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"NO TAX" DRINK IS
IN OUTLAW LIST
IT CANNOT BE SOLD IN NORTH
CAROLINA UNDER "NEAR
BEER" LAW.
TESTED BY STATE CHEMIST
Samples Submitted by Mayor James
McNeill of Fayetteville of Beverage
Containing One-Half of One Per
Cent More of Alcohol.
Raleigh. A beverage with a new
name, "No Tax," that has tried to
rim the gauntlet of the North Caro
lina Near-Beer Law in Fayetteville
and in other places in the state has
been found to contain such a per
cent, of alcohol as to cause it3 sale
to be forbidden.
Sables of the new drink, which
were ' brought there by Mayor James
D. .McNeill, of Fayetteville, where it
is being sold, were submitted to state
pure food chemist W. M. Allen, and
after an examination he has an
nounced that the drink contains at
least one and one-half per cent, of al
cohol. As the law which prevents
sale of near-beer, beerine and other
like drinks says that none of these
-shall contain alcohol, or cocaine, 'or
mo'rphine or any other opium deriv
ative, this brings "No Tax" in the
outlaw class, the per cent of alco
hol not even letting in under the
carbonated drink clause, in which
one-tenth of one per cent, of alcohol
is allowed.
Mayor McNeill, while in the city,
-says that the "No Tax" drink is be
ing sold in Fayetteville by the former
dealers in . near-beer, that it has as
demoralizing effect as near-beer and
that it is being used as a cloak for
- blind , tiger outlawry. In examina
tion of therample.he brought , the
"state pure food chemist finds the
limitation of a non-alcoholic bever
' -age.
"No Tax" is one of the Robert
Portner Brewing Compnay of Norfolk,
and that concern, which" is in ther beer
and near-beer- business assert that it
r is a "temperance beverage," that it is
non-alcoholic, and that it is not sub
ject -to -the United States internal
Tevenue tax. This tax goes on - bev
erages of one-half of one percent,
and more alcoholic strength. So If
- the examination of the North Caro
lina pure food "Chemist stands itJ will
have to pay a tax, while as it has in
it some alcohol, it. is debarred from
North Carolina by this fact. It is
understood" that on ' the basis of the
examination and test of the state
pure footl chemistr who finds in it
one-half of one per cent, of alcoholic
strength, that action will, be taken to
drive this beverage out of the state.
Education As. A Preventative.
There was held in the city hall a
meeting of the physicians and den
tists of the' town of Gastonia; togeth
er with a committee from the Wo
men's Betterment Association and
the superintendent of the city schools
for the purpose of formulating plans
and programs whereby the children
of the city scohols might from time
to time have.mdical examinations
and inspection, together with lec
tures on the principal diseases com
mon to the school room. It ' was
thought best .by all present to make
thi3 an educational movement, first
training teachers to detect symptoms.
Mecklenburg A Large Contributor. ..
The official list of purchasers
of purebred swine at the auction sale
held at Raleigh August 30 has just
been given out. The sale was held
-under the auspices of the North Caro
lina Berkshire Association. This as
sociation was organized in Charlotte
a year ago and is already giving re
sults, as evidenced by the Raleigh
pale. This sale was made up by con
tribution from the best herds scat
tered about over the state. However,
more than one-third of the entire
number were contributed from the
farms cf Mecklenbug county. These
auction saTes here in the South are
comparatively a new venture.
Are to Reclaim 25,000 Acres.
The latest drainage project in this
section will embrace 25,000 acres of
lrnd situated between Moyock, in
Currituck county, and South Mills,
In Camden county. About thirty
land owners are embraced in the dis
trict and they filed their petition with
the clerk of the court of Camden
county. The drainage work will be
paid for by a bond issue to be au
thorized by the State, just as was done
at Moyock. The promoters are: C. R.
Sims. TV. G. Ferebee. C. L. Ferebee
and Dr. S. W. Gregory.
The PETTIGREW LETTERS
Notable Addition of Manuscripts One
of the Largest and Most Valuable
Collections in North Carolina.
