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VOL. XXI.
PLYMOUTH. N; C. FRIDAY, JUNE 9; 1911
NO. 51.
NORTH CAROLINA
FARM PRODUCTS
VALUE HAS ADVANCED 129 PR
CENT IN TEN YEARS A
' REMARKABLE SHOWING.
REPORT OF COM. GRAHAM
Products Valued at $122,000,000 in 1910
Farmers' Institutes Increased
Receipts From Fertilizer Tag Tax
Receipts From Oil Division.
Raleigh. That within the past ten
years North Carolina has advanced
129 per cent In the value of farm
products is a significant feature o the
annual report of Commissioner of
Agriculture W. A.-Graham made to
the state board of agriculture. The
increase ' has been from $53,000,000
farm product, value in 1900 to $122,
000,000 in 1910. With this state
ment he also points out that in 1900
there were held in the state under
the auspices of the agricultural de
partment only 20 farmers' institutes.
whereas there were held during 1910
over 400 the increase having been
gradual through the decade. He con
gratulated the board on diseontinu
ing expensive and unprofitable cxhib
its at great expositions and expending
revenues in direct effort with the
farmers to improve their method 3.
The commissioner reports receipts
of the department from the 20 cent
tonage tax on fertilizer tags and oth
er sources for the six months ending
June 1 to be $170,194, with a balance
in the treasury of $58,040. The sale
of fertilizer tags represents a total
tonage of 683,247 tons sold in the
state for the 8ix months. The receipts
from the oil division, which go into
the general fund of the state treasury,
are not included in the department
receipts. This division brought in
$26,163 for the six months. The ex
pense of the division yms $12,216,
leaving a -balance net profit to the
state of $14,000. .
In reviewing the work of the sev
eral divisions of the department, the
commissioner declares that there is
gratifying progress in all, these in
cluding the test farms, tho state
museum, division of animal industry,
entomology, horticulture, demonstra
tion, botany, agronomy, piire.' fol
work, and the oil division.
Convicts Will Help Build Roads.
The squad of 50 convicts promised
by Governor Kitchin and the. council
of state for construction work on the
Transcontinental railroad will be sent
to ' the Rutherfordton section -of the
road this week. "v
This is the road proposed S lo be
constructed from. Knoxville, Tenn.,
through North Carolina, to South:
port, and in which $11,000,000 of
French capital has recently been in
terested for the creation of a great
transcontinental line of railroad and
steamboat connections to make it an
international factor.
National Guard Officers' to Texas.
Adjutant General Leinste'r of the
North Carolina National- Guard an
nounces another detachment of offi
cers of the guard to go to the San
Antonio, Texas, camp of Federal
troops for a two-wleeks training in
camp life. They are to report at
San Antonio" June 12,'-and to do this
will have to start on the trip June
8. The officers designated for this
detachment follow:
Lieut.' Col. Van B. Metts, Sec
ond Infantry, Wilmington; Maj. Law
rence W. Young, First Infantry Ashe
ville; Capt. Thadius Stem, Third In
fantry, Reidsville; Capt. H. H. Mur
ray, Adjutant, Second Infantry, Wil
son; Capt. E P. Carpenter, First In
fantry, High Point; First Lieut. W. R.
Miller, Third Infantry, Raleigh.
This is the fifth detachment that
has been assigned from North Caro
linto to San Antonio.
Winston-Salem. Former Governor
Robert B. Glenn has just refused a
flattering offer to take the - editor
ship of a newspaper which is being
established In Waco, Tex., with a
$200,000 capital stock.
Soil Survey Work . Advancing.
State Commissioner of Agriculture
W. A. Graham reports that the soil
survey work in co-operation with the
United States department of agricul
ture is being pushed steadily in this
state and that the field workers are
now well advanced with .their exami
nations in Randolph and Johnston
counties. Co-operation is also work
ing well in the seed investigation,
-which is proving especially valuable
in the protection of planters and in
enabling them to master the art of
judging seed" for planting.
WORK OF TICK ERADICATION
Franklm, Wake, Randolph, Stanly,
Chatham and Anson Counties
Relieved From Quarantine.
