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WILSON, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1911.
VOL. 18. NO. 32
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THE BASE
BALL SCRAP
BETWEEN OFFICIALS OF AMERICAN
AND NATIONAL LEAGUES-UGLY
CHARGES
CONCERNING TICKET SALE
New York, Dec. 4. Official inter
. course between the two major base
ball leagues ceased upon the adoption
of a resolution to that effect Dy the
American Leagae, except so far as
the American League deems itself
obliged to deal with the National un
der the national agreement, and, in
the words of the resolution, "as may
be requisite for the safeguarding of
its territorial . and player rights."
Thomas J. Lynch, president of the
National League, after reading the
resolution, said that the only inter
course that there ever had been be
tween the leagues came under this
exemption.
There seemed to be considerable
doubt in President Lynch's mind as
to just what construction to place up
on the American League's action.
There was a multitude of reports to
explain why it had been adopted.
One had it that the resolution was
the American League's answer 'to the
statement last night of August Herr
mann, chairman of the National com
mission, that little headway had been
made in the investigation ' i of the
world's series ticket scandal. Ban
Johnson, president of the Americans,
said that the resolution spoke for
itself. It follows:
"Resolved, That the American
League will continue to exercise its
privileges and observe its obligations
under the national agreement, but
"will decline to have further official
' intercourse with the National League
except so far as may be requisite for
the safeguarding of its territorial and
player rights. ' "' "- - -"Be
it further resolved, that the
American League will not be repre
sented in another series for the cham
pionship of the world or in any inter
league event unless accorded sole
charge of the sale of tickets to games
played on its. grounds under an ar
rangement and with the understand-
, ing that it shall not assume respon
sibility for the conduct, of the busi
- ness department of games at the
park of the other contesting club." ,
"What does it mean?" asked Pres
ident Lynch, after reading it Over
twice. "The American League never
had any official intercourse with the
National League outside of their com
mittees including the schedule com
mittee which meet as the national
agreement requires them to. So far
as world's series tickets are concern
ed, the national commission for the
first time gave the clubs this year the
full right to sell tickets to the world's
series games in their respective cities
What was the result? Every newspa
per, man in the country knows of the
scandal which followed. ,The Phila
delphia club, under the,- ruling of the
commission had control of the ticket
sale in their city yet the commission
has found that the scalpers were busy
there, too.
"Now, as to the last few, lines of
' the resolution, I cannot understand
how the American League could ever
assume responsibility for the conduct
of the business department of any
other department of the National
Leasnae or any of its clubs on their
home srounds."
There was a long discussion of the
resolution before the American
League adonted it. F. J. Farrell of
the New York club introduced it and
C A. Comiskey of the White Sox sec
onded it. The vote was unanimous
and copies signed by Ban Johnson
were sent to Presidnet Lynch of the
National League and the National
commission.
Barney Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburg
club and other National League men
who were seen today seemed to hold
the opinion that the "break" did not
threaten a baseball war, pointing out
that it would not involve working re
lations of the" National, agreement
.He added that baseball would go pn
as usual. . " ' ' "
A LYNCHING IS FEARED
NEGRO TENANTS OF JOHN DIXON
ARRESTED FOR BRUTAL.: MUR
DER OF THEIR LANDLORD AND
HIS WIFE. . y
Richmond. Va.. Dec. 14. John an
Hack Ross, negro tenants on the
farm of John Dixon. -near Shelby, in.
C., were arrested( today for murder
ing Dixon and his dife. A lynching
is feared.
Ffre in Wilminaton. Delaware.
Wilmineton. Del.. Dec. 14... Fire
destroyed the warehouse of the Mar-
shallton Iron and Steel Co., witn a
loss of five thousand dollars.
400,000
POUNDS
OF TOBACCO ON THE WILSON
MARKET--A FINE EXHIBIT OF
GOLDEN WEED
$650 WORTH OF PRIZES
The Wilson tobacco market held cne
cf the biggest brakes in its history
today and so great wTas the pressure
of tobacco that much of it went over,
until tomorrows breaks.
