North Carolina Newspapers

OR 3 LEGS OF AGRICULTURE .PRODUCTION, FARM FINANCES AND DISTRIBUTION," THEME OF LEVER AT RALEIGHr I THOUSAND FARMERS ATTEND Stress Uid on Advantages of Co-opr-ative Marketing Is Feature of South Carolinian's Address. Raleigh. The Tripod, or Three Legs of Agri culture, Production, Distribution and Farm Finances," was the theme of a stirring address by Former Congress man Lever, of South Carolina, ( before the N'orth Carolina convention of tanners and farm women in session at the State College of Agriculture and Engineering. There were well nigh 1,000 farmers, their wives, and families of farmers in the audience that thronged Pullen hall, the attend ance being a. -record breaker for open ing "days of these conventions, which have come to be a major factor in the farming activities of the state. Mr. Lever stressed most impressive ly the advantages of co-operative mar keting after due attention has been given economical production, and urged that the fullest advantage be taken of the warehousing and ware house certificate features of the feder al reserve banking system, along with the federal farm loan system that open up here splendid opportunities for financing farming operations on the safest and easiest sort of terms. $45,000 for Camp Bragg. Washington (Special). A bill in troduced by Chairman Kahn, of the military affairs committee, calls for $45,000 for Camp Bragg as follows: Hospital. $5,000. Glazing one hangar, $1,000. Completion of administration build ing. $1,500. . ' riro vol made In rosarroflnn 1A 000. ' . Gravel road- to Fayetteville, $25,000. Incidentals and miscellaneous, $2,- 500. Hospitals Are Benefitted., f Whiskey seized by revenue officars and stored in the Federal building at Raleigh has been distributed among different institutions and hospitals in the state for medical purposes. Judge Henry G. Connor signed the order a xew aays ago permitting the Telease or the confiscated liquors. Some of the whiskev thus distributed came from the4S0 quarts seized several months i aeo. in Durham. Watts Has Breakdown. Sunprvionr A T WT a f f a fnrma-f nri- lector of the western district, is in Rex hospital for treatment, but mes sages assure his friends that his con dition isnot serious and that he is resting well. Colonel Watts has been to Raleigh collaborating with Collector Bailey on revenue arrangements. He has had much travel and hard work and he gave way under the strain. The hos pital statement indicates his illness as far less serious than first reports in dicated. Appointments to Cotton Meeting. Col. Santford Martin, private secre tary to the governor, and Major W. A. Graham, Commissioner of Agriculture, have announced the list of delegates appointed to represent North Carolina at the New Orleans mass meeting call ed by the American Cotton Associa tion for September 8 and 9.' The appointments iy Major Graham were made upon the recommendation of. the council of governors and J. S. annamaker, president of the Amer ican Cotton Association, and hold good until the cotton conference here, in October, Major Graham would add to tke list any who desire to attend eith er or both conventions. To Speak to Social Workers. Mr. Amos W. Butler, secretary of tbp State Board of Charities and Cor rections, of Indiana, will be one of the Prominent social workers appearing on the tlrAOMn, It.. fll.i- -1 ..r Council, which will be in session at 7 ci any ujl iNorun tjayuima i-M week beginning September 15. mtcicsi 13 ucmg ai u eJ through the state in the meeting of th p council, when views on -'the hest out North Carolina legislation will be changed ' Ep',cPal Campaign, in Iernor Ti W- Bickett, represent og the sewanee Province on the Na nal committee of the nation-wide aiPaign of the Episcopal church, has eceived notice of an important mee jj-J 7 the national committee to be . lnrew York city on Wednesday, eptember 1Q This conference yfll e only meeting of the committee Pnor to iha , .v. - lUB general convention oi tn sal hen chu p wuurun in uctODer, wnen a October, when a of ih nenaive Program of extension woo, hZ urcn 3 activities at home and woaci will h will be presented. State's Fair Record. Uons with the VcZ AKrtcuUural Extension See, t Z X 'JET "ate . ua0( ; county; fairs 11 community; fairsr and ir ; negro 'fa? S xty-81x counties vare represented fa this classification, a number of the counties havine & . 7 , . . " "u;,a j.uur ana five fairs each, , Fair applications flees of the fair committee with every outgoing mail, and daily' returns are O TtTAl I in mm J. a. . m o. ie total ngure. Thus far the counties which have filed applications tor the above numhpr nf ti x.- had their ' applications honored and the state's share of the 'prize money has been reserved. All other commun ities ana counties must send in appli cations so that tb PV -Brill ha J j " wo i.tej. veu. before September 1 to have state aid icaervea ior them. . ' , Against Capital Punishment. A state-wide campaign against rnn. tal punishment will be launched with the formation in Raleigh of an executive coir?mittee to back the movement. Dr. Oscar Haywood, evan gelist of.