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ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1909.
PRICE 5 CENTS
SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF FARMERS
siTi iliTION CALLED TO ORDER
AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK IN PULLEN HALL
Commissioiier of Agriculture
W. A: Graham Delivers the
Address
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
Mayor 3. 8. Wynne Welcomes the
Formers on Behalf of the City of
Raleigh and Col. Clias. E. Johnson
Extends Welcome For Chamber of
Commerce Program of the Day
Commissioner Graham's Address
Full of Good, Sound Advice to the
Farmei" Honrs the "Boys" Call
ing in Charlotte Leaves to Answer
"Here".
The sixth annual meeting of the
North Carolina Farmers' State Con
vention, which will be in session here
for four days, was called to order
this morning at 11 o'clock in Pullen
Hall at the A. & M. College, by Presi
dent A. L. French, of Rockingham
county.
Commissioner-of Agriculture W. A.
Graham then delivered the address of
welcome. Other welcoming speeches
were made by Mayor J. S. Wynne,
on behalf of the city of Raleigh, and
Col. Chas. E. Johnson for the cham
ber of commerce.
The regular program was then
taken up as follows:
Annual address by the president of
the convention.
2:15 p. m. Reclaiming Soil, Mr.
R. W.. Scott, Alamance county.
Discussion by Mr. J. P. Wyatt,
Wk county.
The Crime of Gulleying, Prof. C. L.
Newman, A. & M. College.
Discussion by Mr. R. W. Pou, Ire
dell county.
Crop Varieties and Soil Types, Mr.
J. L. Burgess, state department of
agriculture.
Soil Preservation, Mr. E. S. Miller,
managing editor Progressive Farmer.
General discussion.
8:00 p. m. -Progress in Agricul
tural Education, President D. H.
Hill, A. & M. College.
Agriculture's Debt to Science (Lan
tern Lecture), Dr. F. L. Stevens, A.
& M. College.
The Woman's Branch.
The Chairman's Address: "What
Women Gain by Conference," Mrs. W.
N. Hutt, chairman of the Woman's
Branch of the Farmers' Institute for
North Carolina.
Address of Welcome on behalf of
' the women of Raleigh, Mrs. Josephus
Daniels.
Address of welcome on behalf of
Raleigh Woman's Club, Mrs. T. P.
Jerman. '
Response, Mrs. Cotten, Cottendalc
Literature on the Farms," Mrs.
F. L. Stevens, Raleigh.
"The Home Garden," Mrs. W. W.
Smith, Raleigh.
Commissioner Graham's Speech.
Major Graham's address of wel
come was as follows:
Gentlemen of the North Carolina
Farmers' Convention:
I greet .you upon your assembly in
your convention. There has been
marked advance In interest in farm
ing matters during your existence.
The department of agriculture closed
on the 21st Inst, the most largely at
tended tour of farmers' institutes in
its history. Five parties, each of
some six or more persons, began an
itinerary on the 14th of July and
continued almost constantly in action
untit the 21st of August.
Two of these parties were on rail
road trains, one being furnished by
the Southern and the other by the
S. Ai L. free of charge. With each of
these parties were a corps of ladies
for institute work among the farm
ers' wives and daughters. If you will
examine the copies of Turner's Alma
nac which your fathers bought and
almost sacredly preserved, before the
wai in, order to Observe the signs of
, the moon,' you will find over the fron-tis-piece
the lines:
"A good farmer without it is needful
1 there be, s
A good, housewife within is as need-
. -tat-as he."
' Recognizing this axiom the depart
ment four years ago Introduced wo
men's institutes, which were favor
ably received. ,The interest taken by
the ladies in matters within their do
main has been from the first; equal to
that of the men In their sphere.
They have organised societies in al
most every county where the men
mave an organization, and today
they' assemble here in their second
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HON. W. A. GRAHAM
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Who Made the Opening Address at
the Farmers' Convention Today.
