North Carolina Newspapers

SKS-ir-iartW'Vs,'J" THE TRYON NEWS, TRYON,' N. 0; GRAND OPENING OF 59TH STAT E FAIR THE GREATEST OF LONG LIST OF STATE EXPOSITIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA. ADDRESS BY COLONEL GRIMES Attractions that go With the Price of Admission to these Annual Fes tivals Are Finer Than Ever With a fanfare of trumpets the 59th annual State Fair was opened under auspices that bid fair to make it the greatest of the long list of successful State fairs. The crowds were bigger, the exhibits more varied and numer ous, the midway longer and more di verse, the racing both horse and mo torized, faster, and the attractions that go with the price of admission to the grounds finer than . ever. . The noon hour was set for the for malities that have for more than half a century marked the opening of the fair. Promptly to the minute the offi cial party arrived, and many hundreds who .had made their way to the grounds for the cermonies found that their fixed belief that nothing ever happens at the appointed time had caused them to miss the opening. As it was, the grandstands opposite the speakers' Stand were fairly well filled to hear the opening address by Col. J. Bryan Grimes, and the wide-armed welcome from Gen. Julian S. Carr. The ceremonies were brief and punctual. The massed bands in the grandstand ceased playing and Gen eral Carr in a few brief words pre sented Colonel Grimes, chosen in the absence- of the Governor to deliver the opening address. Colonel Grimes spoke for 10 minutes, welcoming North Carolina to the fair and dwell ing briefly upon the glories of the State, of which the fair so well typi fies. The bands broke into "Dixie,' which brought answering yells, from the assembled hundreds, and the crowd turned away to the enjoyment of the week of the fair. American Cotton Association, Throughout "the Cotton South In terest is vawakejain ii the proposed cotton export corporation more spe ciflcally speaking,; 'the American Prod ucts Export and import Corporation which' having. Jti; 'inception in South Carolina, "there growing but of ; the American Cotton Association, is fe- i. ...... ported in many 'quarters' and by many sound business men who have the in terest of 1 the South sincerely at heart is the first really constructive propo sition yetdvanced for the salvation of the cotton grower and the material welfare of the cotton growing states. In addition to. selling cotton to Europe on credit, when this is neces sary the cotton exports corporation purposes also to operate to an extent on the basis of barter, exchanging cot ton for such products as these coun tries may have. For instance a con signment of cotton' might be exchang ed for its value in certain fertilizer materials, oils, or even laces, these brought back to this country and con verted into cash. The corporation will be chartered to engage in the business of exporting and importing cotton and other products and to trade generally in the same. Subscrip tions to the "stock are payable in cot ton at the market price, in Liberty Bonds at the market price and in cash. In South Carolina alone to date the subscriptions : have reached ap proximately $1,000,000. ROW? FIRM? :' ' . . ' v - C; RELEASE BYDEATH FOREIGN TRADE IS NOT; COMING FEVERISH INTEREST- . IN a POS- . SIBLE DEVELOPMENTS . IS CAUSED BY DEATH NEW " MERCHANT V MARINE Or AMERICA MAY BEFORE LONG HAVE NOTHINGVq CARRY. MUCH GRIEF AND BITTERNESS WORLD ANTAGONISM' ROUSED Is Extremely Improbable That There Will be Any Outbreaks or Dis orderly Developments In Cork. Red Cross Conference. Raleigh has as her guests Red Cross workers from every section of North Carolina, representatives from division ieadquarters here and department di rectors from national headquarters, Washington, the occasion being the Fourth Red Cross Roll Call confer ence. The meeting at Raleigh brings to a close the preliminary organiza tion work in the Southern Division, similar conferences having already been held, in the order named, at-Co-! September Tobacco Prices. Federal Reserve Hand Book. For the benefit of bankers, business men and the public generally the Fed eral Reserve Bank of Richmond has issued an authoritative and compre hensive little book on the organiza tion and operation or the federal re serve system. It answers many prac tical questions regarding the new banking law and; meets a number of objections raised by persons not fully cognizant of the benefits and merits or the system. . - Such matters as mobilized credit, reserve accounts, elastic currency, re discounts, par collections and the im mediate cerdlt system