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$1.00 a Year, In Advance. "FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." VOL. XXIV. PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1913. NO. 20. 35.913 BALES GINNED TO NOV. REPORT OF THE CENSUS BUREAU GIVES NUMBER OF BALES GINNED PRIOR TO NOV. 1. flEXT REPORT NOVEMBER 21 Comparisons With Previous Years Compiled from Reports of Correspondents. Washington. The fourth cotton gin aing report of the season, compiled frotn reports of census bureau cor respondents and agents throughout the cotton belt, announced that 8,835, 313 bales of cotton, counting round hales as half bales, of the growth of 1913 had been ginned prior to No vember 1. To that date last year 8, SS9.222 bales or 65.8 per cent, of the entire crop had been ginned; in 1911 to that date 9,970,905 or 64.1 per cent, of the. crop had been ginned. Included in the total ginnings were G1.S20 round bales, compared with 54, 539 bales last year, 68,318 bales in IS 11, 81,183 bales in 1910 anw 109, 21 bales in 1909. The number of sea island cotton bales included was 42,769, compared with 28,887. bales last year, 56,563 hales in 1911, 40,504 bales in 1910 and 55,237 bales in 1909. - Ginnings prior to November 1 by states, with comparisons for last year and other big crop years, follow: , States. . Year. Ginnings. Alabama .... .1913 1,012,940 1912 809,662 1911 1.0SS.737 Axkansas 1913 430,557 1912 440,482 1911 444,401 Florida 1913 47,319 1912 35,362 1911 . 56,070 -Georgia .... ; .1913 1.602.4S2 1912 1,112,419 1911 1,908,764 Louisiana 1913 221,900 1912 261,701 1911 . 232,245 Mississippi 1913 567,719 1912 511,678 1911" 584,199 North Carolina . . .1913 385,225 1912 496,537 1911 597,940 Oklahoma . . . .1913 536,015 1912 559,190 1911 554,933 Soath Carolina . . .1913 861,190 1912 730,690 1911 1,022,614 Teanessee . . . .1913 173,925 1912 118,485 1911 211,128 Ttexas ..... . ,1913 2,950,439 ' 1912 3,709,725 1911 3,211,752 Other States . . .1913- 46,204 1912 43,291 1911 58,302 The ginnings of sea island cotton prior to November 1 by states follow : . Florida. Georgia. S. C. -1913-.-. . . .16,321 24,570 1,878 1M2 11,067 16,276 1,544 1911 .... .21,038 33,841 1,684 IS09 .... .19,740 31,277 4,220 The next cotton ginning report giv. ing the quantity ginned prior to No vember 14 will be issued Friday, No vember 21, at 10 a. m. U. S. WARSHIPS WELCOMED Uncle Sam's Tars Entertained at Na ples, Malta and Other Places. Malta. Rear Admiral Badger and other officers of the American battle ship Wyoming we?e guests of the gov ernor general, Sir Henry Rundle, at the palace, after which the party pro ceeded in automobiles to San Antonio palace, the governor's country resi- 0.8 l dence, where they took tea. J - Many blue jackets from the Wyo- ivpiiugy were given shore liberty and i Visited places of interest Naples. Many American flags were waving in honor of the visit of the United States battleships Florida and .Arkansas. The harbor was bright -with color. The mayor, the prefect, the general commanding the army corps and the director of the arsenal -visited the battleships. Rome. Six officers and 150 sailors jfrom the American warships arrived 'here. They will spend a short time sight-seeing iand then proceed to Flor ence and Venice. . ' , Army Supplies for Military Schools. Washington. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the army, is considering a recommendation from Col. J. E. McMahon of the field artil lery, and the general staff, that the government authorize the sale to mil itary schools to which army officers sre detailed as instructors, military equipage and stores upon the same general terms as such supplies are furnished the army. It is understood that Colonel BIcMahon's recommenda tion finds favor with the military au-iiioiities. HERBERT LOUIS SAMUEL vis :s(4i;TwiKrii- : ... ? . mmsV' 'ii - 1 . 