North Carolina Newspapers

t If f i VOL. XXXIII MOUJfl AIRY, JVORT11 CAROLINA, THURSDAY: JUXK W, 1013. JVO. ol KX i wo-1 hi ii ii The Cultivation of Corn. Count !' monstrator, J. W Johnson, was ,n the city the first f th, ;,.,k and requested that , we pMU, the 'allowing article f(1, .1... I fit nf the farmers The ,M..1ival.on cf corn an hnu tl'" M,,rfa"" the '"'rn h!l.l .. fnllv tas.scle.1 to 111 a ii v cawe t.ortnnt matter to the larmer th. j. rice of corn ha ad to what il now 1 rings. Si.f -i s.t'nl corn, culture de- i;.,, mlh.U ,,, the "kiMW;,,,,r" "h,,n ifc m:,fMr5r, ,!l"ia - .1..- i anv ,tl,.;t'r:ii"- h should' nt W m-glevted' " as i .suece.wH in any oth er hiiHiiiess. Of course, a deep, hunr.is-filled soil i the first eoti aidera'.K'n, hut much deju-rnL on the cultivation given the corn after ii i.s up. The farmer who understand ai:l practice! the best principles of corn growing, who knows the root -vt era, ti:e movement of soil moisture and th uses of soil mulch.-, will United States Senator John N. make a gool crop in spite of ad-l- Work. Ernmbrach wanted verse sea-sims of rainfall and j the appointment of pot,ma.ster drought. The one who doe j,t . here .nd he is alH"'d to have understand the? things attri- j written a letter to Senator Work "bute hirt failures to the wct'ring to pay 1,W)0 if the aj weather, the hot weather, the Ioinhnent was made in his favor, cold weather, or something else KranJ.rach's letter wa.s turned the effects of which he should be ver to the d.lartmeirt of j.Miee able to obviate. In the Farm at Waliingtun by Senator Worka D.imorLst ration Work last season d s''t to V. S. DLstrw-t Attor- some big crop of corn were made, where no rain fell from the time the corn wa planted till it wa.s mature. Yet the yield of corn in, thi country are more dopeml-nt ; upon rainfall during the gnnving si-ancn tlian upon any one thii g else. Thi should not be. Hut let u see that we unnder Ktand what proper cultivation does. Every good farmer knows that cultivation is to save the moisture, to destroy germinating weed seeds, to liberate plant fowl and to warm and aerate the soil. If the first two are accomplish ed the others are too. The suc cesNful farmer never allows hi.s soil to become crusted over be cause he knows that it Ls then Jibwiiti n.iitmi In nri'i't'Tit tn w . . , i : eruotiiiL' a so ( fstrov weed aiuli grass seed that may be coming up in the soil. So we that alljtion. to Eeii;td,r. where it will that i mTesarv is to cultivate 1 be manufaetured. The President oft I 11 elioilirh to keep t!:e S 1 1 1 biove on top. One of the Experi-: ment i.'it.jis na loumi mar iinr iii' very dry hot we.itlier a .;.nirle corn, stalk will taki- frc-m tl;e M il i evaporate a.s much as ten pints i f water in one da It requiias ahoiit ;Hh) p.einds i water to produce one dry matter. So we pound of learn that; eon: is ;i crop that requires iui lin 'Mm1 amounts of m'!nr . Y' t t 11 r. 1 U'tl (11 1 till Seel ( 11. Mil'fieient rainfall oery year to President's hands in itme for pr.lure two or three corn cros 1 him to use it during his contvm "ii all our land. The wi-e fann- platel visit to the isthmus net ! i'!le who lia.s learned, h . " v 'o Summer and to expedite its eaieh the rainfall and ke.-p il in niauafaetiire a duble force will the soil until it Ls needed. 'bo put on. 