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onroe Journal VOL. 19. Nc 52. MONROE, N. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1912.

ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. i 1 INVESTIGATION- liEIXG MADE. I'nicnville Items. TWO TICKETS IX THE FIELD. Dr.

J. 11. Itichanlson Dead. Dr. J.

B. Richardson, who Registrars and Judges of Election. The county board of elections. Wilson Canuwisn Fund Made Pub--. lie.

New Tork, Sept. 8. Twelve thousand personB have contributed thus far to the Wilson and Marshall campaign fund. Tne fund at present totals $175,000. This was stated tonight at Dem Correspondence of The Journal.

Mrs. Charles Hamilton of Winston Is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.

Secrest. Rov. and Mrs. M. A.

Osborne.who have been spending the summer with Mrs. Osborne parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J.

Griffin, left Thursday for Durham, where Mr. Osborne en ters Trinity College. Mr. Vance Pistole left Wednesday for Raleigh, where he enters the A. M.

College. Mrs. L. E. Huggins of Marshvllle is Visiting her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. 0. C. Hamilton. Miss Ercel Price, who Is saleslady for the Marsh-Lee Co.

at is spending a few days at Miss Letha Hamilton returned home Wednesday from Marshvllle and Monroe, wherehe has been visiting relatives. Messrs. Love and Williams of Charlotte spent last week at the homo, of Mr. M. M.

Smith. Miss Mary Hoover of Monroe re turned to her home last Thursday after spending some time at the home of her uncle, Mr. T. L. A.

Helms. Mrs. Lillie Price and daughter, 'Tom," returned Wednesday from a visit to Wlngate, Marshvllle and Lanes Creek. Miss Mae Shaw left for her home in Laurlnburg Friday after spend ing some time with her grand-moth er, Mrs. Russell.

Mr. Grover Watson and sister, Miss Beatrice, of Oak Grove, spent Saturday night In our village. Mr. Vann Price left last week for Albemarle, where he has accepted a position. Mrs.

Dr. McConibs and children of Stanley are visiting at the home of Mrs. McCombs' parents, Prof, nad Mrs. O. C.

Hamilton. Miss Virginia Helms left Tuesday for Guilford College, where she resumes her studies. Messrs. W.B.and Splnks Hamilton of Charlotte spent Sunday at the home of Prof. Hamilton.

A number of our young people were delightfully entertained Saturday night at a musical given by Mrs. Jennie James. For 'Wilson Campaign Funds. The Wilson campaign finance com mtttee of this State have appointed Mr. R.

A. Morrow to solicit and receive funds from this county Mr. Wilson has refused the contributions of the special interests and is depending wholly on voluntary sub scriptions from the people of all classes. A mere wink on his part would be sufficient to get millions from the trusts and other special interests, but from the first he has refused to accept them. The legitimate expense of a National campaign is enormous and has In most cases heretofore been furnished by wealthy corporations or Individuals, but Mr.

Wilson has inaugurated a new policy. All contributions received by Mr. Morrow will be acknowledged in The Journal and then in the Raleigh News and Observer and sent to National headquarters. The committee says: "It is difficult to say how much this work means to the future of the country, to North Carolina and to future generations. It really means a turning point in American history if the peoplo voluntarily combine to finance the Democratic campaign and insure the election of a president, and especially a man like Mr.

Wilson who believes so thoroughly in working for-the interests of all the people rather than for a few who have heretofore financed the political parties. To have supported a winning president is a great thing, and the people now have this chance; and we believe if the issue, is put clearly before them we can raise a fund which will establish a new record and one which we will' all be proud to look back upon." Xt-rth Carolina Members of Xational Advisory Committee. New York, Sept. 7 Acting Chairman McAdoo gave out today the advisory committee, which has been appointed after great care. Every distinguished Democrat, who was voted for president at Baltimore; accepted appointment on that committee, and all these distinguished men are working in harmony for Democratic success.

Hon. William Jennings Bryan Is chairman of the committee. This committee is of the highest Importance, and Is composed of eminent Democrats. The members for North Carolylna are Gen. Julian S.

Carr of Durham and Senator Lee S. Overman of Salisbury. The names of Senator Simmons and Governor Kltchln were both mentioned in connection with the ap polntment, but, as they are opposing candidates for the Senate at this time, the rule forbade the appointment of either. This campaign Is being made more of a publicity campaign than any that has ever been waged, and the party is, really depending upon the press of the country to do the chief work. The members from North Carolina on the press advisory committee are: C.