Raleigh. In the campaign for the
eradication of the cattle tick through
co-operation of the state and the na
tional departments much progresses
being made, . with the counties of
Franklin,' Wake, Randolph, Stanly,
Chatham and Anson as the latest to
be relieved from quarantine and with
seven field workers engaged in the
counties to the east of these. To
bacco : tests and demonstrations are
also a valuable field for co-operation
between the state and the national
divisions. Stations , for experiments
and demonstration through such co
operation are located in Pitt, Gran
ville, and Rockingham counties.
Typhoid Vaccination for Soldiers.
Adjutant General Luinster of the
North Carolina National Guard has
ordered from the war department
at Washington typhoid vaccination
material for 1,000 men, with a .view
to vaccinating any men of the
North Carolina Guard who desire to
have this new preventative treatment
against this terrible disease. This
vaccination treatment has became
quite general in the army and has
proven its efficiency. A considerable
part of this vaccination among the,
North Carolina Guardsmen will be
done during the encampments this
summer. However, material will be
consigned to the various companies
calling for it before the encampments.
To Reorganize Medical Corps. 1
Capt. H. D. Thomason, of . the
United States' Army Medical . corps,
has been detailed to Raleigh to dis
cuss the reorganlzatien of the Medi
cal corps of the North Carolina Na
tional Guard. Here to consult with
him is Surgeon General S. Westray
Battle, of Asheville.
Board of Election Reorganizes.
The board of elections, composed
of Wilson G. Lamb, of Williamston;
J. O. Clifford, of Dunn; J. D. Elliott,
of Hickory; Clarence Call, of Wllkes
boro, and W. J. Davis, of Henderson-
ville, which was recently reappointed
by Governor iKtchin, have reorgan
ized. Mr. Lamb was re-elected chair
man and Mr. - Clifford secretary. A
county board was appointedfor Avery
consisting of one Republican and two
Democrats.
Federal Court Collects $4,500.
During the criminal term of court
at Raleigh there were seven prison
ers sentenced to terms in the A'ti
lanta prison, four to the .county jails
and one' to the reformatory. ,Durin?
the term the fines and forfeitures col
lected aggregated $4,500, this term
being regarded as unusual in the mat
ter of the large amount collected dur
ing the term in actual money.
Central Highway a Certainty.'
The advance 6couts of the automo
bile party , declare that in every sec
tion through which they have passed
the greatest enthusiasm prevails and
that the successof the highway pro
ject is assured.
The proposed central highway will
run from Beaufort to1 the Tennessee
line, a distance of 430 miles.' -Unlawful
to Buy Blind Tiger.
. George Potter, W. .H. Bailey and
G. C. Strickland-made the unique de
fense in the Federal court that they
were not guilty of furnishing liquor
to a blind tiger but that they' did
buy whiskey from the tiger, who was
J. E. Young, at Princeton, Johnston
county. And on the strength of this
admission Judge Connor directed the
jury to return a verdict of guilty of
buying the whiskey, which under the
law, he pointed out is as much a
crime as the selling of the liquor.
Over 200,000 Acres in Tobacco.
It is estimated that there are 250,
000 acres of land planted in tobacco
this season in North Carolina. The
planting has been belated by the
lack of proper seasons for transplant
ing, but this was carried on by wa
tering until the later rains provided
for a general rounding up of the
work of transplanting. The young
transplanted ' plants are reported to
be developing nicely.
Winston-Salem. The board of trad
will ask the Confederate veterans t
meet here In "annual reunion in 1912.
Annual Meeting Veterinary Surgeons.
The North Carolina board of veter
inary examiners will hold their an
nual examination : in Greensboro on
June 27th.
On June 28th the North Carolina
Veterinary Medical association will
hod its annual meeting.
All candidates for license will be
given the examination on June 27th.
Revenue Collections in Raleigh.
The Internal revenue collections in
this district last month amounted to
$325,573.71.
RAIN IS NEEDED
IN COTTON BELT
CROP IS FAST GETTING INTO A
CRITICAL CONDITION AC
CORDING TO REPORTS.
WEATHER AFFECTS MARKET
If the Dry and Hot Weather Continues
a Sensational Advance in Prices
Is Likely.
New Orleans, La. This week in the
'cotton' market nearly everything but
the' weather will be lost sight of. It
ia generally acknowledged that the
crop is fast getting into a critical con
dition as the result of protracted
'drauth and high temperatures. ' At
the end of last week there was no
relief in sight on the weather map,
and if the week opens with a dry and
hot map the chances are that a sensa
tional rise in prices will take place,
and. that new high levels for the sea
eon will be established on the new
crop months.
