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BISMTCfl; . 4MM PEOPLE U1B ' THE DISPATCH, WIT SOT IOC! IT IT HAPPENS ITS II THE DISPATCH OMI O.M UOLLXS A IE AM. THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1S82 LEXINGTON, N. C. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 19 J 3. VOL. XXX1I-NO. 20 ovuwii vrt-ia. . I int uhbb isuix. the EKLUVEB IILL I BAPTI8T8 MEET. I Six Hnndred and Forty-Five Children Preseat for Opealag Increase ' ! 100. " Islington Graded School opened Monday with 646 children on hind for the opening. - This la an increase of more than 100 over tbe number present lor the opening last year and Is very encouraging indeed. - Tbe opening was marked by the presentation of handsome flag to the school toy the local councils of the Junior Order and the Daughters of liberty. About 60 Juniors and prob ably 30 Daughters of Liberty were present tor the ceremony. -. The presentation speech was made by Mr. J. W. Lindsay and the flag was accepted by Capt P. C. Bobbins on behalf of the school. ' -"" ; t , Short talks were made by Rev. J. Ml Hamrick, Rev. W. T. Thompson and Dr. J. C. Leonard, all of wh-were greatly enjoyed by the children and the friends of the schools who were present '" The opening was attended by about ISO men and women, patrons of the school, who found a great deal i of pleasure in watching the big throng of happy children and listening to the exercises. - , Tbe children got down to work yes terday morning. All of the teachew were on hand except Mrs. Walker, who is confined to her home at Mor ' risvHle suffering from ptomaine poi soning. At last accounts she was re covering rapidly and Is expected here soon to take up her work... Miss An nie Johnson, formerly a member of the faculty of the school, is supplying for her. . .-' . Cabarrus Fanner Sues Charlotte Pa- per For LlbeL ' ' The Concord Tribune , of Tuesday 1 OBVB Mr. M. F. Teeter, one of tbe largest farmers or jaiDarrus, nas enwreu buk against the Observer Company and Mr. T. M. Christenbery, of Chariot;.-, claiming 150,000 damage for llbeL x " The suit arose from an article pub lished in the Observer - concerning some cattle owned by Mr. Teeter, who operates a farm in Mecklenburg. Ear ly in the spring the plaintiff was ar rested, charged with cruelty to ani mals. The Mecklenburg authorities alleged that Mr. Teeter -was not feed ing and properly caring for the stock on Ms Mecklenburg farm. The war rant was issued, so the plaintiff will allege, upon the advice of Mr. ChrU tenbery, at that time chief of police of Charlotte. It Is also claimed that - Mr. Chrtstenbery furnished the Char lotte Observer with the information upon which ths story was based. ; Following the serving ol -tha war rant Mr. Teetfwas sweetsd and tried but the charge against him w&a not sustained. The plaintiff, it is under-, stood, will stress the point in the suit for damages. The suit will be tried in Cabarrus, although it will not Htee ly be placed on the docket of the Oc tober term as the complaint and an swer have not been filed. . ' Business Sews Notes. There Is seasonable advice in the ad of the Lexington House rurnran tag Co,. . The Fred Thompson Company talks of Kart Schaffner & Marx olothlng. Theie is none better for the price. Good teeth mean good (health, says The J, B. Smith Company. Read U. Read the ad of the Bank of Lexlng- ' ton. It is worth while. The W. O. Penry Company has a striking ad in this Issue. Be dressed, v not. merely clothed, is tnetr aovioe. The Manning Hardware Company advertises "Thistle Ware" this week. Read It. - . ' The J. F. Ward Company is offering shoe bargains this week. Read their ad. . r. High Point Officer Killed. Special police offlcer J. W. Witcher was shot Saturday night in High ' Point following the arrest of a negro for a minor offense. Officer McGhea was trying to -arrest tbe negro, In a , crowd of 200 others of bis race, and be broke and ran. , WRcher and Chief Ridge caught him and a moment later a bullet struck Witcher In the side. after ploughing through Chief Ridge's band. The Shot was fired by some one in the crowd. ' Wltoher was hur- rled to the hospital but died Monday. . Officer Witcher made a statement (hat he thought Chief Ridge ftred the fatal shot by accident and this gave rise to the report that Chief did the shootin but he was mistaken. Several negroes who were In the crowd claim that an unknown white man fired the shot . , ' EaWs's Glance Into the Fstsre, Thomas A.' Edison who is at tbe Copley Plaza, was asked today what In his opinion would be the next im provement in automobillng. " He re plied: "Cement roads. I believe that In ten years cement roads will band the country from one end to the other po the exclusion of all other kinds." ' Mr. Edison does not believe there U .. need of a substitute for rubber to tires. He said: "Rubber trees are be In planted in the tropical countries. vast amount of capital Is going into