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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
''CRFEk AGAINST CREEK"
JOHN D. SPRECKELS BEFORE IN
VEsTlGATING COMMITTEE
ON SUGAR TRUST.
Describes Methods Employed to End
Sugar War in the Early
Nneties.

Washington.-Detail of a great su-
gar war in the early ntneties be-
tween Claus Spreckles in the west
and Henry o.. Havemeyer in the east,
resulting in an alliance between those
two sugar sovereigns, were related to
the sugar trust. investigating COM
mittee of the house by John D. Spreck-
els, son of the Pacific sugar magnate,
and president OF the Western Sugar
Ref1H1ng company OF San Francisco.
When Claus Spreckels met Henry
0. Havemeyer in that old sugar war, y
asked Representative Madison of the
witness, 1T was a contest. of Greek
against Greek, was it not?''
Mr. Spreckels then described how,
during the sugar war, his father in
| vaded the eastern territory and. erect
ed a great cans sugar refinery in Phil
| adelphia. That brought about the cul-
mfnation of the fight
who was the first of those two
masters to throw up his hands?" Mr..
Madison resumed.
II think it was Havemeyer," said
| Mr.. Spreckels. when we entered the
east in that fight OF course both father
and Mr. Havemeyer realized they were
losing money. They came to their
senses, and, in short, came together
It resulted in a consolidation of the
plants in the east and the formation
OF the Western Sugar Refining com
pany in California, which took over
the American Sugar Refining compa
ny plant and our plant there. The
American plant in the west was closed
down. Each side took a half interest
in the new company. The entire Phil
| adelphia Spreckels was eventually
sold to the American Sugar Refining
company. That was, think, in 1892.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
MOB LYNCHED TWO NEGROES
Crowd Lynches Allen and Then Storms
lail

Jail.
Monroe, Ga.-Two negroes were
lynched in Walton county as
the result Of the fury of crowds Of
Walton citizens, who sought to avenge
the criminal assaulting of a prominent
white woman in this county some time
ago. Tom Allen, who was directly
charged with having committed the
assault, was hanged three miles out
from Social CiEfle early in the day.
Later a crowd stormed the Walton
county jail at Monroe and secured a
negro named Joe Watts, charged with
having acted suspiciously about the
home Of M. Bud Haw, who lives in
Blasingame's district, this county.
Tom Allen, colored, charged with
having committed criminal assault in
the eastern part Of Walton county
some time ago, and who had been
for some time in Fulton county Jail
for safe keeping, was taken from the
officers from Atlanta on the midnight
train to Social Circle, and carried
about two miles north of the city and
hanged to a telegraph pole. His body
| was riddled with bullets. There was a
large, orderly crowd at the scene OF
the lyncainH.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
Advises Against Barbecue.

Macon, Ga.-Announcement in the
newspapers that four prominent plant
ers Of Pulaski county who were re-
Gently acquitted of peonage in the
United States court here, were to eel
ebrate theii: acquittal on July fourth
with q big barbecue and that an in
vitation had been extended to the
twelve jurors to be .the guests of hon
or, has provoked from Judge Emory
Speer of the United States court a
warning to the jurors not to attend
The judge takes the position that II
is against the law to tamper with q
jury. He says that the names of tne
jurynen are in the box yet, they are
on the jury list and may be called
upon to try similar case Several
Of the jurors announce that they viii
attend the cue despite the remarks
of the judge
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
TO FIGHT WEEv|L
WITH CORN SHOW
MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURE.
ERs GIVE LITERALLY TO
7. ENTERPRISE.
SHOW GIVEN ENDORSEMENT
Estimated That $4,000 Will Be
n-eded for FuIfillment Of
Plans.

