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(BY C. B. MARSHALL.)
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tle acre in North Carolina is better
than a whole principality in wish
land; baked loaf is worih. an entire
harvest in prospect when -a man Is
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Madison, Ind.,( March 26.
Editor Wilson Times.
Dear -Sir: I am glad that the re
cent criminal trials are all over, - so
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that our people may enjoy a season
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of rest from excitement. I think the
vericts were all that could be expect
ed or desired, and in accordance
with the evidence. I want to coti
gratulate you upon the stand you took
and your editorial upon the possibili
ty of a petition being circulated for
executive clemency as to Lewis West
for commutation of sentence to. life
imprisonment. You were entirely
right, and it seems to me that some
people overlook the fact that it is the
upholding of the law that is a restric
tion to crime. Woe be? unto the day
when we shall bave no jurors -who are
opposed to capital punishment, for
today this growing timidity among
men is one of the strongest promoters
to lynch law. Justice has been meted
out and I extend my humble congratu
lations to the' court and jury.
I want to say a few worda to my
farmer friends as the tobacco plant
ing season is drawing near: I am
decidedly of the opinion that it stands
our people in hand to plant a fair
crop of tobacco, with the full belief
that it will sell very well. All cir
cumstances point tp a heavy cut in
the crop, in fact more than there is
any occasion for, and -will undoubt
edly make prices stronger. For the
past two or three years I don't think
our section has planted any too
much tobacco, and according -to
quality bave received very good
prices. The West did plant entirely
too heavy and now they are cutting
more than is necessary, and our peo
ple will reap the reward if they plant
their usual crop. I. Inclose a clipping,
of snch like, which are appearing con
stantly in the papers out here, and
strenuous efforts are toeing .made
among planters to reduce the acre
age to one half of last year's crop:
"ONLY HALF ACREAGE.
;'Big
Tobacco Growers in Nicholas
Will Cut Crop Out.
"Carlisle, Ky., March 24. (Special.)
One-half an average in Nicholas
county for tobacco this year is being
predicted by some and it is believed
that the' acreage will go -but little, if
any, over this.
"There are growers in the richer
portions of the country who ,.f have
heretofore raised big crops who are
making no preparations this year for
crop." - -V
I have made the personal acquaint
ance of several large growers who
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Trinity Defeast Wake Forest.
Wake Forest, N. C, March 30
Trinity College defeated Wake Forest
College in baseball yesterday after:
noon by a score of 9 to 0. Gantt's
pitching was the feature of the game,
he proving to be invincible, allowing
only 28 men to face him and allowing
only two hits. Triniyt" hit Smith
hard, getting 12 hits. Trinity started
by makining one run in the first in
ning on a three-base hit by Thomp
son. Christians Los In Errorless Game.
Burlington, N. C, March 30. Elon
defeated Atlantic Christian College in
an erroiess game yesterday afternoon
on the home ground. The recent
rain made the field slow, but in spite
of this the locals took in the Wilson
bunch by the score of 1 to 0. Brock
well scored in the first inning on
Hedgepeth's sacrifice. Hedgepeth
pitched great ball, allowing only two
hits. He had plenty of steam and
fine control, and worked with Honey
cutt like a charm. Honeycutt showed
good improvement. Bland pitched ex
cellent . ball, allowing only one hit
Score: R. H. E.
Elon College ........ 11 0
Atlantic Christian College . . 0 2 0
Batteries: Elon. Hedgepeth and
Honeycutt; Atlantic Christian Col
lege, Bland and Moore. 1 Umpire,
Kernodle.
A. C. College Won Tuesday's Game
.Burlington, N. C, March 30. The
Atlantic Christian College defeated
Elon in a slow and . uninteresting
slugging match at Harden Park on
Tuesday afternoon by a score of 8
to 4. ,
The Score: R. II. E
Elon ,. . .....103 000 0004 .9 5
A. C. C. . ... .020 101 4008 91
Batteries : Elon, Farren and Honey
cutt; A. C. C, Abernathy, Manning
and Moore.
COTTON LETTER.
New York, March 28. A si -p
break during the past two days was
caused by the reduction in the prices
asked for some Amakes of cotton
goods, causing many to liquidate their
holdings, because they believed such
a reduction, in face of the well-known
discrepancy existing between cotton
and cottcn goods, must mark an in
creasing depression in the cotton
goods trade in America. At the same
time there is a demand for the bet
ter grades in our stock from Euro
pean buyers, which would indicate
that certain grades could be bought
for export on a basis at which the
buyer expected to make a profit.
We see no decided change in "the
situation; the statistical position iz
expected to grow stronger this week,
while the recent rains over the cotton
belt on Saturday and Sunday have
placed the land in better condition
for planting, which wrill soon be un
der way over the entire South.
