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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
Bargains in Canned Goods

1-2 lb. Can Veal Loaf. ............b Be
1-2 lib. CAn Ham. ...',......... sc
/ lh. Can Corned Becf..,,,,,E 100
Pottcd Ham or Tongue. ............4c
2 lb. Cans Beef. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. zoe
8 Cans Clipped Beef. csc
@ lb. Cans Corned Beef. coo
Best American Grnnulated Sugar,
u per pound .f...........s.f....i. Sc
New Clipped Herring, per dozen. -. .10c
New California Prunes .,..,...,... SC
Fresh Roasted Lnguyra Cpafee, per
Z urge bar. swift,s Pride Soap for or . :Se
Best Wine, Cntawba and Black
berry, per gallon go. ........ Soc
Sugar Corn 4 Cans for. .25c
2 lbs. Mountain Roll Butter for. ESQ
6-string nroom observation-disclosures. 200
|3.StrlnE Broom ..s....g.,....,.. ,I5o
Large, JAicy Lemons, per dozen. L. .15c
Mothers Oats, per package. 49,. n. Toe
Fresh Soda Crackers or Ginger
Snaps, per pound ....... 1-cc
Good Lard, per pound. ,,,.,.....,B i-3o
Tomatoes in cans for soup. 30
Whole Grain Carolina Rice, per lib. 10
French Candy. per pound .......... ..bc
Macaroui or Spaghetti, per lib o.
Witch Hazel Toilet Soap, 8 to box. 100
Sweet Mixed Pickles, at. bot ]. 49,. 400
Large Extract Vanilla and Lemon !. 60
Nice Smoked California Hams, per
pound OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lilo
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of questions We're asked tho Jurors to
impeach their qualification to serve, In
Guiding the question Of their having
read the recent published Interview Of
Governor Glenn regarding the neces-
sity and Justice Of the prosecution OF
the defendants
Attorney Thorn Asks That
Indictment De Quashed.
Several men of the venire would adj
nit that they had formed opinion as
to- the guilt of the defendants and
then the effort would be made by the
State to 80 hedge their declarations
on the part Of the State to qualify
them to serve. Several who expressed
this condition of mind were made to
stand aside by the Judge, with the
statement that If the jury could not
bo completed without them, he would
recall them over the exceptions Of the
defense. One Juror said he had read
in the papers about the parties to the
Indictment, having seen the name or
Jones. of Cary N. c., as the purchaser
OF the ticket alleged to have been sold
at the higher rate.
tho paper raise any oninion as to the
guilt OF the defeAdants?" asked tho
solicitor
1T did" was the reply,
EXCUSE that Juror" interjected
Judge Long, III merely seeing a mans
name In the newspaper gives rise tc
the idea Of guilt in the mind OF the
imam he is unfit to occupy seat in the
| Jury box"
When the jury had been completed
General Counsel Thorn for tho South,
|, ern asked that the court pass on {
motion pending to quash the ind1ct
lhnent as to the Southern Railway OF
rho ground that no crime could b.
Iicharged to the Southern under til,
lstatute since the act expressly pre-
scribed that the railway CORPORATION
falling to Soil tickets at the L..
cent rate. should be liable to! a none,
penalty of $500 In each case and tn,
additional criminal indictment would
lnot apply, After Lengthy, Il. argument
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
COAST LINE
NOT INDICTED
Case Like That Of Soothern in
North Carolina, but No Ticket
Agents Arrested,

