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.v. ffP fTWW--l w.,-! --. --V"" .-j- - -, ' - - - ,i f; NEWS i T Prka 5 Cr-." (A - ' SEHDIiiG keieici S i I i ! i u 11 of i;:s:iv;av EDUCATIOiIOCu. Fair tonight and Vednesday Colde?, ; -TV V 4 tonight fresh north and north, west '; A 5T 1 V I ( 'i jO, : A H - W ht Volume iNuiuoer i - ' i - , !Iv," -"'e s-t-''v: -'--t -f .' S.,-vAp;(C -. Jt.. .-. ;4 - , ii . ii i '' a 1 ' 'i i ' " f - iii. " "j i.r'7j ' --"'T77?ii!t f1 4DVSE: HOLDUPS liill. Y. DURING PAST YEAR WIRELESS FREE FOR -f -;vT.--'., !,;V'j,"i":-tt. 4:v"4V5f INDEFINITE -TIME I III L -- UL.UI1IIIUL. MEETS DEATH WHILE ENGAGE SEELING cWHISKY to Replace Colonel MeUs has Failed to Gain the Major Lamb's. Boom for Momentum Necessary to Elect Morrison that a Change is Necessary- Meet ing of Good Roads and Citizens Highway Asso- cwuuua nave uccn i bth to a Later Uate. V Raleigh, Dec. 28. Major Robert' J. Lamis uooih itr nujuuuit general xo replace Col. John. Van B. Metts has failed to gain the momentum neces sary to convince: Governor-elect 'Mr rison that a change "should-bV made in the executice . head of - .jthe i-Korth Carolina National Guard, if reports reaching R.ileigh from "Charlotte;- sye to be relied upon. " . ' ' Soon after the boom for Major Lamb was la unched friends " of ' Ad ju tant General Metts became active and the new governor since -that time has -been flooded with letters: and tele-" grams urging that he reappoint Coll Metts. Included, in the list of. those whj have interested ' themselves "in his behalf are Colonels ' Don 'Sdott, Sidney W. Minor, Lieutenant .Colonel Chambers and Major V,PMcLendoi, all of whom are former, -national guardsmen of the Statej; y The fact that so many of the prominent lead ers of tlie Natloharguardiin.the-Stkte are supporting Colonel-Metts is taken to mean that i;overnor-electT 'Morri son will not override; them wishes and appoint a man who is not acceptable to them. - i . r While the wordhsgLOTLeJ-Outrom Raleigh th-t there were'di'vers .cam plaints against Colonel, Metts 4ecatise of his strict adherence to army-regu- lations while overseas it is also- said now that there was not , another "Offi cer in the army who was better. qualir fied ;md who made a better ' record than Colonel Metts; The : fact, that Major Lamb was thrice" decorated while overseas is not-enWgtif withm itself to cause his elevation to the posi tion as head of the" 'nationals guard "while an overseas veteran is now hold- ing down the place lUis Ss.tne at-1 titude of a numlier of nersonal.'and i, - political friends of the "nW gcrnto'r0a('wfy'ce which' was scheduled : in officialdom. They d6 not Jook f or a to be held in Raleigh January 5, has chiin'- . been postponed until a-later : date.. v' : Governor RirVM will nnt nr ha " -ii session of the -general t to (In hut rvns mr t-orrv. tKiiKyer iiie to a statpnxpnt nunip :hv him toi div. , -1"' ! V The incomina- bodv is at the pleas-" ure f Governorelect Morrison, Gov- ernor Bickett sas, and he will not TO BE SOLD Are Now in Manila Waters. Seiz ed During the European' War From Germany : : Man. la, P. I., Dec.' 28. Two'' former German ships seized during thewar "re effered for sale here by the United" .States Shipping Boanl. The steamer Qmnn.'baug which was chartered to Philippine government for some time was turned back to the shipping toard and is now at Hongkong where Bni'sh firm contracted tor purchase her for $120,000. After .inspection, l"'wev-er, in tlrydock at Hongkong, the firm decided extensive repairs would be rt-(juired t make .the vessel ser v 'cable and refused to .accept the ship.' J- F. Marias, shipping, boa rdt repree tentative in Manifa inspected" the Quin neug at Hongkong. "and estimated repairs and cost of maintenance h(l last three' months would amount 10 ?