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GREATEST CROP
IN ALL HISTORY
Government ' Statistics . Indi
cate That About 2,500,000
Bales of Cotton More Than
the Average Will Be
. ,: Grown. '
CONDITION, ON MAY 25, ...
V7AS 87.8 OF NORMAL
Area ' Planted Put at 35,004,
. 000 Acres, Which ' Should '.
: Produce - 400,000 Bales ;
:' More Than Big Crop ;
' '.. of 1904. ' ,'
W
ASHINGTON, June !. The
department of agriculture's
first cotton - report of the
season of 1911,. show that the area
planted is 85,004,000 acres; Increase,
4.7 per cent, or 1,586,000 acres, as
compared with 84,418,000-acres, the
revised estimate of last year's area.
The condition of the crop May 25
was 87.8 per cent, of normal, compar
ed with 80.1 last year and 80.9, ten
years' average. The average, and per
centage of 1910 acreage planted this
year and condition of the crop by
states Is given as follows:
, " v. Aver. Pet Cond'n.
Virginia . . . . 87,000
North Carolina.. 1.687,000
South' Carolina. .2,705,000
Georgia. . . . .6,119,000
109 93
105 83
103 80
'103 92
106 95
105 91
104. 91
103 87
112 . 86
123 95
lt. 86
106' 88
105 "... 83
116 87
Florida. .
Alabama. .
Louisiana.
Arkansas ' .
Missouri., ,
California
Mississippi.
Texas. . .
Tennessee.
Oklahoma,
. 284,000
.3,815,000
.1,118,000
.2.446,000
.., 115,000
. - 12,000
.3,454,000
10,868.006
. 829.000
.2,622,000
Biggest Country Has Ever Produced.
Present conditions point' to thlB
year's crop as the largest the coun
try ever produced,' according to gov
ernment exjeru,. Based on, statistics
of the condition given out today by
the crop reporting board of agricul
tural depart menl, one on averages for
the previous ten years, the crop will
be greater by about 8,600,000 bales
than the average and larger by nearly
400,000 bales than biggest crop the
country ever raised, that of , 1984.
Providing conditions are as favorable
as those which have prevailed during
the past ten years are continued dur
ing this season, there should be har
vested this year more than 14,000,000
bales, the previous maximum in 1904
having been 13,600,000 bales, and the
average for the past ten years 11,500,-
000 bales. As shown by today's report
of conditions on May 23, cotton should
yield 198 pounds per acre compared
with an average of 182.4 pounds aur
lng the past ten years. Allowing for
the abandonment of three per cent
(ttn vears average) of the acreage
planted, which would bring estimated
u,.r Anwn from 35.004,000 acres
to 84.000.000 acres, this. would give
ttiA unnrecedented crop indicated
rendition, this vear to date have been
unusually favorable, it was pointed
out. drv weather In May having given
farmers a good opportunity for proper
cultivation of the crop. The color of
fwxttrwn a. Ian la . reoorted good. Al
though the growth is not far develop
ed it is said this is not a bai sign; rain
later on will bring It on rapidly on ac
count of its present excellent conai
tlon. . ,
What New Orleans Expected.
K.w Orleans. Jun 2. The local trade
had about made up Its mind the re-
nnrt nn IMrUa ShOUld ShOW Stt M-
crease of about six per cent, while the
conditions of the crop was expecwu
t,nw ahnnt 86 , percent of normal.
With all the more Important reports
ni nrtv&ta reoorts at hand from trav
eling crop experts even the bears have
Ing crop experts even the bears have
given up the idea of anything like an
Increase of eight per cent In the acre
age. A few bears were still hoping for
7 per cent but most bulls would have
been surprised at anything over a
per cent, increase. It Is now general
ly accepted that first estimates of sev
eral states, notably as to condition of
the crop, many bears expected oyer
86. while some bulls thought anything
over 84 would be Impossible. Eighty
five wai generally called the middle
ground of opinion.
E3TH o ste:::1;
SITl'.Ti:i LITTLE COED
KetJiaiore Slill Hearing from Southern
Railway Firemen and Cl'iclali ,
of the Company.
