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Th New. it Only Paper Jith General Circulation Wonder- Wonderful Polk County, 'in The Land of The Sky". Of fers Unusual Opportunities for Home Seeled ers. . Mountain Spring Water.. Magnificent Scenery. Advertiser n I m (jet jjbicripUO" a Year in Usance. VOL. XXI NO. 27. TRYON, POLK COUNTY, N. C FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1915. ESTABLISHED. MAY, 1894. jilEST CROP EVERPRQDUGED NATION'S FARM "CROPS :. WORTH ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS. CORN PASSES 3,000,000,000 Wheat and Oats Both Produce Record Crops. Tobacco Almost Made Record. Big Value For All. WashingtonThe nation's principal arm crops this year are worth about $5,500,000,000, exceeding by more than pO.000,000 their yaliie in 1914 the previous banner value year in the eoantry s crop History. v There has jeen an unprecedented harvest, many of the crops deeding their best rec ords, and high prices due to the in fluence of the European war have con tributed to swell the total value Statistics just announced by the department of agriculture in its Nov ember crop report base values on pre railing November prices Corn, with production of 3,095,509,000 bushels ' 54,000,000 bushels below the record crop is worth $1,913,025,071, the most valuable crop ever grown. It exceeds the former "biggest value crop, &at of 1914, by 190,000,a00. Wheat, with the largest production ever known in any country, 102, 029,000 bushels,' or e,bout one-fourth of the world's wheat crop this year, is worth $932,888,999, or .., $54,000,000 more than the record, made in 1914. The oats .crop also "was a record one both in point of . production and value. The harvest was 1,517,478,000 bushels almost 100,000,000 . bushels better than the T record of 1912 and its value, $32,599,822, Is $33,000,000 more than the record values of the 131 crop. :':"''"T, J- Barley, rye," sweet potatoes, hay :: d nee 'wert0tnit, to Ruction ana;; toDacco almost equaM its best producttion. The rye and hj crops were-records in point -'of value. : '"'v".:' ''-".'"V-'" . . " The approximate value of the bar ley crop is $118,577,681; the rye crop 137,861,40 3; buckwheat, $12,854,750; potatoes, $218,425,824 ; sweet potatoes, W2.456.05O; hay $877,054,890; cotton ' $609,000.000 ; tobacco $105,002,500; flaxseed, $30,050,534; rice, $22,313, 350; apples, $164,380,480; peaches, $60,613,736 and pears $9,275,634; SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE. Almost Doubled During Past Year Report Bureau. Washington. Success of the cam paign to secure for the -United States tie trade in South America is indica ted by foreign commerce figures for September just made public by the Bureau of foreign and, domestic com merce. -. , ( In both the imports and exports the United States has about doubled its business with South American coun tries during the past year. Imports to September were $30,052,765 com pared with $15,858,234 for September, "14. Exports amounted to $16,938,- ' against $8,288,881 for the same month a year ago. ' The statement also shows improve ment in trade with Mexico. Ex- Ports to Mexico showed an increase of "bout $1,000,000 in September over taesame month last year, and im Ports an increase of nearly $3,000,000. American export trade with almost llle entire world has .grown,, only in Europe and Japan showing a slight decrease. Continued increase in the Mpments to the Allied countries is indicated. ' Germans Sink Neutral Steamer. Copenhagen, via London. The earner Blrgit "has been sunk by a rrnan submarine, which landed her near Gefle, Sweden. The captain " the Birgit says the submarine car a crew of 32 men. Two British Steamers Sunk. London. The British steamers Bu- rsk of 2,278 tons, and the Glenmore, of 2,636 tons, have been sunk. The "ews were saved. Canal Dredging Goes Well. Par lama Tho ttl "'ging operations in the new chan- of the Panama Canal at Gaillard Ut has been sn HHsfiit-v that it Is Jow virtually assured that there will :e a cnannel loo feet wide by 30 feet jeep by the middle of December. The canal will not be in condition for use. "owever before January. The dredges ave been removing