'Hie value of the hat As ti depth of cultivation. Ave'jn the United State would not III! st rt-iiii-mber r that corn b-'onirs to the grass family and therefore ; has ;i fine, fibi'iu--, extensive not .vstnni. Bv the time com is a '... 4 1.-...L 4l. - 4 I 1 . .mm-i ii n u,e i-i-ois iii.il oe ;ap- ping h.-twrtn the row's. The roots g.w outward through the explanation given is that .he Only the ,ast three def,M,,lant ,od fnuu two to four times a ; greater part of ,l.e shipments: ,ltIt.,:io,,.a on Vestt.nlav inurnin(f Ust. as the stalks grow upward.:, Ecuador, the home of ,heiuaH Ut,st5;,u propimntlcl a To d.,(voy th,. roots in cult:-. true Panama, have 1 n made via ,h,,her within the last two Vatmg IS to CUt off tile feeding l'iH,,.,,,, cite n,u1 i this u-i.v le.K 4. . P-wers of the corn. It VtTV of- ti n hajipins that the .soil m-, ds a ndher d eep stirring w n ', corn is small and before the rooi.s get out far.. If this is the case, U cl... ut. i 1.,. v., v . ' , !! l " i i" " ' 1 1M r i , , . ia..r. ii.e Indiana ivtperiment Matn ii has shown that corn cul- tivrite.l aK.tiO fn-.v t.,.-.V..;. .1... .....,,4 ......... , imuiM uM' 1 I I . r, ,. . , . . . . yieid.a -u..o lo.sh.ls; thi)l ,..,,. .... i .1 .. i . i i . . N V ; rp 'v:rv;fr,,v,,,fm'p Manavi' wuon, 1.,- m-d. could b,.t. ni.Hoi.nmc A four i,u, low .I...,,, V-.4.1. ...d.. ---I- ......I... , 37.02 busheLs. n,.fi,4ia tto;.,, " eh all. m- 4.11H i.-af i.-.n ' found that yitlded 81.8 bushels per acre, but deep cultivation gave, only 74.1 bhcls. ! Ah to tlw number of tinw to'. ,,1,1V11, thl wlU UP con-litionH. The thing t 'K,',rl 1,1 mm1 w r" K''' I' il """'".cd he had glided away money; ' vaneed,if' win l'a-v to eultivatA until mn ; V Vilka" begin to turn In-own. It w a entu-al time with i id. C. R. Hud-M.n, Raleigh, N. C. Tried to Bribe Senator. Santa Barbara. Cal., June 14. 'C. Ereanhnwh wa arrested toila.y !n a fel-'nil indictment charging 'b'rm with an attempt to bribe ney A. J. llcCormick here An indictment wa returned by the grand jury. Erennbrach is a carpenter, who is considered fair- lv well to do. He admitted he had written to Senator Works and added: "But I didn't know it vv.is a crime to offer to pay a congressman for getting a politi cal j b. I thought that wa. the er.miiuin practice." He was taker to Los Angeles tonight. Fine Panama f cr the President New Orleans Picayune. President Wilson i to have one of the finest Panama hats that the makers can fashion or money I n'. The order wius reeeivcl Hi few davs ago bv a local ilea.er "... and he has forwards! the specifi-1 i ; rs a No. ..j,,, w;j 1: a:, at n-aM . L I . . A tl e that ve. It will be et-mpov-d cf a weave of straw of the fiiest texture ontaui ab!e and its fabrication is esti.mat e 1 to take three months' con tinuous work, which is about naif the length of time ordinarily required in the making of a hi:.rh- jrade Panama. The order for the dispatch Mas gieii with a we 'iiev of having the bat in tie' fall short of 230. None of the genuine Panama hats are made in this country and lone the word "Panama" be- . . 1 n . . . e.itm attaciied to tJieiii has never i been clearly exnlaim d. The best ... aemnre.1 nnm fiW,il v, n, lb,. PaiuTuna Ciover-Uim lit ' v tiddished a scho.il for ihmiI lor making Panama hats at a little town call- Arraijan, but it was m,t ;, .... i i ., r ueei ss. i oio!iH)ta and .v-nad io .hi caiiv ') m lie il in .i ,. - mg industry, but the superior grades all come from Bcuador, 1 .1 . -.1 .1 . l- i lU'tse WITH I lie IllgllesTT npil- ,.,,,,, lVom ft sni;1,j tlWn hl t!l(.' 