-. Calvary Baptist church, New York qity, will speak from a pulpit in every county in North Carolina with a purpose to create sufficient sen timent against the death penalty to cause the next general assembly to abolish it. Dr. Oscar Haywood is a native North Carolinian and is now spending the summer months at his home in Mount Gilead, Montgomery county. A part of his evangelistic career in the Metropolis has been devoted to a study of and attack upon the death penalty. During the last session of the New York assembly he served as chairman of the committee that con ducted the fight against capital" pun ishment. M!fs" In Influenza Matter. Answering many requests for infor mation and advice with regard to a probable return of influenza during the approaching winter months. Dr. W. S. Rankin, state health officer, is sues the following statement in which he sums up the. situation thus, "our attitude should be one of hopefulness, our position one of safety." He says: "The epidemic of influenza will re cur this winter, if the germ that causes it is not worn out in killing people, if we have no artificial means quarantine .or vaccination for con trolling the disease, or if it has not al ready affected all of the population that is susceptible. But note the) three 'Its'; any one of them can pre vent or limit the recurrence of the epidemic." Enlistment of Illiterates. Launching of a new policy regarding enlistment of illiterate men in the United'States army was announced by the state recruiting officer at Greens boro. Up to this time, no illiterate men have been accepted for enlistment. During the war, a number of the men wprp drafted, and nlaced in so-called "development batalions," where they were taught to read and write. .Now the policy is to be changed, and men who cannot read or write will -be accepted for three year? ser vice. On enlistment- they wilfl. bel sent to the recruit educational center which has just been established at Camp Upton, New York. Shriners Making Ready. All the Shrine ceremonials hereto fore held in the United States and Egypt have been merely rehearsals for the big event coming off at Wrightsville September 1st. From the minarets of Sudan, says the poten tate's call, the Muezzen beckons th' faithful to mediation and proclaims a great campaign to garner the unre generated from the Deserts of East era Carolina "that they may purify their souls and make them stenchless in the nostrils." ' Big things are programmed in the pamphlet describing the pilgrimage Imperial Potentate W. Freeland Kendrick, from Lu Lu Temple, Phila delphia, is to be the honored guest and "Our Own Cyp," Potentate Hunt, of Mother Mecca, remembered so well by all who went to Wilson, is to be also present. Three New Corporations. , ThreV new corporations were added to the list of those already operating . . .i-.- v fio flUner of their char1 in tniS State u.y, - ters with the Secretary of State: .. m nM.tofnn Comnanv. Bath iraus"0""'" - - -Bath; water transit; authorized capl- E w Waller and Company, Thorn asviller general merchandise; author- ized capital, w . TTinuiao Works. Inc.. Southern uuw -.- - thoenix; engineers, wood i rkew, mechanics;- uui- ; : 000. state carcTuny "" . 8 lnr state was as carefully safeguarded by law as North Cam un J fthZre would be little to fear from Una, there wou i nfc R the stock swindler, West, director of Wol ran organization the Federal Gov cesPfora uvir. nl Tn.7irftnee Commls- ference w.tn WtM, rS Ce5S the people work, Pemf. J". e, War savings and POLK COUNTY NEWS, Outf ltting the Boys 6r The average small boy apparently gives little thought as to wherewithal he shall be clothed clothes being the least of his troubles. . But if any fond mother has visions of decking him out In things that differ much from the clothes worn by his average, everyday school fellow, she might as well ban ish them first as last. Men and boys are less independent in the matter of clothes than women and girls are. This is because they come in for a lot of frank ridicule from their fellows the minute they do, anything unusual in the way of dressing. Here are two suits for school boys the kind they like. They are made of good qualities of woolen goods with two pairs of knickerbockers to each suit and boast certain small finishing touches that will please their wearers, although they are so conspicuous that one's attention must be called to them. For instance the patch pockets on the coat for the larger boy have flaps that button down. This is an advantage that the rough-and-tumble youngster Original Styles Those who originate styles for the flapper are destined to come in for many thanks from that opinionated young person when she views the new winter coats designed for her. Since specialists give their time and thought to her needs styles for her frocks and coats and millinery are no longer Afterthoughts of those, whose business Is to design apparel for grown-ups. Of course when the girl f ron twelve to seventeen owns a frock or coat that takes its cue from styles worn by grown-ups her happiness is complete. Here Is .a coat which has the long shoulder and graceful drapery that rules in the new fall coats for women. It Is made of velours and is less full than the coats whose style it follows. But the arrangement of drapery about the sleeves gives it an ample look and makes It roomy, and these things are the mode for winter - coats. . At, the back this coat suggests a skirt ;: set onto a bodice and this effect Is empha sized by a row of covered buttons down the center of the body. It Is 'odd and pretty and