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MOKIH STATE HAPPENINGS Occurrences gf Interest Gleamed From All Sectiooe of the Bvqf Tdr Heel State Severe Damage to Soils. la a bulletin just issued by Joseph *»«k Pratt, of the State Geological j fcrvev. the terrible loss to the soils mi the State occasioned by fecent ftnrv rainfall is given. The bulletin m foil follows* j Tfcc heavy rains during the last of not only did an enormous anmnt of damage to crops, bridccs. railroads and roads, but. according t» an estimate mode bv W. W. A«he, Farrcs'er of the North Carolina •eoloeieal Purvey, the upland farm ra» Innds of the middle portion of ft* State have been washed to an extent of more than half a milium 4o!b rs. the damage being heaviest ia those actions whore the country was most Irlly and the rainfall most amerntrated. This estimate, which is based oti Ar amount of soil which was shown !• be in the water of the rivers dur-1 inf llir Pro.ls, indicates that more than 1 "00,000 tons of soil were wash ed from I lie bills of (ho Piedmont durivr flint rn» work of rain. About •DC fifth of the solid matter which - aanßrs tlm mnddiness of (lie water t ' thirir»nr fiords is humus, which ii washed eMeflv from the hillside firms At dollars a to:i. which vis probably less than the cost of re fiacircr it, the loss to the farmers of the State only in the imnovishment •f their soils exceeds $.">00.000. This K a loss which is much underestimat ed or entirelv overlooked bv the far mer because it is a loss which takes place so constantly. In the aggre *a'e. however, it is so enormous thai it is one of the chief, if not the chief maaon for (he poverty of so manv of Ihe r«*d clnv hillside farms. and it is I lecpinir tlu'tn depleted -of thv hunr.is m ma; urn 1 portion of the soils. This ii a Jo*r. to which northern soils are *ot n-arlv so subiect on account of tbr h rl'ler rainfalls and their more prricral character. The rainfall at Raleigh and at ■am other points in middle North fore linn was ]2 inches in four days; a* points in upper South Carolina 15 incises fell in two days; while wore than 4 in one day at awny phres. Such concentrated pre cipitation. tropical in character, does not oc.-tir in the farming regions of fte nort hepst. It follows that if ijx*' fbrmrrs of the South wish to f\•>*>- ■erve their hillside lands they mn« mA orilv use every possible menus of 1 preventing erosion which are used at •he North, but additional means as well; not only deep plowing and •erer crops but terracing as well: ■rt hillside ditches, but level tee ners* *Tliere should be no land ly »p idle without a crop of some kind i •B it to protect the soil. All land { whifh is not in cultivation should be j fmtected from washing by keeping il in timber. In North Carolina Micro are about 1000,000 acres of idle farming land which should be planted in timber if 110 other reason than to prevent i! i fmtn washing, but timber will make a good investment besides, as it wiil •r growing all the time without any «whi •ation,'and will soon be large «non~b for posts, ham poles, and men small saw logs, For any' infnr p* Mtioii about how to 1 plant old gullied •elds in write the State sfolog-ist, Hill, N. C. Mills Resume Work. • ' r Salisbury, Special.—The*" Patter em Cotton Mills at China Grove, Kmaa county, have rresumed opera tions on full time nfter several week-, vanning at half time. Tt is said the ■tills will not curtail its force again MRS r car. The mills at Cooleemcel Da ie count v. are also running on | ftrfl ime. having occupied a large mtm building in place of one bflrrjed. Tkri gptiug. Hew Hanover Votes Road Bonds. Wilmington. Special.—By a ma jwit.v' of 370 New llanover county I • TBtcd an additional $50,000 for •nutinuing the system of permanent wad improvement inaucm rated here f , M 1901. since which time approxi mately SIOO,OOO lias been spent. The ■*oU was light but very decisive, few j Ballots beinsT cast agairvst the im provement. Arretted cn a Charge of J*"\l:'e Pre tense. WinSton-Salem, Special.—Oliver I). fax. a oung man of pood appear ance. was arrested in Mount Airy on ttc rh arge of obtaining goods from B merchants of this city on bogus Aeries. Ho will be brought here f«>r trial. Tie says ho worked with Hnr ■ wool & Moss, contractors. Ho first I pat in a bo-ms check for SIOO in the ■ Wachovia National Hank, got a baf .* Viok .-tid then had three different ■p merchants cash checks of various K: aesoun's. The same game was work ■ . erf ii) Mount Airy, the police say. I Ycnfict for $4,000 Against Southern. iabeville, Special.