The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27
NEW BANK
CHARTERED
Many Attend Exercises at
Wake Forest College.
THEAGRICULTURAL BOARD
The Years Report Shows Increase
Along All Lines Of production-Adul-
terations Reduced Over 100 per
Cent School Tax.

Special to The Times .Dispntch.)
RALEIGH, N. c., May 26.--The Elm
City Bank was chartered to-day to do a
commercial and savings business. The
capital is $4,000, and the incorporators are
John L. Bailey, Il. o. MCGOWAN and En-
ma Bailey.
Large numbers of people went from
here 10 Wake Forest College this morning
to attend commencement events OF the
day, the commencement address by Rev.
II. r. johnson. OF Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church, New York. and the alumni adj
dess by Editor j. w. Bailey. of the Bibli-
cal Recorder.
The commencement exercises Of the
A. and M. College are providing one OF
the principal attractions for Raleigh this
week. At o'clock this afternoon there
WAS "A brilliant dress parade of the more
than 400 cadets. and tonight In the
Academy OF Music Hon. Walter II. Page
delivered splendid commencement ora
ton. -,,Nts4
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
The State Board. OF Agriculture. in semi-
annual session here this week, heard re-
ports OF officers of the department this
morning. Commissioner Pattersons report
shows an Increase OF upward OF 5000 In
tax on fertilizers sold In the State. the
eales amounting to about 100000 tons.
State Chemist Kilsore's report for that
department reviews successful operation
the States three experiment farms, the
Z work In the analysis Of fertilizers, gen
eral experiment work and analysis OF
foods under the new food law.
The report states that under the
operation OF analysis provided by this
law during the past three years the
aduleration of food sold In the
State has been reduced over ono hundred
per cent
SCHOOL TAX SELECTION.
A telegram from Kenly, on the Atlantic
Coast Line, brings the news that n spe-
cal tax election for graded schools was
yesterday. Governor Aycock and State
Superintendent Joyner made speeches
there recently.
circular. has been issued by General
Manager Ackert Offering 500 reward for
the party or parties who caused the
wreck OF the passenger train on the
Southern road nea: here last week. 1t Is
claimed that some one placed spike
or other obstruction on the track and
caused the engine to leave the rails
causing the wreck.
Judge Pencil has convened Federal
Court here for the May term. In charging
the grand jury he declared that the Sher-
man antitrust law is abundantly sufi-
cIent 10 break up any combination OF
capital called trusts In restraint OF inter-
state commerce. the responsibility resting
with the grand juries to make present
ments.
s, WILCOX CASE.
The second appeal to the Supreme
Court in the case against James Wilcox
for killing Nell Cropsey at Elizabeth
City. was argued to-day. Z. r. Aydlett
OF Elizabeth City. and w. M. Bond. Of
1:denton. for Wilcox. and Attorney-Gen-
eral Gilmer for the State. This appeal
Ia from sentence OF thirty years. The
first was from death sentence. The prin-
cipal plea for new trial this time is on
the ground that the prosecution made
ont no case sufficient to go to jury.
There are also exceptions to several
features OF the judges charge to the
jury.