THE ENTERPRISE
Published Weekly.
WllrllAM »TON, N. C.
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Swat the pesky fly.
II la easy to believe that the water
Ha line.
There Is money In automobile rao
tng tar those who survive.
Missouri Intends adopting a etate
hymn. We suggest as a title, "Show
Mm."
la spite of the decision against It,
we do not expect the tobacco trust to
Co up In smoke.
The London market Is overstocked
with mummies from Egypt, some of
which date to 2000 B. C.
Doctor Wiley la giving great offenae
to the pie eaters by exposing the con
tests of their favorite food.
Thing? sre still a little wild In Can
ada. A Canadian Pacific locomotive
baa been wrecked by a moose.
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Rr sedulously sitting still near an
electric fan one may aummon a seraph
Ic smile In spits of the tofrldlty.
There sre avlatora and avlatora. One
says he could have blotted out the
Meslcaa army and another bits a cow.
Pretty soon the returning liaherman
will declare, "honeet to goodneas, the
eae that got away was two feet long!"
The sympathetic trained nurse is
being crowded In romsntlc history by
tb« telephone girl with the Soothing
eelce. ,
A St. Ixiuls msn sst on his bed. shot
himself snd missed, thus hsvlng bet
ter luck than If he hadn't known It
was loaded.
Chicago housewives extolling do
mestic pursuits, clssslfy dishwashing
as an srt. Few bachelors' degrees
go with It.
A Mssfaehusetts man was arrested
tor selling his wife for $4.60. Of
course. No man can get rid of hla
wife that easily.
The house of commons has passed a
hill forbidding aviators to fly over
crowds. They havo full license to
dent any landscape.
When hay sells st $26 a ton s mero
animate consumer can rejoice that he
la less extravagant in his tastes than
are the sybaritic horses.
Just at preaent no matter whether
the weather man hits It or not there
Is a general opinion that he Is most
decidedly not making good.
A man has offered to the govern
ment his Invention of a dirigible fog.
Wbat he should bend his energies to
next is a made-to-order rain.
Dr. Wiley has ascertained from "0
pie manufacturers that meat Is not
a necessary ingredient of mince pies,
nor cherries of cherry pies.
The reason why so many women
dont marry is that they never get
asked; and the reason so many men
dou't Is nobody will have them.
Feminine aviators are breaking Into
print quite often, but they seldom go
any further Into the game than to be
photographed In the aviating costume.
A millionaire lias been appointed
chief of the New York police depart
ment. However, his money ought not
to be a handicap to him If he's made
ot the right stufT «• \
No, gentle reader The lact that
newspapers are advocating the ex
termination of the fly does not neces
sarily mean that newspaper men are
becoming bald-headed.
Doctor Howe says 37 per cent, of
the criminals could have had their
careers diverted by skull operations
In Infancy. Some of them even might
have become novelists.
The old whoezo about seeing a pin
sud picking It up and having luck for
a certain period Is refuted by rt New-
York woman who stooped to pick one
up snd broke three ribs.
A Chicago man is going wltU hla
family on a three-mouth trip to Eu
rope on money made by tips. But they
were tips to blm st a waiter, not ot
the racing or stock tip variety.
A street cv horse In New York
committed suicide, which shows past
dipute that animals have reasoning
power, especially In a* up-to-date age
where car horses are almoat aa obso
lete as the dodo.
A Job lot of mommies, many of
them dating back to 2600 B. C„ were
offered for sale In London the other
day, bat the bids were so low that the
sale was declared off. There sre other
signs that tkla Is going to be a poor
summer for mummies
That msn who hsi applied (or s dl
sores because his wife klcka over the
pall of hot water I e uses when be Is
scrubbing the kitchen floor will have
the sympathy of the public. She Inter
ferae unwarrantably with his rights
as a husband and *• a sua. |p ■:
urn r. Issmmm. '■ ■■ S War. *..« .
SUGAR PROBt
GOING FORWARD
JOHN D. BPRECKELS BEFORE IN
VESTIGATING COMMITTEE
- ON BUGAR TRUST.
