AFTERNOON. JUNE 14, 1*1*. NO. 272 ( Continued From Monday I Co?U? grower* annually. It 1* stated, are becoming mora efficient ant successful tn subduing or holding In cheek the destructive effects or the boll wee *11. through following the in structions of the national and state departments of agriculture. Invssti gallons by the former hare proved that, throush a more cateful s? lec tio a of seed tin planting and better methods ot cultivation, tip maturing crop can ha so ha?t?ned by the usft of commercial fertillaera sad cultural methods a* to develop a large psrrsn taga of the crop before: the weevil haa aa multiplied aa to. saaUrlslly damage It. The moat effective ch#k for the weevil is dry weather Tbe damage from It la practically la ? proportion to (ha amount of precipitation. The greatest advaace in boll-wee vll rav ages In 1?0? waa that ot. 1J0 raltea iff southern lileelaelppl. Vat the In sect failed materially to -eitend Its raage la the yasoo River Valley. In only JO miles, while the aferags waa ooly 1* ml lea " ?' - Segregation ot the statistics of cotton remaining to be ginned In 1*0* ahowa bt,*>8 baels ft list and 17.080 bales of 1 Inters, apportioned by Stataa as follows : Alabama, 3, 0?g; Arkanaas. 1.861 rtorlds. 17; Oeorgla. (.IS*; Louisiana, Tit; Mlaaiaslppl, ft, >17 ; North Carolina, 4.48*; Oklahoma. J. 701; South Car? ollna. 5.108; Tenneaaee, 1,876; Tex as. 15.518 : and all other Suttee, 887 Tbe. Quantity of Hater* produced from rationing seed of the growth of lit! amounted to ?18.478 balea. aa compdrad with lit. (14 balea from the need crop Of ISM. Much of thle fiber wss disposed of at laaatban l cent per pound daring J??7 and 190* but It has beea la greeted demand thin season; . the average price re turned for it being l.t oenta par pound. _ ' r v/. | Cot tea Plowing Area the ?drawing cot ton-grp wing " area the tallaUa states that these haa Keaah-a remark able dSsaftatllsiat during the last few years along the SouUvaaatara bf the cotton beU.'PseaalceUy ?* the list ?pfc? ib>r l; 29.9 par cent, to September M; 541 per cant, to* October 18; 11.7 per cent to No vember 1; 89.9 per cent, to Novem ber 14; 811 per cent. to December 1; 91.9 per cent, to December 19; 95.8 per ceat, to January! ; and 97.2 per oeat. to January If. The varia tion# lo theaa percentagee are eald to be noteworthy. By October 18 there had Jbeen ginned M.9 per cent, of the crop of 1909 compared with 48.1 par cent, for 1999* 40 per cent, for 1907. 38 per cent, for 1906. and 47.6 par cent, for i908. >>' > Whiel the growth of 1999 was practically l,9Oe.00e bales leee than that of 1907. the bulletin show, that the ma of. the dally average gin nlnge In 1907 waa 11.199 balds leas than la 1909 between September IS and October 18. which for the last three yeare hat been the period of the largeet average dally ginning. It wae?not so favorable la 1907 aa In 1909, and l(ie average price of up land cotton per pound M lPOt jpw 11.49 cental aa Compared with 14.19 cdnte in 1909. '?"The average bale weight tor the cfop of 1999, cou&tfng round aa half bale? and Including llntere, was 499,8 pounds groaa compared with Parage 90S- 8 poundavfor 1908, * Jose of 9.2 pounds per h^ai^ffce Chief reaaon assigned for Ught-welgit bales in l#t>9 la thatun favorabie, weather conditions affected the maturity of the fiber, and conse quently the yield of lint was leea than under the hotter conditions during the preceding season, tn North Car olina, where the crdp was relatively good' last rear, the weight of the bale increased about l pound over that of 1908; and In South Carolina, where similar conditions existed, the weight ml the bale was 2.4 pounds greater than in 1908. In the following States where great loeeee In the crop were sustained, the average bale heights In 1909 were less than in prevloua years by the amoant specified: Miss issippi, 5.9 pounds; Oklahoma. 7.9 Louisiana, 19.6 pounds; and Texas/ IB ponder ??? ; . ' . ... . ^ J 1 1 1 TEE ~m 'wm i??^uTlSnsUtee, practically t* same as that of 1908. Expressed li running bales.