rubber tree farms. Eventually there will be a great influx of rubber bar- -vented from them. J am told by man ufacturers of automobiles that rubber should be cheaper today than a year ago. They expect rubber to go down." Asked what improvements could be expected la newspaper making in the ' next decade, .he replied: "Something , to save paper. If non-carbonized inks 'were used Inks that would bleach papers could be run through the pres ses again by the aid of an invention or two and be used several times. It's bound to come, to a proposition of this kind. Inks that will bleaoh will tie nsed." Boston Dispatch; The big elephant that eacaped from Ho? tawwi's circus at tnilubnro wan c "'ii ured In Durham County Thurmla; it Iwlog at large three !.-'?. Other i i, .in down several pautura i i t (i vourlug some turn, no i -.. Administrators Believe Thai There WU1 Be Snrplas Estimated at , : $589,000. . . ; The first sale of the personal prop erty of the late H. Clay Orubb, whion took place at the Orubb home in Boonfe township Tuesday and Wednes day, resulted In tbe addition of more than 15,000 to the assets of the estate There is still a great deal of personal property to be disposed of In David ton, and also a large amount In Row-, an county. , The administrators, OHn Davis, of Churchland, and S. W Finch, of Lexington, are going about their big task conservatively and wl.. realize tbe largest amount possible out of the holdings of the estate. It is learned on good authority thai the administrators are much more hopeful over the outlook than they were a week ago. For instance, it was discovered Wednesday that the deceased had $6,000 life Insurance and surety debts amounting to many thou sands . Were found to be secured by good mortgages, except as to a very small amount - These debts, which were charged up in the first estimate of indebtedness, will cut - the total amount of Indebtedness down to $278. 000, There may be a few small claims that are not yet in, but the total will hardly exceed $280,000, with the sure ty debta out of the way. v, A very conservative estimate of th? value of the estate in Ttowan places It at $298,000 , in realty, including ; the Orubb skyscraper in ? Salisbury, the big theater building,' the great farm for which he was ottered $110,000 a short time before his death, and a doien other piepes of property. The personal property in Rowan is valued at $6,000. In., Davidson county the main kerns are the Orubb farms, con taining about 2,500 acres, valued at $79,000. Counting the life Insurance recently discovered, the value of the estate will be at least $389,000. , Sooth Yadkin Association As Seen By I '. 0 Editor Johnson. ; " ; ; The South Tadkln Association cov ers three fine .counties, Iredell, Row an and Davie. -There, are a number of fine towns In the association and a prosperous and progressive farming district It was at one time organized as well perhaps as any of our Asso ciations. Such men as the iat ftiaj Clement. John B. Holman and Mr. J C. Turner (of Statesville) who is not able to attend the sessions now, wera at the head of affairs, and attended not only the association, but every union meeting as well, and the busi ness moved along like clock work. The town, pastors were also in hearty sympathy with the work of the asso ciation and attended all its meetings. ' It is not so now, 'The fine organt-j nation has almost fallen - to pieces. The order of business at the session last week was banded out in bits, and the brethren seemed unprepared to do anything in orderly fashion. - The moderator, Rev. C. 8. Cash- well, is fine. There Is not a more effi cient man anywhere. He Is the cen tral figure of the South Yadkin, but he is not getting the loyal co-opera tion of the brotherhood.- But notwithstanding the deplorable lack of system and order of a few years ago, the people of the associa tion are as fine as can' be found. , The churches are in good condition, an1 the record of the past year was ex cellent The brethren are "going to stand closer to the Orphanage this year on account of its larger need. If the town and city pastors of the South Yadkin would take the same Interest in the general i work of tha body that those of a decade ago mci, it would return to its old-time glory and become one of the most powerful associations in the state. : The South Yadkin has 40 churches and they ar.j away above the average in general efficiency. Charity and ChUiren. - Bight to Be Idle! In Texaa thousands of acres of cot ton awaits pickers. In the Northwest 60,000 men are needed to harvest th? train crops. . ' In the cities thousands unemployed men refuse to go to the harvest field, What are the equities In a ease like this? Has society, acting through government, the right to compel idle men to accept proffered employment? In Texaa and other Southern states It is customary for local officers to round up tha unemployed and charge them with