"GREEK AGAINST GREEK"
Deecrlhes Methods Employed to End
Bugar War In the Early
Ninette*.
Washington.— Details of a great su
gar 'war In the early nineties be
tween Claus Spreckles in the west
and Henry O. Havemeyer In the east,
resulting in an alliance between those
two sugar sovereigns, were related to
the sugar "trust" investigating com
mittee of the house by John I). Spreck-|
els, son of the Pacific sugar magnate,
aud pusidcnt of the Western Sugar
iteflning company of San Francisco.
"When Claus Spreckeis met Henry
O. Havemeyer in that old sugar war,''
asked Representative Madlfeon of the
witness, "It was a contest of Ureek
against Greek, was it uot?"
Mr. Spreckeis then described how,
during tht» sugar war, his father in
vaded the eastern territory and erect
ed a great cane sugar refinery In Phil
adelphia That biought about the cul
mination of the light.
"Who was the lirst of those two
masters to throw up his hands?" Mr.
Madison resumed.
"1 think It was Havemeyer,'' said
Mr. Spreqkels. "When we entered the
east In that fight or course both father
and Mr. Havemeyer realized they were
losing money. They came to their
senses, and, in short, came together.
It resulted in a consolidation of the
plants In the east and the 'formation
of the Western Sugar Refining com
pany in California, which took over
the American Sugar Refining compa
ny plant and our plant there. The
American plant in the west was closeit
down. Each side took a half Interest
in the new company. The entire Phil
adelphia Spreckeis was eventually
sold to the American Sugar Refining
company. That was, 1 think, in 1892.
"After that there was never any
competition between Spreckeis and
Havemeyer, was there?" Mr. Madison
inquired.
'.'No, but there has since oeen plen
ty of other competition."
Mr. Spreckeis also described how
Mr. Havemeyer became associated
with them In 1897 In the Spreckeis
company in the erection of
the largest beet sugur plant in the
world
He further related the history of an
agreement in 1903 between the West
ern Sugar Refining company with a
rival concern, the California-Hawaii
an Sugar company, whereby the plant
of the latter was leased by the former
and shut down for three years. Even
tually It was turned back to the orig
inal ownetB and is again a competitor.
This transaction Mr. Spreckeis said
was not a violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law.
PURSUES LABOR LEADERS
Wright Seerrte to Be Anxioua to Pun
ish Gompera, Mitchell, Et Al. '*
Washington. Justice Daniel T.
Wright* of the district supreme court
issued" a rule" aga ifist Samuel Uompera,
Prank Morrison and John Mitchell, the
labor leaders, requiring them to show
cause on July 17 why they should not
be judged guilty ol contempt of court.
This action followed ihe filing of the
report of the special committee of at
torneys appointed by Justice Wrlgnt
to Inquire into the matter of con
tempt proceedings in the Bucks Stove
and Range boycott case.
Mr. Gompers is president, Mr. Mor
rison secretary and Mr. Mitchell a
vice president of ihe American Feder
ation of The-contempt pro
ceedings against the labor leaders re
cently were passed upon by the Unit
ed States Supreme court, which set
aside jail sentences heretofore im
posed by Justice Wright. The Supreme
court held that the contempt on which
Justice Wright formerly passed was
of a civil nature and against the
Buck Stove and Range company.
Diaaetroua Fire in Texaa.
Port Arthur, Texas. Two lives
were lost, half a dozen or more men
were Injured, some seriously, three oil
barges and one tug burned to the wa
ter.s edge, about ten tnouaand barrels
of oil destroyed and two large ware
houses and over Ave hundred feet of
wbaiveg burned in uu explosion fol
lowed by a disastrous Are In the Port
Arthur harbor and water front. The
loss is e#t;soated at about >300,000.
Capt. Frank Weoer and a man who
is as yet unidentified lost their lives
in the explosion.
Solves a Myatery.
Boston.—Prof. Richard Norton ot
Harvard, according to reports that
have reached here from Cyrentaca,
Grecian Libya, has made discoveries
that may solve the mystery of Stone
henge, the ruins of Salisbury plain,
England. Professor Norton, It Is ar..d.
will soon annouaee the result of the
excavation by the American archeo
loglcal expedition of the Ureek city of
Cyrene, which was founded B. C. 631.
