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CHARLOTTE, N CM FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16. 1906.
FRICE:3CENTS
KLOfTTE
FLOURHY MADE
DEPUTY FOR THIS
DISTRICT TO-DAY
Grand Master Winston Announces
ihp Deputy Grand Masters for
25 Districts. To Have Over
sight of Lodges in Their Dis
tricts, g3nc?tion Over Discovery of Con
soiracy to Effect Escape to?
Harry Clark. Concerning a Let
ter Smuggled Into Upchurch's
Hands.
Fpetial to The News.
l'.L-loigli. Feb. 1C. Grand Master
Francis D. Winston announces the
ivmitv Grand Masters for 25 of the 30
riots into which the btate was ai-
vuUvl at the annual meeting here injtal from Europe. However, only a lim
January.
These deputies have oversight of the
lodges and work in their respective
tiif-tricts:
C. B. Flournoy, of Charlotte, is deputy
of i he 22nd district, consisting of
Mecklenburg and Cabarrus.
S. ,1. Durham, for the 23rd, consist-in-
of Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln.
Quite a little sensation is discover
ed here by the discovery of an ev
ident conspiracy to bring about the
escape of Harry Clark from the county
chain gang where he is serving eigh
teen months for complicity in the
lulling ot Chas Smith of Petersburg
dining last State fair in the union
station here. The conspiracy was re
vealed m a letter found on the per
son of the Stewart of the camp ad
dressed to J. Sherwood Upchurch and
signed by Clark.
I'pehmch is a member of the Ral
eigh board of aldermen and manager
of the Raleigh Academy of Music. He
was known to be Interested in Clark's
case and made a trip to New "York in
Clark's interest before the trial.
The letter was to be smuggled to
town and into Upchurch's hands, and
was to the effect that the bearer was
-al! right" and possibly $50 would do
the work and bring about the possi
bility of escape as the stewart was at
the camp alone during the day and
he (Clark) was there for a day or
two sick, so an escape could be easily
arranged.
The camp officers implicated in the
case are Steward Griffin and Guard
Horton. both of whom the authorities
have dismissed.
Mr. Upchurch insists that he knew
nothing ot any movement to effect
Clark's escape. Of course he never
received the note from Clark. '
President C. C. Moore, of the North
Carolina Division of the Southern Cot
ton Association is spending this week
in Wake county perfecting the organi
zation. He goes next week into the
eastern part of the State, being at
New Bern February 20. He says he is
very much encouraged at the progress
being made in the organization of the
j ai mers in all cotton growing sections
of tie State.
OFFICES DECLARED VACANT
Ofr.cee of President and
Vice-Presi
Declared
ueciarec
dent of Pittsburq District
Vacant Wild Disorder in Hall.
tJy Associated Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 1C Notwith
standing the earnest appeals of the
national vice-president, T. L. Lewis
and Secretary and Treasurer Dodds,
uf the Pittsburg district, for a "fair
and square deal" the delegates at
tending the Pittsburg District Min
ers' Convention unanimously adopted
the resolution at noon today declaring
?he offices of president and vice-president
of the Pittsburg District of Min
ers vacant.
President Dolan presided at today's
session and refuses to entertain the
resolution but it was passed over his
nead. The delegates at once notified J
president John Mitchell, now in New
I'ork, of their action, and it is expect
ed that he will appoint men to fill the
iwo offices some time during the day.
There was much disorder in the
hall when the resolution was introduc
ed, it grew more uproarous when
President Dolan ruled the resolution
ut of order and culminated in a wild
scene of excitement when 'the dele
gates voted unanimously for its adop-
TAKE THE ARCHIVES.
Orders From Department At Washing
ton to Take Possession of the
. Archive of the Venezuelan Consu
lates.
By Associated Press.
I am, Feb. 16. State Counsul Gen
rr.al in Paris and the Consuls at Havre,
Boitleaux, Nice, Marseilles and Nats
today received orders from the State
Department at Washington through
the American Embassy here to take
I'cssession of the Archives of the Vene
zuelan Consulates in those cities.
The orders expressly limit the ac
"i ui uuj vonsuis to taking posses
sion of the archives. The effect of this
i to suspend all further Consular busi
ncss.