There, is evidently no change for
the better in trade in America, as all
branches of- trade are reported as
quieter during March than during
January and February. Of course,
such a condition of affairs does not
tend to increase activity in cotton,
which is being pointed at asHhe one
commodity that has not declined this
season. , At the moment it occupies
the highest position of all commodi
ties, just as it did the lowest position
during the Fall of 1908, when the
large' investment in- cotton by West
ern and Northern merchants sustain
ed prices around 8 3-4 9 cents. This
position is sustained by the very
strong statistical figures shown from
week to week, but It is evident that
the prospect for the new erop will
finally become the controlling factor
n the meantime the outlook is not at
all clear.
HUBBOARD BROS. & CO.
Mrs. Titus Carr and Miss Dorothy
rr, of Castoria, are" in the city vsit
vr relatives. ,
DISORDER AT
SUFFRAGETTES INTERFERE WITH
TERCENTENARY OF TRANSLA
TION OF BIBLE
ASQUITH AND REID SPEAK
London, Eng., March 30. At a
great meeting of churchmen and
statesmen in Albert Hall last evening
to celebrate the' tercentenary of the
revision of the English translation of
the Bible by a commission which com
pleted the so-called King James ver
sion in 1611, Premier Asquith . and
Whitelaw Reid, the American Am
bassador, who were the principal
speakers, seized the opportunity to
eulogize the arbitration movement.
Suffragettes interfered with the
proceedings and when the Prime Min
ister began they unfurled banners
bearing thj inscription: "Votes for
Women."
The banners were torn up after a
free fight.
In his address, Mr. Asquith said:
"The English Bible belongs not only
to the subjects of King George, but
to the whole English speaking world
One of the truths which has been
slowly realized, and which now I be
lieve is firmly rooted in the faith of
Christian men and women on both
sides cf the Atlantic is that war be
tween English speaking people would
be not only a crime against civiliza
tion, but an unforgiveable breach of
these few. commandments which are
enshrined m the New Testament on
which natjis have been bred."
"Theresyely could not be a more
wortny, more appropriate, a more
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splendid monument of this tercenten
ary year than that it should witness
the sealing of a solemn" pact between
us, which would put an end once and
for all to the unthinkable possibili
ties of fracticidal strife."
Speaking of how the Bible furnish
ed the strongest and most inde:
structible bond for present practical
unity in the aim's and aspirations of
the 'English speaking family, Am
bassador Reid said:
"While that community of aims and
aspirations endures, starting as ' it
does from our common possession
and ube of this book, and supported
by the same language, the same com
men law, the same civil rights and
largely the same blood, it is the
greatest single guarantee for the
peace and progress cf tho world.
"In fact," continued the speaker,
"from the men and from the peoples
nurtured on the precepts of this
book, and mainly on this version
came the recent statesmanlike pro
posal of the President of the United
States and the inspiring response of
King George, through Sir Edward
Grey, which promises to make war
as a settlement of any dispute hence
forth between any ' English-speaking
peoples impossible, and between any
other civilized nations discreditable."
The Ambassador concluded by read
ing President Taft's letter.
Paris, March 30. General Bernando
Reyes, of Mexico, who returned yes
terday from Italy, said during the
course of an interview last night tbat
he had received no invitation to join
the new ministry and that he had no
intention of returning to Mexico at
the present time.
Pittsburg, MarrchA30. A combina
tion of twenty companies with a capi
talization of $ 500,000,000 is being
formed here as a selling agency 6
coal corporations of this section of
the country.1 'Preliminary organiza .
ions have already " been completed
THE WEATHER
Washington, D. C, March 30. Fr
Torth Carolina :-Fair tonight and Fr
ay; 'brisk westerly winds.
NEWS ITEMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST
lATTERS OF IMPORTANCE HAP
PENING THROUGHOUT THEi
COUNTRY '
Beaufort, N. C, March - 30. The
schooner Martha E. Wallace, of New
York, which, while, bound from
Brunswick, Ga., laden with cross ties,
stranded on December 21st on Cape
Lookout shoals, has broken in two
and now lies in the sand.
Washington, March St. Francis
W. Bird, of New York, was yesterday
appointed appraiser of x merchandise
at that port to succeed George W.
Wanamaker, who recently resigned.
Bristol, Tenn., March 30 An agree
ment was reached here last night
whereby the First National Bank of
this city will assume the indebted
ness of the Citizens Bank of Bristol,
which now is in the hands of a re
ceiver. v
Richmond, Va., March 30. It was
announced here last night that Dr
Adolph G. Hoen, director of the Pas
teur Institute in this city, and asso
ciate director of the Pasteur Institute
in New York, died in Baltimore last
evening.
Albany, N. Y., March 30. The
Democratic caucus met last night and
adjourned until 10:30 o'clock this
morning without taking a ballot for
candidate for Unfted States Senator,
Washington, D. C, March 30 R. M.
Odell, of Concord, N. C, an expert on
cotton textiles, and one of the new
appointees, left yesterday for. Spain
and Portugal and will attend the
eighth international cotton congress
of the Master Cotton Spinners' and
Manufacturers' Associations at Barce
lona in May, after which he will
travel in northern Africa, the Balkan
States and other foreign countries.