girlish. TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA School will gloat. over since he will not lose his treasures, no matter what position the fortunes, of war may place bis anatomy in. A Also a buckle, like that on the cloth belt, for some reason, has charms for 'the small boy, that are lasting. This suit is made of dark woolen goods, soft finish and with an indistinct pin stripe. Witn a stiff turn down collar and gay-plaid tier the boy looks very trim and well set up in it For the smaller boy a plain wool goods is usei to make straight, short pants and a-moderately long coat. This is cut with pleats at each side, and the body is set onto a yoke. A belt of the? immaterial slips through slides of It, set n and fastened with two buttons at the front to make as surance doubly sure. He may put one fastening out of commission, but hard ly two of them at the same time. The turn-down collar is finished off for him with a tiarrow tie with tasseled ends. He may consider this tie a little .extreme in-style and manage to dis pense with the tassels. in Flapper Coats A small' sailor collar, with three plaits at each , side, sets an example which the; sleeves follow by adopting three plaits for their decoration. Covi ered buttons, like those on the back of the coat; finish up the sleeve trim ming. The coat, falls to the calf of the leg and hangs straight at the front. Altogether it is. as pretty as any model so far brought out for the coming winter and this Is saying a great deal to its credit. It Is a con vincing example of the advantages that come from expert designing. Girls from twelve to sixteen need the sort of service that specialists can give them . and are giving them, with -more and more success, until we hav ceased tocall these years. "the awk ward age.' I Lace appears on' a good many evo nlng gowns, . I : i .... .. - r . . -;.. : DUBIOUS OF JUVENILE G00B1 ludge Conner Fcare That Maximum Sentences Under tne Law Will Prove To; Mild.- Goldsbbro. According to the opin on of Judge George W. Connor, of Wilson, who presided over Superior ZJourt here, the Juvenile Court will lot prove a success, in this state, and fudge Connor says that he is afraid, md much so, that the lawmakers at Raleigh had gone a little too far in laving these courts established. Judge Connor expressed his opinion Df the juvenile court bill's provision touching upon the under sixteen fears of age clause, ana stated that a large per cent of the criminal cases tried by the Superior Court judges were composed of young men of about sixteen years of age who had violated the law seriously, from murder on down the line of petty offenses. Judge Connor further contends that it is unwise to turn young men of this a.ge loose, who had committed serious offenses upon decent society without adequate punishment, and with a mild reprimand and a sort of guardian or protectorate. He also stated that un der the new law even a murderer who Is under 16 years of age cannot be tried in Superior Court, and predicts that with the county and juvenile sourts in working order, there will not be much left In the future for the Su perior Court judge to do. New Bern. Actual construction was started on the hulls of the four steel whe&t and tow ships which are to be built on the ways of the Starr Bennett shipyard here. Kinston. The police expect to pinch scores, possibly hundreds, of local au tomobile owners for failure to equip their cars with municipal license tags in addition to the state numbers. Gastonia. B. F. S. Austin, general superintendent Ozark .Mills here for twelve years and before that superin tendent of the Loray, Gaston's largest mill, committed suicide in Ozark mill office by shooting himself through the heart with a shot gun. Belmont. The Crescent Spinning Company, Acme Spinning Company and Sterling Spinning Company have been organized, A. C. Lineberger be ing president of each enterprise. They will build mills to cost $1,800,000. Raleigh. An Increase of six and a half million dollars in capital stock is provided for the Durham Hosiery mills, Durham, in a charter amend ment, filed with the department ol state, the total capital to be $9,510, D00. Wilmington. The Tide Water Pow er Company announces that it has placed orders for equipment that will double the present capacity of the gas plant and that same will be installed and working by the time the winter months set in, when the gas demand takes a sudden jump. Durham. The management of the Durham Hosiery Mills organization is putting into operation a plan for reor ganizing and extending the business of the corporation. The plan carries with it the erection of a modern up-to- date silk mill in Durham, and some extension in the cotton spinning de partments. Rocky Mount. rMore than a quarter million dollars will be spent in the erection of a new plant and outlying buildings within the next few months by the China- American Tobacco and Trading company, according to an an nouncement made by J, O. W. Grave ly, president of that corporation. Winston-Salem. The board of al derm en of the city called an election for the ratification of a bond issue of $800,000 for the purpose of acquiring additional school grounds, erecting new and making additions to old school buildings and for $85,000 in bonds for the purpose of acquiring a site upon which ta erect a modern fireproof municipal office building. Hearing for