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-v.. V V - THE WEATHER. DO YOU ADVERTISE? If not, why not? Perhaps there's a reason. A request to this office will bring a man to talk it over with you. i -,v-.. Occar.ional local showers Friday; ,(,inW warmer and generally fair; uhitMMto northeast to east winds. " vol. LXXXVni NO. 08, WILHINUTON, N. C, FKIDAY MOENINO, JUNE 9, 1911. WHOLE NUMBER 13,6:10. Iig FOB WELCOME He Spoke on Reciprocity, in New York Last Night. HE DEMANDS BILL UNAMENDED President Addressed Southerners In Attendance on Cotton Seed Crushers' Association -South's Interest. The Sew York, June 8. "The bill, the T,holo lall and nothing but the bill," tins President Taft summed up an earnest plea lor. the unamended adop ' lion by the Senate of the Canadian re ciprocity agreement before a repre .Hit.uive audience of Southern men tonislit. The occasion was a banquet tend ered by the New York Produce Ex ihanuc to the Interstate Cotton Seed Ciu.-hers' Association. The banquet lesoimiled to a roaring welcome for the President as he entered the room tcnislit. He had spent a busy after noun in 'Brooklyn, where reviewed pa rades of more luan 150,000 Sunday School children and saw the Crescen: Athletic Club team deieat Montreal at Lacrosse. Governor Dix, who arrived about the same time, was also the recipient of a cordial greeting. In his address President Taft point ed out to the Southerners the advan tage which their, section would derive from the enactment of the agreement with Canada, but did not neglect to rerur to his main argument for the pending bill on the broader lines of general national interest. There was no questioning the sym pathy of the big bulk of his auditors ith the President's plea. From the start every mention of the word "re ciprocity" was greeted with cheers and the President at times had diftt eultyin proceeding. He voiced, dec Id (4 o'jeetionto-timending the- agree ment' by tacking' on the farmers' free . list bill, which course, he said, would drive away from its rupport enough rotes to defeat the agreement. . "May I not ask you all, as Ameri cans, as Southerners, as Southern cotton men and as Southern cottoi seed men," said Mr. Ta-t, "to exert yourselves, through this association and in every other practical way,, to urge upon and demand of your sena tors that if they really favor reci trocitj- as I sincerely beleive most of them do they shall take the best and most direct way to. secure Its pas sage." ' . President Taft began ', his speech with a little talk on cotton. He said: ' Gentlemen" of the Cotton Seed In dustry: "You represent a branch of the farming industry of this country in which we have a practical monopoly Cotton is grown in Egypt' and In India and in some other parts of the world but tbe great crop which determines the price in the world each year is the cotton crop of the Southern States. Cotton seed oil is one of th lest of the edible oils. It is a com petitor of olive oil and of peanut oil and the question of its sale is much affected by trade agreements and the tariffs of countries with which we do business." The President referred to the gov ernment's enlargement of the market tor cotton seed oil during the past lew years, to U securing a one-eighth reduction of the Canadian imports duty upon cotton seed oil under the r.aMimum clause of the Payne tariff bill and to the reciprocity treaty's provision for its admission into Can , -'''la without deuty. e pictured the trade s growth and said that with free i Amission the trade should greatly in crease because of less expense In Canada and because it will give cot ton seed oil an advantage over its competitors, olive oil and peanut oil He appealed to the delegates to aid, Tnmu:;ii their representatives in Con S'f'ss, in the passage of the reel Kocity agreement and said free ad Mission of vegetables and fruits un t the treaty should anneal to men 'bo have the business interests of South at heart ''uc nf tne greatest branches of 'be fanning industry in the South to- "' he said, "is truck farming and biuminig of early vegetables to " -Mirth. The same thing is true find berries. With the Intro ""'Hon or these free into Canada you -ei ui-e customers with a valuaola that will add greatly to the """no Hid that will certainly ex 'f!"l youi- industry and maintain the "".' :'t which it can be prbfitably ' i i " T 1111 I 'le u t i f , lu-i men Siliu "the ef- M,:' .01 ihr reciprocity teratv as a Win i-i Certain tn Ut nf VMo-hnct ., '" hR. ,0 the country at large, . 