vagrancy, the charge being dismissed when they agree to go to the cotton fields. , .Ths Atlanta Constitution says "no man, rich or poor, has the right to be a consumer unless he Is also a producer. In New England In the early days, only those who worxea were allowed to eat If we can ger back to that idleness and .hunger will be unknown, crops will not crowd the side streets of the cities, and Hie lor ill ; will become worth while." Vrt Worth Record. , : Mrs. Paakhirst May Be At "Undeslr aU.v - ; ' . A Washington dispatch says that be fore Mrs. Emmeline Pan It buret, lead er of the British militant suffragists, oan be admitted to the United States in October, the time set In the latee; announcements for her earning, the Immigration authorities will decide whether any of the acts for which aha has been Imprisoned In England con stitute moral . turpitude ' within 1 the meaning of the law and make er aj undesirable alien. She will be detained at whatever port she lands, but whether, eventual ly, she may be permitted to enter can not be foretold. Omclals of the De partment of Labor now are seeking al! obtainable information concerning the British snffragtstl militant activity that may have a legal bearing upou her right to admission to the United States. . , ,"", i. Governor Craig has already begun work on bis meut&xe to be delivered to the general assembly soon after it convem In extra session SaptnmTnr 24. While tlie frowrnor has twit liwli- ofttJ what 1 Ml tr. It 1 l!frred ! ,t nh).f ' t r.', ' t and r s'itu- .. 1 i ,. I Ln t , l. Winston-Salem Newspaper Xaa Writes of Lexiagtoa's Fine 3ew -. Csttea Mill. , -. ' Mr. H. F. . Aitdhison. of the Twin City Daily Sentinel, Winston-Salem, spent a day in the cky last week look ing over the Held and he gave his pa per this -Interesting story concerning our new cotton mill. Much of It has appeared In The Dispatch from time, to time but K is well to keep the facts before the people all the time: Within the next two months, or at least by Nov. l'oth, it is expected that the great Erlanger cotton mill, the opening of which will mark a new eia for Lexington, will be completed and ready tor the installation of the .machinery. If nothing unforeseen oc curs, it is planned to have the gian! industry ready for operation by Feb ruary 1st 1914, and from that date the city will surely grow steadily in population and importance in the; manuiaciuring woria. TO BE INCORPORATED, t : Mr. George MountcaBtle, president of the company which has been form ed to build and operate this mill, has been a very busy man since work was first Btarted on the foundation. Mr. Mountcastte is the only local man in terested in the mill, but associated with him are northern capitalists and cotton manufacturers of international fame. The company has not yet been Incorporated, but will be before the first of the coming year. TO MARK NEW ERA. . In many ways the Erlanger mill will mark a new era in the produc tion of cotton goods. The mill Is by far the most modern yet constructed and the plans attracted wide attention among mill men when adopted. The entire structure, w.htch Is mostly two stories in height, is of mushroom con crete construction, without a piece of wood about it, and carries, tbe lowest insurance rate ever granted a cotton mill. ' The main building will be 930 feet long by 132 feet wide. There will be 1100 looms installed at the start A unique feature not found in any other cotton mill In the world will be the direct electrical driven machin ery, individual motors being installed for each separate machine. .' ONE MILE FROM COURT HOUSE. me mill and village which will sur round it is located one - mile from Lexington court house," on . the Win-ston-Salem road.- s :,'-,v.-i ; AMPLE FREIGHT FACILITIES. The property ,1s skirted on the west by the Southbound ' Railroad, with which it , will have spur tracks.. The Southern road is not far on the east hence the mill will have ample freight fatllitlea.t'U xZ:' : :,i 'At the starts the mill will employ 360 'hands, most of whom will be brought from other cities. These -hands, with their families, ' will swell the popula tion of Lexington by five or six hun dred at the start, with the prospect that within a few 'years at least a thousand people will compose the mill village. ' ,HOMES READY FOR PAINTERS Practically; all the homes for the employes are now built, ready for the painters.- A new feature in this cot ton mill settlement will be the fac that . each ., house will have eleotrli lights, water and sewerage.- .