TO-MORROW'S EVENT
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
the marriage ceremony in
east Room, rev. satterlee
officiating guests w i l l
number about 1000 press
REPRESENTATIVES GATHER,
EVEN COMING FROM EUROPE.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 16. At noon to
morrow Miss Alice Roosevelt and Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth, of
Ohio, will be married. The ceremony
will take place in the East Room
of the White House, Rev. Bishop Y
Saterlee officiating. The decorations
will be the most elaborate that the fa
mous East Room has ever seen.
The guests will number about 1,000.
Immediately after the reception of the
guests by bride and groom, the buffet
wedding breakfast will be served in
state in the dining room.
Presents have been pouring in from
all quarters in large numbers, and for
two days they have been on display to
the immediate personal friends who
have come to attend the wedding of
the bridal couple.
The White House grounds will be
closed all day tomorrow except to
those who are invited as guests.
Photographs and special newspaper
writers from all over the country have
arriving in Washington. Some
fiven have onmp tn the Amo;Mn c,-.
ited number of writers for the press
(have been invited. The executive offi-
ces will be closed all day tomorrow.
MR. TROTT DISCHARGED.
Order Against Him Stricken Off
Docket. Other Cases Tried Today.
At the opening of the Superior Court
this morning, Mr. H. C. Trott, the well
known saloon man of Salisbury, ap
peared with his ' counsel, Mr. T. C.
Guthrie to show that he had not vio
lated the anti-jug law concerning the
shipping of whiskey into prohibited
territory. Mr. Trott declared that he
had not violated any portion of the law
and he was dismissed, the order of the
court having been fully carried
out.
John Pickett, the negro charged with
stealing a lot of bacon and lard, the
property of the Cochrane-McLaughlin
Co., was convicted and sentenced to 6
months on the county road.
Jim White, charged with larceny,
was sentenced to 4 months on the
roads.
Ella Randle, charged with larceny,
was sentenced to 4 mouths in the
county jail, the commissioners having
power to hire her out.
Carolina Rosebrough, for retailing,
was sentenced to 4 months in the
county jail.
John Jeter charged with gambling,
was fined $5 and the costs."
Alice Allen, charged with retailing,
was seutenced to five months in the
county jail, the commissioners having
the right to hire her out.
Joe Bowman, the negro who went to
Gastonia with a stolen bicycle, was
sent to the roads for nine months.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Negro's Wagon Demolished by Engine
of No. 36.
William Sandifer, a negro man who
lives in Berryhill township, stood by
this morning and saw his wagon re
duced to kindling wood by the engine
of No. 36, the North bound passenger
train on the Southern railway.
Sandifer left his home in Berryhill
with a one-horse load of wood, intend
ing to dispose of it in the city. At the
grade crossing, on the Dowd road, to
the' southwest of the city, the wagon
was struck bv the fast, flying engine
of No. 36, and there was not enough
of it left to put together.
At the time Sandifer was walking.
The mule attached to the wagon had
cleared the track and the pilot of the
' engine struck the wagon near tne ceu
iter. Sandifer says he saw the engine
itn mine- the curve but he thought his
mule could reach the opposite side m
ttj noo-i-r. hnen on the
cofotr T-Tnrt tne negro ubbu
wagon, he would have hardly escaped
death.
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OVER TILL FRIDAY
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Senator TiMman Sends Letter to
Interstate Commerce Commit
tee Saying he Is Threatened
with Pneumonia'and 'Cannot At
tend in Several Days.
By Associated Pres.
Washington, Feb. 16. All the im
portant amendments to the Railroad
bill pending in the inter-State Com
merce Committee will go over until
next Friday. Senator Tillman has sent
a letter to the committee saying he
is threatened with pneumonia and can
not attend for several days. It is also
stated that Senator Culloni will be
here next Friday. '
Increase Agreed To.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
today bv a vote of 6 to 5, agreed to an
amendment increasing the member
ship of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to nine members.
McCALL'S CONDITION.
His Condition is Reported As Being
Slightly Improved.
By Associated Press.
