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VOL. LXXX-KO. 143.
WrLMTNGTOJST, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1907.
WHOLE NUMBER 12,411
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OUTLINES.
The $27,530 purse of Futurity race
at Skeepshead Bay, N. Y., yesterday,
xras won. to the presence of -3,500
soectators toy Jaones R. -Keen's two
year old colt, Colin, son of Commando;
there were seven horses In the race
and Colin made it in 1:11 1-5, making
a new record; tfoa Keen etables have
jron enormous sums In this year's
races -At Asheville, N. C-, yesterday
Hugh Postelle, a young man 21 years
old shot and killed his cousin Edward
Edwards, after a Quarrel over some
family trouble; the young man lived
In the same house, and as the Bhoot
ing did not appear to be Justifiable
Postelle was arrested and held in Jail
on a charge of murder The 'quarrel
over social matters anions the officials
of the Jamiestown Exposition was sup
posed to have been settled harmoni
ously but yesterday Director General
Barr declared that somebody had been
guilty of a breach of faith in giving
out the details of the settlement' of
the trouble; this may bring on anoth
er controversy: Prince Wilhelm -of
Sweden was shown social attention in
a variety of ways in New York yes
terday, among his entertainers being
Melville E. Stone, of the Associated
Press- The Prohibitionists in Mary
land have nominated William Gisriell,
a Baltimore business man, for Gov
ernor Great Britain and Russia
have signed a treaty regulating their
interests in Thibet, Afghanistan and
Persia; Great Britain is to open north
Persio to enterprise and Russia will
exploit south Persia An alarming
report comes from Laurens county r B.
C, that the Texas boll weevil has
made its appearance; It is feared the
crops will be ravaged, by the insects
New York mankets: Money on
call nominal, time loans nominal; spot
cotton, holiday; also holiday as to
other markets.
R there, Oyster!
It is leaking out all around that in
his speeches Secretary Taft has said
nothing that is binding.
The promise of revision by the Re
publican friends of the tarifT is enti
tled to serious derision.
A thousand Jones or Joneses at
tended a reunion of the Jones family
in West Virginia a few days ago. If
any stray politicians ran upon that
aggregation it is safe to say that they
talked Jones to the Joneses all day.
An esteemed contemporary wants
to know what kind of a hoodoo is pur
suing the Jamestown Exposition. Hoo
dP, nothing. A close search will re
veal the fact that one or more freaks
have gotten into authority.
A North Carolina law makes an of
fender liable to a fine of $25 for tak
ing a drink of intoxicants on a train.
Between us two and the water-cooler,
haw much would you owe North Caro
lina if a constable had happened Along
and caught you?
Why should "certain malefactors of
great wealth" rave? No newspaper
has had any account that during seven
years of trust busting a single male
factor of that description has had to
kick against any actual incarceration
in jail. Take it easy.
It is .announced that "Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks is en route to the Pa
cific coast to take part in the Irriga
tion Congress." The water-wagon
wiir not necessarily be In evidence
while the subject of irrigation is being
considered.
Now comes a story that there is a
rice famine in Japan, and that thou
sands of peasants are destitute, and
starving in consequence of the recent
disastrous floods. The American rice
trust will hardly fail to, take advan
tage of this circumstance in order to
put up the price again.
It is now a fad to "have comet par
ties and stay up till 3 o'clock A M. to
get a glimpse of the celestial- wan
derer. This gives Wilmington mar
ried men one more chance for liberty.
They can explain where they have
"been all this time" by claiming that
they have been to a stag comet party.
North Carolina would like to have
more of those Scotchmen who are
coming to this country in greater num
bers than for many years. During
the past fiscal immigrant year, 26,000
persons sailed from the Clyde to set
tle in the United States and Canada.
A correspondent writing from Wa
tauga county to the Alleghany Star,
Spray, N. C., says: "Our fanners
have just finished harvesting the fin
est hay crops for years. The price is
rather high, some have sold their en
tire crop for 75 cents per hundred."
If hay raising is profitable away up In
the mountains, why would It not be
immensely so in eastern North' Caro
lina, where the production, is much
greater than In the mountain country?
THREE GOOD GAMES
Tripleheader Again Yesterday in
City Baseball League at
HiltoiiPark.
