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Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-28
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his mail is loaded with similar letters each day. He
is teaching the south how to raise cotton and
and is creating revolution which has already added
hundreds of millions to national wealth. He has
now something like 10000 men and almost equal
number of boys who raising under govern
ment direction, and the result is the creation of
new industrial empire.
Until within the last decade cotton the money
king of the south. 1t the cash crop and it paid
all the bills The farmers imported the feed their
stock and the lands of the furnished the
hog and the hominy. Then the boil weevil came in
and with its snoutlike began to eat into King
Cotton, even the worms ate into King Herod the
Great, and King Cotton seemed like to give up the
ghost. Uncle SAM patriarch the wrinkles of ruin
sprnging up the faces of his multitudinous chill
dren throughout the SOUTH and he sent his legons of
angels in the form of agricultural scientists fight
down the weevil, and planned the raising of crops
which should add to take the place of the cotton.
The chief crop was corn and result the people of
the south have sprung from being the poorest to
potentially the richest of Uncle Sans children. The
growth has been almost all accomplished in the space
of four five years and it hundreds of mil
lions of dollars.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-28
CSzEEE6
Copyright, 1911. by Frank G. Carpenter

SHINGTON.-(S Especial Correspondence of
bankrupt. 1 had borrowed all the money
l could on my farm and my credit was so
bad at the stores that they would not
trust me for plug of tobacco. could
not nav nv interest and l had dacidad
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-28
King Cotton Dethroned.

The above bits OF evidence are mere straws to
show how the wind blows. Uncle Sam has a mighty
tack Of them in his Department OF Agriculture and
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-28
What a COlOred Man Did.

My next human document comes from a colored
man. He writes from Mississippi to the head of the
farmers cooperative demonstration in the south
After years of poverty and despair he has started
raising cotton under government supervision The
spelling of the letter It is written The penmaA-
ship cannot reproduce:: "a D. 7, 16, 10.
"sir: rite a few lines in the CARDS of farm
ing agricultur. do sey that your advice has Ben
Folard and your direckson have Ben Bald an find
that am successful in Life. Sey, Mr.. Knapp 1 do
know that there is gooder men you as fair as
YOU But that keen eye yourse that watches ever
crook in farming, that tell ever man whichever
way to Gro TO be successful In Life. On last yer
folerd your advice, also yer Befor last On
1908 made IA Balls OF cotton. in 1909 II Balls
/ started with one mule and 1 own head ov the
great WORTHLESS Thanks to you for your advice Long
that Line Great success in your occupation to you
"sey, Mr.. Knapp, 1 am culered man. Live near
Graysport Mississippi Corn a plenty, allso make a
plenty Sweet Potatoes. But read your advice about
them. WIN close. Yourse,
(signed.) ''WM. WASHINGTON"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-28