are clearly and succinctly explained. The book fur ther shows m non-technical language the benefits which have accrued to the banking and business interesU of the country as a result of the establish ment of the federal reserve system. Cork, Ireland. Feverish interest in possible 'developments caused by the death of Lord Mayor MacSwiney, of this city, which occurred in Brixton prison, London, is mingled with the grief in which his death has plunged south Ireland. Although the-people appear stirred to the highest degree of bitterness, it is , regarded as ex tremely improbable that there will be any outbreaks or disorderly dem onstrations in this city. It is expected, however, there will be a considerable extension and inten sification of guerilla warfare against the police and military forces, which. anticipating resprisals, are doubling their vigilance,' especially in remote districts. Cork jail, where a number of hun ger strikers are in a grave condition, is guarded inside and out by soldiers equipped with machine guns. There is an exceptionally large gar rison here. It is equipped for any even tualities, has a number .of tanks and armored cars and is ready f or instant service. It Is understood the Irish parlia ment had been making appeals to all elements of the population to refrain from violence. This is also believed to be the policy of various influential leaders of the Sinn Fein movement. Narrow Escape from.DeathL - While flying .2,500 feet in the air at the East Bend Fair In Yadkin county and walking along the upper wing of his ship. Lieutenants Turner, well known in local aviation circles, lost his footing and fell off the wing. By extreme presence of mind., he was able to grasp the lower wing f the ship, and saved himself from being uashed to the ground half a mile be low. The near tragedy was witnessed by thousands of people. Death of King Alexander. Athens. King Alexander of Greece died at 5:20 p. m. His death was due to wounds received when a pet mon- k y attacked him early In October. Throughout' the night his heart ac tion grew weaker, his general debil ity became more pronounced and pul monary symptoms were intense. Breathing at times was most diffi cult and alarming, and at noon It was anaounced that the king's condition was hopeless. lumbia, S. p., October 13; Nashville, Tenn., October 15; Atlanta, October 19; Tampa, Fla , October 22. Reports from each of these confer ences proved most encouraging-ito Red. Cross executives. Practically -every chapter in' the four states 'named is aiming at a one-hundred-per cent membership increase, and it is now anticipated that North Carolina will fall in line with the- effort. The Fourth Red Cross Call com mences Armistice Day, ( November 11, and continues to Thanksgiving Day twelve working days in which to dou ble the membership in the five states comprising the Southern Division. Will Not Send Troops. - A call .for troops to guard cotton .gins in Fairmont, Robeson county, was declined by State authorities with the suggestion that threatened de struction of ginning property under the State law is a matter for the civil authorities. Mr. H. G. Stubbs, of Fairmont, tele grapher Governor Bickett: 'Can State furnish military guard for my gin. Fairmont and McDonald posted last night against further operations Makes condition serious for mer chants, business men." Private Secretary William Bickett, .private secretary to the governor after consultation with the adjutant general wired in response: "Impossi ble to send militia. Suggest you ac quaint sheriff of situation and if nec essary deputize guards for your prop- rety." . . The average, price of September sales of leaf tobacco in North Caro- ina In September was $19.21 against $41.10 . for September, 1919, nd the sales, including estimates on thirty two warehouses that failed to report, otalling only 48,520,056 as compared with 79,220,071 sold in September last year, according to the monthly report of Frank Parker, of the Crop Report ing Service. "There were 40,480,056 pounds pro ducers tobacco reported sold during he month," says Mr. Parker in his re port. J'The 32 warehouses failing to report are estimated to have sold 8, 040,000 pounds, making a total proba bly sold during the month of 48,520,- 056 pounds as compared with 79,220,- C71 pounds sold during September ast year. , - New Trial for Bryant. The North Carolina supreme, court filed an opinion ordering a new tria tor wasn .Bryant, or Harnett county convicted at the May term' of superior court and sentenced to 12 years in the penitentiary for' killing his. wife The new trial was deeme