- this crop was 983, o three-tenths Ot 1 per cent. Of lb* crop of 1909*, 819 per cent was gin ned by. December 1, compared witl 72.9 per cent. In 1908: It Is stateil that It would appear practicable U ipcrjiase the production of sea-Islam cotton b^ giving more attention ti seed seelctlon and to methods of cul ration fcqd by Increasing the acreage within 'the present sea- Island terrl tory. Other d (acuities. besides sol and 'climatic conditions. In the waj of extetfdlhg this culture beyon< present well-defined limits, are enum "!?Wd- ? ? :?*, - ? ' Egyptian cotton is said to be th ?troageat competitor of see-islam cotton. ? r" _ . The bulletin states it-baji been dla covered that long-staple cotton oai be produced in many sections of tfc cot V^ii-gro wing-States, and that som of .'this cotton Is graded almost, a high as isa l^and, baring been sob last 'year for ?s high m $0 cents pe pound. Tbe fancy prices obtains and tbe success whlc^ which baa at tended the g f of .this Superld BEGINNING TUESDAY, JUNE 14TH 18 ud 32 Inch Embroid ered! Flouncing*. Heavy, S borate designs. Worth for 48c. Bands to match Flounc ing, worth 5#c., for ^ 39c, 18 Inch Embroidery, with beading, worth 45c-, for 29c. 18 Inch Embroidery, very tine 50c. value, for 39c. Embroidered Shirtwaist Fronts, $1.39 and *1.5t val ues, 98c. Special lot of Edges and Insertions, shop soiled, for mer prices 8 to 12 l-2c., for 3c. Another lot, wider, soil ed, worth 121-2c. to 28c? for 7 l-2c. High Collar or ' Dutch Neck, Embroidered Front, Read * - to - Wear Waists, worth.fl.25 and $1.50, for 98c. The opening of the Wesson Snow Drift OU demonstration last evening a complete success, end consid ?rlng the inclemency of the weather the number present far exceeded ex* >ec tat Ions. Tea wp served to about LOO guests and. more than 920 was ecetred for the Woman'* Betterment Association. ? The generosity of the Southern Cotton Oil Co. in furnishing all the supplies free of cost to this worthy ssyse ' should be commended by all tnd appreciation shown by patronis ?g the Woman's Beferment Assoc la Ion and thereby. Increase the play (rounds f
f ottons fitted to eecape boG-weevil njury, to produce longer staples and leavler yields, nad* to resist wilt, root ?ot, and other disease, has been con tacted with gratifying feevlta by the )epartment of Agriculture. ^ ? "?? vnf In stating the estimated average jrade and average, value per pound >f cotton, the bulletin calls attention :o the fact that the- figures relate to ha cotton market prlorto April 1 of isch year. The average price? of up land cotton, employed la estimating ififc valppa of -the crops for the last ilght ytigrs. hare ranged from 8.30 *ntf in \ >1)2 to 14. 29 cents In 1900. lea-Island coltpn grown . in . .South ?aro)fna sold i*gt year at', an- aver-. s in2 cents ia i?$6. ' The sver ige price of Egyptian cotton for 1909, ?ras 20.50 cents, and' relate* to the quantity of this cotton imported Intd he United States prior to April bat be average value per pound for sntire Egyptian crop, of 1909. on the >asls of the estimated gtf4e of "fuiljr pood fair," waa 15.5 ought before subsequent material advances In prices. The average valu* off cotton seed 'or the o?op of 1909 was %A7.73 per on, compared with $1,5. <& fir 1968. 117.63 for 1907, and Jlt.76 for LtfOC. ? The cptton crop of 1909 was fully Mjual ln-grade to that of. 1968, but lot so good In body f.nd staple. On the other vhand,. it |k the most valn-^ tble ever grown, considering Its yarn jrodueing quality and the financial remits to the'growers. .