- Tit' streets are wide, well lighted at night and beautifully shaded, making ' au Ideal site. In every way the welfare of the employe is being considered. A twenty-acre park with band-stand, swings and other amusement devices is provided for the pleasure of those employed -by the company. " SUPERINTENDENT OF PLANT. Mr. J. M.' Gamewell, of 'Erie, Pa., has been secured for superintendent of the plant. He la a man of wide experience, thoroughly .acquainted with the -latest Improved machinery and the handling of hundreds of men; so he is believed to be the very man for the position.' Mr. Mountcastle will be general manager of the concern, ills associates have the utmost faith in his ability to make the mill earn just dividends on the heavy invest ment and Islington folks know tha' he has the welfare of employes and associates at heart and will make this a most valubale part of Greater Lex ington.', - There were humerous intimations that the members of the advisory committee of the Just Freight Rate association, in conference at Raleigh Wednesday, Indulged in quits a little sharp-shooting among themselves. From all that can be learned, It seems that members of the committee from water points thought " the Interior members did not care whether water points were lost, strayed or stolen 'n any settlement that might be effected. None-of the members would say any thing In regard to ths conference, but some of them might deny the lntima tions that reached newspaper men by various and circuitous routes. , The -Meadows Mill Company at North Wilkesboro, and one of Its em ployes are congratulating themselves that through some superhuman pow er fatal accident was not recorded at their big plant Monday morning. Alex Pendley was standing near a rapiair revolving shaft which had some bolts or auts on It and his clothing became caught and wound around It splnnlnj Mr. Pendley bodily around In the air three times and throwing him entire ly over another machine some ten feet awav landlnc him strimwiil of hU clothing square on feet with only a broken arm and a dosen or so small bruises and scratches. , ' Opium worth more than $250,000, local valuation, has been seised by the customs officers at ban Francis co, Cal., in ths past three years. I Un der federal statutes, masters of strip on which, contraband Is found are lia ble to many fines. The penalties levied against the skippers of trans-Paclft craft under this law In the three year period, total $65,071. As yet Uncle fiatn has failed to collect a dollar These facts are set forth in a renor ntKin opium enMirHne conditions tiy J-'im O. lav!s, ciiiMM,.r of the v" t. "vmp.nlpd i'y 1 ' r" .c: o 1 tr iry c Liberty Assoc la ties Held With Bleb Fsrk Chares A Tery Interest. ing Meeting. The LlbartT Rant lot lBa.i.jnn ,met Tuesday of last Veek with Rich rwr cnurca. aver cnurcn in the as sociation was . represented and th? sessions of the aBaoodatkon vera u Interesting.. .. ; Rev. Henry Sheets.. ' of T-rinvt. Was Strain elected moriRratap of thn association and Mr P. 8 vnn !.- of this city, was re-elected clerk. Re ports suDmttted showed that practical ly every church . in tbe association made mibfttarvHnl mIm and thianA w. , a note of hopefulness throughout the meetings. The prospects for the fu ture were never brighter.. There wne manv varv ,flnj iiIiImii. es. Dr. Livingstone Johnson, secre tary of the State Mission (Board, was one of the centers of attraction wher ever and whenever bs appeared. Dr. C. J. Thompson, of Richmond, Va., was present as the representative of the Banttet Forelni - Mixninn HnorH and Mr. E. U Mlddleton represented tne sunuay school (Board. wnen k came to pledges for future work the churchies all nhUtrxivA them selves to increase their mission offer inra l&reelv - Tha Inci-enana In case will run from 10 to 25, DENTON AND SOUTHMOXT. A notable occurrence of the meet- Ine was the nanalne nf a. rosmlntinn asking the .' association's executive commattee to mane as targe an appro priation ot the state mission funds as DOAihta for Mia nrrvmlalnv flolria -or Denton and Southmontt These tw-j nne churches are located in growing towns and hhe Ttanttata nf it.he nnntv regard both points as strategic. - At uenton tne Baptists nave decided to break away from the good old coun try style of having preaching once a month ATl1 will ,uv nrnnvhilnp twine a month. They have exactly doubled uieir pastors salary. At Sou-thmont a similar movement Is on foot and it is not believed that .the progressive Ba,ntlstfl nf hhAt. nrnflrr-nftslvA tnurn ulll lag behind their Denton brethren, Del egates to tne assocla-tlon expressed themselves as confident that the pei ple of Southmont would do as well as the people of Denton. Thn AAAnrlAtiinn An1mMnH Thnra- day to meet next-year at Holloways cnuron in anver iu township. Ilowe's Show to Be In Lexington. The Howe's Great London Show is coming here, and the-date set for its coming is Saturday; September 27th Too much importance can -not be at tached to the date this 'show -will be here, for no one will' care to miss see ing w.hat Is admlttednovbe the very oest aggregation now before the peo ple. With three rings, splendid men agerie and a museum full of wonders It is not to be surprised at that it has attained the reputation of being sec ond to none. . The show is far from being