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1 . .. ( - 4 If you want to reach the people of the Piedmont sec tion put your ads in THE GRIT. to rhrh ' " Pi IM T-r-T-y ! , 1 : r IiargBst circulSrtioii of any paper in the county. Excel lent Advertising Medium A FAMILY NEWSPAPER FOE THE UPLIFT OF CHATHAM COUNTY $1.00 A YEAR. VOL. VI. SILER CITY;.N C., JUNE 10, 1914. ' NO. 5. m 6 R I nir t nimoTT v i ,,, - L ' ii NO SIII6ST0 m HI3 DELEGATES EXPLAIN THAT HIS WILLINGNESS TO RETIRE IS'GENUINE. DEMANDS POLITICAL PEACE If Agreement Can Secure That, He says He Will Be Satisfied by Other Method. Xiasara Falls. No conditions .are attached to Gen. Huerta's promise" to listen the Mexican presidency as poon as bis country is "politically pac irrd." Mis delegates to the mediation cuiferenre took occasion to say pub ( ly that be does not intend to hide tohjnd technicalities. Th( Mexican delegation had con rluded tliat its recent statement set tins forth the attitude of Gen. Hirerta towards demands for his retirement was misinterpreted in some quarters. It had been said that under the lan puae of his pledge to retire when the country was politically pacified, Ccn. Huerta might insist on holding (iffno until all guerilla bands were dispersed. On that account another statement was issued by the Huerta delegation. It reads. "Mr. Rabaza, of the Mexican dele cation has been asked what is the interpretation given by the Mexican delegates to the word 'politically ,in the statement declaring that. Gen. riuerta is prepared to withdraw pro vided that at the time of his with draw. .1 'Mexico shall be politically pacified'; and if he thinks that an agreement between the two contend ing parties would not be considered as fulfilling Gen. Huerta's condition. "To the above question Mr. Ra baza answers that the expression used by the delegation does not mean that Gen. Huerta demands the mate-, ral pacification. of the country nor the dispersal of the last of the groups or bandits which overrun many parts of it. making the revolution a pretext for their lawlessness ; . but, that peace snail be assured by political means which will guarantee for the nation t it maintenance o, laj ;and jorder whir!, is indispensable to'the exercise of constitutional functions. The obect in view is peace. The condition is nat that object shall have been a hieved. "If an agreement insures that end tne condition as is well fulfilled by it a? by any other means." The American delegates met with tV mediators, but consideration was ;vcn only to questions that arose before the matter of the importani TAMPICO UNDER BLOCKADE. Causes New Crisis. Officials Wail For Development. Washington. A new crisis in the I xienn situation developed when h" Mexican Federal gunboats, closely f'.iih d by two American warcraft, the ' niiser Tacoma and gunboat' Hacra r rnto. steamed ...from Puerto Mexico for Tampico, to; enforce a blockade f that port decreed by Gen. Huerta. 'o specific orders have been given, the American commanders merely ":nn2 instructions to keep the Mexi can boats, under -surveillance, but it i known that Rear Admiral Badger has been advised that the . United States regards Tampico as an open T"rf and desires that there be no in erferf.nfP Wjtn commerce there. Notice of Gen. Huerta 's decree was -'Vf-n formally to Secretary Bryan 'arlier in the night by "Senator Riano, !' f Spanish ambassador, who repre-' -ents the Huerta government here, "his was followed by a conference of vlministration officials, but nothing wfs known of the result, Would Buy Warcraft. Douglas. Ari. Constitutionalist Aiient Lelivier, telegraphed to Gen. "breg;on a proposal that the constitu tionalists attempt to purchase the American battleships Idah oand Miss i sippi, which are for sale. Lelivier 'id he felt sure he could raise suffi- ent money in Sonora and Sinaloa ' buy one of the ships. Storstad Still Held. Montreal. The Norwegian collier Storstad which rammed and sank the hner Empress of Ireland in the St. i-awrence still pushes her battered : "P against the dock in Montreal, 'fi impatient prisoner of the admiral '" court of Canada. A bailiff is in P : session and Capt. Anderson must "v-iit till the court accepts a bond for jr- than $200,000 and releases her. "he coroner's ury at Rimouski ad . " li ned for an indefinite period pend '"' the investigation of the Empress '! aster by Lord Mersey. Decides Against Frank. A'lanta. Ga. Judge Ben Hill of the ' "on county superior court sustain 'I 'he state's demurrer to the motion '" aside the verdict by which Leo ' Kmnk was pronounced guilty of murder of Mary Phagan, a factory ' , l 'I he motion was based on the a.m that Frank's constitutional ' "t were violated when the verdict ''returned during the condemned an : alienee from court. In sustain the demurrer. Judge Hill refused ' '"-ar the motion on its merits, hold MLstead that it was filed