It is seldom that, at this time of the
year, the cotton belt has suffered such
uniformly bad weather. According to
both private and official reports every
etate in the cotton belt needs good
rains. The nigh temperatures would
not be a drawback in most localities
if sufficient moisture were falling to
keep the plant growing. Warm nights
right now are an advantage that the
crop seldom has. Without rain, how
ever, the high temperatures are add
ing to the injury being' worked.
At the end of last week the worst
complaints were coming from the Car
olinae, parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Mis
sissippi and Louisiana. All other
states, however, needed rain, but not
as badly as the ones mentioned. It
was claimed that in parts of Missis
sippi cotton was failing to germinate
because , of the excessive dryness of
the soil.
Should these conditions be relieved
this week the trade will again take
another look at the bureau reports of
last week. ' ' ' .
CONFESSION STYLED A FAKE
Story of McNamara's Accuser Is.Giv
. en No Credence.
Muskogee, Okla. John Delaney,
quoted in a confession, as having said
he was employed by John J. McNam
ara, secretary-treasurer of the Inter
national Association of Structural
Iron Workers, as spy upon non-union
work, and that he located the 'places
where the dynamite was to be placed,
talked wih visitors. He still maintain
ed he was paid by John J. McNamara
to spy upon non-union work." The
statement which was made to a detec
tive from Oklahoma City, is locked
in the vault of a local bank.
. Salt . Lake City, Utah John Dela
ney, who was reported as having con
fessed in Muskogee-, Okla., that he
had been employed by John. J. Mc
Namara, secretary-treasurer of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Iron Workers of America, to inspect
non-union structures and supply infor
mation as to where dynamite could be
most easily and effectively placed,
served a short term in jail here for
complicity in the dynamiting of the
Hotel Utah. The steel work of the
hotel was slightly damaged by a dyna
mite explosion December 29, 1909, as
stated by Delaney. According to Sher
iff Sharp, Delaney, during his term
in jail, told many contradictory stories
concerning his connection with alleged
crimes of the iron workers, and that
little credence was placed in his tales.
Cincinnati. The confession of John
Delaney, as far as it relates to Cincin
nati, is flatly contradicted by labor
leaders, contractors and, by the police
records of this city. No explosion oc
curred in any Vine street building in
January, 1907, as reported in Delaney's
statement.
Chicago. Chicago police discredit
the purported confession of John Dela
ney in Muskogee, Okla., in which he
said he had selected buildings in dif
ferent cities for destruction by dyna
mite, among them being a viaduct in
Chicago, which was, he said, blown
up in February, 1907. Examination
of police records disclosed no record
of such an explosion in that year.
Publicity for Campaign Funds.
Washington. There is a prospect
that the senate committee on privi
leges and elections will report a bill
amending the law providing for pub
licity of campaign contributions and
expenditures, and that the measure.
hen reported, will be much more
drastic than the house bill. The
amendments wil lextend the law to
primary elections. Since the. primary
elections in the South are decisive, it
was considered advisable to make the
provisions of the bill apply to these
also.
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A College Professor Now Suggeits Scientific Instruction in "the Art
of Spoon ina." '"wc Item.
PRISON PROMISED MAGNATES
ATTORNEY GENERAL WICKER
SHAM SAYS GOVERNMENT
WILL PROSECUTE.
Congressmen Want to Know Why Men
Cornered Cotton Were Not
Prosecuted..
Washington. The recent decisions
of the Supreme court in the Standard
Oil and American Tobacco company
cases will result in a sweeping at
tempt to secure criminal conviction
of violators of the anti-trust law, ac
cording to Attorney General Wicker
sham, who appeared before the house
committee on expenditures in the de
partment of justice.
Mr. Wickersham was asked why the
government hus far had failed to
lodge any "trust magnates" in prison.
"There has been an unwillingness
on the part of the juries and courts
to sentence men to prison under the
anti-trust law,' he replied.
"Juries are becoming more willing
now, however, to convict and judges
who have been reluctant to impose
prison penalties now have the supreme
court decisions to sustain them."
Mr. Wickersham said he believed
prison sentences would be the most
effective means of enforcing respect
for the anti-trust law. Criminal prose
cutions against the meat packers, milk
dealers, grocers, the naval stores and
window glass combination and alleged
violators of the anti-trust law, he said,
would be augmented by other prosecu
tions. On this subject the government
had definite plans.