dnecessary in the opinion of the court because Pre siding Judge W. M. Bond, after the estate had ""decided not to ask for i first degree verdict, failed to instruc the Jury whether to . return a verdict ox secona - aegree muraer or man -slaughter; "'' '' : ; - No Revolution in Cuba. Havana. The Cuban presidential impaign is nearing an end with little talk this year of a revolution. mi. ? i m x 4 A1 a v 1 a r Ane leaaer c-i me ivxt revolution. General Jose Miguel Gomez, a former president. Is the liberal nominee. The coalition nominee is Dr. Alfredo Zayas candidate for vice-president under Gomez in 1912 and supported by Gomez as the liberal candidate for president four .years later. McCartney Request Refused. Washington.-The supreme court refused to grant the request of Harry fi. McCartney, a Chicago lawyer, that it assume original jurisdiction over his suit brought in the District of Columbia courts to compel Secretary of State Colby to promulate the peace resolution passed last May by con gress. President Wilson vetoed the resolution and it was not passed over his veto. An Important Exhibition. One of the most important exhibi tions at the State Fair is that of the Safety Association of Southeastern Railroads which is-, directed towards he careless automobile drivers, ap pealing to , them to observe care in crossing railroad tracks. Every day is noted one or more ac counts of accidents at railroad cross ings where automobiles are struck by trains, fnnocent . passegers, women and children sometimes, are killed and in 90 out 100 cases the cause has been determined to ' be the fact that the driver of the automobile did not Stop, Look or Listen, or else, seeing the train approaching attempted to beat it across. r Million Weddings in 1919. Chicago. One million weddings wree celebrated in the United States 4n-1919 but only 70,000 new homes were erected,- F. Roger Miller, secre tary of the. Chamber of Commerce of ftlacon, Ga., told the National Associ ation of Commercial V Organization Secretaries here in an address on "The Solution of the Housing Prob lem." . "Raleigh, Shepherd of Ocean.' Agriculture, education, health, fire and accident prevention, social hy giene, child welfare exhibits are prov ing the biggest attractions.s There is more livestock this year than ever and the exhibits are holding the at tention of farms. -The . best blooded stock has been entered this year for the $8,000 in premiums offered. ,' "Raleigh- the Shepherd of the Ocean," an open air pageant maske, was presented again to a big crowd. The pageant, an historical production, has a cast of 600. ! Upward Trend of Exports. Washington. The downward trend of exports and the upward trend of imports was halted during September Figures made public by the Depart ment of Commerce showed that ex ports for the month exceeded those of August by $28,000,000 and that im ports were $150,000,000 below those bf the Jnonth before. Want Gins Closed One Month New Orleans. Governor John M. Parker issued a proclamation calling upon all cotton gin owners inthe State of Louisiana to close their eins for a period of 30 days beginning No vember 1 in an effort to give new life to the cotton market. Racing Balloon Seen. Danville, 111. A balloon believed to be one of the entries in the interna tional, balloon race passed .over here at 10 p. m. It had a silvered bag and appeared to be about 7,000 feet high. Notable Cattle Exhibit. Among the notable cattle exhibits 'at the State Fair is a carload of re Istered Angus-Aberdeen, shown bv J. G. Morrison,, of Stanley, and E. H. Harrison, of Salisbury. Mr.Morrison-is a graduate of State College, class of 1906, and has been farming and breeding cattle in Lin ' -coin .county since leaving college, He comes to the State Fair from the Gas . ton county fair, where, he took seven rst prizes and two seconds with his Angu-Aberdeen herd.. From Raleigh Sf1 ;airs. Morrison go. to Columbia. Treat-for Fair-Goers. ' ' - stare Fair-goers jms year have a real treat in store for them when hey view the exhibits of the United States Department "of Agriculture. No pains or expense have been spared by the specialists of the "various bureaus of the department,' which are doing big things of vital interest to the-people of the country generally, to make the Government exhibits as complete and entertaining as possible. , y The exhibits will cover about 5.00C feet of floor space, and promise abun- iaant entertainment 1 V Small Arms Trophy. 