A,.a.ta.-Realizing that the bon
weevil is menace that threatens the
financial interests of the entire state,
and agreeing that all business classes
should unite to counteract its en-
croachment, members of the Mer-
chants and Manufactures association,
at a meeting held. gave their endorse
ment to the corn show as one of the
most feasible methods of making war
on the pest. Several generous dona-
tions for the support of the show
were given and committee was ap-
pointed to solicit further contributions
from among the members.
The corn show is thus receiving the
support OF many classes of business
men. The fertilizer interests have
raised $1,000 fer it,, the retail mer.
chants about the same amount and
the agricultural implement people be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000. The Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
at first thought Of raising $1,000, but
the general opinion seemed to be that
this would be too small asssum, and it
will be donated. 1t has been estimat-
ed that at least $4,000 will be nee
essary for an adequate show.
Statements were made during the
meeting that Atlanta jobbers are al
ready feeling the effects of the pres
ence Of the boil weevil in. southern
Alabama.
fAY dnv~Sn 7 Do 0r1
and DIR. H. E. Steckbridge spoke OF
the steady advance Of the weevil to
Georgia, of the certain results Il
would have upon the general welfare
of the state and advocated the corn
show as means Of teaching the farm
ers the. value of corn crop as a sub.
stitute for the depleted cotton crop
THE boil weevil is absolutely Ger.
tain to come to Georgia." stated CDR
Stockbridge. en- either 1912 or 1918
it will cross the Chattahoochee into
this state After speaking of the
damage the weeviI had done in Lou
isiana by reducing the cotton crop &C
per cent, he continued: 3'In all human
probability it is more reasonable tc
oupPOSe tAdL IL Will 10 mOIe OdmdSe
in Georgia than it has done in the
West
| However, Doctor Stockbridge point
ed out that in spite Of the fearfu
havoc wrought by the pest to Lou
| isiana's cotton, the cash value of the
states aggregate field products had
been greater than ever before It is
| to obtain similar result in Georgia
that the corn show is being planned
"The corn show is to show the peo
| pie that they can get money out o1
other. things he said. -.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
NINE BILLION POUNDS IN 1910
Worlds Pro ductions Of Cotton in 1910
Was Worth a Billion and a
Quarter Dollars.

Washington.-According to the CEN
sus bureaus Forthcoming bulletin, Ill,
on cotton production for 1910. the
worlds crop last year was short of
the quantity needed i0r the annual
consumption.
The area of the world in which cot.
ton can be successfully grown is vast,
but, owing to the varying conditions
in the sections where it will grow, its
production is founG Improbable ex-
cept in Well-defned areas Because of
the insufficiency Of the supply of this
fiber to meet fully the demands of the
trade and because of the desire Of Eu-
ropean manufacturers to be independ-
ent OF the influences due to the pre-
ponderance OF the American crop
many efforts have been made in recent
years to extend the cultivation of cot
ton to new fields. While failure has
often resulted, success has attended
these efforts in a number of countries
among which may be mentioned Rus
sian Turkestan, Peru, British India
and Persia. In these countries, es
pecially the first two, it's extension has
been taken up in more serious man
ner-irrigation works have been built
and improved machinery installed fol
treating the fiber. Efforts have beer
made to foster the cultivation of cot
ton in number of other countries
but the United States still produces
about two-thirds of the entire mil
supply of the world. British India
Egypt, Russia and China follow
The worlds production in 1917
amounted to 1856, 100000 pounds, will
an estimated value of about $3.50.
100000.
In 1910 the United States contribut
ed 59.9 per cent. of the total quantity
of commercial cotton; British India 49,:
per cent; Egypt 8 per cent, and Rus
sia At per cent. Of the countrie:
that were prominent in the -produc
tion of cotton in 1890 Brazil and Asi
attic Turkey alone have retained an,
Importance.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
THE INSURGENTS MUST ACT
Upper House Will Sit Early and Late
to Get Something Done.

Washington.-In few days the
screws will be applied to the senate
Insurgents who are preventing a vote
on Canadian reciprocity and they will
be forced to talk or vote. 1t has been
decided to hold early sessions and sit
late, which program will keep Lafol-
lette and his small but. noisy band toll
erably busy.
81 don't see. any. sense in letting
matters drift along as they are now
going" declared Senator John Sharp
Williams.
''The senate has an antiquated piece
OF machinery that pays too much def
ence to senatorial courtesy. am in
favor of sitting early and late and
compelling senators to either talk or
vote The senate wants to pass the
reciprocity bill without amendment,
and ought to lbe permitted to do So
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-07-06
MASKED MEN HOLD
UP MAIL TRAIN
DARING DEED HAPPENED WITH
IN FEW MILES or THE
CITY OF ERIE
MAIL CLERK is BADLY SHOT
Many Shots Are Fired and the Con-
ductor is Seriously Hurt-Train
Had Narrow Escape From Going
Over Embankment.
MAIL CLERK is BADLY SHOT