MAYOR J. STANHOPE WYNNE
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STK1KPRS READY
TO FIGHT HARD
AT SHU Hi NOTICE
Council Appeals to Governor
to Have Controversy Com
promised If Possible
Who Welcomed the State Farmers'
Convention to the City of Raleigh,
DR. WILEY GOES
AFTER WOMEN
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Denver, Col.. Aug. 24 Modern house
wives are veritable juucretla liorgias,
according to Tr. Harvey M. Wiley,
head of the United States chemlstry
bureau who is here to attend the na
tional convention of pure food and
dairy commissioners.
"The modern Lucretia," he said, is
here is flocks, Using the telephone,
handing out poison from the ice box
from the broiler and the skillet and
the little tins of dinner she btu's when
breathlessly rushing home alter her
exciting bridge game at the club.
"It is the duty of every woman,
whether she Is a housewife of not, to
inform herself of the laws of hygiene.
The average ice box is a charnei house,
which not only holds death, but
spreads it. And, too, many house
keepers allow disorder and uneleanli
ness to prevail in their kltchin and
larders through ignorance of differ
ence.
"They would rather pick out a Bee
thoven sonata, read an Ibsen play or
memorize a bridge rule than trace a
ptomaine to its lair and eradicate it in
the interest of family safety."
TROUBLE AHEAD
FOR UNCLE JOE
ARBITRATION BOARD
READY FOR SERVICE
( By Leased Wire to The Times)
Chicago, Aug. 24 Another confer
ence was begun today between the
traction company officials and the lead
ers of the street car companies em
ployes in an effort to settle amicably
their differences over the new working
agreements. Arbitration may yet be
adjudged necessary to reconcile the
various demands and the state hoard
of arbitration has recognized the prob.
ability of a call for its services by
moving to Chicago and taking up
headquarters at the Great Northern.
Chairman Shadley, H. M. Powell
and C. J. Doyle are members of the
board and they all are in Chicago
now awaiting a call for their services,
Walter L. Fisher, who Is looking after
the Interests of the cltv in the contro
versy, is hopeful of an ultimate adjust
ment of differences between the vitally
interested parties without calling in
the services of the third party.
President Mitten ond Roach of the
Chicago City Railway and the Chicago
Railways Company respectively, favor
arbitration and will not object to the
efforts of a mediating body If the
present efforts fail.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, Aug 24 In administra
tive circles here regret is expressed at
the attack of Congressman Fowler,
of New Jersey, upon Speaker Cannon
and at the speaker's answer. Those
familiar with the insurgent movement
in the house of representatives say that
Mr. Fowler's open letter to the speaker
can be construed but one way and that
is the forerunner of lively times in
the house next December when mem
bers will be called upon to formulate
needed currency legislation. The split
in the ranks of the majority of the
houre, say high officials of the ad
ministration, may endanger legisla
tion recommended by the president. If
the insurgents stand together next
winter it will go hard with the subsidy
bill, which the speaker is said to have
put on his private list for passage.
SIXTEEN PINS TAKEN
FROM HER RIGHT ARM
BODYBURNED
PUBLIC SQUARE
; (By Leased Wire to The Times.)
-j Monroe, La., Aug. 24 Wade Gen
try, a negro, who shot and wounded
twenty-one persons was killed by an
infuriated mob and his body burned
in the public square today. V ;
Mr. Bigger and " Mr. Ross were,
wounded seriously.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Paterson, N. J., Aug. 24 Miss Adc
lina Wyckoff, eighteen years old, em
ployed as a winder ill Ashley & Bailey's
silk mill, has had sixteen pins taken
from her right arm in the lust three
days. She .says she does not know
how they got. there. Miss Wyckoff
first complained about a year ago of a
pain In her arm. It was diagnosed as
rheumatism but later Dr. Flood ex
tracted a headless pin, curved like a
fish hook. A few days the girl again felt
intense sains in her arms. She found
a pin protruding ami removed it. More
pins soon made their appearance and
Dr. Flood believes Mis.4 Wvckoff must
this time took out sixteen pins, all
shaped like the first one and black
ened.
