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1 that is that the boll weevil will grad
HieWatio Bill Will Put Some
Hundreds of Them out of
Business The Moon- '
shiner's Oppor
tunity ually extend its area of destruction
to Louisiana and Mississippi and then
northward through the cotton states to
their ultimate boundary. Cotton in
Texas is very backward, but there is
plenty of time for the development of
a full crop. You know we have ten
counties in Texas that control the price
of the staple. These ten counties pro
duce more than a million bales."
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Washington, June 18. Special. Rec
ords in the office of the commissioner
of internal revenue show that there are
450 storekeepers and gaugers in North
Carolina, and the belief prevail that
more than four hundred of this number
will walk the plank July 1st, when the
. Watts law, driving distilleries to incor
porated towns and cities, goes into ef
fect. With the Watts law in operation
'INerth Carolina will lose the distinction
of being the home of the small distiller.
' The last annual report of the commis
sioner of internal revenue shows that
North .Carolina had 1,001 registered dis
tllleries, more than 300 in excess of
-the number in operation in any other
one state. Virginia had the next largest
number with a total of 6S9. It is the
opinion of officials here that while a
"large "number of distillers will go out
of business, a good per cent of tliem
will cross the state boundary, locating
in Tennessee, Virginia and South Caro
lina. The smaller fellows are attached
to their surroundings, and while it
would not require much effort to shoul
der their five-gallon affairs and change
camp, they are expected to go out of
business, officially speaking:
It Is the opinion of many of these
: who have had experience in such mat
ters, derived from the observation of
the application of somewhat similar
laws in other .states, that there will be
large increase in blockading in North
Carolina after July 1st. . Talking .with
. 6 nebl the veteran clerks in the internal
revenue department yesterday, he said:
"While the effect of the new North
Carolina law will probably result in
much good to the people of the state,
there is one phase of it that will, in
my opin,iofi, result in, more trouble. The
moonthtners ifre c$-talh to grow in
numbers, and this condition will soon
manifest itself. ,Nqrth. Carolina has fax
more small distilleries, than , any, other
state in the union, and it is no secret
that many of '-these have to evade the
law to do business. They are not at all
equipped to extract the spirits from the
product. They do well to get two and
three gallons from the corn, whereas
the big distilleries, using approved ma
chinery, extract five gallons to the
bushel. Their primitive methods make
the business unprofitable and they can
not compete with the big establish
ments. Many of them heve evaded the
law and they will continue to do so.
The government ought not to permit
the operation of a distillery that has
a capacity of less than fifty gallons
per day."
If the government should apply the
above principle there would be no need
for a Watts law. Last year there were
only four distilleries in the state with
a capacity in excess of forty gallons
per day.
.-, The farmers of the state will be af
fectKTas the result of the termination
3f the . whiskey-making business in
North Carolina. Last year these indus- '
tries consumed ob.ojis busneis ot JNortn
Carolina products. Some of these were:
corn 203,070 bushels, -e 27 645 bushels,
ri'heat 23,440 bushels, fa ha barley 2,117
bushels. At the same time Uncle Sam
will be a loser', for last year the gov
ernment received $782,236 from the
North Carolina distillers.
As an evidence of the fact that there
is a 'desire among some people in the
state to make whiskey without Uncle
Sam's consent, 7 it has only " to be re
called that 270 still3 were- seized last
year, and there were 275 criminal cases
in the federal court for violations of
the Uw. While the" storekeepers and
gaugers will go out of business after
July 1st, the deputy collectors will in
all 'probability be strongly reinforced,
and the storekeeper who can land as
a deputy should be exceedingly glad,
for they have been drawing only $2
per day, whereas if they catch on as
deputies they will pick up something
like $1,200 per annum. The internal
revenue department is looking for an
Increase in the roll of deputy collectors
tn North Carolina when the Watts law
goes into effect.
TUe Boll Weevil Xpreadlnc
. The boll weevil, the deadly enemy of
the cotton plant, which first made its
appearance in Mexico several years ago,
is gradually extending its operations
over the state of Texas, where last
year It so devastated the cotton crop
that it affected the price of the com
modity. The northward migration of
- the boll weevil, in the opinion of the
experts and scientists, means that the
pest will ultimately spread over the
entire cotton area, reaching the north
ern limits of the cotton territory in
North Carolina and Virginia.
Government experts estimated that
the boll weevil destroyed over half a
million bales of cotton in central Teas
last year. After first making its ap
pearance in Mexico the pestiferous lit
tle insect moved across the Texas line,
and since then it has moved north-.
ward in fan-like shape. Last year it j
Confined its northward movement to the
boundary of the Trinity river, which
cuts Texas in half, separating the east
ern portion of the state from the other
territory. Representative Cooper, who
Is in Washington, brings the news that
the "boll weevil has made .its appear
. ance east of the Trinity river this year.