debris at an aver e rate of 35,000 cubic yards daily, of thCanal engIneers say the' tendency biri hfonanal bottcm t0 PWW raauailyu ceasine WATERWAY STOP IH RALEIGH SECRETARY DANIELS TELLS OF PLANS FOR UTILIZING WATER. WAYS FOR DEFENSE. OYER 200 ENJOY BREAKFAST Three Cabinet Members and Many Other Characters in Party Stop ping Over In Raleigh. Raleigh. Three members of. Presi dent Wilson's cabinet breakfasted in Raleigh with the 200 and more dele gates from Atlantic Seaboard States, who spent three hours -in Raleigh On their Journey southward ; $o attend the annual convention of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association to be in session at Savannah, Ga. The cabi net members were Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of Coxnmerce . Redfleld and Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels. Another guest was Admiral Grant, recently ap pointed by Secretary Daniels as the head of the submarine division of the navy.' . . -: ." -.-. ." ; ' Congressman J. Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania and Congressman John H. Small of North Carolina, pioneers of the great inland waterway move ment headed the delegation to the convention. Congressman Moore was master of ceremonies for the elab orate breakfast and for the speech making that followed. Secretary of the Navy Daniels in his brief address declared that the proposed inland waterway was ' vital for national preparedness and de fense, adding that the waterway would be used by he government not as a liner of defense, but as a point from which to launch "attacks of sub marines and lighter naval craft which would thoroughly protect the L -Secretary- Daniels-jsaid, lie look ed forward to the time when on this interior line of waterways, there would be submarine and destroyer bases stretching all the way from Maine to Florida. In brief remarks Admiral Grant heartily endorsed the inland water way project as a strategic necessity. Congressman Small, who was intro duced as the "father of inland water ways" spoke enthusiastically of the progress of the inland waterway cam paign, and believed its success to be in sight. Secretary of Commerce' Redfleld referred pleasantly to former visits to North Carolina, especially to the University. He said that what had been a dream of a few enthusiasts was about to be realized in this great inland waterway. Secretary Lane spoke especially . of the work of the department of the 'in terior in the reclamation of vast arid regions in the West. Governor Craig especially stressed the idea that the inland waterway will tend to more closely cement the sec tions in the blending of their inter ests. The old saw of "shaking hands across the bloody chasm" has dropped into oblivion since there-is no longer any chasm over which to shake. He gave some idea of the great strides North Carolina is making in accumula tion of resources, the development oi wealth, in industry and education. Big Fire at, Hickory. Hickory Fire causing property loss estimated at $100,000 and endanger ing property valued at over $1,000,000 completely destroyed the plant of the Hickory Manufacturing Co. here. Just how the fire originated is a matter of speculation, as the flames had gain ed great headway when the alarm was turned in. It is - presumed that it started in the boilerroom. More Convicts For Central Highway. '' Asheville. Citizens of Black Moun tain and Old Fort are highly elated over what is virtually a promise from Governor Craig to recommend the transferring of convicts now" at work on the Hickory Nut Gap road to the Black Mountain-Old Fort Highway at the completion of the - Hickory Nul Nut Gap road. r . . Thlrtv Years For Burning House. v Mount Airy. Jim Whitlock, the negro tried in Surry Superior Court for arson in the burning of the rest dence of Wash Gentry in the Round Peak neighborhood and for an at tempt to poison Mr. Gentry by sprink ling arsenic on ,his food, was found guilty and 'has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment.; It was brought out that the negro, about 30 years ol age, feared that the white man would prosecute him for the theft of some money which had stolen me Ume ago,., x $400,000 FIRE AT RALEIGH News and Observer Again Burned Out Uzzell Printing Co. and Otfier. Property Destroyed. : Raleigh. The News and Observer building Is again a mass of ruins. 