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COIIESS I5.WI APPEARED AS Iflfill FEW JOTTINGS EE OF flETli.: OWN COUUSEL 1 fl T TIE SOUTHERN ' RAW WORK APHIIIIITOF TAX ASSESSORS III FROM RALEIGH Exlmrtasry Sessloa Will be UWti Tosetber Tcscrrow OUTLINE OF THE DfilhES A Great Deal f - Preliminary Work , W ni b ! tbe First Baj Scape f Legislation and Probable Length , of the Krs.loa Are Ntw the Staple ' Topic of DNes union. "' , Washington, April 3. Pursuant to the president' call for an extraordi nary session of the slxtf-secoud eon gres. tbe euat and, bouse of rcpre aentatlve will -meet tomorrow at noon. Tbe prealdent mesage relat Inc to reciprocity with Canada will not be flent until Wednesday. In the annate tbe routine program will be followed. Vice-president Sherman will call tbe aenate to order, and tbe president" proclamation call ing tbe aeaalon will be read. A com iiHtu, will bo appointed to call upon the president and Ihform'blui that tbe senate ta In session, and another torn tnltte will similarly advice tbe bauae. " A bin shift of aeata lo tbe aenate will accompany tbe opening of tbe session. Not only wilt there be ab sent many of the familiar facea that bate seemed fixtures in the upper bouae and be lu Vvidence many new faces, but also many of tbe old ones will appear In new place. Tbe greatest change In the seating In tbe send will bo the wiping out of "Cherokee atrip." that group of aeata on tbe extreme end of the mi nority aide which bar been occupied for a number of year by republicans. That la due of course to tbe replacing Uy democrats of republicans In sev-t-ral delegation. Under th rearrangement of aeata those who will bar th froul row was on the republican aide, begin ning at the cetitr aisle, are, in order. Senator Fry. C Jiom, Callinger, Hey burn. Dixon. Braadcgee, Penraae. Page and polndexter. la tbe front row of th democratic "sWi will ap pear, in order, Senators Chamberlain. Johnston, Martin, Owen, , Nelands, Terrell. Taylor, Lea and Watson. , The clerk of tbe bouae will call that body to order at noon, read tbe presi dent's proclamation, and rail the roll vi inrae eoxjuea 10 seats in me aixiy second cougreaa. The oath will be admlnlatered, and the drawing of seats will then take place, the members standing behind th ralla until the name of each I drawn trout box by blindfolded page. Following cus tom. Representative Joseph G. Can non, the "father of the bouse," prob ably will be allowed the privilege of electing his seat The chosen leader of the democratic majority a ill also be accorded th aame privilege. After th election of house officers, committees will be appointed to wait upon the president and upon the sen- In session. Several days will prob ably be required to complete th or- ganlxatlnn and get tbe bouae Into working order so that It may consider the mailer for which It baa been failed together by tbe president. The senate will not be able to do mm a business until tbe reciprocity measure cornea over from the house, and it Is prnbabte that after disposing of Its pre! I nil in ry business the senate will adjourn for several days at a time until the action of tbe bouse Is taken. The scop of legislation and the probable length of the session ere now ' tbe staple topics of discussion. Th belief seems to be gaining ground that tba new congress will take up other subjects than reciprocity and tariff Tbe advocate of direct election of senator will probably mak another try for their constitutional ' amend ment At) apportionment bill will be sent over by the buuwe. Tne new member with a record to wake will clamor for public buildings and river and harbor Improvement. Conserva tion measure left over unfinished from the last aeaalon may be revised Indeed the leader think that the ex trs session may be called spon to take up s variety of lubjecU for legislative action. First and foremost on the agenda bowerer. Is the anbject of reciprocity, That the Canadian agreement will be given prompt approval by the bouse t not doubted by any faction. All of tbe democrat appear to consider the vote In tbe last bouse s committal of the democrat to such legislation. Th proposed pact, on the Other hand, will And It bard sledding when It rescue' tbe senste. ' ' . . .'resident Taft will urge bl perm rent tariff commission plan, which Is expected lo cause wrangle In con gress ad help to prolong tbe session. Then, again should the committee ac Ceil tr demantU for a general re vision of the tariff t be tnwfl to lb world, th session prolinbly woul , drag .through the Summer and well into the full,' In any event there an- ' jHars to le little llkellttood that the ' senators and representatives will be ahle to get away fnim Washington be fore the hot weather begtti In earnest -'" - ''V t Tos.