. ! i j 4 B l. !. .
In connection&with the clash between
the State and Federal courts In North
Carolina over the passenger rate mat
ter, citizen said to reporter for
The Times-Dispatch last night tn ina !
obeylng the order Of Judge Pritchard
In refusing to sell tickets at two &c, a tha
new State law, none Of the Coast Line
ticket agents or passenger ,,h, had
The Seaboard Air Line submitted,
and passen gers on that road are travel
= ASThere is absolutely no distinction
between the position Of the Southern n r.
and that OF the Atlantic coast, Line
pIanation I can end is that no grand
iusy is in session in the territory which
the latter road traverses In North
Carolina. Unless this matter Is nd-
justed very shortly there will be lnore
Serious trouble. for the railroads. as
III is intmatcd that agents VIII resign
in large numbers or plead guilty be-
fore running the risk OF pelns SEM
to the Chaln-gang." aWAs
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MANIAC AT THE THnorTLE.
Was Driving Engine ut Terrific Speed
When OyerpOwered.

w ATLANTIC, IOWA. July ls.-While
at the throttle of his engine pulling
heavy train over the single track Of
the busy main line of the Rock Island,
Benjamin Merksen became a maniac.
He was overpowered by his fireman
and a brakeman, who then ran the
train into tho switch ward at Atlantic,
The fireman noticed that Merksen
was acting queerly when the train was
leaving Valley junction, but did not
realize the significance OF 1t until
Merksen declared that some one, was
secreted in tho engine watching him.
When the train passed Adalr the
fireman suggested that Merkscn allow
him to handle the engine. and that he
lie down on the flreman's box. This
seemed To make matters worse, Merk-
sen threw the throttle Wide open and
got the train under a terrific headway'.
Then the brakeman came forward,
and with the fireman, seized Merksen
and held him while the fireman got
control Of the engine. fls
II was Merksen's arst "trip after two
AWeska' illness. s a.s = p I; .5j ~ 5ltl x
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.LYNCHERS CASE TO
REACH JURY \ TO-DAY.
Defense Concludes Introduction
Of Testimony, and Argument
by State Begins.
TRY TO lMPEAcA KENDALL
DR.. J. w. Bclk Testifies That.
States Witness Is I'm
Il truthful.

II CHARLOTTE. NJ c.. July 1S.---The de-
tense in the case OF the twenty citizens
OF Arson county, charged with lynchinE
j. v. Johnson in May, 1905, concluded
the introduction OF testimony to-day,
and argument was begun.
The case Will reach the jury to-
morrow. A score or more OF witnesses
wero put on the stand to-day IN the
effort to discredit the testimony OF
Sheriff Began OF Arson county, and
II. y. Kendall ST., the lyncher who
turned States evidence
Fred Hargrave a Wadesboro mer-
chant, declared that he was aroused
by the lynching party and saw neither
Kendall nor the horse he swore that
he rode but on cross- examination ad-
mitted that the night was too dark
to recognize either man or horse.
Other witnesses, including Dr.,J NJ.
Belk, OF Monroe, testified that Ken
dali was untruthfnl. Coroner Fenton'
OF Arson County, was corroborated BY
severa! Witnesses In the statement that
sheriff Began stated after the lynch
fne. that he had not recognized any
member OF the mob.
On cross examination, witnesses ad :
mitted that 1t was not direct denlal,
but an evasive answer given by the
sheriff. Tenton cut down the corpse
OF Johnson. and found the left hand
cut off and the body full OF bullet
holes. The trail OF blood led from
the Wadesboro jail to the woods. Or
7. F. Misenheimer, Of Morven. partial
~ ccrroborated the alibi set UP by
the defendant Jones that he was. a.
Rome the night Of the lynching
Other witnesses testified TO the goot
character OF Jones. Solicitor Robinson
opened the argument to the Jury, the
court allowing each side four hours
TO present its case. Judge PEBBLES
announced that the cases OF Zeekt
Lewis, Otis Martin and w. c. Dunn. in
dicted lynchers, would BE taken up IL
the order named.
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NEGRO FARM HAND
BEATS EMPLOYER
Dangerously Wounds Him and
Escapes, but Is Said to Be
Surrounded.