too late. Attack Balkan Report. Washington. An attack on the ' of the Carnegie Peace founda ln's commission which investigated 1;"Kcd atrocities ill the Balkans was Ns""d at the Greek legation here as a j" face to a report soon to be circula "' by the Greek government in this l"'y to refute charges of atrocities ' '' against the Greek armies by the """"Isslon. The statement devotes ''n' h space to recounting atrocities BulStni. baVe COmmitted ey JAMES FRANCIS BURKE Jme Francis jBurtu, who has vl Ave terms In congress from tKs Pennsylvania district that. Includes tttaburgh, has announceof Jthat h MU not seek re-election. ELTON Oil STAND EXPLAINS ACTION TELLS INTERSTATE COMMISSION WHY NEW HAVEN PUCHASES WERE MADE. DIRECTORS ARE TO DIRECT Members of Board Say Change In Policy Has Occurred Since Mel len and Morgan Had Charge. Washington. James S. Elton of WateTbury, Conn., and William Skin ner of Holyoke, Mass., directors of the New York, New1 Haven & Hartford Railroad .testifying before the Inter state Commerce Commission at its in vestigation into the affairs of the road, said the acquisition of various New England trolleys, steamship lines and other properties at a cost of many millions of dollars, constituted a part of the New Haven's comnre- hehsive plan to increase its .facilities. 1 - Many properties thus acquired, it was stated,, only had a prospective value, the natural growth of New England being taken into considera tion by the directors. Mr. Elton, questioned on this point by William Nelson Cromwell, who ap peared . as counsel for several direc tors, declared the purchase for $11, 000,000 of the New York, West Ches ter and Boston Railroad, the stock of which former President Mellen of the New Haven testified was worth only "10 cent3 a yard" was for the pur pose of obtaining a foothold in the Metropolitan district and obtaining greater terminal facilities in New York. Mr. Elton testified that the New Haven directors had changed their methods and now were not influenced so much by one or two men like J. P. Morgan and former President Mel len as they formerly were. He said the "directors now direct" and. had learned "a great many things." He aaaea mat President Elliott was more deliberate than' Mr. Mellen and did not "rush them off their feet." Mr. Skinner said he believed "if things had been allowed to g6 on and the New Haven and its officials had not been subjected to inimical Inquiries and legislation "the property would have pulled out all right. Der- haps in five year3." He asserted that Mr. Mellen could have retained the presidency of the road, had he so de sired, as he had a majority of the airectors with him. Labor Federation Endorses Wilson. Norfolk, Va. The state federation of labor, in session here, adopted a resolution ' endorsing President Wilson's Mexican policy and paying him a high tribute. Prairie Has Returned. Norfolk, Va. The United States cruiser Prairie which took a promin ent part in the capture of Vera Cruz, arrived in Hampton Roads. Atlanta. Memorial exercises in nany cities of the South marked the abservance of the birthday of Jeffer son Davis, president of the Confeder ate States of America. In several states the ocasion was designated as a legal holiday, banks and other busi ness houses being closed. In Tennes see and Georgia the graves of the Confederate dead were decorated with appropriate ceremonies at many of the larger cities. At New Orleans the cotton market was closed and business practically suspended, ginia. Rebels Capture Sugar. On board U. S. S. California, Marat Ian, Mexico. (by wireless to San Diego, Cal.) The Mexican schooner Garibaldi, carrying a cargo of sugar, want aground on Piedras Island in Mbzatian harbor and was captured by the oonstlutionalists. The vessel is breaking up in the surf. The Federal governor of Mazatlan has granted per mission to a representative of the Uni ted Sugar' Company to enter the Con stitutionalist lines to try to negotiate cr the return of the captured sugar, Women Wield Horsewhip. London. The suffragettes again turned their attention to Dr. Francis Edwards Forward, medical officer of Holloway JalL Two women armed with horsewhips sprang upon the doc tor as he left the prison this morning and another pushed hira severely when a policeman came to his rescue and arrested bis assailants. The wo men declared that their action was a protest against the ''forcible feeding for which this beast is responsible." Dr. Forward 'refused to Charge tne womsn with' iwault r . iT BILLS PASSED IN HOUSE TRIO OF IMPORTANT MEASURES IN ADMINISTRATION PRO GRAM ENDORSED. OPPOSITION MELTED AWAY Railroad Capitalization, Clayton Omni. bus and Trade Commission Bills Are Easily Passed. '-' -Waerngton.