Raleigh. The North Carolina HI
torical Commission has added an
other large and valuable collection
of manuscripts to its collections.
These are the letters and papers of
the Pettlgrew family, a family that
has been prominent in North Caro
lina since Colonial days. Mr. R. W.
D. Connor, secretary of the Histori
cal Commission, has just returned to
the city from Tryon, where he has
been for several days in conference
with the Misses Pettigrew, the pres
ent representatives of the family In
North Carolina.
"This collection," says Mr. Connor,
"is perhaps the largest, and is cer
tainly one of the most valuable col
lections of historical manuscripts,
books, pamphlets and relics in North
Carolina. It embraces thousands of
letters and other manuscripts dating
from Colonial times- to the Civil
War, and includes, among others, the
letters and papers of Rt. Rev. Charles
Pettigrew first bishop-elect of North
Carolina, and of General James John
ston Pettigrew, the gallant comman
der of Heth's division in Longstreet's
assault during the third days' battle
at Gettysburg. Among the letters aFe
many from such public men as Ebe
nezer Pettigrew, member of Con
gress, 1835; John H. Bryan, member
of Congress, 1824; William Gaston,
John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, ' Ed
ward B. Dudley, governor of North
Carolina, 1838! James L. Pettigrew,
the great Charleston lawyer, and
others, and also the war correspond
ence of General Pettigrew. Especial
ly valuable are the ledgers bills of
lading, plantation accounts and other
similar documents, now 'Very rare,
which throw ligation the plantation
system of the old ante-bellum South.
There is also a large box of war news
papers. The entire collection, I
think, must contain some 6,000 or 8,
000 documents. As soon as possible
they will be classified and filed."
Notorious Blockader Taken.
Henry M. Hancock, a notorious
blockader, was captured by United
States Deputy Marshal Sloan and
Sheriff Lane, with a posse of five
men. Officers had been on the look
out, for Hancock for a long time and
found that he was operating a block
ade still nearby and laid plans for
his capture. The officers with their
men surrounded the still and waited
until his coming. Soon after : day
light Hancock was seen approaching
cautiously. He had hardly reached
the still when the men closed in upon
him and after a brief skirmish he was
captured and brought here, where he
had a hearing before United States
Commissioner H. C. Reece. He wa3
found guilty and held in a $1,500
bond for his appearance in court. Be
ing unable to give bond, Deputy Mar
shal Sloan left with him for the
prison at Raleigh.
A Young Klondyke Found.
A solid gold nugget, 99 per cent,
ps-re, was found on the mine of Mr.
George Troutman. The mine is lo
cated about five miles north of Albe
marle and iS'Operated by Messrs. W.
L. Cotton and A. C. Mauney. The
nugget was picked up by Mr. Trout
man. The min has only -been in
operation for two weeks, but it is re
ported that nuggets are picked up
daily from the size of an ordinary
pea to two and three ounces. The
nugget found by Mr. Troutman
weighed 9 3-4 ounces and Is valued at
$300. This Is proving to be a very
rich mine and the owners are consid
erably enhused over the discovery.
Are To Have A Reform School.
The movement for the establish
ment of a reform school in Asheviile
at the site of the old waterworks
property which was put on foot sev
eral months go. Is making much prog
ress, and several different organiza
tions are actively engaged in per
fecting the plans. Committees from
the Children's Welfare society and
from the board of aldermen visited
the site for the purpose of making
some estimate of the cost of convert
ing seme of the buildings into school
buildings. It was decided that the re
formatory can be established at com
paratively little cost.
Governor Has Offered $250 Reward.
For the arrest of the unknown mur
derer of Ausborn W. Rogers, at Wil
limastcn, August 20, Gov. Kitchin has
tncounced a reward of $250 by tho
state. Rogers was a well-known
merchant of William-stcn and was
shot from ambush at 10 o'clock at
night and robbed as he was goinng
from his store to his home. Jus!
five nights previous to this Chief ot
Police White, of Willaraston, was shct
from ambush in William Eton. The
people are greatly stirred by the
two dastardly murders.