Lake wooa, an. o., T r,
improvement in the condition of John
A McCall, former president of the New
York Life is reported by his physi
cians. . .
TB
TO BATTLE
SWEEPING FIRE
rire Early this Morning Wiped
Out. Large Amount of Property
in Courtland, Va. Loss Estim
ated at $13,000 . With Little
Insurance.
Citizens Turned out and Formed
Bucket Brigade to Fight Fire.
Man who Fought Fire Arrested
as Alleged Murderer of Walter
P. Dolsen.
By Associated Press.
Norfolk, Feb. 16. The fire discover
ed early this morning by a negro stable
boy in the new livery stables of C. L.
Grizzard. at Courtland, Va., wiped out
a considerable amount of property in
that town with damages amounting to
113,000 and only $1,400 insurance.
Among the buildings destroyed was the
Courtland Hotel.
The entire citizenship of the town
turned out and prevented the, further
spread of the fire by forming bucket
brigades.
M. Gavey, claiming to be originally
from Memphis, Tenn., but latterly of
Troy, N. Y., where he was burned in
a gasoline launch explosion, was ar
rested after rendering valuable assist
ance at the fire as. Leo C. Thurman, the
alleged murderer of Walter P. Dol
sen in the Norfolk trunk murder case.
He is being held at Courtland pending
further investigation.
NEGRO ESPERADO HANGED.
Robert Newcomb Was Hanged Today
For Murder of Police Sergeant Had
Killed Two Other Persons.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. 16. Robert Newcomb,
colored, was hanged for the murder of
Police Sergeant Shine last October but
he had killed two other people just
before shooting the officer. ;
One of the victims was Florence
Hoore, a colored woman of whom he
was jealous. Newcomb who had been
drinking heavily shot and killed Wal
ter Blue, a colored man, whom he met
in a saloon, just after the murder of
Mrs. Hoore and whom he shot without
the slightest cause. Sergeant Shine
was killed in an effort to arrest New
comb. Another Man Hanged.
John Mueller was also hanged. He,
too, has killed three people- his wife
and two children. The crime was par
ticularly atrocious.
PACKERS CASE.
Arthur Meeker Testified as to What
Garfield Told Him Chas. W. Ar
mour A!so Testified
By Associated Press.
Chicago Feb. 16 Arthur Meeker,
general superintendent of the Armour
company resumed his testimony in the
packers case today. He declared that
commisioner Garfield had told him
that before the report was published
he would permit the packers to look
over it, and see whether anything it
contained was injurioits to the pack
ers.
"He assured tig of his good faith."
said the witness, "and explained that
the Martin Resolution callod for re
sults, and that was all he would pub
lish. Charles W. Armour gave similar
testimony.
ICE ASS'H IS IN
L
W. E. Worth Elected President.
Other Officers. To Insure Suf
ficiency of ke for Cars, Etc.
Reward of $250 for Capture of
Buplon, Jarrell.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Feb. 16. Governor Glenn
offers a reward of $250 for the arrest
of Burton Jarrell, of Warren county,
the murderer who was sentenced to 25
years in the penitentiary for killing W.
G: King, he being the negro who sawed
out of jail yesterday morning.
The North Carolina Ice Association,
in its annual meeting, elected W. E.
Worth, of Wilmington, president; Hen
ry Weill, of GoMsboro, vice president,
and William -Dunn,' of 'New Bern, sec
retary and treurer. Steps were taken
for co-operation to insure an ample
supply for the refrigerator cars in
handling shipments of berries, truck
and other perishable crops during the
coming spring and summer.
Derelicts Destroyed.
By Associated Pres.
Norfolk, Feb. 16. The naval derelict
destroyer Lebanon, succeeded in locat
ing and destroying the derelict cap
sized schooner, Samuel L. Russell and
has proceeded down the coast to de
stroy another derelict reported in the
vicinity of Cape Hatteras.
CK
FORM
A
SESSION
A -OT OF NEWS ITEMS
FROM CITY NEW BERN
DEATH FROM LOCKJAW TO OB
SERVE WASHINGTON'S BIRTH
DAYPASSED NAVAL ACADEMY
EXAMINATION NOTED CASE IN ;
COURT.