—ln Superior I. Coart, Mrs. F. C. Watking, of Black WWaanfain was given a verdict against [ S« Font hern Railway Company for I fi,OOO for personal injuries sustained r riirted to board a train at Swan fr saiMia station when she stepped K; ftrvnsrh a bole in the platform and E mntaiaed permanent injuriea. New Steamboat Line' In Operation. Washingrton, N. C., Special.—The new steamboat line recently organiz ed in this eity by Captains J. W. Dixon and H. M. Bonner, who form erly were in the employ of the Nor folk & Southern Railroad Company on the steamer Hatteras plying be tween this city and Belhaven, which recently discontinued, has now com menced runnning on schedule time. The steamer Blanche has been chart ered by these gentlemen and is now giving a tri-wceklv service between this city and Belhaven and other points on lower Pamlico river. The steamer leaves this city one day and returns the next. Tt is rumored that these gentlemen will put on another large steamer at an earlv date for handling freight exclusively. Drug Company Placed in Recsivcr's Hands. Goldsboro, Special.—The Iliggins Drug Company of this place, went into the hands of a receiver upon an action of the National Bank of Golds boro. Judge O. 11. Allen, of Kinston at chambers appointed M]r. B. 11. Griffith, proprietor of the Kennon Hotel, temporary receiver who/was bonded in the Sum of $3,000. \The assets are estimated at $7,500/ and the indications are that the firm will be able to pay all indebtedness and in a short while resume business again. Supposed Murdered Boy Turns Up. Winston-Salem, Special.—Garfield Tilley, the young white man who dis appeared Tuesday night, alarming his family so that they feared foul play and had the sheriff and a score of deputies scouring the woods here abouts in n search for him. appeared at his father's home in good health. He would not sav where ho had been since Tuesday night. Immigration Office at Wilmington. Wilmington, Special.—W. R. Mor ton, of Norfolk, has been designated by the government to open an immi gration office here during the heavy shipping to and from foreiirn ports during the cotton season. Mr, Mor ton has already arrived, v Items of State Interest, Caroleen-Henrietta cotton mills are now runr.:::g on full time which, because of the continued de pression, in prices is more an aceom-. modation to profit to the owners. The bridge committee of the Fay etteville board of aldermen last week rejected all bids for the erection of a steel bridge over Blount's creek to re place the "half way" bridge, which was damaged by the recent flood. The graded schools of Cnrolenn and Henrietta opened last week with more than usual interest intensified liy the recfr|t pdncatioiuil—revival there. Professor Moore, of Shelby, is in charge of the Henrietta school and Professor Beetle, of the Tennessee University, conducts the school at Caroleen. Bids will bA opened September 20 for the ereeetron of the proposed Nathaniel Jaooobi Memorial Building on the grounds of the I. 0. O. F. Or phanage at CioldsWro. The Shelby is reported as having plans uutspeoiflrat ion pre pared for an additional building to hold 2,550 spinning and .6,500 pro ducing spindles. Prof. W. C. Riddick, of the A. & M. College, Raleigh, has completed surveys for construction of water works and sewerage systems at Wel don and submitted the report, to town authorities, together with profiles of streets, showing depth of cuts, grades, sizes of pipes and man holts, and blueprint map showing lo cation of sewer lines, waterpipes and hydrants. The cosy is estimated at $37,526.50. X R. W. Bishop, patent attorney, Washington, D. C.. reports the issue riof a patefit on the 22(1 instant for s garment ereaser to George L. Edger ton, of Goldsboro. Mr. H. C. Eccles, for many years one of the proprietors of the Buford Hotel, in Charlotte, and one of tin? most popular and best known hotel jium4tt-th®^S©uth^li^d—Thursday; — The Harnett county board of com missioners let the contract for two steel bridges Monday, to be" built right away. One is at Lillingtou and the other at Duke. The Carolina En gineering Company of Burlington got the contract for SI,OOO. No Law To Deport Early. "Washington. Special.—lt was in effect declared bv eorporation coun sel of the District of Columbia that there is no law by which the leper John R. Early may be deported back to North Carolina and that it is the duty of the Federal government to take charge of the man. This opinion is practically in accord with that given out by the Assistant At torney General of North Carolina a short while ago. GREENSBORO'S BIG WEEK . Centennial Will be an Occasion trf More Than Ordinary Interest Greensboro, Special.