Sugar Hoarders. Greensboro. J. R. Michael and the Great Atlantic and Jaciflc Tea Com pany will be given a hearing before United States Commissioner D. H. Collins, on a charge of hoarding sugar. When government agents went to the local store of the A. & P. Company, they found about 26,000 pounds of sugar on hand. A day or two later the government instituted a libel pro C3eding to recover the sugar, but when the marshal went there to take charge of the supply, he found that it had been sold out. Robeson Votes Bonds. Lumberton. Three Robeson county townships, Rennert, Thompson and White House, voted bonds for build ing roads, making a total of 18 of the 25 townships that have, already voted bonds for road purposes. The issue carried In all three townships by sub stantial majorities and in Rennert not a vote was cast against the bonds. Rennert " voted an issue of $20,000, Thompson,' $20,000 and White Honse, $30,000. - ,' The 18 townships have voted a to tal bond issu4 of $690,000. . ....... ... PRESENT IIOITE SHE FIVE DEATHS SO FAR AS ONE RESULT OF RECENT FIGHT AT STREET CAR BARN. MOST OF WOUNDED IMPROVING Awing to Hostility and Threats Made By Many North Charlotte People Cars Will Not be Run There. Charlotte. For the first time since che start of the Charlotte street car strike, over two weeks ago, cars were operated on practically all-the lines within the city without disorder. No attempt was made to keep a schedule, and no cars were sent to North Char lotte, but cars were in operation from about 8 o'clock a. m. until 8 o'clock p. m. ..... , ...... Excitement which led to the riot and which apparently remained at fever heat for a day following the Bhooting at the car barns has died ' down to a considerable extent and of ficials are hopeful that no more trouble will result. Preparations were made at the city hall to guard cars to North Charlotte If the Southern Public Utilities com--pany should decide to operate them. Commissioner Page told President Taylor of the utilities company that he was ready to furnish protection if Mr., Taylor would order his cars sent to North Charlotte. This Mr. Taylor declined to do unless Commissioner . Page should give him a written order to operate on that line. Mr. Taylor stated that his present intention is to abondon the North Charlotte car line indefinitely He de clared that the people from that sec tion or at least large numbers v of them, have repeatedly declared that they will not ride cars, and have made threats to such an extent that he deems it best to abandon the line. Another name was added to the death list from the car barn battle when Will Hammond, shot through, the throat and with his spinal cord severed, died at St. Peters hospital. It was known that Hammond could not live and his death was not unexpected. The death of Hammond brings the total death list to five, with 12 others known to be wounded. There are sev eral people in various parts of the city who were shot slightly during the battle of the car barns, but who, did not enter a hospital for treatment, and whose names cannot be secured. Reidsville. A meeting of the Reids ville Tobacco Board of Trade was held and it was unanimously agreed to comply with President Carrington's request. Thursday, September 16, was set as the date forthe opening of tha market. 1 Lenoir. Caldwell county's $250,000 good roads bonds were sold at a pre mium of $521 five per cent interest A number of bids were received by the county commissioners, but the successful- bidder was the American Trust company, of Charlotte. Sanford. The Lee county fair, of which association S. M. Jones, of this place is secretary, will be held here Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, October 7-9. This is a week earlier than usual. On account of the war the fair was not held last year. Asheville. The officials have ap proved the building of a road by the government from Marion to Micaville, a distance of 27 miles, the road lead ing through some of the government tracts of land in McDowell and Yancey counties. Concord. The national charter of, the Cabarrus county chapter 1 of the American war mothers has been re ceived, and at a meeting of the chap ter the organization of the chapter was perfected. This chapter has the distinction of being the first In Nortli Carolina. Hendersonville ptores Burglarized. Hendersonville. - The Henderson ville Furniture company, and . J. , D. Pulllns' five and ten cent store, two adjoining stores on Main street, were burglarized. Entrance to both stores was forced by shattering back win dows. So far as could be learned, the losses of both were smalL How ever a truck, belonging to the furni ture company, was taken from the garage, and found in a nearby alley. In a broken and battered condition. There are no clues, as yet, as to th Identity of the thieves. Charged With Retailing. . Raleigh. Robert Lewis,,, of Pitts burgh, and Annie Branch, of this city, negroes, are being held by Federal Ai4tiAmA oa elLsa TaitnAifli In Tina- lness of one of the most active boot legging places In Raleigh. Both were arres&d after the finding of whiskey, wine and measuring utensils at " the Branch home and upon evidence that Lewis Jias been transporting whiskey from; Pittsburgh to Raleigh for years. The woman was given a hearing be foie - Commissioner Batchelor on a charge of retailing and concealing. (IUIETII!