Special to The News, i
New Bern, N. C, Feb. 16. Isaac
Lewis, the youth reported in these col
umns as suffering frotn a severe at
tack of lockjaw, died here yesterday.
The disease resulted from a broken
arm. He was put on the anti-toxin
treatment, but without any special ef
fect. The funeral services will be held
this moring at Centennary MethodiBt
Church, the services being conducteu
by Rev . Mr. Adams, pastor of the
church. h
Washington's hirthday will be ob
served here by a boat parade. Some
20 or more gasoline launches will take
part in it. Washington visited New
i.ern on one occasion, stopping at the!
house now occupied by Mr. James A.
Bryan. ,
William H. Stevenson, a son of Mr.
M. DeW. Stevenson, of this city, has
successfully passed the Naval Academy
examinations at Annapolis, and has
been appointed first-class cadet petty
officer, Tenth Company, First Bat
talion. Perhaps no case ever called before
Craven County Superior Court has at
tracted more attention than that ot
Hill vs. the A. & N. C. R. R. Co. Hill,
who owns one share of stock, institu-j
ted suit to annul the lease made to
the Howland Improvement Company,
claiming as a cause for action that the
lease was not made by the directors of
the road in the proper manner. Yes
terday was consumed in hearing ob
jections and examinations. , It was
agreed by counsel that Judge Long
should make the findings in the case.
It developed, upon evidence, that the
directors left the matter entirely in the
hands of Governor Aycock and Mr.
James A. Bryan, the president of the
road, and that Mr. Bryan acted solely
on the suggestion of the Governor, f
Among the witnesses examined yes
terday were Mr. E. C. Duncan, of Ral
eigh ; F. L. Merritt, of the A. & N. C.
R. R. Co.; Mr. James A. Bryan, former
president of the road, and Mr. .C. E.
Foy, director.
The case will probably consume the
remainder of the week. Messrs. Larry
I. Moore, solictor, and W. W. Clark
are appearing for the. stockholders.
Messrs. A. D. Ward and P. M. Pear
sall, for the railroad.
COOPER'S EVIDENCE.
Cross Examination of Cooper ' in
Greene-Gaynor Trial is Continued.
By Associated Press.
Savannah, Feb. 16. Assistant En
gineer Arthur S. Cooper's cross exami
nation by Mr. Osborne of the counsel
for Green and Gaynor was continued.
The witness was closely questioned to
determine the character and quality
of the brush material along the coast
that the contractors might have found
available for mattresses. He answered
that all along the coast he had seen
plenty of good brush material that
might have been used in machines.
The mdttresses put in by Greene and
Gaynor, the witness said, cost the con
tractors nine cents per yard and cost
the government 95 cents. He disclaim
ed any responsibility for this.
PEOPLE DELIGHTED.
Decision of Jury Tickles Hickory Peo
ple. Depot Declared Nuisance.
Crossing Also Declared Dangerous.
Special to The News.
Hickory, Feb. 16. Hickory is greatly
excited over the decision in the Superi
or Court on the railroad case. The city
wins all along the line. The railroad
! holds 100 feet along the line. The city
controls the parks on either side. The
jury pronounced the f rieght depot a
! nuisance. -The crossing at Marshall
street was declared dangerous. The
people here are wild with delight.
Have gained all they claimed and more
than they hoped.
E
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Fire Destroyed House of Joseph
Rodis. Two .Children Were
Cremated tmd a Third Tenibly
Burned,, Mother's Vain At
tempts to Rescue Them.
By Associated Press. , ,
TraVerse City, Mich., Feb. 16. Two
children were cremated and the third
child was probably fatally burned in
the fire which destroyed the farm
house of Joseph Rodis.
The mother rescued her two-year-old
child, terribly burned, but was not able
to save the other two, aged four years
and ten months. The fire was supposed
to be caused by children playing with
matches.
GRAVE INSTEAD OF ALTAR:
Girl Buried on Weddinn Day at Hour
St for Marriage.