There were piles after piles of the
golden weed for exhibit in Wilson's
famous tobacco fair, and it was good
tobacco too, and sold high, the aver
age at this writing, being estimated
at around eighteen cents for the en
tire break of 400,000 pounds.
The judges were moving through
the tobacco this morning in order to
award, the valuable pprizes which
amount all told to $650, offered by
the business men, and the Tobacco
Board of Trade.
P. D.
GOLD, JR TO INSURANCE
PRESIDENTS.
Discusses Life Insurance And
the
Younger" Companies.
New York, Dec. 4. At the fifth
annual convention of the Association
of Life Insurance Presidents, now in
session at Hotel Astor, this city, Mr.
P. D. Gold, Jr., of Raleigh, North
Carolina, president of the American
ife Convention and first vice-presi
dent and general manager of the Jef
ferson Standard Life Insurance Com
pany, of Raleigh, North Carolina, ad
dressed the association on "The In
fluence of the younger Companies."
Other speakers are Hon. W. A. Day,
president of the Equitable Life, As
surance Society and former Assistant
Attorney-General of .the United States
under President Cleveland; F. W.
Pottef.bf "Springfield, 111., president
National Convention of Insurance
Commissioners; L. Goldman, of
Toronto, Canada, representing the
Canadian Association of Life Under
writers; Charles Jerome Edwards, ex-
president National Association of Life
Underwriters, New York: Hon. Wil
liam H. Hotchkiss, Superintendent 01
nsurance, New York.
Mr. Gold in his address defined the
throughout America; their influence
tatus cf the younger companies
n their various States and the inter
est of their policyholders in the life
?nsurance business. He contended
that the local companies are one of
lhe strongest factors in America for
educating the policyholders to their
interest in life insurance, and that un
wise and unjust legislation against
life insurance companies could be best
prevented through the power of the
policyholders of the young companies
which are closer to the people in
the various sections.
The American Life Convention, of
which Mr. Gold is president, is com
posed of over eighty companies. One
year ago the companies of this or
ganization had insurance in 'force of
over seven, hundred million, and at
the end of , that year had increased
to over a billion of insurance and he
claims that with the end of the pres
ent year same would show an in
crease of nearly one and one-halt
billions of dollars. He pointed out the
strength of this organization, with
companies located in thirty States ot
the Union. His speech was well re
ceived, and there was a large attend
ance insurance comi anies ' from all
over America being represented. Hon.
Jno. R." Hegemah, presided over the
meeting of the association. It will
continue in session tomorrow.
Charter' for New Railroad.
Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 14. The char
ter of the Goldsboro Seven Springs
and Swansboro Railroad Company
was filed, today with the secretary of
stae.'As set forth in a telegraphic
story last Saturday the road will ex
tend from Goldsboro to Swansboro,
a distance of 70 miles. The capital
stock of$l,500,000 has been paid in,
and construction is expected to be
gin at once. A digest of the charter,
as filed by the secretary of state to
day. 1
Goldsboro, Seven Springs, and
Swanshoro Railroad Company; to
build, operate and maintain a rail
road from Goldsboro, Wayne coun
ty, to Swansboro, Onslow county,
passing through the counties of
Wayne. Lenoir. Jines and Onslow;
the length of the road will be about
70 miles; the authorized capital is
$1,500,000, and the incorporators
are Frank Thompson,' Jacksonville,
N. C, on share; T. H. Pritchard,
Swansboro, one share; M. H. Allen,
Goldsboro, 100 shares; John , D.
Longston, Goldsboro, 100 shares; T.
H. Pritchard Transportation Com
pany, Swansboro,' 198 shares; H.
Griffin, Goldsboro, 100 shares; Win.