Washington. June 2. Today was
practically a repetition of the proceed
ng onus since mediation was beKun In
he wace dbput between the South
ern railroad ai:d its firemen.
.( was apparent there was lit tie
.iHiiii.,.: TiHth.T BUI-', so ''ir. showing
ii ,i .,Hii!..n lo Rive In to the other.
1 " - p'l l'". I 'f'liniill II 1 T 'ft
WANTS COriTROL
i B1;BEB!1EIJT
Control and Publicity Are Coming, Says
Gary, and Steel Trust Will
Welcome Them.
Washington, June 2. Elbert H.H
Gary, chief . executive officer of the
United States Steel corporation, took
the Witness stand again today when
the Stanley street trust investigating
committee resumed its hearings. Nor
man B. Reams, Percival Roberts,
James Gayley and "W. B. Dickson, di
rectory of the steel corporation, fol
lowed Judge Gary before the com
mittee. Enforced Publicity and Government
Control.
Soon after the committee met, Gary
declared that enforced publicity and
governmental control of corporations
must come, even as to prices. He
said he believed the Sherman anti
trust law was too archaic to deal with
modern situations, and never ' could
fully prevent great combinations
of capital. What the United States
Steel corporation wanted, he said, was
some responsible and official depa .
mentiof government to whom it could
go .and say: ' "what prices dan we
charge and just what can we do?"
In no Instances, . Gary said, had
there been an attempt at unlawful
combination or expressed or implied
agreement 'Gary said he would do all
he could, morally and legally, to'fur
ther the proposed international in
stitute. ' Increased prices will be
charged for steel rails In the near
future, according to Gary. Higher
cost of labor and raw material, to
gether with demand for heavier rails,
was given as the reason for the pro
posed advance. '"'
Effers to Tell All the Fua,
Offering to lay bare all the facts
concerning the United States Steel
corporation and, to "stand or fall on
the record," denying that he ir plan
ning to form a trust to control steel
products-and prices of - the . entire
world, ftniLfraoklythntttlnH; tjHat -The
steel corporation has absolute dom
ination over subsidiary . companies,
Judge Gary appeared as the second
witness in the inquiry.
Judge Gary surprised the commit
tee with the statement that the Ten
nessee company before its adoption,
while nominally Independent of all
other companies was "very, very de
pendent so far as getting a livelihood
was concerned," a remark which he
auickly asked to have expunged from
the record arid which he said he had
no business to make."
Still Owes $10,000,000.
This remark, however, served to
forecast the probability that Mr. Gary
might make statements not in accord
with the testimony given by John w,
Gates as to the highly propserous
condition of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company at the time of the
forced sale to the steel corporation.
Mr. Gary told the committee tnat tne
Tennessee Coal ana iron company
still owes the steel corporation $10
167.700 for money advanced.
"There isn't any doubt" Mr. Gary
told the committee, "that the United
States Steel corporation as the owner
of most of the stocks of the subsidiary
companies will ultimately control
those subsldary companies, inciuaing
their management and conduct"
. "Are vou a director of the Tennes-
m Coal and Iron company?" asked
Chairman Stanley.
"Yes. sir."'
"Was it an Independent concorn
nrinr to Its absorption by the steel
nnrnnratlonT"
"It was independent of all other
companies," Mr. Gary replied, "but It
was quite dependent so far as getting
a llveunooa vu coniwiura.
,'The committee has been very
much impressed of the truth of the
statement" satd Mr. Blarney.
Mr. Gary wished to recall nis an
wai in thA nuestion. . ' ' -
"That answer of mine has no bus
ing. In th record." said tne sieei
director. "I had no right to make it I
would like to have it recalled."
Mt. Stanley said the answer could
be stricken out v'
K03 LYNCHES NEGRO WHO
ATTACKED WHITE WOMAN
Memphis, Tenn., June 2. Pat
Crump, a negro, who It is charged at
tomntd to assault a planter's wife
near White Haven, was nangea by
mob early this morning. Crump was
captured by a sheriff's posse and was
being brought to tne county pision lor
safekeeping. Just outside the city
limits the mob overtook the poeee,
,i .ornrlriii- the negro, hanged him
to a tree. '
I'.ntcrtalns
Japanese Dignitaries
Dinner. f J.
at
tokohoma. June 2. Rear Admlra
Jrf.iih B. iinrdock. commancler-ln
MiUf of the United States Aslatl
n.,nt. cave a dinner tonight aboard
the riHKKhln SnratoKa to Japanese
army and navy dignitaries.