1 1 i increase rapidly trade, that 2 'x;;"Pds $:;(ii),ooo,ooo, into figures ,na' sum. . "" n'-ty has opponents, however ti.',','"lls' nctlve anl vociferous .and hu'-m'-' ",'11,111' asainst it, and ) the wavv rn to defeat it are not al- n ' ' " 01 direct rhnmotor Thn it in '""l'l-esentatives, soon after if t.. i. cniuuuyme me. re- 1'iin ii i' - if,,... - imaseu a ou PRESIDENT uiuinuea on Page Eight.) AHTi-TRUSl LAW Judge Gary of Steel Corporation Wants It Amended Says H Wants to Live Up to the Law. ' Washington, June 8. Legislation to replace the Sherman anti-trust law so as to protect property Interests and the people's welfare alie w&s urged by E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of directors, of the United States Steel Corporation, in concluding his testimony; today 'before the House so-called "steel trust" investigating committee.- Judge Gary said he hop ed the committee in its repprt on the investigation would give the United States Steel Corporation what the committee thinks ought to be the cor poration's standing under the law. "I wish," said he, "that this commit tee would take advantage of. its. op portunity to suggest legislation and use its influence to bring about thj enactment of proper legislation cal culated to properly protect the proper ty interests of the country, the inter ests of the government and the peo ple at large, so as to permit us. to continue business progress along lines of prosperity. "Constructive legislation Is wjhat is needed in this country if we are to retain our position in the ranks with competing nations of the world." Would you believe it sensible," asked Representative Littleton, . "to have Congress appoint a joint commit tee to hear representatives of capi tal and of labor and of so-called re strained and unrestrained trade with a view to preparing an anti-trust law which would correct features of the Snerman law or errors that might have come through court decisions on that law, and to strengthen and elab orate that law?" "Yes, I do," responded Mr. Gary, and I would be glad to. have such an undertaking result in something more practical and to be the first one to fall nto line to live up .- such a law.' The so-called "Gary diners" wero steel men of 'country who acquainted each other with all facts relating to their business and suggested the main tenance of prices to prevent "de structive cqmpetitlon" were delved into by the committee. Representative Beall sought to show, that the result of those 'understandings was ' tanta mount to a signed agreement to con trol prices, a violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. "I have stated Te- peatedly," said Mr. Gary, "that I be lieved and all of us in the steel bus iness, believed that open and frank disclosures vof each other of our " bus iness conditions and suggestions as the best interests of all brought about an equilibrium in the trade and pre vented destructive competition. 'The only question involved In those dinners is whether it is good law or good morals to endeavor by friendly intercourse to maintain to a reasonable extent an equilibrium of business and prevent destructive com petition. If the Department of- Jus tice or the President should say that this is not the right tu.ug to do, it Vould not be continued for one min ute. If the members of this commit tee believe it is better for all' con cerned in this country for the steel interest to enter into destructive com petition than to try to legally main tain an equiiiDrium oi Dusiness, it 13 up to you." Mr. Lindabury, counsel for - - the United States Steel Corporation, re ferred to the efforts of men in the steel industry through the Gary din ners, as an attempt to put into prac tical operation the golden rule. "You mean the Steel rule, don't you?" asked Mr. Littleton- Mr. Gary declared that he had made no attempt to disguise the fact that the steel men of the country sought to maintain prices as near a level as possible through friendly inter-change of ideas for the purpose of getting between the restraint of trade and monopoly provisions of the Sherman law, on one hand, and destructive competition on the other. . He had never stood for unchanging prices, he declared, but against wide fluctua tiona. - Mr. Gary's attention was again call ed to his former declarations that he favored government control of cor porations. He said that he would have the government license corporation? engaged in inrer-State commerce, first deciding whether it was so entitled under the anti-trust law He wouid make the license revocable for mis conduct but In all cases would retain the right to appeal to the courts. which right he added, "is the salvation of this country." v His opinion of Wall street; was drawn out when he wa,?. asked con cerning the capitalization of. the Unit ed States Steel Corporation and Con cerning the intrinsic values. , The cap italization of the steel company, he insisted, was not too great In view of the additional value given all com panies included when they were com bined into "one growing vitalized con cerned. Intrinsic values," Mr. Gary said "are not strictly regarded, particular ly in New York. There are times when people in' the market in Wal street pay, little attention to intrinlsc values. Personally, I do not , know much about Wall street. I do not care about' Wall street, but I do know that the selling prices of securities In Wall street is at times largely : the result of manipulation. . That is a sad commentary but" it "is true. Wall street, Mr. Chairman, is a good place for you and:Fto keep away from.'V?' The committee in excusing Mr. VIGOROUS ATTACK . - '. . 