Z- Yar( la Advance
"FOR aOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH.'
VOL. XXII.
PLYMOUTH, N, 0.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1912
NO. 31
THE WAKE COUNTY
R'S IET1II6
MUCH BUSINESS IS TRANSACTED
AND SOME IMPORTANT RES
OLUTIONS ADOPTED.
HAD A SMALL ATTENDANCE
The Convention Scored The Method
of Reporting Sales In The Cotton
, Market. The Farmer Advised and
Urged Not To Sell Cotton Seed. -
: Raleigh. Wake County Farmers'
Convention met in regular session in
the court house and besides transact
ing the regular routine business pass
some important resolutions relative
to the work of the convention. .
The resolution in question, scores
the method of reporting the delivery
sales in the various cotton markets
and the same as being unfair. The
convention also urged the farmers not
to sell their cotton seed to the oil
mills while the present insufficient
prices prevail. - It is claimed the
prices now do not even pay for fer
tilizer value. -
, mc v;uii v tiiiiun was taucu t
by President J. M. Templeton, of Cary.
It was a postponed one and there was
not a very large attendance on ac
count of the condition of the roads.
The officers of the convention are:
President, J. M. Templeton; Vice
president, C. N. Newcomb; secretary
t treasurer, T. Ivey; executive commlt
' tee, L. J. Atkins, W. G. Crowder and
P. H. Mangum. " . '
i ne resolution passeu rtsgaruius me
reporting of the sale in the cotton
manteis is as ioiiowh: ,
Whereas, the custom appears to
prevail in reporting daily sales in the
Various cotton markets of the country
the distinction' is not made between
actual cotton and futures.
Resolved, That our members of
Congress be requested to endeavor to
have enacted such a law as will pre
vent this unfair practice being longer
continued and that all such reports
show the sale of actual cotton made
and futures sold. " -
Baptist Sunday School Institutes.
Baptist State Sunday ' School Sec
retary E. L. Middleton of Raleigh has
about completed the arrangements for
a series of Sunday school -institutes
that will run right along each week
from now until June l, the first one
being at Sanford. There will be at
least one institute for each associa
tion throughout the state before the
year is out. Those already arranged
to take place before June 1 are to in
clude Red Springs, Witserville and
Wilmington. And Mr. Mddleton is to
be assisted in this work by Rev. Hight
C. Moore, editor of The Biblical Re
corder; L. E. M. Dreemani J. H. High
smith, N. B. Broughton and others.
Authorizes Exchange of Courts.
' An exchange of courts Is authorized
by , Governor Kitchin between Judge
M. H. Justice and Judge H. A. Fou
shee so that Judge Justice will hold
Rutherford court, beginning February
6; Burke county, March 11; and
Yancey court ?eginning March 25.
Judge Foushee will hold Craven
court beginning . February 5, Febru
ary 12; Carteret court," beginning
March 11; Pitt court, beginning March
18; and Jones court, beginning April 1.
Ha3 Ordered Release of Hodgin.
" .Judge Cook ordered the release of
Kd Hodein uDon bail of $1,500 for his
appearance at the February term of
superior Court. Hodgin has been in
jail for more than a month upon a
grand jury indictment charging the
murder of John Love near Jamestown
last October, and his release was the
result of habeas corpus proceedings
instituted by his counsel.
Members of Crew Clinging to Masts.
Six or seven men of the crew of an
unidentified schooner which was
wrecked on Diamond Shoals, are
clinging to masts and rigging of their
sunken vessel while life savers and
revenue cutters are making frantic
efforts to rescue them.
Electric Chair For Negro.
The jury in the case of Will Logan,
colored, who was charged with the
robbery and murder of Fred Hendick
son, at Blewett Falls, some time ago,
brought in a verdict of murder. Un
less Judge Whedbee sets the verdict
aside or some commutation is made
by the governor, Logan will suffer
death in the electric chair. The case
of Thomas Flake, charged with the
shooting of Sam Smith at Lilesville
last October was called and the de
fendant pleaded guilty to manslaugh
ter and was sentenced to 10 years.