Dowd, Charlotte News; R. F. Beasley, Monroe Journal; James H. Caln Ashevllle Citizen; E. J.

Hale, Fayetteyllle Observer; W. C. Hammer, Asheboro Courier; J. J. Far rls, High Point Enterprise.

Miss Annie Redwtne leaves Thursday for Wadesboro, where she has accepted a position as teacher In the graded school. Charges are Being Investigated in South Care.hna by Executive Committee end Second Primary Is Delayed. Special to Charlotte Observer. Sept. 8th.

Contribu tions from men and women from every walk and vocation in life, and from the mountains to the seacoast, are pouring into General Willie Jones, the treasurer of the com mittee, in response to a call for funds to carry on the probe of alleged frauds in the recent primary election, issued by John Gary Evans, the State chairman. In one day over $400 came In and more is arriving In every mall. It Is believed the fund will amount to the thousands of dollars by the end of next week and the letters accompanying the donations testify to the widespread and deep concern which the people In every section of the State are manifesting in the investigations of the alleged fraud. The sub-committee of the State Democratic executive committee appointed to take testimony consists of W. F.

Stevenson, chairman; W. b. Wilson, J. B. Park, J.

M. Greer, R. M. Jeffries, J. D.

Bivens, and T. B. Butler. The committee will hold their first meeting Wednesday at noon in the library of the State House, testimony will be taken under oath, and parties interested have the privilege of being represented by attorneys. The committee may go to other places In the State to take evidence after concluding here.

SECOND PRIMARY DELAYED. Pending the outcome of the probe of the sub-committee whtch is required to report to a full meeting of the State committee to be appointed by the chairman, the second primary for State officers is indefinitely delayed. The State committee took the ground that they have original Jurisdiction over State officers and as such could order a second primary if necessary and when they decide, throw the whole primary out and order a new, or do, just as their judgment dictated. Acting on this they ordered a thorough probe of the charges of alleged fraud by a sub-commltttee, Indefinitely delayed the declarations of results of the first primary, and requested that the second primaries for county offices not nominated in first take place next Tuesday. One county, Newberry, has declined and state that they will wait and hold their second primary the same date as the second State primary.

So far as known all other county committees will comply with the re quest of the State committee and hold the second primaries next Tues day. The tagle over the result of the Governor Blease on the face of the first primary continues and 'while returns had a majority of about 000 votes, no result has yet been declared because charges of alleged wholesale frauds were made. Judge Jones contested every box in the Mate and Governor Blease charged in a speech from the State House steps that the Jones forces had stuffed the boxes to the extent of 20.000 votes. In the face of the enormous vote 146,000 and the charges of fraud the State commit' tee determined to sift the charges of wrong doing to the bottom be fore declaring any result. This Is the object for which the sub-commit tee was appointed.

Governor Blease claims to have won the nomination and some of his friends are charging that the State committee is trying to throw him out. Much dissatisfaction has been expressed on account of the wholesale Irregularities alleged to have been practiced and the statement that "South Carolina has been turned into a seething caldron of discontent" expresses the situation mildly. Partisan feeling is running high and many are openly. advocating an appeal to the general election as the basis for settling the dispute. However cool heads want the primary preserved and to this end the State committee is determined to probe the charges of fraud, rid the primary of the taint of crookedness, and to restore the confidence of the people in it.

No accurate forecast of what is liable to happen can be made or even attempted. Uncertainty and doubt reigns supreme and the most spectacular and bitter campaign ever waged in the Palmetto State has found a true clomax in the present complicated and trying situation. Dad Joins In. The daughters of the household, ardent suffragists, were talking politics. "Taft -will sweep the country," declared Mabel.

"Wilson will sweep the country," asserted Maud. will sweep the country," averred Dessle. At this point' dad took a hand. "Never mind about who's going to sweep the country," said he. "Who's going to sweep this here kltchln? That's the question now." John H.

Burke of LaG range, Lenoir county, 23 years old, standing on the porch of his home talking to his father, suddenly fell to the ground and broke his neck. It Is thought the fall was caused by sudden pain. Mr. Israel Becker will go to Lum-berton this week to attend the celebration of the Jewish new year on Thursday and Friday. The Jewish citizens of Lumberton have a church there.

was pastor of Meadow Branch Baptist church so many years, died in High Ppint last Saturday. A dispatch says: Yesterday afternoon while sitting on the porch of his study in the rear of his home on West Broad street. Rev. Dr. J.