1'rciw li Aviator Near Dentil.
-Lilt
1
Some of the Senators Who, It Is Said,
Will Hear Anew the Lorimer Charges
r
. DUNCAN. UPSHAV FUtlCHJUl
KILLED II) EXPLOSION
ESTIPTEDAT GD 0B70
Blowing up of Fortren at Managua
Said to Have Been Part of a :':
Revolutionary Plot.
Washington, June 2. The : latest
estimate of the number of killed In
the' garrison explosion at Managua.
Nicaragua, is between 60 and 70, ac
cording to a telegram from Minister
Northcutt Some maintain that the
explosion was part of a revolutionary
plot, Many liberals, supporters of
ex-President Estrada, have ., been
placed under arrest
President Adolf o Diaz, against
whom the plot is Bald to have been
directed, his ministers, and others
Identified with the government es
caped Injury. So far as a widespread
revolutionary movement is concerned
the government has issued an em
phatic denial, but the situation In
Managua Is quite as serious as tnat
which arose when 'the attempts were
made against President Estrada last
February., . ;- ,'-:
, Troops are guaraing me paiace, mo
publlo buildings and detachments of
cavalry ar natrollng the , streets.
rThe capital -hrr practically In- a State
of aelge..-; - - .
HIGHEST LEVEL OF YEAR
Railroad Ittuei Have Taken the Lead;
Industrials Have Dropped to
Background. :
New York, June 2. A number of
stocks were carried to the highest
level of the year this morning In an
upward movement In the stock ex
change which embraced all Important
issues and which was characterized
by unusual vigor.
A feature of the movement regard
ed as most significant was that from
its beginning Wednesday the lead has
been held by railroad issues; inuus
trials, so prominent recently, have
droDned to ' the background. The
market showed less evidence or man
ipulation and seemed to reflect a more
conndent spine
Further weakness In American To
bacco securities had no effect upon the
general list
The first government report was
without -anv material effect on tne
acreage was rather smaller than look
ed for. . .
CALEB POWERS PLEADS
TOO LIFE OF NEGRESS
Aiki President to Prevent Execution
Mary Lormax, Condemed to Die
for Murder.
Washington. June 2. Caleb Powers
of Kentucky has asked President Taft
to prevent if possible the execution In
.. . i . . . . . I . T m v a HAffTA
woman, sentenced to diath for mUr
riarlnir her huBband. 1
Mr. Powers told the president that
Marv Lomax is the first woman con
rtemtied to death by a civil court In
Washington. Mrs. Surratt, hanged for
oninnlloltv In the assassination of
President Lincoln was sentenced by a
military court , -
The president promised to conslde
the case carefully.
Killed When Ca lilt Buggy.
Augusta. Oa.. June 2. Capt A.
Renkle, a Jeweler, wns killed as th
result of a 'rear-end .collision betwef
his motor car and a buKry on the Sa
vimimh rcmil today. ltenkle's wlf
iiinl (Liimhler were severely Injun
i
i
June !. TI-.
REACHED BY MANY STOCKS
i ..J : - -.s x , I
I i
: ' " ' : I SEN. W. R MLUmMAfl i
(ltltltltttstttlttltltKllltitltttl(lK(ttlltltW(ltit
t It is planned to entrust the new Inquiry Into Senator Lorlmer's t
( election to a bl-nartlsan and "bl-Xxrlmer" sub-committee of eieht. H
t It la understood that the sub
H consist of Senators Dillingham
t Fletcher and Johnston, democrats
K Olapp and Kenyon, republicans, an
t Lorimer),
tititittieiititiiit itKiiitttitetitticititititiistititititiiKKRHicitit
REIGN! OF HARMONY
IN PARTY'S RANKS
Democratic Leaders Jubilant
Agreement oh Wool Tariff
; Caucus Construed as Rebuke to Bryan.
w
ASHINGTON, May 2.Demo-1
cratlc house members, hav
ing finished a party struggle
over the wool tariff and agreed almost
unanimously to support . the Under
wood bill, placing a. duty of 20 per
cent advalorem on raw wool, pre
pared today to meet an attack upon
the proposed revision of schedules ex
pected from the republican minority.