-oo. WE EABNESTL3r;URGE . . V fo study Ihe asset composition' of lls , fnPany now in lis 71st y'ar' e it your business on merit.. Invest' Bjk our monthly policies.; CI'-:'-Rational Life Insurance Coof TWO FORMER HUN SHIPS RDnr, . . - llina ueneral Agents, Green-1 Ambers, tb be voted on. Xc eN..C. " ".7-' ;;::- V;-; ' Vd to' fce present; ;;i.... X; Next 1 Adjutant General uiponea rrom z'Januarv 1 1 - attempt to usurp any of the ew kov- nny, . ' y-v r : . . i o puwers. vine m tne tlunes that hewill do," however.is 'to1 recommend that Jthe salaries of the State officers he increased;- this must be done Hurxng his administration if in' done at. all in time for puttinginto Vffect the new, schedule before Mr,"M6rrispn is inaug urated. .Inasmuch as this matter was discussed during the Bickett, adminis tration the governor'thinks--that it should be disposed Jt before his terni of 'office expires. ' ' . " Governor 'Bickett will . -'alsof - itnake some Commendations with "reference o Jegislation for. negroes in the State, including V sanatorium -for :th trety. ment of no--rw afflt.tori wJ culosis.a' reformatory for negro boys and, the "enforcement of the law pro- j vising uitiJuspurLanou uucwnmaauoos uu s. on- trams. Aside,-from nmendat'ibn, however Gov- for negroes these - recommendatibnf ernor Beckett. will not touch upon mat t-ws wmmg; uirecny unuer- xne morri son, administration. 1 7 - ;- Purvis Pleasants," Johnston-count youth", killed last Wednesday-night bh the Payetteville road south of Haligh met ' his death whlleiga ged Tjn; the jsale of liquor after he and his 2 coin- tImr.sCyenfi. ,fore..prp)se. of selling eight gallonspf -whiskeyaccording to stories, of the, killing as . told to Soli citor Norris at .an investigation -here. ' Information given .by, Leslie Mosser and Percy Barber, , - companions of Pleasants, when they told their story to' Coroner Owens and a deputy sheriff the night ght of the 'tragedy, -Their re-1 f? details; however, embodied j cital-bf virtually the same story with respect to tb actual -killing. , v " The North CaroUna Good '.'- Roads. a ssociation "and 'the ' Citizens' Hiehwav A tThnt.r1i' Rtat I . Tt. now t.hft tinrnose of the associa- I hnne as soGn'as; the cbmmittfeesare j -aTYniimtvl n3 ft c.onveniencedate can I be determined "upon. Announcement of this date wilbbe made as soon as the arrangements are decided .upon EXHUMATION OF ST At- Bony Cemtery Today In France. About 900 of Them 'I 7 :. taf iS;"l)ect28E .:;lf J of the -flbtSltM?f the .; ? Aw- -n soldiers buried at Bony cemfele'y; men of the 27th: (New York Nation i uuardj and -aOth? (WUdeaV ffoni Tennessee and' KortK and Souths Carpllna) di- " ' ' , r - . .. turned W the Unlf Mesnd tiie remainder will not. " fed. Bony 5-to be one of-' ', 1 lermaneht Cemeteries in Prrf.', , Mher , bo- dies Tvill'' be niovei ' "'.l-r' cemetery 1 ares H(jt.w "'"1J, . .. -y v ? I ' 7 until the butthls. work , wil wprk qf iendhag.b met ica, has 1 been compieted : ;it Is the;nrst ield 'ceme- tery to be reachi - v army ex-. Hct. 1 ' ". ."' '.'