FA11E
MAY LOSE THE NORFOLK LINE
Charlotte Must Wake Up Should
Adhere to The Request for Ter
minal Sites In This City.
Charlotte. Charlotte stand a ery
good chance to lose the annexation of
the Norfolk Southern. This Is what
Mr. W., S. Alexander, chairman of
the special committee from the Great
er Charlotte Club, has to say about it
and he speaks not to unduly alarm,
but duly" to interest the people and
the business interests of Charlotte in
the opportunity. "The Norfolk South
ern has not determined to come to
Charlotte,", says Mr. Alexander. "It
can get its line to Knoxville, Tenn.,
more directly ' by leaving Charlotte
out,- but its' 'directors would like to
get a local connection. They think
that the people of Charlotte should
furnish terminal sites if they go to
the additional expense of building a
line frm Concord to this city. As
I understand their plans, it is the aim
of, thefrectors to build from Ral
eigh to Concord, to connect with Ruth
erford ton and then directly run to
Knoxville, Tenn. The building of a
road 'to Charlotte means that the ad
ditional distance between Concord
and Charlotte must be covered where
as the more direct route would be
from Concord to Rutherfordton. ' -
"I am "still hopeful that the busi
ness interests of Charlotte will re
spond to the call for subscriptions. We
hardly expect to raise the full amount
that will be necessary to procure the
terminal sites that are desired, but
we do want to be , in a position to
confront the directors of the road
with a respectable donation as an evi
dence of the public interest in the en
terprise."
Forsyth County Needs Road Bonds.
An issue of $125,000 in bonds for
construction and maintenance of
roads to Forsyth county is needed,
according to a statement of Mr. .W.
L. Spoon, road engineer of Forsyth.
The money is actually needed to pay
off debts of $125,000 which origina
ted in road-building in the last few
years. The county has an income an
nually for road-building of $75,000.
The debt should be gotten rid of first,
says Mr. Spoon, and then the income
of $75,000 a year would make possi
ble the construction and maintenance
of a fine system of roads. During
the few months Mr. Spoon has been
road engineer of Forsyth he has done
splendid work, utilizing money in
practical fashion and the county com
missioners and the public generally
are giving him high praise for what
he has already accomplished.
An Attempted Jail Delivery.
The- prompt action and forethought
of Jailer John Branch of Wilming
ton and the ready assistance offered
him by one of the negro prisoners are
all that prevented the probable escape
of twenty-five men confined in the
county jail awaiting trial in superior
court.' Jailer Branch suffered no in
juries other than some painful bruises
and scratches. Robert Hennigan, a
big negro, held on a charge of store
breaking, was the leader in the at,,
tempted delivery.
Elkin and Alleghany Railroad,
The work of building the Elkin and
Alleghany Railroad is proceeding and
would have made greater headway
had not the weather been bad. Some
three miles of the road bed at the up
per end is to be surfaced and the
weather continues so cold that this
work has been suspended during the
cold frozen weather. A tariff sched
ule has been made out and adopted
by the state corporation commission.
We understand the passenger rate
will be three cents the mile this rate
is admissible under the law for short
lines. .
Will Try and Get Another Bond Issue.
The chamber of commerce of
Greensboro has begun agitation of an
other bond issue for street improve
ment, the amount desired being $100,
000. At present the proerty assess
ment will not permit of this issue and
it is hoped by the bond promoters
that the next assessment of property
will show sufficient increase of taxable
wealth as to legalize a bond issue for
the $100,000. At present only $50,000
could be issued were the people to
vote for it.
Judge Makes Interesting Decision.
In connection with a bankruptcy
case. Judge, James E. Boyd at Ashe
ville, made a decision of vital interest.
It was that partners should not be
allowed a personal property exemp
tion of $500 out of the partnership
property until the debts of the part
nership had been paid. He held that
the partnership is an entity, and
would not come under the exemption
'provision of the state constitution.