1 L TARIFF House Debate Continued on Democratic Reduc tion Bill. KANSAS MEMBER LED ASSAULT Representative Murdock Declares Re duction Flavors Worsted Trust Forsees Destruction of the Wool Growing Industry. Washington, June 8. An attack on. the Democratic wool tariff bill on the ground that it affords protection to the so-called worsted trust, was made n the House today by Representative Victor M unlock',' of Kansas. Mr. Mur doch attacked the forty per cent, duty on worsted clothes which the bill con tains, declaring that it meant immed ate protection to the combination that controls, the worsted output. "I cannot see how any man here," said Mr. Murdock; "knowing the wor sted trust, knowing its gross and cruel brutality In. the fabric field, can back it np while it continues to twist its eng. strangling fingers around the throat of the. American consumer. 1 cannot see for the life of me, how any one In the American Congress can aid the worsted truit by putting a tar- ff on worsted, either as a frankly avowed measure of protection or un der the pretense of a tariff for rev enue. Mr. Murdock said that the worsted trust has' so lowered the quality of goods that the consumer buys, that clothing manufacturers have been (.shamed to pass the fabrics on jthe wearers." At the same time, he said. the cost of worsted goods- has been in reased " "WorFte.l trust hascby stock manip ulation," said Mr. Murdock, "paid- out n eleven years on probably not over $15,000,000 ' original investment, . $22, r.00,000 in dividends and'hfts builf up besides an establishment carrying a capital of $00,000,000 with a surplus of , $10,000,000 on top of that. It has dominated its own field, manipulated successfully the field of its rival, the carded woolen interest, has dictated to the -woolen, trade and has twisted and turned the thumo screws on the purchaser of fabrics without stint, mercy 'or conscience. It has had the privilege of a oker in the raw wool classification and of another joker in the duty of yarn and tops." Republican Leader Maim openecLthe attack on the Democratic bill with a criticism of its effectiveness as a rev enue producing measure. "If this bill be examined from the standpoint of protection to the indus tries of the country, it is a failure," said y(x. Mann. "If it be examined from the standpoint merely of raising revenue, it is "cruel and unjust. It will feed no children, it will give no pay-to laborers, it will add nothing tc the profit of capital in this country. It will not build up our manufactures. It will abandon the wool Industry to destruction." Mr. Mann accused the Democrats in the House of following misinforma tion In their support of the bill. Mr. Brantley, of Georgia, Demo cratic member of s Wiays and Means Committee, supported the bill in a speech attacking protection principles. SUGAR TRUST INVESTIGATION. Several Sacharine Magnates Sumrrjon- ed to Washington. wasningion, June 8. Tne "sugar Trust" investigation by the House spe cial oommittee was begun in earnest late today when' seven prominent su gar officials of the past 'or present were summoned" by telegraph to testi fy before the committee. They are to appear Monday. The men summoned were James H Post, of the National Sugar Refining Company, of New York; Washington D. Thomas, Edwin E. Atkins, .Charles R. Heike, John E. Parsons, and Lo well M. Palmer, all more or, less fa miliar with Hhe affairs of the Ameri can Sugar Refining Company; and Adolph Segal, formerly of the Penn sylvania Refining Sugar Company, of Philadelphia. United , States District Attorney Henry A. Wise, of New York, and Jas M.- Beck, attorney for the American Sugar Refining Company, were in consultation with the committee re garding the scope of the proposed in- vrrial crfi f trn ! -f , Ross. Cal.. June 5. Rev. Cecil Mer rill was killed and Rev. H. C. Merrill was probably ' fatally injured today when a new fire engine on which 13 preachers were riding, upset. Gary asked hhn to hold himself un der the subpoena and to return if his presence was desired.