-'--V I r.fshelter for IS so Hava the-brkerrfand to be pro- videtl to) make f ; -rttFffl:.inB winter, weathW tin , aii iaAa i. 1 ih be built lJbS2S Club tonight at 7 iSO. M' .Several new rti are org- j V,a ; BODIES ARTED - . , '- t A I ii U,. frtir .1 lr -1 777 hnniovt I u"ssmw ; t STILL HOLDS HIM CARDED WIFE "J l i .. j" y---- -. '-x : :-y-.-. - v.K.V'S 'OMml?. 'Crsbrgette" gette" I,e Blanc,- first wife I ffn4of and Vrraniatist. who is-How Mine Le JBlane 'savs she still holds the 0 ; :VV " -Vl-S 111 L'Sv , v"iv ts ,.vt'" Rsih. -i-.n . ife Sacrifice. This' world was amazed when.Mme. lie fclanp. surrenjlered ilaeter- present -wife HecauM she Wanted him to be t happy .The second r. , r - . , Mme.4 Maeteriimk, who was MUe Benee-Dabon, accompaiwecl the poet on his visit to the United-States' last year. ' T.e"Blane in speaking-of hef famous husband. t MIIITADY PMVilYr i IfllLI miU , 11 .? U, I f -f . St v'"'- j.'y i To Investigate Charges That Japanese , Soldiers have Been Guilty of Cruelty, etc. " ; Tokio. Dec. 28w A Japanese mili- 1 i. tary mission headed by Colonel Mizu-j B,o. formerlv of the Japanese embassy at Washington has been sent to Chian-1 tao to investigate the charges that the Japanese soldiers have been guilty pt cruelty vet their measures against Ithreaif outlaws in " Chinese territory. Serious Vharges ; have , been made against the Japanese forces prinpi- pally by American and. English misH sionaries. v. These include accusations the indescriminate." slaughter of vil lagers.'' r Telegrams to the Japanese news- hfapers report the formation of a new Korean association which is said to he making " remarkable development un der' the guidance of the-Japanese au-; thprities. The Tokio Asahi reports that an 'anti-chrLstiari movement- has; now over forty thousand members,- all of whom are pro-Japanese and 'an other dispatch states? that the foreign missionaries are trying hard to regain the influenca which tney nave lost and with this in 7 view they are re- sorting to, every meana to impart this This , news does . not" liarniouize with the reports; of American missionaries concerning .the situation. AGED MISSIONARY DEAD. ; : Tokio, Dee. 28. John C. Bailagh, - 78; years of age, a native rf. Nev Brunswick, N. X wbo lias been p n;;y,noW -nrnrlr Tn .TTv.itl i Tire IfiVn of , . New in 1675, several ' -- ri "7 3 owess uu.T' length-;of service, in Japan. and hbs "v; w Ja tzAS iis"vn xch )ia Muun trpniirpr"mf tTie tcent,y has' beep, treasurer '?f the . NEW ; DISEASE.- , "'"'" -r'-- . ,:i't.ii4h a wlAf -FmrAW'' hilt I rkGFCt ftavcril isttackitag - many people throughout KaPan; - t"osF irTl -X.rewmsie ,cu"" CZL 1"-T" "--fc..-, T'T, Z." 4oafWea ny u sore iwuaaim uujr -P Je. th of .scarlet fever. a 'young man; it's; likely to;;crop out when he meets . yon in a, ? revomng ,door Jiansas,t;n7Ii5tar DEAR, SAYS DIS- St" lot Maurice iIaoterlinckrthe".fanious'Bell visiting in New York. - In an interview Iambua poet .dear in spite of -the great Wf are tne oewr or trmeus- says Aiine.; nPRfl.W;MllfifiF Iii Brazillian (vernment Don't' Want Italian Language m The 'Schools of Country Rio De" Janerio,51 Dec. 281-Some " Brazilian- government officials oppose ; the Italian government's "7 proposal tnai tne itauan language De iaugnw Brazilian schools ' in districts largely '"occupied : by immigrants frbm Italy. This1 plan. was contained in. the labor; - and emigration agreement W"cn: the '.Italian government ' recently :of4 fefed to Brazils-. The Brazilian Direct tor General of - Commercial and