- 'nn.Wake Forest Necro. Talari v.asel! la For Six Montis Raleigh, April 8 Tom Winston, a Wake Forest negro nearly, seventy years olU, was bis own counsel In wake superior, court Friday fore noon In a case In, which be was charg ed with selling' whiskey under cir cumstances that caused the ejectment of himself and family of four children from their borne aud hla loss of em uloymcnt. in addition to tbe punish ment that follows hi conviction. In spite of his plea In bla own behalf before the. Wake Jury. It waa after the evidence was in and Judge Whed- be. bad given the case to tbe Jury, aud that body of men were filing out of tbe room, that Tom urged that be had not been allowed to present bis caaa to the jury. Then tbe Judge called the Jury bark and tbe defend ant proceeded with hla statement. It waa a case in which tbe prisoner lived on the plantation of O. K. Hold ing, who had been troubled a great deal by one and another of bis hands elllng jkblskey. H bad warned tbem, be stated to the court, and es pecially Tom. that the next time be had reason to suspect one of tbem be would eject him from tbe plantation. Last Sunday be saw Tom pasa two plnta of whiskey to a white man and he put it up to tbe man to admit IL Then tbe Indictment of Tom followed along with bis ejectment This part A the case, a to tbe attitude of Mr. Holding, waa not allowed to come out before tbe Jur.y, but waa in a state ment to tbe court after tbe Jury bad rendered Ita verdict of guilty. Tbe negro In his plea to the jury claimed that be met the white mm who want ed whiskey, and after be bad Insisted that be could not sell tbem any they ludueed him to go to s white man in tba locality for tbem and get It aa tbe maq would not sell to the two men in person.' So b wis merely s medium. udge Wbedbee , gave Tom " three month for selling whiakey and three months for lying, telling tbe old fel low that if he bad admitted th truth s straightforward .manner be would have gotten off with tbe three month Inatead of six. Great Scheme for The Electrification llarrlsburg. Ia-, . April . S. The formal application made to the gov ernor today far charters for aboul Ixty electric compaiilea Is aatd to be tbe .first atep toward the fulfillment it one of the greatest electrification schemes ever undertaken In thia country. Tbe Lehigh Coal and Navi gation company I back of tb pro ject, which alms to electrify eastern ennsylvaitla, affecting a territory with a population of l.Jvo.uoo people. m-ludlng Philadelphia. The powrj will be transmitted over main blgh tension Hues mora tban 130 miles long, with branches to all Industries. towns and villages that will coutract to utilise the power. Seek Favor for the Uext Campaign for Presidency Democratic Leaders Will Hold Bed rocllj As Whip to Pass Other ' - Important Lefilslatioa a Extra Sessloa Washington. April With the adopt km of big and Inclusive legis lative program by the democratic house caucus, the maneuvering for ad- antage In tbe 191 presidential rauv palgn ba come Into the op"n. Presi dent Taft would like the extra session to pass tbe Canadian reciprocity meas ure and then adjourn. Tbat la just what tbe democrats do not want t,t do. They see no political . , . , . , purpose in using s democrat! bouae. and a near-asmneratw senate to get for the prealdent result which In an overwhelmingly republlrso bouse and senate he was not abla to secure last seselon. The president was wHlltig to call an xtrs session In the bop of making the democrat serve him. The demo- rrsl tiriuKwe to turd the table and make the president extra cessloin serve them. TlVy will make It, not a reciprocity setslou, but a general legl'latlon esslon. They will have to play their earns with care, lest the republican presi dent snd aetiale take their advantage from tbem. It Is a part of the politic of Ihe situation, that the Canadian re rlproclty measure I lo be held backfean senate force a Hidden end of the until some tariff legislation hai been pasted through the house. rreldeul .Hlghf rrorofse. The cmislKutlon s tl.at "He (Ibe president! may on extraordinary ne-ftlon, and then let the republicans pr caslon convene both houses, or either, vent any revision at thl time oh the of them, and In case of disagreement necearlrtbcn there will not be a between them Iib respect 10 Ihe time of adjournment he may adjourn themjalsalppl Vslley," declared a democratic to such time k he shall think proper " It Is Possible II tbe Senatt Takes ' l Ihe Inquiry ' Washington, Ape. 3 If the senate takes up tbe case of Senator Lorimer again " sud another Investigation Is mailt) of his election, there is little doubt that a fight will be precipitated more bitter tban the one of last aea alon. Senators are watching nar rowly the results of the investiga tion by tbe state senate at Springfield. The fact that a uew investigation of the Lorimer case la possible give great Importance to the make-up of the 'privileges and elections commit tee. Without much doubt, the senate committee on committees will give careful consideration to the composi tion of this committee, which will have the investigation Into the Lorimer case In Its bands once more. If the senate order an Inquiry. The old membership of the privi lege and elections committee was badly shattered when the last session ended. Senator Burrows.