-'. - "You know I fclan to go to Europe," said. Mr. Gary. ;', , ' .-. ' "Go ahead," ' said Chairman Stan ley. .-That will maike no - difference. You ?wlll ' return .. before- long and if the" Committee , wants you it can get you, then."' ,; . James Gayley, 'former vice presi dent of the Steel Corporation,' will be the" first witness tomorrow." MIODLE -WEIGHT- CHAMPION Billy Papke Won from Jim Sullivan in Gruelling Contest In London v Last Night Worltl's Cham pionships Fight. London, June S.-fBilly Papke, tne American middle-weight, tonight took the measure of Jim Sullivan, the middle-weight champiop of England, in nine rounds of fast and furious fight ing. Again it was the fighter against the boxer, and the fighter won with ease. The contest was for the middle weight championship of the world, a purse of $10,000 and a side bet. It was pulled off under the management of Hugh D. Mcintosh, the Australian promoter, in Palladium, one of Lon don't noted music halls, before a large crowd. Throughout the fight was a gruels ling one. Sullivan proved the cleverer at long range work, but Papke excell ed in fighting. There was much' Clinching and hitting in the clinches,; and the referee, .Eugene Corri, was compelled to remain in the ring, hav ing difficulty at times in separating, the men. He warned Papke twice. The meeting had been the sole topic of discussion in sporting circles for days, and large sums were paid for ringside seats. - Notwithstanding that the fight had been advertised as "America vs. England," Papke ruled a strong favorite at odds of 3 to 2 and 2 to 1. 4 . Sullivan showed nervousness when he climbed into the ring, but after a few rounds seemed to recover confi dence. For a time he4 was able to stand off Papke, who roughed it from the beginning, cleverly dodging slash ing swings of the American -which, had they landed,- would have ended the fight. Sullivan used his left and right with good judgment, but without affecting the tamina of Papke, who was able to take unlimited punish ment. Towards the close of the ninth round Papke landed a savage upper cut which put Sullivan to the floor. He took a count of five and when the bell rang, staggered blindly to his cor ner. When the call for the tenth round sounded Sullivan was unable to stand up and Corrt awarded the fight to the American amid great applause. Virginia feder'on qf labor Philip Metz Chosen President Other , Officers Elected. Richmond. Via..' June 8. Philip Metz. of .Richmond, was today elected president of the Virginia Federation of Labor, in annual- session here, de feating his nearest competitor, How ard T. Colvin, of Alexandria, by a vote of 51 to 29. The other officers chosen are as fol lows: A. A. Haley, "first vice presi dent. NewDOrt News; Joseph Augley, second vice president, Roanoke; P. P. Sutton, third vice president, Nor folk; R. S. Cleveland, fourth vice pres ident. Alexandria: M. L. Lathram, fifth vice Dresident. Fredericksburg; R. S. Jones, sixth vice president, Ar- voniat Miss Mary Young, sevenxn vice Dresident. Danville; E. E. David son, of Richmond, defeated the incum bent, M. R. Pace, ajso of Richmond, for the office of secretary-treasurer. LOST $100,000 SUIT. Brooklyn Mian Failed to Recover in Virginia Court. Norfolk, Va., June 8. A final action bv Alfred Sweeney, of Brooklyn, Y., for the recovery of alleged losses bv reason of failure to secure deliv ery of the old Bay Shore Railway re ceivership properties here, which sub sequently passed into the nanas oi E. , B. Smith & Co:, of Philadelphia. was ended in the Sui-reme Court of Virginia, at Wytheville, va., today when that court affirmed a verdict ot the lower court here dismissing Mr Rwepnev's action involving $100,000 The suit here followed other actions at' Philadelphia by Mr. Sweeney for recoveries, which failed outlinesI - - In the House debate yesterday on tne Democratic wool tariff Represen tative Victor Murdock, of Kansas, vig orously attacked the measure, declar ing that it would destroy the wool- growing industry and help the worsted trust The Senate Committee con sfdering the Canadian reciprocity measure tacked on to it the Root amendment and the bill will be thus reported in the benate next Tuesday 3n a gruelling contest in London last nighty Billy Pake won the middle weight championship of world.from Jim Sullivan, the English middle weight Mrs. Hill, wife of a former physician, of Lexington, N. C, was found de'ad in the home of her mother p.t Jamestown, Guilford county, N. C, yesterday: it is, claimed that the house was burglarized and the deed was committed by a burglar The trustees of the proposed institution for the Feeble-Minded in this State met at Raleigh yesterday and receiv ed a number of bids for the location of 1 the hospital; they adjourned to meet later -in Kinston President Taft spent yesterday in Brooklyn and last night, addressed the Inter-State Association. of Cotton Seed Crushers - -New York markets: Money on call steady 2 1A to . 