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Thursday, December 22, 1910. THC CACCACIOH THE ELECTION FRAUDS BOYS CORN CLUB PRIZE WINNEHS FROf.1 ELEVEN STATES tsm t4f ly m nt mi t m" I. Ijia "f-siM4 ft. Ti'rfft taV tiMt Stat tiss t fUf Letters Received by the Cau casian Showing Gross Ir regularites in Recent Election. 0 i . f i S! v - 'I ' ..: t I II - J (D! I . W i FRAUDS OF MANY KINDS A Letter From Harnett County Tell of Gro IrreguUritie In the Iieg Utration Republican Government Officers Not Only Failed to Help Uie Ticket, but Actually Did Harm How We Could HaVe Polled Ten to Twenty Thousand More Vote. (Continued from Last Week.) A letter from one of the men who did probably as much as any other man In Harnett County at the last election for Republican victory says: "We made good gains In Averes boro and Duke township and in oth er townships In the county in- the face of conditions that were not favorable, to say the least. In other townships where such unfavorable conditions evinced themselves to a greater degree, we did not make gains but seemed to make losses. The fact is that we made gains prac tically everywhere, but losses were in many places sustained greater than the gains. These losses were not Republican votes that were lost to the Democratic party, but were due to either fraud in the election or to Republicans of a certain class knifing the ticket by not working for success, or at least staying at "home on the day of election. In -one town ship, I understand that from 40 to 50 votes were lost to us and added to the Democratic columns by irreg ularities In registration. An election irregularity of this size in every township in the State would more than account for the whole Demo cratic majority in this county and in the State. "A thing which you probably know, and which has occurred no doubt generally all over the State, hut which ordinarily would sound strange, is that the men who to-day hold offices under the National Re publican Government did us no good but actually did us barm. President Taft has declared often, in a most emphatic manner, his great interest in building up a strong progressive Republican party in the South, but he can never do it by keeping inof fice the class of men who did every thing they dared to do to contribute to Democratic success at the last election. The President said in his Greensboro speech that where the public offices were' held by such men that it would be better for the party if such offices were held by Demo crats, and that certainly would have been true so far as I know and could see In the last election. If these of fices were filled with men of stand ing and character in each communi ty, who honestly wanted to advance the principles of the Republican par ty, we would have polled from ten to twenty thousand more votes at the last election, if we had not car ried the State. I trust that Mr. Morehead, our State Chairman, will lose no time in presenting such facts to the President and urge a prompt change in the kind of men who hold positions of honor and trust under his administration, to say nothing of a decent respect for the wishes of the Republicans in each community and of the Democrats who are con cerned about clean, efficient and re spectable party service. SENATOR IA)DGE ON THE TARIFF He Believes in Tariff Amendment by Sections. Washington, D. C, Dec 17. As serting wholesale revision of the ta riff to be an "unmitigated injury to the business interests of the country and ruinous to the party that under takes them," Senator Lodge in a speech in the Senate took position in a support of tariff amendment by sec tions. The Massachusetts Senator spoke on a motion to refer the Cummins joint resolution to the Committee on Rules. While expressing com plete concurrence in the purpose of the resolution, Mr. Lodge differed as to the plan to be pursued. The House, he said, now had power to bring In a special rule to cut out amendments. He believed the Sen ate could adopt a similar plan. Therefore, he did not believe neces- Rary a general law such as is contem plated by the Iowa Senator's joint resolution. Mr. Lodge announced himself in perfect accord with the President's desire