Dr. Flood Believes MissWyckoff ft must
have swallowed a quantity of pins
when a child.
EIGHT ON DEATH IIST
Ominous Silence Pervades A linos
phcre of McKecs Rocks, Schoeu
ville and Immediate Vicinity of the
' Pressed Steel Car Company's Plant.
Troop 15 f State Constabulary Ar
rived on the Scene of Action Tliis
Morning SlierifT Thinks it Will
Not be Necessary to Ask for die
National Guard.
SHERIFF SEIZED WITH
it CASE OF COLD FEET
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 24 Advices re
ceived here from Meadville today are
to the effect that all is quiet at that
plaSe and there is no necessity for the
presence of three military companies
sent to that place by acting Governor
Manship. The opinion prevails in
official circles that Sheriff Jones was
seize with a violent case . of 'cold
feet" when he requested the governors
office to hurry troops to the scene, fear
ing a demonstration by the friends of
the Newman faction of Which he is
credited with being a member. Acting
Governor Manship dispatcdes - three
companies to Meadville against his
judgment but as he was urgently re
quested to do so by Sheriff Jones, who
stated over the long distance telephone
that he did not feel able to cope with
the situation, responsibility for the ac
tion rests with the sheriff. The gov
ernor Is required by law. to furnish
troops whenever in the opinion of thei
sheriff . military force is necessary
to preserve order.
('By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 24 Troop B,
of Ihe state constabulary, arrived at
Homestead at 5 o'clock this morning
and were immediately taken from
there to McKees Rocks over the Pitts
burk & Lake Erie Railroad. By this
circuitous route the troopers avoided
the necessity of passing through tue
main part of the city.
An ominous silence pervades the
atmosphere of McKees Rocks,
Schoenville and the immediate vicin
ity of the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany's plant. The strikers are pre
pared to fight and fight hard on short
notice.
Early in .the morning excitement
was caused by tie report that more
strike-breakers, jfflftl1l,iffW'flt . over
the Pennsylvania lines to Bellevue on
the north side of the Ohio, just about
opposite the car plant, and a large
delegation of strike pickets was im
mediately embarked in the small
boats and landed on the Bellevue
side. All were armed and prepared
to make a strong resistance against
the landing of strike-breakers inside
of the plant.
Sheriff Gumbert says that in his
opinion it will not be necessary to ask
for the national guard but that the
state troopers are able to care for the
situation.
The company officials deny whole
sale desertions of strike-breakers as
a result of Sunday night's riots. An
inspector of the Pittsburg Street
Railway Company ordered the run
ning of cars across O'Donovans bridge
which has been christened "bloody
corner" and the Helen street line to
be discontinued because of danger to
passengers.
McKees Rocks council has appeal
ed to Gov. Stuart to have the con-
troversy between the car company
and their striking workmen compro
mised if possible.
The death list now totals eight.
with three very critically wounded
and a number seriously wounded at
the hospitals.
Revised list of dead:
Trooper John C. Smith.
Deputy Sheriff Harry Exley.
George Milhose.
Trooper John L. Williams.
George Kernshako,
Mike Tjsowski.
Adam Guveruak.
Wallace Kuuill'a.
Of the injured Trooper George M.
Kitch is dying; Samuel . Marsow, a
striker, is in a very serious condition;
Trooper Patrick O'Donnell, critical.
FEW PASSENGERS
RESCUED IN BAD
COLLISIOMAY
Between 200 and 300 Per
sons, Mostly Women and
Children, Perished
MKT IN MORNING FOG
Most Heai'trcnds'i'?,' Scones Wore Wit
nested as Children Were Drowned
Before Their Parents' Kyvs Cap
tain, Driven Nearly Insane i-'rom
Grief and Awful Sh-lits He Had
Witnessed, Attempts Su'cidc
Cause of Disaster is Not Positively
Known So Dense AVas the Fog
That PaPssengers Could Xot be
Seen in the Water.
