1M© Idd Robert B. Lee sftth a large ■* of ■— hsrs and imril vis •fUr being fey Mmh« Robert H. Woods, of the local offiee of the Southern Public tJMWtiee Company, spoke first hi a *rj entertaining way of the varfcrty «T uaea of stoctrlcity, remarking that tl electro-chemistry and other relet the possibilities of electricity been touched. He «f tta application to general referring to the X-Ray and the radio. Mr. Lucas aald the extent of the I no. Sevan and a half billion dollars are Invested and tor* million individuals own stock -securities. There srs UjMO.OOO customers. Slaty par *f the people In this country live to electrically lighted homes. Tha an me of the Industry is ■ l.slf bin ion dollars, ths lowest of income to investment in any Industry. | HJM is Hi number of alec tries) custom en has Increased five and • half mil Iha hi the pant three years, (wjr day 0,000 new (Wtrlfiil customers are ; ■Med. The hirh productivity of the Aaierlraa work In* man wa* attribut ed In part to the use of electricity. Seventy-two per cent of the indus triea in thii country uae electric pow er. Comment wai -made on the fact that the wage scale in the United States was double that in England, which surpasses all other countries in that respect with the exception of Aaerica. Mr. Lucas spoke of the Idol's pow er plant, on the Yadkin river, as one ef the first three in the world In wteieh the power was to he used at a considerable distance from the point . e(- feneration. He referred to the ^ - detent of the business ef the South era Power Company, which has TOO miles of line covering the Pied., atont section of the Carolines. He re ferred to the Southern Power Ceai pany engineers as the pioneers In the Muee transmission of electricity aad at high voltage. The generating capacity of the hy-; dre electric plants of the Southern Pewei system at the present time is Mi,000 horsepower, while one addi tional plant with a generating cape-1 ettjr af 00,000 horse-power Is under i—sti action In addition to the hy : tm ■loctrlr plants there are five «H»ai-eleetrfc plants with a total gen erator capacity of 140,000 herse Ifnr. Work has Just been started ■■d is being pushed on an additional steam-electric plant with the oape etty af 100,000 horsepower, this plsnt Mag located just outside of Sella In 110ft It cotton mOU «Hk i to tal of 150,800 spindle* w»i» driven wsry «WiH>nl| mt tW of IW late Imii E Mh with reference to the alactfic power biduetry to this sectkm, both in Its economic and ■* rial aaperta. Ho read M attract from Mr. Duke's atateaieat to creatine the Duko Foundation to which ha a sprees ad the daaba that tha money toM from tha Seather* Powar Cuipaay enterpriser ha deroted to tha work of davalopmaat to tha Carolinaa a loaf educational and aactol Itoaa. Ta t'.iat and tha profits derived froai tha Southern Powar roaipany antarpHaaa ara being divartad to tha naaa of tha Doha Endowment. In apeahtog of thie phaaa of tha awtter Mr. Lam quoted tha followtnff froai Mr. Dufce's statement: "My ambition la that tha rerenuaa of such developments ■hall minister to tha aortal waifara, as tha operation of such davalnpannta la ministering to tha econoak waifara, of tha com munities in which thay serve." Mr. I-ucaa' praaantation of tha vit ally Important subject assigned him at tha Keating today waa greatly ap preciated by mambani of tha club and viaitora, who auuilfaatad daap interest in hia discussion of tha various phaaaa o' tha electrical industry. KANSANS KEPT BUSY . FILLING RABBIT ORDERS Carlo** of Thorn Bob* Skip, pod to Now York and Chica go—Bring 40 Coals Each Hutchinson, Km.. Jan. IS.—Car loads of rabbit meat are bains ship ped Ea«t from Hutchinaon and fl«e where in thin district. Local buyer* are shipping in the rabbits by express lota and loading out cars by express for the New York and Chicago mar kets. One buyer estimated that no lesa than 100,000 rabbits will go to the markets from this locality this winter. The Relief Committee looking after provisions for families of striking coal miners In Pennsylvania have shipped large numbers of rabbits from her* to the anthracite district for naedy families A drive in Finney County on New Year's Day resulted in the killing of several thousand rabbits. More than 1,000 were killed in a roundup near liberal, and several hundred fall in a hunt in Stafford Comity. One concern at Larited shipped five ears of rabbits to N«w York, 21.000 in alt. The rabbits ring cents each lsid down in New York City, and are bought locally at It cents each. The freight, however amounta to f 1,000 on each car. Co op» May Start Suits Against Two mt Tbair Official* Kaieigb, Jan. 14.