to obtain a tariff commission. Terrible Picture of Suffering Clinton, Ky. Mrs. M. C. McElroy, in a letter from Clinton, writes: 'For six years I was a sufferer' from female troubles. I could not eat, and could not stand on my feet, without suffering great pain. I had lost hope. Aftep using Cardul a eek, I began to improve. Now I reel better than In six years." Fifty years of success In actual practice, is Positive proof, furnished by" those ho have tried it. that Cardui can always be relied on for relieving fe male weakness and disease. Try Cardui, to-day, now! M i At . I V ft': If I f . V. i v-" a -v. .... i r- - Mr. W. Ernet SUrnem who won the trip to Wahinton, offered by Ttie Omoukn, howa In Um THE BEST CORN RAISERS Boy Corn Club Prize Winners From Eleven Southern States. OBJECT LESSON FURNISHED Mr. W. Ernest Staines and Other Prize Winners in Washington The Result of Experiments Under Direction of the Department of Ag riculture An Object Lesson in Corn Growing in the South Meth od of Increasing Yield. The winners in the boys' corn club from eleven Southern States spent last week in Washington, D. C. They were presented to the President and to the Secretary of Agriculture, and wejre presented with certificates ofj merit Dy the Secrtary. Officials ofi the Department escorted the boys through the different departments in Washington and helped to make their visit to the National capital very in teresting Mr. W. Ernest Starnes, of Hickory, who won the free trip to Washington, offered by The Cauca sian, i3 shown in the above picture, which was taken last week while the prize winners were in Washington. The Washington Star gives the fol lowing account of the prize winners' visit to Washington: Eleven boys from as many South ern States, each boy with an ear of corn In his hand, posed for a picture in front of the big building of the Ag ricultural Department today. They represented the top skimming of an army of over 46,000 boys; for'they were the State prize winners in the boys' corn club contest of the year. In each of the States represented,boys had worked each a measured acre of land, planted in corn. The best yield in each State had taken the first prize and the boys, none of whom was over sixteen, were on a trip to Washing ton, where they were to be introduc ed ta the President and the Secretary of Agriculture and then be shown the sights of the city. Object Lesson in 'South. It was the culmination of a year's work, a work the importance oil which can scarcely be overestimated because it has already awakened the South to the knowledge that it can raise corn and make money by it. The older farmers are being startled by the way the boys are beating them and the corn club idea is having a material effect on the corn production of the whole South. The successful boys from each State were not always the ones that had raised the biggest crops. The Department of Agriculture, in outlin ing the contest, made It a requisite that the largest crop should be rais ed with the least expenditure. The high score in the whole group was made by a boy from South Carolina. But he was not considered the most successful. He had raised 2281 bushels, but it had cost him 43 cents a bushel to do it There was a boy from Arkansas who raised only 119 bushels, but he did it at a cost of S cents a bushel. He was considered the real thing in corn clubdom. Method of Increasing Yield. It gives more significance to the figures of the corn club yields when it is understood that the States rep resented have been running along on State averages of from 14 to 20 bushels of corn to the acre. When It was shown a year ago that with the same expenditure of money, but by following departmental methods in seed selection and cultivation, yields of from 50 to 100 bushels were pos sible, the farmers began to take no- tice. . Last year there were 12,000 boys in the various 1 State competi tions. This year there were 46,225. Next year the Department of Agricul ture probably will be snowed under with competitors. i Beside the trips to Washington for the State Winners this year prizes totaling' $40,000 were given- This was not government money. , Mer chants, bankers and other