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MM mm tfjOO a Year, la Advance. -FOR GOD, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH." Vagte Copy, VOL. XXIV. PLYMOUTH. N.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1913. NO. 22. (wllif USUI- PLAN TO DRAIN 83,000 ACRES LOUISITA WOOD JAMES THOMAS HEFLIN EUT TELL WHEN CANAL If OPEN GINK REPORT SHOWS INCREASE DR.

A. HUM GHOSH PRESIDENT i ir I fast -y 10,434,237 BALES GINNED PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 14, 1913. COMPARISONS ARE MADE 10,299,646 Bales Were Ginned Up to Corresponding Time Last Year. Washington. The fifth cotton ginning report of the census bureau for the season, just issued, announced that 10,434,387 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, of the growth of 1913 had been ginned prior to Fri day, November 14, to which date dur ing the past seven years ginnings have averaged 2.9 per cent, of the entire crop.

Last year to November 14 there had been ginned 10,299,646 bales, or 76.4 per cent, of the entire crop; in 1911 to that date, 11,313,236 bales, or 72.7 per and in 1908 to that date 9,595,809 bales, or 73.3 per cent. Including In the ginnings 74,127 round bales, compared with 62,768 bales last year, 75,963 bales in 1911, 93,364 bales in 1910. and 123,757 bales in 1909. The number of sea island cotton bales included were 52,679 compared with 40,389 bales last year, 71,204 bales in 1911, 68,495 bales 1909, and 56.. 701 bales in 1908.

Ginnings prior to November 14 by states, with comparisons for last year and other big crop years, ginned prior to that date in those years, fol lows: States. Year. .1913 1912 1911 .1913 1912 1911 .1913 1912 1908 ".1913 1912 1911 .1913 1912 1911 .1913 1912 1911 .1913 Ginnings Alabama 1,182,747 961,313 1,239,211 Arkansas 603,724 547,644 663,115 53,219 42,263 Florida 51,497 Georgia 1,824,290 1,331,709 2,106,305 274,997 Louisiana 300.482 269,548 735,797 664,554 719.638 493,027 627,257 Mississippi North Carolina 1912 1911 .1913 1912 1911 South Carolina .1913 1912 1911 Tennessee .1913 1912 1911 Texas .1913 1912 1911 Other States. .1913 1912 1911 716,200 666,679 725,006 657.497 995,897 883,535 1,163,984 233.52S 158,161 264,777 3.304,565 4,020,939 3,473,702 65,919 56,789 74,023 The ginnings of sea island cotton, prior to November 14, by states, fol- Plan te Open Up Much Farm Land In Jones and Onslow Counties by Drainage. Raleigh.

If drainage and civil engineers find that the land can be drained, it is believed that 83,000 acres of land located in Jones and Onslow counties and owned by the Jones-Onslow Land Company, in which ev eral local capitalists are interested. will be purchased by a company of Northern capitalists and after being drained will be cut up into farms and a colonization company formed to de velop the land. S. F. Chapman of Asheville, one of the gentlemen interested In the pur chase of this vast tract of land, and R.

L. Church and Charles Sargeant of Baltimore, expert drainage and civi lengineer3, arrived In Newbern a few days ago and on the following day went over to the property in question for the purpose of making an inspection of it. Mr. Chapman and Mr. Church have returned home, but Mr.

Sargeant 19 now on the scene making an investigation ad he will continue this work until some definite decision has been reached in rrsard to the probable drainage of the land and will then return to Baltimore and make a report of his findings. The owners of the property are fLTC' in the belief that it can be drained. The tract is Iff miles in width and 25 miles in length and lies hetween Trent and- New Rivers and Wmte Oak River rises within its borders. Three railroads, the Atlantic Coast Line, the John L. Roper Company's road and the Dover Southbound, traverse it Sections of the tract are heavily timbered with some of the finest woods found in eastern North Carolina, while other sections have been cleared and with a little pren-aration will be In readiness for farming.

