Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-06-30
COMING WEEKS NEWS
Things That Will Be In the
LimeIight Forecast.
Social, Political, CommerciaL Eco.
nomic, international and Moral
Topics for Which You May
Be on the Alert.

Washington, D. c., June 26.-Presi-
dent Taft plans to leave Washington
Saturday afternoon on his visit to
Vermont in connection with the
Champlain tercentennial celebration
| The President will be accompanied by
Jalaes Bryce, the Pritish ambassador
and Mrs. Bryce, and M. Jusserand, the
ambassador from France, and mill
tary and naval attaches.
= Unless an unexpected agreement is
reached 10000 skilled workmen, mem
bers of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, who
are employed by the American Sheet
| and Tin Plate Company at Pittsburg
| will go on strike Wednesday night, at
| which time the "open shop" order OF
| the company becomes effective. Many
unskilled Workmen will also be af-
| fected
A bank deposit guaranty law, a
copy of the celebrated Oklahoma law
with some notifications, will come
into operation in Kansas. Nearly 500
state banks will come under the law
! The national banks, as a measure of
protection, have already taken steps
| to form among themselves a deposit
guaranty and surety corporation.
On the same date the bank guaran-
ty fathered by William J. Bryan will
become effective in Nebraska. It is a
limited guaranty as distinguished
| from the Oklahoma law, where all OF
| the assets of all of the banks are back
of the guaranty. In Nebraska only
small portion will be utilized.
A prohibition law passed by the
| last session Of the Tennessee legisla-
| ture over the veto of Governor Pat
| terson will come into force Thursday
and will have the effect of virtually
putting that state in the "dry" col
umn. The chief point of the law is its
prohibition Of the sale of Intoxicating
| liquor within four miles of school
| house. This will necessarily close
| the saloons in all cities, and Mem
| phis will have the distinction of be-
coming the largest city in the worlG
where the sale of liquor is prohib
tied. Six months hence another pro
hibition measure is to come into force
in Tennessee. This measure will pro
hibit the manufacture of all intoxi
cants in the state and consequently
will result in closing all of the brew
cries and disti1leries there.
In North Dakota an interestin;
measure aimed at the liquor traffic il
also to become effective next week
ped into the state must be inspectet
by the state pure food commissioner
Only druggists are authorized to sci
liquor, and soliciting agents and
O. D. shipments will be barred
The forty-first annual convention o
the National American Woman Suf
frage Association will meet in Seattle
and from present indications it viii
be the most important as well as tn
largest gathering ever held by tha
organization.
Lovers of aquatic sports will hav
two great events to occupy their at
tention. The annual boat race be
tween Yale and Harvard crews wi
take place at New London Thursda!
and the next day the varsity an
freshman crews of Pennsylvania. &C
lumbia, Wisconsin, Cornell and Syrs
cuse will compete In the annual re
. gatta of the intercollegiate Rowin
Association at Poughkeepsie.
Il Of interest to Americans will be
big two days celebration at Yokohs
ma to mark the fiftieth anniversa1
of the opening of that port to foreig
= trade A leading feature of the pr
gram will be the erection of broni
. statue of Commodore Perry, tt
: American commander who made Il
= treaty with Japan that resulted in Il
. opening of that country to foreie
commerce.