The attorney general was closely
questioned by Mr. Beall as to the cot
ton cases in New Yprk. Asked why ac
tions were brought against those
seeking to elevate the price of ,raw
cotton other than against the spin
ners and "bears" .who were trying to
depress it,
Taft Withholds Secret Records.
Washington. A lively controversy
over the executi'e's right to withhold
confidential papers from a congres
sional probing committee was precipi
tated by a flat refusal of Secretarytof
State Knox onth e instruction of Pres
ident Taft to lay before the house
committee on expenditures in the
state department books showing the
record of the payment for the portrait
of ex-Secretary of State Day. ., The
committee is seeking to discover what
became of the $1,600 balance of the
$2,450 voucher. Artist Rosenthal re
ceived only $850 for his work.
Bryan Scores Democratic Caucus.
St. Paul. Minn. When shown the
reDort of the action of the Democratic
caucus on the wool schedule, William
Bryan gave out the following
statement: "The Democrats in con
gress are responsible to the country
and to their constituents, and it re
tains to be seen whether this action
ill be endorsed. The brief report" I
have seen shows that the matter was
ueht upon a false basis, and I sha
be mistaken if the pubitr.ls deceived
by the pretense that it was levied for
revenue.
No Lyniching Message. From Taft.
Washington. A -delegation repre
ienting the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
called on President Taft and urged
him to send a special message to con-
ess on the subject of lynchings. The
esident heard them patiently, but
eplied that punishment for violence
this kind lay with the states where
the crimes were committed and that
hile they had his sympathy in their
asire to see the law enforced, their
petitions should be addressed to the
state governments.
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PROFESSOR
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WILL NOT CHANGE THE LAW
It Is Evident That No Attempt Will
Be Made to Amend Sherman -Anti-Trust
Law.
Washington. That the government
means to formulate its anti-trust polt
cies in accord with the "rule of rea
son " as laid down the Supreme court
in the Standard . Oil and Tobacco
Trust decisions, notwithstanding the
vigorous dissents of Associate Justice
Harlan, and the Urge number of bills
introduced in tne senate to amend tne
Sherman anti-trust law, was made
evWent.
Administration officials, after a day
of consideration and study of the To
bacco decision and a thorough com
parison with the Standard Oil decision
were agreed 'that the "rule of rea
son" is no new feature of the Supreme
court's interpretation of law, and - one
member of the cabinet, whose t views
have always been regarded as reflect
ing those of the administration, made
a comprehensive statement to that ef
fect A resolution calling upon the at
torney general to inform the house
whether he has undertaken criminal
prosecution of the American Tobacco
company and its officers, was intro
duced by Representative Byrne
In the opinion of friends of the ad
ministration the decision Indicates
that there will be no attempt at pres
ent made to amend the Sherman anti
trust law, or to press for the enact
ment of other trust legislation.
TROlibLt FUR THE SOUTHERN
Engineers Are Now Demanding an In
, crease in Wages.
Washington. A new wage demand
is to be made upon the Southern rail
way. With-that of the 2,000 or more
firemen yet before the system's offi
cials and their action in doubt, a com
mittee of twenty representing the Bro
therhood of Locomotive Engineers, ar
rived here to push a claim of the
engine drivers" on the Southern for
an increase, lot approximately 25 per
cent, over their present pay.
Some time ago a slight increase was
allovetl the engineers.' They now be
lieve that was inadequate. '
Democrats Adopt Wool Bill.
Washington. The proposed Demo
cratic revision of the wool tariff, the
Underowod bill, was unanimously ap
proved by a full Democratic caucus
after it had been made public by the
ways and means committee. Through
a resolution which leaves tne Demo
cratic party open in the future to re
new its advocacy of free trade in raw
wool, but which commits all Demo
crats to the support of the present
bill as a revenue measure, the diverg
ent interests were brought together,
and reached an agreement.
Florida Prohibits Convict Contracts.
Talahassee, Fla. A bill was passed
in the house and a resolution in the
senate prohibiting the board of state
institutions from entering into a new
contract for the lease of state con
victs before the meeting and adjourn
ment of the next legislature, which
will be in 1913. This is done, it is
said, in order that an anu-lease bill
may pass the next legislature, with
the objectionable features cited by
Governor CJilehrist eliminated.
Harroun Wins 500-Mile Race.
Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind.