If purchased, the land will be cut into small farms and every induce-fnent made to get new people to locate there. Pass Pharmaceutical Board. Of those to stand the examination given by the State Board of Pharmacy a few days ago 13 were successful, re-iports the board, and will receive license to practdce pharmacy. These are as follows: Brem Boney, Hickory; Joe B. Boney, Mount Airy; Thomas E.

Holding, Wake Forest; Edgar B. May berry, Charlotte; John A. Zelgler, Marshville; Edgar T. Bed-dlngfield, Raleigh; John F. Simpson, Raleigh; Carl W.

Dai vis, Greensboro; Hector B. McPhail, Lumberton; Clifton C. Munday, Statesville; William M. Folkes, Rockingham; W. B.

Ramsey, colored, Greensboro; D. D. Johnson, colored, Raleigh. Four New Charters Issued. Charters for four mew corporations were fcsued as follows: The Durham Printing Company capital $25,000 authorized, and $5,000 subscribed by O.

F. Crowson, J. O. Barrett and S. Brawley for publishing newspapers, magazines and Job printing; Gastonla Chamber of Commerce, for furthering the commercial interests of the town of Gastonla; the B.

F. Green Company, Trenton, Jones county, capital $25,000 authorized, and subscribed by B. F. Green and others for live stock business; the Mint Cola Bottling Works, Dallas, capital $6,000 authorized and $4,000 subscribed by F. T.

Patterson and others. N. C. Gets First Prize on Apples. That North Carolina has carried off another highest award for finest fruits and nuts in competition with ail sections of the country Is the news conveyed to the State Department of Agriculture in a telegram from State Horticulturaltst Hutt, who has an exhibit of and iuts grown in this tat? in the exposition of the Ameri can Pomokgical Society at Washlni ton.

Patents Granted Tar Heels. Messrs. Davis Davis, patent attorneys, report the grant to citizens of North Carolina of the following patents Lewis R. CarrolL Charlotte, adjustable holder for lamAnited forms; Beulah L. Henry, assignor of to W.

T. Wodoley, Charlotte, parasol. Transfer Marshal's Office. It Is the general understanding at Asheville now that the office of United States Marshal for the Western District of North Caroitaa wilt be transferred from Greensboro to Asheville, and that the office of reveane agent of the two Carollnas will be moved from here to Salisbury. Mowever, no final order of the transfer has yet been received.

The transfer of the office is to be made for the benefit of Chariee-A. Webb, who, to under-stoon, well receive tbe appointment oxm. NORTH CAROLINA LITERARY AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION CLOSES SESSONS FRENCHMAN DELIGHTS ALL Folk Lore Society and Sons of Revolution Will be Asked to Combine With the Association. Many Prominent Men Speak. Raleigh.

The fourteenth annual session of the North Carolina Literary and Historiacl Society closed recently after a one-day session with the selection of Dr. Archibald Henderson of the University of North Carolina as president to succeed President Few of -Trinity College who would not accept another term. Other officers chosen for the next year were as follows: Vice presidents Miss Mary Shannon Smith of Meredith College, Mr. Frank Nash of Hillsboro and Mr. W.

B. McKoy of Wilmington; secretary and treasurer, R. D. W. Connor, Raleigh.

The election of officers followed an able and interesting address by French 'Ambassador Jusserand. Mr. Jusserand was the attraction of course. At the head of the diplomatic corps and endowed with a manner worth the six hundred and fifty million dollars In the Bank of France, yea. worth a quadrillion francs, the address was a thing of robust beauty and pre-eminently a joy forever.

The auditorium of Meredith College was thronged with ladies and gentlemen representing the literary and social life of Raleigh and of nearly every section of the state. Sessions of the Historical Association began at 11 o'clock in the morn- ning with an address by Judge W. A Montgomery on "The Relation of the Government of the Confederate States of America and the Government of North Carolina," and an address on "The State Convention of 1865" by Prof. J. G.

deR. Hamilton of Chapel Hill. Then during the afternoon there was a session in which there was the presentation of the North Carolina bibliography for the last year by Miss Minnie Leatherman secretary of the State Library Commission. Prof. Henry Jerome Stockard of Peace In stitute presented a splendid apprecia tion of John Henry Bonar.