'this being the second time the "plant has uwu wrecaea oy nre witbin iesithan three year s. This time the conflagra tion that burned the newsDaner Dlant Included a number of adjacent build ings and piled up a total loss of nearly Muu.uoo. The other burned buildings are the E. M. Uzzell Company's print ing house and the annex to the Raleigh apartment building, the burned section containing the Wake Shoe Store, the crystal Theater, Baptist Book Store and the J. L. O'Quinn flower depot. also, a second-story storage section, in which was stored furniture of the old Raleigh Hotel, valued at $10,000. Nothing was saved from the News and Observer building, but proofs of the mailing list and the advertising records. The state is a very heavy loser nearly 50,000 - volumes of supreme court reports, several thousand vol umes of miscellaneous law and other publications, and a large ; stock of white paper used . In connection with the state printing. The loss is easily $60,000 in actual value and the insur ance is $19,000. Raleigh Women Lay Cornerstone.' Raleigh. The cornerstone for the $65,000 building of the Woman's Club of Raleigh was laid with fitting cere-' mony a few days ago. It was strict ly a woman's affair except for. a little address at the last by Albert L. Cox in the way of an appreciation for the work that the Woman's Club has done for the civic and social life of , the city and pledging the co-operation of the men in their future efforts. Mrs, Clarence A. Johnson, as presi dent of the -club, was in charge of the ceremonies, Mrs. R. R. Cotten of Cottendale delivered a strong ad dress on "The Woman's Club Move ment of America," and . Mrs. W. R. Hollewell of Goldsboro, who was in troduced as the "aunt" of the Ral- ment in North Carolina. ; She told of thes formation of the first : woman's club in. the state at Wilmington 17 years ago, and of the second club a year later In Goldsboro. Mrs. Holle well told of the successful work at the Goldsboro club and of effective co-operation by the meti of the town in all their efforts. Dr. Delia Dixon Carroll, former president of the Raleigh club and chairman of the building committee, declared this is a glorious day for the women of Raleigh. She readily ad mitted that woman's place is. in the home first and foremost and declared that their present undertaking is the building of a real home for all the women, one where the women may gather, and the men, too, at times, for interchange of ideas and mutual aid. She said the cltib at Raleigh as pires for a membership of 1000 and to an active part In the furtherance of every civic and social interest of the city. It was under the direction of Dr. Dixon Carroll that the corner stone was lowered to its place in the foundation. NORTH CAROLINA MARKET. Prices of Cotton, Corn, Oats, Peas, Butter, Eggs, Etc., on North Caro lina Markets During Past -Week. Ahoskte Cotton,-11 c; cotton seed, 55c bu; corn, 84c bu; oats, 48c bu; Irish po tatoes, 1.50 bbl; sweet potatoes, 60c -bu; apples, 53.50' bbl; Western butter, 32c lb; N. C. butter, 30c lb; eggs, 25c doz. AsheviUe Corn, 79o bu; oats, 49c-bu; peas, $1.50 bu; Irish potatoes, $1.80 bbl: sweet potatoes, 50c bu; fcpples, $1.50-$3 bu: N. C. butter, 30c lb; eggs. 26c doz.' CharlotteCotton, 11 c; cotton seed, 50c bu; oats, 60c bu,; Irish potatoes, $2 bbl; sweet potatoes, 60c bu; N. C. but ter, 30c lb; eggs. 25c doz. ' Durham Cotton, llc; cottlDrt seed. 55c bu; corn, 95c bu; oats, 55c ,Xm; Irish potatoes.potatoes - ml . potatoes, $2 bbl; sweet potatoes, 7oc bu; apples. $3 . bblr Western butter, 30c lb; N. C. butter, 30c lb; eggs. 25c doa. - Fayetteville Cotton, lie;- cotton seed, 60c bu; corn, 80c bu; oats, 50c bu; peas. Jl 25 bu; Irish potatoes, $1.75 bbl; sweet potatoes, 50c bu; apples, $3 bbl; Western butter, 30c lb; N. C. butter. 32c lb; eggs. 20-25c do. . - GGreensboro-Cotton. 12c: corn 9c bu: oats, 60c bu; peas. $1.50 bu; Irish po tatoes $2 bbl; sweet potatoes, 40e bu; aooles $3-$3.50 bbl; Western butter; 31c lb- N. C. butter. 