1 Right Hon. Herbert Louis Samuel, postmaster genera! of Great Britain, Is making a tour of the United States following a trip through Canada. AFLOAT WITHOUT FOOD SAILORS IN PANIC ABANDON VES SEL WITHOUT CAUSE AND SUFFER DISASTROUSLY. The Abandoned Vessel Precedes Thep7 Into Port, and Was Prac tically Undamaged. Portland, Maine. -The probable loss of their captain, Vincent Nelson, and three of their mates and the death of one, form part of a tale of the sea brought here by the survivors of the crew of the Gloucester fishing schoon er Annie N. Parker. The fact that their abandonment of the stranded schooner near Nantucket and the loss of life was unnecessary was not known to the crew until word reached them that the schooner was in port at New Bedford virtually undamaged. . Nine survivors of the Parker's crew reached here aboard the lumber schooner Tifton, from Jacksonville, which had picked them up from Dories, 30 mfies off Nantucket Reuben Kenney, the cook, ' was drowned when he was swept over board from a dory, while his mates looked on powerless to help. His home was at Glenwood, N. S. He leaves seven children. The missing men, besides Captain Nelson, are: Lester Fletcher of Argyle Soun, N. S.; Ross Worthen of Pubnico Head, N. S., and Thomas Landry Three boats were put over the lee ward side before one was launched. The first was smashed, the second was swamped, the third -was floated and eight men put out in it. Two other boats were dropped overboard safely on the windward side. The first held three men, th el ast contained Captain Nelson and three of his crew. It was pitch dark and the dory crews were lost to the view of each other almost in a moment. The last seen of the boat in which Captain Nel son left his ship was when it was rounding the bow of the schooner. By an odd chance the Parker pre ceded her crew into port. Stanch and firm apparently and with only a jib missing, she was towed into New Bedford, raising the question, "Why should a good ship be abandoned by its crew, and where was the crew?" The Parker had floated herself from the ledge and had been sighted drift ing with all sails set by the British steamer Astrakkan, which placed a prize crew aboard. Snow 15 Inches Deep in Alleghanies. Cumberland, Md. Snow has reach ed a depth of 15 inches at Elkins, W. Va., and other points in the eastern Alleghanies, in Maryland, West Vir jinie and southern Pennsylvania. The fall continues and the wind Is blow ing a gale. Traffic on the western Maryland and Baltimore and Ohio railroads Is greatly interfered with because of wire trouble and drifts. Several trains on branch lines are snow-bound. Cost of Living Too High to Live. Kansas City. -The cost of living in the region of Kansas City has increas ed 59 per cent, in ten years, while the wages of skilled workers have been augmented a fraction more than 26 per cent, according to conclusions reached by George A. Traylor, agent of the department of labor. "For the unskilled laborer," Mr. Trayer said, "there has been almost no change in wage. TLe supply being greater than the demand, wages have not Increased. The common school has proved a fac tor la increasing the cost of living.1' J I 4 I DESIRE CONGRESS TO BUILD ROADS GOOD ROADS CONGRESS APPEALS TO PRESIDENT WILSON TO TAKE UP QUESTION. RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED Government Construction and Main tenance of Highways Is Favored by Good Roads Congress. Augusta, . Ga. Predicated upon the expression of President Wilson that "you cannot rationally increase the prosperity of this country without increasing the - road facilities of this country," representative citizens of the two leading producing states in the South at the Georgia-Carolina Good Roads Congress adopted resolutions voicing their request to the president and congress to take up the question of proper provision for the construc tion and maintenance of public high ways. The resolution also points out that it is vital-to all the agricultural and manufacturing interests of Georgia and South Carolina if the country , is to profit from the building of the Pan ama canal that prompt action be taken by congress. President E.' J. Watson of the con gress will present these resolutions in person to President Wilson and the senate executive committee on his re turn through Washington from the United States Good Roads Congress to be held in St. Louis. Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick of Georgia was among the speakers, his subject being "The Relation of the National Government to Good Roads." The congressman pledged his efforts and support to the movement to secure Federal aid for highway building and maintenance. - - The congress closed with a ban quet. The sessions were more large ly attended than those held the first day of the congress. KILLS ONE AND WOUNDS TWO Miles Cribb Kills His Mother-in-Law. Wounds Wife and Sister-in-Law. Cordele, Ga, Enraged because his wife would not agree to a reconcilia tion with after a brief separation of two weeks, M. L. Cribb, a Turner coun ty farmer living about two miles from Rebecca, shot and instantly killed