NATE The Bee.)-"Three years ago l was a
Wv bankrupt. 1 had borrowed all the money
k@~@& could on my farm and my credit was so
HSNlEEelB bad at the stores that they would not
&SeHS&D trust me for a plug of tobacco. 1 could
not pay my interest, and l had decided
give UP the farm for the debt and go back to rent
ing Then one of Uncle Sans demonstrators got me
to plant and cotton, work after the plans
OF the Agricultural department. l thought him fool
but was desperate and followed his rules The re-
suit has been that the merchants chasing me
for my custom. l have paid off my mortgages and
have money in the bank"
The man who spoke thus lives in Alabama
Voice from Georgia
II had always laughed at book farmers" 1t is a
Georgia man who is speaking. II was bred and bawn
like Brer Rabbit, in brier patch. was brought UP
in the cotton fields and fields and thought 7
knew all about my land and what It would raise I
didn't want no white-shirted from Washington
coming round to tell me how to manage my farm I
was raising from 100 to 200 pounds of cotton to the
acre, and when my crop Of corn was over fifteen
bushels l thought did we'll Then one of these
demonstrators OF the Agricultural department came
along, and asked to an acre and cultivate
1t his way. He told me could double my CROP and
that might raise forty, fifty sixty and even eighty
bushels or corn on the same ground where had<been
raising twelve or fifteen. laughed at him and told
him he did not know what he talking about. This
land said is Just naturally poor and It won't raise
corn anyhow. l amt going to waste my time for
nothing
well, at that, Mary came out Mary's my wife
and mighty good wife she is She leaned beside
the fence and we talked to the agricultural
maR who was out in the road Mary begged me to try
it, and the man begged He was a powerful nice man
and so to oblige the two said would do it,
Il put out that corn He made me take my old
mule team and the heaviest pillow and throw IN the
ground to depth of ten inches. Then he made me
harrow It. never heard of narrowing for corn We
did this in the fall, and the next spring we plowed
deep and narrowed and narrowed again I got the
best seed could find and cultivated the corn as he
said.
AT the same time concluded there might be
something in it, and that If acre was good forty
acres better So took field of forty acres away
off behind some woods on another part of my farm
and cultivated 1t Just the way My acre near the
road, which the watched and told me Just how 10
handle grew that everybody stopped to look at It.
and to make long story short, we husked sixty
bushels of shelled from that acre. When the
was ripe the agricultural agent asked me whether
thought he had made good. 1 replied that he had
but that had other the place that was worth
looking at then took him through the woods to
my other forty acres, which Just as fine as that
the road You'd ought to seen him look Well I
got 1900 bushels off of that forty acres and now
do all my farming that way"
What a COlOred Man Did.
My next human document comes from colored
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-28
The Question OF Cost.

But this yield would not have given Stephen the
prize There we're many boys who raised more. There
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-28
Five Hundred Million Dollar Crop.

The corn crop of the south during 1910 was one
third of that of the whole country. 1t was nearly
1000 millions Of bushels and at the low price of so
cents a bushel it was worth $500, 100000. 1t ex-
ceeded by many millions the output of the gold mines
of all the world for that year. and counting the
value of the fodder was more than half the value of
the cotton including both lint seed The increase
OF the corn of nine southern over that of
1909 was more than 1853, 600, 900 bushels or a value
of nearly ,OOO and this increase is As per
cent of the total increase in of the whole United
States during that These states Virginia.
North Carolina South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama
Mississippi Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas The total
crop, as have said almost 900 900 900 bushels
One billion bushels! AS a whole the figures stag
ger the mind, but load the upon two-horse
wagons at ton to the load and let each team take
space of forty feet the roadway and the train of
teams would reach almost eight times around the
globe at the equator the first wagon being nearly
100000 miles distant by the time the last wagon was
loaded
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05
BUTCHER SLASHES
HIS THROAT AS He
SMILES AT FRIEND
Samuel Owens, Long Ill,
Makes Spectacular At
tempt to Die.

Samuel Owens turned from the meat
block in the store of Wilson &
Rogers, 219 Tenth street northwest,
this morning, grasped with both hands
the razor sharp knife he had been
using, grinned at a companion stand
ing by, and drew the blade across his
throat
He is at Emergency Hospital. There
is a deep cash across the front of his
neck. and the edge of the blade cut
into the wind-pipe. He has a chance
for recovery.
Owens Is twenty-six years old, mar
ried and lives at 1011 G street south
west He has two children. His wife
says he had long been i'll.
Eugene Watson, also an employe of
the store. witnessed his act. He said
Owens seemed cheerful this morning.
while he lay on the floor" Watson
said, 81 asked. him If he had any trou-
BILE, and he said he had not, but could
not get any connected statement from
him"
Owens was placed in a passing auto
mobile and hurried to Emergency Hos
pital
At the store Owens fellow-employes
say he always had been a steady work.
er. and had been employed there eight
years
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05
Senate Fails to Elect
President, Adjourns