31c lb; eggs, 25c doz. Greenville Cotton, 11c; corn, 80c bu; oats 65c bu; Irish potatoes. $1.0 bbl; Western butteri 30c lb; eggs, 30c doz. Hamlet Cotton, 11 c; cotton seed, 60c bu corn, 90c bu; oats. 62c .bu; peas, $1.2a bu'; sweet potatoes. 75c . bu; N. C. butter. 32c lb; eggs. 30c dos. Hickory N. C. butter, SOc lbf eggs. 24MatonCotton. 11c; cotton seed, 57c bu- sweet potatoes, 50c bu; eggs, 30c doz. Monroe Cotton, 12.05c; cotton seed. 57c bu; corn. 0c bu; oats, 60c bu; weet potatoes. 60c bu; Nr C. butter. 30c lb; eewbernotton, llc; corn. 5c bu; oats. 50c bu; peas, $1 40 bu; sweet po tatoes. 60c bu; eggs. 24c do. . wton--Cotton. llc; cotton seed 55c bu; corn, 85c bu; oata. 70c : bu: Irish, potatoes. $2.25 bu; sweet potatoes 40o baS-icot. HU-llc: cotton sed 57 Vie bu; corn, 89c bu; oats. J5c bu; peas. $1.40 bbl; Irish potatoes. $2 bbl; sweit potatoes 50c bu; app es $8 $3.50 bbl: Western butter. 82c lb; N. C. butter. 30c lb; eggs. 25-80c do: NckS standard ears tomatoes $1 do, string bear.. SMS do . ,. ItSOU SPEAKS Oil lATiAlDEFEtiSE i, " - . r -i t , jf r CALLED UPON ALL CLASSES OF MEN TO " SUPPORT BIG , - PROGRAM. BEST OPINION IN COUNTRY; Defense : Program Represents Best Professional and Expert Opinion. Should. Interest AH. v New York. President Wilson open ed the Administration campaign for its national defense program in C comprehensive and carefully prepared iddress delivered there at the Man hattan Club banquet. He declarer solemnly- that the United States hac no aggressive purposes, but, must bt prepared to defend itself in order t ; assume "fulil liberty and self-develop ipient." Signffloantly;" he 0 said 4ha, 'with , ourselves in this" great mattei we associate all the ; peoples of ou: own hemisphere," adding that ",vwt wish not only for the United .Stated Jbnt for tnem in. the ( fullest freedom; jdi .Independent growth of action." , ; ''j J ' The '. president was received , witv enthusiastic applause' as he enterei , the' banquet iiall land during his stii dressvT-Thel hall ; was decorated wit American flags and filled even to thV galleries with Democrats happy ove their Victory of Tuesday In New Yorl City. ; When the president- arose tt speak every one applauded untilh was forced to signal far quiet j "Within a year," said the president "we have witnessed what we did no think possible,, a great European, con filet involving many of the . greates nationir of the wor'd. .The influence: of the great war are everywhere iv the air. AH Europe is in battle. Forc everywhere .- speaks out with: a lorn of our own dear country to the othe men aie asking one another -iwhat on: own force is, how far we are -prepared to maintain ourselves against any in terference with our national action o: development." The president called upon "men ol all shades of political opinion" to ral ly to the support of the defense pro gram. He said it represented "the best professional and expert opinior of the country" and gave warnihc that "if men differ with me in this vital matter, I shall ; ask them . tc make it ciea- how. far and in what way they are' interested - in making the permanent interests r of the .coun try safe against disturbances." There is no need for the country-to feel panic-stricken, the president de : clared ; because it stands in friendly GREEK CABINET RESIGNS. Premier 'Appealed forVbte of Confl dence. in Government and Lost. London. The defeat of the Greek government in the chamber of depu ties and the consequent resignation of the Zaimis cabinet is the latest sensa tion afforded by the Balkans. While of course it was understood that Eleutherious Venizelos, the former premier, had it in his power to turn the government out whenever he so oesired, having the majority, in the chamber at his back, the fall of Zai- mis came unexpectedly as it was be lieved that the leader of the majority had decided to accord the premier suf flcient support tp . enable him to re main in office for the present at least As so often happens, however, a vote of confidence was demanded by the government on a matter of Eiinor importance some difference of opin ion between M. Venizelos and the min