his mother-in-law, Mrs. J. G. R. Hancock, fired two bullets into the body of his wife, probably fatally wounding her, and then turning the pistol on his sister-in-law, Miss Sallie Hancock, fired the remaining bullets, inflicting a wound from which she will probably die. Reports are to the effect that Cribb went to the Hancock home, and, push ing open the dining room door with out a word of warning, ripped out a revolver and shot Mrs. Hancock, 70 years of age, dead in her chair at the supper table, fatally wounded his wife and seriously wounded his sister-in-law, Miss Sallie Hancock. Track dogs were put on his trail, but before the searching party suc ceeded in locating him he had made his way to Rebecca and to the home of his brother, Rev. W. J. Cribb. Here he reloaded his revolver and attempted to end his life by sending a bullet through his brain. Before he "could accomplish his purpose, his brother snatched the weapon from his tem ple. Textile Rates Are Changed. Washington. Coiton and woolen mills in Georgia and Alabama will take notice of certain changes in freight rates on commodities used in these textile industries coming from the east. The interstate commerce commission has approved a new schedule of rates on chemicals, acids, dyestuffs and bleaching materials from the east, except acids, alum and salts rated sixth class or lower. A rate of 49 cents per 100 pounds from Boston, New York and Philadelphia and of 46 cents per 100 pounds from Baltimore is established to Birming ham, Eufaula, Sylacauga, Barnesville and Grantville, without regard to the long and short haul clause. The new rates are to be effective for six months, but are subject to complaint and correction. Three Bullets Fired at Georgia Mayor. Milledgeville, Ga.--Hon. Miller S. Bell, mayor of Milledgeville, had a narrow escape from death early when a would-be assassin fired three shots through a window into the mayor's bedroom. . Three bullets from a pistol were fired through a window, into the room where Mr. Bell usually sleeps, and two of them lodged in the bed, one penetrating the very pillow usual ly used by Mr. Bell. It so happened that he retired in the room adjoining t.h.3 one generally occupiol by him. HENRY M. PINDELL 4 - fe f- l J Henry M. Pindell, publisher of the Peoria Journal, Peoria, III., It Is be. Ileved will be appointed ambassador to Russia. TAMMANY BADLY DEFEATED CLEAN SWEEP IS MADE BY THE FUSION FORCES IN NEW YORK CITY. Massachusetts, New Jersey and Mary land Go Democratic by Good Majorities. New York. Fusion carried New York City, electing John Purroy Mitch cl mayor by aprpoximately 75, 000 plurality and retaining control of the important board' of estimate by a safe margin. " Tammany Hall saw its nominee for the mayoralty, Edward E. McCall, go down to defeat by one of the biggest pluralities ever given against a can didate of the organization, and it looked as if Tammany might not even save the New York county offices out of the wreckage. The big vote for Mitchel pulled through. the Fusion can didates for president of the board of aldermen and comptroller, George McAneny and William A. Prendergast, against whom Independence League as well as Democratic organization candidates were running. Boston, Mass. David I. Walsh (Dem.) was elected governor by a plu rality estimated at 50,000. The re mainder of the state ticket was in doubt when three fourths of the elec tion districts haa reported. In the Third congressional district, Calvin D. Paige (Rep.) was chosen to succeed the late William H. Wild er (Rep.) in a close race. With one town missing, Paige had a majority of 500 over M. Fred O'Connell (Dem.). Stephen M. Marshall (Prog.) was far in the rear in the three-cornered fight. Mr. Walsh, who succeeds Governor Foss, after one term as lieutenant gov ernor, was elected to his present of fice a' year ago by nearly 200,000 votes, the greatest number ever re ceived by a Demosratic Candidate for that office. Trenton, N. J. Returns indicate that James F. Fielder (Dem.) for gov ernor, has' a plurality over Stokes (Rep.) of 20,000, and it may go above that figure. The Democrats have elected five of the eight state senators, which will make next winter's state senate, with the holdovers, stand 12 Democrats to 9 Republicans. President Wilson sent this telegram to James. F. Fielder: "My earnest con gratulations. You did not need to call out the reserves." Baltimore. Based on returns from this city, but which are regarded as a sure indication of