COTTON REPORTS
VERY IRREGULAR
FARMERS BELIEVE THE COTTON
CROP IS SMALL AND WILL
HOLD.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SECTIONS
Rains Hurt Crop in South Carolina
and Worms Do Damage
in Alabama.
Memphis. Improvements of a dis
tinct nature" is indicated In the cot
ton cr6p during the past week in Tex
as and parts of Oklahoma. Elsewhere
the Improvement was irregular and
not general. . To central and northern
and western Texas, it is said that
the recent rains have been very ben
eficial and that with a delayed frost
the last crop will be large, although
in southern Texas there are sections
where the bulk of the crop has al
ready been picked.
In South Carolina rains almost daily
following the storm of two weeks ago
have damaged open cotton and kept
pickers from the field, the moisture
adding but little to the late crop's
promise as the supply of rain had al
ready been sufficient.
Worm damage in Alabama and Mis
sissippi has been extensive, the area
affected having been extended during
the week. Much has been stopped
from further growth and setting of
bolls by being entirely stripped of
all foliage and new fruit formation.
Boll weevils have put an end to mak
ing cotton in Louisiana, southern Mis
sissippi and southern Arkansas, the
damage from this pest appearing now
greater than was generally antici
pated. , Cotton is generally opening very
rapidly and picking is begun in all
districts and will very soon be in
full headway. The farmers believe
that , the crop is not., a big . one and
many correspondents report that they
are not willing sellers and will hold
after selling early pickings If the
price does not Improve.
New Orleans. Thi3 week the cot
ton trade is going to watch the Sep
tember spot situation very closely,
and it would not be at all surprising
if the contract market followed any
developments in it. There are vague
rumors in the air of a squeeze "in
September in Liverpool; if any such
thing is on, it ought to show up very
plainly this week. Bears contend that
any such squeeze could easily be met
by huge shipments from the South,
and some of them predict a - large
movement from Savannah to Liverpool;-if
this prediction has a good
foundation it ought to be in evidence
this week, as the-time for shipments
from this side to. Liverpool is getting
deciedly short.
EVERY LAW OF EVERY STATE
A Library of Laws May Result From
- Governors' Conference.
Spring Lake, N. J. A library of
laws, embracing every statute on the
books of every state in the Union,
and to be replenished annually with
the multitudinous enactments of the
forty-six legislatures, fresh from the
hands of the makers, will spring into
being as the result of the annual
conference of governors here, if the
present program of Secretary William
George Jordan meets witn tne suc
cess which he believes it will.
"Thl3 is not a mere theory," Mr.
Jordan declared. "It is an actual,
clearly defined, systematized and
practical method which has been
been working on a small scale for
the past eight months. With a per
fected .organization, sufficient funds
contributed by all the state, and head
quarters and library It will contain
every state report, document cf law,
and will be one place in the country
where every important activity of ev
ery state will be' almost automatical
ly registered in the secretary's office,
and a good law or any good Idea in
one state will be brought to the at
tention cf all the others."
Tha plan also Includes making per
mar.cnt and continuous the confer
ence. This, it is planned, would be
don by means o fthe central bureau,
whose secretary would afford a quick
means of communication i
France Receives Germany's Reply.
Paris, France. Germany's counter
proposals to those submitted by
France regarding the settlement of
the Moroccan difficulty reached Paris.
M. De Zelves, the foreign minister,
after taking cognizance of them, im
mediately carried the document to
Premier Caillaux. The two minis
ters examined its contents and de
cMsd to submit the counter proposals
to specialists on Moroccan questions,
notably M. Pegnault, the French mis
ister to Morocco.
NEW MINISTER
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The vacancy In the legation of Colombia at Washington has been filled
by the appointment of Senor Pedro W. Ospina aa minister. Senor Ospina has
already arrived at the capital and presented his credentials to President Taff.
STRONG LEADERS NEEDED
PRESIDENT CHAS. S. BARRETT'S
ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE
FARMERS' UNION.