B. Richardson died very suddenly, the cause of death being heart failure. Dr. Richardson was a prominent Baptist minister for many years and also a member of the board of trustees of Wake Forest College. During; his later years he did a great deal of work as a homo mis sionary' worker, both by word and deed helped many a deserving and struggling person.

He was 71 years old. Dr. i Richardson preached and taught Echool at Lllesville during the war, leaving that place not ng after tjie close of hostilities. He married) a daughter of the late Sandy Llles of Lllesville, who survives him. i Stole a Trur.k.

One day last week Miss Sue Broom, who had been visiting her grand-father, Mr. G. D. Broom, sent her truBk to the station preparatory to taking the train next morning. It was left at the station about six thirty the baggage room had been closed, the drayman expecting to go.

bjick later and get it put inside. When he did go back the trunk was gone and no trace of it could' be found. Chief Laney took Up the matter and finally got wind of the fact that a strange darkey had been seen hauling a trunk in a little express wagon, and that the little express wagon had pulled up at the residence of Commodore Fun-derburk behind the Henderson-Snyder store. Mr. Laney found the trunk In Commy's house.

It had been broken open and gone through but nothing taken. Com my said a strange had brought it there, and that statement is accepted by Mr. Laney until the strange nigger turns up. Off to School. The boys and girls are now going off to school.

The Journal desires to mention every one of them, but soma escape its notice. We are glad to have such local Items at all times. The largest number for any school left yesterday for Trin ity. They are: Messrs. Paul and Kemp W.

F. Starnes, Van and Fd. Secrest, Fltz Richardson, Pres ton, Glenn, and James Hawfleld, Henry Baucom, Carl Griffin, Heath and William Lee, Lee and Amos Stack, and John English, Mr. Lem Price has returned to the University. Misses Caroline Biggers, Eunice Benton and Beulah Nance left yes terday for 1 Meredith.

Tomorrow Misses Myrtle Sanders, Antoinette Beasley, Hallie and Josie Neal will go to the same school. Miss Leah Love, daughter of Mr. T. L. Love, has gone to Kinston to enter school.

Mr. W. C. Austin has entered school at Lawndale. A Gay Deceiver.

Stanly Enterprise. W. L. Maulden, better known as Dewitt, was placed In jail here Tues day upon a warrant sworn cut by W. G.

Snuggs of Norwood, in which he is charged with having persuad ed and enticed Miss Mtley Swann gen of the Fork vicinity to leave home and marry him. It is furthe; charged that Maulden has a living wife. Another warrant from Davie county charges him with having oh talned goods under false pretense. It is said that Mauldin passed off the young woman at different points both as wife and sister, and else where as one he had "just picked up." At present he is a boarder in Stanly's Jail. Cotton Ginned to Sept.

1st. Washington, Sept. 9. The first cotton ginning report of the census bercau for the 1912 season, issued at 10 a. m.

today, announced that 729,926 baleB of cotton of the growth of 1912 had been ginned prior to Sept. 1st, counting round as half bales. To that date last year 771,297 bales, or 5 per cent of the entire crop.hadbeen ginned; in 1908, 402,229 bales, or 3.1 per cent. of the crop, and in 1906, 407,551 bales, or 3.1. per cent of the crop.

Bad in Anson. Messenger and Intelligencer. One month ago the outlook for a bumper yield of cotton In Anson was as favorable as it well could be. To-day the crop Is variously esti mated at from one half to one third of what It was last year. Our own opinion is that the yield will be short or that of last year from 35 to 40 per cent.

Late corn Is burned up from the ground to the tassel and there is no possible chance of its making any more than yugh Sheriff Berry of Burke and other officers went after moonshine stills In an automobile. While they wreck ed the stills the moonshiners wrek ed their auto. All the tires were cut to pieces, two new emergency tires carried off, the lights shot out, the wind shield shot to pieces and other fixtures destroyed. In a meeting at Graham Monday the rural mall carriers of Alamance county decided they would furnish the split log drags to be used on the public roads If the county commissioners would see that the drags were used. composed of Messrs.