AUGUSTA. GA. July 1s.-A special
from Greenwood, S. c., says consider
able excitement prevails at Troy over
a murderous assault upon Rev. F. r.
Bradley, by John Suber. a negro farm
land. The negro was ordered to do
some farm. work by Bradley. and was
whereupon he attacked Bradley with&a
knife. Suter escaped, and nearly every
man In the community.is securing the
woods in search of him.
Greenwood county bloodhounds have
been taken to the scene. Sheriff Nc
MILAN leaving Greenwood In an auto
that the negro is surrounded IN a.
swamp near Troy, and will undoubt-l
eddy be captured Bradley may re-
cover, i4t 80 g5E&
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
IVAN HOGS CHOSEN
AFTER HOT FIGHT
Reelected President Of Southern
Wholesale Grocers' Asso-
citation.

BALTIMORE. Md. July 1s.-The annual
convention Of the Southern Grocers' Assoc
citation adjourned to-day to meet at Ashe.
.yille, N, c.. next July.
President j. A. Van Hoos, OF Birmingham.
Ala. was re-elected as We're also all the
present officers and members OF the advis-
DRY board. except First Vice President G. NJ.
Thompson, OF New Orleans, who was res
placed by Henry Forcheimer, Of Mobile, Ala.
filled later by the advisory board.
Mr.. Van Hoos. who has served as presi-
dent for six years. was opposed by D. NJ
White. OF Memphis. Tenn. The latter's
candidacy. however. aroused consid erab lie
resentment among the Van Hoos adherents
and an acrimonious discussion. lasting near
Hoos won on the first ballot-l10 to 80. The
objection to Mr.. White seemed based main:
~ on the fact that he was a comparatively
newcomer In the ranks OF the wholesale
grocers ~
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State VIGOROUS
IN PROSECUTION
Continued from, First Page,)

CONTINUED from, First Page.)
Southern, was Asheville. bound to take
a hand In resisting the enforcement
of the county road" or "chain- gang"
sentence, which had been imposed In
the similar case there to-day.
Judge Long Orders Trial
OF Green to Proceed
Judge Long convened Wake court
at 10 O'clock, and directed that the
trial proceed Counsel for the South
ern produced great number of affi-
davits in connection with their pleas
OF jurisdiction as between the State
and the Federal courts, the same afh-
davis, in fact, Which were presented
TO Judge Pritehard in procuring the
original injunction proceeding against
the Corporation Commission and other
State officers. At the request OF JUS
tice. for the prosecution, all afidavits
by the State in the same connection
were also made part of the record
In entering on the trial F. H. Busbee,
for the defense. stated that general
appearance on the part Of the defend
ants was only made for the time in
order that the trial mightFproceed, the
right being reserved to withdraw from
the hearing at any time. All manner
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Judge Long overruled the motion. re-
serving the right to take IT up and
pass on 1t finally later In the proceed
Ing IL the question should -. properly
presented. Court took recess until 3
o'clock
Judge Tells Of Pnrchnsc
Of The HALLWAY Ticket
Taking testimony Cor prosecution
began Immediately on the reconven-
Jones' OF Cary, who had purchased the
ticket, on the sale OF which June Sth,
the indictment was based. He told Of
purchasing tho ticket, swearing posi-
lively that the prisoner, Green, had In
person sold IT to him.
He identified the refund coupon. he
aa pssn Eysd Mt part TIE q f he @
There was cross xamination. OF Jones
BY Mr.. Thorn to show that II addition
to the ticket he received the coupon n
ovef y as aSoSe f9s ee eens
d., e tesst eee '1 here Assat aff
aueed, and through HIN HIN i the e, state 8, 3
b erHngG aeep the from q
general passenger agent Of the South
4 ern to continue the sale OF tickets at
the old rate with the coupon attached
mot read. Tho examination was hard
fought on the technical points raised,
and on ROSS examination MIR. Tliom
tale OF tickets at the old rate '"lhe
4 money was for the ticket plus the cou-
pom" Jones testified that on the az,
ltc have bought the ticket from Agent
zEGreen, the latter had gone out on the
i road to wreck, and he CLERK Jones)
i made the sales.
4 Counsel VIII Begin
s Argument This Morning
4 Ex-Governor, Aycock announced that
& the state would rest It's case. Counsel
. for the defense asked for an inter-
Tor "a rifssen
+. II. Busbeee stated that the instruc-
lions the defense desired to tender
were not ready. and. under the !, !, rule VI 8
! but he would address the jury at this
!; stage II this rule were waived, SO the
instructions could be filed In the morn
, ing. !. .,,,,,, I
flate uo and T he Void IL agreeable ads
!, journ court to $3.50, when instructions
! could be filed and all arguments pre-
scented; THIS course was taken, recess recess
beng IS taKen aseai tha ee eny two mem
= bers OF counsel will speak on a side
t speeches limited probably to half-houf
each Rusbee viii open +, for the !, e de
+ i1eHSe. tLA-IOSclROlF <AsSOSh. hilu -
Q IJustice will follow fer the prosecution
9 and General Counsel Thorn, Of the
G Southern Railway, Will conclude for the
c defense.
n Great relief is manifested that nj
actual clash between courts occurred
8 to-day However. there is the appre
g hcnsion that the clash Is only stavet
off until the conviction and sentenc.
take place. including imprisonment
y Then Federal Court writs might fssu
that would precipitate conflict.
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING or THE
I STOCKHOLDERS OF THE CHESA-

