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13,333,074 BALES COTTON GINNED CENSUB BUREAU REPORT OF GIN NINO PRIOR TO JANUARY 7 FIRBT, 1914. COMPARISONS BY STATES Compares with 12,907,405 Bales, Which Were Glnnej, In the Year of 1912. v Washington.—The eighth cotton gin ning report of the census bureau for the season announces that 13,333,074 bales oH~ cotton, counting round as* half Mies, of the growth of 1913 had been ginned prior to January 1, to which date during the past seven years the ginning averaged 93.4 per cent, of entire crop. Last year to January 1, there had been ginned 12,907,406 bales or 95.7 per cent, of the entire crop, 14,317.002 bales, or 92.1 per cent., in 1911, and 12,465,298 bales, or 95.3 per cent.. In 1908. Gimilngs prior to January 1 by states with comparisons, for last year and other big crop years, follow: _ States. Year. Glnnlngs. Alabama ... . .1913 1,467,943 1912 A' 1,288,227 1911 1,618,610 1908 1,302,338 Arkansas 1913 933.389 191s ' 732,118 1911 786,329 190S 910,423 Florida 1913 * 65,269 1912 56,042 1911 86,421 . » 1908 66,855 Georgia 1913 2,276,477 1912 1,756,834 1911 2,623,917 1908 1,930,783 Louisiana . . . ,1913 1,143,067 1912' 366,402 1911 352,503 1908 453,210 Mississippi , , .1913 759,664 1912 857,189 1911 1,047.299 1908 1,522,160 North Carolina. .1913 759,664 1912 857,189 1911 • 975,223 190S - 647.506 Oklahoma . . . .1913 804,457 1912 947,452 1911 900,409 1908 625,610 South Carolina ,1913 1,342,988 1912 1,173,216 1911 1,508,753 1908 1,176,220 Tennessee . . . .1913 354,549 1912 248,503 «tl s 381,281 Texas 1912 4,461,746 1911 6ther states . .1913 107,105 1912 82,257 7, 1911 110,298 1908 67,777 The glnnlngs of sea inland cotton, prior to January 1, by states, follow: Years. Florida. Georgia. So. Car. 1913 . . . .25.166 41,768 ,7.356 1912 . . . .21.085 39,6.43 6,629 * 1911 . . . .38,091 63.099 4,798 ANTI-TRUST LAWS DRAFTED Sweeping Reforms Proposed ifi Bills Drawn Up. Washington.—A general outline of the tentative draft of anti-trust legis lation prepared by majority members of the house committee on the jihli ciary for action by the' full committee, subject to a conference with Presi dent, Wilson, has become known here While members of the committee talked with the president some weeks Ago the proposed bills so far have not. the administration stamp, and they will be discussed at a conference be tween the president antj the commit tee immediately following the presi dent's return. The bills, drafted after conference between Chairman Clayton, Represen tative Carlin of Virginia, chairman of the trust sub-committee, and Heprfe - Kentatives Floyd of Arkansas, McCoy of New Jersey and others, cover these three main points: 1. Interlocking directorates. 2. Trade relations and prices. 3. Injunction proceedings and dam age suits by individuals. ". 4 United States Seamen Drown. Norfolk, Va. The capsizing In Hampton Roads of a motor cutter from the battleship Wyoming, flagship of the Atlantic fleet, resulted in the loss of the lives of four seamen of the Wyoming's crew. The accident occur red near the very Bpot where a launch from the battleship Minnesota went « down in 1907 with the loss of eleven lives, mostly young midshipmen re turning to the Minnesota in a «torm after midnight following a social af fair at the Jamestown Exposition grounds. Three Dead and 25 Hurt. Macon, Ga. —Three lives were lost and more than twenty-five persons in jured, six of whom are seriously hurt, in a wreck of passenger train No. 3, on the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad, 60 miles south of Macon. The wreck was on Gam Creek trestle. After the locomotive and baggage cars passed over a broken rail, the day ooach appeared to have been lifted akyward, then over the embankmant and a heavy Pullman plowed into the rear of It . > "J r 1 \X , ' '• ■■ i» >. i UNCLE SAM'S FIRST ASSISTANT - " n J* "** J A Burt PEH POWERS REACH AGREEMENT UNITED STATES MUST ASSUME CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS IN MEXICO. \ \ Free Hand for the United States So Long as Lives and Property for Foreigners Are Guarded. Washington.—Fr'equent conferences between ambassadors and ministers here are tending to unite them on a line of conduct regarding Mexico, which, while conforming to the plans of the United States, Involves an un derstanding as to obligations the American government will be expect ed to assume as the result of non-in terference by foreign powers. This common understanding has not taken the form of direct pressure, but the state'department is kept informed through the medium of Individual rep resentatives of the expectations of the European powers. Generally these re late to the protection of financial In terests which citizens and subjects of the powers have in Mexico. No Inten tion to bring In the political side of the question Is Indicated, More than one diplomatic represent ative here has Informed the depart ment that Ills own government was Interested In preventing financial loss to its citizens, and beyond that did no* care what the United States did In Mexico so long us It was Informed In time to take precautions for the pro tection of the lives of its citizens. 