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4 i - a I 4 aa.u Sort Carulifiai fartly clomly Wedaeadiy and thanday. vi'Aicn 'la: :z oti your spr, Send rr- live daya tefora wmi-, In order In avuid Bii.rif ingle copy. li-llll O II Ti Pi I H " fy ill mil SU' 1 i .VCLTCXIV. NO." 83. f RECORD OF FRAUD ...FROi'.ilAtllGI Senator Watson Gets Damag- IngEv.dence Agairotjteor. gia Negro Politician -: REPUBLICANS WILL NOT PUSH HIS CONFIRMATION - Court Becords In Atlanta Show That Wegro Lawyer, lf'ow - Republican National Commit. - teeman. ' Committed Fraud On One of His Creditors; Makes Virtual Confession The Now and Oberver Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg Br EDWARD E. BR1TTON (By Special Leased Wire) Washington, Sept. 20. Senator Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, makes tbe positive declaration that - Henry Lincoln Johnson's nomination for Register of Deeds for the District of Columbia, will be rejected without any wrangle on the floor of the Senate and without any hard feelings on either aide of the chamber." v He bases the declaration ok evidence hi posse salon, wbish -he-ha already shown to- Republican Senators, involv jug the iiijrro lawyer and National Committeeman's moral turpitude, a specific ease being described where Johnson, Is charged with having de frauded a elient out of money and after he had been charged with the of fense returned the money on July 28, 11)21, a date subsequent to the time he was nominated. Scnirlr W'aUan's . objection to John son's confirmation caused the matter ti be held up. He says that he did hot raise the color question, but that John son did. Johnson injected the race is sue br opposing tho confirmation of Frank A- Linney and forcing the lat ter to surrender and apologize for the attitude If had assumed for white suDremaev in the State of North Caro lina. There ino doubt that Linney's craven submission to Johnson s de mands secured a favorable report on tbe Tar Heel's nomination, and opened the way for Johnson-' s nomination which soon followed. Everybody now sees that the so called love feast be tween Linney and Johnson vas a fore gone conclusion and each Ifad been ap prised of what was to follow. Tar Heels, Can't Save Hint. The nerr lawyer and Nationnl com- mitteemsm ia facing quite a different fight from the one he expected to face, for h thought those who oppose his "' confirmation would base their objee V tloaa to him en tbe ground that h i fir a negro and, therefore, offensive to the 1 Houthern people, but no inch question has been raised against Mm, accord )"ng to Senator Watson. Neither Linney nor any of his crowd ean save Henry Lincoln Johnson on the plea that South ern Democrats are opposing him ba- i-ause he is a negro, for the charges, as presented by Senator Watson, are of men a grave, character that even the Tar Heel Republicans, who fondly and affectionately took Johnson to their tioso;is in order to compose their dif ferences on the race issue that trfrift might follow fawning even these can not help the negro lawyer this time Senator Watson saw that after John son was nominated he'wrote to Atlanta liDd got Ins record, in so far as an pears in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court." Court Record Shows Fraud. "The document sent to me prov?d that Johnson had committed a fraud on, one of his colored creditors in a real estate transaction,'1 continued Henator Watson, "and that at attorney for a negro client, he had appropriated to his own use the money which his colored elient had intrusted to him for another purpose. . ' "The elient who had been wronged by Johnson brought the matter before the Superior court of Fulton county, r.nd a jury trying the issue of fact be tween the negro lawyer and the negro rlient, had returned a verdict in favor of tho client. "The verdict was nearly three years old ,at tho timo I took hold of the mat- m "A rule absolute had been granted I against Johnson by Judge. Bell,, anil Johnson could have been put in jail under it at the very time he was mak ing so much trouble for the white Re pulJieaus last year. "It was about the first of July ftiis year that I obtained possession of the documents which established Johnson's moral turpitude ami his robbery of his negro clients. Johnson Retaraa The Money. "From time to time the