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VAQK TWO THE CONCORD TIMES CVERY PROBABILITY OF AN EXTRA SESSION HIGH BIRTH RATE AND LOW DEATH BATE Over 79.C00 Births in North Carolina Last Year. Forty Per Cent At tended By Mid wives. North Carolina's high birth rate of 31.5 per cent 1.000 population against her low death rate of 13.3 gives her a; most remarkable health retojrd. Fibres recently compiled by the Svital statistics department of the Statue Hoard of Health show that there were in North Carolina last year 55.512 white births while there w ere 24,403 Wored births, a total of 179,020. Yox the same tixc there were approximately 3100 deaths from ail causes in the State. Apparently from these figures, the death rate of the State has slightlv decreased wuile tnc birth rate remains about the same. Another interesting faet brought out in the records of these 4 life and death?' figures is that SO per cent of the white births in the State are at- tended bv a phvsrcian and 20 per cent the colored race. Only 20 per cent. of the colored births are attended by a physician while 80 per cent, are at tended by mid wives. Probably, this fact, in the opinion of the board, accounts to a large ex tend for the difference in the death Home of Mrs. J. D. Lentz Slightly rates of children under one week old Damaged By Fire. The homo of Mrs. J, D. Lentz. on , Uorth Church street "was s lightly damaged Saturday at 9 o'clock bv lire, which originated from a live wire The fire department responded and the blaze was quickly put out. An electric light wire, which runs from the street out of its soc tered the house, and fell on the gut ter of the porch. This set the porch on lire, and also both dram pipes which run off the house were highly charged by'tlic wire. One of the spec tators. Master 'Clarence Itidenhour, Zlann Says There Will Be an Extra Session Before Next Summer. Washington. March 3. Republican , Xeader Mann in a speech this -after, r - noon said there was every probabil ity of an extra session before next summer. Said it was evident that the v. 6enate was not likely to pass the army, sundry, civil, military academy and general deficiency appropriation' . bills. i Program of Senate Republicans. Washington, March 3. The Leis- - Eativc situation in Congress today, ac- eording to the optimistic views indi- cale -that -the' Senate Republicans fcave decided to limit activities for the remainder of the session to the ! following: . - Passage of the armv appropriation till. 5 ' Approval of the House for a resolu tion for a $150,000,000 naval bond is sue. Enactment of armed I tUL V The Republican leaders, however, arc without any assurances ,from Senator Lafollettc, who may oppose it. - . - - FIRE SATURDAY MORNING. ARiTED NEUTRALITY BASIS OF JAPAN S FOUC1 Finances of GoTerasdt SuiStient to Yiiez&&? With This Cexstir Al. Carry Oct President s Poller. ways Ala of 0cs cafcuui Washington. March 1. No special I Will CcnUss to Let session ot Congress will be ncjar) Takio. Jajan. March L m orucr lo del ray the expense mtu I adlat aim ol t-c ute Okuc met aj to prusiote trns&M for the white and the colored races. According to mortality statistics, al most twice as many colored babies die the first week of life as white babies. While the ignorant midwite m" be one factor responsible for this eondidtion among the colored race. lack of prenatal care for mother and iigm wire wmcn runs thought to be largely respon- kto& .SS. X 'fete-nurab" of thise deer to the" enforcement of President I ilaon s plan for ara.cd mutrai;, United 5tat- ad li-at. X if Congress fail to provide the siMv AJ,avj be the iejnate 4f J - 000.000 called for in the Hood bill . J bluaury." !c: MaraJ-A So Okurria and cosr is icaattii ie v4- s'itutionali-'-t m ointnx tuJ&i rucl is Ministry, and is striv.tr lor rt preventative covernmcnt. t We h," Mr. uzii coci.u-.. tions wiiq our irivnus civ hnt to -4i:erate with then: ury llepartment. the nnances of the government are amply fcjiceLt tu meet all expenditures which will be necessary in order. lo carry oat the President's pedicy. . The daily statement of receip's and expenditures shows Uiat there is a balance in the jreneral fund of $C8 000.000. Bv June 15 this amount will be augmented bv $-JlSt000XKK) which, J teT ixsible." ilr. (aki con- it is estimated, will be received from I tinned. The political struggle we the income and Arporation taxes. n -nrrd in is purt-ly a donaesttc It was pointed oat today that the I affair and cannot affect our foreign Secretary of the