For fame, fortune and the glory of
the automobile one life was sacrificed
and several men were injured in the
first 500-mile race on a speedway, the
greatest test of skill and endurance
in the history of the sport of motor
racing, won by Ray Harroun car, in
the time of six hours 41 minutes and
S seconds. Closely pressing Harroun
for the victory were Ralph Mulford,
who finished second, and David Bruce
Brown, a close third.
35,004,000 ACRES
PLANTED II COTTON
THIS IS ABOUT 4.7 PER CENT.
GREATER AREA THAN
LAST YEAR.
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CROP 87.8 P. C. NORMAL
Better Growing Record Than the Av
erage for Past Ten
" , - ' Years. ; '
Washington. The area of the cot
ton crop planted this year, 1911, in the
United States, including that already;
planted and expected to be planted,
is about , .104.7 ; per cent, of the area
planted last year, equivalent to about
35,004,000 acres; as . compared with
33,418,000 acres, an increase of about
1,586,000 acres, or 4.7 per cent., ac
cording to a report issued by the de
partment of agriculture. .,
The condition of. the growing crop
on May 25 was 87.8 per cent, of a
normal condition, as compared with
80.2 per cent, at the corresponding
date in 1910 and 80.9 per cent., the'
average condition for the past ten
years on May 25. ;
Considered by states, the crop is
fairly even in condition, except in
South Carolina, where continued
drouth reduced percentage condition,
to 74. The outlook for Georgia is very
bright where the condition is 89.3. Dryi
weather has been the chief cause of
complaint, checking germination of the
late planting. Owing "chiefly to this'
cause, the crop in .many sections la
late, while in localities- where cotton1
got a good start; it ia early. For this;
reason the crop is very Irregular an
it is difficult to approximate its back-'
wardness; but on the average it musd
be quite one week to ten days late.
Stands, where obtained, are geaer
ally very good; .fipjda are well prepar-l
ed and cultivate', and the - special re-
port of this paper one month ago'
snowed a large Increase in the use ol
fertilizers. ' Rain is ' badly r needed inJ
many sections.' .'
Nearly all fields are free front 1m
sects and labor has been generally
plentiful. '
PRESS FAVOR , RECIPROCITY!
Poll of 10,000 Newspapers Shows Three;
to One for Agreement.
' Chicago. The Tribune published'
results of a poll of newspapers in 22t
states of the central, western, south-!
western, northwestern and Pacific di4
visions on the question of approving
the reciprocity agreement negotiated!
with Canada by President Taft
To more than .10,000 newspapers!
representing every shade of political
opinion, The Tribune, submitted this
question; -
"Are you in favor of the approval
by congress of the reciprocity aeree-
ment with Canada negotiated 'by Pres-i
ident Taft?" ...
The replies numbered 4,303, of which,
4,240 were definite, even if qualified;
expressions of opinion.
Of these 2,113 were in favor of the.
agreement and 1,127 against it nearly
a three to one vote for tue policy ad
vocated by President Tait, shattering
the dreams of the foes of reciproc
ity..
The conclusion is plain, if not irre
sistible, that the country, at least the
part of It included within the 22 states
thus polled, welcomes the removal of
the tariff wall . between the United.
States and the Dominion.
DIAZ LEAVES NATIVE LAND
Former President, in Tears, Bids Fare
well to Mexico. ,
Vera Cruz. Gen. . Porfirio Diaz sail
ed fro mthis port on the steamer Ypir
anga for Havre, France. . The steamer
goes by way of Havana and General
Diaz' ultimate destintion is Spain.
His ship was only a little way out
when the searchlight of the fortress
guarding the port was turned on it.
With glasses in hand, among a small
party in the stern, Diaz was standing
somewhat apart, close to the rail. 'He
was plainly discernible, taking his last
farewell look at his native land.
The last words of tha ex-president
spoken to those he had left on shore
were:
"I shall die in Mexico."
Southern Raises Wages.
Washington. An amicable adjust
ment has been reaclfed between the
representatives., of the carmen, boiler
makers, blacksmiths and sheet metal
workers 'of the Southern railway and
allied lines, according to a statement
issued by the American Federation of
Labor. This settlement affects about
8,000 men, and it is said the advanc
ed scale will apply as heretofore tG
the Seaboard Air Line, Atlantic Coast
Line, Norfolk and Western and Shea
apeake and Ohio, with 9,000 additional
men.