The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-27
YOUNGMANHELDON
SERIOUS CHARGE
Blackmails His Aunt and Is Ar
rested by Postal In
spector.
FARMERS IN CONFERENCE
DR.. Rose Investigates Status OF
Fight Against Hook
worm.
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Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Raleigh, n. G., July 26.-Thomas
Jones, well connected young man,
was jailed here to-day, charged with
sending threatening letters through
the mails and obtaining money through
blackmail. His aunt. Mrs. Thomas b
Jones. of West Raleigh, opened, his
mail through mistake. He threatened
| her with prosecution in the Federal
court, and finally agreed not to pros
| ecute IL she would. pay $25. She mailed
him check, and when he went to cash
the check a postal inspector arrested
| him, He is a clerk in the Seaboard
Air Line offices here.
| The city authorities began this morn
Ing the work OF tearing up the Belgian
block pavement on Fayetteville Street
to make way for the asphalt paving
that is TO be placed this summer and
fall The work is to be done a block
at time. The Belgian blocks are be-
ing conveyed to other streets, to be
used in curb and gutter work. Up
wards of $4,000 is involved in the con-
tract. The paving is to extend on Fay
etteville Street from Davle to the
State House and around Capitol Square,
and also down Martin Street from Fay
etteville Street to the Union Station.
Farmers In Conference.
There were 900 or more farmers as
sembled at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College this morning for the
opening OF the North Carolina Division
of the National Farmers. Union, when
President II. @. Alexander, of Neck
lenburg, called the convention to order.
There was a three hours open session.
during which there was the address
of welcome by Mayor j. Stan. Wynne
and responses by j. NJ. Hester, of Cleve-
land county, and DR.. j. NJ. Templeton,
of Wake. There was to have been an
address by Governor Kitchin, but he is
detained in Scotland Neck by the des-
perate illness of his mother who is
not expected to live. Committees for
variety of other work disposed of be-
fore recess was taken to 2 o'clock,
when executive sessions were taken
up. Much of the business of the union
is behind closed doors.
The convention has meeting with II |
the president of the National Farmers |
Union, Charles U. Barrett, of Georgia I
The slogan of the union is Live at I
home" this including diversity of t
crops and the raising of all supplies,
in addition to the money crop
Tom Kerr, the seventeen-year- old ne
gro boy who shot to death his sister
Sunday in Cedar Fork township, this
county, has been captured at Durham
and brought to Wake Jail here. The
sister was only twelve years old. The
two had quarreled repeatedly during
the day.
Growth of Banking interests.
Some interesting figures. compiled by
the Corporation Commission. present a
very creditable showing of progress In
the State banking interests of this
"A
that the total deposits in the 335 banks
under the supervision of the commits.
sion at the close of business June 80
was S441O1,329. against $42,4S3,573 at
the time of the report March 30. This
is a gain of s1,625.75s in deposits with
In the three months. These reports,
OF course. do not include national banks
in the state. The total resources Of
the state banks are $57,S51 $780, this be-
Ing an increase of s712,34T. The aggre-
gate capital is now sS,591, sos, a gain OF
100000. The undivided profits in
creased during the three months s137,-
aS2, this being from s1,762,532 to ST.
s0o.5l5. The total surplus fund de.
creased St21.93a
DR.. Wycliffe Rose. administrative sec
rotary of the Rockefeller Sanitation
Commission. and in charge of the
Peabody fund, is spending day or twol
mere looking over the status of the
against the hookworm thatl
is being so successfully inaugurated
under the leadership of DR.. John A.
Ferrall. assistant secretary Of the
State Board of Health. and in charge
of the hookworm eradication movement I:
In this State. DR.. Rose expresses him !
self as delighted with the progress and /
prospects in North Carolina. especially
the indications that the people are re-
spoAdins SO readily and heartily with
the cooperation that is so necessary Il
for the greatest amount of good among
those afflicted with the disease. He is |
just back from q stay of several weeks A
in Porto Rico, where he investigated Il
the progress Of special campaign II
against the disease in this, the real
home of the hookworm