GAMES FOR TO-MORROW
Monarchs Defeat Y. M. C A. and Rat
tlers Take Two From the Giant.
' Contests lnt the Souths! de -League
Large Attendance.
Yesterday's Results.
Rattlers, 2; Giants, 0.
Rattlers, 4; Giants, 3.
Y. M. C. A, 3; Monarchs, 4.
Standing of the Clubs.
Won. Lost P.C.
Y. M..C. A 8 3 ,.727
Monarchs 7 6 .538
Giants 6 9 .461
Rattlers 5 8 .384
Three games of seven innings each
were played in the City Baseball
League yesterday. In Jthe first game
the Monarchs defeated. the Y. M. C. A
in a score of 4 to 3 and in the two
games between the Rattlers and Gi
ants, the first named - were victorious
in each. All the Bcores were low and
th exhibitions were first class.
-The defeat administered to the Y.
M. C. A Is the third it has received
this season, the Monarchs having
made a garrisonian finish with two
runs in the sixth Inning, which gave
them the game.
The Score R H E
Y. M. C. A . . 2 0 10 0 0 03 5 7
Monarchs . . . . 010 012 0 i 3 5
Batteries Irving and Jewell; Green
and Mppre. Struck out: by Irving 6,
by Green 6. Passed ball: Jewell 1,
Moore 1. Time, 1:15. Umpire, Mr.
Moore. ' ; s'
The two last games between the
Rattlers and the Giants were featured
by the fine work of Qulnney on the
slab. In the.-first twelve of the four
teen innings of both games, he yield
ed not a hit and allowed but two in
the doubleheader between the teams.
.He had good support and that tells
the story of the undoing of the. Giants.
The Score - R H E
Giants 0 00 0 00 0-0 JO 1
Rattlers . . . . ..000110 (H-2 . 8: 2
BatteriesGore -and Self ert; Quiri
ney and. Houston Strnck;- out: x by
Qulnney 10, hy Gore 5. Base on balls,
off Gore 1. Time, 55 minutes. Um
pire, Mr. King.
The second game between the two
teams was featured by a sensational
catch in one hand by Davis in left
field for the Rattlers. A failure of
this difficult catch might have meant
victory perched on the banner of the
rivals, but the man in the field was
equal to the occasion.
The Score R H E
Giants 0 0 0 0 0 3 03 2 8
Rattlers 000310 I 2 6
Batteries Wilkinson and " Seifert;
Qulnney and Houston. Struck out: by
Quinney 10,by Wilkinson 5. Passed
ball: Seifert 1, ' Houston 2. Time, 1
hour. Umpire, King.
In the Southside League there were
also two interesting games yesterday
and a- large crowd was in attendance.
The Union Leaders defeated the Gray
Eagles, eight to five, and the Cotton
Mills team defeated the Wilmington
team, nine to two.
For all lovers of the sport there
will be something doing at Hilton
Park tomorrow, Labor Day. There
will be two games that afternoon ,at 3
and 5 o'clock, respectively between
. the Y. M. C. A and Monarchs.
" Savannah Naval Stores Market.
Savannah, Aug. .31.Splrits turpen
tine firm 54 sales reported, 562; re
ceipts, 939; shipments, 414.
Rosin, firm; sales reported, 2,915;
receipts, 2.548; shipments, 5,838;
Stock, 76.608. Quote: A, B, C, 3.90:
D, 4.05; E, 4.304.35; F, 4.55; G, 4.60
4.75; I, 4.804.85; K, 5.255.35;
M, 5.50 5.60; N, 6.00; W, G, 6.20;
W, W, 6.30.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Keeley Institute iEIndoreement.
D. L. Gore Co. William, Ttell Flour.
J. M. ISblky & Co. Continuation of
Sale
Geo. O. Gaylord-Belts and , Hand
bags. J. H. Rehder & Co. Honorable
Clothes.
Business Locals.
For. tSale Motor Boat
Wanted A Colored (Boy.
J. Ell wood Girl Wanted.
Lost Knight Templar Pin.
. For Sale Ten-Horse F,arm.
Wanted Reliable Salesman.
For Rent Furnished Room.
Lost Two Five-Dollar Bills.
For Rent--iFurnIshed , Room.
To Dat Unfurnished Rooms.
Wanted Traveling Salesmen.
Wanted Good Reliable Cook.