1-2 per cent ruling rate 2 3-8", closing bid 2 3-8, ot fered . at 2 1-2; cotton quiet 15.85; flour q"iet: and unchanged ; wheat easy No. 2 red 97 elevator and 98 fob afloat; corn steady, export No. 2 fcj 4.-2 cents fob afloat; oats -firmer, stan aad white 43 1-2. iurpentine and rosin quiet. Ill QUAKE, GROWS APPALLING The Death Roll Has Grown to One Hundred and Fifty. ONE IBM MS WED 0117 Feared Disaster is Greater Than First Supposed Many Remote Plac es Not Heard From De tails Coming In. Mexico City, June 8. Rolling from coast to coast through Mexico, yes terday's earthquake brought death to at least 150 persons according to lat est accounts received tonight. The area of the quake's destruction is rec tangular with its northern boundary e'ss than 50 miles from the capital, and a southern line cutting across the lower part of Guerrero. The i death toll grows as belated re ports come in. The number of casual ties in Mexico City, as compiled by the police, remains 63. Fifty-nine corpses have been taken from ruins in Ocotlan Jalisco. It will never be known how many perished in villages in remote parts of the seismic zone. Catastrophes in those parts are taken as a matter of course. For instance, Tonala, Jalisco, was wiped out, to all outward appear ances, but the deaths there cannot be accurately numbered. Not many persons were killed in the city of Colima, -jut a considerable amount of damage was done. TEXT BOOK COMMISSION. Initial Session in Raleigh Yesterday. Thirty Bidders. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh, N. C, June 8 The State officers constituting the State text boot commission, met this forenoon in the executive office of Governor Kitchin.1 and.opened the bids for iext book adoption, exam inmg their form and the correctness of certified checks that, under the law, each bidder offer ing books for adoption, must file with the commission. There were found to be 30 bidders, a number of them of fering a number of books each. And there were three others, whose bids were not up to requirements, although the defects may be remedied In time for them to get into the contest in due form. This afternoon at 3 o'clock the Text Book Commission and the sub commission, the personnel of which was announced yestercay, met In joint session 'and arranged the prelimina ries for the hearing of book men on their respective bids, which begins tomorrow and will continue for sever al days before sub-commission takes up its work of examining text books for final adoption, August ira. TREATY WITH NICARAGUA. f - . - V - To Cultivate Fnenasnip witn central America. Washington. June 8. The proposed treaty between the United Staresjad Nicaragua, providing for the refund ing of the debt of the central Ameri can republic, was transmitted to; the RpnalP todav bv President Taft, with arppial messaee strongly urging im mediate and favorable action. Imme diate consideraion was asked aiso ior thia Honduras treaty, which has oeen npnrtiner in th' Senate since last ses- Einn The Nicaraeruan pact, which, with the message, was read witnout enmment in the Senate, in executive aassion, was referred to the committee on foreign relations, which will meet tomorrow to consider both treaty doc uments. Tn hia messaee President Taft dwelt upon the importance of preserving tne best possible relations with the Cen tral American republics, because oi their proximity to the inter-oceanic canal and of this nation s natural in terest in saxh nearby neighbors. INTERNATIONAL POLO MATCH Barring Contingencies Field Will Be Ready for sport. Mew York. June 8. Unless rain re turns or some other unforseen con tingency arises, the second tnatph be tween the English afld American teams for the international polo cup will be played tomorrow at Meadow- hrook. The field was eiven a good drying out and ironing today by a hot sun ami a huee roller and the grass was clipped close in anticipation of a match being played tomorrow. The third and last eame will nroDaDiy De Dlaved on Monday as the "Visitors will leave for home on Wednesday.. FOUR PERSONS DROW.NEt). 1 Sad Fote of Members of A Sunday School Party. .Hattiesburg, Miss., June 8. Four persons, a woman, two boys and a p-fri inat their lives today in an effort to save the life of a five-year-old girl who had ventured out too far wniie wading in Bowie river, . twJ . miles north of here. The dead are: Mrs B. C. Tanner, Ernest -Tanner, aged, 12; Henry Tanner, aged 12; Henry Tanner, aeed 15. sons of Mrs. Tanner, and Annie Coursey, aged 7. They were members of a Sunday acnoo I arty; RE CONSTRUCTION IN MEXICO Madero and President de - LaBarra Have Ernest Conference Gen. ' Reyes To Arrive Today He is for Peace. Mexico City,. June 8.