—The week oi October llth-17th will be oh served here as "centennial and home-coming week," in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the fonnd ing of the village that has grown intc the prosperous and "progressive city of Greensboro. Committees of lead ing citizens have been at work tor months planning to make the event ths greatest affair of the kind ever witnessed in any Southern State. Nothing has been left undone to add to the comfort, pleasure, instruction and edification of the many thous ands of visitors expected Jn the city during the week. The municipal, county, state and national govern ments are contributing to the suc cess of the occasion. The centennial exercises proper will open Monday, October 12th, witlj n parade of 10,000 Guilford county school children, headed by a United States military band and reviewed by Governor G!s?ui, .Senators Simmons and Over man, and distinguished educators. The parrfdo will end at the auditorium where the centennial oration will be delivered by Dr. George T. Winston, probably the foremost living North -Carolinian. At 2:00 o'clock in the af ternoon will be held the opening ses sion of the United States Peace Con gress, which will be one of the great est features of the centennial. Ses sions of tho congress will be held daily during Ihe session and among the distinguished non-resident visi tors expected are Hon. James Brice, ambassador from Great Britain; Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson, a member of Congress from Alabama, and United States Senator McCreary, of Kentucky, president of the congress Thursday will mark one of the most important features of the occasion, a good roads conference, participated in by delegates from nil sections of the country. The annual fair of the Central Carolina Fair Association will be held during centennial week, and in view of the large influx of visitors expected, the management has planned to make it the greatest fail and the most cerditable exhibition the State has ever witnessed along its lines. The railroalls will give re duced rates. North State Brevities. Col. J. R. Lane, of the immortal Twenty-sixth North Carolina Krgi mcnt, is desperately ill at his home in western Chatham. He has pneu monia with some other complications. The Warsaw graded school ami county high school has closed tin first month of the current term with the lnrgest enrollment and the best' average attendance of any month in the history of the schools. Miss Anna T. Jones, who for tin' past four years taught in the High Point public schools, has resigned Miss Jones some time asro volunteered as a foregin missionary and will go to East Africa in November. Mr. A. H. Sloconib, of Fayetteville who wns nohiinated for Congress by tlr? ttepnhtimris"fif SlUWT'tltsTi iM" ° and who at first declined the nomi nation, has decided to acccept tin honor, and will make a canvass of the district. Saturday, October 3d, will be a big day in the history of Thomasville. 'A grand fireman's tournament has been arranged and an interest iuu programme will be carried out. It is the intention to make the day brin: full of excitement from early in tin morning to very late, at night. The programme has been tin benefit of the Thomasville fire de partment. While attending recently the con vent ion of druggists at Atlantic City. Mr. Charles R. Thomas, of Thomas ville, entered the contest in the ex hibit hall for the identification of :>! specimens of botanical drugs men tinned in the United States Phar macopoeia ntod Saturday he was noti fied that he had won third prize and| would receive it in a few days. This-1 contest was entered into by druggist? from all parts of the United States. Buys Piney Woods Inn. Southern Pines, Special. —One ol the most important events that ha? ■transpired in Southern Pines recently is the sale of the Piney Woods Inn to J. M. Robinson, who has for two years been at the head of two of the Pinelnirst hotels. Mr. Robinson is n hotel man who has made a success nt the business and will take the Piney Woods Inn, which is one of the large hotels of the State, and put it on a business basis. Double Tobacco Sales to be put on. Winston-Salem, Special.