75 LABORERS MEET DEATH Flatboat on Which They Were Being Transported Was Wrecked. Winnipeg, Manitoba.—-Dashed to death on the rocks in the Eraser riv er, British Columbia, or swept to their doom by the swift current, was the fate of 75 laborers employed by the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad, accord ing to Angele I'ugllese, one of 25 who managed to escape when the flatboat In which they were betng transport ed across the river was wrecked on a rock. I'ugllese reached Winnipeg and says the 25 who escaped wero all injured. The tragedy occurred in Brit ish. Columbia, west of Fort Georgo. Puglieso says a change In location of the work necessitated crossing the •'Eraser river. The 100 laborers put away from shore In a frail craft, which became unmanageable. It was dashed to pieces on a rock. Man Who Arrested Czolgosz Dead. Kansas City.—John McCauley, who arrested ,Leon F. Czolgosz, after the latter had shot President McKinley at Buffalo, N. Y., died here. At the time of the assassination McCauley was a police sergeant In charge of eleven patrolmen who were to assist secret service men in guarding the president. Until recently he had been connected with the Kansas City police depart ment. American Athletes Break Records. 1 v San Cal.—According -to j cables. Power of the Boston Athletic association and Templeton of the San Francisco Olympic club, jnemhers of the AU-American track team, broke in the meet at Wellington, New Zealand. Power established a New Zealand 880-yard record with 1 minute 58 seconds, a fifth better than the record made by Burke In 1905. Templeton broke the New 1 Zealand and Australian pole vault record, lead ing 11 feet and 2 inches, which dis places the former mark Of 11 feet. 24 Men Doomed to Pen. Chicago.—Sentences of twenty-four of the labor union officials convicted in Indianapolis of conspiracy to trans port dynamite were confirmed by the United States circuit court of appeals of the seventh diptrlcL Six of the thirty who apepalea were granted new trials.. Counsel for the twenty-four within thirty days will petition the court of appeals for~T~ rehearing on qew legal points. If that is denied they will take the case to the federal Ruortmn court. , THE ENTERPRISE, W^T-T^STON. WORTHidAXHJHA. SOME INCOME TAX RULES FORM TO BE USED AND REGULA TIONS TO BE FOLLOWED ARE SENT OUT. Every Citizen Who Haa Income of $3,000 or More Liable for the Tax. Washington?—Tho form to be used and regulations to bo followed by In dividuals In making returns of In come subject to the new federal In come tax were sent out by the treas ury department. Every citizen of the United States, whether residing at home or abroad, every person re siding in the United States and ev ery non-resident alien who has In como from United States investments of $3,000 or more, must make return. For the past year, 1913, specific ex emptions will be $2,500 or $3,333.33 in the case of'a married person, and in future years $3,000 and $4,000. Where the tax lias been withheld in part of the income on the source, or where part of the Income cemes as dividends upon stock of a corporation, taxable under the corporation tax section of the law, the regulations set forth tßat such Income shall be deducted from the individual's total net Income when computing the umount of which he is taxable. f • The law Imposes a tax of 1 per cent, and provides that individuals who have an income between $120,000 and $50,000 shall pay an additional tax of 1 per cent, on such amount; on all between $50,000 and $75,000, 2 per cent.; $75,000 to SIOO,OOO, 3 per cent.; SIOO,OOO to $250,000, 4 per cent.; $250,000 to $500,- 000, 5 per cent, and all over $500,000, ti per cent. BATTLE CEASES ON BORDER Dead Bodies of Soldiers Lying *ln Tranche*. Marfa, Texas. —Fighting between the northern division of the Mexican federal arnjiy, defending Ojlnaga, Mex ico, opposite here, and General Orte ga's (>.OOO rebels ceased as suddenly as it begun u week ago. Witliout any federal activities to provotyfOiis Tmjve, General Ortega withdrew his areny 1 seven miles to the west, along Rio Grande, supposedly to await the arrival of reinforcements. ' Although both armies, after six days of lighting, had been resting, General Ortega suddenly divided his army into three formations and started to move along the border away from Ojlnaga. General Buckner Dead. Lexington, Ky.—Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, formerly governor of Ken tucky and candidate for vice president on the old Democratic national ticket in 1886, died at his hom ein Hart county. He died at his home at Glen Lily, near Munfordville. General Buck ner's body will be buried in the state cemetery at Frankfort. General Buck ner waß the last surviving lieutenant general of the Confederacy. Wilson Benefited by Vacation. Pass Christian, Miss. —The presi dent looks forward to a busy week, in which work and exercise will be carefully balanced. Mr. Wilson is now as well as ever. He reveals in his countenance the glow of health and the vigor with which he executes long, perfect drives on the golf links testi fies how fully he has recovered from his y recent illness. Hl6 return to nor mal is best indicated, however, by his assiduous work. He is disposing of £ number of important matters of offi cial routine. Lost Money and Killed Himself. Athens, Ala. —Henry Warten, the wealthiest and one of the most prom inent men of this county, committed suicide by shooting himself through the left temple. The shooting occur red at his home, death being instanta neous. He was a heavy dealer in cot ton futures, having made a fortune in a corner on the staple in New Orleans last August. Recently he has be«n losing heavily, and his son In New Orleans had just told him over the long distance telephone that he had In Vila UNCLE SUM'S M NOW UNPREPARED , UNITED STATES SHY OF FIELD I GUNS AND ALSO OF AMMUNITION. ARE NOT READY FOR WAR * General Wood Paints Doleful Picture ' of Army to Congressional Committees. Washington.—Explaining tjjat his ' Judgment was not influenced by the j Mexican' ■ situation, Major,—General 1 Wood, chief of staff of the army, has ! advised committees o'f congress that j they should appropriate $3,000,000 for field guns and ammunition * for the I regular artny, and $3,000,000 for tbo j militia. "If you sent our troops Into war as i thoy are now, without guns or ammu- | nition, it would be absolute slaugh- i t«r," the general told the house mill- j tary committee. "If called into the | field suddenly, we should have to go j with a small allowance of ammunition, | and we should have neither guns nor ammunition enough for our field artil lery forces." Geniirftl Wood, In a written state ment, said: "We neither have guns nor ammuni tion sufficient to give any general com manding an army In the field any as- j surance of success If attacked by an | army of equal size which Is supplied with Its proper quota of field artil lery. "It Is my belief that no modern war- j between first class powers will last j for one year, and unless private manu facturers are encouraged to manufac ture ammunition for our guns, after war Is declared, they will not be in a j condition to do so until after the war j Is finished. __ - "The war department believes after extended study that, in cases of war j with a first class power, an army of ! 500,000 men will be needed to give this country any chanoa of success against invasion, and that thiß force will bo needed at once." The genernl suggested that the United States regular woolle army should be organized Into three infan try and two cavalry divisions with an aggregate war strength of about 75,000, requiring 54 batteries, or 216 guns. TO MAKE FIGHT ON PELLAGRA Secretary McAdoo Aaki for a Pellagra Hospital for the South. Washington. Secretary McAdoo usked congress to appropriate $47,000 for a pelalgnv hospital at some South ern point. Secretary McAdoo in his letter to the speaker pointed out that has Imposed great financial ' burdens on communities In which it prevails and that while investigations of pellagra have been systematically carried on at the murine hospital at Savannah for several years, and Important bacterl ologic and epidemiologic studies are being carried on from that station, that' institution has no facilities for the conduct of metabolic and physico chemical afhdles. The latter studies are necessary at this time, according to the public health service, because of the suspicion of the association of the disease with diet and metabolism. Secretary McAdoo added: "A number of food products are un der suspicion, thus Implicating several important Industries, and it becomes Important from both sanitary and eco nomic standpoints to determine once and for ail what bearing, If any, foods have on the continuance of the dis ease. These studies necesasrily will be of a highly technical nature, requir ing special facilities to guard against the possibility of error creeping in during the experiment. Biography of Great Evangelist. Winona I-alte, Ind. —While Rev. Billy Sunday, - the noted evangelist, was resting here recently, after a strenuous campaign in Jphnstown, s Pa., he received word that the new biography, "The Spectacular Career of Rev. Billy Sunday," was oft the press. r It is the work of T. T. Frank enberg and the evangelist says it is » truthful account of his life. Assert Thaw Is Not Dangerous. Concord, N. H.—The release on bail of Harry K. Thaw would not menace public safety, two of his custodians de clared at a public hearing before the commission appointed by the federal court to pass upon Thaw's mental cofc 'dition and its relation to his libera tion under bonds. Holman A. Drew, sheriff of Coos county t and Clark D. Stevens of the local police force, who have had Thaw in charge since Sep tember, favored his admission to bail. Thaw and his mother were present with counsel. ■ Millionaires o Build Club. Brunswick, Ga. —The purchase by Edwin Gould and associates of Lath am Hammock, and the filing of a peti tion for charter in the Glynn superior court for the incorporation of the "Latham Hammock Club," probably means that Glynn county is soon to have another club composed of mil lionaires, similar in many ways to the famous Jekyl Island Club, which has been known for many pears as the richest organisation of the kind in the country, being composed of One hun- WILL NOT RESUME MININ6 Welsbach Company See* Nothing in Production of MtutNorum Aa Cost is Prohibitive. Shelby.