--Earnestly can vassing the best methods of putting into effect the principles for which the Mexican revolution was fought and won, Provisional President de La- Bar ra and Francisco I. Madero, Jr., leader of the successful revolt, sat to gether for nearly three hours today in Chapultepec. Castle and talked about the chansres that are tn nr. cede the national elections next Fail It was a satisfactory talk, accord ng to both men. and had the effect of clearly defining the relation of cit- zen - Madero to the chief - executive. 'I am happy to say." said President fie LaBarra, following the conference, that I feel confident of being: abl to report to Congress when it re-con venes in September the complete res toration of peace in the republic." As he spoke, a messenger brougnt i letter which Presldenl.de LaBarra ead slowly and with great interest. "It is from General Reves." he said, "he will be here tomorrow early- and he comes with a mission of peace." "Do you think General Reves will be a candidate In the next election?" he was asked. "I don't know. I can SDeake onlv for myself. I shall not be a candi date for any office." President de LaBarra asserted that he probably would retire to private life. Revenge of Insurrectos. Tucson, Ariz.. June 8. Twenty-five members of the party ofyformer Gov ernor Diego l-edo, of Sinaloa, wno were escorted across- the American line on their arrival at Nogales, Son- ora, today reported that General Mor ales, brother-in-law of Redo and Com mandant at Culiacan, and Captain Stein, and other Federal chiefs. werr executed by the insurrectos at Culia can last Tuesday night. When the party arrived at Nosales thev were compelled, to . cross the line. They were warned not to return to Mexico under penalty of arrest. REHEARSING FOR CORONATION How Queeo Wjlf Spend Her $60,000 Gift. London, June 8. The coronation preliminaries occupied much of the at tention today of the officials who have the ceremonial :n hand. Early this' morning there was a rehearsal of the procession from Buckingham Pal ace to Westminster Abbey, and "later a rehearsal of a ..portion of the corona tion ceremony in the Abbey. This was attended by the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Marshal, and an array of peers and peeresses who will be en gaged in the principal roles in the ac tual ceremony, including Lord Rob erts, Lord Kitchener and Lord Rose berry. The weather continues fine and thousands of people turnedout today to watch the arrival and departures of notable personages. At Crystal Palace this afternoon Prince Arthur of Connaught formally opened the "pageant of London," which proved a gorgeous spectacle il lustrative of London's history.. The Queen has decided that the "Marys, gift" of $60,000, which was presented to her yesterday, will be used for the purchase of the insignia of the Order of the Garter in dia monds and portraits of the King and the Prince of Wales. PROGRESS OF SOUTH. Interesting Quotation from Market Review of J. Frank Howell. New York, N. Y., June. 7. J. Frank Howell in ns market review says ."Nothing can better illustrate the progress of the South than the growth of cotton goods manufacturing Indus tries, and it is upon such records that the growing investment confidence in the railroad and securities ot that great region is grounded. It is know! edge of the fact that the number of spindles in the South has increased from 50,000 fifteen years ago to 10, 500,000 at the present time that Im presses. And cotton manufacturing is only one factor of Southern devel opment. (No wonder such low priced stock-:i as soutnern Kanway are De ing taken up by-shrewd buyers." TRYING TO PREVENT STRIKE. Southern Railway Firemen Still Con ferring With Mediators. Washington,' June 8. Two long' ses slons between representatives of the firemen of the Southern Railway and the board of mediators under the Erd- man Act, marked todayls develop ments of bringing to a settlement the controversy between the Southern Railway and its firemen over the ques tion of wages and better working con ditions. The conferees went over the entire situation today, and it was said after the . conference this afternoon that it is now hoped to reach. a settle ment by Saturday. The railway offi cials will confer . with the mediators tomorrow. ...... ; . . . WANTED STATION. Carolinians in Washington to Their Weather 'Bureau. (Special Star Telegram.) Save Washington, P. C, June 8. Thos. S. Meekins, R. C. Evans, Si A. Griffin, and F. Z. Gates, of Manteo, are here to try to prevent