--All threS bills of. the administration trust program passed the house and went to the senate for action. -Opposition melted away when the final test came and the "voting went through quickly and without incident The Covington Interstate trade commission bill was ' ' passed without a record vote;' the Clayton omnibus anti-trust measure received 275 votes to 54 against it, and the rote on the Rayburn railroad capitalization bill was 325 to 12. Action on the trust bills oame rather unexpectedly. The three meas ures had been agreed to in "commit tee of the whole," the Rayburn bill as amended by the committee, be ing completed. When the trade commission bill came before the house for a final vote Progressive Leader Murdock moved that it be -sent back to the interstate commerce committee with instruc tions to report the Murdock bill as a substitute. This was rejected 151 to 19 and the pending bill was passed without a roll call. Then the votes on the other two measures were taken in rapid succession. Representative White, of Ohio, was the only Demo crat to vote against the Clayton bill and the Progressives voted for it ex cept Representative Chandler of New York. Forty-three Republicans and 16 Progressives joined the majority in supporting the measure. They were: Republicans : Anderson, Barton, Burk (South Dakota), Campbell, Cary, Crampton, Curry, Davis, Dillon, Fair, Frear, French, Gardner, Good, Green, (Iowa), Haugen, Hawley, Heigesen, Johnson (Washington), Kelly (Mich igan), Kennedy (Iowa), Kent, Kin k aid (Nebraska), LaFollette, Len root, McKenzie, McLaughlin, Mapes, Mondell Morgan (Oklahoma) Moss of West Virginia, Porter, Roberts, (Nevada), Scott, Sinnott, Sloan, Smith (Idaho), Smith Michigan), Stafford, Sutherland,' Towner, Ware and Woods 43. Progressives : Bell (California), Bryan, Copley, Foulier, Hinebaugh, Hulings, Kelley, (Pennsylvania), Lindberg, MacDon- ald, Murdock, J. I. Nolan (California), Ripleyi Temple, Thomson (Illionis), Walters, Woodruff 16. The eight Republicans and four Democrats who voted against the Rayburn bill were: Democrats: Bartlett, Buchanan (Texas), Gam ed and Witherspoon 4. Republicans : Cramton (Michigan), Dunn, Fair child, Gillett, Moore, Parker, Payne and Wallin 8. ANOTHER FAREWELL TOUR. Madame Sarah 'Bernhardt Coming Back to America. New York. Madame Sarah Bern hradt, at the age of 70, will sail for this city October 10 to begin a per sonal tour of the world, during which she will visit five continents. The tour will extend over a period of 26 months and 15 weeks of the time will be spent in tbe United States. Word of Mme. Bernhardt's decision was received by cable. The tour, it is stated, will close her career on the stage. Mme. Bernhardt has made several farewell tours, the last to this coun try ending in May, 1913. To Attend Unveiling. Washington. The senate adopted a joint resolution for the appointment of five senators and five representa tives to attend the unveiling in Holly wood Cemetery at Richmond, Va., of a monument over the grave of former President John Tyler. Impeachment Charges Ended. Washington. The impeachment charges against Federal Judge Emory Speer, of Macon, Ga., will be brought before the house and disposed of at this session of congress, aopording to Representative Webb of ijfdrth Car olina, chairman of the judiciary com mittee. The subcommittee investiga ting the charges has been engaged in reviewing testimony taken at Macon and other cities and will be assem bled soon to agree upon its report to the entire judiciary committee which expects to consider the case at once. Trachoma in Virginia. Washington. Trachoma is widely prevalent in Weet Virginia and in Southwestern Virginia, according to the public health service in a report on its investigation of the disease in these states. Inspections were made by public health service officers in 23 counties in West Virginia when 20,848 persons, mostly school children, were examined, among whom 340 cases of trachoma were found. Of the 7,801 persons examined in 10 counties in Virginia 108 had the disease. Syste matic efforts to suppress are urged. May Go To Molakai. Honolulu, T. H. The Honolulu board of health has received a request from the federal health authorities at Washington for permission to send John R. Early, the aleged leper, to Molakai. Local opposition to the pro posed plan has been aroused, and it is doubtful if Early's transfer to Ha waii will be permitted. One June 2 Early announced his presence in a Washington hotel at which Vice President Marshall lives. He escaped from the. Quarantine station at Port MISS JANE DELANO ijWW-' vsr" v Sir latins Miss Jane Delano la the efficient head of the 4,000 Red Cross trained nwses, some of whom already have been sent to Mexico. She serves with out pay and her official title Is "chair man of the national committee on Red Cross nursing service." Miss Delano Is a graduate of Bellevue hospital, "w York City. CLEARED AT PORT CARGO BOUND FROM NEW YORK TO MEXICO IS ON HIGH SEAS. ORDER HAS BEEN DELAYED Washington Sternly