—Owing to the enormous quantities of tobaeeo coming to the local market, double sales will be started at all the ware- Good prices will rule and tho farmers are mightily pleased .To bacco shows up well now, experts say. The better qualities are com ing in. Some record "breaks" are expected this week. BANKERS OPPOSE II Object to Both Guaranty and Postal Savings Banks ~ r - V. * * MEETING OF MANY" FINANCIERS By an Overwhelming Majority the Tnut Company Section of the American Bankers' Association Pass Resolution, Introduced by OoL F. H. Fries, of Winston-Salem, Against the Guarantee of Bank De posits. Denver, Col., Special.—The trust company section of the American Bankers' Association went on record in opposition to the bank deposit guarantee proposition, making the tiiird subsidiary association of the I American bankers to declare itself tluis. A motion to vote on postal -avings banks was defeated. All the -liceches made were against the pos l.il savings bank "plan. Ihe resolution against the guaran tee of bank deposits was offered by t "I. F H. Fries, of Winston-Salem, V who acted for the legislative c nmittee. This introduction of the i solution precipitated a debate, led by Breckenridge Jones, of St. Louis, in the negative, as to Whether the sec tion had a constitutional right to eon -ider any proposition not of exclusive interest to trust companies. The res olution was carried 74 to 5. ' !u the election of officers A. Jack son, of Philadelphia, was chosen president. Col. F. H. Fries was elect ed one of tire new members of the executive committee. Among n dozen called on for re marks was Carl Williams, of New >rk, formerly president of tho trust" i "inpany section. He said that 20 Icent. of the hankini; power of the United States was in New York and lliiit it \va&-unanimously against the guarantee jof hank deposits. ol. F. H. Fries, president of the W arhovia Loan and Trust Company, of Winston-Salem, N. C., spoke be fore the trust company section of the American Bankers' Association on " Radicalism and Conservatism in Fi nancial Measures and Legislation." lie devoted a considerable part of hi- address to the proposition of a postal savings bank and the present mm h-discussed principle of guaran ty «-f hank deposits. He said in part: "Grave dangers are looming upon our horizon, evidences of an ap pi iaehing storm that may be quite beyond our control. The gravity of these dangers lies in the fact that an unenlightened public is largely in fluenced, if not controlled; by active and energetic politicians, who them selves are either deceived or who are seekintr their own advantage re ;ardl«s of the consequence. "The i>invest danger lies in the present tendency- to nut the govern ment in the hanking business tor the uppose«t irood of the people. For the want of a better name we designate it 'radicalism', meaning thereby the embodiment of the radical ideas con cerning financial 'maters that have been advanced by politicians and that are now presented to the peo ple." . - • Haskell Will Sue Hoarst, Kansas ( it v. Mo'., Special.—A spe cial to The" Times from Outline. Okla., savs: Governor C. N. Haskell is preparing to brinar suit in the next few days against William R. Hearst, because of the latter's charges con cerning Governor Haskell's alleged connection with an attempt to bribe Frank for the Standard Oil suit will be brought in Missouri, rorobahlv in Kansas Citv. H7 CySinirall\ of Mexico, Mo., is here :V*—attorney for Governor Haskell, preparing the petition. Wounded Landlady and Killed Self. Philadelphia, Special—After plung ing a knife three times into the body of his former landlady and hurling her down a flisrht of stairs George List, of litis city, believing that he had committed murder, turned the weapon upon Himself and inflicted wounds from which he died two hours later. The woman is in a critical condition. Twelve Counties Go "Dry." Columbus. 0., Special.—Twelve I counties voted Tuesday under the | Rose law and all went dry by ma-| jorities ranging from a few hundred to more than 2,000. The number of saloons affected is 289. Most of the counties which" voted are largely ag ricultural. but Scito and Lawrence counties have a large urban popula tion in Portsmouth and I ronton, re spectively. Altogether 16 of the 88 counties in the State havb held local option elections and all have goue "dry." The total number of saloons voted ont jj? 390. Qeorgis Cotton Crop Shortest in Year#. Atlanta, Ga., Special.—"The cot ton crop of Georgia will be tlupßhort pst in years," said Commissioner of Agriculture Hudson. "A conserva tive estimate of the total yield is 1,300,000 bales as against 2,100,000 bales last venr.'' According to Com missioner Hndsoh's statement the de crease for tho year will be 800,000 br.les. THE CONFERENCE OPENED Medical Sciontiata From Every na tion on the Globe Gather a* Wash ington to Discuss Ways and Means Of Fighting Oreat White Plafqe— Thirty Speeches Made in Response to Oortelyoa'a Address of Welcome. Washington, Speeial. Monday witnessed one of the most notable gatherings ever assembled in Wash ington, when medieal scientists repre senting every civilized nation united with their American brothers in nn effort to solve the problem of how !