The connection between the discover
lea at Cyrene and Stone henge la aald
to lie in the similarity of columns.
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•LIFE'S DISAPPOINTMENTS
(Copyright. HIIJ '
THEY DRINK MUCH LIQUOR
REPORT OF INTERSTATE COM
MERCE COMMISSION SHOWS
UP BTARTLING FACTS.
Influence of Liquor on Negroes of
South Diacuaaed by Interstate ■
, , ■ Commission.
Washington.—Approximately twen
ty million gallons of liquors annually
are snipped ny express, principally
from mall order houses, direct to con
sumers In prohibition statcb.
This startling laci wa'j tii-vrloped In
an Inquiry conducted by ti.e Interstate
commerce commission into the propos
ed changes In express classifications,
which resulted In an advance of rates
on packages containing liquors.
Tlie commission held that tne ex
press requirement that liquor contain
ers should be packed In corrugated
paper cartons wus reasonable; but
ih.'t the charge tor transportation bas
ed upon arbitrary welgnts— eighteen
pounds for a gallon of w nisky packed
—was unreasonable and that the dis
crimination against stone Jugs also
was unreasonable.
Commissioner McChord, who con
ducted the Inquiry and prepared the
opinion ot the commission, points out
lhat the iudußtry directly concerned
is that of the mail order liquor houses.
"It was the spread of the prohibi
tion movement," the opinion sa>, that
gave vitality to this character of trat«
tic In liquor. With state-wide prohi
bition canie the interstate tralilc in
liquor. The decision of the Supreme
court that this traffic was Interstate
an, therefore, superior to Interference
by the state goveiument gave to the
Industry A tremendous impetus, und
established the express companies aa
the carriers of practically the whole
of this traffic.
The opinion concludes with the
statement that ultnough It is not the
function of the commission to dwelt
on the moral aspect of the question,
It Is considered that the traffic has
an evil effect and is one of the im
portant factors in the race problem ot
(he South.
The Influence of large shipments ot
cheap liquor to the negro population
of the South is adverted to in uu in
teresting way.
GOVERNMENT FARM TRAIN
Congress to Run Farm Train Through
16 States of Bouth.
Washington.—nans nave been for
mutated to conduct an agricultural
train through the sixteen states com
prised in tne territory of the Soutu
ern Commercial Congress, acordlng to
an announcement made by Ur. Clar
ence commissioner of tne
bureau of agriculture of the congress.
The railroads of the South and the
United States department or agricul
ture will co-operate in tiie effort.
it is sougin by this enterprise to
Interpret tn« agricultural resources or
tne Southern states through papers
prepared by experts ana to exploit the
pre-eminence of the section.
Commissioner McChord, In render
ing the opinion of tne commission, dis
cusses the tremendous in crease
French Cabinet Reaigna.
l'arls.—The French cabinet has de
cided to resign. The deputies voted
agalnßt the government 238 to 224,
and the caoinet presented the ( r resig
nations to President Fallieres. The
adverse vote of the chamber was due
io the admission by Ueneral Golran,
minister ot war, in the senate that the
present organization of tne army doea
not proviue tor a commander-inchiet
in the time ot war, tne direction ot
operations in the caae of war being ID
tne handa of a council of war.
Taft Still Talking Reciprocity.
Providence, R. I.—Two of the flour
ishing cities on Narraganaett bay
were visited by President Tart. The
presidential yacht Mayflower brought
aim Hist to rail Hiver as oue of tne
closing features ot that city's cotton
industrial ctnlennia, and later the
yacht steamed over to Providence,
where the president spoae on his fa
vorite topic, Canadian reciprocity, at
.he Conservative Club banquet. The
president ailll is convinced that the
reciprocity bill will paas.
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WOOL BILL CAUSES SPLIT
Insurgent Republicsn Senators Come
to the Aid of the Regular
Democrats-
Washington.— A new majority is in
control of the senate, composed of
tegular Democrats ami Progressive
Republicans, and a tomprenenslve
m heme of tariff levlsion will now be
put through congress if it takes all
kiitnmer and fall.