"When I left Texas last week," Mr.
Cooper said, "farmers east of the Trin
ity river were much alarmed because
of the appearance for the first time of
the insect. This regretable news is
dangerous to the future of the cotton
crop in the south. No remedy has yet
been discovered for the annihilation of
the pest. -There is only one inference
to be drawn from fc' -.""" -.-nd
SUBURBAN WON
BY AFRICANDER
New- York, June 18. In a terrific
drive on a track fetlock deep in mud,
w ith 40,000 men and women cheering
wildly. Africander, the three year old
son of Star Ruby and Afric Queen,
won the suburban hadicap at a mile
and a quarter at Sheephead Bay to
day by a short head in 2:10 2-5.
It was the first victory of a three
year old since the first running of the
suburban, in 18S4, and it was a re
markable triumph inasmuch as Afri
cander gave away weight to everything
in the race, except E. R. Thomas'
500,003 Hermis. from whom he received
three pounds.
From the quarter pole to the finish
line it was a heart-breaking struggle
between Africander and W. C. Rol
lins old campaigner Herbert, who fin
ished four lengths in front of light
weighted Hunter Raine, while six
lengths back came the favorite Major
Paingerfield, who beat City Bank a
head, with Igniter a half length away
and a length before Bonnie Boy. Af
ricander was a 15 to 1 shot, his price
fe-oing up, while Herbert was backed
down to fifteens and Hunter Raine
closed at twelves.
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IN THE COURTS
Naval Officers Enjoined From
Launching the Cruiser
Galveston
Richmond, Va., June 18. If the crui
ser Galveston is launched at the Trigg
yards Monday as scheduled it will be
in violation of the mandate of the Vir
ginia courts and by force of arms on
the part of the government. The legal
complications, already vexatious, were
doubly added to this afternoon when
Judge Grinnjn of the chancery court
of this city, in which court the receiver
of the Trigg yards was appointed, is
sued an injunction directed to Lieuten-
.t t-,,--,, nTlr1 r.rne5ho,ir nt t, TTni
ted States navy, who have charge of
the arrangements of the launching, re
straining the mfrom interfering with
the boat.
Mr. L. T. Meyers, general manager
of the Trigg works and receiver under
the court, represented to the court that
great injustice would be done the cred
itors of the Trigg Company to remove
the vessel, and also to ' the Trigg Com
pany, which, he believed, would soon
effect a reorganization and be ready to
complete the contract.
The boat is sixty per cent, complete
and was to have been launched Mon
day, to be taken to Norfolk and finish
ed by the government at the navy yard
there. The naval officials here are
waiting for further orders. It remains
to be seen whether the government
will come in direct conflict with the
state and use force to secure the ship.
The decision of the government in
connection with the Galveston con
cerns the big self-propelling ocean
dredge Benyard, which was being built
for the, government at the same yard.
Preparations to launch the Galveston
which have been in progress will be
suspended pending the decision of the
knotty question.
Washington, June 18. Naval Con
structor Groesbeck and Lieutenant
Thiess, who have charge of work on
the Galveston, have been instructed by
the navy department to personally obey
the injunction. The department in
tends, however, to launch the vessel
Monday and will, under the arrange
ment related above, make a show oi
i?b"rce to prevent interference by the
officers of the enjoining court, thus af
fording a basis for a test case as to
the right of state or municipal authori
ties to interfere with a national vessel
of war. - " :'
The navy department holds that the
Galveston is not an asset of the Trigg
company, and this , view has been sus
tained by the attorney general.
Wrst of All Experlnc
Can anythkigr be worse than to feel
that every minute will be 'your last?
Such was the eperience of Mrs. S." H.
Newson, Decatur. Ala. "For three
years," she writes, "I endured Insuffer
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bowell troubles. Death seemed inevita
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Justice Delayed:-by
An Easv Going Officia
Assistant Attorney Taggart
Subjected to Severe Criti
cism Indictments
Virtually Pigeon
Holed
Washington, June 18. Se'nOus fric
tion has developed between the officials
in charge of the investigation of pos
tal scandals and Assistant District At
torney Taggart. This condition is en
tirely due, according to high officials
of the post office department, to the
dilatory and unsatisfactory methods
employed by Mr. Taggart la. the prose
cution of the cases in his hands. It is
claimed that the delay is. seriously
hampering the progress of. the inquiry
and may even, result in the failure of
certain carefully laid plans of the in
vestigating authorities. Mr. . Taggart,
when asked tonight to assign a reason
for the alleged inexcusable. delays In
the cases under his charge, indignant
ly refused to dlscus3 the matter and
practically ordered the reporter out of
his house.