Con- sular affairs has presented " a report on" the subject to his, government -ob-4 jecting to this proposal. - ' : . The -agreement planned to regulate "the . future settlemept of Italians ba: Brazil, where..tliey..already fbrni an important -' .part of the population; particularly ? in . the' &offee--prbducing staieo? oao- ramo. ine Italians re quested also that ' arbitral tribute be set jiip t6' decide-. bontroyersifes be tween workers' and -their employers. ; ObjecUOyii. is ?made" by Brazilians on the '' ground" that" - obligatory '"; teaching of, Italian would increase the difficulty of assimilating the immigrants-, to' the national?. Jife of the . country,' giving, rise' ;to he vsame complaints0 formu-' lated--against ithe teachinVof German in the ; large" German settlements ,in Santa Catharjna stetej-' ;Thas' - state hadbecome so Oeirmanized -that -after Brazil . entered the war, .teaching ( of. Portuguese -and : other .national, sub-, Jeets,.; was" 'made obligatory.? "ixii all schools throughout . the' union. ' - ' '-':k- '"tr-4" j.?.:-' ? I- y ' .- l1 ILLINOIS CENTRAL SAYS, i A V -V - BOND' ISSUE NECESSARY - ' Washington ' Dec 28.. "'Clairaing thrtt' a bond Tissue ivas !necessary, be cause if had 'not; received-thfull six per cerit,;return provided - for in" the tr2'nsp6rtatiori 'actl, 'thtllliohis"'' Cen tral Railroad . CbmpajrtyJiled ; f today with th'e.. Interstate ,-Cdmmerce. Cont- issue-, mortgage 'ndsS"dmonhtingf to sA-sa o'rtn "Vr'-ttr".'-"?''. "''J. ' The roadf would ''assue v.$3,245,000j wortflLf of s reiunauig mortgage,, honas, bearing; interest" stt "4 ' per cent- bat be wold o?"pledged-a8 rloans'with-banks to - meet maturing, obligations; jWith the tChicago; "Sti, Louis and-New'Or- leans.vRjtilroad .Company, -itV wou J issue 'joint nrstreiunaing- .mprrgage, bonds; bmounting'-to 3,708,000 tj.be pledged as 'security "meej "jnbies "comings-due" - within8, the next -""few J months r ; f. r-; ;, IIOOLS By'theltaFayette Wireless Sta , tion Which was Turned vOvert V'-r to French Government MESSAGES IN' BOTH ;-VRENCH;':'ANP; ENGLIS The Annapolis. Station . in Returit ".Will v Return I the Compliment ? Parfe, Dec. 2,. Jn ' turning-' 1 over f inf ormally",the new Lafayette, wireless .tapionto tne J?ren;cji government a few days', ago the American govern ment has proposed;that the station re- ceive and sendC official messages. "both rrenn ana American, grutuiwusj for an indefinite time,- ' l These Would include, first, .messages from the departments of the, , Ameri can government particurly. Wari Navy, , State ' and ,Commeree, to s their representatives- and.bureaus in. France second, 'offioial messages 4 from' the American governmeni to -the Frencjb, government ; ; thrrdj- despatches - to the United States government wireless sta- tions from.-its 'r representatives'' in France: ... . ' . ' V In return the United States promis ies that the Annapolis station -wijl perform the same service " for" 1 the French government, free V'of ' charg This, large amount 'o ' business is how H being .'handled 'T5y;,.the, private vcable and commercial ' wireless ';companiea This r suggested ; fnnovation, .'which l. originated, , Wjth thef Navy " depart-! fment,' is being seHously considered by. the French . government ' although .' it believes'it : would" carry by- far 'the -lar ger load, and 'although it had planned to leave the station entirely free duri in'g.