PALLAGRA CAUSES A
PANIC IN ALABAMA
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 24 With
five deaths from pellagra in Butler
county, three others dying and three
cases under observation, there is al
most a panic In that section.' The
state health department has been im
portuned to send help but cannot now
as Dr. Mason, the only expert of this
kind in the service of the state, is in
vestigating in Clark county, where
more than 100 cases are reported.
. Nothing can he done either to sup
press or control it. County health of
ficers have been instructed to isolate
all cases and watch them to deter-
mine whether they are infectious.
The victims pass away in great agony,
the pain being like pouring boiling
water on wounds already scalded.
Spanish Steamer Sunk. '. ,
Cherbourg,. Aug. "23 -The Spanish
Steamer, Seirak has : been wrecked
near Ushant, and it it believed that
the crew of 26 have perished.
(By Cable to The Times)
Montevideo, Aug. 24 Between
200 and 300 persons, mostly women
and children, perished today when
the Argentine steamer Columbia and
a German steamer met in collision at
the mouth of the harbor. The most
heartrendering scenes were witnessed
as children were drowned before their
parents' eyes. A lew of the passen
gers of the German steamer, includ
ing the captain, were rescued. The
captain, driven nearly insane from
grief and the awful sights he had
witnessed, struggled to commit sui
cide and it required the combined ell
forts of several men to prevent him
from throwing himself into the water.
The Columbia was an excursion
steamer, while the German vessel
was engaged in the local passenger
traffic. The cause of the disaster is
not positively known, although some
of the survivors say that the vessels
met in. the morning fog. The passen
gers were thrown to the floor of their
cabins by the shock and then at
tempted to flee to safety, only to find
the water rushing in the holds and
the vessels quickly sinking.
The crews of the vessels sought to
aid the women and children by sup
plying them with life-preservers, but
the vessels settled so rapidly and so
intense was the excitement that scores
were plunged into the harbor and
sank to death at once.
The German vessel foundered first.
She had been badly rammed below
the water-line and the inrush into
her hold could not be stayed:" Some
of the men and women caught bits of
wreckage and held to these until help
arrived.
Relief boats put out. from the
Montevideo quay as soon as news of
the disaster was brought. In the fog
many of the passengers could not be
seen in the water. On account of the
unusual crowd on board the Colum
bia the terror was greater than it
would have been otherwise. Some
of the survivors say that there were
not enough life-boats, and in the
darkness excited men and screaming
women ran back and forth upon the
deck or jumped into the water, to
tally disregarding the orders which
the captain tried to enforce.
GREAT CONTEST
WILL BE CLOSED
THURS. AT 1 P.M.
Big Race Will Close onTtiurs
day and Contestants Must
lave Aii Votes In
WHO WILL BE WINNERS
Don't Forget, All Subscriptions und
Vctcs Must be in the Ballot Box
When the Clock Strikes the Hour
in Order to be Counted. Don't
be Too Confident, But Keep An
Eye on the Contestant Behind,
Somebody is (ioing to be Surprised
When the Votes Are Counted, So
Git Every Vote- Possible You
Might Need Them.
RACE WILL LIKELY
BE RUN OVER AGAIN
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 24 The . 300
mile automobile race which claimed
three victims on the Speedway here
last Saturday and was consequently
called off in the 235 mile, will likely
be run over again next month in com
nection with the 24 hours races planned
for the tjeedway. The executive com
mittee '-',,4 the American Automobile
Association will probably be called
upon to decide the ownedship of the
$10,000 trophy if the race is not run
again. The Jackson Automobile Com
pany has entered a claim for the
trophy on the ground that their repre
sentative Lyttle was in the lead when
the race was called off.