There was a gratifying report by Dr. Archi bald Henderson on the O. Henry Memorial fund. The North Carolina Folk-Lore So ciety held two sessions. Prof.

James F. Royster, president of the society, delivered his annual address. Prof. Frank C. Brown of Trinity College read a very interesting paper by Vice President O.

W. Blacknall on "Some Plantation Signs and Wonders." There was also a paper at the morning session by Dr. George W. Lay ot St. Mary's School on "Unusual Us of Words.

At the afternoon session there was a valuable paper b7 Doctor Sledd ot Wake Forest College on "The Science of Fairy and Folk Tales." Prof. Collier Cobb of the University of North Carolina presented a paper on "Ballads and Folk Songs in N. Seize 300 Gallons of Whiskey. Armed with search and seizure warrants members of the Buncombe county sheriff's force recently seized approximately 300 gallons of whlskiy at the Century Drug Store of Asheville placing the proprietor F. M.

McMullen under arrest. Mr. McMullen succeeded O. E. Franklin as manager of the store and the latter held the license to sell whiskey on the prescription ot a physician until a short time ago.

Anson County Closes Big Fair. The first Anson County Fair closed recently and was largely attended for three days. The exhibits of canned goods househould supplies fancy work and poultry were better than ever seen here before. The canned goods exhibits excelled those at the state fair where the Anson exhibit won first prize thie year. Joyner Gets Good Job.

Mr. Andrew Joyner, the veteran newspaper correspondent, has been offered a position with the Panama Exposition at San Francisco. Mr. Joyner will receive a salary of $3,000. Juet what his work will be has not been made public, but presumed here that Mr.

Joyner will dlreo the newspaper publicity en4 of the exposition, which Is not a small task by aay means. The salary is $3,004 a year. Mr. Joyner is a newspaper man ot broad experience and well known In in tte. NO DEFINITE DATE IS YET SET FOR OPENING OF THE PANAMA CANAL.

GOETHELS ISSUES REPORT Colonel. Goethals, in Report, Makes No Prediction of When Ships May Pass Through. Washington. No definite date for the official opening of the Panama ca-: nal is set in the annual report of Col. George Goethals, chairman and chief engineer of the canal commission, which has just been submitted i to Secretary Garrison.

Neither is there any prediction of when the ships may first pass from ocean to ocean. The first day of the canal's actual operation still depends upon the treacherous slides of Culebra cut and how fast the dredges can keep the channels open. "It has been the general belief that the effect of the water in the cut would tend to retard slides, and experience below the Gatun locks fully justifies this belief," said Colonel Goethals. "On the other hand, the gelogist is of the opinion that the water may, to some extent, develop new slides. Again, much ado wa3 made in 1909 over the seamy character of rock on the isthmus, through which water flows quite rapidly, in consequence of which the question was raised that the lake might leak out through seams and crevices.

"If these things are latle to occur, the sooner, the better, if the official opening of the canal is to occur January 1, 1915, for if water were nt admitted this fall, but were deferred until May 1, 1914, the full height could not be reached until October, 1914, leaving little time for the determination of these questions. These considerations led to the conclusion that the water should be turned into the cut at the earliest date practicable for getting thed redges to work on the slides. "The present plans, therefore, are hased upon the blowing up of Gamboa dike on October 10, its removal by dredges immediately thereafter, the transfer of two suction dredges and a ladder dredge to the Cucaracha slide, the smaller dipper dredges to work on the other slides until the full width of the channel is attained, and the pai age of vessels through te canal as oon as channels of full depth and of sufficient width have been secured. "Before boats can be passed it will be necessary to remove the Gambba dike by dredges and to remove slides as already outlined. The passage of commercial vessels is dependent, therefore, upon the time when proper channels can be dredged through the slides; should additional ones occur, ttyey will necesasrily ad-Tance the date when this will be accomplished.