A. Robertson Goldsboro, 100 shares:
and N. P Young, Goldsboro, 100
shares. '
U raUuUuUlLUli P aUJuuUPui
DELEGATES VISIT OUR TOBACCO
WAREHOUSES AND INSPECT
' TOBACCO FAIR
The trains last evening and this
morning brought delegates to the
Farmers' Union Convention until it
was estimated there were 500 or
more the guests of 'our beautiful city.
They were met at the trains by
a reception committee from the Cham
ber of Commerce and shown to their
homes.
The opening session of the con
vention was held in the court house
this morning at nine o'clccx.
The convention was called to order
by President H. G. Q. Alexander oT
Matthews, N. C, Secretary and Trea
surer E. C. Farries of Charlotte was
also at his desk.
The other state officers present
were: J. M. Templeton, Vice Presi
dent, Cary, N. Ch; Secretary ana
Treasurer, E. C. Faires, Charlotte;
State Organizer, J. Z. Green, Nash
ville; Business Agent, J. R. Rives,
Sanford.
The Wilson county officers are as
follows: President C. E. Brame, Vice
President, W. H. Lamm, Secretary
L. E. Robbins.
The roll was called, committees
were appointed and the convention ;
was organized and settled down to
business. , ' I
National President C. S. Barrett, '
was recognized and escorted to the
rostrum.
There were several addresses while
waiting for the committees to report
and President Barrett's address on J
the cotton holding movement washing and trading purposes, but we are
interesting. He stated in substance
that the plan' submitted by the fl-'
nanciers was net in line with the t thing more Than . hatracks and to
proposition he laid before them, and t learn how to improve our condition
he thought they wanted too much j so that we may be more helpful to
and their restrictions were harder ( one another and therefore more help
than the farmers would be willing j ful to the people of the cities. There
to submit to. He urged the farmers fore the ties that bind us are closer
to reduce their acreage, raise their
living and thus get in position o hold
their cotton on the farms. '
Mr. Wilson a delegate from the
State convention in Mississippi ad
dressed the convention on the differ
ent modes of farming..
Rev. Mr. Duke endorsed what
President Barrett said and also talk
ed about farming.
. Mr. E. C. Hudson, of the State
agricultural department spoke on
soil improvement.
This afternoon the social meeting
was opened in the Lyceum theatre
with President Alexander Graham in
the chair. .
The addresses of welcome by May-1
or Dickinson and Col. Bruton, Presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce,
were most felicitous and breathed , a
warmth of cordiality and happy greet
ing that caught a responsive chord,
when President Alexander feel
ingly responded on behalf of the con
vention. The music xunder the direction ol
Mrs. S. P. Spiegel was an inspiratior
and the choir filled the auditorium
with melody. It was a fitting and
happy beginning- for the convention
which holds here during the next
few days. . .
-The addressrof Dr. E. G. Moore, of
Elm City, was a gem. A speaker of
most eloquent parts he quite sur
passed himself and brought down the
house. -
Yesterday afternoon the Opera
House was crowded with delegates
and - spectators- and President Alex
ander presided. '
Rev. Mr. Duke oered a feeling
prayer asking divine guidance for
the eonventiorTand God's blessing up
on the people of Wilson and the dele
gates assembled .
Pres. Alexander introduced -Mayor
Dickinson as the head of 'tbfe city
government of VWilson.
Mr. Dickinson, said in part, tha
as , Mayor of" Wilson it was his plea
ant duty to extend to the North Caro
lina Farmers Union a cordial wel
come, r '
While we have had several con
ventions toehold here none had given
the people of Wilson more pleasure,
because Wilson owed in a large mea
sure its . success " to the farmers . of
this section. v
A great many of our citizens and
best business men were brought up
on. the farm and there wer.e a' great
many young men in-- the city - who
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aspired to a life on the farm and the
possession of a-farm.