1 Washington,- The battle-ship Okla homa attached to . the Atlantic fleet. has been awarded a bronze trophy for excellence in small arms practice for vessels of the battleship class for the year. ... ,; . - - -; Ginners Warned. Harperville, Miss. Ginners of Scott county have been ' warned that unless they stop operations until the price of, cotton has risen, their property will oe aesiroyea, v accoramg io reports cir maiea nere. - .-S ' 8hipping Act's Provisions for Termina tion of Commercial Treaties and for Preferential Rates Are Very Dis pleasing to Other Nations. By; JAMES P. HORNADAY. Washington. The , United States shipping board, the department' of commerce and other branches of the federal governments testify that a feeling of lack of interest in the trade of the United States is being felt In various parts or the world. One possi bility, it is asserted. Is that the Unit ed States will find Itself with an Idle merchant marine after having spent enormous sums of money building ships In anticipation of a greatly ex panded world trade. This trade has not come as yet, and it Is said author itatively that the prospect of Its com ing ia by no means as bright as it was a year ago. The new merchant ma rine act of last June Is not making more agreeable the relationship of the United States to the trade of the world. Certain provisions . of It arc arousing antagonism throughout the ' world. , Section 34 of the law makes this provision: "That In the judgment of congress, articles ' or provisions In treaties or conventions to which the United States Is a party, which restrict the right of the . United States to Impose discriminatory tonnage dues on foreign vessels and on ves sels of the United States en tering the United States should be terminated, and the president Is here by authorized and directed withinr 90 days after this act becomes law to give notice t.o the several govern ments, respectively, parties to such treaties or conventions, that so much thereof as Impose any such restriction on the United States will terminate on the expiration of such periods as may be required for the giving of such no tice by the provisions of such treat ies or conventions." Mr. WUson Refuses to Comply. President Wilson has not complied with this mandatory provision of the shipping act. He has refused to do so because, so it was learned he believes that to give notice to the nntlnns With which the United States is trading mat it proposes to terminate Its com mercial treaties would at this time, when those same nations are at least puzzled over the attitude of the United States toward the League of Nations. not only, wreck the foreign trade of the United States but place this gov ernment In an undeslrnble attitude be fore the world. The report has gained enrrenrr that Great Britain and other nations are determined to follow ft course of retaliation as soon as they are informed Dy the state department of the inten tion of the United States to abrofrnte Its? commercial conventions. It Is gen erally understood here' that the presi- aent is acquainted with many facts which have not been conveyed to the public, and that he is holding up the notification until he can refer the mat ter to congress in December. Another provision 6f the shipping law which Is getting the United States In bad with sister nations is contained In section twenty-eight, under which preferential rates may be allowed when property or passengers are car ried in American vessels. The com mercial attaches In this country of the various European and Asiatic govern ments in their reports to their home governmeuts made much over the re cent assertion of Senator Jones of Washington, author of the shipping act. that this provision of section 28 will "drive foreign shipping from our ports." New Rule for Money ' Measures. When 'the house of representatives meets on the first Mondnv in rw cember it will be able to take ad vantage of one advance step in making appropriations of ' money. During the closing days of the last session, at a time when national po litical conventions were absorbing the attention of the public, the house adopted a rule providing that here after all executive estimates and all appropriations shall be handled by the committee on appropriations, in stead of by eight committees as In the past. Mjmy of the representatives had already left Washington when the new rule was adopted and it is averred that some of them do not even yet know of the action taken. The task of preparing the annual es timates of lie government's financial needs for the next fiscal year' has al ready boeh begun by the several exe utive departments: ' For the most' part tlie?6 estimates will be - prepared as thov have been iri the past. ' TJy wllI -ali go to