Treasury, should the) attitude " ! ne-e8siiv arise, nas antnoniy io issu?i ri.OOO.OOO1 worth of Panarra Canal I MEXICAN PROVISIONAL MINISTER DESlca it Says His QoTernment Was Not Ap proached By Germany to Form Al liance Hostile to United States. ;unrialaia: Mex.. March 3. The nmvisional minister of freign rela- .ft -1 A. it tions today formally demea lu&i ine fpxiean irovemment had been ap- uroached by Germany with the object bonds to meet any contingency which mav arise, and with the $100,000,000 to be provided by the Revenue Bill now before Congress there will be all the money needed to protect Ameri can shipping from German sabma-l nnes. - HAS NO INTENTION OF TAKING ACTION To Make War Without an Extra Ses- f forming an alliance hostile to the House Vote Passes Reed Amendment. Washington, March 2. Legislation barring shipments of liquor into pro hibition States even for personal use was shocked when he caught hold of became virtually aVured today? as a one of the--pipe but suffered no in- result or tne auopuon oy me xiouse ;n. .a T,. r.- lr.oi-tmonf Vonf tha I last nignt ui me i-ouicieutc AK i. fire under control until men could cut on the postoffice appropriation bill the wirf. The damage to the house containing the Keed "bone dry aq slji,f amendment. The report now goes to was slight. T No Ships Sunk Wednesday Not a single new vessel was report ed Wednesday as having been sunk in the (Herman war zone. The total tonnage of ships definite tly identified so far reportd as having ibeen destroyed during the month of February is 407,459 tons, an average of 14,552 tons than one-half - tons per mon ware reiorted to have expected. There are several ships, however, reported - sunk by name" which have not "been -definitely identified, and a number of unnamed trawlers and small craft, iwhich may increase 'this total by 10, 00 or even 20,000 tons. 1 Seattle officials recently wrecked a u $40,000 bar for alleged illegal liquor : selling. the Senate 1 where favorable action is looked for before tomorrow night and then it will go to President Wil son for his approval. sion. President Announces This Today. Washington, March 3. President I Wilson has no intention of taking ac j tion that would bring war. with Ger many unless Congress is -summoned n extra session. This was cornmuni caieu lo the senate leaders -today fiv a representative of the President, who takes the position that if n extraordinary crisis arfses. it will not be necessary to call an extra ses sion before late in the bpring, and then to pass only appropriation bills which may fail at the present ses tho Furr Remanded to Jail for Killing Mr. Snuggs. Wadesboro, March 3. Sheriff Blalock, of btanly county; came er days. This is less down nere toaay and camea ivirK the total of 1.000LOOO f"' who alleged to have killed th which the Germans Policeman. Snuggs sometime ago, to Norwood where he was given a pre liminary hearing. Furr was remand ed to jail without bond and was brought back here and placed in jai this afternoon. Man isn't old until he begins to tell others how to keep young1. A-otarship goes on a whaling voy age when it starts out to lick some body. United States The statement given out by Mexican foreign minister says: "The government of Mexico has, not received in behalf of the govern ment of Germany, any proposal tor an alliance looking toward war with the United States.' ' f,ft-mrin? I ( ) )' JH V '1' ; f SKATINQPARTY. AMERICAN ATTACHE AT ROME IS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. Was at the Italian Front on Obser vation Duty. Washington, March 3. Ma j. ; El-Ijames Dorion the boy's prize. vin R. Heiberg, American military at tache at Rome, was accidentally kill ed Thursday while riding on the Ital ian front. A report to the State De partment today from the embassy said the officer was at the front on observation duty. Better Farming in the South WHAT THE CROPS ARE ASKING FOR VFeed the Plants Properly and the Soil Can Be Built Up Instead of Run Down While Increasing Crop Yields t. 1 1 Sh - 5 " - ?H V y v d, ;.-.