Greatest Need of American Farmer
Tcday Is Effective
Leadership.
Shawnee, Okla. In a stirring ad
dress delivered before the annual con
vention of the Farmers' union, Presi
dent Charles S. Barrett stressed the
necessity of competent leaders for the
success o. the movement. The ad
dress follows in part:
"During the rast year, and especial
ly during the past summer, I have
visited personally all the important
state organizations and all the state
conventions. And I come to you with
the message that the Farmers' union
is stronger, better drilled in discip
line, in finer financial condition and
more inspired with stern enthusiasm
of sacrifice, of brotherly love and of
co-operation than since that never-to-be
forgotten day when Newt Gresham
launched its rst great principles. The
states that were previously indifferent
or laggard are going forward by great
strides. State treasuries that once suf
fered lack of funds are being placed
upon a solid basis. Everywhere
North, South, East and West the
farmer is waking to the opportunity
and the duty of affiliating with his
brethren, and is learning the truo
meaning cf the creed to which he
subscribes when he takes the obliga
tion of membership.
"We have accomplished all thus far
that the reasonable man could expect,
and much more than our secret ene
mies and the pessimists hoped. We
stand upon a record that no similar
crgsr.lr.ation has remotely approached.
And 1 ' ring to you the further import
ant rr.-3sr-.se that America is so wak
ened to the significance of our move
ment that limitless financial assist
ance will be a tour disposal the mo
ment we bring this organization to
the high state of perfection it is now
rapidly approaching.
To Celebrate Canal's Finish.
New Orleans. G. Grosvenor Dawe,
director general of the Southern Com
mercial Congress, with headquarters
In Washington, met with the execu
tive committee of the United Amer
ica's 1513 celebration, discussing tha
plans by which tue congress wm in
vite conventions to this city durin-:
1313, P'.ns of entertainments, th-3
erections of a mammoth auditor: ;m
ty the city and to seek special rates
from Central and South America to
this city curing tto ccnve-rlcn year.
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URGE DIVERSIFIED FARMING
Milch Cows and Mother4' Sows Salva
tion of Cotton Farmer, According
to the Farmers' Union.
Shawnee, Okla.-f-This: year's cotton
crop will be sold for lcents during
September arid October and 15 cents
thereafter. This was the agreement
of the cotton growers of -the South at
tending the National Farmers' union
here made.. . ...
Little of the proceedings of the
union was made public, although aside
from the price the farmers ask for
their cotton, good roads,, parcels post
and dabbling in cotton futures will be
discussed by the convention.
Members of the union -say parcels
post will te favored by the farmers
and that the delegates will endorse
the .Scott "anti-gambling" bill prohib
iting the use of mails or interstate
commerce for the furthering of con
tracts for the delivery of cotton where
there is nointentt to make actual delivery.-
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The report of the live stock com
mission urges diversified farming and
stock raising and contains the state
ment that ''one million additional
milch cows and an equal-number of
mother sows properly, distributed
through the South would easily add
$10 per bale to the price of the cotton
crop."
The congressional immigration com
mittee recommends increasing the tax
head, excluding illiterate adults from
America, and the lining of foreign
steamers for bringing to this country
undesirables that could be rejected on
the other side. ' C ..
Galveston to Winnfpeg Railroad.
Caldwell, Kan. Anbther link in a
great North and South highway,
which, according to present plans,
eventually will connect Galveston,
Texas, and Winnipeg, Man., was cov
ered when the county commissioners
cf Sumner county, Kansas, establish
ed as a county road the old Chlsholm
trail from Wellington to this city, a
distance of twenty miles. The road
already has been established across
the state of Oklahoma, T-
81 Drowned WhnShlp Sinks.
Lima, Peru. TheJ Chilean steamer
Tucapel has been wfec'ked and is a
total loss. Eighty-one persons were
drowned. The steamer Tucapel was
tngaed in. trading on the west coast
Three KiiUd in Railway Wrc-ck.
