The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-03
FIGHT TO CREATE
OTHER COUNTIES
Matters to Come Before Legis-
lature-Campaign Against
HookWorm.

Raleigh, \. c., January 2.--Advocatcs
Of the creation of Piedmont county
from portions of Guilford. Davidson
ana Randolph, with High Point as thu
county seat, were presented at Var
borough Hotel to-day, with ]. j. Far
riss in charge. to press upon the Cen
eral Assembly, that convenes Wednes-
day, the necessity of creating this
county, their fight to be Kept up right
through the sixty days session. or
until they win. Some of the others
active in the fight are r. a. Wheeler.
a. T.. Tate, and Wcscott Robertson. the
latter being chairman of the legislative
committee.
Robson county, one of the Very first
representatives to arrive for the inn
pending session. says his county will
have another big fight against division
on it's hands this session. There will
be the olr contests for the creation of
Hoke county out of parts OF Robeson
and Cumberland, with Raeford as coun-
~ seat. and the counter proposition TO
create North Robson county. with Red
Springs as The county seat. The coun-
u authorities are hoping that the
counter propositions will have the eff
feet of preventing either one from at
tanning countyhood.
People are pouring into Raleigh on
every train now for the impending ses-
sion of the General Assembly. which
|corvenes Wednesday. One OF the first
to reach here to-day is w c. Dowd.
of Charlotte, who is in the race for the
spcakcrship OF the House of Repre-
sentatives. With him came strong
delegation of Mecklenburg citizens 10
press his claim. OF the other candi-
dates. L. Nj. Koonce, OF Onslow and r.
y. DouShton. OF Allegheny. have not
reached here. Friends OF Dowd are
claiming Doughton is really for Dowd.
II is being claimed for Dowd that he is
certain of over 50 per cent. OF tho
Democratic vote for the speakcrship.
and that there is a strong probability
that he will have clear field in Demo
cratic caucus. through all opposition
being Withdrawn.
disease in North Carolina is being
pressed with increasing vgor by Or.
partment OF the work Of the State
Board OF Health. ana in co-opcrat iol,
with the Rockefeller Sanatorium Com
mission; y special effort just now is
to quicken the interest OF practicing
PHYSICIANS. and induce them to make
the hooSwcrm prescriptions whenever
they come across a child or adult in
need Of the treatment, even though il
be some one unable 10 pay anything for
the treatment
The December number of the bull
letin OF The North Carolina Board OF
Health is devoted To the disease, being
Il hookworm edition. The whole scope
OF hookworm infection, and the eXpe-
ricnces OF many physicians OF The
state In treating it are given. AS in
dlcatlnS the steady increase in the
interest in and tiChtinE against the
disease figures are given in the bull
letin that show really marvellous
awakening for the present year For
the quarter ending last March eXamt-
nation of specimens in the laboratory
here amounted TO only 20; for the
quarter ending June 80. 4SG. FOR tho
the quarter ending December 81 shows
$500 These came III from every sec
ton of the State. There will be an
earnest effort to induce the General
Assembly 10 include in IT'S appropria-
ton for the work OF the state Board
OF Health a liberal allowance for help
ing along this crusade against lie
hookworm disease.
II Is not expected that Police Justice
Slronach will make his ruling in Too
Standard oil Company case for several
days, as lie expects TO review type
written reports Of the argument that
was made before him by contcndinc
counsel. and also TO go over stcno-
graphic reports OF the evidence before
he makes his ruling as to the guilt or
innocence of the standard under the
charges OF violating the antI-tr
law through cutting prices in Raleigh
to destroy competition. In the event
he finds the company guilty he can i'm
pose fines that Will aggregate $4,000.
III view of the number of separate vio-
lGtiOns of the law alleged.