a new one as far as its title is concerned for It has been catering successfully to the amusement loving people for the. past generation and Is one of tha few shows that has endured and thriv ed ..with - age. This may attributed solely to the fact that it has always kept just ahead of the times and in advance of all other similar aggrega tions. Merit has always been the mot to of the show, and this has been sus tained above all other considerations. Another factor It Its success has been the treatment liat at all times, has been accorded ipatrons. Exagger ated forms-of advertising have been eliminated' from Its advance herald Ing; idle boasts are foreign to Its po1. Icy, and, in fact, there is nothing In any way misleading that la tolerated by the management of this gigantic aggregation. The patrons . have al ways been the first consideration both as to their safety and comfort and the quality of the performance given them. The show will arrive, on its own trains of double-length cars and will spread acres of canvas to care for the people who will flock to It. The main tent ihas a seating capacity of 10.00U All of the tents are absolutely sun and waterproof, and the system of llghtluj at night la the most perfect in use by any show. South Mountain Blockade Scene In Moving Pictures. A Morganton dispatch to Charlott- Observer says that ,the South Moun tain section ot Burke, which seems to have become the leading stronghold ot "moonshiners" In the country and the scene of numerous feudal fights, will be portrayed to the world by mo tion clotures. '. The officers have been taking two or three stills a week in this section and Officer Kanlpe has had a moving picture -man in readiness for some time, waiting until a fully-equipped plant could be found in a good local ity to produce moving pictures. Last Friday ons In full blast was found. Ths outfit was guarded and the pic ture man notified, and the entire pro cess of bunting, finding and capturing a still was carried out including a break for escape and recapture. - The picture man had provided blani cartridges and the prisoners gladly aided In carrying out the effect of a pitched battle. During ths sorambla along the mountainside a large rock was accidentally loosened, which rolled down the mountain, striking Officer Bo ger on the leg and inflicting a painful wound. Ths striking feature of ths picture will be the natural equipment. It Is not a faked-up still, but v was locatel three miles from any road and in a ravins. ,-:,'-' Rowan's new court house, which is to cost $1U,000 and may cost more before It is finished,' Is fig uring in the courts. Last spring both the present and former boards of com missioners were indicted for failure to have ths building erected according to specifications.' Payments on the contract were held up. Recently three members ot ths board ordered a pay ment made. Now the remaining mem bers of the board two have secured a T"raln!i!f order from Judge Long rT)(rt!!f ins three members of thtt b : 1 t r-mar in court on V a 2iith 1 ' i why fur ';r j - . , i . -. GIY1SO AWAT CASH. Greeasbsrs Record Approves of Stand Takes by The Dispatch sad Its Editor. The Greensboro Record of Saturday has this to say in commendation of Oie stand ot The Dispatch and lu editor on the question of using convicts to build railroads: If the board of directors of the vari ous State, charitable and educational institutions, and the superintendents thereof, would read even cursorily the address of Chairman of the State Prison Board Varner, printed In this issue of The Record, they would the more easily understand, "how come" their appropriations for permanent Improvements and even for current maintenance, are so often held up by the State treasurer. No wonder these institutions suffer, and the people suf fer, when the money which the con stitution intended for the upkeep and enlargement of these necessary public service objects is diverted by a set of scheming, log-rolling lobbyists to building lumber roads and branch railroads for private Interests, at an actual cash outlay by the State ot $358 per day, $104,700 every year and nearly half a million dollars in the past four years. The State has given away this cash, as yr. Varner claims and proves, "to enrich a few private promoters," for as he asserts the State Treasurer de clares that the stock these promoters has given for all this money, is "utter ly worthless." The Record well remembers that In the reports of the dally proceeding of that ''Strenuous Session of the Leg islature of 1907'.' there was recorded a lively tilt between the then Speake,- Justlce and the author of the first or these railroad State aid convict bills. and It would be Interesting reading if Mr. Justice could be induced now to tell how the thing got started then, and 'how in the years since It has grown into this snow ball of princely munificence on the part of a State which is running