public- spirited men in the South offered all sorts of things, cash, farm imple ments, trips, ponies, pigs, bicycles, watches and other things such as the boys would work hardest for. Government, agents, school teachers and county officers co-operated in forming clubs in nearly 600 counties The names and addresses of members of the clubs were filed with Dr. S. A. Knapp, in charge of the farm demon stration work for the Department. The boys studied seed selection in the winter, soil composition, fertil izers and the circulars on the prepar ation of the seed bed, and subsequent cultivation which were mailed from the Department. They plowed their ground from 8 to 16 inches deep and cleaned stables and chicken houses for manure and cleaned up the farm for wood ashes and humus. How and Why Explained. The boys were shown not only how but why corn needed the attention they were giving it. The county of ficials and school teachers scored the competitions. The prizes were given for high yield, low cost, the ten best ears and a written history of the crop. The Governojs of the States also took an active interest in the compe titions, and instead of four diplomas of merit awarded by the Secretary of Agriculture there were certificates given by the Governors to all thev boys In the State who raised 75 bushels an acre and over at a reasonable cost. The reasonable cost was figured from the market price of corn. There was one boy in the competition who by his corn crop and the prizes won, realized over $1,000 off his acre. It was a common occurrence for 500 to 1,000 people to witness the awards of 15 or 20 certificates at a county seat In one Mississippi coun ty 48 boys averaged 92 bushels per acre. In one South Carolina county 20 boys produced 1,700 bushels of corn on 20 acres. Jn another county in the same State 142 boys averaged 62 bushels per acre. This work; is having much to do with the increased averages of the Southern States in corn production, lb will have something to do with reducing the cost of living also. Winners of Washington Trip. The following are the names and addresses of the winners of the trip to the capital and also the yields of their respective acres and the cost per bushel: Hughey A. Harden, Banks, Ala., 120 bushels at 32 cents. Ira Smith, Silver, Ark., 119 bushels at 8 cents. Joseph Stone, Center, Ga., 102 g bushels at 29 cents. Stephen G. Henry, Melrose, La., 139 4-5 bushels at 13 cents. Wm. Williams, Decatur, Miss., 146 4-7 bushels at 18 cents. W. Ernest Starnes, Hickory, N. C, 146 2-7 bushels at 38 cents. Floyd Gayer, Tishomingo, Okla. , 95 1-12 bushels at 8 cents. Jerry H. Moore, Winona, S. C, 2281 bushels at 43 cents.. Norman Smith, Covington, Tenn., 125 bushels at 37 cents. Wm. Rodger Smith, Karnes City, Tex., 83 1-9 bushels at 13 2-3 cents. Maurice Olgers, Sutherland, Va., 168 bushels at 40 cents. In addition a second prize was giv en from South Carolina, and one from the sixth Alabama district These were won by Archie Odom, Bennettsville,-S. C, 1771, 23 cents; John Williams, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 832, 49 cents Other Recognition Assured. Secretary Wilson will award di plomas of merit the distinguished visitors will be presented to the Pres ident, and then Prof. O. B. Martin, as sistant to Dr. jS. A. Knapp In the dem onstration work and In charge of the boys, will show them the city. They will visit Congress, Mount Vernon, the various departments, the Zoo, the library and other attractions. When they return to their homes they will have something to tell their friends. The department is working on a club competition for girls that will probably be opened during the com ing season, but the officers are sot saying much about It yet because Dr. Knapp, who is In charge of the demonstration work, says that his tory is a good deal better than proph ecy, and that he is a believer In the maxim of the late Commodore Vaa derbilt. who said, "never tell what you are going to do till after you have done It" The corn club work this year cost the department only 30 cents a farm, which for the results accomplished, was getting a pretty good return oa the money. v csAtk iXm w-esdttfsl ftsgms mt lit Mr a fcry