-peace time' to"handle.. only com mercial business. -' The wireless ; sta tions of the French; government are used by' the J Ministry of -Posts " and Telegraphs during peace-tim end by theTMinisfry . of War durltegtunei of war. -f r .- 1.-i.,--t y .' The Lafayette station, -which' is 20 hine""froin iordeaux, asnow; aciuail"y oeing operated by -the Jrench. Minis try, of JPbsts, and senttoiN'ortb, :ahd South .America most of; the press. re-s ports of the -meeting' of the Lea'gueTof Nations Assembly at Geneva.. J . 4 f, . .The station was slarted daring he war by the American-, Navy. Depart ment and at the armistice- the French government arranged i: with the- wavy, tq finish it, agreeing to pay the. entire cost ' of t construction; - -:- It .can? reach i any point on the 'globe.-, . MRS. W.G. M'ADOO Wife of Former Secretary of the r Treasury will Direct' St. v' Mary's $300,000 Effort - -Waslliagton, :B&: 28,iLrs.x Elea ....-..- nor Wilson McAdKW, daughter, of; President Wilson attd wife, of former Secretary of the Treasury William 'CI MeAdoo' has ' accepted tb'rviceas the head of a camplaign to raisfe $300, 000 for St. JUaryV School,; at Raleigh, which was launched today, at -a lunch eon given at theJhome-of MrsJ William C." Rivers: Fort Myer. Va4 At Which Mrs. McAdoo was the guest .ol honor. 'i It, was upon this - occasion- that Mrs. ) McAdoo formally assumed ner duties as national chairman of Que campaign J when she delivered, an , address;fr in Which she7 praised'the choot andTthe purpose of, the.workthat is being car- ried on theref -t She aid that interest aU otbers interested are requested and ing of .Americans of the young set va., i0it..t'l Tha bitooHnw ririn the .churoh had "tested, national, ideals! in a way that will rouse real enthu: - siasm jand affection, is aril enterprise in . whkh . girls! : boarding'Und "finish ing schoolsj.can, be virtually helpUlg and that such' a school with Christian principle "realized in its daily life can do probably as much as. any' other, in stitution 'in ,the country.' to 'supply a definite and practicaKcantact .between -the idealism of American youth.; and the 'Christian "religion."' t . Jlfar Heels liere are, 'deeply -gfati fied that' Mrs. McAdoo has under.- L taken to conduct the .campaign f or Iraising' this large 'fund -&f or f the . im- ,prQvemeij,c ia.n:7.mfin.ance"v,U1'; v" ovary's School, "forthey feel thatno one"' withy ;better prospects ;,bf VsWeess COMPETITION IN ARKANSAS , i'Spe"akmg,t' of iiidttrkl changes, bellhops are driving; tfie bartenders oux oi Dusiness. not -onnngs oenv- olPo;.rs-:fj.. ' ,.'.- V- '-:.vr-V. I could - haye . been; chdsen'fbr " the f ser W 01 ExFo- licemenand Fw, H to Cii;; 5 voy Rtiners ifekCity i''.;v EX-SERVICE MEN; -;-n;;ARE ON VJQB They are; Also, Used las 'Guards Inside the Off ices of Financial ) v; Concerns . of - JLate f .- .New York, Dec. 28 Hold-rfps-in the financial .district., of , this city vwhich descreasing This Ms' - partly . because 1 i 1 ' T ' . t'" " . '"'v "-. jufiujters.' pave narea . ex-poucemen anu. tnremeri;to convoy runners .and .mes j sengers carrying ' .valuable " securities mutij .a avniivc-mwii. xraijapurts were protecteil by destroyers in: war, dasi Aso sit is.1 attributed to, unrelenting prosecution of dishonest employes and messengers by surety .'concerns' which bore Jieavy losses "during the orgy of robberies . and ' embezzlements, ' 7 , 4 In assigning these reasons for the fewer'holdups,' William A. Griffin, vice president of 1 the -? '.National