in debt every year and cannot or will not meet her cur rent obligations, sacred obligations to its educational and elemosynary Insti tutions. The special session would not go amiss to investigate the fate of the convict bill of the -last session and find out how It came about that It was referred to two senators who are railroad attorneys, and killed in the house by another railroad attor ney. Mayor Gajnor of Jiew York Dead. Mayor William J. Gaynor, of New York City, died Thursday . aboard a steamship bound for Europe. He had oeen. improving in health rapidly ana his sudden death," resulting from heart failure, was a great SJlwi to his fam ily and friends. His death removes a unique figure in New York politics. He was candidate for re-election as mayor, having accepted a few days ago the independent nomination against John P. Mitchell, fusion acn didate and Edward E. McCall, Tam many candidate. Mayor Gaynor had been ill for sev eral months. He had never fully re covered- from wounds Inflicted by J. J. Gallagher, a discharged employe of the city at Hoboken in 1910 as Gay nor was preparing to board a steamer for Europe. Gallagher was sent up for 12 years for his crime. The bul let which caused him the most trou ble lodged in his throat and was nev er removed. William Jay Gaynor was born on a farm near Whitestown, N. Y., iu 185-1. He had to help the family there In its struggle for existence and in this fight he had to take time for hi own education. He graduated from the Whitestown Seminary, went . to Boston to teaoh school and afterwards studied law in the office ot Ward Hunt of Utlca, who later became a Justice of the sapreme court of New York. I 1873 young Gaynor went to Brooklyn and became a newspaper reporter. Two years later be was admitted the bar. From that moment until his death Gaynor had lived in the midst of con tinual political warfare. iHe started It with an attack upon the unlicensed soloons In Flatbush, a . section of Brooklyn and won. Ten years later he led a 'successful fight against tha so-called McLaughlin ring In Brook lj-n. His battle against John Y. Mc Kane, boss ot Sbeepshead Bay an! Coney Island, attracted Nationwide attention. McKane died In Sing Sing. Gaynor was elected a Justice of the supreme court of New York in 1893 on a nomination given him by repub licans and independent democrats. was re-elected in 1907 but resigned to accept the nomination of mayor of NeW York City to which he was elect ed in November, 1909. His career as mayor ot New York bore ths imprint ot his personality In many striking innovations. Mayor Gaynor was a writer ot many letters and attracted national atten tion by those and bis policies. Prior to the democratic national convention at Baltimore in June, 1912, the men tion ot his name was frequently made i- connection with the nomination for ipresident He did not have the sup port of the democratic organisation in his state, however, and was no; an active candidate for the honor. Fortune la Hon Did sf Cholera. ' Inauguration ot a country-wide campaign to eliminate or control bog cholera is urged In a special report Saturday by Marlon Dorset of the U, 3. Bureau ot Animal Industry, who estimates that during the past year about $60,000,000 worth of hogs died of tbe disease. ' After experimenting tor mors than 25 years, the Department ot Agricul ture finally discovered a serum tbat would prevent the disease and which Is now being distributed In thirty states. This work, however. Mr. Dor set says bas not resulted In a notio abls dhnunitlon ot ths dlseaas In the country as a whole. In suggesting a nation-wide ' anti- cholera campaign, the report ur.ws that the serum bs used as a basis. The success of the movement, it says, de pends upon ths establishment of suf IWMent stets and federal or.anl1ons whl.-a will work to" her, bat which Mist etih -t "V co-4'rtMoa and GREATEST WHEAT YIELD. September Govern meat Crop Rf perls Shows Largest Ever Prodared The Cera Situation. An enormous loss In the .prospec tive production of corn and indica tions of the biggest wheat crop eve: produced were features of the gov ernment September crop report issued Wednesday afternoon. Hot weather and drought In a num ber of the principal corn growing states durlgn the month ending Sep tember 1st caused a deterioration of corn which experts calculate has re sulted In the loss of 321,000,000 bush els, reducing the corn crop estimates to 2,351,000,000 bushels. The destruc tive crop weather caused a loss of about 300,000,000 bushels during July and the August loss brought the total up to 621,000,000 bushels since the first estimates of corn crop prospects were made by the government Texas, alone, of the great corn states, held her own during August. Nebraska was hardest hit, the deter ioration there during the month amounting to 30 per cent, bringing the condition of the crap to 37 per cent of a normal. The loss in Missou - rl was 29 per