Exercised Over Situation Which May Supply Arms for War in Mexico. Washington. Ammunition for the Mexican Constitutionalists left Ameri can shores from New York bound for Tampico, while Mexican mediation apparently marked time at Niagara Falls, the attitude of the Constitution alists a stumbling block in the negoti ations. Information that the steamer An- tilla, which recently was fired on by Constitutionalists outside Tampico, had left New York with munitions of war, created considerable, stir in Washington. The vessel was cleared without interference on the part of the United States, greatly to the sur prise of Secretary Bryan and other department officials. Subsequently it was discovered that an order to pre vent clearance of such vessels had been delayed and that the Antilla had procured clearance papers while Washington believed effectual steps had been taken to prevent her sailing. Up to the present Tampico has been regarded as an open port. The United States, however, has sought to main tain an embargo on arms to Mexico across the border and last Friday when it became apparent munitions of war for the Constitutionalists were being prepared for shipments from New York, an order was issued to pre vent clearances of vessels bearing arms for any Mexicah port. This order did not reach the proper port officials until late after clearance papers had been issued to the Antilla. Words of the order did not even reach the war department until today though army officers for many weeks have been enforcing an embargo on arms along the Mexican border. No embargo from American ports was contemplated until the Constitu tionalists captured the port of Tam pico. Then it became apparent that this government would be required to prevent shipments of ammunition to the revolutionists to preserve neu trality between the Huerta and Car ranza factions. Revised Lists Show Loss of 989. Montreal. The latest lists furnish ed by the Canadian Pacific- Railway indicate that a total of 969 persons perished in the wreck of the Empress of Ireland. The saved number 418. The tabulation follows: First cabin: Passengers carried, 87, passengers saved, 62; passengers lost, 55. Second and third class, of whom 153 were second class: Passengers carried, 868; passengers saved, 180; passengers lost, 688. Crew: Carried, 432; saved, 206; lost 226. To Pass Roosevelt. Paris. The French Government de cided to treat Colonel Theodore Roose velt the same as it does former rulers and furnish him with a special per mit authorizing him to pass through the police lines at all times on his journey through France on the way to Madrid to attend the wedding of his son Kermit with Miss Belle Wyatt Willard. Many classifications of those special passes are issued to diplomats and others but all are limited in re gard to the privileges accorded. May Contradict Millen's Story. New York. Directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail road held a special meeting and dis cussed much of the testimony recent ly given hy former President Mellen before the Interstate Commerce Com mission. It was understood several directors will appear before the com mission and contradict some of Mr. Mellen's statements. Later in the week a number of accountants, engi neers and operating officials of the road will correct certain tBstimnnv nt technical character. ' I .v-.. r--. WA MUNITIONS VIEW AT CAPITOL MEMBERS OF CARRANZA'S AGENCY ARE NOT EXPECTING IMMEDIATE ACTION. CARGO OF ARMS IS PUZZLE What Will Happen When Ammunition Ships Reach Mexican Waters Is -t a Mystery. f Washington.'-- The Administration waited an. Carraazs in so far as -prov gresai iaMeilcaa aiediatioa -was con cerned. clearly - apparent that the Constitutionalist leader was ex pected to make the next move In the diplomatic negotiations toward settle ment of Mexican affairs. At Constitutionalists headquraters here no immediate action was expect ed. Rafael Zubarun, General Car ranza's chief representative in Wash ington, said: "I transmitted the note to General Carranza. It probably will be two or three days before a response is dis patched. General Carranza is about to leave for Saltillo, which also will operate to delay his decision." Asked directly about the chances for Constitutionalist representation at Niagara Falls, Mr. Zubarun said: "Affairs are getting better or, to quote Mr. Bryan's phrase, 'the situa tion is encouraging.' " Washington officials would not dis cuss the situation for publication. John Lind conferred with members of the agency here, urging them to use their influence to have their chieftian reply favorably to the proposals of the mediators. Luis Cabrera, mentioned as a prob able delegate to the peace conference should Carranza agree to participate, was in conference with Mr. Lind fot several hours after which Cabrera joined his colleagues. Mr. Zubraun, Jose Vasconcellos and Juan F. Ur