The democratic plan was to Intro
duce the wool bill and refer It to the
ways and means committee, by which
it will be favorably . reported next
week.
Leaders Jubilant
Leaders of the democrats were Jubi
lant over the result of the caucus last
night They were pleased because
differences threatened by the interpo
sition of William . Jennings Bryan in
advocacy of free wool had been ad
justed and the party apparently had
been cemented In Its suppprt of a rev
enue measure. They construed the
action of the caucus as a rebuke to
Bryan.
Speaking of the democratic caucus
action. Majority Leader Underwood
said: 'The adoption of the bill and
the unanimity with which it was re
ceived by democrats demonstrated
again the earnestness and wisdom of
the democratic house. As for Mr.
Bryan's attitude upon the bill, I can
TARHEELS
ON WOOL
For the First Time in Years State's Delegation Are Agreed
on a Tariff Proposition BelieVed Bryan Will Transfer
His Affections from Champ Clark to Woodrow Wilson.
Gazette-News Bureau,
The Hamilton,
Washington, June 2.
EMBER? of the North Carolina
elegatlon are very well pleas-
with the. .result of yester
day's all-day house caucus. For the
first time l years, all the democrats
from the suite have got together on
a proposition relative to the tariff. ,
Representatlve'Kltchln, in view of
business conditions and the probable
effect of free wool on the treasury,
stood fur the tariff proposition favor
t l Ki.prt'Hentut ive ln.1u vOt,l, end
iiH N rih Ciiroliiiu ii iiiio-r rH..tit-
1 f! ... , ,.,., 1 ,. . ,,f - ,,
-committee on Investigation will ' K
and . Gamble, republicans. ' and: si
oro-Lorimer). and of Senators st
d Kern and Lea. democrats (anti- It
' . , . .-. v It
Over Almost Unanimous
Revenue Bill Action of
only say he has received his answer
from democrats who never bolted a
caucus.
The senate was not In session today.
- Will Stand on His Record.
Replying to an attack on the bill at
St Paul by Bryan in which he charged
that an. effort was being made "to be
tray the democratic party Into the
hands of the protectionists," Repre
sentative Underwood declared last
night that he would stand before the
country on his tariff record in con
gress. "I never bolted a caucus or
scratched a ticket" declared Mr. Un
derwood. "I am willing to stand on
my record in congress on the tariff
and defy any one to find It Inconsist
ent I have always voted in any tariff
legislation for the lowest duties and
if that Is protection, Mr. Bryan Is wel
come to make the most of It
"I was first elected to congress as a
Cleveland democrat on a platform
which advocated tariff for revenue. 1
have kept that same position and vot
ed as did Mr. Bryan, for the Wilson
bill which was a tariff for revenue
measure."
Asked what effect Mr. Bryan's atti
tude would have on the wool bill, Mr.
Underwood pointed to th house
chamber where the democrat were In
caucus and said:
"Mr. Bryan will get his answer In
there In a few minutes."
UNITED
SCHEDULE
bers, will how transfer his more or
leas profitable affections from Champ
Clark to Woodrow Wilson.
, W. A. H,
MRS. B. A. WILKIE
Death In 8t Ixiuls Wednesday
Former Axhevlllo Lady lU'iiutins
to Do Urootht Hero.
of
The many friends of Mrs. B. A.
Wllkle will be grieved to learn or her
dnath, which occurred In St. Louis,
Mo., Wednesday nlf?ht. The remains
will Ixi brmiRht ti Anhevllle for in-t-nn'iit:
MTi.l tho f int-rul v ' l 1 , n.
iiivEsnerai
IS DECIDED Oil
Another Inquiry . into Lorimer
Election Is to Be Conducted,
by Sub-Committee of Pri
vileges and Elections.