appointment (f Johnson by the President hsd been -vet lied .ni the calendar ar.l it had Cone cvn witSeut action on the objee- ' , iimi naT brs: one IVmo-'.i'tio benntor :.ud il.rn another. I began to fear that a recess would be taken before John- sou's aso jotild be di&postei of, nod ?j i.pprehoaJ that he mitftit bo given a reecss apiKKiitment in tthieh ease it w.mld be very difficult to1 get rid of him because he would nave possession of the office; therefore, after having explained my intentions to several of r- my Democratic colleagues, I went to some of the leading Republican Senators snd proposed to show him the papers ia my desk, this was done, and a sub 1 , rommitU-e waa appointed to examine the evidence. Immediately afterwards Mr. C. P. Gofee, of Atlanta... acting fivr Johnson, refunded the moaey. which Johnson had virtually stolen from his negro rlient. This was dons on Jflly 2 and I will repeat that the restitution of he embeixled money took - plaee nfter I h4 delivered the papers to the Republican Senators. In other words, Jnhnse .enfesse4 hit guilt by return- - $g fo1 jHf lheat Jir money which be ' - had. fiTtnalir stolen. - - - i-ail anl DOilrtely tays: v if the Bp1bHcn Madera were well (Coatjaaejl iPao TwJ TWELVE PAGES TODAY.1 tlCii Klux Klan Activities May Be Probed By Government Department of Justice Considering Question-of Federal Ac tion, Attorney Wseneral Uaugherty Announces; IJoiv ference With Director William . j. Burni Joday To Decide On What Action To Take. Washington,. Sept. 20. The. Depart ment ai Jnstica ia-considering wheiher Federal action shall ba takea ia eoa neetiom with the activities of the Ko Klux Klan, Attorney General Daugh erty said today. r -" ' Mr. Daugherty said he would eonfer tomorrow with Director Burn of the Bnreaa of Investigation who has bees directed to look into tho question, and if tho facta warranted wonld teek rd - Jury investigation, of tho - Kn Klux Bllan ia some district, and arge indict mnt against-any membea when, justified. Tho Attorney" General 4ieeussed the matter today with District Attorney Hayward of New York and several of the assistant attorney general, but said that no eonclrfsion as to whether the Federal government should take part Refreshing Rain Ushers In Second Annual Martin Fair LOANS AVAILABLE TORMOWIfS State Committee of War Fi nance Board Adopts Plans For Lending Plans for making North CarMtna's share of the War.Finance Board's billiop dollar agricultural loan fund available to the farmers of the State were formu lated at the initial session of the Board's State committee here yesterday, and farmera desiring to borrow money can do to at their local banks. Application blanks ean be secured from Cbarman Jame R. Young, in Raleigh. 1 Use of the money is restricted to the growing, harvesting, preparing for mar ket, and marketing of crops, or for rais ing and marketing live stock. None of it may be used for any permanent im provement, and interest will he charged sit the rate of 6 per ccnt The usual conditions upon which money is oor rowed from bank govern loan made from thi fund, Although no flrerl amonnt hss beea fixed to any State, North Carolina ean borrow ot to a40.000.000 for cultivating and rrtarketirig its e.ropS. Loans are usually made for six months, but may be extended to one year, or if circum stances and collftteral justify, carried for two years. Loans for this length of time are looked upon with some dis favor. Under the planof operation, sny farnr.er having crops on haul and desi ing to hold them, er in need of monfy with which to tf nance the cultivation of a crop, may make application through his bank for credit. Tho application is passed on to the State' committee for approval, and thence to the War Fi nance Board, for final, approval. , The money is then placed ia the local bank to the credit of the applicant. James R. Young, former State In surance Commissioner, was named chair man of the state committee yesterday, and will be in direct charge of its operation Charles . Taylor, president of the Wilmington Savings and Trust Ce 8 F. Austin, of Nashville, Dr. B. W. Kilgore and J. Klwood Cox are member of the committee. Mr. Cox was absent yesterday, having left a week ago to attend tbe American Bankers conven tion in Los Angeles. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Court investigation New York, Sept. 20. The Knights of Columbus are ready for investigation by any lawfully constituted authority Supremo Secretary William J. McOin ley declared today in a statement deal lag with adoption yesterday by the city council of Atlanta, Ga., of -resolutions calling on newspapers investigating al leged un-American institutions to in elude tbe Knights of Columbus? "Any man" said Mr. McOinley, "who states that the Knights of Columbus is unpatriotic arid un-American must have been emulating Rip an Winkle during tbe war. To base a demand for invest nation on the bogus oath attributed te the Knights of Columbus indicates the intelligence of the men voting for it." INVESTIGATING SOURCE OF ARBUCKLE'S LIQUOR San Francisco, CaU Sept. 20. Seven witnesses were questioned today by the Federal' grand jury, in an attempt to learn th source of h liquor eousum ed at the affair in Boscoe ("Fatty") Arbuekle's hotel suite here from which 'resulted the desth of Miss Virginia Happe and Arbuckle arrest on charge of murder. No indictments' will f be returned untu an or tne reaersi department cooperating in, the ease have eomplet ed their several investigations," an aonaeed Robert H. McCormick, assis tant United States attorney general Th investigation will ba resumed by the grand jury 1'riday, h said. LLOYD GEORGE DELAYS REPLY TO DE VAURA Londoa, 8pt, 20. (By the Associated rressj. rremier woya ueorge Tepty to Earn on de Valera will probably be delayed, until After a eoBfaren&e. with th Minister at Gairloeh, Thurtday, aad it seems certain that there will be no Irish peac conference at Inver ness, for according to tho latest r pons,, in rremier aat decided to re turn to London at the end of tho week ix sua nraixa is tumcientiy reotorta. RALElCH. N. C, ia tho Kn ITlnx questioa had bean reached. '- . Any Fadarai ictioa against tho Klaa, Mr. Daugherty taid would probably bo ander soma atatuto tovering conspiracy oat tho legal problem Involved. So added wu aomewhat eomplet. On its fate, ha expiained, tao' literature of aa Ka Klux Ka as not ia violstloa of the law. - Whet wai to be .determined, ko ex plained, was what went oar bhrnd the seenesi "the wink- aad" tho aoi that turns tho trick." . a Tho governmeat, Mr. Daogherty aaid, is rtt to be run or iatimidatal by any man or orgaaizaua behind a mask- The activities of tho Ka Klux Klan, he added would be givea tho aaoat eare ful eonthioratloa beforj any Federal policy waa decided npoa. Thousands From All Over East ern North Carolina Attend Wtfliamston -Event 1 ' HORSE RACES FEATURE ATTRACTIONS AT FAIR Exhibits of Great Variety From Home, Field and Farm Shown To Advantage Williamston, Sept. 20. After a re freshing rain, bringing with it the first breath of autumn, the second annual fair of the Martin County'Fair Associa tion opened at noon today. Thousands from all over the county and those ad joining thronged the street early it the day, later entering tho gate to enjoy the attraction prepared for them by Secretary R. M. Jacksoa aad hi assistant. . , Truly it has beea said that the grounds of the Martin County Fair As sociation are, the most attractive in the State and, if possible, the attractive ness has been increased thi season Promptly at 11:30 o'eloek Chief Mar sail Oaear t. Andersen assembled hi mounted sextants, .art .ttefcJ" t-2f?w th. fair around, aommsnr Thatf1'?3 I ' rout of the parade wa up Mala street and out on its extension, to the fair ground. Open With Big Parse. President Jama G. Statoa with the other, officials headed the parade, at teaded by the marshals, bands, citizens in gaily decorated automobile and hundred of school children from Mar I tin and adjoining counties. Tbis first day was children flay, and each child under 15 year was given a free en trance to the fair. Chief Marshal D. S. Anderson se lected the following to attend him: Roy Hampton, Plymouth; Lloyd Hor- ton, Plymouth; Herman Cirrow and Herbert Bonner, Washington: Jack Reddiek and AUiion Dowell, Scotland Neck ; R. W. SaUbury. Hassell : T. B. Blade, Jr., Hamilton; Robert Everett, Falmyra; B. M. Wormsley and W. O Conneil, Oak City; Garland "Barnhill Everetts; Herbert Lilley, Jamesville anre Bunting, Bethel; Mabry Hart and 'Don Gilliam, Tarboro; Lewi Q. Cooper, D. M. Clark and Madison Mc Gowan, Greenville; Dan