4. ... . - uonieerisii. y uenca is another ..,..., i.4 i.t .. ... ... .4 .iiit, jint-iiuiniiij venter 111! p.... , i ...4 4i.. i. 4 i i ,A""u"r - uul UiV IT'-tuci utHs l 4. . . r .1 . 1 '""""an., me pnee or uie Monteoristi hat Hct After Pool Players. Favetteville. J,,,,,. 1 . -A .sequel ' mui r'v''r tn Irior court tV, trJ1II,lhIltlL, 0,A sMrn, Iin.m the two char against him. , bv the arrest of W. R. Smith, - r,,.,, 17.y.nr.oM ,.outk .,, ,,,dar-j had stolen, came this afternoon ' i ii.; ... i..M i ' When .uajor von V. nmiani, rrrw,(.(. Ilt inu- attorney of the re-j (.rn(.r.H ()jrti hfuj ft WJirrant! ,,. p.... t? ir p.,,,.1, ;,,),.,, director of the State prison, th of aiw-jnif bv lb Will, 4 ' I If 1 . i f iitm.in, ojis the charge of allowing boys under 18 yearn of age to fre Ueiit the Ififaette Hotel pHil rm, of which he i the. propri etor. Mr. Buckingham traveling' in ; tin- western jxirt of the .State with th" prison ci in mission. All the young men bejore the recorder were charged with hav ing gambled irk the Lajt'ayette pool n m. One of thci, who w.i . uitted, is Vr tJucking hat. s i i b v and work in t' v. pool r-K.ai In tiie trial of the eight young men who wre charged with gambling by W. R. Smith, Re corder J. A. Oates thi morning auinAnicexl a decision on a point which he sainl ha never been paved on by the State court when he declared the playing of the game of pool where the loser pays for the game to be gambl ing, regardless of whether any other stake i put up. In pursuance of this ruling Lay ton Harrington was find one dollar for betting on a game of pool and required to appear be fore the recorder on the second Monday in December of this year and the second Monday of June, 1014, and show that he had not Iweu guilty of a sinailarTffense. There wa m evidence that R. J. Brindle had ever played pool at all, and he wa con.sepiently dis charged. $2.50 for Stake of 25 Cents. Evidence was brought out that during the l.Lt two eais S. A. Lambert, Tom Parker and W. M McNeill had played pool at oin time for a stake of twentv-fie cents, and the recorder fined tin-th-in each oQ adn costs aiRliieci !-lle ;t!e saill order as to their! appearance before him within six - months- and a year-to s!i.w tha.t ; thfV had Mllce desisted. As to the three oiin.g men who pitied guilty esterday, II in CnnnpUr, R. D. Craw-ja ford and Bill Sheets, judgment . a.s susj payment of i T S and tin- j, line order made before j'.s to their appearance tl'C COUl't. Attorney Terry A. Lyon, rc-p;-"M nt :ng the five young men who- pleaded Hot guilty, tXpl.lili d to the court that a mivii'i'i-i - ii I'sioi; was in the minds of all -: -rht eight i f the defendant.' on ; fsfcdiiy morning when ntcrint.' their itspective ph-as, noiw tf tlieui luiving consulted laving consulted counsel an. i me impnsioa prevaniii'g tii;i : 1.1 ' Me .1 .1 , 4 I ... f . - I :. . . - vi ill ill ;i i i i ( n"' ii ; v i 'Hi!!!! Jll M 'III' ril-C'll (iau "Mia uicn naa Tuavcii tne game , . , , ' in no.i wnerein money or oiner valuable property was at stake,. .i... ,.,..,. !,..;. i.h... ,,,,d : tv. ' " ' When the court intimated what . .. ... h:s rni.ng would he as to what ; eo i.si o ot.-s ir ,m n inn r I i .n stated that if his clients vv.re to be tr'u-d on a charge of this kind. i . . . lie itV little Use Ol making a ' f fight, a three-fourths of the " . ten on t ie e harire ot i a mc m.o , - - 4 .