M. C. Darby & Co. For Rent
For BalerrLage' Bteam Heater.
Lost Ekiveldpe Containing Money.
J. J.DarbiyH-ih Ponies lor .Sate
For Bale Intelligent Pointer Puppy.
Red 1 Cross Vinegar Co. Traveling
California Cider & Ex Co. Sales-'
men Wanted.
Wanted To Buy Grocery or Mer
chandise Business, v . - - - , K
LumInaToday.
k .Two concerts afternoonrand even
tog. ..
LICENSED TO PRACTICE
Fifty-One Out of Seventy-One Appli-J
cants Before Supreme Court Were
Successful Three From New
HanbVer Among Embryos. .
(Special Star Telegram.) -(Raleigh,
N. C, August. 31, Fifty
one put "of seventy-oaa applicants for
law Ucense who stood, the .examina-
ticn. before the Norths Carolina Su
preme Court Monday passed success
fully. Following are the Eastern Car
bllna licentiates: William L. Vaugfi
an, Halifax; Claude R. Whitley, Car
teret; James "F. Wooten, Lenoir; Jas,
E. Samteig,- Wake; Edwin B. Josey,
naiicax; Bdmond F. Ward, Wake;
Walter J. Hooks, Johnston; Edward A
Hammond, Jones;. - Jesse C. Smith,
Martin); Julium W. Bunn, Wake; Til
lett Hendric, Wake; Hubet A Jones;
Wake; 'Woodberry Lenoion, Robeson;
Charles L. ISykes, Wake; Wm. M,
Bond, Jr., Chowan; Jas. F. Cothraa,
Martin; Francis A Cox, EdgeoomJbe;
Albert L. Cox, Edgecombe; J. B. Ches
hire, Jr., Wake; Lemuel C. Grant, New
Hanover; Irvln F. Goodard, Beaufort;
Guy C. Moore, Lenoir; Jas. A. Shaw,
Robeson; (William M. P. Turmar,
Wake; Francis E. Thomas, Anson;
Jasper P.: Wiggins, Robeson; Robert
B. Williams, Wake; Arthur B. Vann
Buren, New Hanover; ' John G. Han
nah, Chatham; " Edgar A. Simpkins,
Wayne; Paul Webb, Carthage; John
W. Davenport, Bertie; Kemp B. Nixon,
Limaoln; Gilbert H. Russei, Scotland.
LUMBERTON NEWS NOTES
Woodmen Enjoy PLcnic Building Iro-J
provements Water.' Courses Low.
(Special Star Correspondence. )
Lumberton, N. C, August 31. -Raft
Swamp Camp, Woodmen of the World,
gave a .picnic at Raft Swamp Church,
six miles from herta, yesterday. It
was largely attended and those who
went from Lamberton report a most
enjoyable time. Addresses were made
by Rev. J. M: Fleming and Messrs. E.
M. Britt and E. G. Ciphier, all of Lum-J
berton. -Mrs.
Mary A. Caldwell, mother of
Mrs. R, D. Caldwell, has been verjr
sick for several days and Is mot &$n
pected to survive much longer withf
out an early change. . ?
Limber , River is thfe lowest it has
been in several years, -notwithstand
ing.the great amount of rain that has
fallen during, the Bummer. ' Many fine
trout . areT'hcrw beings caught ty biti
blKg. One, fisherman . hooked, atssh
after midnight; cm nighlfiTweeiKto
bring him $5.40.. Mill men are ex
! periencing much trouble in floating
logs on account of the low water.
Among other improvements which
are being made around town Is the
enlargement of the Shaw building oc
cupied by Messrs. J. H. Wishart and
H. C. Boylin. An addition of 40 feet
in length Is being added.
Messrs. White & Gough, who recent
ly pirrcihnsed three brick stores from
Mr. L. Shaw will add much to the
appearance of the building by adding
a third story, putting in glass fronts
and lengthening the building thirty
feet
Several Woodmen went to Fairmont
Wednesday night where they institut
ed a new camp of the order, initiat
ing 25 charter members.
Dr. Jay, who it will be remember
S?d killed his children: in Asheville, two
or three years ago, is one of the con
victs engaged in toudlding the new rail
road from here to Hope Mills. He
is said to be one among the very best
laborers on the work.