Parker. Rob- ersonville; Dr. Lpggett, Hobgood; Wheeler Martin, B. D. Critrher, W. K Parker, Dr. J. D. Biggs, H. A. Biggs, K. 8. Peel, J. S. Peel, Wig Watta, C. D, CarstarpKen, J. W. Hunter, C. A. Har rison, of Williamston. v Hon Races a Featare. At noon came the formal ortenina, followed by a band concert, and eVery attraction on the grounds was thrown open for the delight of the people, Many free attractions were to be een and there were on this first' day 22 entries for the races, the contestants being among the fastest horses in this aad other States for the four days of the fair. There have been entered 80 horses to contest for the handsome prize offered by the association. Looking over -the exhibits, one finds here the priz of Martin county pro duction in field, garden, poultry yard and teek pen. Despite the extremely dry weather throughout the season, the exhibit are excellent, that of County Demonstrator J. L. Honiday being espe cially fine. A large assortment of poultry shows what the raisers of the county are doing in perfecting the standard brews. Women Have Fine Exhibit. The womaa's building was stocked .with flowers, fancy work and other thing which only the hand of woman can fashion. These exhibits were largely in excess of last year, snd gave evidence of the progressiveness of Mar tin county housewives. Th West Bright Light Shews fur aisBed the tmusement for the fair, and the "midway is longer snd more attrac tiv than last year. A most notieeabl improvement in exhibit i thit of stock, which evi denee the fact that th farmer are paying more aad better attention to improvement of both cattle aad hog. -At aB exponent of Martin s advance in agricultural pursuit, th fair i great aad representative. Wednesday -will b furrosrv daj, Thursday everybody' day and Friday colored ehildreo' day. New featare each day. will draw th crowd, which promise to b record-breaker. Two aigtita during the- week there will.be a magnificent display -of firework, which caa be teen for n ilea, a ratal.' WEDNESDAY MORNING, ITS APPRECIATION President To Head Solemn Ceremonial To Bc0bserYed ; From Coast To Coast CENTRAL CEREMONY TO - BEHELD AT ARLINGTON First Meeting ot Disarmament Conference To Be Confined To Briefest of Formalities, Leaving, Delegates Free To Join In Solemn Observance of Peace Anniversary Washington, Sept. 20. A solemn cere monial to voice at once the nation's gratitude to the soldier dead and its hope of deliverance from the burden of heavy armament will ba observed from coast to coast oa Armistice Day under th leadership of President liard ing and officials of. his administration. In honor of the occasion, the first meeting of the disarmament conference called for that day, it to bo confined to tho, briefest, of formalities, leaving ttr delegate of-aJt--tt- partkipaJJuig nation free to join with the President ia the central ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. On the next day, November 12, the real work of the con ference will begin Natlon-Wide Deasonat rattan Plan for the two-fold observance have not yet taken detailed form, but they are expected to include a nation wide demonstration for the limitation of armament by organized labor, prayer service in many churches, special meet ing of women' organisation and cere Saonkea of various forms by civic, In dmrtrial aad political bodies generally It ia probable that presidential pro elaaiatlon Will set the day aside as a national holiday It ia the present purpose of the ad ministration to ask that the armament conference, called to meet her on Armistice day, do no more thaa as semble and thn adjourn out ot dafer ence to the day' lignifieance. Mem ber of th foreign delegation may be asked to speak briefly at th Ar lingtou aertmonie. where the Treat oa tho grave of th anknowa ooldlar to oo buried ther. Certmoni of a similar nature will be held throughout th country while the wheel of govera nint aad of Industry iare quieted. Plan Devtaed by President By such aa observance, official are said to believe they ean'preelud the possiblity that the tribute . to the soldier dear! will be overshadowed ia the public mind by the meeting of the eonfereae and at the same tune give Jhe nation an opportunity to apeak in unmistakable term the sentiment for armament reduction. The plan ia said to have been delivered