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A> ".llHNSDN, EDITOR AND
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ATTORN'YCENERALS ACT
1 ViSiTpJEW YORK IN INTEREST
OF TOBACCO growers
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To Protest Against Proposed
* . Plai of The American Tobacco
Co ?the He*- Considered
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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
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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
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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
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Convalescing. M
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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.
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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.
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>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.
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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
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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
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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 patr<?n8 will bear these rules in
iind they will save themselves and this v,a
fice much trouble and dissatisfaction. I
fe have absolutely no desire to over- nei
m an advertisement for anybody, but ;
e are in business for what we get out tor
I it, and it is only human nature that j
lien no instructions are left, we will to
in the advertisement until ordered out.
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General Organizer.
J. 0. Sledge, one of Franklin coun- atl
f's energetic and popular young men, ]
ud one who has been very familiar j8
ith the workings of the Farmers Un>n
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<a nf iho T .r>??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
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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'\
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3scriptiqn sl.OCi FER YEab
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ML MOVING PEOPLE
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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