the final result, State Senator Blair Lee (Dem.) has been elected1 to the United States sen ate to fill the unexpired term of the late Isidor Rayner by an estimated plurality of from 30,000 to 35,000 over former Congressman Thomas Parran (Rep.) and former United States Sen ator George L. Wellington (Prog.). Militants to Raise Army. London, England. Sylvia Pank hurst announces that a volunteer army to defend the Suffragette movement is to be raised in the East End of London. She said: "Look at Sir Ed ward Carson. We will have to do precisely the same thing. We will have to get an army, and now the chance of having it is com'ng. Sir Francis Vane, an officer of the British army who fought in the Boor war, and who is going to be our comman der, is to be present and organize our first training .corpg." GOOD ROADS DAY A GREAT SUCCESS STATE GEOLOGIST JOSEPH HYDE PRATT GIVES ESTIMATE OF WORK DONE IN STATE. BETTER THAN EXPECTED Thinks More Has Been Accomplish ed in North Carolina Than In Any Other State In Union on a Similar Occasion. ... (Raleigh. (Highly elated over the results of the Good itoads Days in North 'Carolina, ir. Joseph Hyde Pratt, state geologist, arrived in Ral eigh from Chapel Hill, after having spent the two days, from 7 a. m. to 5 p. m., working the roads. "For my part, think it was a great success," said Dr. Pratt, when asked for his estimate of the two-days event which had just closed in North Caro lina. "While there was not as much of the spectacular as was In evidence In some othe. states on their Good (Roads Days, I believe that really more has iheeu accomplished in North Carolina these'two days than was ever accomplished In any other state on a eimilar occasion, and the spirit in which the people entered into the work was never surpassed by that shown in any other state." Dr. Pratt "believes that when the work of the two days is summed up, it Willi be found that more actual road improvement has been accom plished than Gov. Craig ever antci pated, w.hile the interest and enthusi asm aroused by the event has given an impetus to the good road3 move ment that wili fee of tremendous value in the future. In many o'l the counties the work has been platned in advance and the th9 roads surveyed by engineers. Dr. Pratt thinks that one of the most im portant results of the Good Roads Days will he a demonstration of the necessity for engineering assistance In road construction. He believes that the future will show that the roads .built and those improved In accord ance with the specifications of com petent road engineers are the roads that will stand the test of time, and prove of far more value than those built or improved without .any engi neering assistance. As a result, he considers it not too much to hope that when the next legislature meets a majority f its members will be found to favar the creation of a state highway commission. Justice As An Official Trust Buster. 'Special from Washington says E. J. Justice was recently appointed prose cuting attorn'jy by 'Secretary Daniels and Senators Overman and 'Simmons. .Mr. Justice will start within 10 days for California, where he will assist District Attorney Townsend to prose cute in a government case involving 2,000,000 of Jand worth $40,060,000. This work wiH keep Mr. Justice out of North Carolina for a year or long er, and will pay him a salary of $7, 600 with fees. It is the same sort of job Frank B. Kellogg, James C. McReynoIds and 'other able lawyers had under the department of justice in recent years. Secretary Daniels and Col. W. H. Osibone engineered the Justice coup. They suggested the employment of Sir. Justice and the White House was glad to approve him. Wilmington Pleased With News. . Wilmington people have learned with interest that there is a chance that Wilmington will have one of Postmaster General Burleson's model postoffices. Postmaster Green says that he does not know anything more about it than is contained in a dis patch from Washington, but' is grati fied to learn that Wilmington is re ceiving consideration. Besides af fording the means for maintaining the service at the highest point of ef ficiency, it would also bring the Wil mington office prominently before the people of the state. Schenck In 18th District. Before leaving Asheville for Ral eigh, Governor Craig authorized the announcement of the appointment of Michael Schenck of Hendersonville as solicitor for the eighteenth judi cial district, to succeed A. Hall John son of 'Marion, who tendered