ister-.of war, General Yanakitsas on military proposals and tne govern- ment was defeated by a vote of 147 to 114. Fight in Haiti. . Washington. Private W. L. Dud shek of the marine corps, was serious ly wounded and five Haitiens were killed in a fight between a marine pa trol and natives near Le Trou, Haiti. Rear Admiral Capterton reported that quiet, prevailed elsewhere in the Island. Did Not Have Enough Help. Boston. Rear Admiral William N. Little, retired, charged , with . neglect and careless methods in superintend ing the construction of submarine K-2, did not has sufficient help in his in spection work at the Fore River Ship building plant, according to Lieut Warren C Child, who testified before the court martial. It was impossible, he said, for Admiral Little even with seven assistants, to Inspect every piece of metal thai went Into the con -tructlou of a battleship, etc., .wbibn . n n-rAim Vita tvhawe 5 AVID UUUC VttVt JOTE TO ENGLAND IS MADE PUBLIC BLOCKADE IS DECLARDED INEF FECTIVE, ILLEGAL AND INDE- ' FENSIBLE. A STRICT ACCOUNTABILITY United States Cannot Submit to Cur tailment of Neutral flights. Great Britain Must Hew to Line. Washington. The United States in ts latest note to" Great Britain just made public here covering exhaustive British interference with American trade since the beginning of the Euro pean War, declares that the so-called blockade instituted by the Allies against enemy countries on March 11, s "ineective,. illegal and indef ens- ble." . Notice Is served that the Am erican Government, "cannot submit to the curtailment of ' its Neutral rights," and it cannot ."with compliac- ence suffer further subordination of ts rights and interests." wa, sent by specW messenger, for delivery to the London: Foreign Af ice, : was instructed by Secretary Lansing "to impress most earnestly' irpon the. British Government that the United-' States "must insist the rela tions between it and - His - Majesty's Government be governed, not by a policy ;of expediency but by those es tablished rules of international con duct to which Great Britain in the past has 'held the United States to account When .the latter nation r was a ' belligerent engaged in a. struggle fof, national existence." . V T1t 1 TT44- CtAlAH Htinc. L-cuiainiR Lilt? UUHCU OLftVCO U-U,Uo itatmgly assumes" tne tasK oi.cnam- Zoning thentegrityof rfM r: - K V ioo wk .will Hawsxta itfl : AtlArcrlDO The note: nearly 15.000 words in length, was made public by agree ment between the State Department and the British Foreicn Office. It carries with it a voluminous appeh l"7 . , VZiZi dix, giving the text of American naval instructions issuea in 1002 ana a sum mary and table showing hundreds of vessels detained by British authori ties since. the beginning of the pres ent war; 35 intr'deauni with all phases of the contraband question, seizures, and dnt.Ait.nna. nrinr to. as well as after. . r Liir; dv vaiAvU lxwv vcvv4 v .f vvuwvuf and announces that- a senarate com- municaUon will be sent soon dealing narHcnlarlv with the "nroDrietv and right, "of the British Government to include'in their, list of contraband of war nprtain afHclfts which have been so included.' COTTON GINNERS' REPORT. Only 7,304,871 Bales Were Ginned Prior to November 1. Washington The fourth cotton gin ning report of the season, compiled from reports t of census bureau corre spondents and, agents' throughout the couon De i ana us weuea, wmoun . . 1 . j . J j counting around as half bales, of the growth of 1915 has been ginned prior to November 1. That compares with uais ucoi.o enure crop gmucu yr uu .u 1, last year, 8,3u,33b Daies, or oa.z per cent In 1913 and 8,869,222 bales or 65.8 Uiy 01 conou gmu prior w uyfiu- ber l in the past ten years was 7,954,- 534 bales or 62.0 per cent of the crop Ginnings were reported as follows :.- Alabama: Bales 1915 .. .. .. 727,368 1914 .. .. .. 1,068,771 1913 .. . . 1,015,788. Georgia: 1915 .. .. .. 1,431,290 . 1914 .. .. 1,763,374 .1913 .. .. .. 1,606,506 ' North Carolina: 1M5 '.. .. ... 408,056" - 1914 .. .. 427,949 ' 1913 .. . . . . 384.260 . South Carolina:- ? 1915 .. .. .. 772,481 1914 .. .. .. 910,558 1913 .. .. .. 