—Bait* ifiinit T. C. Watkina and K. B. Pattcraon, offl riala of tha Tobacco G rowan Coop erative Aaaociatkm, to racovsr tha 4100,090 made by than i| ' mas of thair 148,000 salaries, prJf \pd to have baen taken for Nke tobacco of members In the \ wHl most likely rt »uK from I M mgton conference of the co-ov this waak. These luita will be brought, if re covery is thua soug-ht. on advise of A area Sapiro, of Califaraia. Dr. Claranee Poe, editor of the Progria evenbig on his return from Wubiai toa. Tha editor ei this pal farm paper diacuaaed tha im|i>Mal ia thia oaaa, diacloaurea mads by tin that report that tha rjiillW and Watklas huge ♦profits were fouad. Apropos of their conduct, Dr. Paa telle how he fought this i«*oe oat a year ago and set hbaaelf everlaeting ly against ths conduct of Maaara. Wat kins and Pattaraon. bat ia that attach he encmttand Oliver J. flaads who stood back the allajiJ profiteer ing aaoperatiaea. LOVt AND POLITICS CAUM FATAL DUEL _ % mmmmm— * Mm mum »mii ud rtealry ta paM tlaa are hM to to it tto bottoai of Mm M to Mm toft totMaan Dr. C. V. Burnett, Mart MM phyaiclaa. »d WiIUm Bay, ili|M Mii>i<ir «f «to Carolina Maaaflni, at Itohea Laurel Madia ea County M which tto phfret ctan mm »lata and Mb atoagnalat ao toitlr wounded to Ml* mm ilnpiBil a#. Mountain folk ara awaitin* with to la root tto trial of Kay, who mm taken deaparately woimM, to a Greenville (Tana.) koapital. around which heavy gaarda war* piared to pravaat hia raa M by frienda m ha alowty leuuw hia etraagth. No data for tto trial haa toon aet, hot K will tato rtoca Jut M aaaa aa Kay la found ahla to under go tto ordeal. Reporta of tto dM< raarhini km deacribe a aowa which rwsalla tto daya of faudaliaai. Thai* wart two eyewHneaaea. Thalr daacrlptioa of tto dual pictnraa Kay m ataggarlag to hia faat aftar having baaa at rue it down by ttolbullata from tba phyai cian'a revolver, and Dr. Burnett, ■landing with toad up and apparent ly tha victor, only ta topple over tto Mxt Inatant daad froai tto aingta bul lat froai a revolver la tto haada of H.v Acrondni to X0111 wd Moody Shelton, the wBn»sses, who «m piiniifi in lajr'i ear, the latter** neklM pmii up the moun tain highway, met Dr. Burnett, went heyood Mai, and then returned, the Burnett car having In the meantime ■topped. Ray fc then *aid to have walked up to Dr. Burnett and engag ed him la conversation regarding • quarrel between the two In a moan tain cabin the night before. Bay la aald to have remarked to the doctor, "You bad your crowd with you laat night but we are an even terra* today," and then began firing. Three shots were fired at the phyei clan before the latter could get hie re volver Into action. Dr. Burnett'i f i r»t ahot * truck, also hi* eecond and his third eent Ray reeling toward hi* automobile, into which he wa* helped, only to stagger to hi* feet and fire a tingle ahot, the one which took the life of the physician. Ju*t before firing the final *hi>t Ray te naM to have cried, "You have flnlahed me." and then u*ing what la described a* almost auperhuman strength, he raised up in his seat, turned bis revolver toward Burnett, «nd fired again. l>p to that time Dr. Burnett bad been untouched. After the shot he stood for a moment, fac ing his antagonist, with bis lowered revolver in his hand, and then, fell 'orward. He was dead whan asafit tance reached him. Ray Called Aggreaaar Ray is said te have been the ag greaaor throughout. Dr. Burnett is ->id te ha«t adapted a conciliatory at titude and to have indsavond to aasooth over the troabla. Moody 8 he Hon knocked tip the muaale of Ray's gun aa he fired the first shot. The bullet want wild and Ray and one of the boys scuffled over peasss lion of the weapon. Ray then wrenched free and retained to his*at titude of combat. Dr. Burnett had by that time his owa revolver, and the tw< pared apart and began the sh After the duel Ray drove to his from where ha was taken te the White Rock Hospital, and later to a hospital in Greenville. Tenn., where he has been waging another daepar ate battle for hi* life. Ray has been ordered held without bond on a charge of marde*. * Ke