by th Presi dent himself beeaas he feli that the tributes -to those who gave their lives in the. world war might well ba mingled wltha pray ex. fofalqser international understanding. In hi Arlington address Mr. Hard ing i expected to toueh aa this convic tion; although any definite declaration of the purpose and hopes of the arma ment negotiation will ba reserved for the following day when he will officially welcome the delegates to the United 8tate and set in motion the machinery of the conference. WEALTHY MAN BURIED IN PLAIN PINE COFFIN Wilmington, Sept. 20. In accord ane with bis wishes, Dr. D. W. Alder man, of Aleolu, S. C, reputed to be one of the wealthiest men in that sec tion of the State, who died last Fri day, was buried at Wells Chape), in Dublin county, Sunday afternoon, in a plain pine box, unpainted and with out ornamentation of any kind, accord ing to a letter received from the dead man s son by S. F. Highsruith, deputy collector of customs in th'is city. The box was made from lumber sawed at the mill of the deceased and, was built by a carpenter who had 1ccn in the employment of Dr. Alderman for 30 years. - STATESVILLE LUMBER MAN DIES FROM WOUNDS Statesville, -Sept. 20 Robert Dish man, 4fi, prominent farmer and lumber man, who was mortally wounded Sun day night by Bab Benson, negro, fol lowing a collision on the Chipley Ford Road, six miles from here, in which Benson's buggy was partly demolished by Dishman't automobile, died at 1:40 o'clock thi morning without regsinng censcousness. Mr. Dshman's skull was fractured by a heavy tek or other weapon. Officers and ctizens have been engaged day and wight in search ing , for the miesing negro. Elood hooads have been brought into action, but without rrsulV NEW MEXICO EJECTION FOR SENATOR "13 CLOSE Albeqaeraae, N,. M, Sept. 31. Re laraa received by the Albaqaerqa Maralag Jearaal ap to o'clock te als; lit frosa the Scaatorlal election held today. Indicate that- tho Soata era part of the Stat ia allowing aa. aeae! otraagth far Richard fks Baaea, Democrat, aad Repabllcaa aaajoritle are being cat down while la the Borthara eooatleo. Senator H. O. Baraaas, Repabllcaa, ta raaatag streag. ladkatlowa are that the re. alt Will ko eleee. ON ARM IST1CE DAY SEPT, 2 1 , 1 92 I. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. CONGRESS MEETS PROGRAM OF WORK President Harding Will Trans mit Treaties To senate For Immediate Action TAX REVISION BILL TO TAKE THE FIRST PLACE Anti-Ber Measure and Kail- road Debt Funding , BUI Among Those Haying Prior ity Place On Legislative Pro gram; Honse Will Transact No Business Until Oct. 4. Washington, Sept 10. Congress-will reassemble tomorrow noon, after a recess since August 4, with a full pro gram for the remainder of the extra session which may lapse into the reg ular December session. v Activity at first is to center in the Senate, which will consider the' tax re vision bill, the peace treaties with Germany, Austria and Hungary; the anti-beer, railroad debt funding, the allied debt refunding, and other bills. The treaties are to be transmitted by President Harding tomorrow and are to be pressed at once. The House will reconvene under a gentlemen'a agreement to transact vir tually bo business until October 4. Cuniparatieely few representative, were fn Washington tonight ud the leader were not expected until next month. The bill to reapportion the House membership is slated to-be taken up when the House begins work. Ta Treaent Peace Traatiea Presentation to the , Senate of the rieaeo treaties and the revenue bill were expected to be the principal events tomorrow, although leaders tonight indicated a possibility that the sessions tomorrow might be perfunc tory and business put over one day. Death of House member during the recess, it waa said, might, out of re spect, cause an immediate adjournment of both Senate and Honse. Vice President Coolldge was hore tonight ready to opea the Senate, but the House will be presided over by Representative Walsh, Republican. Massachusetts, in the " absence of Speaker Gillett, who will not return before October. The House agreement provide for .three-day recesses untiV Oetabcr. 