COMMISSION WILL DECIDE Railroads Will Argue for Rate Increases. Washington. The interstate commerce commission will begin "a hearing -which will probably evtend for several months on the proposed freight rate Increases of approximately 5 per cent, filed October 15, last, by railroads In the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac r'ers. Though only- the railroads in the classification terirtory included within boundaries specified are directly Involved in the hearing, actually every railroad In the country is concerned. Should the commission permit the roads to apply increased rates, the same authority might be extended to other carriers to increase rates The railroads two years ago asked for an Increase of about ten per cent.

After an, inquiry the commission refused the request When the tariffs provided for the present proposed In creases were filed, to become enective November 15, they were suspended by the commission pending investigation until March 12, 1914. In May, 191J, the railroads filed a petition for rehearing of the former freight rate case sad the commission on June- 21 last Issued- an order directing that inquiry be Instituted as to whether the pres-. ent rates, yield adequate' revenues "Bomb" Strikes South Dakota. San Francisco. As the United States cruiser South Dakota steamed In through" the Golden Gate, Silas Chri8toffer8on, in a biplane, swept over the warship and dropped a sand "bomb" that struck the vessel squarely amidships.

This was a feature of aviation meet at the Panama Pacific Exposition grounds that was not on(the program. It happened that the cruiser entered the bay at the time the aviators were preparing to take part In a bomb-throwing contest at target la the water. Congressman Heflin of Alabama, familiarly known as "Tom," to considered one of the handsomest men in the house of representatives. REBELS WANTJtECOGNiTlON VICTORY CAUSES A CHANGE IN DEMEANOR OF REBELS IN MEXICO. Hale Must Present Credentials Before Carranza Will Continue Any Negotiations.

Nogales, Sonoro, Mexico. Francisco Escudero of foreign relations in the Carranza cazinet, asked Willard Bayard Hale, President Wil son's agent, to present his credentials before continuing further with the conferences which have been under way here informally for several days. This was interpreted by many as a virtual demand for recognition of the Constitutionalist revolution before the exchanges between the Cararnzists and the Washington government are concluded. "For our part unofficial negotiations are ended, "Escudero said: "We have asked Mr. Hale to present his formal credentials.

I would receive them as minister of foreign relations and transmit them to my chief. "We have been very glad to meet Mr. Hale on terms of friendliness, knowing of his previous investigations in Mexico and in view of his relation with- Mr. Wilson and Mr. Bryan.

The cabinet members on previous occasions met as individuals only. Each was a member of the cabinet, true, but the cabinet did not meet. The exchange of impressions now has ended." The announcement of the Constitutionalists' demand was a surprise. No one on the American side expected a request for formal recognition of the Insurgents, even in the event that permission to import war munitions from the United States were granted. At the beginning of the General Carranza asserted that the Constitutionalists were not seeking recognitionin fact did not desire it and only wanted the embarco on the importation of arms lifted.

i Washington. No official comment was forthcoming in Washington on the action of General Cararnza's foreign minister, Francisco Escudero, in asking William Bayard Hale to present credentials before continuing the conference which have been in prog ress at Nogales between Mr. Hale the Constitutionalist leaders. BROWN RESIGNS POSITION He Rose From Section Hand to the Presidency of Great System. New York.

William C. Brown, who rose from section hand to the presidency of the New York Central lines. has resigned. The directorates of the four railroad companies comprising the New York Central system accept ed his resignation. Mr.

Brown is 60 years old, and has been In railway service for more than fortv-four years. He has been presi dent of the New York Central for the. past five years. Prior to that he was, for two years, senior vice president of the system, and for five years was in charge of operation and mainte nance; As president of the lines he was commander in chief of an army of 'one hundred and sixty thousand employees, i U. 8.