FOUR WERE FOR LORIMER
AND FOUR AGAINST HIM
Substituted for the Plan Urged by La
Follette, of Having Matter Referred
to Five New Members
- of Senate.
Washington, June 2. Senator Lor
imer of Illinois, faces another Investi
gation at .the hands of his colleagues.
Inquiry will be conducted by the sub
committee of the committee in privi
leges and elections, composed of four
republicans and lour democrats, four
of 'whom voted for the conviction and
four for the acquittal of the senator
last session. The method selected is
regarded as the latest thing in Jury
trials. It took seven hours debate to
agree upon the system and It was
finally adopted thia evening by a vote
of 48 to 20, being substituted for the
plan urged by Senator LaFollette of
turning the case over to five senators
who were not members when the case
was voted upon before and therefore
supposedly unbiased.
Before the vote was taken, Senator
Brlstow, who favored the LeFoIlette
plan, accused Senator Dillingham,
chairman of the elections committee,
of having a democratic scheme of
turning the Investigation over to a
sub-committee. This charge was based
upon the fact that the author of the
resolution adopted was Senator Mar
tin, the democratic leader. Mr. Brls
tow .also claimed that the old guard
republicans had formed an alliance
with the democrata and that they had
placed the "mantle of Aldrlch" upon
the shoulders ot Martin, .
That the committee on ' privileges
and elections had shirked its duty . In
the former investigation was charged
unreservedly by the supporters of the
LaFollette resolution. Senator Lea, of
ennessee, said he would no more turn
theta over to the elections commit
tee for another trial -than lie would
submit to a second operation for ap
pendicitis by a surgeon who had failed.
on the first operation, to locate the
appendix. Senator Kenyon, of Iowa,
recently assistant to the attorney gen
eral, intimated that the great trusts
had busied themselves with the elec
tion' of senators so as to influence the
selection of United 8tatea district at
torneys whose friendship might - be
used In the case of prosecutions.
The resolution adopted merely pro
vides that the investigation shall be
conducted by the elections committee
and makes no mention of a sub-corn'
mlttee. It was In connection with the
understanding on the part of many
senators that a bi-partisan and bl-Lor-
imer committee was to be named thai
brought out most of the criticism.
The discupsion of the alleged agree
ment as to the delegation of Inquiry to
sub-committee, was precipitated by
Mr. Brlstow. He said he had been
advised that the investigation was not
to be made by the committee as s
whole, but by a sub-committee and
that the leaders of the republican and
democratic parties had reached an
understanding concerning the commit
tee's personnel. . In discussing what
he termed the "capitulation" of Sena
tor Dillingham, he said he accepted
this act as a temporary transference
of leadership to the democ ratio side.
It was with afeellng of regret, he said,
that he saw the mantle of Aldrlch fall
upon the shoulders of a democrat but
he added that he found consolation In
the fact that a transfer had. become
necessary.
Mr. Galllnger had not been able to
don the mantle," said Mr. Brlstow,
and It had not been found to flt Mr,
Penrose, for some strange reason It
had not been tendered to Mr. Lodge
and not until the wolves had scattered
the sheep had there been any success
In finding a leader. But now that
coalition has been formed the man
has been found and the senate know
whence Its signals are to come,"
The real question at Issue, accord
ing to Mr, LaFollette, was whether the
lumber and beef trusts could buy
seat in the senate. "If the senate does
its duty." he said, "it would establish
these facts, for the proof exists and the
truth should be known. Senatorial
seats should not be on the bargal
counter for the great Interests to buy.
Mr. LaFollette also criticised the
alleged agreement between conserva
tive republicans and democrats for the
selection of a sub-committee. The ac
curacy of the statement that such an
agreement had been made was ques
tloned by Mr. Bacon and Anally Mr.