Rocky Mount Items
Rocky Mount, N. C, March 30.
Miss Mary Woodard is on the sick
list today. v.
Mr. Willie Little came in last night
from Richmond, Va., where he hai
been attending school for the past
several months.
Mr. Charli C. Benton, of Wilson,
was in our city yesterday.
A great improvement to our city
is the recent laying of cement side
walk arounl the stores of J. M. Ed
wards, George S. Edwards and Geo.
J. Hales, on Main and Marigold
streets.
Mrs. D. A. Proctor, we are sorry
to say, is very ill with blood poison.
Mr. R. C. Worsley, of Wilmington,
N, C, was in town Monday night.
The Young ladies of the First Bap
tist church realized quite a nice sum
Saturday afternoon at a pie sale, the
proceeds of which will be used for
the new church fund.
Mrs. J. C. Bryant returned Tuesday
to her home in this city after a
week's visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Spivey, in Tarboro.
Greenville Items.
Greenville, March 29. Mr. H. C.
Edwarcs has commenced the erection
of an office building on his Jot just
north of the court house. The build
ing will be 35x100 f&et, two. stories
Mr. and Mrs. M. Cherry, of Wash
ington, who were called here by the
sickness and death of her mother,,
Mrs. Mary Foley, returned home Tues
day evening.
The raches of Tungsten lights or
Fvans street and Dickinson avenu
re giving the streets the appearanc
f a, white way.
The George B. Singletary Chapte -f
the Daughters of the Confederae:
iet with the president, Mrs. .Tbo
. Jarvis, at her residence this after
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INVESTIGATION
UPERINTENDENr OF BUILDING
DEPARTMENT OF N. Y. TO
PROBE HOLOCAST
150 LIVES WERE LOST.
' New York, March 30. Rudolph P.
Miller, superintendent of the New
York building department which has
been charged with responsibility for
the holocaust last Saturday, resumed
his duties today, haing arrived home
from Panama last night. He will
make a thorough investigation. This
fire, which resulted in the death of
about 150 prsons, mostly girls at the
shirtwaist factory, has . caused de
mands for prompt and thorough in
vestigation by the authorities -to fix
the blame for a seeming negligence
that caused such a great loss of life.
TODAY'S MARKET
. COTTON.
New York, March 30. The New
Yotk cotton market opened this morn
ing at about yesterday's close. Janu
ary, 12.48; March, 14.28; May, 14.3S;
July, 14 10; August, 13.62; October,
12.58; December, 12.50.
At twelve o'clock the market was
lower. March, 14.17; May, 14.29:
July, 14.02; August, 13.57; October,
12.56; December, 12.46.
The .market at three o'clock was:
March, 14.33; May, 14.45; July, 14.15;
August, 13.65; October, 12.63.
Spots in Wilson, 14.25 to 14.50.
Receipts at the ports yesterday,
7,333 bales . against . 8,553 last week
and 17,048 last year. Yesterday's re
ceipts at New Orleans, 3,400 against
9,203 last year and at Houston, 2,655.
Dales against 1,779 last year. , j
NEW YORK STOCKS.
New York, March 30. The stocK
market opened irregular today with,
fractional changes either way, but
trading seemed to develop a stronger
tone. Initial changes were small.
Southern Pacific opened up 1-4, Read.
Ing, 3-4; Steel, 1-8; Northern Pacific,
1-4; Union Pacific unchanged. Atchi
son was off 1-8 and Canadian Pacific
1 point.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Chicago, March 30 Wheat opened
firmer up 1-4 to 3-8 cents and u
further" advance was made. Corn and
cats were stronger. Provisions epoTi-'N
ed lower with a decreasing prico of
r-.oge. The opening was: May Wheat,
86 1-4; Corn, 47 1-2; Oats, 30 1-8;
Pork, 15.17.
Russian Troops Fired On;
London, March 30. Chinese regu
lars in the ill district fired on Rus
sian troops today, according to a dis
patch received here from St Peters
burg, and the Russian Foreign Of-'
flee has instructed Minister Koros
votz at Pekin to demand an explana
tion of the Chinese government.
According to the dispatch, the Rus.
sian troops were pursuing Chinese
bandits. The bandits fled to the
shelter of a Chinese army camp.
When the Russians reached the camp
the Chinese troops fired two volley 9
and the Russians withdrew. The
Chinese commander subsequently
apologized, declaring that the action
of the soldiers had been mistaken. .
Fayetteville, N. C, March 30. AP.
bert Mills, a sixteen year old negro
youth, on trial in the Superior Court
here, charged- with murder in caus
ing the death of his brother Mariom
Mills, by a blow on the head, submit
ted to manslaughter, and was sen
tenced to four months in jail. Om
March 18th young Mills became en?
broiled in a fight with his eld&sr
brother, who was drunk at the tlme
and he struck the older boy with a
brick, causing serious injury, from
hich the victim died last Friday,
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