his res ignation a few days ago. There were many applications for the vacancy and for this reason the selection of Mr. Schenck wTill prove all the more gratifying to his friends in the dis trict. The new appointee is about 15 years of age. THROUGH SERVICE BY DEC. 1 Over New Line Between Raleigh and Charlotte, Says President C. H. Hix. Raleigh. Through train service 'be tween Raleigh and Charlotte , by De cember 1 i3 now contemplated by the Norfolk-fSouthern railroad, according to President C. H. Hix. "Two passenger trains daily are in contemplation, one to leave here early in the morning and arrive at Charlotte about 11 o'clock, . ' one to leave there about 6:40 and arrive in Raleigh about noon; one to leave here' In the afternoon, reaching Charlotte at night, and another to leave Charlotte between 5 and 6 Lo'clock in the afternoon and reacfh Raleigh at night. Trains -are now op erated only as far as Mt. Gilead. About February 1, the Norfolk Southren contemplates putting on a through train between Charlotte and Norfolk, leaving the North Carolina City late in the afternoon, picking up a sleeper at Raleigh and arriving in Norfolk about 8 o'clock next morn ing. , By this time it is hoped to have the new road adjusted so that regu lar schedules can be maintained. President rmx sa!d that the new road just completed, between Mt. Gil ead and Charlotte is the best new railroad over which he ever traveled. Speaking of the territory . through which the new line extends between here and Charlotte, he said: " "I have been much impressed by th9 possibilities of the territory which now for the first time is to receive the benefits of adequate railroad service. The land is fertile and with the add ed stimulus of readily accessible mar kets its productivity will doubtless be much increased. There is also a fine outlook for manufacturing plants along our line. We have received a number of inquiries from persons who are 'planning the erection of mills and factories of various kinds? The distance between Raleigh and Charlotte iby the new route Is 133 miles, some twenty miles shorter than the 'Southern or the Seaboard route. No School1 November 28. Friday, iNovemher 28, the day after Thanksgiving, will be a holiday in the public schools of North Carolina, in order to allow the teachers to attend the Teachers' Assembly at Raleigh, if the- county and city school hoards igrant a request made of them by Mr. E. E.. Sams, secretary and Mr. S. S. Alderman, assistant secretary of the assembly, and oibsorve the recommen dation' of State Superintendent J. Y. Joyner. Following a letter of request sent to the' boards by the officers of the assembly, Dr. Joyner has written the following letter to the hoards, city, and county: - "(Believing that the inspiration, in formation, encouragement and pleas use that teachers will receive from, association with hundreds of their fellow teachers, and with seme of the' masters of their professions and from the discussions and exchanges of views and evperiences at the coming session of the North Carolina Teach-' ers' Assembly, at Raleigh, November 26-29, will more than compensate in. benefits to teachers and their pupils for the loss of one day from school, especially immediately following a holiday, I heartily and earnestly en dorse the request of the officials of the assembly that the school authori ties grant to teachers who desire to attend the next session of the Teach ers' Assembly leave of absence from school for Friday, November 2S, with out loss of salary anu recommend that school boards grant this permis sion," Lutherans Accept Plans. The executive committee of the Lutheran Synod of 'North Carolina, of which Rev. Dr. M. M. Kinard of Sal isbury is president, met in Salisbury recently and accepted plans for a new Lutheran church in Raleigh. The church is to he located on Hillsboro street and the plans were drawn by H. E. Bonitz of Wilmington. There were several out-of-town committee men present for the meeting. Durham Farmers Sow Grain. , That Durham county farmers are going in for bigger things in the way of agricultural production is indicated from the reports of the amount of grass, oats, rye and clover seed sold during the past two months. In this lime local dealers have disposed of between 7,000 and 8,000 bushels of these seeds. This is three times as much us has ever ibeen sold in a. whole season in previous years and dealers are expecting to sell a creat deal more before the planting sea son ia over.