the secretary of the treasury a formerly, and the secretary will on the first day of the next session sub- mi t them to the committee on appro priations of the house of representa tives.' The only difference is that this one committee ony will be Interested in these estimates this year, white heretofore eight committees have hhd an Interest In the financial requests.: "y Legislation-for the Others. ;The several committees ' that for many years have reported both legis lation and appropriations will,j' with the' cxcWtiau of the committee on ni propriations. ; now confine their work to legislative matters.. Trie committee on military. affairs will report legtsla tlon' for the army, but the-commltte on appropriations will handle the es timates and recommend; the approprln tions for the support of the, army. The, committee-on; naval affairs will handle legislation for the; navy and -recommend Increases In the, nflvy, new battleships- and 'Improvements In . navy yards; etc but" such proposed legisla tion must have' - the ; approval of the committee oii appropriations after that committee shall bave looked over the government's financial situation to see whether,-the money to pay for - such things, can be made, available. , The same will apply to the committees on agriculture, post offices and Indian af fairs, which In the past have reported appropriation bills, as well as other legislation affecting" the Interests as signed A to them. . Money should be saved under this new arrangement It is, of course, such a business arrangement as any well-organized corporation would use.' Its great advantage will be that the appropriation of the people's" money will be kept In the one channel. So long as eight committees were author ized to report appropriation bills. It was inevitable that there would be many duplications. Unfortunately for the Welfare of the government there was always more or less friction be tween these eight committees. . Wilt Pass Budget Bill Again. - It -Is generally, assumed that one of the r first acts of congress when it comes back In December will provide for a budget system. It will be re called that last spring the legislative body passed a budget bill and sent It to President Wilson, who vetoed It, not because he objected to the sys tem, for he had repeatedly recom mended that budget legislation be" en acted, but because. In his Judgment. It attempted" to restrict executive author ity. The house promptly made the cor rection In the bill which the president asked for, and 'repassed it, but the senate in Its4 hurry to get away for the convention season failed to act on the new bill. It Is unfortunate, of course, that. the estimates and appro; prlatloris for the next, fiscal year will not be' made under the budget system, but the consolidation of the work of reporting appropriation bills will give congress an opportunity to do better work in dealing 'wltlT appropriations han heretofore. . ' ' Farm Population, Drained. Edwin T. Meredith,, secretary of agriculture, says that the higher wages paid In Industries, the short er hours, the cbnvenleneces and other advantages of city life, have drained the farm" population, especially . in the vicinity 6 large manufactur ing centers, almost to the danger point. The supply of farm labor was 37 per cent below estimated' require-, ments last spring. . The acreage to be harvested In food crops this seapn is about 11 per cent less than last year. Only a . favorable season and much more than-eight hours a day labor by farmers and their families have, the secretary, says, made possible the abundant crops this year. A continued reduction of the farm labor supply through conditions which make It im possible for farmers to compete on equal terms with other Industries, In conjunction with an unfavorable sea son, will result in reduced production of many crops, Vhlch will naturally bring about high prices of . food . In cities and add - greatly to Industrial problems, he asserts. "It should be borne in mind that aft er the season has progressed beyond planting time,, no power on earth can Increase the production of food and raw material on farmr beyond the ca pacity of the acreage already plant ed." said the secretary In discussing tnis suDject. "in other words, a wliole year or more is Involved In the prep aration .of the soli and In seeding and harvesting, and, therefore, to Insure that an adequate acreage Is planted to provide an , ample production in an average season, farm prices must be so stabilized as to hold out to the farmer a reasonable prospect that a the close of the crop season, he will find