Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-28
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
AgainstCombining Private with District
Schools of tho State Several Sewing Ma
chino Companies Have Not Complied
With tho License Law The Last Crop
Bulletin for 1900 Has Been Issued and
Distributed Among tho Farmers.


ent. representing clubs in the follow
ing countless: Alexander Lincoln,
Chatham. Cabarrus. Chowan. BERTHE,
Franklin. New Hanover, Vance, Hall
fax. Rowan. Wake. Harnett, Nash,
Craven, Cleveland Greene Catawba
Durham. Charlotte. Lenoir, Arson
Wayne and Forsyth.
Delegates from several other eastern
counties came in on the afternoon
trains. too late for the convention.
DELEGATES ELECTED.
The following delegates We're elected
to the National Convention of National
Clubs:
First District-J. B. Leigh, OF Pas
quotank.
Second District-Donnell Gillian. of
Edgecombe.
Third District-C. Il. Foy, of Craven
Fourth District-C. Il. Lumsden, of
Wake.
Fifth District-M. L. Mccown, OF
Durham.
Sixth District-Geo. L. Peschau, of
New Hanover
Seventh DISTRICT. Z. Cook, of Ca
barrus.
Eighth Dlstrict-E. Y. Webb. of
Cleveland.
Ninth District-Louis NJ. Bourne, of
Buncombc.
Person. and Il. y. Daughton, of Allie
ghany.
The alternates recommended and
chosen were:
BY Districts-D. c. Barnes. of Hert-
ford: w. a. Dunn. of Halifax ~. a.
McKcithan, of Cumberland: j. H.
Bridges, of Henderson; j. n. Wilson,
OF GuiIdford; ii. Clarkson of Mecklen-
burg; y. II. Boyden. of Rowan: II. H.
Green. of Wilkes, and w. w. Zachary
of Madison.
At LARGE. V. Grady. of New Han
md I g
The five members of the Executive
Committee were appointed by the chair
as follows: IL. y. London. of Chat
ham, W. r. Allen. Of Wayne; II. a.
Foushee, of Durham: w. H. Snow, OF
Raleigh; +. II. Stcdman. OF New Han
over.
WANTS NO ALLIANCE.
Mr.. G. IL, Mcbane. State Superinten-
dent of Public instruction. will to-day
mail To the county supcrntcndents of
public instruction and other school Off
Gals circular letter, in which he
strongly advises them to in no case
make an arrangement by which the
district public school shall be COM
bned with II private school. He in
sists that each school district have its
public schoohouse separate and dis
tinct from any private enterprise, and
that there be no alliance whatever be-
tween public and private schools. 1t is
learned that there are II number of dis
tricts In different parts of the State
where movements of this kind are on
foot.
EVADING THEIR TAXES
State Treasurer Worth receives at
frequent intervals letters from bust
ness men making inquiry as to what
sewing machine companies have paid
the $50 license tax imposed by section
&c of the revenue act of the last Legis-
lature. ii seems that n number of
small companies, which manufacture
machines and have not complied with
the law in the matter of license to do
business. will at intervals consign ma
chimes TO dealers and others in different
parts of the State, and the consigncrs.
probably Ignorant of the fact that the
company has no right to do business
in North Carolina will sell them, and
the violation OF the law is not discov-
cred until the agent of some duly lie
ensed company calls at a home where
one of the machines has been sold and
reports the violation, which they in
variably do. For the information of
the general public Mr. Worth has had
prepared the following list of licensed
companies and the dates on which
their licenses expire:
White Sewing Machine Company,
Cleveland. o.. February %. 1901.
Singer Manufacturing Company, Rich
mond Va, April IS. 1901.
New Home Sewing Machine Com
pany Orange. Mass, June A. 1901
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing
Company. Atlanta. Ga, July Ii, 1901.
New Domestic Sewing Machine Com
pany Newark. n. j., July 1, 1901.
Illinois Sewing Machine Company,
Rockford. ILL., January o. 1901.
Standard Sewing Machine Company,
Richmond. Va. April IS, 1901.
Household Sewing Machine Company.
Richmond, Va, January 6. 1901.
w. Il. Belknap & Co., Louisville, Ky,
August IS, 1901.
The license of w. p. Belknap e Co.
covers the "Eldredge." New England
Queen" Dixie" "Olympia." blue
Ribbon" and Excelsior" The license
of the New Home Sewing Machine
Company covers the New Home" THE
Climax The New Ideal and "Natu-
raj Hand The license of the Stand
ard Sewing Machine Company covers
the STANDARD" Paragon" and Nor
wood"
LAST CROP BULLETIN.
The last crop bulletin to be issued
this season is out. 1t reviews the crop
conditions for the week ending Mon
day, September "a. 1t is as follows:
Splendid weather for gathering crops
and for other farm work prevailed dur
Ing the week ending Monday. Septem-
Der "a 1900 The temperature was
much lower; in fact, a few degrees be-
low the normal during the first half of
the week. though rising slightly above
normal the latter portion. The morn
ings of the 18th and 18th were very cool
and light frost was reported to have
occurred at high attitudes in the noun
tain districts. The weather remained
very dry In many counties while in
others beneficial showers occurred both
at the beginning and the end of the
week. The amount of sunshine was
abundant. While the absence of rain is
causing further delay in fall blowing
general or heavy rain would not be
beneficial on account of the possible in