The farm is the place to bring up
the children. That is where , God
resides, and it is good to get close
to nature and to God."
Mr. Dickinson amused the audience
with a .number of appropriate aneo
dotes, and closed by congratulating
the people of Wilson on entertaining
a class of men who had made more
progress in the past few years than
any other calling in the land. He
wanted them to tell us how they had
managed - to double their crops and
pay off their mortgages in the past
few years.
Pres. Alexander stated that Dr.
Smith who was to respond to the ad
dress of welcome was unavoidably
detained, but Pres. Alexander ac
quitted himself well. He said he real
ized the truth of. Mayor Dickinson's
statement that the county made Wil
son and therefore when we came to
Wilson we were coming into our
own and would therefore receive a
generous welcome.
The President further emphasized
thefae.tthat the Farmers' Union was
not trying to array class against
class or the people of the county
against the people of the towns, but
realizing that the prosperity of both
are identical therefore they are work
4ing together along all lines, whether
agricultural, educational, or indus
trial.
The cities are necessary for market
j doing this, " trying to educate our
people to use their heads for some-
; than they ever were before.
He closed by thanking the people
of Wilson for their cordial reception
and the ladies fev their attendance.
He paid a fine eulogy to the ladies
and stated there were some good
single delegates left. '
Col. Bruton, President of the Wil
son Chamber of Commerce was next
introduced.
Col. Brutcn stated that he. had th1
honor of being the President of the
Chamber of Commerce which stands
for the development of the city and
the fostering of its interests.
He roentioned the fact that we have
the largest wagon and buggy fac
tories in the South, fertilizer fac
tories, our public school system and
a college we- take our hats off to.
Beautiful churches and many things
we are proud of.
Again we have the largest bright,
loose leaf tobacco markets and one of
the largest coton markets in the
State, and therefore we have the
right o claim you as our own.
We invited you because we want
ed you and because we wanted you
to learn something about, Wilson,, and
to know that you are welcome. v!ol.
bruton also told a number of anec
dotes which were well received. Col.
Bruton also expressed his thanks xo
President Barrett for the kind in
vitation to represent the State as
1 delegate to the New Orleans con
vention. But said he did not believe
that the plan proposed to advance
money on cotton originated with the
rarmers, neither would it prove
acceptable because it was the other
fellows game. Col. Bruton got even
with the editor of the Times Co
soma cf the advice the Times has
been giving the community. He truly
said that what we needed was work
ers, rathers than, advisors The Col.
9 1 so interestingly described the ex
portation of cotton and the'' payment
therefor, and closed by saying that
cotton had fed and clothed us anl
that in times past it had saved -the
country and stopped panics.
Col. Bruton spoke of the improve
ment of the homes on the farms, the
encouragement of social communion
between v the people of both county
p.nd city. He agreed With President
Alexander that this was our common
country and that our people are truly
brethren. '.
Colonel Bruton said that ., cotton had
been truly ' made, king and he hoped
that it would, not longer be enthroned
to make a .ave of the farmers of
the South.
Mr. Alexander made a fitting v re
sponse to Col. Bruton's address and
then collowed the music under the di
rection of Mrs. Spiegel. A number of
pieces were rendered by students of
the Atlantic Christian College.
The Address of Dr. Moore.
The address of Dr. E. G. Moore,
of Elm City delivered late yesterday
afternoon in the Opera House was
a gem. He was eloquently introduced
by Dr. Alexander, President of the
Farmer's Union.