4 - T Arrant Lag ialattvo Pragma rA detlntte legislative program for th rest of tho session la to bo arranged seetv by Republican steering commit tee, whose members will confer with President Harding. Th tax bill ia to have Senate precedence, according to present plant, although debate on it is not - expected to begin until next week. In view, however, of the administra tion' desire to press the peaae trentles, it was said by leaders tomgat that the tax bill and the treaties mijlit he con sidered virtuillv simultaneous!? bv 'disruaidng the treaties during lapses of dtb.ite on the tax till, ltcpubli'nn leaders, it is understood intend to have the treaty dobate, after action by the foreign relations committee, in executive session but efforts to open the doors are planned by .Democrats and by somo Republicans. The acti-bcer bill also Is to be pressed at once, according to Senator Sterling, Kepubliesn,-South Dakota, who is in charge of It. A the conference report was adopted by the House just before the recess, the bill has parliamentary priority in the Senate, even over the tit bill or the treaties No Tariff Bill Before Spring. After disposal of the tax bill the Senate finance committee is to resume work on the suspended tariff revision measure, but with little prospect of final eBaethicnt before early Spriug. The railroad debt funding bill is to be urged at the first opportunity in the Senate, according to Republican leadcs, It passed the House just be fore the recess. On October 10, under s formal agree ment entered into Inst month, tho Ken ate will voto on tho li'irnli hill to restore to American coastwise vessels free toll priv ilrjis in thu Panama Canal. Passage of the lull is predicted by several, but the House is not ex pected to act probacy until nfer the armament conference. - Much Senate an1 some House discus sions of question involved in the arma ment conference is in prospect. Sen ators are to renew the movement for publicity and Pnnt .r Harrison, Dein ocrat, Mississippi, author of the "open session" resolution ivhich Senator Lodge caused to l e withdrawn lias itp pored a -asodiOl resolution. The sub stitute would (..: rj against cel. s. if ship of the eonfen-nre for public records of proceeding and decisions, and for admission of newspaper repre sentatives to meet iirs of the full con ference. t-oed roads b'Mation is ia conf ireiire with .final action on the Townsend Dowell federal aid bills expected next month. Several investigations are to be con- I turned and some concluded. Among tho latter are inquiries into the West Vir ginia coal mining nituution and the Michigan Senuton. 1 election contest between Senator e berry, Republics ri, and Henry Ford, I'emncrar. The joint congressional committee in vestigating agricultural relief is to con tinue hearings in October . LLQXD GEORGE NOT TO ATTEND CONFERENCE London, 8ept. -M lly the Associated Prpss.'l it l,a ! iMinitfly decided that neither Mf. tilnyd "Ge'ofge, tie prime minister, nor lxird Curzon, the secretary for foreign affairs will at tend th Washington rc-nferene oa disarament and Pacific problems, in flew of .imrjendiag developments In domestie politics, it was learned -this afternoon. . ; GOOD OUTLOOK FOR m THE PIEDMONT ELIZABETH CITT TOCTtt DIES FROM INJURIES IN PRACTICING rOI FOOTBALL Elisabeth City, Sept 2. William PrlcaardJ It, oaly so of Mrs. Jea al rrickard af thla tltyr did at hi ham hero at l:H o'clock thla maralag treat lajaric received ta practice with the kxil high ataoel, foetbalt edad lata yesterday. Prick art's' aeck waa dfsiecated aad the respiratory center paralysed. ET Tobacco Is Sold In Raleigh For First Time In Fifteen Years Approximately 12J.0OO pounds of the golden weed was sold on the new Raleigh market during the opening sale yesterday at . an average estimated by warehousemen and tobacconists at 20 cents a pound. A large percentage of the offerings consisted of trash lugs and nondescript leaf and pulled .down the price averag considerably. How ever, the better grades of the weed sold st figures far above last year and even better thnn tobacconists and ware housemen had expected. An air of satisfaction was noted among warehousemen and business men following the first sales yesterday, and all agreed that the Raleigh market got an auspicious start, with all indi cations pointing to a successful season Farmers generally were highly pleased with the prices, and appreciative of the welcome and courtesies eiteuded them by local