cent, the crop being 4 per cent of a normal: Kansas re ported a condition of 10 per cent of a normal, the lowest ever recorded and a loss of 20 per cent during th; month. (Illinois, with the greatest acreage of any state, planted to corn, reported a condition of 62 per cent a loss of ilO per cent; Iowa reported 70 per cent, a loss of 9 per cent; Okla homa 39 per cent a loss of 5 per cent. Never before in the history of the country has there been such a boun tiful wheat harvest as has been gam ered this year. This was due prin cipally to the bumper crop of winter wheat. The government estimate of spring wheat showed Increased prospects for that crop, making the total production 243,000,000 bushels or an increase of 4.3 per cent over the August estimate. This increase brought the estimate of the total crop of the country to 754,000,000 bushels or 6,000,000 bushels more than the great record crop of 1901. . Oats' prospect, too, showed an In crease of 3.7 per cent as a result of the conditions existing during August and the crop now is estimated at 1,- 066,000,000 bushels or 38,000,000 bush els more than predicted in August. Weather conditions during August caused deterioration,', which Is estima ted to have resulted In .the loss of 14, 000,000 bushels of potatoes, 35,000, 000 pounds of tobacco, and 1,000,000 tons of hay. Barley, flax and rice seem 'to have escaped damaging weather, the prospects during August having remained unchanged. ' Uttle. relief, from,- the. continued heat and drought is held out by the weather bureau, which reported that the . week since the crop re port was taken was generally one of the warmest ever known In the corn growing states, that little beneficial rain bad fallen and that the severe drought continued very general. The condition of corn on Septem ber 1st in Virginia, was 85, North Carolina 87, and In South Carolina 86. Convinced at last. A Charlotte bustness man who is somewhat of a politician and who has been recently commissioned .by the government with an important ftnan olal post, returned from Washington yesterday after a day or two ot ob servations In that city. 1 He was not backward in telling his Charlotte friends that he has become "a strong Simmons man." What he saw and heard In Washington convinced him that there is the most substantial sort of backing to the Administration's ex pressed confidence in Simmons as a leader. This Charlotte man opposed Simmons In the last campaign and his revised estimate of the value and influence of this North Carolinian in the senate Is honestly arrived at The claims made by the supporters of Mr Simmons In the campaign are more that being Justified and they have found recognition that will satisfy -the country in the unequalled admi ration of the President for the parlia mentary skill and ability of the Nortr Carolina leader. All are beginning It realize the prestige which has come to the state in the return of Simmons to the senate. Charlotte Observer. Linden Man Charged With Wife Poll- Joe Smith, a white man., ot Linden, is in jail at Fayettevllle charged with poisoning bis wife. Some very ugly circumstantial evidence against the husband was adduced at an 4nquest held by Coroner McGougan. An au topsy on the body ot the woman was performed at the same time by County Physician J. W. McNeill. The stomach and liver were removed and sealed up, and will be sent to Raleigh to be analysed by the state chemist The evidence before ths Jury was tha. Smith some time In June borrowed a quantity of strychnine from Mrs. A B. Walker, for whom he worked; that last Wednesday he returned the strychnine with one-third of K gone; that his wile was taken sick Sunday night and given a dose of salts by her 'husband, dying a Tew hours later with convulsions and exhibiting symptoms ot strychnine poisoning. Smith made a statement when arrested, but it wai not made publio. ; - . '. - ' V Sale of Red Cross Christinas Seals. North Carolina is to be brought to the front again this year in tbe sale ot the Red Cross Christmas Seals These seals are decorative little stick ers or stamps to ba placed on Christ mas packages, and other mail during the holidays. Each year a new design Is put on ths market and the anal has been sold generally over tins Unit ed States for ths past nine years. All the money received from the sale of these seals goes to fight tubercu louts otherwise known as the "Great White Plague." Four hundred thousand of these seals were sold last year in Nortn Carolina, bringing In four tShouwani dollars of wiilch 90 per cent renin1; within the state. 75 ier cent r ed wf',h ths c y l,lc,h sold t whorevor t' .w: any t ' Will L I : J u ). IX AJTD ABOUT LEXIXGTOX. Personal Mention HsvemesU sf ths People Small Items at Interest ' Mr. Waito H thini,v. ... , uiiuy, '.Will ur Greensboro Monday. ' John n PIH loft i.ii t-i.. a business trip to Baltimore. . -Mr. L. ,P Parker rMl - i - ' . -. . v. imtwu, i 1 1 - ed Monday night to visit Mr. and Mrs. r . q. v&an. Messrs. T. S. Eanes and E. V. Darr spent Sunday afternoon with friends in High Point Mr. W. O Rnrcrln an.t O..