The ruling is a 1 the more interesting
because Supreme Court of North Car
olinjuhas rendered a contrary decision.
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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PRESIDEN
CY BY IOWA SENATOR
CAUSES FURORE.
PROGRESSIVES FIGHT TAFT
Fight in Republican Party for Presi
dential Nomination Comptl- "
cated by To Incidents. ,
Washington. The' fight in the' Re
publican . party for the presidential
nomination was , complicated by.' two
incidents that caused a great deal of
excitement among the national legis
lators and politicians. The first was
a story from Denver, saying that J.
S. Temple, a leading Progressive Re-
WANTS TO BE. PRESIDENT-
ALBERT B. CUMMINS.
United States Senator from Iowa,
publican of Denver, had received a
letter from Gifford Pinchot, saying a
working agreement has been made be
tween the supporters of Roosevelt
and LaFolette, with the idea of con
centrating Progressive strength in the
Republican national convention to
bring about the defeat of President
Taf t for renomination.
The plan, as set forth, Is for a meet
ing of Progressive delegates to the
national convention to be held several
days before the convention, and there
determine which of the two, Roose
velt or LaFollette, will have the
stronger support, and place the
stronger in the field for nomination
for presidential candidate. -
The second was , the formal an
nouncement of the candidacy of Sen
ator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa in a
statement in which he says that, if
the Republicans of Iowa believe him a
fit man to urge before the Chicago
convention, he will accept their de
cision. The formal announcement by Sena
tor Cummins is regarded here by
many politicians as a part of the Prd
greesive plan to hold in line, tiher for
Roosevelt - or some other candidate,
states where it is apparent that Sen
ator La Follette has . not been able
to swing things his way.
On this theory,' it would not sur
prise Republicans here ifsome other
favorite sons of a Progressive char
acter are trotted out in other states.
CENTRAL BUREAU OPPOSED
Cotton Exchanges of South Do Not
Like Liverpool Plan.
New Orleans, La. The New Or
lean cotton exchange, through its
president, E. J. Glenny, issued a very
strong appeal In the form of a letter
addressed to bankers, shippers and
others interested to renew tho fight
against the bureau for the validation
of cotton bills of lading which grew
out of the Liverpool conference last
year. The letter of President flenny
Is of especial interest at this time,
because of the conference on the cen
tral bureau plan which is to be held
at Memphis ' on the request of the
Liverpool loaders in the movement
to establish the bureau.
New Orleans, will have three strong
representatives at the Memphis con
ference to oppose tho plan in Mr.
Glenny, W. B. Thompson, former
president of tho New Orleans cotton
ixchange, rm.1 Sol Wexler,
Over-Sea Railroad Opened.
Key West, Fla. Monday was the
greatest in the history of Key West
the opening of the over-the-sea rail
road to passenger traffic. The over
sea road is one of the costliest rail
ways ever constructed. Work on the
over-sea extension of the Florida East
Coast railway was begun from Home
stead in 1904. Four years were re
quired to construct this extension to
Knight's Key. Four more year3 of
stvewuous labor were required to com
plete the read to Key West, only 4G
miles.
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ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY
PRESIDENT MAKES RADICAL PRO
POSALS IN A MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS.
Says That Government Affairs Are
Not Being Properly Looked
After.
Washington. How the people of
the United States may have saved
for themselves millions of dollars an
nually in the operation of their gov
ernmental machinery was outlined by
President Taft in a message to con-
gres on", "economy and efficiency in
the government service."
"What the government does with
nearly $1,000,000,000,000 each year,"
said the president, "is as of as much
concern to the average citizen as is
the manner of obtaining this amount
of money for the public use." 1
Probably the most radical proposal
advanced by the president in the mes
sage was that all administrative offi
cers of the government in the depart
ments at Washington and in the field
be put under the civil service; be re
moved from the influence of politics
and that their terms of office be not
limited, as at present, to four years.