A. It. Edwards, chairman; J. J. Parker, secretary.

and Ney McXeeley, met last Tuesday afternoon and appointed the following registrars and judges for the general election in November. In each case the first named person is registrar: North Monroe H. Richardson, Archie McLarty; Dr. J. W.

Stephen son. South Monroe L. R. Helms, J. W.

Ashcraft, S. D. Faulk, Wineate H. Kenm Helms. Ilueh McWhirter, Cull Griffin.

Lanes Creek B. F. Parker, Chas. Rushing, E. A.

Collins. Armfield's T. O. Funderburk, Joseph Griffin. Irby E.

R. Starnes, Marvin Starnes, Alex. J. Melton. Wilson's Old Store Mack Har- key, John Blllue, W.R.McNeely.

Waxhaw R. T. Sistare, Eugene Secrest, William Adams. West Sandy Ridge G. W.

Sutton, Charlton Howard, B. A. Helms. East Sandy Ridge J. N.

Price, R. B. Cuthbertson, J. F. Biggers.

Vance J. M. Harkey, R. W. Kll- lough, J.

L. Yountz, Jr. North Goose Creek A. W. Mc- Manus, Washington Clontz, T.

T. Duncan. South Goose Creek A. A. Secrest, T.

L. A. Helms, M. C. Halgler.

Euto Ellis B. Pusser, P. J. C. Efird, O.

C. Hill. Olive Branch G. W. Smith, Joseph Caraway, H.

D. Fowler. MarshvilleT. C. Griffin, T.

Calvin Bailey, F. O. Caudle. Secret Marriage. Written for The Journal.

Mr. Hiram Orr of Indian Trail and Miss Lily Paxton of the Pleasant Plains neighborhood, Mecklenburg county, were secretly married at the home of the officiating magistrate, Esq. J. M. Harkey, the 28th last.

The only attendants of this novel like affair were Mr. Z. A. Presley and Miss Mattie Smith who waited with them while the love knot was being tied. Squire Harkey was In fine trim for the occasion and did an excellent job; yes, one that will hold good through life.

This happy couple went on their usual vocations and not even their closest friends suspicioned such a thing until last Friday evening when a party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Roberts of Indian Trail tor the purpos? of, letting.

this happy event be known. There war quite a gay crowd assembled, and all seemed to be in the very height of their glory, not knowing there was a far deeper meaning to this special occasion, Until at last when the happy crowd were just about to take their leave, then it was sugested to play just one more game, and this game was called "Revelation," and in the play the fact was made known that Mr. Orr and Miss Paxton were man and wife, and they were now Mr. and Mrs. Orr.

Quite a change came on the faces of those to whom this secret was revealed, but all went home feeling that it was good to have been there. The groom Is a popular young merchant of Indian Trail, being a member of the firm of Broom Orr, and the bride is a lady of unusual accomplishments. They start out in life with bright prospects before them and they have a host of friends who wish them much happiness. A FRIEND. Indian Trail Xeus.

Correspondence of The Journal. Misses Minnie and Bessie Clontz of Charlotte and Mr. Sanford Haig-' ler of Goose Creek township visited at Mr. J. E.

Broom's last week. A number of the young people spent a most pleasant evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.

Boyd Tuesday, Sept. 3. Delightful refreshments were served. Mrs. M.

Paxton of Matthews is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Boyd.

The school at this palce, which Is under the successful management of Prof. Huggins as principal and Misses Snyder and Robinson assistants, will close for the fall vacation Friday, Sept. 13. The young people Of the village will present two plays entitled, "A White Shawl" and "The Sweet Family," Friday night, the 13th of September in the school auditorium for the benefit of the Methodist church. The public lscordallly Invted.

Admissions ten and fifteen cents. Miss Wilma Broom entertained a number of her friends at a lawn party Saturday night. Mysterious Poisoning. Marshvllle Home. The people of Lanes Creek township are very much concerned over the fact that several residents of that section were poisoned from dinner eaten while attending a meeting at Philadelphia church last week.

Mr. R. F. Krimminger and three children, Hugh, Ray and Iris, Mr. Lather Snipes, Mrs.

J. C. Baker and Mr. Hamp Brooks' children were I I 1 I me vicuius ana mey nave Deen in a critical condition, but are improving. It is not known what caused the poisoning.