Miss CammiM McNeill, youngest
daughter of exrJudge and Mrs. T. A
McNeill, who hag (been very 111 for
several weeks, does not improve as
her friends would like.
STEAMER MENZELL ASHORE
Drifted Out of Channel at Reeve's
Point Wreck Reported.
. The big tramp steamer Maria Men
zelL while proceeding up - the river
Friday afternoon under her own steam
with a large cargo of fertilizer con
stituents for this port, swung out of i
the channel at Rvejeve's Point, 18 miles
below Wilmington, and is still hard
and fast ashore and it will be neces
sary to lighter part of her cargo be
fore she Is floated. The tug Sea. King,
Captain Edgar D. Williams, pmlled on
the big steamer Friday night and
again yesterday, hut she was in such
a position that nothing could be done
toward getting her into deep water
again. Captain Williams win lighter
the cargo today and; it Is expected
that she will then come off without
further trouble. 4
A report reachied the city at an ear
ay hour yesterday (morning that a
three-masted schooner was ashore on
Cape Lookout shoals and tLe Sea King
had prepared to leave at 3 o'clock yes
terday afternoon to hier rescue, but
she was engaged with the Menzell and
could not get away. ,
DR. BERNHEIM HERE.
Former Pastor of St. Matthew's
. Church and St. Paul's to Preach.
Rev:' G; -D. Bernheim, D. D., of
Cljarlote, formerly, pastor, of St Paul's
Lutheran Church and afterwards of
St Matthews English Lutherahr Church
in this city, is here on a pleasant vis
it to relatives, and former .friends, and
will preach to both his former congre
gations today, at St., Matthew's at 11
o'clock-v No doubt many friends of Dr
Bernheim will berpresentfatf the morn
tog .service., to. hear him. Ji.lt ls'underv
stood that there.' will! be.;mo services
at St;- Paul's and; many ;of that congre
gation ; are-expected.
COTTON YEAR CLOSED
Interesting Statistics of The Port
. For Twelve Months Ended
With Yesterday.
PORT HAS HELD ITS OWN
Receipts From Three States Handled
Through Wilmington Year's Do
ing in American and Foreign
Shipping The Showing.
Yesterday closed the cotton crop
year at all the ports and the statisti
cians have just completed their la-
Hbors of giving to the world the fig
ures of the crop of 1906-1907. At Wil
mington the receipts for the year dif
fer very little from those of the year
before, which goes to show that al
though the crop was short, the Wil
mington exporters and commission
mon wota txroll ohlo tA-Vinlfl "h OIT rwn
if, indeed, they have not taken ad- j
vanced ground during the year,
Col. John L. Cantwell, statistician of
the port, has just completed his com
pilation of statistics in regard to the
cotton movement at Wilmington, and
from these figures some interesting
deductions may be drawn. The re
ceipts for the crop year ended August
31st this year were 322,-668 bales,
against 324,706 for . the crop year of
1905-1906. The territory from' which
this large volume of cotton was drawn
Is interestingly told Mn the following
table: V
From V Bales.
North Carolina'. . v. .. .. 146,047
South Carolina-: . . . . .. 158,182
Georgia ..... . . . . : . . . 18,43$
Total . . ........ . . 322,668
The exports were 326,702 bales, in
cluding both coastwise and foreign.
The domestic including inland and lo
cal consumption, amounted to only 9,
195 bales, while the foreign exports
reached the total sum of 317,507 bales.
Of these foreign exports, 125,242 bales
went to Great Britain, and 192,265
bales went to France and the Conti
nent The value of the cotton industry to
Wilmington Is hardly ; appreciated to
the extent that it should, from the
fact that'. all this great v solume is
handled5' bygone firnV essrsiAlexan
der Sprunt & '6n... It" contributes
quite one-half to the-)'hipping interest
of the port as may'be seeprj&mi the
annual report of CaptV g.VWil
liams, harbor master, which wfcs ftlso
completed yesterday ioijtne.year)
n
Tr5Ta IS.. armter"il' it4yl be be introduoea by Chairman J.
the port for the year, thelriafegregate
tonnage, net, being 332,249. Oif thse
vessels 240 were American and J66 for
eign, divided as follows: - ti )
American 134 steamships, lf2,359
tons; one barque, 348 tons; three
brigs, 1,089 tons; 11 barges, 15,650
tons, and 92 schooners, 43,631 tons.