* OiHrlal Oottos M*adards. ..On the' subject' of qflteial cotton itandards. the bulletin states, that, while there are practical difficulties In the way of establishing hot form Itandards for the leading grades of cotton, they are^not believed to be Insurmountable, and that the estab lishment of such standards, even if applied only to cotton tendered on future contracts, should go far to 're lieve the present situation. Refer snce is msde to the work being done In this connection by the Department af Agriculture. A review is given of the law providing for the establish ment of such standards, and also of the action, in conjunction with the cotton growers, etc., in carrying it out. One hundred and seventy-Ave ?eta. each consisting oT 9 boxes? ^t hat la, I box for each grade, and in each box 1 3 samples showing the range t>f diversity In the particular grade ? have' been prepared,- but only ISO of these will be sold, the selling price being the cost of preparation. The remaining- 25 sets will be placed hi vacuum stofege for use in keeping the grades up to the original stand ards. Vacuum storage" represents a new departure In preserving cptton itandards, the experiments of the de partment Indicating thfkt the cotton In vacuo stored in vaults will not un flergo deterioration on soconnt of light, moisture, or atmospheric and Dther influences. Proper provision is also made to preserve the Integrity of the copies of the. standards Issued. DECLINED TO ?BE ALASKAN kttf to the White CUJ an audience through his aec aot *ee the Alas Incident did not r?r, until yestsr >"!? WWB WTWTMIT9. Mr. Taft bat tad grievances be fore tfttoit roBMmm. and has not hesitated to ? toll friends about them, bat be nevff baa pat the ban on (ham. In tbe^t law weak* theer bare been soma pfogreaaive members of tbe 8enate who did not care to call at tbe White Ho^ae, but. bo far as could be learned jfesterday, there was none who would not have been re ceived if be bad tfartd to call. : It haa been aald. tfo. that Mr. Taft ahould not haveefcnOfled tbe appoint'1 maal with Mr, Harftoon. because It that appointment, Jute :j \? be knows knotblng about many ^similar ap pointments made each day. His sec retary attends to moat appointments, and the President knows ? nothing about who Is coming until the door keeper notifies him. cUtural colleges, with practical dem onstration* in bandttog and 1n exam ining these offlclal grade!, tbe cotton .producers will at leaat have tbe op portunity of acquiring information which Will assist them ln^ determin ing ibe true value of their cotton; tbe aame time the efforts made abcttM1 influence more careful ginning and handling. TVfte Quantity of Heed Produced in 1N?. With reference to tbe estimated saad production, tbe bulletin states that greft6r care than- heretofore la now being exercised to selecting aeed for plaa ting.. and thftMfchla, with im proved methods of 4Mfch*S?' tends to the ' production of more- lint than formerly.- In Mewnat these comtf^ tioni. averages of 35 pe* oent lint for upland and 26 per cant lint for -sea island cotton bare been used In eat 1 .tlng the quantity of seed produced In 1909. Upon thia baa Is It is esti mated that there were tons of cotton seed- produced In 1909, ae compared with 5.903,838 tons In 1908. Of the 1909 total, tbe num ber of tona treated by tbe oil mill was 3,969,078. having a value per ton of 927.73 and affording producta val ued at $105,712,597, distributed aa to kind and quantity as- follows: Oil, 120.996.549 gallons, valued at *55. 226,718, or 42 cents per ghllon; takfc and meal, 1,325,975 tona, valued at $35,914,354. or 917.99 per ton; hulla. 1.189.204 tons, valued at 39. 805.978. or 98.25 J>er ton; and llnt ers. 296.640 baleslVtlaed at M..765. 647, or 3.2 cents per pound. . The result of the endeavors to con solidate and enlarge tbe potton-gln nlng establishment b la illustrated by the fact that the cotton crop of 1905 was ginned in 29.038 establishments, tbe average quantity ginned being 366 running bales per ginnery; while, the crop of 1909 was handled by 26. 669 ginneries, the average being 381 balea per ginnery. The average num ber of bales ginned per active estab lishment in 1908 was 478. A .re sponsible factor, not' to be overlooked in comparing the avera^fes for 1909 artd 1908 is the fact' thaV tbe produc tion In 1909 was largest In the east ern states, where there are fewer modern ginneries. As a result of the use of larger ^nd more modern gin narlaa'in the West, tbe/average num-, ber of balea ginned pei/ establishment ia naturally larger for that section consolidation ! COTTON OIL [- * f ? .. .. , \ Ten years ago the Use at cotton ol forcible purposes waa in IU Infancy Today the Southern Cotton Oil Com pany aells annual!