Erie. PA fast mail and passen-
ger train on the Philadelphia & Eric
Railroad was held up five miles from
this city by band of a dozen masked
men. The mail and express cars were
rifled and three of the crew, G. H.
.Block of Erie, mail clerk, and H. u
Roonie, Erie, conductor. were injured
C. D. Bemis was shot in the arm.
Block was shot in the right side and
was taken to a hospital in dying
condition Rooney received serioRs
injuries when he Was hit by stone
thrown by one of the robbers. When
the train was making large curve.
the engineer saw an obstruction ahead
He stopped the train with all possible
speed, but not before it crashed into
ties and telegraph poles that had been
placed across the track. g
When the train hit the obstruction
it was first believed by the passen-
gers that there had been a collision
with another train. The next moment.
however, the crack of revolvers ac-
quainted them with the real cause Of
the trains stopping.
AS the train came to a standstiH
several of the passengers alighted to
ascertain the trouble. Their presence
drew the fire of the band of masked
men and there was a stampede to re-
enter the cars.
An unknown passenger, who, braver
than the rest, caught hold of one OF
the robbers, was picked up bodily and
thrown over 300-foot embankment-
His condition is serious. The mans
hands, face and body were badly cut
and his clothing torn from his hack
A Thorough Investigation.
Atlanta, Ga.-A resolution provid-
ing for a searching Investigation of
the State Department of Agriculture.
by a. committee of three practical
farmers from the Senate and FIVE from
the House, was introduced in the
House of Representatives. Represen-
tative Ault Of Polk county, the author
OF the resolution, declared that it was
aimed at NO particular person, but
was intended to give to the farmers
of the state some much-desired in
formation about the operation Of the
| department and where certain propos-
| ed improvements can be made.
The Inauguration of Governor-eIect
Smith will be marked by the simplest
I ceremonies. After the joint session
| Of the House and Senate. where he
will be sworn in, Governor Smith will
] &c to the executive Offices where he
will hold and informal reception.
Governor Brown, the retiring execu-
tive, following the inaugural ceremony
will go to his old home at Marietta,
where the citizens of Cobb and ad-
joining counties have planned a big
reception for him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28
NORTH POLE FIGHT ouTD0NE
Four Explorers Now in the Race
 For Antarctic HOnOrS
(specia1 from United Press. )

Especial rom united PreSS.) London, March 28-With four eXpe- ditions now hunting for the south pole Englishmen consider the prospects bright for the Peary-COOk North Pole rumpus to be outdone.
 The news that Captain Robert F. Scott found Captain Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer, already in the field when he arrived at McMurd Bay in January, adds great interest to the antarctic race and, also, some ques- tion as to the properties of Amundsen in occupying the field first mapped out by Scott
 A Japanese expedition left New Zealand in February headed for the south pole. Naval Lieutenant Pennell who brought Captain Scott's steamer Terra Nova back to New Zealand af- ter landing the Scott party at it's southern base, brought word that Scott's force will divide into two ex- petitions, thus making four groups in search of the pole.
 Sir Douglas Manson, who expects to lead an Australian party this year declares that Scott has broken faith with him by landing a party at Cape Adare. Manson says Cape Adare had been allotted to him, his base of operations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28
FORMER VIEWPOINT
 PASTOR IS DEAD
Family Says Broken Heart
 Caused His End
BARRED OUT OF HIS CHURCH
Long Fight With Vestryman Under. minded Old Clergyman's Health
 and Victory Came Too Late.