-V ;v-'-'.'".v 1 v. I Staple crops take out large amounts of plant food from the soil. For example: A cotton crop of one bale per acre will remove from the land in seed, leaves, stalks and bolls, about 77 "pounds of nitro gen 54 pounds of potash and 28 pounds of phos 40 bdshel crop .J. N. HARPER Agronomist tjhortc acid. A f com will remove in the grain, stalk nd fodder about 64 pounds of nitro jsen, 54 pounds of potash and 34 pounds of phosphoric acid. A 40 bushel crtp of oats will remove in the grain and traw about 35 pounds of nitrogen, -41 pounds of potash and 16 pounds of 3?nosphorio acid. If, however, stalks, - olls, straw, etc., are plowed under, , tome or tne plant food will be return ed to the soil. Cotton Fertilize Problem "With the present price of cotton and 'Other farm products, it will pay the Xarmer to give more attention this Spring to the problems of soil build ing and to the intelligent use of fer tilizers than ever before. Some of 'the best farmers of the South have adopted the plan of returning to the oII In fertilizers, the money received 'from all qr part of their cottonseed. This is a good plan and should be mere generally adopted. Enough Plant Food for Best Yields It takes from 300 pounds to 400 pounds of fertilizer to make a good weed in, cotton, or a good stalk in corn, and unless amounts above these - mro used, full returns" cannot be ex pected because large amounts must be applied to produce the fruit and the Crain. The amount of fertilizer that can e used profitably will yary with the 2Kerent soil types, seasons and with tth -different crops grown. The most Bxnjortaat factor, however, governing d amount of fertilizer that can be wed with profit is the price of the article produced. At the present price cf cotton, it will pay to use on most ef the soil types of the South larger amounts of fertilizer than heretofore. To Meet Boil Weevil Situation vnen grown under boll weevil coa dtiona, cotton should be liberally fer tnixed and this fertilizer should con? Qala a large percentage ot phosphoric which Ingredient hastens its mar 'tsxiXy. A fertilizer containing an am "Uo1 spp5y of amnumlashould also be yr start tha. plant off qulciJj la J growth. The farmer must ever bear in mind that the best way he can fight the boll weevil is to force his cotton to a quick growth and to an early maturity. Many farmers in the boll weevil district, are finding that peanuts and-soy beans are splendid substitutes for cotton. Unless these crops are well fertilized, however, with the fertilizer carrying high percentage of phosphate, good yields cannot be expected. How to Tell What It Necessary The farmer can oftentimes . . deter mine the element most needed in his fertilizer by, - noting the manner' of growth of cotton on his different soil types. When, the growth is slow and the plants have a yellow, unhealthy look, nitrogen (or ammonia) should be applied in rather large amounts. If, however, the plants look vigorous, but are not fruiting well, phosphoric acid should be used liberally. Generally speaking, for poor soils, the most important' element of a fertilizer is nitrogen, and the next most import ant is phosphorous. Therefore, for poor soils we would recommend under present -war conditions, which makes potash scarce, a fertilizer for cotton and corn analyzing about 9 per cent available phosphoric acid and 3 per cent ammonia and 2 per cent potashJ For peanuts 12 per cent phosphoric acid, 2 per cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash For fertile soils we would recommend for cotton and corn, a fer tilizer analyzing 12 per cent available phosphoric acid, 2 per cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash, and for peanuts, a fertilizer analyzing 12 per cent phos phoric acid, 1 1-2 per cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash. For the sandy loam soils of the coastal plaip, pot ash is the most essential and for to bacco and truck crops must be applied in liberal amounts. The reason that nitrogen or ammo nia is so necessary an element for prac tically all soils is because the nitrates are soluble in water, and are, there tore, constantly leaching out of the land. The farmers should try to store up asmuch nitrogen in the soil as possible by growing such crops as beans, peas, clover, vetches, etc, which plants add nitrogen to the soil from the atmosphere. Practically all soils ot the South are well adapted to the growing ot these legumes. If, however, crops are grown In ro tation with legumes. It will still be necessary to use commercial forms of nitrogen to obtain the best resulta. While nitrogen la the main element of a fertilizer, on poor land phosphoric acid is tha most essential and in prao UctJly all of the tests that hare been made in the South, better resulta hart been obtained with soluble phosphorio acid than with finely ground phost!ta rocks or floats. :: ' Appalling Illiteracy Figures. University News Letter. . The 1850 Census shows that 13.3 per cent of the white men and wo men in North Carolina, 20 vears old and older, were illiterate. - The total number of such white -illiterates at that time was 33,504. The 1910 Census shows that 14.0 per cent of our white men and wo men, 20 years old. and over were il literate and that the total number of snch white illiterates was 193,925 Not only did the total number of white adult illiterates increase dur ing this interval, but the per cent of such illiteracy also increased. Our total white population during these 60 years increased from 553.