u3STtj3a:.,.wtt&at wtrow ttrrfefe war tarssi ta tm ss a&! Hat wea4tr I weavers Dr. f& Xtw DUmtry to save U? wtca l&tmU at4 by cetu&t, calls. U frtw, atti ssm, crusp. bmacMUs. tifsserrtasta. fcsy fevtr a&4 mhmoptsf tomgh c? issg troabi. For all fcrsstMsi si. fectioss it hat &o qcat It rif?es hutaatly. If the zmt ear, J as. L BUek. f AfhvUl. K. O. It F. O No. 4, writes It cnrJ hta of aa cV atl&at coagh itfur all other rta4Wi failed. Fifty and 11.00. a trial bot tle free, Gsaranteed by all drag cut. The far country Is fergtifai&ots ? God. A u gttstica. TWO FLUE CONSTRUCTED KABIGB A Fed as4 Lxbcr Sirtr L. W. BO WD EN Tt Hrw Kf twwt Ha 20 E. mrti SU CaUIA M. C HeMlution for Election of Senators by Direct Votes Goee Over. Washington, Dec 19. The fight for the enactment of a resolution which proposes an amendment to the Constitution providing for the direct election of United States Senators has gone over until after the holi days. The subcommittee of the Ju diciary Committee, composed of Sen ators Rayner, Borah and Dillingham, Hobby Brothers & Baraks New Furniture Store Call and See Our Complete Line of Furniture and Household Goods Stock It All New and Up-to-Dato TERMS. CASH OR CREDIT 118 East Martin Street, Raleigh, N. Carolina The Eeftire Store Branms -WMi GIFT GOOD In the selection of Holiday remcmbances, it is well to bear in mind that articles for personal use are ever pleasing and acceptable to the majority. Such articles abound here, and every thing has unusual distinction and uncommon quality to recommend it Fancy Vests An nntuual variety and a gift any man will tpprrciit, f a.So to $7.50. Whit Vest la wathatle fabric, f i.tt to $4. Complete line lor fall dres is the hut tt j Us. - y Neckwear The tewrit and richest fleets la all tilks, plain aad fancy fenr-ic-btnd ties. Special valoei at 15c, oc and 7Swhh the Ttry fitcst xrade reguUr $2 to f j va?ctt. Suits and Overcoats No need telling yon otira U by far the laryest and Uit selected stock here, with onctsally atUactirc prices all tbrotgh the line. With an anctually atttactive lite (or boys c fall sger. Other Giveablea I Hato and Caps arrived in time for the Holidays. Our fall stock was running very low, so we hurried the manufacturers to hurry our early spring orders. They are bete, all the new onea for the Holiday seaacn and for the early Spring. Derbya $2, $3 and SA sll the sew blocks, Soft Bata $1.50 to $4.50, Crnthea, $x to $asc With cur celebrated lice of CP for men and boys at 25c and 50c they aie winners. I Coat Sweaters for man and DOT. Thre la no drmht ihmt nnrlfn tuu seat on was the most compehensive shown here. Even many ladies ate giving our Sweater Ccata the prefer ence. Men's tt 50c to 5, boya at 50c to fa. Many new kinds that are shown only by txs. Bath Pobes and Smoking Jackets Another cf the many wearables any man will wear with f . ? a m a. . appreciation ana pcssiDjy sever Duy lor nircseJf. so as I t u J L. . f . 1 . ... cift will be more nnrrUtMl fin vt-w nian Af r.. t...i c i 1 - . 'Jr our special purchase aad a few of; the choiceit, acd at Ct liars and Crflfs, Cants, Pajamas, Mabt SbbU Rain Coats. Fnr Glovea, etc. 25 per cent saving Store will be open every night during this week till 9 o'clock, except Saturday night we close as usual, 10:3a IGoods selected early part of wetk will be kept and delivered any time desired. IMoney Hack or goods exchanged for any purchase made here. S. BERWANGER, The One Price Clothier A 'PAR OF SaSSORSMEE! In Order to Double Our Large Circulation We Are rjalanc ' New Sukcribers or Old Subscribers the FoUowinff Offer: EE-Splendid Sslf-Slbiairpeiiiiiff SEearc-IFREE g MP THm SrtEAMW 1 j J. I ; . r 1 1 - -"- MsMifrnu fin vro Cn ; 4 - - lawtsr zr& srarLr y Ct&K vttw sxowma IZXStCM &rfX3 To each subscriber, who sends us one dollar for a year's subscription in advance to The Cau casian, we will send a pair of these 8-incb sdf-sharpening scissors as a premium, if yon 4 will en close 5c to to pay postage on shears. These scissors retail for 80 cents and are guarantee! bv manufacturers for five years. This offer is only open for a short time. Address THE CAUCASIAN, Rcldnb, IC. II I I.)
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