- chairman. was retired, and so were Senatora De few, Beverldge and Bulke'.ey. Sen-' ator Dillingham, Gamble and Hey. burn are tbe only republicana left on the committee. On the democratic side Senator Frailer, of Tennessee, has retired. Senator Dillingham Is tbe ranking1 republican now, and will be entitled to the chairmanship if be wants it. If there is another Investigation by tbe privileges and elections commit tee, It will undoubtedly be more thorough than th Grst one. Edward Mines, the lumber agent, for some un known reason, was not called before th ub-comir.'ttee of th senate privi lege and elections committee. He said the other day that be was ap prised of tbe desire of Fenators Al drlch aud I'enrose and President Taft that Lorimer be elected. But if tbere la s new Investigation be will have to appear. So will Editor H, H, Kohl saat, of tbe Record-Herald,' who re fu4 to testify before a committee of tbe atale eoat. Crfde's Neck Broken; Musbcnd Injured Rochester. , -Ind, April 4 3. Mrs. Frank Bidding, a bride, lies In Wood la n hospital here, dying from the ef fects of s broken neck, bite on. a cot berlde her U her young husband suf fering from a crushed hip, cut head, bruised shoulders and other injuries. The couple were thrown from a buggy whkb was struck by the Krie express esrly Sunday morning. Tbey bad started to the country to attend a reception given for them by rela tive. In addition to bis injuries tbe husband is almost crated with grief over tbe condition or his wife. I'lctiac and 1'ritlnit. Oxford Banner. The tobacco market rinsed today and th next thing In order Is pick ing scrap srd prizing up tobacco bought during the season. Under that provision the democrats might be eucbered out of their chance. It they should puss the reciprocity measure next week, and If it should pas tbe senate and be signed by the president tbe week following, then tbe republican senate 'might pass sn ad journment resolution. If tbe bouse disagreed the situation would arise In wblcb the republican president could step In and prorogue congress till next December. This power bas never been exercised by a President, but uii'w with .iiiiitt.wti inav tl (ba ,he ,b,ar. the have been Intimations that it ; ariNes. , j t Cher I Male rresMrst. - when the democratic leaders learn . ml that the president might take this i course, tbey t.xik up plan to check- niatx him. Tbe proposal Is to bold back th Canadian reciprocity meas- j ure until after some of the big, lnv 1 port ant tariff schedules have passed After that If the president choose to prorogue congress with these popular bills In suspense, why the democrats are willing that he should make tbe Issue. Tbey plan to send over lo the enate a serle of bill revising ached 'ule intolvlng necessaries of life. If .these bills do not become law, be- cause th president and the republl session, the democrats think they will get all Ihe political advnhtate. "Let Canadian reciprocity pass, tak Ing from th farmers all their protec republican electoral vote In th Mis- j icauer, i t Justice ). h. O'Gorman Breaks the ; Losj Seaatoral Deadlock LI The Selection Was Made Friday on the 0 ltd Ballot With the Con test fended" the legislature Hois teriously Adjourned I'ntil April 17 All Well KatihflH. Albany, N. V., April 3. Supreme Court Justice James Aloysiug O'Gor man, democrat, of New York city, was elected United States senator Friday by the legislature after the most protracted struggle over , this position ever . held in the Empire state. On the final ballot, tbe 64th, be received lit votes to SO cast for Cbauncey M. Depew, whose term ex pired March 4. , Tbe result was in doubt almost to the minute, of recording the votes, owing to tbe uncertainty as to bow many of tbe democratic insurgents, who, for over two months, bid pre vented an election because of their opposition to William F. Sheeban, would enter th second caucus, w hich bad been adjourned from day to day since Monday. At the close of a day of almost continuous