quidi. While mediation waited on Car ranza, the subject of ammunition bound from the United States for Carranza's forces was uppermost In discussion in official quarters. It became known that Admiral Badger had been instructed by cable 1 A ! .1 , T 1 TClJ vo Keep waicn on me Mexican r ei eral gunboats in the vicinity of Puerto Mexico, in view of reports from Mex ico City that Huerta proposed to pre vent, if possible, the landing at Tam pico of the munitions en route to Car ranza on the Cuban steamer Antilla. Naval officers expressed doubt as to whether the Mexican boats could maintain a successful blockade of Tampico with their base of supplies so far removed. It was generally regarded here as likely that ammunition shipments would reach Tampico unmolested. . WILSON ACCEPTS STATUE. Gift to Nation of Monument to Con. federacy, Distinctly American. Washington. A terrific, thunder storm broke over Arlington National Cemetery while President Wilson was addressing a great crowd gather ed for the unveiling of the monument ertced there to the Confederate dead. Rain drenched the blue and gray vet erans and women and children before they could seek shelter. There was a wild dash for automobiles and trolley cars when the rain began. The ceremonies were held at the base of the magnificent monument in the Confederate section of the ceme tery. Only a slight canopy protected the speakers and and the crowd was without shelter and far from any buildings. Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Ste vens, president-general of the United States Daughters of the Confederacy, made the address presenting he mon ument to the president on behalf of the women of the Confederacy. Tu multous applaus greeted her when she said : "Yours, Mr. President, was Jeffer son's spirit when at Mobile you said the United States had no interest in Mexico or any other foreign lands, ex cept to 6ee that the citizens enjoyed the right to the pursuit of happiness under a constitutional and just gov ernment." Business Suffering. Tanlpico. (By way of Brownsville, Texas.) R. Everbusch, German con sul here, is negotiating with the local authorities with the object of reach ing an understanding by means of which the attestation either of the present Mexican consuls, or of con sular agents approved by the Constitu tionalists at European ports, will be acceptable on invoices of merchandise consigned to Mexican ports under the control of Carranza. Mr. Everbusch leaves for Vera Cruz for a conference on the subject. Killed By Sea-Plane. Portsmouth, England. Commander Rice and Lieutenant Thomas S. Cress well were drowned when a sea-plane in which they were flying plunged into the sea. The sea-plane was engaged with other air-craft in manueuvers. A torpedo boat recovered Cresswell's body which was strapped to the flying machine seat, but the body of Com mander Rice was not'found. The sea plane was one of the largest in the naval service. It had a wing span of sixty-three feet, carried a 200-horse-power engine and wireless outfit. Strong For Teddy. Harrisburg, Pa. The Washington party, as the Progressive party In Pennsylvania Is known, laid its cam pagn plans and adopted its declara tion of "principles. The platform de clares that the "paramount issue in Pennsylvania today is Penrose, and Penroseism." That the party stands for protection and that the tariff is a mattf of business not play was de clared. The party renewed its al legiance to Theodore Roosevelt. Lo cal option, -ith the county aa a unt$ a8S! W?5aS firaSf ays favored. AT WORLD'S FAR STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATES $15,000 FOR THE EXPOSITION. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and -Happenings Thst Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo? pl Gathered Around the State Capitol. . ' Rigit. The state board of agriculture com pleted the work of the 1 semi-ahhual session and adjourned, halving" -adopted a budget aggregating $125,000 for the expenses of the department In . its several divisions during the next six months. There is included an appro priation of $15,000 toward the repre sentation of this state in the Panama Pacific Exposfcion next year, this be ing conditioned on the state commis sioner's being able to carry througi the plans now being formulated to in stall an exhibit with a special building the whole representation to cost around $50,000. These plans were laid before the board by Governor Craig and J. A. Brown of Chadbourn, member of the state commission. Governor Craig went into detail sjs to the plans, stating that the purpose is to induce manufacturers and others business men to take part in the rep resentation through exhibits and through moving picture representa tions for advertising purposes. The railroad companies are also expected to take part and contribute consider ably in finances for the representation of the state. The