We wish we had space to repro
duce it in its entirety. An ornate and
beautiful speaker at all times com
manding a vocabulary of beautiful
English that flows from his lips with
the ease and motion of a swiftly mov
ing stream, he quite' surpassed him
self on yesterday. For rythem, and
resonance and beauty of diction the
distinguished physician of our sister
town is hard to beat, and as the
pulsing tides of his eloquence echoed
and re-echoed through the large auditorium-
that was crowded to its
doors, his beautiful periods were fre
quently interrupted with vociferous
applause, for he caught his farmer
friends with his first utterance and
held their undivided interest to the
close. y
To attempt a synopsis of his ad
dress would be a cruel sacrifice ot
beautiful simile, sentiment and word
painting. Suffice it to say that being
a farmer as well as a practicing phy
sician and moving among the farm
ers daily, ministering unto them in
sickness, meeting with them upon
the common plane of humanity, or
in sympathy when the icy hand of
death visits the household, his heart
beat in unison and his words of ex
pression seemed to convey some oi
his feelings as he described the farm
er at his fireside, in the field, or
communing with - nature and vitn
nature's God. Alternately the sun
shone and the flowers bloomed, and
the gentle breezes blew and the
showers descended upon the parched
earth causing the plants to raise their
heads and drink it in as it was pour
ed out from Heaven's' cornucopia.
You could see it all while the doctor
taled and the farmers delegates car
ried home something to think upon
and were thankful that they had
heard the speech of Dr. Moore,
breathing as it did hope and cheer
end a fragrant ...optimism that went
home to the heart of every one that
heard it. . "
Dr: Moore dwelt upon the value o.
the rural delivery and its encourage
ment of good road building thus -Gliding
the rapid transmission of intelli
gence and the betterment of the ru
ral districts.
The speech of -Doctor Moore closet?
the social exercises at the Opera
House and in. the evening the dele
gates met in the Court House and
continued their business session.
The election of officers was enter
ed into which resulted in the re-election
cf all the state officers as fol
lows :
President, H. Q. Alexander, of Mat
thews, N. C
J Mv Templeton, Vice-President,
Cary, N. C.
Secretary and Treasurer, E. C
Faires, Charlotte.
State Organizer, J. Z. Green, Marsh'
ville.
Business Agent, J. R. Rives, San
ford. ,
After this session the delegates by
invitation reDaired to the Lumina
and Amusu Theatres where a special
entertainment of vaudeville and mov
ing pictures had been prepared for
them. The delegates expressed them
selves as greatly pleased with the
entertainment.
The convention opened this morn-
llnz with President Alexander in the
chair. The election of an executive
committee for the ensuing year was
in progress when we. went to press
with the one o'clock edition.
The farmers looked over our to
bacco market today and a sight ot
beauty greeted their, eyes. Many of
them had never seen before pile af
ter pile of golden weed, and it was
good tobacco too, for it was brought
especially for the tobacco fair today,
when the business men and the To
bacco - Board of Trade will give
away $650 worth of prizes.
We have heard quite a number of
the delegates state that they are
immensely pleased with Wilson and
the cordial reception and entertain
ment by our people.
Notes of the Convention.
President Alexander makes an ad
mirable presiding officer.
Wilson is honored and so Is the
convention by having President Bar
rett of . the National Association, as
cur guest.
We find the officers of. the Union
clever, and courteous gentlemen, and
snficiallv are we under obligation
tn Secretarv Farries and his assist?
ants for news matter of, the conven
tion.
Most of the morning session ot
the convention was consumed in the
selection of the Executive committee.
The following were elected:
Messrs. W. G. Crowder, of Wake,
W. B. Gibson, of Iredell, C. C. Wright,
of Wilkes, I. P Coggins, of Chatham,
and W. H. Moore, of Pitt.
The feature this afternoon was the
address of . Mr. R. A. N. Wilson, ot
Mississippi, who explained the ware
house system and the cotton holding
movement in his state.
THE JUDGE
SHIP (MEST
GOVERNOR KITCHEN DELUGED
WITH LETTERS-EXAMINING
CAREFULLY EVERY '
CANDIDATE PRESENTED
(By W. J Martin.)
Raleigh, N. C., Dc 14. Letters
are coming in by every mail and tele
grams at all hours of the day to Gov
ernor Kitchin importuning him to
appoint one or another of the aspi
rantsfpr the Superior court judgeship
for the First district to succeed
Judge George W. Ward, whose resig
nation is to take effect December 31.