negotiations the insur gents capitulated and Justice O'Ccr man was elected. A few minutes .be fore tbe ballot wgs cast Justice O'Gorman'e resignation . from the bench waa filed at the office of tbe secretary of state, as a constitutional provision would have prohibited . his election while holding the of!ic of justice -of the supreme court, Wild appiause marked the end of the long contest and the legislature. driven from the state capltol by WeJncaday'a Bre.'Vjurclrty adopted a roiuUon adjoun icg until April 17. Governor Dix last night expressed gratifies! on at the result. "Tbe state of J Sew York," be sard, has elected for Iti representative In the federal senate an eminent urist a n-an of pronounced ability. of great attainments snd of th high est character. The election of Judge O'Gormaa cannot but meet 'with the approval of the citizens of this atate. regardless of party. He will rank with tbe ablest Ftateamcn the senate has known, will well represent tbe Empire state and bestow honor upon tbe party that elected blm. I am gratified at this solution of the prob lem which baa confronted the demo cratic membera of the legislature for the pant ten weeks." Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam many Hall, who for weeks baa been t( riving to bring abo'lt the election of Mr. Shcehan, expressed blmself aa highly pleased st th outcome. "No better solwtion could hsvc been rnndo by the party after the tin f iir and unmerited defeat of Gover nor Sncehan, whoso position before tbe people, hit been greatly strength ened," said Mr. Murphy. "Judge O'Oormso needs no commendation from anyone but the public undoubt edly wilt nee that In tbe triumph of the majority rule and In sustaining the party caucti lh power of the party and Its opportunities to nerve the people have bees greatly in creased." , A Baptist Minister - Dies Very Suddenly Asbevllle. April 3. Walking toward hla bed to lie down. Rev. S. C. 0eii. of Candler, Saturday fell outstretched across tbe bed dead. He .had com- plained of feeling unwell and bad re mained In bis r "m while other mem bers of the family went to dinner. llfsrlng tbe noise of a fall, his wife rushed Into the room to find her hus band dead. He was s prominent Bno- llst minister of Ibis county and see rctnry of the ciunty Farmers' Co operative and Educational union. Bur vlvlng are bl wife and several chll dren. Death la a1d to have been due to an attack of apoplexy. Will Petition For . '(' New Rural Route Mr. T. J. Burroughs, of near Blackwood, Orange county, was In tbe city today and slated that the cltlsens In his vicinity were rlrculat ing s petition for rnral rout from Blackwood. Already more tban 100 of th resident of that sevtlon have signcii th petition. Something New in ftit-thty Itacra. Indianapolis. Ind , April 3 A novel six-day rare waa commenced In Tomllnson hall here today under the direction of Isn O'Leary, the teteran pedestrian. The ronfest I a dotitile-barrel.'U event, with walker and runners paired In teams. Tbe runners are to use the trark from to I. 30 p, m., and lb waller from to 10.30 p. tn. Among the con tewtanrw are many well known heel and to and go- y-ple racer Making Extensive Improvements Between Atlanta and Macon , Atlanta, Ga., April 3. Extensive improvements on the line between Atlanta and Macon, involving the laying of about 20 miles of passing track and revision of 'grades are to be made at once by the Southern railway according to announcement Klven out today by the assistant to the president. The passing tracks will be of the latest design, known aa lap-giUings, which greatly facili tate tbe movement of trains. These tracks will be placed st intervals of about five miles, and each will be long enough to accommodate four trains. .This additional trackage will glvo many of tbe advantages of double tracks and will greatly In crease the capacity of, this important line over which, in addition to tbe freight and local passenger service, the through passenger trains of the Southern between Florida and the west are handled. During the last few months the Southern has com pleted the work of strengthening tbe bridges on this line and is now oper ating ita heaviest lpcomotivea over it These improvements will add greatly to the facilities for handling both freight and passengers over this line and will prove of benefit not only to tbe territory immediately served, but to shippers and passengers using it for through commerce and travel. The expenditures Involved are being undertaken by the Southern Railway company in tbe desire, to give Ita patrons the best of service and to provide for tbe great increase of bus iness that is hoped for In the future. Our Congressmen