Wilmington, Del.. Feb. 16. On her
wedding day, at the hour set for her
marriage, and shrouded in her wed
ding gown, Miss Veinoia Oliver was
buried at Chester, Pa., today. ' ,
She was to have married Charles
Bake., oi Wilmington, today, and all
arrangements had been made for the
nuptials. Three days ago she was
taken ill and died yesterday.
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CHILDREN WER
CREMATED
OT
JURY FIND VERDICT i
OF GUILT! IN CASE
inmiiOT niRimri
AbAinorMMUtLl
After long Deliberation Jury in
Famous Samuel Case Return
Their Verdict of Guilty at 12
O'clock To-day. Case in Pro
gress 32 Days.
On Counts in Bill. Charging Con
. spiracy They were Unaole to
Agree, but Found Him Guilty on
Charges of Making False Re
ports. Special to The News.
Greensboro, N.C., eb. 16 The jury
in the Federal Court at 12 o'clock
brought in a verdict of guilty against
Samuel, the revenue officer on trial 32
days for frauds as a revenue officer.
On counts in -the bill charging con
spiracy they failed to agree, but on all
counts charging making false reports
they found him guilty.
Upon the announcement of the ver-
diet Judge Boyd adjourned the court
until 3 o'clock.
PROPOSITION TO EMPLOYERS.
Committees Begin Arduous Task of
Formulating Propositions to be pre
sented to Employers.
By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 16. The anthracite
miners sub committee of seven ap
pointed - at yesterday's conference 'be
tween the coal operators and the
unions special scale committee began
their work of formulating in detail a
proposition which has already been
presented in a general form to the
employers.
The task is an arduous one, and it
probably will be at least a week be
fore the committee will have the report
in shape for submission to the sub
committee of seven, appointed by the
operators. In the meantime it is likely
there will be no development in the
situation, as the operators will not be
able to make a move until they learn
specifically what the mine workers will
demand. -
CHARLOTTE AND ROANOKE.
New Mail Service to be' Instituted
Next Monday
The new mail service that is to be
established between Charlotte and
Roanoke will supply a long, felt want
The postal clerks who will run on the
new route will have their head quar
ters at Charlotte and will be paid off
by Postmaster Smith. In speaking of
these new mail services. The Twin
City Daily Sentinell says;.
"Ail order has been received at the
postofflce here from the department at
Washington announcing that postal
service will be established next Mon
day on the trains between Charlotte
and Roanoke, via. Winston-Salem.
"The postoffice department ordered
this service to go on last December,
but the Southern Railway was unable
to supply a mail coach until this time
hence the delay.
"Tho new service will be welcomed
by the business men oi this ci:y, as
well as those of Charlotte, Roanoke
in fact all along the line.
"The postal clerks named for this
run and those in operation between
Winston-Salem and Roanoke and from
here to Charlotte are as follows: S. J.
Craver, C. T. Pinkston, W. P. Fiery
and J. D. Lee."
DEAD KING TO BE
BURIEO
Body of King Christian of Den
mart Removed to Cathedral at
Roskilde. Will bb 3uried Sun
day in the Tomb of the Danish
Kngs.-
By Associated Press.
Copenhagen, Feb. 16. The body of
King Christian was removed from
the Christianburg church to the Cathe
dral at Rosilde, where it will be bur
ied Sunday among the tombs of the
Danish kings, Who for .1000 years
have found their last resting place
in the ancient capital of the Kingdom.
The whole of Copenhagen was given
up to mourning. Business and work
were at a standstill, while . the em
blems of sorrow were displayed eve
rywhere. Immediately behind the
hearse Was led King Christian's fa
vorite riding horse,. Jussif, which .will
be shot tonight according to the an
cient Danish custom.
Companiies Chartered.
Special to The News.
Raleigh, Feb. 16. The Secretary of
State charters the Aurora Hardware
Co., 'of Rutherf ordton county at a capi
tal of $10,000 by W. A. Thompson and
others. The Heath, Lee Hardware Co.,
of Monroe, changes its name to the
Heath Hardware Co., and increases its
capital to $250,000.
SUNDAY
OUR MINISTERS SEEK
BETTER ORGANIZATION !