We understand that several persons in different sections of the county have been pol-Boned recently, and It is thought that eating rations at night whtch had been prepared in the forenoon and were affected by the hot weather was responsible for the trouble. Mr. Code Morgan of Abbeville Is visiting his father, Mr. W. F.

Morgan, who has been quite sick. Republicans awl Progressives get I'p Separate Shops Settle and AVulser for Governor Separate Electors. As a result cf conventions In Char lotto last Wednesday the Taft Republicans put out a full ticket and the Roosevelt Republicans did the same. On the day before a part of the Progressives had met In Greensboro and nominated Cy Thompson for Governor, but he declined, and the whole push is supposed to be for Walser now. When the executive committee met In Charlotte fin Wednesday all the Roosevelt members were thrown out, which meant that only the Taft delegates would be allowed in the Thomas Settle of Buncombe county, was chosen as the standard bearer by the Republicans, being named as their candidate for Governor.

By a vote of 606 to 150 they inserted a local option plank in their platform. Following is the ticket put out by the old line Republicans. Governor Thomas Settle, of Buncombe. Lieutenant Governor J. R.

Gas-kill, of Edgecombe. Attorney General David H. Blair, of Secretary of State W. J. Andrews, of Wake.

Treasurer Daniel W. Patrick, of Greene. Auditor J. Q. A.

Wood, of Pasquotank. Superintendent of Public Instruc-tion-Cyrus P. Frazier, of Guilford. Commissioner of Agriculture A. L.

French, of Rockingham. Commissioner of Labor and Printing J. B. Goslln, of Corporation Commissioners W. E.

White, of Alamance, and John Sharp, of Iredell. Insurance Commissioner J. H. Cook, of Guilford. PROGRESSIVE TICKET.

Following is, in part, The Observer's account of the Bull Moose convention: Renewing their pledges of allegiance to the Roosevelt-Johnson Progressive cause and declining to treat further with the Taft Republicans in session at the auditorium, the assembly of Roosevelt Republicans, self styled, in conference at the county court house yesterday afternoon went on record in ringing resolutions denouncing the alleged arbitrary methods pursued by the regular Republican State executive com mittee In unseating Roosevelt members and' declining to allow rep resentation to others except such as would "bend the Jcnee to Baal," and concluded by putting out a separate electoral and State ticket for the coming primaries to be held in November. The fight was distinctly spectacular and thrilling at times, when such well known leaders as Richmond Pearson, Charles H. Cowles, Zeb Vance Walser, Marion Butler and others took the floor and held it by the force either of argumentative power or as the result of thrilling messages which they brought. Following is the Progressive ticket which they put out: Governor Zeb Vance Walser, of Davidson. Lieutenant GovernorCharles E.

Green, of Mitchell. Attorney General E. S. W. Dam-eron, of Alamance.

Supreme Court Judges T. T. Hicks, of Henderson; W. OB. Robinson, of Wayne.

Secretary of State D. H. Senter, of Harnett. Corporation Commissioners Geo. E.

Butler, of Sampson; J. N.Williams, of Alamance. Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles L. Coon, of Wilson. Auditor J.

F. Click, of Catawba. Treasurer D. L. Gore, Of New Hanover.

Commissioner of Labor and Print-ing J. Y. Hamrick, of Cleveland. Insurance Commissioner Clyde Eby, of Commissioner of Agriculture J. M.

Mewborne, of Lenoir. Presidential Electors Iredell Meares, of New Hanover, Jake Newell, of Mecklenburg. Ccmlng Here to Begin Hardware Ituuiness. Elkin Correspondence of Charlotte Observer. Elkin is soon to lose one of her best citizens in the person of Mr.

N. W. Tharp, who will in the near future move to Monroe and open a hardware store and sheet metal business. Together with his father, Mr. Frank Tharp, he has been In a like business here for something like 25 years.

His father before him was In business in this town 42 years, being in point of Ber- Ice one of the two oldest merchants In Elkin. Mr. Tharp Is quite an inventor and has a rapidly growing trade on a canning apparatus which he man ufactures and ships throughout the Southern States, and one of main reasons for his moving to Mon roe is to be more centrally located in the matter of shipping his can-ners. Work Is progressing finely on the cotton warehouse. The walls are nearly half up.

The building is 100 feet square and will hold about 160 bales of cotton. Mr, C. H. Rivers is the contractor and his fore-roan, Mr. R.