Total tonnage, 223,077.
Foreign 55 steamships, 105.641
tons; three barques, 1,961 tons; eight
schooners, 1,570 tons. Total tonnage,
109,172.
This record of shipping compares
very favorably with the compilation of
last year, there being a good increase
in several classes of the vessels now
trading at this port.
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.
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Examination for Cadetship at Custom
House Here September 9th.
It is announced that there will be
an examination for appointment as
cadet In the Revenue Cutter Service
in the Custom House, this city, on the
9th of September, conducted by offi
cers of the Revenue Cutter Seminole.
The examination is open to all young
men, unmarried, between the ages of
18 and 24 years, who can produce sat
isfactory evidence of "good moral
character and pass the physical exam
ination required by the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service. The can-,
didate will be required to obligate
himself to serve at least three years,
as an officer in the service, after grad
uation, if his services be so long re
quired. The height of candidates
mustvbe at least 5 feet, 4 inches .strip
ped, and the physical examination
must be a near approach to perfect.
The examination will require about
four days, and will embrace the sub
jects spelling, arithmetic as far as
high school text books, geometry,
plane and solid, plane trigonometry,
geography as, comprised in grammar
school textbooks, world's history 'and
constitution of United States as com
prised in high school textbooks, phys
ics, grammar, rhetoric, composition
and English literature with one mod
ern language and general information.
The salary of cadet is -$500 per year,
and one 'commuted ration per day.
Further information may be had by
applying to any officer of the service.
Anson Went Dry "
According to . best information re
ceived from (Wadeshpro last night An
son county went . dry in the local op
tion election there yesterday. - No fig
ures were; obtainable up to the, hour
the , telegraph! s. office at Wadesboro
clised. ' While Wadesboro had saloons
the election was' In fthe whole ountjr
G to whteither or not there shonM bd
liquor sold; in -this- county eeaf town,
Tfe oamipaigh had been a heated one,
lasting- several - jtneeKB.
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LUmina Today.
Two concerts afternoon, and even-
IAB0B DAY CELEBRATION
All Arrangements Completed for Elab-'
orate Observance on Wrights--ville
Beach Parade in City
Tomorrow Morning.
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the elaborate celebration of
Labor Day by the allied trades unions
of the city on Monday. There will be
a general suspension of business for
the day and the people are expected
to turn out en masse for the exercis
es at Wrightsville Beach. The only
feature of the celebration in Wilming
ton will be the parade of organized
labor during the morning along the
principal streets , of the city, immedi
ately after which cars will be boarded
for the further festivities at the beach.
The parade will form in front of the
City Hall and . will be headed by a
platoon of police and Hollowbush's
Concert Band. It will move promptly
under -the direction of Mr. Joseph H.
Curtis, chief marshal, along the fol
lowing route: Up Third to-Red Cross
street; thence . down to Front, up to
Orange, to Fourth, to Market, to Sec-
I O - j --t w
Jond, to Princess and down Princess
A. XI J J T 1 i
to the junction, where the cars will
be boarded at 10:30 o'clock. The or
der of the parade will be about as fol
lowsr First. Section Platoon of Police,
Hollowbush's Concert Band, Electri
cal Wire Workers, Plumbers' Union,
Tinners' Union, Fire Apparatus, Paint
ers and Decorators, Typographical
Union, Pressmen's Union, Machinists'
Union, Fire Apparatus, Marine Engi
neers, A. F. of L. Federal Union, Ship
Carpenters, Fire Apparatus, Carpen
ters and Joiners of America.
. Second SectionSecond Regiment
Band, O. W. Bailey, chief marshal;
Carpenters and Joiners, Bricklayers
and Plasterers, Ship Caulkers, Long
shoremen. The following aides to the chief
marshal have been appointed to have
in charge their respective organiza
tions: J. L. Sutton, Electrical Work
ers; O. W. Genaust, Plumbers' Union;
C. B. Capps, Tinners' Union; Joseph
Capps, Painters and Decorators; H. E
Hewett, Typographical Union; W. S,
Mintz, Pressmen's Union; M. Craig,
Machinists; J. W. Fales, A F. of L.