a ready market at prices which will compensate him for his labor and Investment." Farmer Must Get Adeauate Pricee secretary Meredith says that the farmer must receive adequate prices ror nis products,-prices which will en able him to continue to produce, to se cure a reasonable return for his ef forts, and to maintain a satlsfnrtorv standard of living for himself and for his family. , "There may be people who' think that only the farmer Is adverser ef fected If he falls, to secure adequate prices. - saia ne. if the farmer stops producing he will suffer, of course; but the manufacturer and the mer chant and the banker will sufferJust as severely, and posslblv the farmer will not keep on producing adequately unless he receive? fair compensation for hls efforts unless he can maintain his famllv in Bnni mately the same degree of conffort itjr lumiiy enjoys. Everv u.u, t course, is interested In keeping the farmer Jori the farm and in navmg me farm operated to its rea sonable capacity, turning as much as possible into .the channels of trade Manufacture Vhnd; transportation, and ' wurse, mat every busi ness man should be vitniiv intacf in seeingthat the farmer, gets fair "cauurui m xue marketing of bis Quiclc &ervir ' Telephone PatolCentral, gt. me double-six double five nine, MalVand ger quicK. Hke they do itin thB,pIe 1 ' 's. NOTES p lMAs. Maitnr. Monroe. destroyed blaze started sene ign Tit m six miu ri or Mr B. y fir;; ;;mo a. C "Ml Osgood thi,' Jaae . 1 tOaMv her uarr,..c.. e6is election. Voie 5 1 ULtJ lor puA -..,1 L Sanfo boro, of her 9Gt pressing coming Winston-Salom -T.... years publicity aren't Brothers and iinm CUSPS llCkrl . . 4 a few days illne t Washington it v,... , ed -here that Sir n(-vu the British ambassaj states, will sno;,', r lJe Raleigh.- The tions of Snprisi At,.;.. Itoeoi uounty Commi;nr,., '"c 4 additional sDerim 'J adequatelv euani.i casV i Fayetteville. The flour mill and wholesale establish, the Christian-Ewing Compal burned to the ground by fire" -ui nivfiiuiarr bui.i.vu giuuery ownea by the company v;as not burned. R3f New . Bern. Marion Bowden. & aecut at me union stationary-. nJTY.I i. TT , W ... . JJr. young wnue man here, will faceir- aK, uwi tenn oi l raven s:y-;? court on a cnarge of having in meir possesion on .which ft ernment tax had not been paii Winston-Salem. If Bishop ton is willing Rev. z?b Barbardt. r four years at Tryon Street Meth;5 church, Charlotte, may be assist Centenary church here as pasty suceed Dr. Gilbert Rowe. whoist'f new editor of The Christian Adtx: Raleigh. Following an interest: two days session, the Carolina Cr. lation Managers association adn ed to meet in April at Columbia. t The South Carolina capital wci i a spirited fight with GreenrZefc the meeting. Rocky Mount. D. II. Pearsalitt nected with the mechanical de?. ment of the Atlantic Coast Line fx long period has been named to a ceed N. E. Sprowi, who resipeds enter another line of business, as a Trfntpndpnt nf mrtivp TVirer i headquarters at South Rocky I'o Concord. The eighth annual ventlon of teh Woman's Synodka!i xiliary of the North Carolina PreiJ- tery came to a close here able addresses bv Mrs. N. Buckff. i Asheville, and Dr. J. H. Hendeft Gastonia. Greenville, S. u. (specian.-n- Revis, county surveyor of roaJ Wpnilprsnn miTtv orth Ca.T5- died at the Citv hosDital Here t the effects of injuries received a truck in which he was ridding turned on the Green ville-Hendesf ville highway 25 miles above thee? . Asheville The last belonrip ' William Jennings Bryan were .wV from" Asheville to his Miami ann trio mmmnnoT has nVdi" ' . Asheville never to return to & here, he states. wumingion. vnajferu porting whiskey, C. E. Bnte oi State Department or Azruu arrested at Kinston, near here- Goldsboro. Colonel Jo?e?h v, nisboro sun, euuur oi Argus, has moved his printing r from Walnut street, where & been for the past ia:rty West Chestnut street. ' Burlington. Several new hoaJJ unaer construction i number of plans arr jn;ler c-p tlon. During the pa r "v 000,000 has been exp - -nded dences and business hJ?es- Burlineton. With av--- aiTidnal loads of tobacco J fiiO and $50 per hundn?u po .with general sales avera;e" -from $29 40 to $3130. housemen are confident tute' will bring forth prices tha t-vea Rowland Three web .rjJ men and two Indians killed :and a negro probab-v jured by the explosion dt in the ginnery of C. T. I Bridgers, at Bracy station, northwest of Rowland. Kr Louisburg. The ton of cated in Franklin county, ? i i r.Qi .itizens . ..(.r" whnn it e-ave a Dig d .Vo honor of the' openin? o Banking and Trust Com' recently organized-