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co..
Notice Is hereby th given thai that 2
Of tie Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company Will be held at the office OF
the company, In the city Of Richmond,
y 1ay o ieo at oc tS M f aay te
purpose Of passing upon the question
Of authorizing and "a, consenting to the
deed Of trust,to be known as It's Gem,
eral Equipment ana Improvement.
Mortgage, and to be ADDITIONAL to the,
aea Ohio Company
executed. and to any other mortgages
now existing covering the property Of
The chesapeake ana d t 3hlo Railway
pressed in said mortgages, respective
~; Z. cent It, gold bonds. not exceeding in
hH eggaf ears 81 o1 SdSS o na ten
an Issue OF bonds may be made. that
the railway and pr9 ponGsd nay b bond
Of The I, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company may be Increased by said
S5 s9essans p 5sn % vas
which said bonds are to be Issued I'M
livery Of said mortgage for the gen
eralf PURPOSES or the Corporation, with
fuIl bower to the directors to sell,
nnisdge, or otherwise dispose OF said
| bonds for lawful corporate purposes.
uron such terms as to the directors
''G TYhes ss stock transfer books Will BIS
! closed at the office OF Messrn. ]. y
Morgan g Company. No; e. Wall
18TH sth aey OF july, 1907. at 5 o'clock
4 p, M. ana will he reopened on Thurs.
day, the LIST day OF August. 1907 al
pat td1f the 2et ti day OF June, 1907.
BY order of the President and Boarc
1 y IN q. o. wELLFoRD. Secretary.
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POst-Oftice NIntters.

[From Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 1S.-Vir-.
ginia postmasters appointed:
Haran, Roanoke county. James r.
Moore vice Daniel Kittinger, removed: i
Poages Mills, Roanoke county, Walter
L. Hunt, vice NJ ~. Poage. resigned:
Thoroughfare. Prince William coun-a
ty. John c. Howell, vice Eugene Key,
Sr.. resigned.
North Carolina rural routes ordered
established September 10Th: Margaretts-
Vile, Northampton county. route !,
population 700. families 152; Aiken.
Aiken county. route 4. population 500,
families 1885,
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YADKIN ASSOCIATION
TOiHOLD DIG FAIR

Especial 40 The Times-Dispatch.l
e SAhIsBIIFI, N. C. July 1s.-The
Yadkin Valley Fair Association. or.
ganized here last week. yesterday
elected NJ. L. Jackson president. A. II.
Boyden vice president and j. p. With
erspoon secretary OF the association.
A board of directors. composed Of the
leading business men OF Rowan
county, was also chosen. A big fair
Will be held this fail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
HARDLY CONVICT WOMAN
OF MURDER OF BOY,