porta that the qutml started •var • woman at • party at the h«n! of "Ow" Shetton the night bafara lha (hooting have haan verified, hot tha mum of tha girl could not be aa certataed. h «u • qBarrel ovet a woatan luuaad Kay that lad to tha <Nlk at a man mm4 Nn at tha hail* of Burnett in ltM. according to raporta of Madison County ritiaena who attended the trial, when Burnett waa acquitted, having proved it «M •elf defewae. Darter A Me Skat Or. Burnett waa known Hi mown tains aa a dangerooa as an with a gun. Kay ia alao taswi aa a sseontaln character of tha feudist type. Ha ai aa ia facing a charge ia the United Btataa Court at Ashavflla. He aarrad •I'm to that on tte lMt and IMS «rapa wbtW tha bibIiih af Um Ttbmi Growar1* Ca opwillw AmmMm wm paying «. R Fatten** |MJN • rw aad T. C Watklaa |1MN a 1raw to took after Um ■■■tin' te al profit* m ndijlag tha ■■■h»r» tobacco aa follows: 1922 crop IMS crop Watkim $1«,0S1.M HMMJI Patteraon 16.M1 49 IS.5M.M "Thar* la do uaa puaay footing about • altuatlon Mm tbl« la oar opinion ■1Mb actio* will narar be •xruaad by tba tobacco fariaor* af North Caro lina. South Carolina and Virginia, ami ourbt not to ha. . Bran If Um pb.n of Mtaot. Watkte* and Patteraon had haan proparly put bofor* tha board of director* thay would not avan than hava haan juatifiad to chare In* Um aaaociaUoa $1.78 par bondrad far work eoattng $1.06. It ia all right to •ay that tha fadaral trad* cm— l«alur on tha whola baa made a bla»ad aad unfair rapart aad wa think it haa; w» think it haa gona unjoatifiably far la axcuaing tha big tabaaco coaipanlaa and tha rkioui tactic* of warahouaa intaraata. But 'it ia wall to Imth •van <Ma aa aaaatjr.* aad ao quanti ty of abuaa of tha lateral trad* com miaaiea 1* going to axpiain or aseuaa tha dlatraaaing aad dapraaalag facta thua farratod oat about ratef>»—l>» 111—I "It was bad enough (or the sseocia tion to be stabbed by Ita open ene mies; bat In this caaa it baa boas stab bed In tba house of tta friends, ami tba caaa of tba Edwiondnon Tobacco company will hurt tba co-operative marketing of tobacco a thousand times mora than aH tha warehouse men in Wilson or Danville could have dona. If the friends of cooperative marketing refuse to recognise this "lain fact and Instead try to defend Meaars. Walk in* and Patterson, to make 1100,000 profits in a single year, in addition to their combined salaries aggregating $48,000 which they are receiving for supposedly protecting the farmers' interest from all sxtor lion or unfair charges. "Wc want to see the cooperative marketing of tobacco In North Caro lina, South Carolina, and Virginia made a great success. We want to see a renewal sign-up which will reach the 05 per cent which growers in various belts desire. And it is be cause we wish to see this result that we repeat that right now definite pro vision should be made m the new mar keting contracts which will perma nently enforce and insure the new policy wisely adopted by the Tobacco Growers' Co-operative Marketing As sociation directors last year—namely, that no director or official shall here after redry tobacco for the associa tion. Wa are eqaaily confident that the continued employment of officials who have lost the confidence of the membership will seriously retard if not fatally endanger a sign-up which needs to be made ks easy as It Is humanly possible to make it rather than overloaded with further diffi caMaa. »IUH| WW WW WMT. 1 fir ph of cooperative market - —sero to only • question of That cooperative marketing is the soundest system for seDhf farm crops to now admitted by practically all authorities. Its vractiee-bilttjr is no longer a matter of question. The are Russian Jewels Dazslinf Thou sands in $250,000^)00 Display rmmUimmrnwrn. T— —- Vi of tMRW by th* gorfct which ku plac«d it m MAMni at the Soviet Trad* Union ho«M. in ; furnily th* Club of th* Th* r*gal collection UpmwiU th* ktsiM treasure of ton different Russian r^ral families, ud Include* cmnu, aceptr**, coronet*, emblem*, tiara*, diadem*. necklace*, bracelets, ring* and (MM of away otiaor kind*. Th* public 1* charged an *dml**V»a foo of 91. but momhor* of th* Trail Unions and CoawwM organisation* pay only 15 rant*. Th* collection ha* proved a strong ilrawing card to th* worker* and p*a« ants, who manifest th* (t*«pa*t woa d*r and admiration aa they stand •pvdbnund before the malid giaaa Extraordinary