legislature will be asked at its next session to make an appropriation and Governor Craig as sured the board of agriculture that the legislature would make a substantial appropriation for the purpose. Sarrtp of Instruction Is Changed. Adjutant-General Laurence W. Young recently received a telegram from the commanding general of the Eastern department stating that the joint camps of instruction at Augusta, Ga., will not be held as was announc ed earlier in the week. The plans of the war department have been chang ed, and the joint camps of instruction will be held in .North and South Caro lina, Georgia and Florida, the four states comprising the nfnth division. Regular army troops .will be sent to each of the camps. The joint camp for' North Carolina will be held at Camp Glenn at Morehead City, begin ning in July. All of the troops in the state will be sent there for a pe riod of ten days, several companies comprising the divisions that will be there at various times. The change with reference to the joint maneuver camps will necessitate a change in the dates for the camps of the other regiments as heretofore announced, but the dates will be given as soon as, possible. The second Regiment, Trops A and B of the cavalry, Field Hospital No. 1 and Ambulance Company No. 1 wijl probably attend the camp at some time during the summer. Several New State Charters. The McCrary Furniture Company. Lexington, capital $10,000 authorized, and $3,000 subscribed by R. O. Kirk man, J. H. Leonard and others for general furitnure business. The Valle Crucis & Blowing Rock Turnpike Co., Valle Crucis, Watauga county, capital $3,000 authorized, and $500 subscribed for the building and maintaining a turnpike from Valle Crucis to the point of intersection with the Yonah Loose turnpike, giving a highway from Valle Crucis to Blow ing Rock. The incorporators include E. I. Lawrence and others. The West End Realty Company, Henderson, capital $10,000 authorized and $3,000 subscribed by R. C. Gary and others. The Swisher Manufacturing Com Goldsboro, capital $12,000 authorized and $6,000 subscribed by J. T. Swisher and others. The Dixie Realty Company, Wel don, capital $25,000 authorized and H,000 subscribed. For North Carolina Postoffices. Washington. The sundry civic bill reported to the house from the appro priations committee carries the fol lowing North Carolina items: For postoffice rental, Charlotte, $6,000; for continuing public building, Gastonia; $5,000; for completing building, Green ville, $9,000; at Hendersonville, $29, 000; Hickory, $10,000; Monroe, $5 000; for continuing Rocky Mount,' $27 -000. . Postpone Seaboard Air Line Case, A postponement to the July term has been ordered in Wake Superior Court in the noted case of State vs. Seaboard Air Line in which the rail road company is under indictment for refusing to submit for the inspection by any vitizen the books of the agent here showing the receipts and con signees for intoxicating liquors, the railroad company contending that the interstate commerce act prevents the company from submitting books for inspection except as to specific ship ments and then only to officer Many Teachers' Institutes. One hundred or more teachers' in stitute workers who will spend the summer holding under the direction of the state department of education teachers' institutes in every part of the state, 60-odd counties to be in cluded, will gather here the last of this week for a three-days' conference in preparation for their work, the con ference being under the direction of ut. j. y. Joyner, state superintendent or puDitc instruction, and Prof. E. E. SamA whni. i v . , 2wLaT Condition of North Carolina Farms. The principal feature oX the opet ing session of the semi-annual meet of the state board 'of agriculture was the hearing of the- report of Commis sioner of ' Agriculture W. A. Graham on the work of the department for the past year and' progress of tbe state in matters agricultural. The state board will during this session review the work of the past six months, map out the work for the next six months and set aside the budget for the work of the department which will be around $125,000 for the ensuing semi-annual period. In his report Commissioner Graham called to the attention of the board with special gratification the fact that the 1913 crop yields were tiie largest in the history of the state, exceeding by several million dollars In value the erops of any previous year. He directed attention, too, to . the fact that the tai yaluation f farm lands to the" sjate hare fcUmbedto 2tt.00V Ojfi.