The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-13
Dr.. Pratt Investigating Cape Pear
River and Other Sources
Accompanied by a Representative
From tic National Bureau of Fish
eries-said in Person County,. c.
; Biegs IN the Race for Superior Court
Judge-Work OF the State Board Of
Education.
Messenger Bureau.

1S]SAS - S.s l1dIIu T.
Or. Joseph Hyde Pratt Of the uni
versity Of North Carolina was in Ra-
leigh yesterday Ell to Whining
ton, where he will join J. Cobb of the
bureau of fisheries of the department
at Washif gton, u. g., Mr.. Cobb coming
south in response 10 a request Of Gov
.ernor G8enn for rational co-operation
with The state authorities in the mat
ter Of fisheries within the state Dr..
Pratt states TO your correspondent that
the whole subject will be thoroughly
gone into and that a general iuvest!-
CATION will be made Of the Nas7se.
Pamlico and Cape Fear river, and
Pamlco Sound, TO the end that the
stats authorities may bare at.hand
such valuable data and information
on which to base their actions toward
the better1nent of fisheries conditions.
1t is the aim of these gentlemen
through the regular channels Of. legis-
'StOn to egualiZe the laws attendant
upon the situation, and thereby to in
crease the production Of fish as a food
supply, cot only to the peopk Of the
immediate coast section, but TO those
all over the state who are more special
:1y being - brought into closer touch
with the coast markets by reason Of
the activity Of capital which IS open
ing up traffic by means of
new railroads. DR.. Pratt expects to
spend the remainder of this week il
and about Wilmington, when he will
return to Raleigh Saturday for a more
detailed conference with Governor
Glenn.
Norman II. Johnson, attorney gener-
al of the Retail Merchants association
of North Carolina and Virginia has
gone to Richmond, Va, where he was
called IN special business for the two
associations which ne now serves.
Revenue officers returning from Per-
son county tell of a raid just made and
d capture by the sheriff 0ftthat county
of an illicit distilling outfit, Of 80 gal
Ions capacity, with wGrm land cap. A
quantity of beer and fermenting vats
wer destroyed, and the still was lock-
ed up in the county jail for safekeep-
ing Until it could be turned over to the
deputy revenue collectors. Although
the Stlll was in operatbnD the pro
prietors" could not be unprecedented.
The Alton Manufacturing Co., at
Mebane, for the manufacture OF
cOuakes, lounges, parker s1its and other
upholstered goods is chartered. The
authorized capital stock .fG $4,000, and
the iucorporat0rs are e. H. Alton, W.
W. Ccrbett. A. n. Scott, all Of Mebane.
1t Us of interest to HoFe that there
were 1926 people in North Carolina
who. made income tax returns. the to
tai of which was S27,SS8, 600. The
counties in line of reTurL by numbers
were Wake 225; New Hanover pa:
GuiIford 211; Meckielhurg 1919; o
syth 179; Buncombe 1S0 and Dur
hatn r31.
Governor Glenn has notEyet accept
ed the invitation extended to him TO
address the North Carolina Society at
Richmond, Va, at their anniversary
celebration in May, owing to the fact
that he has already made his plans to
assist the people of MeckleliDurg coun-
ty in their recognition Gf Mecklen-
burg's independence Day, this being
MAY 22nd. 1t is possible ttIzat another
late viii be arranged for tfRe governor
in Richmond.
1t has been understood foT5sOme time
that J. Crawford Biggs, the supreme
court reporter is a cand1date:tOr judge
in the Greensboro Durham district,
and it has even bee claimed by his
friends that he has the nomination as
sured to him, having Durham n
Granville ssolidly behind him with an
excellent chance to get about two
thirds of Person and Ala1nanee, and a
pretty fair support in Orange~county.
The impression seems to have gotten
out that Judge Shaw's frienae We're
making no effort to stem the tide
against him. but the Messengerss cor
respondent learns today that the
friends of Judge Shaw are actively or
ganizing in Ills interest and that SEN
ater Alfred VI. Scales Of Greensboro IS
to lead his fight for the JudSeshlp.
The. are certain indications that some
rather lively work will be done bS'tne
supporters of t1ssse W oppoTents.
The case of r. L. Forest against Ihe
Southern Saw NELL and Lumber Cola-
PAW has again been heard, peIcfe
Speciaz Master Fl. #. Seawen, the mat
ter having been before the court ut
something more thssn a year.
The executive committee OF the
State .Epir Association will hold an
imDOrtant meeting GnufSuaS, Mafch
sth. whex work viii be discussed and
taken up looking to the thorough sue
of the 10th annual fair, to be held
81 Raleigh. October 1920, 1906.
The North Carolina Corporation
Commission left today for a special
tour of inspection over the ines OF the
High Point, Randleman and Asheboro
Southern railroad, to look into the
attending the scene OF the
wreck which occurred there Monday.
Hon. ]. Y. Joyner, state s~uperinten-
dent of instruction, has gone to Mar
tin county, where he will keep a num-
Der of appointments in public school
work. He will return to Raleigh Sat-
urday night
The state board of education has
olncfad W Z Dax1s of Creek. War