NEW EXPEDITION.
Duke of Abruzzi Ascend Mount Ever-
: - . est.
Rome, Aug 23 It'-is reported
here today that the Duke of the Ab
ruzzi is planning & new expedition of
exploration. It' is his intention, ac
cording' to this report, to make an
ascent of Mount Everest in the Hint
alayas. The trip may be made nest
year and will require especial pre
parations on a large scale,
The last lap in the great race for
the two Canadian trips is now on.
Thousands over the entire state are
watching with eager eyes their favor
ite candidate. Subscriptions are com
ing in from all sides and the lucky
contestants who receive these mag
nificent trips must put forth every ef
fort in the remaining two days of the
contest. Just two days after today,
in fact not. quite two days, as the
great contest ends Thursday, August
26th, at 1 p. m., in which to secure
subscriptions and votes. Now is the
time to realize on promises of your
friends who have told you to wait
until nearer the close. After Thurs
day will be too late. The leaders in
this great contest are closely bunched
and some who have been running be
hind' are creeping up. The finish
promises to be a very close one, so
it behooves each and every candidate
to put forth their very best effort.
Do not be too confident, look out for
the contestants behind you and win
out in the home-stretch. These two
trips to Canada and the north are
certainly well worth putting forth
every effort to win. Every arrange
ment has been made to insure one of
the most pleasant vacation trips ever
offered by any newspaper. It does
not cost you one cent just a little
effort.
Today Miss Dement, of Raleigh,
continues to load, Mrs. McFarland, of
Wilson, is second, Mrs. Amos, of
Reidsville, is third, and Miss Dora
Powell, of Goldsboro, is fourth.
Kaleigh, N. C.
Miss Frances Dement .. ..
Miss Annie Clark
Miss Eva Wartcrs
Wilson, If. C.
Mrs. K. AV. McFarland.. ..
Reidsville. N. C.
Mrs. J. E. Amos
Goldsboro, N. C.
Miss Dora Powell
Mrs. C. L. Bass
Lillingtou, X. C.
Miss Mabel Clifton 42,750
Roxboro, N. C.
Miss Rosie Newell 41,300
Kinston, N. C.
Miss Clara Oettinger 40,50?
Rocky Mount, N. C.
Miss Minnie, Price, Route No. . 36,500
Greenville, N. C.
Miss Lillian Curr 33,400
Washington, N. C,
Miss Carrie Simmons .. ., .. .. 28,240
Durham, N. C.
Miss Lida Vaughan 27,600
Miss Mildred Turner 2,750
Henderson, N. C.
Miss Jessie Dunn 26,925
Miss Mabel Kelly 4,265
Morehead City, N. C.
Miss Bertha Willis 26,750
Miss Corrinne Bell 22.500
Dunn, N. C.
Miss Isabel Young.. 7,600
Elizabeth City, N. C.
Miss Inez Broughton 6,150
Beaufort, N. C.
Miss Reva Morton 5.109
Miss Mamie Caffrey.. 4,260
Hillsboro, N. C.
Mr. Eceene Ttitt.iner.. .. .. .. .. 3,256
Schedule of Votes.
t .45.. 45 votes
U.25 125 votes
$2.50 , .. 250 votes
$5.00 .. .. 500 votes
Payments Made In Advance.
$ .45.. 200 votes
$ 1.25.. 500 votes
$ 2.50 1,000 vtfeos
$ 6.00 2,50ft VOtM
$10.00.. .. J.6O0 Votes
$15.00 12.S0I WtM
$20.00.. .. .. .. ..28i0) vote
$25.00V. .4 ..M.QOO.lrotM
SATURDAY EVENING) CAPITAL,
.Weekly, 25o per year. . '
25c. one year.......... '..500 votes
50c. i years. ... 1,(100 votef;
Send all votes and address all com
munications regarding tb contest
THE CONTEST MANAGER, The ,
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