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE j
MECKLENBURG MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION WAS PERFECTED
THIS AFTERNOON" AND OFFI
CERS WERE NAMED LARGE
NUMBER OF MINISTERS PRES
ENT. There was a large gathering of min
isters in Charlotte today, ministers!
who came here from every section of
the county at the call of the Charlotte
Ministerial Association for the purpose
of forming an organization to be
known as the Mecklenburg County
Ministerial Association.
An informal meeting of the minis
ters was held at the Young Men's
Christian Association this afternoon
at 1 o'clock, which was only a social
gathering, mainly for the discussion 6f
the proposed organization. Every one
present talkel enthusiastically of the
county association, advocating it in
strong measures.
From the Y. M. C. A. the ministers
marched to the Denny Cafe, where
they were seated at two lone tables in
the banquet hall. Here a nelegant din
ner, prepared by the cafe caterer, Mr.
Lester Boyte, was served and during
the dinner the organization was dis
cussed. The Mecklenburg Ministerial Asso
ciation is the revival of the old Meck
lenburg .Bible Society, which was -a
very vigorous organization 10 or 12
years ago, and supported by nearly ev
ery minister m the county. Its pur
poses were practically the same as
the Charlotte Ministerial Association,
that is, in bringing about a better feel
ing among the ministers of all denomi
nations of the county; to be in a posi
tion to have a general concert of action
on all moral issues that may arise from
time to time in Mecklenburg.
Rev. Dr. R. C. Holland, president of
the Charlotte Ministerial Association,
presided over the meeting as chair
man. Dr. Holland arose and stated a few
of the purposes of the proposed or
ganization, after which he asked So
licitor Heriot Clarkson to say a few
words on the Law and Order League.
Mr. Clarkson said he was glad to be
with the - ministers on this occasion
and say a few words on this subject.
He said nothing was more important
in a county or city than to see the law
properly upheld and that no class of
men could assist in upholding it than
the ministers. He said every law that
is good cannot be administered unless
the people and the jurors convict the
violators ; that is was necessary to
educate the people of every community
in maintaining the high standard of
the law. Mr. Clarkson spoke of the
grand jurors, saying that it is im
portant that they be men who would
respect and enforce laws,
i Mr. Cameron Morrison, who is the
Law and Order League counsel, was
next called upon. He said he could
only respond to the toast in words of
commendation for the Law and Order
League, but, he said, it seemed inap
propriate to do so because he was the
only man in the Law and Order
League who had made anything out of
i& Seriously,- he said, it was foolish
for any man to object to the League
unless it be a man opposed to it. He
said it was a good thing for the people
who wanted law and order in a com
munity to organize and assist the offi
cers of the law to enforce the law; to
form an organization that the officers
may go to for information and assist
ance. Mr. Morrison closed his re
marks by saying that he never had a
client whom he took more pleasure in
standing up in the court houses than
to stand there and defend the Law and
Order League.
The organization of the Mecklenburg
Ministerial Association was perfected
with the following officers: Rev. W.
W. Orr, president; Rev. P. H. Gwynn,
vice president; Rev. J. A. Baldwin,
secretary; Rev. J. Q. Adams, treas
urer. An executive committee was ap
pointed consisting of the above named
officers with Revs. R. C. Holland, G. P.
White and H. M. Pressley.
FALLIIIG BUILDING .
CARRIED DEATH
Thomas J. Revel Caught Beneath
Timber of Fallin? Building and
Crushed to Death. T. J. Wil
son and Gus Wilson were Seri
ously Injured,
Special to The NeWs.
Asheville, N. C, Feb. 16. Thomas
J. Revell, a -prominent builder of this
city, was caught beneath the timber of
a falling house on Central Aveniie at 2
o'clock this afternoon and crushed to
death. .
T. J. Wilson and Gus Wilson, two
workmen, both white, were seriously
injured and are in the hospital. Anoth
er was less severely hurL, Repairs
were in progress on the "house, which
was the property of Mr. Revell and the
structure was being raised on jacks
when the supports gave way and the
building crashed to the ground.
Mr Smith to Go To New York.
Mr. Burton Smith has accepted !a po
sition with the General Electric Com
pany, of Schenectady N. Y. and ex
pects to leave for that place the latter
part of next week. Mr. Smith has been
connected with the Southern Power
Company for several months.