Such officers should not be appointed
by the president with the necessity of
senate confirmation, he said, but upon
merit,
The president did not attempt to
explain in detail the work of the econ
omy and efficiency commission creat
ed by act of congress a year and a
half ago. lie sketched " the outlines
of improvements that he said could
be made In government service; de
clared that they would effect a saving
of ' many millions of dollars and ask
ed that congress continue the com
mission by granting an appropriation
of $200,000 with $50,000 for printiog
its reports. From time to time, he
added, reports of the commission pro
posing particular reforms would be
sent to congress.
To date the president said, the com
mission has cost the people about
$130,000. Without having put in ef
fect more than a few reforms it has
suggested changes that will save $2,
000,000. DEMOCRAT LEADS SENATE
And That Democrat Augustus O. Ba
con of Georgia.
Washington. The sight of a Dem
ocrat presiding over the deliberations
of a Republican senate probably will
be a common sight during the remain
der of the present session. This pe
culiar situation was virtually insured
when Senator Gallinger announced
that he would not at this time press
his motion for the election of a pres
ident pro-tempore of the senate. He
la the candidate of the regular Re
publicans for the place, but the Dem
ocrats in coalition with the Insurgent
Republicans have supported Senator
Bacon and there has been a long
deadlock. Therefore Senator Bacon
has been occupying the chair during
the absence of Vice President Sher
man. He directed the senate for three
days during the vice president's re
cent absence In New York.
Wreck Kills 4; Injures 100.
Louisville, Ky. Four trainmen are
dead and two perhaps fatally Injured
as the result cf a head-on collision at
Long Run, eighteen miles east or
here, between an inbound Louisville
and Nashville passenger train and a
Chesapeake and Ohio train of empty
cars. Practicaly all passengers on
the Louisville nd Nashville train were
more or less Injured. Doth engines
exploded, according to passengers,
bits of the wreckage falling on the
roof3 of the coaches and terrorizing
the passer.sera.
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WILL DEVELOP DAIRYING
Southern Railway Will Send Dairy
Demonstration Car Over Its
Entire System.
Washington. D. C Realizing the
need of the South for moi?e-an4 bet
ter dairies and the large profits which
can be made in that favorable region
by dairymen who will fili the" great
demand of the cities for dairy prod
ucts, President Finlty. of I the Souths
era Railway company, foyowlug the
custom of that company Ua further
ing in every way the growth, and de
velopment of its territory'v has gauip
ped a special dairy car, which Begin
ning the first of February' 19J?Jwill
be run over the length adrfcadth
of this great system, sprV' Jag the
doctrine of more and bfVer cows
and, by means of lectupy, demon
strations and exhibits, doing every
thing possible to develop and improve
the dairy -industry along Its lines In
the Southeastern states.
This dairy special will be under
the direct supervision of Dr. C. M.
Morgan of Washington, D. C, - the
Southern railway's dairy agent. Doc
tor Morgan will be assisted by two
regular dairymen in conducting the
work, and from time to time the car
will be occupied by dairy experts from
the United States department of agri
culture, the state boards of agricul
ture and from the agricultural sta
tions of the various states along the
Southern railway.
The dairy , special is fitted up with
a complete farm dairy, every piece of
machinery and apparatus necessary
to the economical production of milk,
cream and butter having been install
ed under the direction of Doctor Mor
gan. There will be a separator, test
ers, chursn, sterilizer. Pasteurizing
appratus and exhibits of various kinds
of improved machinery for dairying.
On the walls of the car will be charts
and large views dealing with dairy
subjects, showing the fundamental
principles of breeding dairy types,
feeding animals, the care of dairy cat
tle and pictures of famous animals
in the dairy world. No feature has
been omitted for instruction in bet
ter dairying.
REGULATE COTTON DELIVERY
Proposed Legislation Would Help the
Farmers in Delivering.
Washington. Senator Hoke Smith
and Representative Bartlett, both of
Georgia, are working on what they
believe So be a brand new plan for
helping the cotton farmers of the
Souths through the regulation of the
New York Cotton exchange. They
propose to introduce a bill In con
gress, and press for its passage, re
quiring the exchange to deliver the
same grade of cotton that Is sold on
future contracts in the exchange.