- - The., value- of A the farm products the past" year including farm lire stock exceeded $260,000,000. Treating the progress of the work of the department of agriculture, Com missioner Graham stated that every division has rendered effective ser vice. Financially the department had a balance of $10,000 December 1 last and receipts for the . six months to June 1 have been $202,218, there being June 1 a balance in the treasury of $84,125. Of the six months receipts $15,8,457 was for fertilizer taxes, $16, 237 for cotton seed meal tax, $13,973 for feed stamps and the remainder from less important sources. There was a recommendation by the commissioner that the soil survey and soil investigation division be made an independent division of the de partment with the head ot the divi sion reporting to the commissioner of agriculture direct as .do the heads of the other divisions of the department of agriculture. This work is being done in co-operation with the United States department ef agriculture and the commissioner stated that the fed eral department was thoroughly agreeable to the idea of setting this work aside aa a special division as he recommended. Insurance Investigation June 15. Chairman Victor S. Bryant of ,the special commission for the investiga tion of the conduct of fire insurance companies in this state has called his commission to resume sessions in Ral eigh June 15 for the completion of the taking of evidence which was gotten under way at the former sessions of the commission here. Ex-Judge Man ning of the counsel for the commis sion has in hand the marshaling of the eviaence ior presentation. The other mjsmbers of the commission are D. C. Barnes, H. A. Page, Elmer Long and A. A. F. Seawell. It is tho mirmso f the commission to complete the tak ing of evidence now as speedily as possible. State Commissioner of Insurance James R. "Young is to be in New York June 10 to attend important meet ings of committees of the National Association of State Insurance Com missioners. He will attend the con ference of the national committee and the committee on fire insurance company expenses and fire insurance rates, two of the most important com mittees of the association. Heating System In Capitol. The, work of installing the new heating system in he capitol will soon be completed. The places where the stone floor has. been taken up are still open, but the pipes may be seen in these openings, and the entire sys tem will soon be complete in every re spect. Board Elects Oil inspectors. The board of agriculture elected oil inspectors for the ensuing year as follows: Marvin M. Jones, Belhaven: Jacob Thompson, Pittsboro; J. H. Watson, Graham; C. J. Taylor, Lau rel Springs; C. S. Corpening, Horse Shoe. Dr. K Lewis Resigns. Dr. R. H. Lewis delivered to Gov. Craig his resignation as secretary of the board of trustees of the University of North Carolina, this being because of his physical inability to longer serve, or to attend the approaching important annuel meeting at the Uni versity this week. In commenting on the resignation of Dr. Lewis, Gov. Craig made this statement: "The University has never had a more loyal or more useful friend than Dr. Lewis. Cattle Tick Eradication In Lenoir. Probably 275 farms in Lenoir coun ty are quarantined by the Bureau of Animal Industry of the National De partment of Agriculture, under the plan of eradicating the cattle tick, ac cording to Doctor Foos, who is in charge of the work in several states. Dr. Foos, who was at Kinston recent ly, stated that the quarantine will be lined late in the fall, when Lenoir county farmers will be free to ship cattle to any part of the country. J. E. Gennings, an agent . of the bureau will remain- there indeflnitelyi . H. A. Haynes Will be Brought Back. A requisition on the governor of n linois was issued " hj Governor Craig for H. A. Hayes, former superintend ent of the Methodist Children's Home of the Western Carolina Conference at Winston-Salem, he being wanted mere for the embezzlement of $1,687 from that institution in 1912 while su perintendentr Hayes was arrested in Chicago a few days ago and Officer J. A. Thomas of Winston-Salem i to make the trip to the Windy City for tne rugitive. The embezzlement stirred quite sensation at thetime and the plea of insanity was set up In his 'defense, This led to his being sent to a private sanitarium at Morganton for treat ment. He disappeared from the sani tanum very soon and the Forsyth county authorities determined to un dertake his rearrest and trial on the charge. Information to aid in identi fication was sent into every part, of tne country and it was learned some I time ago that he was traveling for a boot concern of St Louis. Then a fsw . - - STATE FARMERS SAVED $10,000,000 THIS IS ESTIMATED EFFECT IF COTTON EXCHANGE BILL IS PASSED. SMITH HOPES FOR PASSAGE Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia Sayt Stay In Session All Summer tf Necessary. Washington. Senator Hoke Smith thinks that the passage of the cotton axechange bill now before the, house will save the farmers of the South $70,000,000 annually. It will save to North Carolina farmers about $10, 000,000. It will yield quick