--OJ . 4, , . ,.. ., . ., "I1U Uie UUUCrsulIMllItg II. at nip . i. , I ,ioser iwys, as aJi pool rooms are .1 i ! run on ui plan. t ., . . . . ji, rumm, me younj man ....uge was. iiiii, oi gamoongifi(.t. ,his .,,,,.,. ,r j rs . . . i . who started all the trouble, was' 'la- embe..biment and lareeny ft(.,j ptWmont attorny ef "r"1 ''"fcrenW. m the ,.,,. c., ,);lPi ))as fu.(.,TtH, th(. iie utiiwireii uoii.us. When Law Was Fierce. StatesviLie Landmark. j The Landmark hirned within! : t.h.. n:i.t f.,w tt,..t .ln.l.,,. j Walter Clark, in hi revent a - 1 - I dr.- )t.f()re ,lt. Nl,rt, Carolina , i ' " n-.-w iHitu r Federation of Women" CluU at Nwl)ern, tta'ul that it m a matter of record that in Indeil County a woman war sentenced to be quartered arwl burner! for the murder of her lnuband. The date at which Judge Clark fixed thi event ha? uot been ItWiN-d and th" n t-( rd.s l Irtslell do not shew I'iv,fer, the re cords of the o.i!in. txeept an old book cf wilU wh'ah date bad: to 2 KU0, were burned in the fire which destroyed the old court house that .ftoial in the square. If thw s;utenee, was pxssel before Iredell was form ed m 17K8, the record of Ro wan County, of which this ter ritory wa then a part, should show it. Coder the old English law person were often sentenced to be "hung, drawn and quartered," but it will be news to mt peo ple that in Iredell County a wo maii was sentenced to be burn id and quartered. The Land mark isii't anxioiiK to have the fact established, but since the matter has been brought up it would b interesting to know from what record Judge Clark quotes. Th'w isn't intended as a denial of" the" "statement, " for Judge Clark is well posted and unusually accurate in matter his torical, but The Landmark" 'is seeking information. Drank Up the Evidence. Some time between Sunday and! Moi. iy morning some person or p -rsoiis, very dry jwrson or er-i' sous, it would seem, broke into . i- ! !..,.L- ,v? ilm 11)1 U t' r I llir t I (' 1 fV V"v rders eooef and stole a num-1 be,- of bottb-s of whiskey that Wei being held as evidence iui e;'.s. s appealed to superior court. , i i 'satiirdav a rani new ik-k. nan n put the door, to safc- srii u the whiskey from just such but thir.st laiurhs at loek Viiidows or all other bar- l'.it., J Mn'.t!:.-, . re-ad i:.d i-ite!da ihornme' I rk llogue found his evidence ha 1 vanislu d have or lc.id Th" coiiim issiniiers a vault prepared. lor tutuic t nbuic to,- wh.sk. will I the thi-sle will tlo-l'le gitl.l.g to and tiercai put wlorc liae s. une it. Wilming- ir. - Wcman Sheets Doctor to Death, Savannah, (la. June If,. Dr. C,uv O. Brink lev.- a local ohvsie- iau was shot to death in his i f- i.. tr Vl k Ra Kiftl J' 1 ,' , V ? Hi P inll v ' " V 1 ' l;M' " ' I he bullet pierced lUT teinp.0 ,. i i t n a i i and she fell iicro.ss the bod n.-r it; i,m. The police seek an unknown woman who is said to loive ae- conipasiinl Mrs. Kitth.s t the 'boor's off;.,., Dr. Brink ev was alnmf forte- five , " ' . W cans,. l.a, b. in iLssign.-d for the tra tlv. The ,' M'mir began in ,1,k,.tiir'u ,.,.i-.t.. ,.t't'i l... t I'''"" "". no- - I . ...I 4 . 41. . . I II j tloC- by the woman and back to the ' V K . ' , in IO I'V tne woman and look to the ,,t ,v!l,r,, hft M1 di. Mrs 'hum,..) nJ in ci.,.1 ... v e, t ... ' ............. 4. 