-. . Monday in Oharlotte, returning boms J U.VUIUQ. . Miss Sadie Sprulll of Oriental, spent Sunday In the c.ttv with t wi... , Mr J. F. Sprulll ' Mr. A R. Hinkle, of Atlanta, Ga., is here to spend a few days with his father, Mr. D. H. Hinkle. , Capt and Mrs. S. E. Williams and daughters, have returned to Black Mountain where they spent the sum mer. ' Mrs. John A. Barnhardt of Pioneer Mills, arrived yesterday to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Plyler. Mr. and Mrs. J. A Lindsay 'and children visited relatives in Greens boro, Friendship and Winston-Salem ' last week. Misses Vera and Ava Oollett, of Trinity, spent a few days In the city visiting their aunt, Mrs. J. A. Lindsay, returning home last .week. Miss Mayme Nooe and Miss Louise Hill visited Miss Ellie Watson in Wln-ston-iSalem last week and tnnlr in tha minstrel show Friday night , ' Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Varner, who have been in New York r,A mh northern cities, for the past ten days. "iu return nome JJTlday morning. Mr. T. H. Lamb and son. Cleveland the Lexington tinners, have gone t Bishopville, S. C where they will be engaged in doing some work for sev- . eral days. .... . ;. . ., . .. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Badgett and Mrs. W. Stokes, of Jackson Mill war in town Monday mornlnar enrninr i.i Mr. Badgett's new Ford ear. win4u. d last week...-- Mr. John iHnriren nlnrnnl loot wlr from an extended Hn thmno-h TnHion. Ohio and other middle west states in me interests oi the Miles-Wysong Co., of Greensboro. Solicitor Bowr -axent tn Monday to make bis first appearance - 4 n n.i i IfiuJI ....II i. ... .1.1 . , . , He faces five murder t.rlnl. .mi other tough cases bat is handling him- ui ... u nne a veteran. Mr onA Tia TP V TnMn a ' to their ihqmes in Walterboro, S. C. IflfLt WPSOlr fi ft Ot an avtaniul tnl . Capt and Mrs. C. W. Trice. Mrs. Trice accompanied them on their re turn as iar as apartantmrg. Mr. 'Dermot Shnmwll FAtumAfl Ann. day night from Richmond, Va., when he carried Mrs. Shemwnll ago for an operation. Mrs. Shemwell's many friends .will be clad to know that she is getting along nicely. Mrs. Baxter Younar and little ili4i. ter left last Thursday for Burlington where they visited Mrs. Irvin Young. This week they are spending a tew tots wiko mrs. jonn Holmes (nes Miss Faille Cogging) at Mebane. Mr. J. W. Smith, the nalnfer tia . turned from High Rock, where he has been at work for some time. He has just completed painting the handsome ' resiuence or mr. Adam v. Smith, coun ty commissioner, near High Rock, , Mr. W. M Brown, nf meaAi- a P formerly a citizen nf Iirinvinn nii for several years superintendent of the graded school, was here Monday and yesterday, returning from tha vesiai-wrenn wedaing , at . : North Wilkesboro. Mr. L. E. Miller, of Snuth-mnnt in the city last Monday. He brought the news that Southmont has lost Mr and Mrs. J. F. Womble and family, who have moved to Anderson, S. C, where Mr. Womble has accepted a position with the Interurban Railroad. Dr. and Mrs. W. ft Tta ntnnu.1 yesterday from a ten days stay in th mountains. They will spend a tew nays nere wvtm Mrs. Hose's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. U Hedrlck, before leaving for Galveston, Texas, where Dr. Rose will take nn hit wtrV director of the University of Texas. Mr. Irvin Young, manager of ths Piedmont Hotel, Burlington, was car ried to the hospital In High Point Fri day to undergo an operation for ap pendicitis. He stood the operatloa well and Is getting along nicely. Mrs. Charles Young went down to Burling ton Sunday to spend a few days with Mrs. Jrvtn Young and help her wltd ths management of the hotel. A uuv VUUUIURIUQ VI UM9 UHtWL BU1D bornly contested and spectacular con test over a confirmation during ths present administration, Thomas Fox was. Wednesday night confirmed by ths Senate as postmaster at Sacra mento, Cal. Ths vote stood 17 to 11. Fox was (ought by Claus gpreckle. progressive republican, who bad sup ported President Wilson. He alleged that Fox was a political boss who drew support from the liquor inter ests and the red light districts. CoL A.U. March Dead. Col. A. H. March, a native of Dav idson county, who formerly lived oar HoMSbtirg, died 'Suddenly A 1 a hwna in Oonoord yetftprday morali)!?. I bers of bis fcimily, going to L r i at an early tour, found him d 1 1 1 bed. Coloniol March was more Vwi t) yean old. To the last he - f 1 1 touch wl'.h arTnlrs In Ivl n -, t.hrmtfh The 1 "-.!. H i h- t of f"i- ' I 1 t" -ill i 1 I r i T j t - i ; .it of C-8 '. . ...."
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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Sept. 17, 1913, edition 1
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