returns , and break up gambling. , In a statement issued Mr. Smith said in part: "Much legislation has passed since the 4th of March, 1913, Which will , give an opportunity to the South fori1 the development of its resources, but I do not believe that any of this leg islation will more immediately bring a return to North Carolina and the South than the bill which passed the Senate and is now pending in thee House to break up the present sys tem of the New York Cotton Ex change. "Through the New York Cotton . Exchange there is sold and bought daily more cotton than in any other place in the world. Its dally price list for cotton both for immediate delivery and delivery during It fu- ture months is published each day in nearly every daly paper in the United States. The publication ex tends to most all foreign countries. They fix the estimate throughout tha world of the market value of lint cotton. Many buyers in the Fall In struct their agents to buy at prices based upon the quotations of the New York Cotton Exchange. The Cotton Exchange thereby largely controls the prices to the farmer. "The present system of conducting busness on this exchange permits the seller through It to deliver in a way that makes it possible for him to sell , middling cotton and deliver some thing else odds and ends of cotton . so poor that it is at times almost useless for manufacturing purposes. The system permits this delivery of inferior grade and character of cot-; ton without the payment by the seller to the buyer of the market difference between what he delivers and the middling cotton which is nominally sold on-the exchange. . . ' 'This ability to thus get rid ot an honest delivery enablesthe seller to run down the price on the exchange much below the actual value of the cotton which he has sold. As the price lists of the New York Cotton Exchange go far toward regulating the world's estimate of the true value of lint cotton, this running down of the price on the exchange through the ability to deliver something far below in vaiue what has nominally been sold, enables the seller to run down the price list of the exchange of cotton as he cannot be made to de liver what he actually sold. Bright Future For Oak Ridge: Greensboro. People of this city who attended the picnic dinner, corner stone laying and stockholders' meet ing at Oak Ridge recently are very enthusiastic over the prospects of the institution. A board of 35 directors was elected and these will choose the officers of the institution. G. W. Arm- field of this city has been given the contract for the rebuilding of the main hall and says that he will have it com pleted between the middle of Septem ber and the first of October. The new building will be 142x72 feet and will be modern in every respect. It is es timated that it will cost $35,000. The first floor will be used for recreation rooms and the upper floor for society halls and auditorium. Stocktville Postoffice Burns. Asheville. Postal .Inspector C. M. Setzer received a message from Stocksville telling of the destruction of the building used as a postoffice by fire. A mercantile firm conducted, its business in the building. No cause is assigned for the blaze. Delivers 13 Prisoners. Ralegh. United States Marshall W. T. Dortch has gone to Atlanta to deliver to the Federal Prison there 13 prisoners who were give teres during court for the past week. Most of the prisoners were blockaders and retail ers and Johnston County has the lar gest number. Probahly the mos nat able prisoner was David Allen Lee of Johnston, who serves five years for changing at $2 bill to a $20 bill and for "white-capping" by shooting up the home of a neighbor, who he sus pected reporting him. Inspecting Asheville. Asheville. E. W. Thornton of Ral eigh, representing the State Depart ment of Agriculture, is an Asheville visitor for several days making an in spection of the local restaurants, drug stores, grocery stores and other places at which foodstuffs are sold. He is preparing a report for submis sion to the aldermen dealing with the manner in which the pure food laws are observed here. In view of the stringent regulations of the local health department it is believed he will give Asheville a good standln". Open Playgrounds. Salisbury. Salisbury's first public playground was opened recently. It is located at the Chestnut Hill public school and will be conducted along the lines of public playgrounds in lar ger cities. There are at present a number of things for the enjoyment of the yoang such as playground ball and volley, ball courts, swings, see saws, eta The playground is made possible through efforts of the Boys i community x. m. u. a. ana is sup- by- contributions from the I Community Y. M. C." 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The Siler City Grit (Siler City, N.C.)
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