Federal; J. L. Barker, Ship Carpen
ters; W. J. Hart, Carpenters and Join
ers. Second Section, O. W. Bailey,
chief; Carpenters and Joiners, T H.
Devane; Bricklayers and Plasterers,
Robert Scott; Andrew Pearce, Ship
Caulkers; H. W. Hill, Longshoremen ;
J. H.' Bryant, assistant
Upon arriving at the beach the par
ty will at once repair to The Casino,
where the annual address will be de
livered by F. W. Bonitz, Esq., who
Lem King, of the arrangement com
mittee, who will preside.
The athletic contests will begin with
th bicycle races at 2 P. M on the
beech. The m:!r race will come first
and for this there are the following
entries: Messrs. Clarence Davis, Lang
Sellers, Lutle Croom, Marvin Craig,
and "Chunks" Costin. The prize is
$3 in cash.
The next event will be the half-mile
bicycle race for which the entries are
the same and the prize is $3 in cash,
The racers are making headquar
ters at the Union Cycle Company,
Duncan & Hodges, proprietors, and
they have arranged a quarter-mile
race on the side. The entries are Will
Houston, Will Baldwin and others. Bi
cycles for the races should be at the
freight depot in time to catch the 10
o'clock car.
The next race will be the swimming
race in Banks' Channel, for whicbf
there is a prize of $5 in cash first,
and second prize of $3. This will be
at 4 P. M.
The running races are scheduled to
follow immediately. The prizes are
$2.50 each for ohe-hundred-yard dash
and quarter-mile.
All entries for these contests are
requested to report to W. R. Dosher
at Lumina. 30 minutes before the
start of each event
There will be music and dancing all
day at Lumina and free lemonade for
the crowds. The ' Consolidated Com
pany has prepari?d to handle the
crowds with comfort and dispatch.
CUTTING AFFRAY LAST NIGHTl
Messrs. Ed. Russ and E. B. Campbell
. Had a Run-in on The Green.
The streets were agog early last
night with a report that there had
been a. serious cutting affray betweenl
Messrs. Ed. Russ and E. B. Campbell,
well known young white men about
town,, on the postoffice green, near
Front -street The facts - were, as far
as could be learned, that the young
men-: had quarreled- in a saloon and
had gone outside to settle their dif
ferences. It is stated that as the men
went on the green and were about -to
go together that Campbell whipped
out a knife and began striking Russ,
who was painfully cut in the left fore
arm. CampbelL then made himself
scarce and" the police were unable to
find either of the men until the . in
jured .man. had been taken to the, hos
pital and returned down . town, when
Campbell re-appeared and the diffi
culty was renewed. Policeman D. W.
Willis,, on the postoffice 'beat, then ap
peared on the scene and arrested the
two. The injured man gave $20 cash
bond : for : his appearance before the
kMayor Monday at noon on a : charge
of. affray and Campbell was .locked up
on the - double charge, of; engaging, in
fan'affray. and anvassault with' a ' dead
ly weapon.- " ' ' - - - -
4 Read The Star Business Locals.' :
NEWS FROM RALEIG1
Col Henry C. Dockery President
of North Carolina State Fari V
mers' Association.
CRUSIER'S SILVER SERVICE:
Committee Meets on TuesdayAffairs'-
of State Division of Cotton Asso
ciation Labor Day Proclama- ...
tionOldest Confederate. "
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. ' 31. General
satisfaction is expressed at the- elec-
tion of Henry C. Dockery, of Rocking-.' -
ham, Richmond county, as president',
of the North Carolina State FarmersT-. - M
Convention, which has just closed: its'i
fifth annual sessions here. He sue
ceeds Hon. Ashley Home, of Clayton. y
Mr; Dockery is an extensive and very 4 . ;""H
successful farmer, and has lone been 'i-
identified with all the public move-".
, , - - -T
ments that have been inaugurated for
the betterment of the farming -Inter-:
ests of the State.. He was- for several ;
terms United States marshal for 'the
Eastern. District of North Carolina. '
Chairman Franklin McNeill .and.