* 100.000 barrel to bakers and others for this purpose Bakers soon found that the oil goe further, and Is taore eonrenlent t< use because of Its liquid form. It be lng their custom to melt whateve fat they put In bread. The use o this oil has kept within reasonabK bounds ths coat of other fats, the pro ductlon of vhlch hare not kept pac< with the world, consumption. Thi Wesson process deserves the credl of bringing about this large increase In the use of cotton oil, which hai conferred the benefit of cheap fati upon thoee who do not use It. as wel an those who do. by Increasing th< aupply of edible fat. The South Is by far the largesi consumer of oil. as well as Snowdrlfl Hogless Lard made from cotton oil, ?nd Is rapidly becoming Independent In respect to fat supplies of the corn and hog producing 8tates. To Supply Houth. The supply of cotton oil 11 now imply sufficient for the total wanu ef the south, and It la merely a ques tion of education when all the re quirements of the South will be Ulled by the home production or the cotton plant. Loading up to this much-to-be-d fe ared condition Is the last production of the Southern Cotton Oil Company, "Weason Snowdrift Oil." This new quality, the origin of which has been described, has been in use under the older brand of Wesson Cooking Oil for about tfcree months. The pubHc has not failed to appre ciate thla. as Is shown by the fact that the ssles of caae oil In tins foi the last two months has doubled those of any equal time in the past. Atlanta alone. In two months, hai taken 4,000 cases, equal to 120,000 2-pound cans of oil. The demonstration now going on at 228 Main street will show how veil this material can be used In place of cqpfri&g butter. The dsflsonstratlon also shows that the salad dressings made are Juat aa good as those made from the best olive oil. * How to Use "Wewon Snowdrift Oil." So handle that no odor Is given off. but that of the food being cooked. Directions: Use clean vessels. Don't spill oil on stove. Don't heat hot enough to smoke, but test the temperature by a bit of bread ? size of a 10-cent piece. If thfs browns In half a minute the oil la hot enough for frying etiquettes or potatoes. If It l^kes three minutes brown the oil is fiat' dnounti to parch ahnods. > * Tn baking bread or c aJte never let the heat be sufficient to char the ^rust. These directions are of like value tor any fat Everyone living in a home with a basement kitchen Is troubled with the odor fit cooking, most of which )an be avoided bycareful observance the aboVe rules. Odor from butter and other cook ing fats comes from disintegration or breaking up of the parts as evidenced by smoki. Most cooking fats smoke and smell it low temperature, but give previous warning by sputtering due to water contained. Which evaporates at 212 degrees. Wesson 8nowdr!ft Oil on the other hand does not smoke until 4 SO de trees of heat Is reached, and on ac count of contalnTng no wster gives no warning by sputtering. The degree of best Is much too high for cooking, (lehce the necessity of testing tem perature as described. The ablHty of Wesson Snowdrift Oil to stsnd high temperature ensblei a careful cook to avoid sny odor u a lag It, except that given off by the food being cooked. The truth of these statements cat be verified at the demonstration now being conducted at 228 Main street under the auspices of' Ihe Womsn't Betterment Association. What Is be^ lag done there csn be done In even kitchen If cleanliness snd care b* taken. \ > If there Is any odor from the us< of cotton oil, blame the cook, but noi Wesson 8nowdrlfi. Oil. LIST OF lrttkrs. The fololwlng letters remain un called for I/i this office for the week ending: June 11, 1910: . . . * Gentlemen- -J. W. Ayers, C. L. Barllett, $. C. Carnell. H. T. Davis. James Hevera, H. O. Moye, The Queen Pett Co.. H. L. Strang? B.