—Ur. Howard A. Kelly, a juzxeon of Baltimore, who has gained National reputation for his discovery , of the use of radtura In the cure of J cancer, and Joseph T. Slngewald, pro fessor of domestic geology In Johns i Hopkins University, were Shelby vis- 1 itors recently to confer with L. A. i Oettys of this place as to the possi bility of radium being produced from the mines of Cleveland county. Mr. Getty b has been deeply iuterestd in j monazite when the industry ilourish- j ed in this section and, in addition to i a conference with hlro, the Maryland i notables Investigated the sa»d that has been produced In thlc section. In view of the fact that It was pub-! llshed during the holidays that the • mines in this section might be re-open-1 ed because of the newly-discovered 1 use of mosothorlum, It is interesting j to know the real situation. Mesotlio-1 rium and radium have practically the , same powers. Doctor Kelly says that | radium is rated at about $250,000 an j ounce and that if he only had 'his , quantity, he would want no rjore to ! perfect numberless cures r X cancer, j He says the cancer germs wall them selves in impregnable cells which ra- , dium will penetrate and destroy. Sev- j eral people claim to be in the posses- i sion of radium but he denies that i they have genuine radium. As to the possible reopening of the 'j Cleveland mines for mesothorium, the I Welsbach Company, which holds mon ! azlte lands Iq this section, Says the t announcement is premature. Experi , ments with small quantities produced ! In European laboratories have rated j its curative properties for cancel j «troubles with that of radium used foi mantel-making to equip plants for Hie j treatment of the residues from which I mesothorium is extracted. The Welsbach Company says thai | before It can engage In the manufac ture of mesothorium,*or the owners of [ monazite property can look forward j to a resumption of mining, it will be | necessary that the present tariff be j changed so as to make possible th* i reduction of the American market's 1 consumption of thorium In order tt» | obtain sufficient quantities of residue | to make the manufacture therefrom j In a plant for that purpose. Cleveland county has nothing to ex \ pect from this product, for a ton of j monazite would produce only u frac tion part of a cent's worth of radium. I Move to Wilmington. Charlotte.—Woodall & Sheppard, 1 Inc., one of Charlotte's best known j most successful drug stores, is to j be moved bodily to Wilmington, on I or about February 15. This Impor-M tant step wns decided on at a meet-1 ing of the stockholders recently, at | which time Dr. T. P, Coatner, presl dent of the corporation, submitted a j report of a recent visit to the City- j By-the-Sea, at which time he looked I the field over and made the necessary i arrangmenets whereby the firm will ! secure the southeast corner of Front j nnd Princess streets, in the event j thnt favorable action was taken on i the proposition to move. This decis- j ion having been reached. Immediate j measures will be taken. / Farmers Are Gratified. Statesville.—Gratifying reports for I (he past year made at the an- I nual meeting of the tfredell farmer's j Union held at the (\ourt house in i Statesville, and in their dlscussins the ! farmers also reported a good year on I the farm as it affects the Individuals. The drought cut down the crops in some sections, of'the county, and otli- ! er sections suffered from hailstorms, but as a rule the crops "were good, and prices 0 being good the farmers have fared well. W. B? Gibson of Statesville was re elected president of the union, C. M. t Wagner of lYoutman was named as vice president, and I. N. Pain, secre tary and treasurer, W. C. Wooten, F. l. Meacham, P. M. Cllne and J. M. Lobeftson were re-elected members of the Executive Committee and C. L. Sherrill. Court House Contract Awarded. Raleigh.—WaKe county commission ers awarded a contract recently for the erection of the new $300,000 coun ty court house to IJttleC?lackler Con struction Company of Anderson, Ala. The contract price was $275,000, not including Jail equipment for the-i fourth floor or the heating plant . i t * 1- Stamp Bale Increase*. Charlotte. —The annual report fur nished recently by the postofflce of ficials showed an Increase of $13,- 647.61 In receipts during 1913, the time Included in the report being from December 31, 1912, to December SI, 1913. During the months Interven ing between these dates the total re ceipts were $180,000.35. For last tbe figures were $166,452.74. The monthly report for December, in which the great holdiday rush is of course to be found, shows the busi ness to have reached $18,506.34. New Traffic Manager. Asheville.