Chief Clerk Henry C. Brown, of the
North Carolina Corporation : Commis
sion,, have returned from Washington
and New ;York, where they .attended :;
the hearing of Standing Master W,A
Montgomery in the suit by the South-"
era Railway testing the constitutional
ity of the Norths Carolina 2 1-4 cent
passenger rate act They - return to
Washington next Wednesday for the
resumption of the hearing Thursday
mnmincr. fih airman McNeill savs eood
progress is Deing maue, auu tjicn. uo s . , ,
feels that the State is ."making a good , - .
showing in the establishment of -the ; vyJ
contention that the railroads can well--afford
to apply the reduced ' rate.,1' .
Judge B. F. Long is spending today -and
Sunday here on his, way from"
I Wayne county court at Goldsboro-tc J
the Harnett court at lmington. - .
Next Tuesday there is to be a cont"V
ference in this city of the Legislative ; .
committee for the selection and pres- '
entation of the silver service to be
presented by the State to the battle- ,
shiR North Carolma, now under con-;.-strnction
at the Newport News . Navy
yards. The committee consists of f ""'
President Winston, of the - Senate : i
Speaker. Justice of the House otUep-
resentatives, Senator John C. Drewry.
and Representative Charles U.'-HarHv
ris and Foster Hankins, the latter of
Lexington. It is expected that Lieu- '
tenant Victor Blue, of the United '
States Navy, will attend to repre-
sent the Navy Department in the con- ' "
ference. It is probable that the kle
sign for the silver service will be se- ?v
lected and the contract awarded at . f
tb1 r-'eting. .- - 7 '
President C. Ci Moore, of the North "
Carolina Division of the Southern Cot-v'
ton Association, who has , been here-
several days attending the State Far- .
mers' Convention for the study ofclm-; y
proved methods of farming, says the;, n
movement for cotton warehouses is . -making
progress, warehouses Nbackedi ';
by strong companies being already es- '
tablished at Fayetteville, Maxtott '
Lumberton, Rowland and two in Caj; ty'f
barrus county. In fact, there are now V
about twenty of these holding -ware-'
houses under way in the State, .and'.';
whereas last year the association, in- v - K ,
terests could care for only about 100, '-.v- ,
000 bales, they will be in a position to; .'-' "
look out for fully one million bales j
at the opening of this season. "A'dis-.,? v;
couraging feature of the situation is ,
the steadily decreasing financial -supf""'-
port that is being accorded the work
of the association kby the cotton 'grow-,.
ers. It is a fact that there1 is at pres-''
ent bnlv twentVf dollars in the, trea
sury of the North Caroling Division
for the current expenses of the; asso-'
ciation, which includes; the travelling
and other expenses of the president
of the association. v . , . -
Governor Glenn issued today ; his
proclamation calling on the people of 4, v
North, Carolina to unite in fitting ob- :
servance of Monday, September 2nd,,
as Labor Day. , " r : ? ?
In Raleigh Monday. business houses,-,
will be closed all the afternoon ;and
the State offices all - day. The- Labor ' ' -
Day celebration will be at the ,, State
Fair grounds, special features 'being -
addresses by Governor R. B. Glenn "
and State Treasurer B. R: Lacy. ' Barr :
becue and brunswick stew willj-be v -served.
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A charter is issued for; the -Greens-r i
boro Air Brakes Company capital.-
$112,500 authorized, incorporators " S. ;
L. Trogden, Neir Ellington, - W,- Z.-A
Brown and others for the manufacture,;-
and sale of a patent air brake for ;
Col. Thos. S. Kenan has presented 4,' " . ,
to the North; Carolina Hall of His- .
tory in connection with the StatenMu- - , j"."
seum "here ? a7 neatly framed "wood-cut , , '
of Henry Parmento, , the ; oldest living s
Confederate soldier, as 'published by -
the" Richmond Times-Dispatch, June ;
6th.'1907. He was a private in CoL 1
Kenan's regiment, the Forty-Third. He 'r ,- .'
was born in Anson ; county one,- nun- . .
dred and three years ago last January ,
and his wife,: who died about- two t , ;:
vears as:o.was: 'older than he." AI- -
though exempt from military duty be- - ;t :
cause"o"f ' advanced age, he enlisted '
with an Anson company and - served , -v
throughout the war.; His home Is"at'j i-.:,.
Charlotte. He is said to nave nevert
been drunk,' but Tdramswneh : he
want to" and chews and .smokes; im-
mnrferatelv.Y He has drawn- a pension;-
for. three years'- and,, still" keeps" his-v
garden, chops wood and does chores. j
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