Surety Company," said his 'concern. and simi liar. ones had' spent several .'hundred thousand dollars in ferreting out and prosecuting1 meh "connected" with' thet diishonest ' practices','-. i'" ' " ' "At police headquarters-' at wa'&'said.i thef services ;of " retiring patrolmen and firemen have beep at a' premium since the. surety ' C9mpanies-' advised 'hrok- ers'to hire thenvVSeveraihundredtof these"ex-service' men -have been- em ployed .in the fmnaeial distrle't. . S Some ""of", the ' former . patrolmen and firemen are. used as guards and ' watch.-; men-inside offices offtnanciarconcerns and - othersaccompany niessengers. Usual) ytwo of them. precede the jnes. bengers and two follow; behind as they Financial ' orcommercial "'.concerns Which are ingUiisf mewd?bf guard- i through .the staeets declare that it is youths5 about' whom : they; know, hoth ingi.'.Soine' of.' these ybung men have proved' bem'cbnspbracywith; gangs of hold-up men and have notified themi of th0 opportunity." to "stage a jobbery that would' yield a blg!.hauUy ": 1, ' "-. Every. . , Tobacco Gtbwer Time K HMerchanV ' Banker and ?all ;: , Others Interested are Urged ,t6'Attend the Meeting In the ." Court '. House, . Wednesday . at Eleven 'O'clock to: Discuss Ile- 'A'daciron';ofl92i'i:AcTeageT : 'jbaccot. Resolutions' J'Passed ,r by- the 'Nofth ' Carolina. TobacA co Warehouse . Association - at ' Wilson,'. December 23.: ,rProin inent Speakers Here'.Tpmdt4- row to. Explain Situation . A Great uatneriingJLooked for.- ; f'.-:; t T Dbn't forget' the, mass ,ineetlrig .niorrQWmorning,at .11 o'clock a't: the cOUTt house forthe purpose, of&scuss ths Action cf .the-4921fcbbaeeo croB Am Nortb Carolina. I . All tobaccb lowers, time merchants, hankers arid he fully explained by rwell-known-tor bacco jnen fjom- Wilson.-V r'il . At; a . meeting Jbeld ' by the. 4 North Carolina .Tobacco Warehouse , Aaso-" elation in, the. town- of JWilson, De cember, ' 23r. the following ''resolutions were ' passed which are self explana tory. - -s , f -f- i;, j ,.- .J" j . Whereas the normal supply of bright tobacco is . approximately three hun dred' million : pounds t annually - and Whereas, it is. evident that there Will be" carried oyer from the 1920 crop fully 1 500,000,000 povmda enough to supply "the needs, of the world-if.jtlot ba single pound is raised in 1921,- and : ;rWheresaj the" interests of. the , Ware housemen and, the Farmers are Ideriti- "2al' in respect to; the. amount , of - to- bacco to be planted, and.we feeljt our j dujtj to! give the. Growers tWfacts in I our. possession ttheyNmar ed f rOm bankruptcy 'which'may df ollbw the 'planting iff evenja normal crop in 192lW4AyVV2'? There'f oreVit. i i;.resoved by '-vthe jMortnv' uaroimat' i ooacco1 areniouse Association r-T) 3 Ji; Due Perhaps to. reported, by surety 1 companies to tbe go from bankers toHroker carrying bonds; "'eocks, and otn4r 'sec'uritiesJ;-! C fl A A 1 1 A A C.;ji Tildehof Yale University ; Granted Leave of Absence for i ear . oy rusiees , . - i. 1 11 DR F. CLAXTON IS , ; , f -; ViT ;) - THE ; CHAIR? IAN " Committee Includes Representa-' tives of all Governments and .Industrial' Groups Washington, Dec, 28. C.' J.Tilden, . professor . of . engineering mechanics' at- ' Sale , University,, has ' .been : granted . a ' leave, of absence" for, a year to -accept the' position of direcor, of. the. Highway"' and. "Highway" . Transport .' "Education - Committee of which Dr. P P. - Clap ton;1'. United States Commissioner J of' , Education; Is chairman. ' ' , , The 'committee, 'which was formed last May' at ('tW invitation ''of the "Comiuis sioner of Education. ' in Jaddition t& Dr. -' Claxtonincludes' Thomas t H. "Id'cDonl aid; , Chef of , the: Bureau of ' Public , Itoads.. United,) States Department' of , Agriculture j Col. Mason Plcrick, . Corpsi'of . Engirier's, U.