- C. Taylor, Henry Ward. I.adles ? Miss Beatrice Bryant, Miss Bertha Brown, Mrs. Addle Hast-, Ing, Mrs. I. H. Hearn, Miss Nora' Keene, Hiss Annie Madison. Miss Ad die Ricks, Miss Grace M. Snow, Mrs. Ellle Thomas, Miss Mary L. Woraley | Cannle Wafe, Amelia Young. These letters will be sent to thr lead letter office June 27, 1910, if not delivered before. In calling foi the above, please say advertised, giv ing date of list. POTATOK8 ARK MAVKH. The potato market seems to be In a stagnant condition aAd Jhe price to day Is ranging from $1,10 to $1.35 per barret^Bot few lots are coning in now on account of thto heavy rains and tt U feared that U* stock will 1 be Vottlng and there will be no de mand. The farmers of Beaufort countr would no doubt Mre mow t* MANY KILLED HEH SffllKLEH FEU Three Hundred People Were in Building? Many Res cued From Fire. Montreal. Quebec. June 13. ? Be tween 20 and SO people lost their lives today when .(he supports of the sprinkler system tank of the roof of jthe Herald building cars way and the great mass of metal and water, weighing SB tons, went crashing to the basement. Fire broke out imemdiately, add ing Its horrors to the disaster. The firemen displayed splendid heroism in rescuing scores of people from per ilous positions in the toterlng walla. Some of the walls had to come down before the work of recovering the bodies could be safely attempted and it was nqt until after 6 o'clock this evening tha the first boay, charred and mangled beyond recognition, was brought out. All of those who es caped agree that the first warning of the Impending disaster passed almost unnoticed. There was a slight creaking; thea a little more, somewhat more pro nounced, but it was not until the cell ing plaster began to fall that p rush for the stairway began. Before any one reached It, there occurred a final deafening crash and then chaos. Some survlvlrs tell of falling one and two floors before the awful crash died away and then they found themselves able to crawl through the dense dust to a place of safety. The majority sought safety by rushing to the front building, facing on Victoria square. Fortunately, all the floors held for about 30 feet back from the front wall and to this Is due the fact that the, death list does not run into the hundreds, for there were 300 people In the building at the time. , When the first hook and ladder company reached the scene the flre PRKSriJKXT tiRANTEl) PARDON. Washington, June 11. ? President Taft today commuted th* sentence to one year of Artuur Ipock, of North Carolina, who was convicted at New Bern, N. C.. of conducting an illicit distillery ' and was sentenced October 33, 1903, to 18 months In prison. The President was moved to sympa tby by the fact that the man had old persons depending upon him and by misfortune in the family. BKTTKR ROADS. The different Chambers of Com merce In one of our .Southern States have come togetffer and are hrfting road models made, each about 2 1-2 by 5 feet in Blze, of eight varieties of macadam road, and of other forms of road making, those of simple earth and of sand clay, gravel, ftelford, burnt clay, oiled earth ? In all, four teen forms of construction, modeled from the real materials designated and united by an adhesive to keep in place, Bhowlng at a glance how each partlcualr style of road is made, and how differing from other forms a short kindergarten course In mod ern road making without words. These models will be exhibited by the association at many points in the State at the fall fairs and at various gatherings, while at the ?>tate fair some one will be present with the models to discuss and explain any problems of roadmaklng not proper ly understood, and to strongly advo cate and recommend the great value of good roads In any 8tate or section for Its agricultural, Industrial, social and even Intellectual upbuilding (making it easier to get to and from the. schools) and Thit good road -in vestment is simply another way of saying good paying investment." While this would be too Expensive for Beaufort county, yet It Is well enough for us to keep up with what other sections are doing, else we will be lost In the mire. Beaufort county could have good roads If she would use a little sand in her clay and a Httle clay in her sand, then ditch and use the split log drag. I^et each farmer build a split log drag. DANCING GLASS. The orchestra will be at the danc ing class tomorrow night from 9:30 to 12. Gentlemen dancing. 