—M. ,R. Beaman, a well known freight rate expert, who has had several years' experience at Mem phis, Washington and other points, arrived in Asheville a few days ago and after a conference with several oi the leading lumbermen of this-sec tion of the state, who -are members ef the Western Carolina Lumber and Timber Association, he agreed to take the position of secretary and traffic manager of that concern. He will, enter upon his new duties the fifteenth of this month. »• V»- * .-"'v - „ ✓v -f CONGRESS SETTLESi DOWN TO BUSINESS COMING ANTI-TRUST LEGISLA TION LOOMS LARGE BEFORE _ THE MEMBERS. , ft - WEBB STARTS THE ACTIO* '1 ' ' t*" , '"*f i : North Carolina Members Introduce Bill and Amendment# , Putting Teeth in the Sherman Law Many Other Bills Are Introduced. Washington. Congress settled down to it* lons regular session after a recess dating from tIM pass**® of the currency reform bill just bo fore Christmas. The coming Admin istration anti-trust legislation program loomed up as the big business of the winter; both houses turned actively to other matters In the house, return to work was. celebrated by prompt passage of the first ,of the annual supply measure#, th* District of Columbia appropria tion bill, and the introduction of the usual opening day batch of miscellan eous measures. The Senate began debate on the Aalaskan Government railroad bill. \ - Antitrust experts in both house© began a period of- extraordinary act ivity, to end when the anti-trust pro gram Is written into law before the close of the session. Actual commit tee work will be delayed pending President Wlson's address. A rough draft of the address was brought to Washington by the President and later in the week Chairman Clayton of the House Judiciary Commit*©, and Chairman Newlands of the Sen ate Commerce Committee probably will bo called Into conference. witlx the President and Attorney General Mi-Reynolds. ■ i Meantime Chairman Clayton*- and Representatives Carlin and Floyd of the house committee are reviewing •the long list of anti-trust measures al ready before the committee. It is not probable that any of these hills will be accepted as part of the sdininistr#- tlon plan, hut all the ideas embodied in them will be coqsidered. Senator Newlands of the senate commerce committee expects to take up the anti trust program. In the house Representative Webl* of North Carolina introduced his bill to strengthen the Sherman law by de claring cllepral every contract, combi nation or conspiracy In restraint c* 'any part" of trade or commerce, in-* eluding agreements, oral or written, designed to reach so-called gentle men's agreements or understandings. His bill would shift to the defendant# the burden of proof as to whether such combinations, contracts, con spiracies or agreements injure com petitors, act as a detriment to the pub lic or whether they are not unreason able. • As a ranking member of the house judiciary committee which will tak«y tip the question tomorrow, Mr. Webb purposes to fljrht for action along the lines of his bill. Representative McCoy of New Jer sey, another Democratic member Of j the jHllciary committee introduced his bill to prohibit interlocking direc torates among banks and trust compa nies. Fire In Charlotte. Charlotte. —Shortly after noon a fire which started In the residence of Mr. C. R. James oil Pegrani street in 801-» rnont, wiped out over half a block of residences including one store-room and but for the prompt work of the city fire department a much greater section of Belmont would have beent reduced to ashes. Orders Troop# Retained. Washington.—AH the Mexican Fed eral soldiers, now in the custody of the United States border patrol forces at Presidio, Texas, will be transferred to Fort Bliss and interned there indefi nitely. Secretary Garrison ordered the transfer, with permission to the refu gee women and children to accom pany the soldiers if they desire. Thaw Win# Victory. Concord, N. H.—Harry K. Thaw_ elated by the report,,of the federal court commission that his release on. bail would not endanger public safe ty, remained In his apartments here,, receiving messages of congratulation#, and planning a series of visits within the state in the event that Federal Judge Aldrich allows him his freedom under bonds. ' Th 6 next move in the case will be filing by Thaw's counsel of the petition asking that tho amount of bail be fix ed, and a date for a hearing. Mr#. Grace Said Nothing. Philadelphia.—Mr#. Daisy Ulrtch Opie, whose husband, Eugene H. Grace, died at Newnan, GJL, from a. bullet wound inflicted nearly two /ear# ago, declined tqgfrave anything to say regarding his Mrs. Grace could not be seen at her home in West Phila delphia but sent out word to Inquirer# that she would not make any state ment at present. Mrs. Grace has been living here 1 since she was acquitted of the charge of the atempted murder of her bnc , band. i
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