Get Important Assignments Woshiagton, D. C, April 3. The democratic membe-s of the standing committees of the bouse for the 62d congress were selected by the demo cratic caucus Saturday. The North Carolina congressmen were assigned as follows: Kitchin Way and means. Page Appropriation. Small River and harbors, censu. Faison Merchant marine, navy de partment expenditures. Pou Claims. Stedman Fotelgn affairs, election of president vice-president and rep resentatives In congress. Godwin Public, lands, civil service reform. Dotighton Banking, agricultural department-expenditures. . Webb Judiciary, patent. Gudger Indian affairs,-' public bulldinga. CoL Tillman's Cody Is Taken Home for Burial Ashevllle, April 3.-The body of Col. James H. Tillman, former lieu- cnatit governor of South Carolina.! who died here Saturday night, was , taken Sunday to the Tillman home In j Edgefield, 8. C. for Interment Col- onel Tillman, who had box n here aev-: ral weeks, seemed to be Improving until few day ago, when he suffered ! a sttddeii relapse. Only his physician and a uephew were with him when be Colonel Tillman was a nephew of Senator B. R. Tillman, and for years prominent in 8outh Carolina politics He was tried and acquitted of the m.erv n r.i.,leii. editor of the Columbia State, whom b waa alleged ( to hsv shot la IsOs. ; THE DEATH OF ONE COUNTY'S OLD Mr. I. B. Hopaon. one of the oldest and best-known citizen of the county, died Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at he home of hi son, mile south of the city. The deceased wa 88 year of age and had been In feebl health for some time. H. formerly lived in Durham ftr several year, but ha lived at the old home place for some time. It Is survived by tbree sisters, DEATH OF 1UDGE1.S. ADAMS; IT tVAS SUDDEN AT VJHRRENT0N Raleigh. April 3. The remain of Judge Joseph 8. Adams, of Buncombe county, were here between train fun- day evening en route from Warrenton to Ahevi11e, this able and much esteemed itiiinbcr of the North Caro lina aureiior court Judlclar having died suddenly of apoplexy Sunday forenoon. He concluded th Warren ulterior court Saturday and sit to all appearance In hi usual health Bynday morning and partook of break fast heartily. The Person lnEach County Named by Corporation Commission Raleigh, April 3 The corporation commission appointments of county tax assessors provided for In the new machinery act,, these assessors to have supervision of the work of the township assessors and act with the (ouuty commissioners as a board of equalization, the corporation com mission having general supervision of the work the state over in ' a special effort to be made' for the equalization of tax valuatlona'hmong the counties, follows: - s Alamance S. H. Webb, Mebane. Alexander H. J. Burke, Taylora- ville. Alleghany J. C. Fields, Amoliu. Anson Geo. S. Led better, Wades- boro, R. F. D. No.. 1. Ashe Harry Proctor, Jefferson. Beaufort Thomas Green, Pant- ego. . , Bertis T. C. Bond, Windsor. Bladen P. Parker, Clarkton. Brunswick John C. Mints, South- port. - Buncombe C. F. Weaver, Wea.v- eryille. Burke J. A. Lackey, Morganton. Cabarrus Aaron E. Furr, Con cord. Caldwell R. C. Thompson, Lenoir. Camden J. E. Cook, Indlantown. Carteret J. R. Jennet, Beaufort, R. F. D. No. 1. Caswell J. I. King, Pelham. i Catawba John W. Blackwelder, Hickory. Chatham John Brack Council, Apex. R. F. D. No. 4. Cherokee Dr. H. S. Wells, An drews. Chowan M. H. Dixon, Ed en ton. Clay John O. Scruggs, Hayes vllle. Cleveland H. S. Plonk, Kings Mountain. . Columbus P. H. Parnell,- Whlte ville. Craven J. B. Patterson. Ne Icrn. Cumberland W. H. Marsh, Fay ettevllle. I Currituck R. E. Flora, Shaw boro. Dare B. G. Crisp. Manteo. Davidson S. W. Finch, Lexing ton. Davie S. A. Woodruff, Mocks ville. R. F . D. No. 3. Duplin J. W. Simmons, Warsaw. Durham P. C. Graham, Durham. Edgecombe S. S. Nash, Tarboro. Forsyth Z. T. By num. Winston Salem. Franklin W. II. Macon, Loal barg. Gaston A. C. Strup. Gastonla. Gate H. C. Benton, Sunbury. Graham B. F. Grant, Robblns ville. . . ' Granville F. W. Hancock. Ox. ford. ureene r. l.. itouse, nnow inn. Guilford ltoger w. narrison. Greensboro. HaiifaxTJ. . i ieree, "einon.. iiarncu n. Diean, umm- ton. itaywooo r. v. siincr. ajBO- ville. f , itenncrsnn inn vu.,.v.....6. . "" unoe. , boro. J ireoei uorman '"P. jStatesville. Jackson-W. 1 . Morrl. S1. Johnston R. H. Coaer, tlaton. Lee A. L. McNeill. Sanford. (Continued on Page Fonr.) OF DURHAM AND BEST CITIZENS Mrs. George Howard. Mr. W. 1! Weathcrrpoon and Mr. John Weaver, all of Durham. He I also survived by three tons. Messrs. A. D. and O. S sud L. M. Hopson. of Durham, and by two sisters. Mrs. IL 8. Barbee, of Durham, and Mrs. 