- 028 to 1,500,511, or 171 per cent; I 1 li 1 J 1 1 i A out our adult wiutp illiterates in creased from 33,504 to 108,925, or 22o per cent. Our adult white males in 1910 twenty years old and over, number ed 51,224, and adult white females 57,701. The per cent of illiteracy among the white males was 13.8 rer cent, and among the females was 15.4 per cent. These illiteracy "figures for 1910 come from the Federal Census Bu- rean "under date of February 9. 1917 May Open Your Eyes. The Progressive Farmer. Every North Carolina farmer who seeks to be well informed ought to welcome the opportunity to get free copy of the North Carolina Club Year-Book for 1915-1916 just issued by the SState University. If is a veritable treasure-house of information on subjects vital in af fecting the future of the Common wealth such subjects as our natura resources, our farm products, our in nusiries, sons, per capita or per acre crop production, food and feed erjjps, our livestock industry, coopra tive enterprises, idle lands, our sys tem of taxation, our precentage of tenancy, etc., statistics being given bor both state and counties in many cases so that you may find out how your own county is doing in compari son with neighboring counties. Write the Bureau of Extension, Chapel Hllill, and ask for a free copy. It may open youreyes about things at your own door! ANOTHER CAR Of those celebrated Globe R anccf, wthi rar v.. to cover life of Kange. The best on the rnarkri buying was Complete the kitcheu by ivMa' or lloosicr Kitchen Cabine t. Save miles of ' not least anvthing you need in the KurmtuiY . it'- If r I 1 BEOWER-MATHEWS. Miss Jean Mathews And Mr - Edwin Brower to Be Married March 21. f I The following invitations have been received here: Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mathews invite you to be present at the marirage of their daughter J ean . to Mr. Edwin Neil Brower Wednesday evening, March the 21st at nine o'clock Presbyterian Church Clifton Forge, Virginia. Second Masquerade Skating Party Friday Night Was a Great Success. Tim connnil ir'ncniifr;iil skating A JV V" - " l , . party was given at the armory tnday night under the auspices of the Boy J Scouts, and in both a financial and so cial way it was a greater success than the first. ' - ! Prizes were given rriday to the skaters who were adjudged to have j the best costumes, and Miss Mariam ' Coltrane won the girl 's prize, and Mr. The a prizes were a pair ol Dall-nearing, steel roller skates. I The armory will be open each Mon- I day. Wednesday and Friday nights in the future. The proceeds Friday night amount ed to $16.00. m Vii!:- - !jt Mi' : 4-' ' . Come and see we do the ret. BslI & Harris Furniture Co. Japanese Embassy on Germany's . Scheme. Washington, March 2 The Japa nese Embassy made the following comment on the German plot to have Mexico and Japan war on the United States; "-With regard to the alleged Ger- man attempt to induce Japan and Mexico to make war upon the United btatesr made public in the press this THI3 COUPON WORTH FIFTY-FIVE CENT; This Coupon, if presented at' once together with only 1 in Cash, is pood for a One Dollar Bottle of OLD INDIAN KIDNEY TONIC. , After using a bottle slrietly according to printed dir t you do not think it is worth at least ten times wha you can bring the empty bottle and we will cheerfully refnn 1 cents. It will work a quantity of bile from your system j ! any ink you ever 6aw, that is poison to your liver and k; ! undred Dollars Reward if it gripes or makes you sick in the at or drink anything you wish while taking it. LThis Coupon, is Good, at Pearl Drug Cfv. mxzi In case you are not elose enough to get a bottle of ti. ' morning, the Jaoanese Embassy.! n i , " ' j iiUV il Uoe'B' nunc ubuic ttiaisuwic( mmj wnue lacking intormation as to whether such invitation ever reached iokio, desires to state most emphat ically that any invitation of this sort would under no circumstances be en tertained by the Japanese Govern ment, which is in entire accord