New York, March 2S-The Rev. Will liamh N. Ackley, rector of St. An drew's Episcopal Church, in Fourth avenue, Brooklyn, died yesterday morning in his home, No. 534 Forty seventh street. In the doctors cer- tificate cause of death is given as ''heart failure, but the clergyman g wife and his friends assert that he died of a broken heart.
 His health began to fail six months ago, it is said, when five members of the veStry of his church voted to oust him: Dr. Ackley was 70 years old, and the vestrymen, all except two, said he was too old to make pastoral visits and attend to the business of the church
 Had Dr. Ackley lived a few hours longer he would have gained one of the greatest victories of his career, for the fight of the vestrymen against him had been taken into the Supreme Court, and yesterday Justice MaTean, handing down a decision upholding the old rector and setting forth that they or to bar him from his church.
 Tn January the vestrymen appealed to Bishop Burgess to remove Dr. Ack- ley, but the bishop upheld the rector after hearing both sides. Then the fight was taken to court
 Dr. AckIey was born in East Had dam, Conn. He graduated from Trim ity College with the degree of A. B. and M A.. In 1866 he was ordained a deacon, and in 1867 became a. preacher. His first charge was St. Albans Church, dn Danielson, Conn. He went from there to Trinity Church in New town, Conn, and in 1874 to St Mark s Church in Warren, R. l. In 1890 he went to St. Peters Church, Narragan- sett, and from there to St. Andrews $ in Brooklyn in 1894. Dr. Ackley was twice married
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28
NEW YORK EAST
 CONFERENCE. OF METHODIST CHURCH

This evening at New Rochelle, N. T., the 6Srd session of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will open with reception to Bishop John l.. Nuelson. The territory of the conference embraces all of Long Island, New York city east of Broad way and the State of Connecticut as far east as the Connecticut river. In this territory are 2SS pastors who meet annually to give the report of the last year and to receive their appoint ments for the ensuing year.
 Mayor Colwell will extend an address of welcome to the conference this ev- eTsing and then will follow addresses
 by Bishop Nuelson and the Rev. D.
 F. Diefendorf of Newark, N. J.
 During the past year two members
 of the Conference who once held pas torates In Bridgeport, passed away. They were Charles g. Wing once pas tor of the Washington Park Methodist
 church, and Harvey E. Burns, for
 merly pastor of the First Methodist church.
 The conference will continue until Tuesday April 4, on which occasion
 there will be an address by the Rev. George M. Brown, pastor of the First
 Methodist church of Bridgeport. The
 remainder of the day will be devoted
 to a business session and the confer ence will then come to an end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28
"COPIOUs FOUNTAIN
 OF MENDACITY'
Thus Speaks Home Secretary Church
 i'll of WOmen's Political Union

London, March 28-Home Secretary Winston Churchill has been officially unpopular with the English Suffrag- cite organization for long time. He is now personally unpopular, too.
 The suffragettes recently filed with him a formal complaint of the be- havior of the police, citing a long list of instances of rough handling of their demonstrators by members of the force including two cases in which death re- suited, and demanding a searching ln- vestigation of their accusations. The Home Secretary's reply took the form of a statement in the House of Com mons.
 .'The police have behaved" he said with the forbearance and humanity for which they have always been dis tinguished and I totally repudiate the unsupported allegations which have is- sued from that copious fountain of mendacity, the Women's Social and Political Union.'
 Churchill will hear from the suffrag- cites. in turn, on May 5, when mon- ster demonstration is planned in SUD- port of the suffrage bill, scheduled to come up on that date in the House of Commons. Orders to overlook none of the ministers are understood to have been issued from suffragette headouarters, but to devote especial attention to Secretary Churchill and to show him no mercy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28

and to introduce bills reducing CT repeating tariff duties on the necessd- ties of life. Otherwise it cannot do if campaign pledges are to be fulfilled or the needs of the people properly considered and acted upon.
 The Republican plan will evidently be to seek, delay until after the next Congressional election, and their plea will be that action should be deferred until recommendations can be made by tariff board. This will be backed by virtual threat of Presidential vetoes, should any House bill pass the Senate with Progressive aid. It is a difficult situation which confronts the Democratic House. Whatever it does wdll be antagonized by the Republican senators and perhaps also by the White House. It can, however, de what is within it's power, and then leave the matter with the people at the next general election.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28
THIEVES ROB COMMUTERS. New York, New Haven & Hartford Has Detectives on Every Train.