4.1. I ill. 4 . i. "i ii'iir, Vj., Ul l.i'ti, 11. HI Mi - wi.ij.iai f y... iii ..-ir, ; , " IV r. Irom Whl-h le later tiled. : .,. ..... .v... .. .. ,7. . -. nun jm-e uii ll Mil' lias HVfHl Willi her mother here. Goes to Be Governor of Distant! Island. Raleigh, June 14. Alex. Stron- ' t ..ft i i : I 1 Secretary cf the Navy, to judgeship of Samioa, and t,H wi!Ii on? ; j leave a wc.-k lienee f., sail. rr the ilr. Daniel. offered the ap- 1 j.ointment several week ago and!er 'I'-rator .iied txha on her i Mr. Stronaeh h.-w hn.l it under i II,al,1,',l v"-vak"' to N,'w ,rk' An , a,lvisement. A few dav.s ago he j wrote h'w aeeeptam- and July 1 j will .set sail n the I'aeifie for a j cruise of o,000 ending in the American Samoa. Before leaving, Mr. Stronaeh will go to Washington, arrange!""11 of Tnanm' hlUr his page, dis.-u.ss the jxt witJi j st,'am,,,i acefully out of the. the government and l.-ave June ! ,iapW' ''ltr'il! a lnt of 24 for San Francisco, He wil!lm,re than 4(m P'"-W sird June ?A) there an-1 lea ve ! !,l"1,"n w u tn were many well , l ... . I known American. It expected the folioAving dav. It wdl require , . , . . , , ... I that under ordinary eirci is-tan- fonrteen day of fast sailing to . ..." . , , , , ,. , Jee.s New i ork will w-. reached land hnn on the nud-Paeifie. ami i , . , . . A, . . next Tuewdav evening or early in making the trip he pass!,., , . . th s -....,..;...- J t, lnes,lay morning. ii i i ii pi, ii Lin- i i niaiiiurr in uji r north temperate into the torrid zone. Samoa w omew-hat like ancient Oaul, divided into three par's, one of which a few hundred A nr ricans and seven or eight thou and native inhabit. Though sjuth of the equator and in the n vi i t of thv torrid zone, it has tvtu North Carolina beaten tor temperatem-ss of elkmat? and is a pndueir of the cocoanut and banana, enn-ge and all troical fruits. Mr. Stronas.di'rt young son has already picked out his cocoa nut tree, which he means to climb as soon .s the boat lands. The American Sanioa w under tiij H.rectiVii of the naval dejwrt ment of the United States and a mval officer i governor of the island. Mr. Stroneh's duties iiijV' l.r.n secretary of affairs, theii'rh :u nowise the clerical aid or ..I- 'Toy, rimr. He ls al-o judge id "in A. s.rict court and to turn wit! b. vt-ferred the legal matters ha teouie up. He is not a trial 11 ,1 A and does not nave to s.t 1 n in ner one-.i'-s. ii is . ft .. It is a re- i'""Mnio p-ssun-n Uui n cairies , '-,rir" w" 11 1 al'l"':m!ll"l!l l'lK' "u,u -r i . 1 . . -.1 mil ins lamny, oi course, arm ii i me hi tli. op iilisi hi'i' in'1'h.i os t our ears. ,Mrs. Mronaeii a;id rne ch'ldren have gojo- to Virginia and arc visiting there. They will join Mr. Stronaeh in 'harlot!,,- ' VI lh and cut across the continent San Francisco. They will ake two stops m- uicntariiy on the trip, seeing a little if lloll- trip, seeing il 1 1 1 1 idulu on the Wiry. They go with in -AM miles of Sydn-y. New outli Wiiles, and s.'e about half t lo- w orld on t he long trip. Tlii.v- t'oi.1 in tli., t.kvi i, in ii tilell ' " ' tiny live ah ut '2) Am'-rieans, and a an urg theise will be Paul Tiusley Chi ii;, of Orange county, ll'S I'nivcrsity m,in, who has been made .superintendent of' s.