HAHNv1LLE. La. July 1s.-That Mrs.
Campsisciano, one OF the women accused
OF the murder of little Walter Larnana, tho
kidnapped New Orleans boy will probably
not suffer an extreme sentence, became
evident to-day when the prosecution closed
It's case after less than two days OF azidence
taking without having directly connected
the woman with the crime.
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In Hands of Receiver.

tSpecialto The Times -Dispatch.1
E SALISBURY. n. c., july ls.-The
Hobson-koontz Lumber Company, OF
Jerusalem. Dayie county. has bean
placed in tie hands of r. B. THOMPSON,
OF Salisbury as receiver. The actIon
was taken upon the application OF the
members III the company, who desired
voluntary dissolution of the 60
partnership, and the affairs will Nc
closed up an once. Nc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19

q Mr.. PIT. Murphy, who some time ago
announced that he would be an inde-
pendent candidate for City Sergeant,
has decided that he will not rum Mr..
Murphy's business connections are such
as make y ir,possible for him to enter
politics at this time. . 4. " III tb5
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DOG REPRESENTS MEMS PART u
OF A 100000 MELON

SPRINGFIELD. MASS, July 1s.-A
little dog, which has been stealing
rides in baggage cars on the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road, III this city and New Haven
Jumped OF an evening train at the
Union Station, conspicuously tagged
with placard bearing the Inscription:
5"I represent the part the men got In
the Adams Express Company's $24 .ooo,-
900 melon 5s 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
HAS VERTIGO AND FALLS
HEAVILY FROM BUGGY

SALISBURY. N. G, July 1S.-w. II.
Boggs.&a prominent farmer OF Rowan
county. was stricken with vertigo last
night while en- route, from Salisbury
TO his home in buggy. He fell vio-
GENTLY to the ground, sustaining serious
internal injuries, as well as being hurt
IN the head He was carried to his
home in critical condition
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19

New London Mercantile Company. one
OF the largest concerns in Stanley
county, was Wednesday placed in the
hands OF Leo G. Wallace, a merchant
of Salisbury, s receiver. The concern
OF an extensive credit business carried
on for several years. The stock is said
to be worth $4,000 to $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ACT
DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL

NEW YORK July 1s.-Judge George ..
Adams, in a decision rendered in the EAd-.
miraty branch OF the United States District
Court here to-day. declared constitutional
the employers liability act, passed by Con-
gress June II. 1906.
The same act has already been passed
upon by the Federal courts OF other States
several times. having been held constitu-
tional and several times unconstitutional.
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DR.. Battle Accent, Cali.

Especial to The Times-D ispatch.]
GREENSBORO. N c.. July 1s-Rev.
DR.. Henry W. Battle has accepted a
call to the First Baptist Church at
Kinston, n. C. ~
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SECTION. Fire al Faxetterille.

tspecialto The Times Dispatch.l
iS FAYETTEVILLE. n. c.. July ls.-Fire
this afternoon at the big Holt-W.lliarnse u
Mills. in East Fayetteville, came near
sweeping the whole property, the main
building catching two or, three times. The
dry-house was destroyed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-19
DUE
TO FLARE BACK
Naval Court Will SO Report on
Georgia Disaster-Gaptain
Conlnends Men.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. July ls>-The
naval court Of inquiry in the case OF
the explosion on the Georgia Will find
that the accident resulted from flare
back" meaning that when the breech
Of the eight-inch gun was thrown open
after 1t had been discharged, some
shreds Of burning cloth or unconsumotl
gas were driven into the turret and
upon the powder abou. to be inserted
for the next charge.
The following telegram from Cap
tain McCrea, of the battleship Georgia,
dated to-day. and sent through the
commandant Of the Boston Navy Yard
was made public at the Navy Depart
ment:
the unfortunate accident to the
Al Georgia received and published.
All are gratified with sympa thy
expressed, which lightens our sor
/ row. Full reports We're sent
b through Admiral Thomas which
will be supple mented by report OF
board of inquiry. Meanwhile no
Vi individual case of great heroism
which saved this ship has been
known. The handling room crew
responded Immediately to the or
ders Of the officer in command.
doors. rtnlovng exposed charges
and drowning the burning pow
der which fell from the upper tur-
rets did the right thing at the
time and steadled his men,"
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retained for the State in the event
Of habeas corpus proceedings.
CHARLOTTE CASE
NOT TO BE PASSED.
Travelling Man VWto, Made Com
plaint Witldraws ItWither-
spoon Released.