Stamford, March 2S-That a gang of professional pickpockets have been raiding the New York, New Haven &. Hartford railroad, for several weeks, became known yesterday, when the theft of a diamond stud valued at $500, from Theodore T. Crane, a veal thy retired cement manufacturer of New York, was made public.
 Four men jostled Mr. Crane in a crowd as he was changing from a New York to a New Canaan train here Saturday and robbed him of the stud. One of the pickpockets thrust a news paper in MT. Cranes face, while the others crowded around and one un- screwed the stud from the shirt front. The loss was not discovered at once, so the thieves got away without trou- b1e.t
 A railroad detective said that this was only one of @ number of similar cases and that one or more detectives travel on every train from New York and persons known to be pickpockets are put off.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28
A COMMISSION
DEVOID OF TEETH

The reported agreement between attorneys of the railroad company and representatives Of the State Business Mems Association upon a public utili- ties measure. was promptly kicked aside by tho directors of the associa- non, and very properly too. It is somewhat astonishing that Messrs Allen and Wells agreed to the measure as reported.
 Under 1t. the pubic utilities com mission would hold only the power ot could accept or reject its suggestions. It would have no teeth. and could enforce nothing. It would serve mere ly a an expense to the State. The corporations would regard it as only a safety valve for their patrons dis content, wholly ineffective as a means of redreesing wrongs.
 With such . commission. MT. Mel ten's proposed commerce court would probably be abandoned by him. He would have no use for 1t. In fact It would be better than & powerless publfc utilities commission
 It passes the average conception of the possible that Messrs. Allen and Lewis upon the one side, and Messrs Eorabeck and Robbins. on the other. could have really believed that such a toothless commission as they agreed upon, would pass a Legislature com mitted to an effective commission, The members could not accept it with nut stultifying themselves. Most of them pledged themselves during the campaign to either the Business Mems bill. or one similar. The compromise Is rather surrender than compromise. It yields the ono essential point, the one feature which would confer effec- tfveness upon the commission.
 Better no commission than one devoid of teeth and of use only in the formal making of probably futile rec concentrations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28

In a. review of the effect of the In- ber-State Commerce Commission s freight rate decision. a financial writer states that the following named rail- roacs earned last year percentages over reasonablel returns: New York Central, per cent. over per cent. 1; Baltimore G Ohio, s%s on common stock: Pennsylvania, sA%; Chesapeake & Ohio. and Norfolk & Western. dou- ble tho 5% paid fn dividends; Union Pacific. 1sE; Southern Pacific, 7% ovsr the s% paid; St. Paul, 25 in excess Of 7% paid. Not much suffer Ing in such figures from too low rates. On me contrary. they supply good reason for decreased rates In place of the higher rates asked for but denied by the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28
PASTORS ASSOCIATION WANTS A QUIET SUNDAY
 AND FEWER SALOONS

The Pastors Association of Bridge port went on record yesterday as op- posing the bill introduced by Mayor Fisher of Middletown, for the purpose of hberalizing the Sunday laws of the State The association adopted a resolution firmly opposing the enact ment of any such law, declaring itself against the liberalizing of Sunday to even the smallest extent.
 The association also went on record as favoring the enactment of the law limiting saloon licenses to one in 1000 declaring that this enactment would be a great moral and financial benefit to the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28
PROF. J. ADAM HUGO
 HIGHLY IGNORED BY
 N. Y. SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Prof. John Adam Hugo, of this city who is considered one of the best con- selected as the soloist at the concert to be given this evening by the Mas ter School of Music at Memorial hall Brooklyn. Prof. Hugos program will include composition of his own call ed Kinderfurcht. the Liszt transcrip- ton of the march from Tannhauser, a nocturne by Chopin and a polonaise by Liszt.
 Alfred Herz, conductor of the or chestra at the Metropolitan Opera house, recently heard MT. Hugo play one of his own compositions. "Schick- salsklagen." MT. Herz asked for the orchestral score of this piece, examin- ed it, and then declared that with the composers permission. his orchestra will play it at Sunday night concert
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-28

Mayor Gaynor took office with a belief that the New York police de- pertment needed overfauling. one of She details being that its members were unnecessarily domineering and brutal to citizens. In this belief, he did not stand alone; very many men, not only within but outside of the city, entertained a similar opinion
 Tn reforming these conditions, Mayor Gavnor may have leaned too far to- ward the opposite side, but this fact should not be forgotten, viz, that the police who quite naturally. resent his action. may have made it's results must worse than they really are.
 Republican organs which fear that Mayor Gaynor may possibly become the Democratic Presidential candidate next year. are rolling the charge of a wide open city, as "a sweet morsel under the tongue