney-general, Prealy A Webb, of Oklahoma, and T. T. Hicks, of Henderson. h It was a treat to all and Mr. Bickett y was pronounced an expert in the prep- |) aration of viands. a Three Shot. 45 In a free-for-all li&ht in a negro settlement at the old Creekmore place in a Louisburg on Sunday night three ne- " grrcs were shot. One Jack Yarboro i9 now in a sericvs condit'on and is not 3ut of danger yet. He was shot by Charley Johnson, who. it seems, had R been previously shot in the knee by S Yarboro. The third victim was a negro named Mo^dy. Johnson and Moody are R now in iail awaiting the results of Yar- tl boro's wound. " si Chin.". Display. h The ator" of M.C. Pleasants, oil Main iireet, was a scene of txauty Tuesday, ^ where he had on display, as per announcements last week, many new and beautiful designs in fancy, hand-paint- j0 ri Chind. He makes a specialty of this ni itcck during the fall season each year di ind his displays are looked forward to w with much interest by the many ladies <.a >f this vicinity. Eaeh year they lm- L trove in quality, taste and quantity. I hi al Sad Deathra The home of Mr. and Mrs. Breedlove ar ^as visited by the death angel on the 8e light of September 20th and where it laimed for its victim their four year ro Id son, .Jones /. Breedlove, after a \y hort illness. He leaves a mother, cs ather, and a younger brother, and ar raad parents and host of friends to m lourn their loss. He was tenderly laid 0 rest on the 22nd at the Freeman ^ urying ground among a host of sor- af owing friends. B. jl; 'Possum Supper. ^ Quite^a number of friends enjoyed a inj elightful harbecurd 'possum supper at. to erry's Cafo on last Saturday m ht, jui uests of Messrs \V. E. Tucker and an C. Williams. The cue was well ]rrc- aw ared and muc h enjoyed by all present his rid there was a greatest of plenty and inj >me to spare. Tho editor was among ag le number who were so fortunate as co' > be remembered among the party and j 1 unison with all felt that it wy.s one of t the most sociable and most enjoyable tal :ca8ions he had ever attended. The no< ipper was an impromptu affair mak- cul g it impossible for the invitations to doi tach some, whose presence would have we Ided much to the occasion, in time for fiv? letn to be present, however the Bhort Ssai >tice did not detract any in -^he least Me om the splendid bill of fare, ?- an< After having partaken of*'enormous" dei ippers the crowd departed after be- He owing showers of pleasant appreeia- B. one upon the jovial hosts. rm'\ / * - V. - I ? 3scriptiqn sl.OCi FER YEab i number 35 ML MOVING PEOPLE - i ?. ieir movements in and out of town ess Who Have Visited Louisburg the Past Woek?Those Who Have Gone Elsewhere For Business or Pleasure. J. Allen returned Monday from a p to Henderson. 3. K. Got.ke returned Friday from a p to New York. 5. H. Hale returned from a business p to' Raleigh Friday, disses Lillie and Ndnnie Hell Hale ited Raleigh Monday. , Miss Mary William8 returned Wed- ... sday from a trip to Apex. Hurry Allen, of Raleigh, was a visi to Louisburg the past week. IraT. 11 uot, of Kittrell, was a visitor Louisburg the past week. * Mrs. J. K. Doraett, of Spencer, ia liting her people in Louisburg. T. H. Lacy, of Rocky Mount, was in tendance at court the past week. Mrs. R. L. Bernhardt, of Salisbury, visiting hrr people here this week. Attorney-General T. W. liickett rerned from New York Monday night. C. B. Clarke, of Charlottesville, VaM visitiug his sister, Mrs. B. T. Bailey. Assistant Attorney-General G. L. nes, of Raleigh, was a visitor to iuisburg the past week. Mrs. H. T. Rogers, of Dyersburg, jnn., is visiting her sister. .Miss Liz e Lee Aycoc*. and friends this week. Mis. R. H. Davis left Monday for 'inston-Salem, to attend State Condition of the United' Daughters of the anfcderacy. Miss Louie Meadows left Tuesday ir Richmond for treatment.. She was :comnaniod by her mother and Mrs. . W. Wilson, Sr. W. P. Webb, of Oklahoma, visited is people here the past week. He left esterday for Manilla, P. L, where lie as received a commission us LioiitvtP nt in the ariny. His many friends here were glad to ee Mr. 0. C. Gregory in town the past reek'. He is novJ located at Richmond, nd has betfn promoted tu assisthhf meager of sales. J. W. Davenport, wife and little aughtar, Louise, C. C. Sims and wife nil L. P. Johnson came over from ,oeky Mount by automobile and spent unday with the editors family. The many friends of Capt. C. W. aney, of Kittrell, were glad to have ie pleasure of shaking his hand on our .reets the past week. He is looking ell, but is free in his expressions that e still loves old Louisburg. Franklin Superior Court. The second week of Franklin Superr Court for October has been of much ore interest than the first. On Moniv a few cases of minor importance ere disposed of and on Tuesd. y the ise of H. C. Kearney ts. Seaboard Air inu for $30,009 damages for the h ss'of s foot on October 26th, 1911, while laming irom me cxmisDurg train at ranklinton. This case has caused uch interest from the public generally id was hard fought by splendid coun1. Kearney was represented by essrsABickett & White, and the railad by Messrs. npruill & Holden and urray Allen, ot Raleigh* The speechin this case were splendid pieces of gument and were listened to by any. The case consumed the whole of lesdav and Wednesday and was given jury about three o'clock yesterday ternoon, after an able charge from idge Ferguson. At about five o'clock the jury enterthe court room after having agreed, d presented to the court the followr answers to thequestions given them answer:' 1st, Was the plaintiff inred by the negligence of the defendt as alleged in the complaint? An , er: Yes. 2nd, Did the plaintiff Dy i own negligence contribute to his iury? Answer. No. 3rd, What dam- * r.s, if any, is plaintiff entitled to rarer? Answer^ Nine thousand dollars. After the above case was disposed the case of Person vs. Person was cen up and begun yesterday after- * en. This is a case for damage for tting timber from land and will no jbt take up the remainder of tho ek, aa we learn there is oyer seventy e witness to be examined. In this le the plaintiff is represented bv :ssrs. Spralll A Holden, W. H. Baffin 1 W. H. Ysrboroagh, Jr., and tie 'endant by Messrs. T. T. Hicks, of nderson. Bickett It Whits end T. Wilder. The result will be watched