>est to cope with tuberculosis. The occasion was the official opening of the sixth Triennial International Con gress of Tuberculosis. The audito rium of the new National Museum was filled with men who have conse crated their best talents to the study >f tuberculosis, representatives of the tovereigns of foreign countries, high government officials and others. The keynote of every utterance reflected the hope that the-day is not far dis tant when medical science shall tri lmph over the great scourge. TRAMPS IN CONVENTION. 9obo Delegates From All Over the Country Gather in New York- Many of Them Bide the "Blinds Mail" t9 Get' There—Millionaire Hobo Acts as Chairman. New York, Special.—Having reach »d New York City in various ways not generally used by those who, in (raveling, seek comfort, delegates from all parts of the country met in -he Manhattan Lyceum to attend the )pening session of the national con /ention of the .unemployed. When J. Kads How, of St. Louis, who is known as the "milliorfaire hobo" called the meeting to order in his ca pacity as chairman, he faced an audi torium well filled with men, many of vhom had made their way to the con tention through the use of the art of swinging and holding down the "blind (nail" riding the fops and trucks and canvassing the village for "hand juts." One delegate said he had ridden 3,000 miles on the trucks to attend this convention. The country at large was well represented at/the meeting, though the delegation Mm the Pacific coast did not put in ap pearance. It was said, however, that it was on the way and might be ex pected before the end of the conven tion, October 2d. Mr. How, in the course of his in troductory remarks, entered a de fense for the "hobo" which term, he *aid, is a description applied to wandering railroad worker* of the West; and before discussion of the evening's topic, "National Health of The Unemployed," began he read a poem from J. H. Seymour, who sign ed himself "The Hobo Poet." which compared the lot of the "hobo" with that of the "pampered son of wealth." and said that the former wns of incomparably more service to humanity. Robert McHugh. of Roston. and Dr. William Ross, of New York, were among the speakers. Mr. MeHusrh ness ainoncr the rieh and ascribe*! the laek of phvsieal cleanliness of the poorer classes to the extravagances of the people in the upper caste. Dr. Ross in his remarks said: "There are two classes of men un employed. those who want to work if they could, and those who will not work. Mnnv of the latter do rot owe their condition to wilful in dolence. but to social environment. The rotten tenements make phvsieal degenerates. It is little wonder that a child born under such conditions takes naturnll.v to whiskey drinking and moiphine using." Haskell'* Successor. New "York. Special.—Hermann Rid der, editor of the Staats Zeitung, and vice chairman of the publicity bu reau of the Democratic national com mittee has been appointed by Nat ional Chairman Mack as treasurer of the national committtee to succeed Gov. Charles N. Haskell, of Oklaho ma. who resigned his position last week .in Chicago. Virginia Wants Fleet to Return. Washington, Special.—For the pur pose of convincing the President that Hampton Roads would be decidedly a better place than New York for the Atlantic battleship fleet to terminate its cruise around the world on Feb ruary 22d> Congressman Maynard. of Virginia; John Taberlake and Alvnh H. Martin, of Norfolk, called at the White House Monday. Congressman Maynard advanced numerous reasons why Hampton Roals would bo more advantageous than New York, but the President gave the Virginians no de finite answer. Escaped Convict Taken. Lynchburg, Va., Special.—Georpe Wilson, colored, was arrested here Monday as a fugitive from North Carolina, where he escaped while do ing a fifteen-year term for crimi a! assault. He was sent up from Smith field to Raleigh and escaped from the road force in Hyde county some months ago. He was picked up on suspicion by Special Agent Fortescuc and made a confession. DROUGHT IS SERIOUS Large Section Suffering Badly For Rain DISEASE OUTBREAK IS FEARED Each Day Increase! the Seriousness of the. Unprecedented. Conditions Which Obtain in Western Pennsjrl vaniav Eastern Ohio and West Vir ginia. Pittsburg, Pa., Special.