Vice President Sherman's auto ran
over a tack in New York yesterday and
got punctured. Today the Senate ran
over the Vice Presidential tack, and 1t
got a puncture, too.
When the Senate met at noon the
Vice President was in Utica, and that
pent-up place did its usual stunt Of con-
filming his powers. Secretary Bennett
called 1t to order, and the prayer came
of In due form. Then the only business
ahead was choosing a presiding officer.
After roll call for quorum, Mr.. Gull
lom suggested that Senator GalIinger be
presiding officer for the day. Mr.. CAL
nnger shook his head in violent protest;
murmur Of objection rose, and the
roll call started
Inc deadlock proved to be working.
Gallinger got q; Bacon, Democrat, Is.
and Clapp, tnsurgent, T. A second call
Drought no changes, and the Senate ad-
lourhed. A roll call was necessary. how
ever, even to accomplish this, most of
the Democrats voting against it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05

was read. denying that Miller suggest
ed closing zip OF the affairs gradually.
How this report of Miller was check
ed up upwards, downwards, crossways,
and on the bias" was testified to this
morning by Albert B. jackson, of
and stakeholder of the defunct associa-
ton.
''The report checked up absolutely
correct" said Mr., Jackson, stating
that the stockholders then ordered the
audit and appropriated $500 for that
purpose.
Sole custody by Miller of the combi-
nation to the associations safe and
records was also testified to by both
Mr.. Freeman and Mr.. Miller.
Had Safes Combination.
Mr.. Freeman said Miller, as far as
he knew, was the only officer of the
association who knew the combination
to the safe. lie said Miller made the
minutes of all meetings of the directors,
and had full charge of their custody.
Prior to the discovery Of the alleged
peculations Of Miller, Freeman testified
that he saw a letter written by Miller
to President John Fleming, now de-
ceased, in which Miller rendered his
resignation as secretary-treasurer Ill
health was the cause given by Miller in
the letter, according to Freeman's testi-
mony, for his resigning. following a
request from President Fleming that he
be present at a meeting of the directors
June g. 1903, and bring the recoIss of
the association.
Several other officers Of the corpora
ton are expected to testify this after
noon. with the possibility that the prose-
cution's case may be completed to-
morrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05
No Trace of Missing
Braddock Girl Found

No clue has been obtained to the
whereabouts Of seventeen-year-old An
ME Braddock. who scaled the wall at
the House OF the Good Shepherd yes
terday morning and escaped from that
institution. The police were asked to
search for her.
The girl was in the yard OF the in
stitution, and, waiting her opportunity,
scaled the wall before any Of her play
mates realized what she was about.
She was clad in the uniform of the
school when she left
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05
WAGNER TELLS Of
DEFIANT TALK BY
J. BARTON MILLER
Quotes Alleged Embezzler as
Saying: "You Can Kiss
Your Dollars Good-by."

You can kiss your dollars good-by."
This prophetic statement was imputed
today to J. Barton Miller, formerly sec
retary-treasurer of the defunct First
Cooperative Building Association Of
Georgetown, whose trial on an embez-
element charge was resumed this morn
ing before a jury in Criminal Court
No. 1.
Angrily and with finality, Miller is
said to have made this statement fol-
lowing an order by stockholders for an
audit of his accounts, according to the
testimony today OF Henry Wagner, for
mer president and director OF the
wrecked institution
After the meeting, met Miller, who
seemed very excited" said Wagner, on
the witness stand this morning.
He resented the order Of the stock
holders. and said: You can kiss your
dollars goodby'"
Wagner said Miller objected to audi
tors being appointed. as suggested at q
stormy meeting OF about two hundred
stockholders. June 4. 1906, before his
alleged entbezZlement of $4,000 Of the
associations funds was discovered.
Objected to Receivership.
Miller also objected to q suggestion
that receiver be appointed for the
company, Wagner testified. saying re-
cefvers would tie I'D the business and
be very costly Investment. At this
meeting Of the stockholders, despite
Miller's objections. Wagner said 500
was appropriated by resolution for ex-
penses Of the audit.
Miller's report that the affairs Of the
association were in n most Furnishing
condition. with assets Of $4,000, was
also testified to by Wagner. He said
the audit was ordered when this report
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05