business men. The opening of the market was attended by a crowd that almost filled the big warehouse. Prices for the common grades were about the same as Inst year, or prob ably slightly improved. As there is i.o demaad for the lower grades, the prices are low in comparison with the figures for tho better tobaccos and con sequently unsatisfactory to the farmers. Th weed yesterday cold about as follow: .t Nondescript or trashy aad ''blue" tobacco, 'i to 16 per hundred pounds. Trash lugs. Id to 110 per hundred. Sand lugs, (10 to 20 per hundred. Bright lugs, according to grades, 2) to S33 per hundred. Cuttets,. aCordlag to grades, 10 to $45, and some pile $50 per hundred. Wrapper, -according to grades, $45 up to $80 per bunded. Bright lugs, cutters snd wrappers sold it prices highly satisfactory to the farmers! and at figures even better than expected in view of tile showing on tho "New Belt'' markets in Eastern Carolina. Bright lugs and cutters were in evideneo in fair quantity, but there were comparatively few piles of wrap pers on the floors. One pile of over 300 pounds of wrappers sold for $00 per hundred. Several fancy piles brought fancy prices. The offerings consisted of first and second curinirs a rid the lower grades predominsted. T'ie ef feet of the drought in this section was seen in much "bkie" tobacco, which was burned before it matured . ad cored a bluish green color. Uglit sales are cipcctcd for thn next week or ten days The dry weather is unfavorable to heavy marketing, and a (jaiup atmosphere is necesssry to put the tobacco in good order before much of it can come to market. Tobacco marketed here yejterda' came from all parts of this section, and the bulk from Wake county, however. FarmAs brought tohareo from N-sh, Wjlson, Durham, tliatliam, i'ranklin, Granville and Johnston i-omitics. Large Crowds Gathers. Long before the time for the open ing sale in the Raleigh Warehouse a (ririje crowd had gathered, mostly farm ers and visitors from the county sec tions ai.d points in tho eastern part of 1 ho Sta'e. Monday afternoon and ni;:ht nearly fifty wagons and trucks loaded nith the golden weed came in and early yesterday morning the stream of in coming vehicles continued until shortly before ten o'clock. It was nearly 11 be fofo all of the trucks end wagons had been unleaded, the tobacco neighed and placed fin the tloors. A persoji journi yiiij; out South Blount s'n'et. would not li.ive had to ask for directions lis to the location of the two warehouses, lioin th MuHlifoKl street intersection south a block be yond tbe big warehouses automobiles and trucks and wagons lined both side of the streets, with many more perked on the two side streets nesrbv. The hitching Jot between the tno biiildine, w.is crowded with wagons, nd tho stables built for the arc'tnnsndatinn of the farmers' horses and mules were (mod to capacity, with many hitched to trees, telephone poles and wagons. There were over three hundred vehicles of all kinds gathered in the vicinity of the warehous's. At 10 o'eloek-- the time set fur the opening the interior of p tnrj ware houses were crowded by well over two thousand persons, farmers, tobaccon ists, business and pruffssimvil men. with a fair sprinkling of ladies, all eager foe the 4a A begi; - The tiller (4 the soil were interested in whjit tlieir offerings were going to net them in the form of cash, while the natural faicinf.tiou of .the market drew bus! ness" and professional men and others io' the warehouses. The tobacco men took the situation as a mat tor of course, big crowds, on opening days being nothing unusual to ,'lierti. Merchant and, local citizens of other i (Centlnael oa Pig Four.) LOCAL MARK HAS GOOD OPENING PRICE: FIVE CENTS Generally Light Offerings On Opening Day of Sales With. Pricts Averaging Around Twenty Cents LARGE CROWDS ATTEND TO STUDYJHE MARKET AND WATCH THE SALES Fnquayv- Springs Tops Pied- mont Markets With Average of 30 Gents While Winston Salem Leads In Quantity With 350,000 Pounds; Sal. eigh Opens Market For First Time In 15-Years With Of'., ferings of 125,000 Pounds at An Average of 20 Cents; General Average at AH Mar kets of Around 20 Cents; Prices Expected To Improve Piedmont tobacco market opened yeterday with generally light offerings. Th price averaged around 20 cents, wtticH oil tlt9 whota'WAft 