W. Thomson, is super-inumUnir th inh Thl la an en terprise that should mean some thing considerable in the way oi business for Chesterfield. It Is located Immediately in front of the depot. Chesterfield Advertiser. ocratic national headquarters which at the same time made public a list of contributors containing, it was stated, the names of all who had contributed $100 or more to the fund.

W. G. McAdoo, acting chairman of the Democratic, national committee, declared that "a new political standard" had been set by this action. "The American people," he said, "will never elect another President without knowing the sources from which financial support is drawn." Rolla Wells, treasurer of the committee, declared that while the sum received was encouraging, it was "totally Inadequate" to conduct the campaign properly, but he believed that contributions would continue. The largest contributions thus far have been made by Henry Morgen-thau, chairman of the national executive committee, F.

C. Penfleld, a wealthy Democrat of Germantown, and Henry Goldman, a New York banker. Each gave $10,000. Five $5,000 contributions were re ceived. The givers are Charles R.

Crane of Chicago, who is vice chairman of national finance committee; Rolla Wells, former mayor of St. Louis, the national trasurer; Cleveland H. Dodge and Jacob H. Schiff, New York bankers, and Hugh C. Wallace of Tacoma, national commit tee from Washington.

Among other large contributors are: James B. Regan, D. W. Hy-man and Jacob Wertheim, $2,500 each; J. D.

Phleah, former mayor of San Francisco, William J. Bryan, Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, N. national committeeman; J. B.

Stanchfield of New York, former Democratic candidate for Governor of New York, and Perry Belmont, $1000 each. Tragedy In Granville, County Commisioner W. Wtlk lnson of Granville county was shot to death on the public highway Mon day morning while driving to Ox ford, by M. B. Hobgood, his brother- in-law.

After waiting on the side of the road, it is said, until Wilkinson came along, and emptying the contents of a shot gun Into his side, Hobgood is alleged to have attempted to kill his wife and child, who were in the party composed of Wilk inson, Mrs. Wilkinson, a niece, Mrs. Hobgood and another lady. The driver fthe carriage whipped up his horses and got out of range. Hodgood went to the house where Wilkinson had been carried and attempted to forcibly enter- but was roughly handled and finally placed in Jail.

It is said that family troubles of long standing was the cause of the tragedy. Hobgood it is said, had armed himself with a pistol and shot gun and went to a point on the road where he knew Wilkinson would pass. County Commissioners. The county commissioners last week made an order that $50 be allowed on an under-water bridge over Rocky River at Kennedy ford, Stanly county bearing remainder of coat. Petitions for two new roads were granted.

One begins at church on Potter road', running in division line of E. Brady and J. H. Starnes, through lands of Mosely, J. N.

Bigham, J. J. Godfrey and W. C. Starnes to Tuckasseege road.

The other to begin at home of J. R. Simpson on Potter road, through his land, and those of J. D. McCain Mcaln, Mrs.

Martha Blllue, Mrs. Jane McCain, Mrs. Allison Simpson, Jake Tillman, Mrs. Mattie Montgomery and Lee Steel to Landsford road. Petitioners to bear all expense in both cases.

The Year's Cotton Crop 10,138,420 Bnles. The total production of cotton in the United States for the commercial year ending August 31 was 16, 138,426 bales, an Increase over last year, of 4,018,758, an Increase over year before last of 5,529,758, and an increase over 1908-'09 of 2,312,969, according to figures compiled by Col. H. G. Hester, secretary fthe New Orleans Cotton Exchange.

Southern consumption was the largest of any previous year, bales being used by the Southern mills. This exceeded last year's total by 380,451 bales and was in excess of the largest previous consumption, which was in 1908-'09, by 184,194 baels Secretary Hester's annual cotton statement.which Includes port movements, exports and the world's consumption of American cotton, will be used Issued within the next few days. Colored Boy Drowned. A son of Wash Cunningham, about thirteen years old, was drowned In the swimming lake known as "the round hole," In Richardson creek Saturday about eleven o'clock. There were a number of both white and colored boys swimming at the time and they say that the boy sank while swimming.

He was subject to fits and It Is supposed that an attack of this kind caused him to be drowned. Numerous efforts were made to find the body, but none were successful till about eleven o'clock Sunday, when Mr. Frank Broom dived and brought It up. It was In 20-feet water..