1. D. Hcrndon, of the county. Tbe funeral sertke will be con ducted from the home Tuesday after noon, and the Interment will be In the family burying ground. Judge Adams was elected to the au perior court bench for the fifteenth district In 100. succeeding Judge D. Murphy, of Ashevllle. who had been appointed In August of that year by Governor Glenn to fill out the unrx plred term of Judge Fred Mwe. de ceased. The new of the death of Judge Adttns brought deep sorrow to many friends here. A number of the member of 1 tbe Raleigh bar and judge of the supreme court were with the remain at the union nation hr. Tuesday Morning Supreme Court will Hear Cases From 9th Dlstiic PAY OF OIL INSPECT Plnchurst and Southern fines Hoc. ' tion of Moore County Full of Tour iMs Land In Thut County Way I'd 9002,375 Already Loaned tot . Erection of School Building. Raleigh, April 3. Tuesday morn-. Ing th supreme court will cail ap peals from the ninth district for ar gument the district comprising Dnr-, ham, Guilford, Granville, Alamance,'" Orange and fcrson counties. Thu' appeals follow: State vs. Webb, Houston vs. Traction company, John ston vs. Lasslter, McLellan vs. North . Carolina railroad, Briggs vs. Insur-, ance company, Clements vs. Insur ance company, Fann vs. Railroad, Denny vs. City of Burlington, Wilson vs. Insurance company, Hockaday vs. ' Insurance, McKinney vs. Railroad, company. Pay of InHpector. Tbe net of tbe recent legislature limiting tbe number of illuminating oil Inspectors to five Instead of te ' provided when tbe oil Inspection waa ' provided for by the 1909 legislature, becomes effective June 1, tbe new law also fixing the compensation of , Inspectors at $4 per day instead of $3 under the old law. Tbe depart ment of agriculture that controls tbe oil Inspection division bad already ' reduced tbe number of Inspectors to seven when tbe legislature amended . t law to make it five Inspectors. There art In tbe service receiving pay about nine months in tbe year. Moore County Land Changing Hands. V. L. Spence, here from Moore county for the supreme court, says (be Pineburst sad Hontheru Pines sections of Moje are just full of tourists, all records being broken.' He say land values In Moore are way up and thst real estate Is chang ing hands with unusual frequency.: Tbe veriest waste sand hill land Is selling for $10 and $15 per sera In remote localities. It is en interesting fact that since the legislature In '1903 authorized the setting apart of tbe "state loan fund for aiding In the erection of public school buildings by approved plans" there baa been $602,375 loan- ' ed, the repayments being snnusl part payments with Interest. These loans have been in 92 counties snd for the , benefit of 1,213 rural school dis tricts, containing (79.361 school children. These loans have provided 1,099 new school houses, valued at $1,542,968 through' auppllmental local funds raised under the loan fund requirements. . Furthermore, the value of the old school houses supplanted was only $159,796. 0R.SEMU KIN FOREMOST AGllKTLTUtAL EX PKKT IS rXITEO STATE. Washington, April 3. Dr. Seaman Asahel Knapp, on of th forcmot Xpert of th department of agrt ulture, who ha made Investigation n many parts of the world, died at his home here Saturday. He was 8 years old. Dr. Knapp was from New York and bl work In tbe Orient and in onnection with American rice pro duction In tbe south and In promo tion of various southern crops made him famous among agricultural in vestigators. Rheumatism, which later develop ed Into a complication of diseases. caused Dr. Knspp's death, lie was a gradual of I nlon college and re ceived many degrees from other In stitution. Dr. Knapp Introduced th improv ed Japanese rle In thl rouniry afwr extensive travel In Japan, China and tbe Philippine for the department of atrlculture.' Hi Investigation stim- ulated th rlc Industry In Louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas, aa he fre quently mad prolonged lecture tour In the Interest of farmer. Throughout tho outh. but particu larly la Loulshrh. Dr. Knapp became well-known for hi effort in behalf of tbe production bl not only rlc but sugar and cotton. He waa on of the leader In th great fight or tn government against the cotton boll weevil. Of recent year he had been directing the work of the department toward the diversification of crop In the outh and through hi effori many southern farmer wer Induc ed targely to give up their one-ataplo crop cotton and to plant corn and raise hog. -r-i I $:tery Community ! 'Em. Leaksvill Uaxette. tom men ar to everlastingly wrapped up la hording money and property tbat they haven't any time to devot to th welfar of tbclr toao. . . '.- ' :' f