would not take a dishonest way to
achieve a good end. He then asserted
the newspapers have given the facts IN
reference to recipdocity.
1t was this assertion that awoke the
storm of attack from Senator Nc
Cumber.
Senators Clark and Hepburn and 9TH
ers questioned Mr.. Ridder at length
about what he intended by the :ele-
gram after the trouble had blown over.
Mr.. Ridder proceeded to assail the paper
trust, told how the publishers were held
up by it, and said the publishers were
justified in taking steps to get their side
of the case published. He denied 1t was
ever his purpose to have any facts sup
pressed.
More Wrangling.
Senator Clark insisted that 1t seemed
to him that the telegram meant the
correspondents were to be instructed to
treat the agreement favorably, whether
right or wrong. He spoke at some
length on this, which led Senator Stone
to ask:
Are these gentlemen to be brought
here to be lectured?'
This caused further wrangling be-
tween Senator's Clark and Stone, the
latter protesting against Clark making
a speech.
Mr.. Ridder told of the millions which
the paper combination had robbed the
publishers of, and how he had got fifty
two papermakers indicted IN New York,
and they had come in and pleaded
guilty and paid fines of s., 900 each. He
declared the vice president of the In
ternational Paper Company had per-
jured himself when he told the comit-
tee there was no combination that he
knew of. Mr.. Ridder said that the
papermakers, as was shown by evil
dence, were making monthly reports
to this same official.
perjury" Withdrawn.
Senator Bailey objected to the use
of the word perjury, and Mr.. Ridder
withdrew it.
Mr.. Ridder told how he had tried to
get Roosevelt and Bonaparte in 1907 to
prosecute the Paper trust. Senator
Bailey could not see how It was the
if shown by their own
confessions to be in combination could
have escaped Government attack If the
facts had been certified TO the district
attorney.
THAT was in New York" said Mr..
Ridder.
Senator smoot questioned the pro-
priety of a telegram sent out before
the agreement was made public as to
reciprocity saying the agreement would
free paper and pulp.
Mr.. Ridder could see no improperly
in getting news ahead OF Congress.
Senator Hepburn launched into the
Associated Press and questioned Mr..
Ridder about that. Senator Hepburn
insisted it was. a monopoly, but this
Mr. Ridder denied.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05
SPECIAL NOTICES

LIGHTNING RODS installed and re-
paired. ]. H. Kuehing. Sure against
lightning as roof to rain.
PIPE HOSPITAL NOTICE-Removed
from 1913 Pa. ave. to 942 E st. NV:
ivory and composition balls remodeled
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05
DEATHS

GREENwELL-On Sunday. June l. 1911, at
4:3O p m, COLUMBUS D., beloved hus-
band Of Serena NJ Greenwell.
Funeral from his late residence, sos
Eighth southwest. Tuesday. June 6. at $50
.. m. Interment in Congressional Gene
terry Relatives and friends invited.
CoLI.AMORE-EDW. W. COLLAMORE, jr
Funeral from late residence, 1850 Newton
street northeast CBrooklandD. Tuesday, June
G. at 2:SO p. m. Interment private.
ENGLISH-On Sunday. June 4. 1911. at the
residence Of DR.. Fred Repetti. 527 Sixth
street southeast, Mrs. MINNIE E. ENG
LISH Cnee Repetti. widow Of Walter A.
English.
MURPHY Suddenly. on Friday. June 2, 1911,
at his residence. SOslz l street northwest.
JAMES J. MURPHY.
Funeral from the chapel OF William H.
Sardo & Co. 40S H street northeast. on
Tuesday. June 6. at 1:S0 p. m. Members
Of Elm Camp. No. s. Woodmen Of the
World requested to attend. Interment at
Arlington Cemetery.
wRIGHT-On Friday, June 2. 1911. KATH-
LEN MARGARET FINLEY WRIGHT.
daughter OF Fred E. and Kathleen E
Wright
Funeral in Montreal. Canada
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05
Bishop Corrigan to
Speak to Graduates

Bishop Corrigan. Of Baltimore. will de-
liver the principal address today at the
commencement exercises at the George
town Visitation Convent. Thirty-sixth
and P streets northwest, when eight
graduates will receive diplomas. To-
morrow afternoon a reunion of alumni
will be held, and tomorrow evening the
Rev George Farges will speak at the
annual retreat Of the alumni associ-
alton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05
High Price for Fowls.