The Georgians believe congress has
the power to enact legislation deny
ing the cotton exchange and its mem
bers the use of the United States mail
if they persist in selling one grade
of cotton.- Moreover, they believe It
possible for congress to enact legis
lation that will also deny them the
use of the telegraph wires for trans
mission of their business on the same
basis. '
Freeze Kills Texas Orange Trees.
Houston, Texas. Nurserymen at
tending the Texas Land Exposition,
which is being held here, say that
young citrus fruit stock in Texas was
killed by the recent cold weather,
while the more mature of more than
a year's growth was but slightly
damaged. The damage was far less
than expected, they say. The perma
nence of the orange industry in Tex
as has been successfully demonstrat
ed in the recent cold weather, the
nurserymen declare.
RELEASE PAPERS
GIVEN TO MORSE
SENTENCE OF NEW YORK BANK
ER' COMMUTED TO PRESENT
"" SERVICE BY PRESIDENT.
HE IS GLAD TO BE FREE
Mrs. "Morse Brinas Release Papers
From Washington, Acting as
.' Government's Agent. ,
. Atlanta. Suffering from incurable
disease, and his death a matter of
a few months, in all. probaility,
Charles" W. Morse, New York finan
cier, who has served two years of a
sentence of fifteen years in the Fed
eral prison for violation of the na
tional banking laws, is now a free
man. - "
Messages wrere received in Atlanta,
announcing that President Taft had
commuted the sentence of the prison
er to present service. The official
notification was received by the war
den, and by him taken to the bedside
of Morse, at the post hospital at Fort
McPherson, where he has been an in
mate for several months on account
of the condition of his health.
"I am glad to be a free man again,"
was the only comment made by the
prisoner, when informed by Major
Baker,' the post surgeon, of the action
of the president. It was uttered in a
weak voice, which carried little or no
elation, for the bed-ridden, banker
realized that no mortal authority
could release him from tho clutches
of his disease.
Warden Moyer, who has been
Morse's jailer at the Federal peniten
tiary since January 3, 1910, formally
released the former banker. At the
same time he turned over to him the
sum of $84 and a number of small
trinkets In his possession at the time
he surrendered his liberty. ,
Morse will be removed from the
post hospital as soon as he is able
to stand an ambulance journey to an
Infirmary within the city.
It is extremely doubtful whether
Morse ever will leave Georgia alive.
WThile his condition is not critical as
physicians understand the term, he
is suffering: from three diseases re
garded as Incurable, 'and the end
end might come at any time. On
lilt? VLuti liauu, ll la Daiu( ut; lui&ub
live for a year under favorable con
ditions predicated on his release from
confinement.
LIVINGSTON SERIOUSLY ILL
Georgia Statesman Is In Dangerous
Condition in Washington.
Washington, D. C Col. L. F. Liv
ingston, for twenty years the repre
sentative of the Fifth Georgia district
in congress, and one of the most pic
turesque figures in Washington polit-
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LEONIDAS F. LIVINGSTON.
ical life of the past generation, is des
perately ill in this city.
. The announcement that "Uncle
Lon" Is believed to be dying wiU
bring regret to thousands.
For two decades he was one of the
most conspicuous figures in Georgia's
political life. In the days of the old
Farmers' Alliance, in tne rree silver
fight of 196, and later for his work
as dean of the Georgia congressional
delegation and ranking Democrat on
the appropriations committee of the
house, he bore a man's part.
Persia Will Bar Americans.
Teheran. A statement given out
here by the Persian government de
nies that it has threatened to punish
the American customs of trials. A
copy of a letter "shown by M. Slor
nard, the treasurer-general, to Mr."
Cairns on the subject is appended.
This alleged copy, however, bears a
different signature from the original
and differs in other reSpects. It is
generally believed here that the gov
ernment is trying to induce the Atne
Icans to leave the country.