It became known today that nearly a
week and a half ago the federal grand
jury returned complete indictments
against two men who have been drawn
into the web of post offi.ee, scandal, on,
lnformaitno presented to that body by
Fourth Assistant Bristow. The cases'!
against these two men, whose names
have ' been frequently mentioned in
connection with the present Inquiry,
were considered by the grand jury to
be so conclusive that a very short time
was spent in deliberation and the in
dictments were immediately returned.
Although nothing remained, to be done,
prior to the issuance of warrants for
the two men named in the indictments,
except to have the formal papers sign
ed by the foreman of the grand' jury,
this has not been done, notwithstanding
the federal body was in session all of
last week, and also this week, up to
today. To make matters infinitely
worse, in the opinion of post office of
ficials, Mr. Taggart this afternoon ad
journed the grand jury over until Mon
day without having the foreman sign
the two indictments in question.
Information on which the grand Jury
will be. asked to bring In further in
dictments against former Superintend
ent Machen and the Groff brothers, his
associates in the patent fastener brib
ery scandal, and indictments against
George E. Lorenz and Mrs. Lorenz ot
Toledo, Ohir the alleged go-betweens,
is said to have been in Mr. Taggarfs
hands for more than" a week, and in
this matter, as in that relating to the
signing of the completed indictments
brought in a week and a half ago, de
partment officials are completely in the
dark with regard to the motives of the
assistant attorney.
fpost office official said this after
n, "At the present rate of progress,
trial of the accused post office of
ficials is fully two years in the future.
This condition of affairs will not be
borne. There is too much at stake and
the investigation is being seriously
hammered."
The situation became so serious late
this afternoon that President Roosevelt
sent for District Attorney Beach and
Assistant District Attorney Taggart, in
whose hands rests the prosecution of
the local cases arising in the depart
ment, and acting Assistant Attorney
Robb, the legal officer of the depart
ment. While it cannot be learned what
took place at the conference, it is pre
sumed the president strongly urged
upon the prosecuting officers the neces
sity for prompt action in the post office
cases.
To Control Cotton Seed
New Orleans, June 18. :The North
Louisiana Cotton Planters' Associa
tion, which includes most of the plan
ters on Red River and In the southern
part of the state, has decided that no
member of the association shall sell
any of the cotton seed raised or con-,
trolled by him. All the seed must be,
turned over to the executive commit-
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SOLD him RECOKHEHDED BY
BOBBITT WYNNE DRUG
tee which will supervise and arrang-e
the sale. In this way it is expected to
prevent a cutting of prices and main
tain a high and standard price for .cot
ton seed. The association is endeav
oring' to organize similar bodies in
other parts of Louisiana and neighbor
ing states.
TREASURED IN MEMORY
Tribute of Dentists to De
ceased Members of the
Society
Winston-Salem, N. C, June 18. The
state dental society held three sessions
today. At the morning and afternoon
sessions there were interesting and in
structive discussions on many subjects
pertaining to the profession. At 3.30
this afternoon a complimentary car
riage drive over the city ws given the
visiting members by the local dentists.
A beautiful and touching, memorial
service was held tonight in memory of
Dr. J. W. Hunter of Salem, Dr. T. M.
Hunter of Fayetteville and Dr. J. W.
Hatcher of Selma. Sketches of the life
and character of the deceased members
were read respectively by Drs. R. H.
Jones of this city, G. B. Patterson Of
Fayetteville and H. D. Harper, Sr., of
Kinston.
DIED FOR HIS COWS
A Farmer Drowned While
Trying to Reach His Stable
Rutherfordton, N. C, June 18. Spe
cial. It has just been learned that Van
Bradley, a farmer at Island Ford, was
drowned several days ago while at-
tempting to save his cows from the
same fate. ', During the night the creek
near his house rose so high that he
feared for the safety of his cows that
were in a stable near the creek bank.
In the darkness he plunged into the
high waters toward the stable to rescue
his cows. He was never seen again
alive. He had only gotten a few yards
when he found the water was twelve
r fifteen feet deep.
Searching for his body went on for
several days. Finally, when the stream
lowered, several days later, he was
found in the creek not far from the
stable.
There were two cows in the stable.
One was drowned; the other succeeded
in getting her front feet into a trough
and held her head above the water
until she was taken out.
Gitt to Guilford College
Winston-Salem, N. C, June 18. Spe
cial. Mr. R. J. Reynolds, the wealthy
tobacco manufacturer here, contributes
one thousand dollars to Guilford Col
lege to be used in the establishment of
an electric plant.
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