GETLM
COTTON
-BUMS" OE
TH
"Cotton " Statistics are Now on
Trial" Were Among First Words
of the Chairman in Hearing on
Crop Statistics Before Com
mittee. Southern Representatives and
Planters Present. Mr. Hayes
Gives Plan of Department of
Agriculture for Gathering Stat
istics, Other Plant.
By Associated Press.
"Washington, ,Feb. 16. "Gentlemen,
Cotton is King today. Cotton statistics
are now on trial." With these words
Chairman Wadsworth, of the House
Committee on Agriculture, opened the
general hearing on the crop statistics
before his committee today.
Assistant Secretary Hayes, of the
Department of Agriculture; President
Jordan, of the Southern Cotton Asso
ciation; J. A. Taylor, president of the
National Ginners' Association, and
many Southern members of Congress
and representative planters were at
the hearing.
Assistant Secretary Hayes gave in
detail the plain of the Department of
Agriculture for gathering the statistics
and the changes recently made in the
system of the Bureau of Statistics.
He said the department proposed to
retain the crop reporting board; to
have 2,800 county reporting agents; 41
district agents and several supervising
inspectors, who shall travel and in
struct the district agents.
Different codes were to be furnished .
each district agent monthly and agents'
reports are to be given to computers
in the sections, to avoid the possibility
of leakage.
With perfected reports, Mr. Hayes
said, the markets would be less affect- (
ed.' Frequent and ,, accurate reports
would work against the speculator and
the Weather Bureau reports will furn-
ish a guide as to the conditions for the
time between reports.
The ootton Report.
Mr. Hayes said that he judged by
the statistics on ginning that the cot
ton report was within 2 per cent, of the
actual production.
Mr. Jordan's' Opinion.
Mr. Jordan said he believed the re
port of the Bureau of Statistics had
been fairly accurate and he believed if
the information gathered by the de
partment could be safeguarded its re
port would be generally considered
satisfactory as far as they go.
In the opinion of Mr. Jordan the gov
ernment was doing only one-half of its
duty to the common interests. He said
the reports are all for the use of the
consumer and of little value to the pro
ducers. He urged that the estimates
on the probable consumption of cotton
should be made by the Federal author
ities through American Consuls. He
said the statistics could be gathered
abroad. Of the Census Bureau, Mr.
Jordan said it should not attempt to
deal in facts concerning the crops un
less it could ue equipped to handle the
facts.
LAST DAY OF CARNIVAL.
The Baby Show Yesterday Afternoon
Was Something Great.
The baby show at thte Carnival of
Hearts yesterday afternoon was an in
teresting feature. The judges had a
very difficult time making their de
cisions, and asked for assistance in
awarding the third prize to iittle Mil
dred Henderson and James Mason. The
four prizes were awarded as follows:
Francis Harriet Beattie, first; Leonard
LeGrande Hunter, second ; Mildred
Henderson, third, and William Baxter
Hussey, fourth.
- A special program of entertainment,
consisting of vocal and instrumental
music, will be rendered at the Carnival
tonight. Misses Julia Alexander,
Bertha Klueppelberg, Hutchings and
Mrs. G.1 G. Harley and the Dilworth
string band will participate.
The Carnival .has been a great suc
cess and the ladies in charge appre
ciate very much the valuable services
of their friends in other churches. The
Carnival will close tonight with a big
auction of the articles that have not
been disposed of.
GET $2,000 DAMAGES.
Case of Gallert vs.. Morrow Results in
Verdict hf 9 nftTi ftamanse Fr Dlatn-
tiff.
Special to The News.
Rutherfordton, Feb. 16.; The case of
Gallert vs. Morrow, which has been in
progress, since Monday morning, re
sulted in a verdict today by the jury
giving the plaintiff $2,000 damages.
The argument by council was con
cluded last night, and Judge Allen
charged the jury this morning, after
which they took the case, remaining .
but only about an hour, and returned ,
the verdict as stated above. y
The ' Woman's Exchange will con
duct, a bread and cake sale tomorrow j
in the Tryon Street Music House. 3,
GLARED
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