-hools tf Samoa. H-- i.s low in; the Pacific and will -soon land. ; The island is not without its so- ci:d features and the health of , the place is good. j Mr. Stronaeh ha.s 'Ivtd in .Raleigh his entire life and has alwavs held place among lawyers who value integrity above every-! thing that a lawyer may aye H lias stood with the forces that! w. i ked rr a clean town ana as police justice made a good record. He held that position ivo yeras. During his earlitr a ear as a i lawyer he was nominated for the. i llti.lltli Assembly tf 1V1 but! Wl nt down with the wreck- of, .xlt. SUiiK anJ lhe crasU t,f vom. ,.i .oi kOl 1114LI.LCI. . Mr. Stronaeh's appointment by a Ralegh man to high position even s, far iv. u-il! .,e ariU-. ' ' ing to those who wiadi him for- tune wherever he goes. Th single regret w that it takes him and hh familv in truth to the jfurtW. la,,,! sc. xt parts o-f the earth Maiden Trip of the Largest Ves- sel in the World. Hanihurg, June 11. Ti e Ham- Inirg-Ameru-a ( 'i injiany new lin- j "u,,ri,,,,,H 'r"w'1 -"'ffated at the dock and along the water front and with lunl cheer gave an enthusiastic "bon vowigc" to the new "(Joliah of the Ocean." Tin big vesjel, which is a tri- When the Imperator tie up at her dock in the North river next wn'M New Yorkers will hav aa opportunity to insp-ct the larg est vessel in the world, tshe kas a gnvs titrfiiage of oO.fxM) (or nearly 3 ,(")( tons greatpr than the Olymp'K') and is of the same general dimensions as tl e great Aqitanuia now Hearing cmpletior for the Ciunard line. There art eleven decks on the lin-er. The promenade deck is a quarter f a mile long, so long in fact that a person standing at one end could not recognize a person at the other end. River stenmlvoat of average size could sail length wise through cna of;. thft giant funnels of the Imperator. One of the novel features of the big vessel i a roomy wim-m'mg-pool ai a beautiful Pora peian hall. Among otlcr lux uries with which the veil has ecu fitted are a great entertain ment hall two stor'n s hiira. three electric elevators, a co;:i o.etflx eiuil'ped gym n:is;u in, a ''cottage' cafe, a winter garden and a Ritz-('arb-tou restaurant. The main dinlcig salon is 11(h) feet bmg. il io x.naDie otiuicr Eaccn to Vote. Washington, June t enatt? Democrats arc anviou.s'v looking to the (Jeorg'.a I. -gislat n. c, w 'nk h will convene June 'J3, t enahle Senator I'.aeon to vote, with uii qiie.stioiiablc right, upon tin- tariff bill win n it shall reaeh. ti e final ndl call His pn-seiit b-'Ml statu s that of in. inhc ;p in th- Scii- Ite on suffera'iee. slilee ?! a.b.p- ion of the const it ut ii in.d lle'ld- .lent providing for direct elcc- ... , i:ii et enalors maKiS li.s telll-. porary iippointment at the hands i f the (lovi-rnor of doubtful legal ity. Hie program arranged : Heor- gi.i ;t thai the tirsr Md To ne p.t.s.s,d by the Legislature shall b one calling a.n election for S nat-.r, to be held in July. The returns will be canvassed by the I., giskiturc before its adjourn- uient, and since Senator Bacon is the only candidate he will bu chosen and 'qualified before the tariff fight Ls settled. 0 rgia. which promisiS to 'bet ihe first iSi-na tor lo vote of the people, i one of the few Slat, s which refuse,! to ratify tl 1 rect election aiinvd nent. A Disasterous Mule Kick. ii;iL,'j., n r,.,, v mule kicked a wire in the No. 3 ' . i'u . ,4.1 , ....... . of the Jefferson Coal C.mj&ny ii'Hiay and trie ct.ntaet ol tne -hoc with the wire eaus.-d a spark to fly to a keg of powder, result ing in an. explosion that imijred four men, all probably fatally.