Special to The Times-Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTE. N. c.. July 1s.-The
test case against the Southern Rail-
way which had It's inception last night
in the warrant for T. ]. Witherspoon,
city passenger agent charging viola
ton Of the new rate law, fell fiat In
the Police Court this morning.
j. B. Schackne; the travelling man at
whose instance the warrant was sworn
out, asked consent Of the Recorder,
through his counsel, to withdraw the
complaint. and, after some discussion,
the withdrawal was allowed. The rea-
son given was the factsthat two other
test cases are being threshed out in
the State, and the complainant has no
desire to complicate matters.
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IL Adtudgcd bankrupt.
fSpecialto The Times-Dispatch.]
SALISBURY N. c.. July lS.--Tne
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Great relief is manifested that no
actual clash between courts. occurred
| to- day. However. there is the appre-
icnsion that the clash Is only STAYED
| off until the conviction and sentence
take place. including imprisonW ent.
Then Federal Court writs might issue
that would precipitate a conflict.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-03
WANT FIFTY
MILLIONS FROM
CONGRESS

washington. Lee. Ser the psir-
pose ct demanding from copgress IN
annual appropriation OF no. less than
SS0.ooo.ooo for rivera and harbors
improvements influential citizens
from all over the country are ar
irving in Washington today to attend
the annual meeting OF the National
Rivers and Harbors congress. The
convention Will open In the assembly
hall OF ths now Willard hotel at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The
president OF the congress il Hon.
Joseph E. Ransdeil. member OF con-
gress from Louisiana and a member
OF the river and harbor committee OF
the house of representatives. The
ifst OF directors includes the names
OF prominent men from Boston aud
New York to San Francisco and
Portland. Ore.
Among the speakers ON tho pro-
gram OF the coming congress are
Baron II. Won Sternberg. ambassador
from Germany: Congressman John
Dalzeli OF Pennsylvania. President
w. II. Finley of the Southern rail
way. President James A. Hill OF the
Great Northern railway. John Bar
rett. director OF tho bureau OF Amer
lean republics: Governor Albert
Cummins OF Iowa. Martin A. Knapp.
member OF the interstate commerce
commission; Governor Edwin War
field OF Maryland. Governor Charles
S. Deneen OF Illinois. Hon. Charles
Emory Smith Of philadelphia. Mayor
Henry M. Dardsiey OF Kansas City.
Albert Bettinger OF Cincinnati, rep
resenting the Ohio Valley Improves
ment association. and President Juo.
Nj. Stahl OF the National Farmers
congress.
The memberahip of the congress
extends to thlrtythree states and In
composed OF commercial. manufac-
turing and kindred associations. wa
terway Improvement associations,
corporations and public spirited citi-
Gems who believe that the waterways
OF the nation should be improved.
Particular emphasis Is given TO
the fact that the congress advocates
a policy and not project; that &c
does not favor specifically any Sc
ton or waterway Improvement pre-
tect in the entire United States and
that its demand is solely for In
creased appropriations to be expend-
ed as the congress OF the United
States may instruct. through proper
Channels. upon such rivers and bar
bors as have been examined by and
have received the official indorso.
ment OF the United States engineer