NORFOLK. Va. June 6.-Five game
fowls. sold at sl25 each. have Just been
shipped from here by Andrew P. O'Con-
nor to the Earl Of Seton, in Liverpool
England. The four hens and a cock
were insured Cor their full value before
shipment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-05
SWANS Mother Sues for
Ring He Gave Betrothed

POUGHKEEPSIE, June 5.-Mrs. Vir-
ginia z. Ostrander is suing Miss Agnes
Fitcke for the return Of the engage
ment ring her son Arthur gave to Miss
Fricke.
The latter is suing Arthur for SIS 900
for breach of promise.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-25

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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-25
EMPIRE HAS GOOD
FEATURES THIS WEEK

The Empire Theater went back to
vaudeville last night, with pretty
good program and some films well
worth seeing, A new song and dance
team, Gorhan and Phillips, from the
Orient, and Joe Thomas, mighty
clever wrestler who challenges any
body In the Territory. were the two
new features in the vaudeville line.
while Barnes and Robinson, the en-
tertainers. work In nicely with the
rest OF the bill.
Gorhan and Phillips are Austria
lians and closed with catchy little
dance. Their act is moderately
amusing. the dancing ut the end be-
Ing the best part Of 1t. The male half
Of the sketch has funny hobo make
up and Is a sort of eccentric poser.
Joe Thomas showed his class as a
wrestler last night by throwing Al
N(en, Of Portland, in eleven minutes.
1 De offers 500 to anybody that will
stay with him fifteen minutes, and
will double this for anybody that can
throw him In that time. Alden Is
smaller than Thomas and the latter
threw him easily. The wrestlers
around town are beginning to wake
up now and ought to make Thomas
20 some to hold his hundred.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-25
JOHNSON AND WELLS
HAVE REAL SONG.HIT

It's worth trip to the other side
OF the island to hear Duke Johnson
and Mae Wells, the colored song and
dance artists at the Bljou this week
sing "Under the Banana Tree" The
Bijou changed programs last night
and the new lineup goes through like
n notwithstanding limited.
johnson Is Just as funny as ever and
Mae Wells is getting better as the
engagement proceeds. Under the Ba-
mana Tree" is song that would make
hit In a graveyard.
The Reece Trio keep up their re-
putation as interchangeable performers
on various kinds of musical instru-
ments. the saxophone being empha-
sized this week.
La Petit Laurie, who Is one OF the
trio" has a startling contortion act
her most sensational hit being a back
ward bend from standing position
on two chairs to pick up from the
floor beneath her a handkerchief laid
practically fiat on the boards. 1t Is
not only difficult but an unusually
spectacular feat
The Boardman Sisters do a though
Act" that gets some laughs.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-25
WIRELESS Fleet
INCREASING FAST

Wireless apparatus on Is additional
vessels was approved by Government
Inspector r. Y. Cadmns.
The approval is based on tests made
by flashing messages between ships
at sea and government stations ashore
The steamer IIilOnian holds the record
for distance, having transmitted
message 7G4 miles. The government
requires sending power strong enough
to telegraph 100 miles.
The steamers approved are: Rose
City. Beaver, Governor. Santa Rosa.
Queen, Hilonian. Coronado. City of
Topeka, Roanoke, Senator, Bear
Mariposa, George w. Elder, City Of
Puebla, Spokane, President, Lurline
and Umatilla.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-25
CIVIC FEDERATION
TO HOLD MEETING

There will be an important meet
ing of the Civic Federation tomorrow
afternoon at four o'clock for the pur-
pose of "A full and free discussion OF
the status on which the general men,
bership and the executive committee
shall pull in the general line of work
that has been mapped out for the
betterment of the city.
The meeting will be held in the
public service association rooms and
1t is expected that there will be full
attendance, and suggestions from all
will be In order.
Any suggestions by those who are
not able to attend can be sent to tho
secretary and they will be presented
at the meeting.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-25

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