The governor is going carefully
through the endorsements that are
coming in but will give no intima
tion as to when he will make the
appointment. Col. W. C. Rodman and
Stephen C. Bragaw of Washington,
are the leading candidates and the
enly ones known to be actively in
the field at this time. The district
includes Currituck Camden, Gates,
Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde, Chowan, Pas
quotank, Perquimans, Beaufort and -
Washington counties. And there are
a number 1 cf very capable and eligi
ble lawyers from among whom the
governor can pick the next judge for
tne district.
The city 'of Raleigh has just had
a suit instituted against her demand
ing damages for alleged injuries sus
tained through imprisonment in a
damp and unsanitary cell and failing
to provide medical attention for the
prisoner so that erysipelas developed
l. w. Hill, is the plaintiff and Po
liceman Barrow, of this city police
force is a co-defendant with the city
tor having inflicted the wound with
h's billy that developed the erysipe
las Hill s imprisonment was tor
drunkenness at one time and for
breach of the peace at another.
The' state board of public buildings
and grounds has decided to set up
the splendid bronze statue of Dr.
Chas. D. Mclver, soon to be complet
ed, in Capital Square, on the triangu
lar plat between the i Favetteville
street entrance to the square and the
well, one of the most prominent lo
cations that could have been chosen,
it is said.
State vs Chas. Murphy, from Yan
cey county was an especially notable
opinion in a list of seventeen just de
livered by the Supreme court, Mur
phy being now in the death cell or
the State's prison under sentence to
be electrocuted for the murder of
John Simmons, Dec. 21, 1910. The
Supreme court grants a newwtrial on
account of error in the charge of
the tril judge as to the plea of
Murphy that he was so intoxicated
that he was infcapable of first degree
murder. The court holds that this
plea should have been considered as
to whether he was too drunk for
premeditation and design to kill-
COTTON TODAY.
New York, Dec. 14. Jan. opened
8.66, March 8.76, May 8.87, July 8.97,
Dec. 9.04. .
At noon Jan. was 8.69, March 8.81,
May 8.92, July 9.04, Oct. 9.15, Dec.
9.14.
Liverpool closed Dec.Jan. 4.82, Jan.
Feb. 4.92 1-2, Apr.-May 4.87.
Spots Wilson market 8 l-2c.
At 2 o'clock cotton was Dec. .
Jan. 8.76, March 8.87, May 8.98.
STOCKS.
New York, Dec. 14. U. S. steel was
the strongest feature at the opening
of the market. The common opened
at 67 with a three fourths gain an
went up one and one fourth. The pre
ferred up 5-8 Copper group string.
Penna. gain one fourth, B. & O half.
The other issues made fractional
gains. The curb was strong. Ameri
cans in London were higher and firm.
PROVISIONS.
Chicago, Dec. 14. Wheat opened
May .97 3-4, Dec. corn .63.
At 11:30 May wheat was .97 1-8,
Dec. corn was .62 7-8.
At 2 o'clock May wheat was .97
3-8, May corn was .63. s
Indianapolis, Dec. 14.--Federal at
torney Miller hopes to end the dyna
mite probe before January first. In
dictments of men higher up . are ex
pected. The entertainment this evening will
consist of a visit to the Atlantic
Christian College, where a fine musi
cal program has been arranged.
Tomorrow at 12:30 they will be
quests of the Farmers' Cotton Oil
Company, Messrs. F. N. Bridgers and
Graham' Woodard, managers, who will
serve them with delicious barbecue
done to a turn in the Banner ware
house. Tomorrow afternoon the delegates
will-see Wilson in automobiles, the
autoists , of Wilson having placed
their machines at the disposal of the
farmers under the direction of Mr.. ,
J. .C. Hales. ' . .. .
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