I Ziie, Pa. Threo are known tc te
.lend andvas many mere are Ihotjjht
to be teneath the wreckage of tie
I Erie, E.nd Pittsbur passenger train
I ttaVcraihed into a Lake Shore freight
at Deck Jv.r.;Uca.
HEHRY BEATTIE, JR.: i
IS FOUND GUILTY ,-
YOUNG VIRGINIA FOUND GUILTY ? t
OF THE MURDER OF HIS if
WIFE. .,. r " -J; ,it
IS SENTENCED TO DEATH
November 24 Named as Date Deattie . "
Will Be Sent to the Electric
Chair. S,
EEATTIE CASE IN BRIEF. t
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Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., drove
his motor car into Richmond ;
Va., on the night of July 18, witn
the body of his wife, shot through
the head.
The young husband's story
that the murder was committed
by a rough-bearded stranger, and
that he wrested from the mur
derer a single-barreled shotgun,
was discredited by police author-
ties. ,
The state showed' that young
Beattie killed his wife that he
might be free to continue rela-
tlons with Beulah Binford, a
young woman of the underworld.
Beulah Binford, after being re-
leased from Jail, where she waa
held as a witness, hurried to
New York, to accept a stage en-
gagement,
The jury returned a verdict of
murder in the first degree.
Beattie was condemned to
fr death by electrocution and No-
vember 24 fixed for the execu-
tion.
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Chesterfield Courthouse, Va.
Twelve Virginia farmers knelt in the
obscurity of the small Jury room of
the Chesterfield courthouse, praying
fervently that they might pass judg
ment aright on Henry Clay Beattie,
Jr., indicted for the murder of his
wife. Grimly determined, they arose
a moment later and silently, one"by
one, recorded a unanimous verdict of
"guilty."
Pausing in solemn contemplation
for fifty-eight minutes, weighing care
fully the meaning of their decision,
and once more on bended knees, ; be
seeching 1 divine assistance that they
might not err, they filed into the hush
ed stillness of a crowded court room,
and with startling suddenness twelve .
voices, instead of the usual one of the -foreman,
spoke the single word,
"Guilty." It was almost a shouL
The specter of death which stalked, v
Midlothian turnpike on July 18 last,
when the life of Mrs. Louise Owen
Beattie was taken away with the sin
gle report of a shotgun, stared hard
at the young husband, ready to claigi'yV
its victim by electrocution on Friday,
November 24 next, but the prisoner
returned the agze, unswerving and un
afraid. The court of appeals, to be sure,
will be asked to grant a-writ of error"
and a new trial. Young Beattie, cog-
nizant of the legal weapons yet at his .
disposal, did not surrender. Instead, ':
he consoled his broken-down father,
white-haired and wrinkled, and com
forted him as he whispered, "I haven't
lost yet,-father."
Unusal as has been the tragedy and .
the gruesome stage where it occurred,
the twelve juryman did not hesitate
to admit to their friends that they
stood in Judgment not only over the
cold-blooded murderer, but upon his
marital infidelity as well.
Beulah Binford, the girl of the un
derworld, the woman in the Beattie
case, whose relations with young Beat
tie furnished a dominating feature of
the prosecution's case, did not figure
us a witness during the trial. Neither
side was willing to call her.
Immediately upon her release from
the jail, where she had been held for
possible testimony, she disappeared
from Chesterfield, hurried to New
York, and almost at the hour when
the jury was registering its verdict
that carried the penalty of electrocu- -tion
for her quondam companion, she
wa3 posing for motion pictures at Sta
ten Island and nursing theatrical am
bitions. Married ty Proxy.
New Orleans, La. Although Dr.
Belisario Porras, minister of Panama
to the United States, has been too
busy to leave Washington, he waa
married last week at San Jose, Costa
Rica, to a member of a prominent
Costan Rican family, according to
mail advices received here from Co
The wo-iding was by proxy, per-:-t-;ily
and sanctioned ty the
SOveram-.it, although rart'.y re?orf
to in the Latin America. n:ir i Per
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