precaution* art tak en against theft. Arased soldiers arc stationed throughout the building. TW objact of grsataet cmrioslty among tha gem* la tha hug* Imperial Crown of All tha Rusalas, a mifnlfl cent dome-like patriarchal mitre, con taining mora than 4,000 carat* of dia mond* of tha flrat water and carrying »n it* *uremit a croe* of diamond* and rubies of esquisite beauty, tha whole valued at W2.000.0iK). Next In In threat comes tha coronet1 worn by tha murdered Empress Alex andra, perhaps tha moat beautiful j ma** of diamond* ever brought' to ther Hi a single ornament. nother object of great attention I* the famou* Imperial Sceptre of Pow-'< rr uaed by the laat Tear, which in sur mounted by the world-famed Orloff diamond, a* l*rgr aa a bisected egg *nd containing 189 carat*. Tht* slen der, graceful emblem is valued by the Bolshevist# at *90.000,000 The "Emblem of the Imperial Realm," a "lobular object of gold surmounted by a croaa of diamonds, sapphires and rubies and valued at! S24.800.000, comes nest in interest.' Among the single unmounted gems, the so-called "Shah" diamond, of ^ righty-nine . *rata and appraised by the Soviet authorities at 114,500,000,' ia probably the moat striking. It is a unique memorial of the re spect entertained for Imperial Rua sia by her Mohammedan neighbor* in the day* before the Bolshevists i took power, the great stone being a"j gift to the Emperor of Russia by the | Shah of Persia. The regal costume* which clothed J the central figure of the magnificent imperial court of the laat of the Ro manoffs are being uaed in the produc tion of motion pictures under the di rection of the Boviet State. Hie imperial robes of Nicholdk II and many other rich articles of Ma wardrobe form a part of the "prop erties" uaed in "The Ninth of Janu ary," an anti-moaarchlet film which takes Its name from the date hi IBM on which the revolution of that year DfMVMNl. later* !• not quite ctaw, tot (Mr rat her h»« had * aethack to thffSO *WB Ing* 4 1-4 pniM per pound hm. TMs to thro* pence down oa the week aad < »nll y. The mMy rmrd la *h*ri quotation* on the *tock wctwn torn . been constat «»y downward. Export* attribute the wi*kii»** la the *on*Klviaiaa of the market to hoar nelling oa the Americana' evi dent determinatioa to protect thai Helve* with nfirt to future reqairs ment* and tho publication ia tho United State* of statictic* for Dmm her. which Uffetfeer with the larger •tucks at London, caused a drop ia the quotations. Because of this, op erator* sold other aocarMioo to find Increased margins for tho loos on rah her, which tho hank* ware demanding. In their annual review tho Flgga Company, produce merchanU, export a production of plantation rubber hi I9M of around «4«.000 teas and esti mate arrivals her* at MMM teas, which they say. Is inquired for tho consumption If It continues oa tfca •mm mla a* In IMS, hot they point out It mast not he fttgattea that re claimed rubber wffl ho Increasingly uaod aad that America has erected plants for an tncreaaed output. TWO NEW BTLLS ON FARM RELIEF SMMto Mmiui^ WmU Craato CoTtrnmcnt Agricultural Marketing Board. Washington, Jan. 16.—Farm relief legislation continued to claim conaid (i*W» attention todAf ttr«»ngreea. . Direct government control of grail and other product* was pripo**d hi a bill introduced in ^h* senate by Sea ator Franiier, republican, North Da kota, and one presented in the hoa*a by Representative Little, democrat, Kansas. Though diaaimilar, the mm* area both are intended to relieve the the fanner of violent price fluctua tion* and to insure sale of rarptu* crop*. Market lag Board Senator Frailer'* Mil would appro priate QNjON«M to create a federal agricultural marketing board to Waa- a die corn, wheat and cotton, tmprwa entatlv* Little'* propnsal mat to a*t aside 1190.000,000 far a levuUlag fond to ha uaad by the gmsni—wit to establiah bonded atovatora, *tof* wheat is them, and *ell K» at hmm and abroad, at prices calculated to bring the glower* fair rot ma*. The house agriculture cnwimlttea continued hearing*. John P. Wallace aad Harvey Ingham, pahllihw* rf Da* Mnlaw. endoraed the Dicktnoosi bill, which would farm a federal ax pert board and Wry an aqaalinttN tax for dispoakkm of *arpha crop* They daclarsd the food lapply of At natioa am* being msnscsd by agiicat tural ihprnaliin.

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