the removal bf tne Weather Bureau telegraph station at their town. , H. E. C. B. ROOT HANDICAP 4. The Senate Committee Tacks It on to The House Bill. CLOSE CALL FOR MEASURE Democrats Saved It From Being Un favorably Reported Senators Simmons and Williams Help- ed to Save It. . Washington, June 8. The Canadian reciprocity bill is ready for considera tion by the Senate, the Finance Com mittee today having voted ten to four to report the bill Tuesday without rec ommendatlon and with the Root amendment to the wood pulp and pa per clause tacked onto the measure. benator Root's amendment provides that wood pulp, paper and board shall' not be admitted free of duty into the united States from Canada until these products are admitted free from this country into every province of Canada. Preceding the vote to report the bill this amendment was adopted by the committee by a vote of 8 to 6 those opposing it being Senators Pen rose, Cullom and McCumber, Republi cans, and Stone, Williams and Kern, Democrats. An effort to send the bill to the Sen ate with a report recommending the passage of the measure resulted in a vote of six to eight, those favoring this action being Senators Penrose, Cullom and Lodge, Republicans, an Stone, Williams and Kern, Democrats.: On a vote for an unfavorable report the result was a tie, Senator Smoot joining Senators Penrose, Cullom, Lodge, Stone, Williams and Kern in opposing this action. . On. the final motion, which was to report the bill as amended. and with out recommendatIon,Messrs. .Penrose, Cullom, Lodge, Smoot and . Gallinger. Republicans, and Stone, Bailey, Wil liams, Kern and. Simmons, Democrats, voted In favor, and MesSrKHeyDurA Clark, McCumber and LaFollette, all Republicans, against the motion. Sen ator Johnson, of Maine, was not pres ent. - Two reasons actuated the commit tee in waiting until next Tuesday to report the bill to the Senate. The principal was that several members desire to present minority reports to accompany the bill, ana asked for sev eral days' timein which to prepare them. Senators Stone, Williams and Kern probably will present a report. urging the passage of the bill un amended, while' Senators McCumber and LaFollette will make reports op posing the passage of the measure. The second reason was that the Bo rah resolution providing for the direct election of Senators will be before, the Senate next Wednesday, the day fixed some time ago for a vote thereon. GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT. Winter Wheat in North Carolina Above Average. Washington, June 8. The Depart ment of Agriculture's June crop re port, issued today, estimates the prin cipal crops as follows: Sorine wheat: acreage 20.757.000. or 104.9 per cent, of 1910 .acerage (19,- 778,000); condition June 1, 94.6, com pared with 93.6, the ten-year average; indicated yield per acre 13.7 bushels compared with 13.5, the 15-year aver age. Winter wheat Acreage 31,367,000, or 106.6 per cent, of 1910 acreage (29, 127,000); June 1 condition 80.4 com pared with 81.6, the ID-year average; Indicated ,yield per acre 1.5.3 bushels compared with 15.5, the five-year aver age. All Wheat Indicated yield per acre 14.7 bushels, compared with 14.7, the. five-year average. Oats Acreage, 35,250,000, or 99.9 per cent, of 1910 acreage (35,288,000) ; June 1, condition 85.7 compared with 88.4 the 10-year average; indicated yield per acre 27.7 bushels compared with 28,4 the five-year average. Barley Acreage 7,038, or 97 per cent, of 1910 - acreage, (7,257,000) June 1, condition 90.2 compared wittt 90.9. the 10-year average; indicated yield per acre 24.9 bushels, compared with 24.8 the five-year average. . Rye June 1, condition 88.6 compar ed with 90.2, the 10-year average; In dicated yield per acre 16.1 bushels;, compared with 16.4, the five-year aver age. . Hay June 1, condition 76.8 compar ed with 86.1 in 1910. . Pastures June 1, condition 81.8 compared with 90,7, the 10-year aver age. ' Of the Winter, wheat crop, the per centage of the-United States acreage in Virginia. North. Carolina and South Carolina, the condition on June 1 and the 10-year average condition on June 1, follows: Virginia, acreage 2.5; condition 81; 10-year average, 86. North Carolina, acreage 2.2; condition June 1, 89; 10 year average. 84. South Carolina, acreage 1.6; condition June 1, 85; 10 year average 80. ... If your -eyes trouble you, consult Dr. Vlneberg.-the Eye Specialist, Ma sonic Temple. Eyes tested free. Spec tacles and eye glasses from fl.00 up. ON RECIPROCITY K v jj v", - - i '.'I . i - ' -v. ' vv:-t A . ,. .. ' ' ',- i i . -if I " f" -1 "' ' 'A ' . v'V i. -i..r.:.-".'. i
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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