846,468 Food in Mexico City. Per Ct. 1 X 1 61.7 68.5 64 8 68.5 44.1 45.9 58.4 59.7 Washington. Discontinuance of . .. . . . aL1J , " in Mexico City was announced in dls, patches received by the Mexican con fldential agency here. Restoration oi transportation facilities and ' appreci ation of the value of constitutional currency, the message said, had re- duced food prices to sucn an extent that it was I considered necessary to maintain- only a sufficient number of the government stations r to guard ftgairat price manipuiauons, COUNCIL OF GREEK MINISTERS GALLED KING URGED ZAIMIS TO RETAIN THE PREMIERSHIP , BUT HE .... , . -REFUSED. J GERMANS ON DEFENSIVE Germans on the Defensive In the East and West, But No Large Battles ' Are Fought, London! Another 24 hours have complicated "rather 'than clarified the situation In Greece, the attitude of whose; King is causing the Allies ' much concern. ; v - King Constantino urgei M. Zaimis to retain - the Premiership. -M. Zaimis declined to acquiesce, " however, 1 ac cording to Athens, j whereupon the King called a council of Ministers, the deliberations of which -may .Of may not determine whether Greece is to align herself against Bulgaria or persist in her .attitude of "benevolent Zi'"" the Allied troops may cross her soil her armies will not aid them in driv ing the Bulgarians from Serbia. ' Meanwhile the Serbian northern army Is being : slowly, but surely ground down . before the combined pressure of the Austro-German and Bulgarian forces. The fate of Nish hangs by a hair and it Is' onlyT'at the southern end of the battle front that the Bulgars are meeting with any reverses. There, - according to reports, the' British are co-operating with the French, but as heretofore. vo yu-iwe "v I ta.i . iLumJ i. ed, the best opinion' here Is that, it hl be some weeks hence But giv I - w . 1 . " .... thousand men into Serbia, not in cluding Russians, and such a circum- . " stance not onry stop the advance tv the Central Powers but prevent Bui- a's occupation of Serbian . Mace, ' T" . - , i The Germans maintain the defen sive in the 'East and West. In neither theater, however, are any large bat tles taking place. The Turks . continue sporadically lR Dardanelles region, tho I t. . m m m. & m ft a a f f T Talk With President on the Pre- paredness Program. , Washington. Senator Lee S. Over- an Wlii cau on rresmen; wnson one I day 4 next week for va conference, a good part 01 wmcn aouDuess win do about the preparedness program. Senator Overman is in sympathy. with the policy of, better . prepared ness, especially on the p'art of j .the Navy, but is not committed as to the extent to which preparedness meas ures should be taken. " He expressed warm1 approval of f. sn . mstA(i hr th. p-pnt hA. I .. x J f the Mannattan Clubf whlch he fnrf.pfllllv ATnPAflae1 Mr nvn I n. a.. ... 0nialW tr fh, nart nf . whl.MllA1 fnt..,nAplt America and wnIpn cnalienged? thoge who have not been true Ameri- cans in expressing their sympathies. Other matters In addition, to the 1 Cm.iimi on, ho. VVliiJl VAX VVXr KJsA.l.A,J A W VA UittU ing an important member of several committees in addition to having the chairmanship of the Rules Commit tee. President's Car Strikes Boy. New York. President Wlon' automobile struck and slightly injur- ed a. small boy here," while: the Presi dent was. on nis way to tne train.. The boy apparently was more fright-" ened than hurt. After stopping' his car and- ascerntalnlng that the acci dent was trivial, the . President con tinued to the station. : The accident occurred as the President's car turn ed a, corner in front of the Penhsyl- vania station. Discussing Campaign Plant.' Washington. The President' j two- day" visit to New York is expected by administration leaders to have an im- portant bearing on .the 1916 campaign. At numerous informal conferences j between- Democratic leaders, ' the 'out- come of last Tuesday's elections "and the prospects for 1916 were discussed, While no plans were revealed - the 1 leaders professed to feel much encour I aged by. the outlook. Many of , them I rui come together here : vhea . the ntUonal comxalttw ' XMttA ia DeceS i tr. t i- ' i -.v ... . ( . i -. I i f i i I