The truth of this prediction made
several days ago wa» proven beyond
furthrr doubt or question when the
M-nate adopted a resolution offered by
Senator (lore of Oklahoma, directing
the finance committee to report the
I'nderwood woolen bill to the Benate
not later than July 10. The vote on
the resolution was 39 to 18.
Though the dale for tne report Is
delayed three weeks, the action prac
tically amounts to a motion to dis
charge Ihe committee uud bring In the
Mil for consideration in the open Ben
ate.
There la no predicting at tills time
what the wool bill wil be like when
the Democrats and Progressive finish
.Notable speeches on reciprocity
were made in both branches of con
gress. Senator Hoot .announcing that
he favored the agreement, advocated
and explained Ills amendment to the
wood pulp and paper provision of the
bill, around which amendment the rec
iprocity fight has centered, and which
amendment President Taft oposes on
the ground that it might ejopardlze
the whole ugreement.. Republican
Leader Mann, in the house, atacked
the Root amendment as a violation of
tho Canadian reciprocity agreement.
The light begun the instant that the
wool revision bill appeared from the
bouse. Senator Gore apparently with
the approval of Democratic leaders
moved that the finance committee be
Instructed to report the bill back to
the senate on or before July 10. The
admitted purpose of the motion was
to prevent the finance comittee from
holding the bill Indefinitely.
The result of the Uore motion was
to disrupt so completely the lines that
have formed in the senate that It can
not be foretold now when a vote can
be reached on the reciprocity bill,
TAFT SENDS A MESSAGE
Prsaidcnt Scores Manufactursrs of
Fake Medicines.
Washington.—ln a message prepar
ed In New York and transmitted
through the while bouse to congress.
President Taft scathingly arraigned
tho manufacturers of what he de
nounced as "dangerous drug frauds"
and urged congress to amend at this
session the pure food and drug law to
strengthen recently pointed out by de
cisions of the United Statse Supreme
court.
President Taft believes that unleas
the law is amended forthwith the
country will again be flooded by "In
jurious nostrums and cure-alls," which
were common before the pure food
law was first enacted.
The message wss transmitted both
to the senate and house and It was
said that the latter body probably
would take up the matter at an early
date. Representative Sherley of Ken
tucky already had introduced a bill
bearing on the subject.
Underwood Wool Schedule Adopted.
Washington—Upon the passage by
the house of the Underwood bill for
the revision of the woolen schedule
by a vote of 221 to 100. Mr. linder
wcod of Alabama,.* the Democratic
leader, received a tremendous ovStlon
and the Democratic side was very ju
bilant over the occurrence. After vot
ing down all amendmenta the Demo
crats adopted the bill with only one
dissenting voice. Thus the prediction
of Mr. Underwood was verified, and
the recommendation of Mr. Bryan flat
ly Ignored.
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Successful Sea Island Cettoh.
New Orleans—a to now entirely
probable that the growing of sea isl
and cotton will become general tn
southern Louisiana parishes. Plant
ers are watching the 100 acres of the
long staple planted by George Jur
gens in Plaquemlne parish, which a-e
said to be better developed and in
much better condition than the stand*
ot ordinary staple cotton in nearby
fields. Jurgena was rewarded with ex
cellent results, New Orleans graders
rating samples as high grade and
worth 40 cents a pound.
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WORLD'S COTTON
SUPPLY SHORT
INTERESTING FACTS SHOWN IN
THE REPORT OF THE CEN
SUS BUREAU.
NINE BILLION POUNDS IN 1910
World'* Proiuctlon of Cctton in 1010
Was Worth ■ Billion and a
Quarter Dollar*. ,
Washington.—According to the »en
BUS bureaus forthcoming bulletin, 111,
on cotton production tor lSlti, the
world s crop i*t>t y«at was short ot
lite quantity tceded tor the annual
consumption.