60 npiiif? rci till 9 satisfactory and especially pleasing be cause It was better than the opening prices for last year. . The outlook for tho Piedmont mark-" et is, considered, distinctly optimistic and the largo crowds attending tha openings of the different market are ' described aa having been greatly pleased with business condition aa re flected in the tales. Fuquay Springs seems to have topped the markets in the Piedmont with an average of SO cents for a hundred thou sand pounds, but this is explained with the better grades of tobacco offered. ' Other markets reporting smaller aver1 .. . ages expect to improve as better grades are offered. The Raleigh market got into action yesterday in fine style with offerings of 125,000 pounds averaging around 3) cents. This is the first time Raleigh ha had a tobacco market in 13 years and the heavy offerings give promise of a fine season. Henderson had a 100,000 pounds at i0 eent a pound and tha crowds in tha Vanre capital were just a enthusiastic aa were the crowd in die State capital. Oxford reported sales of 73,000 pounds though th (ommoa and inter mediate grades were aasd to hav pro dominated and tha average was not given. Oxford, expect a falling off from it record of tlx million pound last year owing to the tborter crop. Between four and fiv million pounds is looked for this year. Winston Hnlcm, the biggest tobacco center in the Tiedmont, reported alc of 350,000 pounds at an average of ?3 cents, and with prospects for the fu ture much brighter than had been hoped for. Louisburg reported sales ef 30,000 pounds at an average of 15 cents while Mebnne reported 17,0h1 pounds at an average of 13 cents. The lower aver ages of these towns is firobnbly ex plained by the lower grades of tobacco offered. With approximately 200,000 pound, of tobacco on the floors of its four warehouses, Durham reported an aver age of 24 cents with much sorry tobacco in evidence. Big crowds eamo to see and hear, and there was a dis tinct feeling of optimism comparing with two years ago, when the hopes of thn tobacco farmera reached ita top most round. Sanford got into action with 75,000 pounds at an average of a little better thnn 23 cents, which was considered especially (pod. P.urlingtoh reported" sales of 20,000 pounds at an average of 20 cents with big crowds on hand to watch the sales. LOWER GRADES PREDOMINATE AT THE OXFORD OPENING Oxford, Sept. 20. The Oiford tobac co market opened today. The sales were attended by an unusually largo number of farmers, probably 2,000, as well ' sh merchants, bankers rend professional men from every section of Granville and adjoining counties. There was about Til,'!'"! pounds .on the sale, th-3 common and intermediate grades pre dominating with only a small quantity of the- better grades. As the seawm advances the prices will be much high er is the prevailing opinion birt they were about as expected today. The crop in tfranville is verv slgirt on ac count of the severe drought and those well informed predict that the Oxford iiinrL.t will sell not over six and half million pounds this year ttgs.int 14 million last year. I I 1SBI RG OPENS WITH 30,00ft POINDS OFFERED Louisburg, Sept. 20. The Louisburg t ,i.,iceo iiiini.it opened today vvrth 30, i"0 pounds of the weed offered for sale. The grndes were poor. The average ws around l"i cents. Trices considerably ahead of last vear. There was a Urge crowd present. AVERAGE OF CENTS, t AT BI RLINGTOX OPENING Rnrlingtoii. Sept. 20. Several hun dred farmers of Alamance and adjoin ing courjties gathered here this morning to witness trie opeajng nf the Burling ton tc bneeo market. The sales began . at 1 o'clock and continued nntil th middle of the afternoon, all four of the warehouses rrro dtrctlng isipf-aTid alt "Bf" the local buyers being present. Tha bidding was lively. According to aa -estimate furnished by one of th Iocs I wareliMicmcrj, about . 20,0QQ. pounds. nf tobacco were sold daring the day at nil of the warehouse. Th avenge price was also estimated at about 20 rents. The total sale had not' bee , tabulated at a lot hour thi after- noon, .snd tha averag cannot be given (Contlaaed oa Pago Twvv) f v, XL K. 4 1 iV. t - - V
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Sept. 21, 1921, edition 1
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