50c. Gen erated mission, 10c. ? men found the windows of the upper floors crowded with people, and -the crowd on the sidewalk urging them not to jump, ladders were yvickly plsced in posliloa and those in dan ger brought to the ground. One ladder was hoisted, reaching to the fourth floor, on wl^ich the bindery was located. It came be tweeu two windows. Prom one of these a little girl crept along the cop lng until she could reach the ladder Grasping a rung with one hand and placing a foot on another she lent a helping hand to eight other girls twice her site. When all the girls had reached the ladder and had been brought down to safely, she came down alone. By this ttme the fire hsd started and smoke was . pouring from the front windows. The little jglrl fainted when she reached the bottom of the ladder. ? A doxen injured people were brought from the, ruins by the fire men, many of them with broken limbs. Of these rescues, that of Fred Vldal, a stereotyper, was the most daring. Hslf an hour after the fire men reached the building Vldal was heard groaning and was located un der a girder from which he could not be dislodged. Despite the fact that the flames were creeping perilously near, three flrexqen began to cut It away and stuck to their task. In the crowd outside was Father Martin. When he heard of the fight against death he went Into the building and administered the last rltee of the church to the semiconscious man. Finally, however, the beam was cut through and Vldal was released not a moment too soon. Both his legs and some of his rius were uroweu. DIED AT Dl/KHAMS CKKKK. On Monday, June 6, one of the old landmarks of thl community passed In the person, of Alfred L. Thomason Into the great beyond. He was born January SO, 1881, being 69 years old when he died. He was a member of the Methodist Church and believed In living up to Its teachings. He was a brother of the late Macon B- Thomason, of this city, was never married and lived at his home where he was liked by every one in the community. He was almost an In valid. For the past two years he has been living wliu his brother, Major Thomason, since ~ he became unable to sTtrod ?ianst,4uUaa on the farm. He waa burled June 7, In the fam ily burying groundB. Rev. Mr. Cros by, rector of the Episcopal Church, of Aurora, officiated. Besides a host of friends he leaves a brother and one sister to mourn their loss. WAM JISTIK1KI). Action Again Policeman DIsmliMd? Dog Had Bitten Several Other People. The case against policeman Wright for shooting a dog belonging to Singleton Wallace came up for trial before W. M. Cooper. J. p.. and upon hearing the testimony the action was promptly dismissed. The evidence was that the dog had bitten a number of persons on differ ent occasions and that he had been bitten by a dog suffering with rabies. The marksmanship of the pollce msn was not good sa he only inflicted s flesh wound. Mr. 8. Fowfo Telfair, a clever knight of the grip of Raleigh. Is in the city, the guest of relstlves ? ? ?> ? 1CKW ADVERTISEMENTS. ? 9 Qem Theater. % ? Gaiety Theater. * # ? J. K. Hoyt ? Ribbons. + ? N. C. State Normal Industrial ? ? School. + ? Pippin & Wools rd ? Butter. + ? Rusk Broe. ? Talking Machines. + ? N. 8. Railway? Eicurslon. . + ? Southern Cotton Oil Co. ? Dem- ? ? onstratlon. + ? Mother Gray Powders. ? 4 Doan's Kidney Pills. + ? Cardul. * ? Bloodtne. + Hear the New Victor Records for June THERE I? A HC8ICAI, TRHAT IN STORE FOR YOU. A HPl/pNDIIJ LIST or SUPERR RECORDS, MADE BY THE IX 1 ; PROVED VICTOR PROCK8H or RECORDING. VICTOR MA CHINES SOL/D OI*>. MABY PAYMENTS. PIC+URE TRAUE3 > MAt)E TO ORftEB. u/. RUSS BROS.