Army Chargers Win. New York. America won the first two places and the fourth, the third going to Great Britain In the International contest for army chargers at the national horse show at Madison Square Garden. "Poppy," a chestnut gelding, exhibited by the mountain service school and ridden by Lieut J. T.

Taulbee, second cavalry, took the blue ribbon award. Deceiver exhibited by the seme school and ridden by Lieut Waldo G. Potter, First field artillery, was second, and Col. P. A.

Kenna of the British anny took third. Little Loulslta Wood, the ten-year-eld daughter of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, accompanied her father and Colonel Helsstand on their 90-mile test ride and said at the finish that she felt "bully." She Is shown here holding her thoroughbred. Fort Hunter, which she rides almost as well as any officer under her distinguished father.

General Wood is very proud of the little girl. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY PREDICTED FOR FARMERS OF UNITED STATES. Secr-tary Daniels Says Times Will Be Better Under the New Tariff System. Kansas City. A new era of pros perity and good living for the farmer under the new tariff law was predicted by Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, speaking at the nineteenth annual John Jay banquet of the- Kansas City Commercial Club here.

The back to the farm movement' now dormant would be revived In earnest, he said, under the improved conditions that are in store for the dweller in the country. "The new tariff," said Secretary Daniels, "which will remove from thy farm the excessive charges for every article needed in the cultivation and In the home, will cheapen living, foi the farmer. The new currency bill that soon will be law will be followed by wise legislation providing for, rural credits and for effective laws which will be put into execution against all form of monopoly. These blessings are almost in sight and thfeir gradual unfolding will mean a new and better day for the dwellers on the farms and, of course, when the farmers are prosperous their prosperity is of the sort that reaches out into the cities and towns and makes them properous also. "Products of the farm are bringing better prices, and we may look to see increased interest in the raising of cattle, sheep and hogs.

Ship Firemen Mutiny. San Francisco. The British freighter Santa Rosalie of the Maple Leaf line, which cleared for Swansea and Dunkirk, returned to port with twelve firemen out of forty-one locked in the forecastle and nine armed men from the United States revenue cutter Golden Gate and McCullough on guard at the hatchways. Capt. Thomas Pritch-ard said that shortly after he put tr sea nine of his firemen threw dowii their shovels, asserting that when they signed in England they had agreed to work shifts of four hours, with eight hours off, but in point of fact, sometimes had been on duty six teen hours at a stretch.

Funeral Coach Beyond Speed Limit New York. A funeral procession was halted in Long Island City and the chauffeur of the automobile coach that headed it was arrested and convicted of exceeding the speed limit The arrest was the outcome of many complaints that New York funeral processions on the way to Calvary cemetery have been so speedy as to endanger the lives of persons crossing the streets through which they pass. Oth er arrests. It was announced, will fok low if (he speed of funeral vehicles not slackened. lows: Year Florida.

Georgia. S. Car. 1S13 19,544 30,082 3,053 1912 15,052 22,873 2,464 1911 26,818 41,730 2,656 1909 23,453 38,825 6.217 NO NEW YEAR'S RECEPTION Society Suffers Greatest Shock of the Wilson Administration. Washington.

Society received the greatest shock administered since President Wilson assumed office. Official announcement was made that the annual New Year's reception, which has been held at the white house for nearly a century, will be abandoned for the present Whether it will be resumed In 1915 is not known, but friends of the pres-dent and Mrs. Wilson do not believe it will be. Capital society got its first jolt from the president when he called off the inaugural ball. There came another when it was learned that many of the leaders here would not be Invited to the wedding of Miss Jessie Wilson, and a third when the annual diplomatic reception was called off, but the latest announcement capped the climax of society's grief.

Export Gain of $100,000,000. Washington. An increase of 000,000 In the exports of manufacturers of the United States In 1913 is pre dicted in a report by the department of commerce. For the nine months of the rear ended September 30. for which figures now' are available, the exports of the manufactures ready for consumption Increased $37,000,000 over last year; manufactures for further use In manufacturing gained and foodstuffs, partly or whol- manufactured, increased 000, making the total gala.