The area of the world In which co'-
ton can be s-ccosntuliy grown is vast,
but, owing to tae varying conditions
in the aeciions where it will grow, lUt
production is fouuc nupiofltable ex
cept in well-defined weaa. Because ot
the Insufficiency of the vjppiy of tWs
fiber to meet fully the demands of tne
trade ajid because of the desire of Eu
ropean manufacturers tp be independ
ent of the influences due to the pre
ponderance of the American crop,
many »iTorts .lave been made in recent
years the cultivation of cot
ton to new fields. While failure haa
often resulted, success has attended
these ellorta in a number of countries,
among wnlch may be mentioned Rus
sian Turkestan, Peru, British India
and Persia. In these countries, es
pecially the first two, Its extension has
been taken up in a more serious man
ner—lrrigation works have been buiit
and improved machinery installed tor
treating the fiber, Ertorta have been
made to foster the cultivation of cot
ton in a number of other countries,
but the United States still produce*
about two-tnirds of the entire milt
supply of the world. British India,
Egypt, Russia aud China follow
The worid s production in 1910
amounted to 9,65&,50u,000 pounds, with
an estimated value of auout 91.250,-
000,00(1.
In 11*10 the United States contribut
ed 59.9 per cent, of the total quantity
ot commercial cotton; British India 18.3
per cent.; Egypt 8 per cent., and Rus
sia 4.7 per cent. Of the countries
that were prominent In the produc
tion of cotton in 1790 Brazil and Asl
atic Turkey alone nave retained any
Importance.
Tne greatest cotton growing section
in the world, both in area ana produc
tion, is located in the southeastern
part of the United States. It includes
small portions of Virginia, Kentucky,
Missouri, Kansas and New Mexico, as
well as the states lying to the south
ward. This cotton-producing area is
about fifteen hundred miles long from
east to west and about nve hundred
miles In width. Within the past few
years the cultivation of cotton haß
been undertaken In Arizona and Cali
fornia, and considerable success haa
attained its growth in the latter state.
The total area of the counties In
which cotton was gined from the crop
of 1910 is approximately *o,ooo square
miles, or aoout 400,000,000 acres. Of
thla, only about one acre in every thir
teen was devoted to cotton.
A GREAT WAVE OF ECONOMY
Americana Are Not Spending Monty
Too Laviahly.
Washington.—A wave of economy Is
sweeping the country, according to
figures of the bureau of statistics ol
the department ot commerce and la
bor, wnlch disclose the lact that the
Americans cut their Imported cham
pagne bill In two and udorned them
se.vej with |7,000,000 worth of dia
monds fewer during the last eleven
months than in the same period last
year. At the same time tne United
States managed to increase its Imports
over the corresponding period ot 1910
by more than $145,00u,0t»0.
Diamonds valued at 937,250,000 were
brought into the country during the
eleven monthß ending with May, 191u,
while the total for tne similar period
just ended was only 9J0.500.000. Cham
pagned dropped irom #1,000.000 to 93.-
600,000; silk laces from 9>>,000,000 to
»5,5(H»,000, and di eased furs from 910,-
000,000 to 97,000,000. Works of art
were the only articles under this class
showing an increase, the total advanc
ing from 920,333,393 to 921.500,000.
Secret of Maine Remains Hidden.
Tampa, Kla. —"The secret of the dc
structlon of the battleship Maine will
never be known," Baid Gen. W. M.
blxby, chief of engineers in charge of
the work of raising the Maine on hla
arrival here. The destruction to the*
vessel was auch, say Ueneral Blxby,
and the deterioration has been so
great that it will be iaipoaible to tell
whether the ahlp was blown up from
a force from the outside or inside. The
greatest force, however, was from the
inside, indacting that the forward
magazine had exploded.
Germany Demands Mexico's Apology
Mexico City, Mex.—Because a group
of Revolutionists entrusted with the
work of maintaining order at Vege de
Metzitlan, In the state of Hidalgo,
forced Franz Reltter, a civil engineer,
to remove his shoes and then, bare
footed, wait upon them like an ordi
nary servant, the German minister.
Admiral Paul von Hintze, has demand
ed reparation from the Mexican gov
ernment. Ha has also demanded in
demnity for losses incurred by me
company for which Keitter was worx
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