-'S-'A..; Boy D. . ChapinV President "of the. .Hudson; Mo- . Cr Vonipany ; W. H? Keller Tresi- dent of -the American Asociatou-of uiatc iuiguway vyinuitti.'s , ' jtx. j. f ire- - stone,1 of ''he irestone, rTire "Company; Dean J BisbiEi, ' of the ', University, of . I Pittsburg ' and Professo'-, Tildeu.." , ' t The '.membership of -the committee t Is 'designed to Include" representatives , f f?"1 eduVationaI,( and ; uiuusxriai groups interest ea in tne-aa- . vancement of education in' highway' an I '-...i; . . "i't ji -, "t-V -rift' tC -i .f )- - - rThe formation, of the. committee, last "&faywas7the tfirst';step , hMa-.. nation wide' undertaking on the ,part kof these r- , groups, and it, is , expected to .lead to -better training of. larger numbers. . of ' highway. , and , higway. trensport engi neera to fiU nnmeroua pesitibas w hlerr will-be -available for thenr.ta the near - . It isxpec ted .that Professor Tilden's ' work' ultimately' wilL tea3 to the fbr-r mation of va comprehensive Rrogram of education-oii' highway and iigh way transport engineers: which WUT insure' an: , adequate . supply ot . technicallly retained young 'men to fill the, ranks; of the branches .of - the- engineering pro-! f essi'on. . 5 '"-''-' ' T'v "r - 'r. v1' - r r " T "". '-yXt?' -'y' .fy."'I It"' - That the" proposed" reduction' of , one; third in acrea ge- as recommended. by- the Tobacco- GroWrs- Association is not m our opinion a- sufficient reduc tion rthat the reduction , should.' be at least 50 perent a-ntl;hat'ahy amount -. ' planted , in excess of one.rhaIf f the normal crop; wiU." invite" disaster. T 11.:" That iwe f eel it is tthe duty of the -Tolwteo'arfJirasemeji'reach '"; -the: tobacco rtc:.rc. '", -.-cez-son 4nd ii 1. The APiutJlSpejssity 'of cutting - their tobacco; crop M. least one half--, and tiiat if they 'plan,t tobaccd "at all - . .they . ' should ''not 'plant 4'Make All,4? ' ."Big ,-. Gem'n.-ktod . vpinkney; Arthur,' but ; should confine ? themselves to the -staple varieties which . have: igiyea Eastern North Carolina' it, refutation 1 in .the-past fit r,v-f r-.-'V.'V" '; " V 2 That they' abandon the west a i ' their "Smoke Houseand Corn Crib and : pledge "themselves hofae&tly : to) , ' make an jeffoft-Ha live at hceyia ;r lllf ; Tht'th-e Tobacco jWarehburV men t of Nojtb. Carolina pledge the n selves fn; cpfationwitfi,. t 3 . To'-. . bacco Growers; Association! to. f:- i committees of their siWcest'" who shall .ysit eyeryrgrq--?r and lar.3 lord:inthenrTrespec! V territory atl . " secure, pledges to r .y -ut tl.3 ic'-'"".1 mendatioir& , het t'-bmitted. .' - that the week3 shall, be. isent," North Carol. ' -' c ?c. ,-; Association v4i , I f.iStatlstics of .the; Intc ' . Department,..: . . . ' il915-VBright, crcp":! 'iZ I:, ; average' 10.68L L", t"1-" . '1916 Bright 'crop :2C3,C?,C average' 1841.:', h . - N' "i'1917 (Bright , crop ; CC3,c:: ' : average .297 v. ? ; -3 -if 191S ,"Eriht crop - 4 1?,C7V ittverii-ge.34X3 ;? 1919. Bright crop. 21 . average 44iI7;'..,. - " , - i' i 3-
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