—With loss •Bg,'®S*ting several million dol- * Ifirs from forest fires and heavy dam age to crops and live the re ported loss of a number of lives due to fighting timber conflagrations; the enforced idleness of thousands of workmen owing to the suspension of manufacturing , establishments be cause of lack of water; the health au thorities anticipate a serious epi demic of contagious dieases and many small streams dried up and practically obliterated, the drought of 1908 which has held western Penn sylvania, eastern Ohio and West Vir ginia in its grasp for more than two months remains unbroken; each day gradually increasing the seriousness of the unprecedented situation. Three times during the excessive dry spell there have been very slight rains, accompanied by much light ning and thunder, but the rain fall was so slight that many persons were unaware of the fact and were only convinced that it had rained when shown evidences of the same on tin roofs. Aside from the millions of feet of timber destroyed and the daily loss to manufacturers and farmers, prob ably Ihe most serious phase of the situation is the threatened disease epidemic. A majority of the popu lation of western Pennsylvania, east ern Ohio and West Virginia are even now suffering from throat affections caused by the great accumulation of dust and the heAvy clouds of smoke. In this city, used to smoke, the sun is almost obscured by smoke from forest fires miles away and persons in the vicinity of those fires are ex periencing difficulty in breathing. It is feared that when rain does come it will wash great amounts of filth into the already stagnant streams with the result that disease, especial ly typhoid fever, will become epi demic. The health authorities have Rounded warnings to the public to boil all water used for internal pur poses and say by doing this only can many deaths and much sickness be prevented. Next in importance comes the en forced suspension of numerous indus tries and the throwing out, of em ployment of thousands of workmen, many of whom had just returned to work following the recent depression. While in the Pittsburg district the water supply is sufficient to eSp-y on all business the low stage of the riv ers has caused a congestion of much coal in this vicinitv. Every available harcre and float has been loaded with coal and at present with almost twenty million bushels in the Pittsburg harbor, the river coal mines have been compelled to shut down for the want of spinning facilities. There are about 15.000 miners employed in river mines along the Mononpahelia valley. This great fleet of coal is for the supply of points in the West and South and the probabilities are there will be a coal famine experienced, especially in the Northwest, should conditions prevent the shipment of the coal be fore cold weather sets in. In West Virginia lumber plants, glass fac tories and iron and steel mills, locat ed along the rivers, are closed on ac count of insufficient water. In Eastern "Ohio the same conditions prevail and it is feared the great iron and steel mills at Younjrstown. 0., employing over 20.000 men, will have to susnend onerations unless the drought is speedily broken. Interest in Tarn Mill Sold. Yorkville, S. C., Roecial.—Mr. J, B. Peeram, of this place, who with Mr. W. B. Moore bought n con trolling interest in the Neely Yarn " located here, about two years ago. and who with Mr. Moore was actively cneaped in the management of the business, sold his interest to Mr. Moore ahont two weeks ajro be cause of impaired health. Arranging for Kinf Peter's Junket. Belgrade, Servia, By - Cable.—The Stampa says that the question of the visit of King Peter to the foreign courts will shortly be settled by tho joint action of the powers. The ex pressed desire of the powers that the officers who were instrumental in the death of King Alexander and Queen Draga be removed from the active list will be complied with, says The Stampa, after which King Peter will be received with full honors at the courts. 1 Quarantined on Account of Yellow Fever. New Orleans, La.. SjWcial.—A quar antine against Ceiba, Honduras, on account of yellow fever there, was announced bv Dr. J. H. White, of the Marine Hospital Service. No re port has reached here yet as to the extent of the fever in Ceiba. The quarantine regulations include the placing of a medical inspector aboard every vessel plying between Ceiba and New Orleans.
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