Davis said that that had been the un
derstandlng In the democratic caucus,
but that It had been reached In the
absence of Mr. Bacon. Denial tnat
there was a formal agreement between
democrats and republicans was madu
by Mr. Dillingham, but Mr. Martin
said that there had been an under
standing that the full committee
would be too cumbersome and that
the plan for the committee of eltrht
had been approved In the caucus. Ho
Siild that it would be neceiwnry for tlie
senate to confirm the non"r.pcloos c
tlio rtHMol'i-i- of the soli 1-.11H1V
S HIE 111
II
Much Comment upon His Utter
ances in This State It Is Cer
tain Only That He Made a
Number of Friends.
OSITION ABOUT THE SAME
AS THAT OF W. J. BRYAN
Sort of Feeling That His Speech at
Raleigh Did not "Stick" SuB
gested That He May Have
Had Some Coaching.
Gaxette-News ' Bureau, '
The Hotel Raleigh,
Raleigh. June 2.
O OVERNOR WOODROW WIL
SON of New Jersey ended his
two days' sojourn in North
Carolina yesterday, when he departed
for Columbia. After addressing the
South Carolina Press association he
returns to New1 Jersey to take up the
affairs of government of his state.
His trip about the United States has
takeu about five weeks, and there are
some wondering if he is returning- to
New Jersey a more popular man in
the nation than he was when he left
There are many of the Bryan demo
crata who believe that Wilson Is much
stronger today than when be left
New Jersey's borders and believe that
the enthusiasm he has been met with,
a sure Indication that he will be'
the democratic nominee for presi
dent. ,
lias Made Friends,
Governor Wilson Is better known
In North Carolina than he was three
days ago and he undoubtedly has
lade a number of staunch friends.
Whether he has won many people to
his presidential boom Is hard to say.
There are many people who say that
Governor Wilaos . Is a fins scholar.
clear, forceful speaker, and that
he. made a great speech, but some
way they are unable Just to Interpret
The speech did not stick. This
view, I might say, may be a little too
severe, but a modified form ' of it
about fits what numbers are saying.
On the other hand Gov. Wilson's ad
mirers were greatly pleased by his
peech and say they are going to do
all they can to swing North Carolina
for him for -president His speech
was along lines advanced years ago -
by . Bryan; the Nebraakan doubtless
heartily approves It
The republicans who heard Mr.
Wilson's speech are of the opinion
that he might do well to die a bill
of particulars along with his indict
ment of the party In power. They
were rather amused at the criticism
by Governor Wilson of Chief Justice.
Hughes who, at the time he was. gov-'
ernor of New York, made a speech
in which Governor Wilson felt New
Tork's governor should have used
names. The republicans say they
would like to- have heard a little more
specific indictment by Governor Wil
son, else they might be forced to file
a demurrer to the charges.
Almost If Not Quite a Free Trader.
Some democrats today declared
they believed that Governor Wilson
la almost if not quito a free trader.
and refer to the following from his
discussion of the tariff:
I think I could show, if I were to
undertake a general argument upon '
historio ground, that the system and
policy of protection have been based
upon mere fundamental misconcep
tion of our Interests, but by Indict
ment against these leaders is not that
they permitted the policy, of protec
tion but in attempting to do
so they permitted themselves
to form an Intimate alliance and
partnership with the great business
interests with whom they became
connected until It became Impossible
to support the party unless they sup
ported these srcrlal interests; they
got their campaign contributions from
these gentlemen; they got their moral
support from these gentlemen, and
look what that meant"
Modified His Position.
There has been some wondering as
to whether Governor Wilson halt
slightly modified his position In re
gard to the initiative and referendum
and recall when he, made the state
ment towards the end of his address'
So the people are beginning to find
that if they simplify their govern
ments they can control them. Go on
making them complicated if you wish
go on with tne hide and seek ir
It amuses you, but it Is not gointr t
work. If you don't simplify them
you have got to have your initiative
and referendum, in order to havtt
something you understand."
He then cited an example of the
modification of the house of repre
sentatives under democratic rule 1"
the Introduction of the ways Bu i
means committee to act as a stei-rhui
committee; and it Is In this com
mittee that the responsiblliiy Is ti
ed.
As to the VWo.
It Is a pretty generally known f t
In the state that the re t . ,
tunj f North Carolina fMS
any of th Important u -hy
Oovernor Kttrh n h 1
to the fii-neral (
these t : . H I ' ' !
1 t-
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