and close relations with the other Powers, on acount of formal agreements and pood friendship with the United States, which is every day growing in sincerity and" cordiality." ; t r 4' ) in posttge and we will send it to you on first mail. A charges paid. CHEROKEE MEDICINK CO., A flf thaf till nut tt &nr Ttrn with itti tit ' TONIC. i The $1.0 siz now j sold for 45centi if aecoropanicl ceapem. ' - PEARL DRUG COtVI F A N G. V. Harper Leaves For Miami. Fla. Charlotte Observer; George Y. Harper, who for the past seven years has been in the cir culation department of The Observer, left Friday night for Miami. Ha., where he has accepted the position of circulation manager upan The Miami Herald. Prior to his connection with The Observer, Mr. Harper spent two years in the circulation department of The Charlotte Evening Chronicle. TMrs. Harper was formerly Miss Mamie Stewart, of this city, who will accompany her husband to Florida.- Ed.l Alexander Graham Bell is 70 Washington. D. C March 3. Alexander Graham Bell, famous as the inventor of the telephone, receiv ed many congratulations today on the occasion of his seventieth! birthday anniversary. Professor Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland He came to the United States in 1871 and five years later Teceived his first patent for the : telephone. ;; i- . The Tight Skirt's Passing. That widely knowa newspaper, the Emporia, Kan., Gazette, owes its fame largely to the fact that in its editorial columns first appeared Wil liam Allen White's classic and caus tic question: "What's the Matter With Kansas V1 Now comes the Ga zette with a few brief remarks about the tigl t skirt. Some paper printed a headline stating that this garment was parsing. "It is," says the Ga zette, mournfully "one passed the window a moment ago. throiigh which we saw a wart on the left hind le- of LI a perfectly strange lady. .That does1 seem a little informal, even for these-' rapid t imes. In our grandmother's day nc lady would show the wart on the southwest quarter of the east half of section 4, range 6, to a gentle man without at least the formality of an introduction. But now we, cer tainly are going some." WE WANT TO SELL YOU A wagon,, a bugy, a set of t agon harness, buggy ha.v set of plow harness, j Try a new disc plow or harm, date cultivator, a good spikc-toth harrow, or a -walk.-ing plow. We sell t!em all, and many other imprr : ' Now is the time to get that manure spreader. 7 and it will soon pay for itself in labor saved. Ju-t r' that we sell everything for the farm. . 'v ! . '''.' Ritchie Hardware Co. Movie Ladies Go Shopping. Now we know where they get their elothes! Mabel Taliaferro. Jane Orgy and Arline Pretty have .been shop ping and the secert is out in Har per's Pazax for March. - Hats, gowns, sweaters, even bathT ing suits; these heroines of the screen have done plenty of buying. And. as by your patronage of the movies yon have enabled Miss Taliaferro and Miss Grey and Miss Pretty to buy all these things, you shou!d at least give yourself the pleasure of looking at them.. . .- . VOTE SCHEDULE March 5 to March 10 Inclusive DAILY TRIBUNE BY CARRIER Votes i Tears $22-50 4 years 18.00 3 years : . . ' 9.00 2 years . . 9.00 1 year . . 4.50 6 months '..''" 2J25 3 months 1.15 I DAILY TRIBUNE BY 1IAIL ' Votes years . . . . 20.00 230,000 150,000 90.000 40.000 16,000 8,000 3,000 Senate Agrees -to Conference Report. Washington, March 3. The Sen ate today agreed to the conference report on the $40,000,000 legislative judicial and executive supply meas ure, ine Dili no wgoes to the. Presx. .dent.'.,,;"' i--v- . - 4 years ... 1 16.00 3 years . 12.00 2 years.. w 8.00 1 ear ...-. . . . . 4.00 6 months . . 2.00 6 months : . . 1.00 SEMLWEEKLY TRIES 1C0UKK) 130,000 90.000 40,000 IP OO0 8,000 3.000 0 years . ... . . $70 4 years . . . . .. - 6.00 3 years . . .... 4.50 2 years ... ... 3.00 1 year lJio 100,000 extra votes each Sin ftA or new subscriptions turned in from rIarch 3rd to March 10th inrirSS? . . v. Votes 30.000 24)00 16,000 8.000 3,000 1 il'Jl THE PRizr. Chevrolet, Vlc Canital Prize. Oa Concord Motor Co. Baby Grand P. $150, Second Can On display at Coacc: tare Ceaptny. Two Victrolai. 0: at Bell h HarrU Fr r Two Diamond Rir. play at S. W. Pres- Two Kitchen Cat ' diaplay at Wilkins- tare Company. . . Two Merchandise 0r;if Tea per cent, to ners. . ?7 1 Engraved wedding by The Times-Tribun?. sent one of the-very t houses in the United S secrecy cnaranteed. 55 .t i it is C5 i
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