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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-06

eve are confronted with special ses-
sion af .Coagress to oonsidee momentous
issues In such, q session, II the present
condition remains unchanged. the Demo
cratic party of the state of New York
viii he without voice in the national
connsels OF the Senate OF the United
States on subjects involving the most
important and solemn pledges Of our par
ty platform.
Il therefore deem 1t my duty 10 advise
that you Immediately proceed In the
Joint session OF the Legislature to ballot
as your conscience and the viii of your
constituents may dictate for the election
of United States senator whose cholc ,
will unite the Democratic party.
1SigneD "JOTIN A pIy,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-06
DEATH OF PARCELS POST.
sen. Baiey Causes Item to Be Struck
From Appropriation Bill.

Washington, March 5.--Thc plans
Tor IN" post office department for The
establishment Of 4 parcels post system
as an experiment. were defeated Friday
night when the Senate on point of
order raised by Senator Bailey o;
Texas struck from the post Office an
preparation hill an item of $4,000 de-
signed To put into effect the proposed
system on April IL.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-06
sERolN eowoolN COACH.
Contract Submitted BY the Athletic
Council Has Been Accepted.

Brunswick, Ne. March 5.-Frank s.
Bergin, who coached the Rowdoin
football eleven last year, has accepted
the contract submitted to him by the
Athletic Council and will coach the
team the coming fall.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-06
SURPRISED CONGRESS.
Continued from Page Oneo

ira session. There are many elements |"
reconcile. and the process of reconcllta-
ton takes time. Everybody hopes Tor
short session, and expects long one
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-06
SITUATION IN CANADA.

CONTINUED from Page One.l
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-06

Ottawa, Ont, March 5.-Thc feeling
that is developing among the agricul-
turaiists against the campaign which
manufacturers are pressing in oppusi-
-tion to ratification of The tIadc agree .
n;ent with the United States. is indi-
Gated by letter given Ia tn" press
today by James Bower. president OF
the Canadian Council of Agriculture
This organization is the most extensiv,
In Canada, having large member,
ship and representing more invested
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
gestlOns
BY FRANK s. N-OODSON,
Industrial Editor.

Last week in speaking in this coll
umn of the adyisability Of establishing
factories in Virginia for the manufac-
ture Of corn cob pipes remarked. On
PEASANT: Virginia is now one among
the greatest Of the corn growing
States. and is rapidly pushing on to
the point where it will be able TO bnaSt
that it is the very greatest" Last
Monday night received typewriter
letter dated "Albemarle county, Va.
February 9th and postmarked IT
Richmond about noon Of the same day
The writer OF the letter, while using
language in his criticisms that tor
dered on the insulting. was not man
enough to sign his name. but called
himself Farmer Critic There Is
strong circumstantial evidence that he
is no farmer. and 1t is certain that
the letter was not written in Abe
marie county. This gross misrepre-
sentation takes from the communica-
ton any and all value that it might
otherwise have possessed
Ordina rily anonymous communica-
tions are not noticed in this payer, but
for reasons that are apparent this one
calls for few remarks The writer
ridicules my statement that Virginia
is among the greatest of corn-ErowinG
States. and expresses the belief that
am ignorant Of corn facts. He quotes
from the figures Of the United States
Agricultural Department. for 1909 to
show that fifteen States, including siy
Southern States. grew more bushels oi
corn in 1909 than did Virginia lis
ridicules tile boys corn clubs and their
efforts. and, in fact. ridicules most
good things Eirginian. and in gen.
eral way proves himself TO be a kind
Of dyspeptic GROWER and chronic
croaker.
The Industrial Section is quite as
familiar with the oficial figures OF
the Agricultural Department of the
government as this croaker. and 1t has
never intinlated that Virginia grows
more bushels OF corn than some other
States or that it is among those which
stand at the head of the list as pro-
ducers of the greatest number OF
bushels. but it has said. and now main
tains. that this State is among the
greatest of growing States. Mere
bulk Is not the sole constituent Of
greatness. If 1t were Alexander II.
In history IS q great man.
Last year, according to the official
figures, Virginia had 2.142.0c0 acres 81
land In corn. from which 54.62l, o00
bushels were harvested, which was an
average Of 25.5 bushels to the acre. The
increase In bushels over the previous
Year was 10.73S.o 900. and tho average
per acre was enlarged 3.4 bushels. This
was the largest increase made by any
Of the SIX Southern States my chronic
kicker mentions, and the average per
acre was greatnr than any OF the six
except Kentucky. which led Eirginia's
average by three bushels, and Tennes-
see. which led by only four-tenths OF
bushel. Nirginia's average per acre
was seven bushels greater than either!
OF the Carolinas. and at the same price
1t realized from it's corn acreage S4.55
per acre more than North Carolina,
Si.G2 per acre more than South Caro-
lima, and as for Georgia. ono OF the
other states named, Virginia's average
was eleven bushels per acre larger
ann her income from corn $7.lo Der.
Rcre more. Virginia's average was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
SMALLER BREAKS
OF LEAF TOBACCO
Sundry Conditions Bring About
Curtailed Deliveries Market
Somewhat Less Active.
60 PER CENT. OF CROP SOLD
Wrappers in Demand Figures
satisfactory Smaller Breaks
Looked for This Meek.

For two reasons the beginning Of
the end Of the rush Of leaf tobacco
to the Virginia and North Carolina
markets is ut hand. In the frst place.
the growers have been so eager to
turn their leaf into money thew have
oNerdone the work Of flooding the
warehouse floors with the loose To-
bacco. and almost before they were
aware Of it they have sold about al
per cent. of the crop of 1910 They are
now beginning to realize that the
crowding OF the markets tends to
lower prices. and SO they are at last
disposed 10 hold up a bit. In the second
place. cold snap has come alone and
smaller quantities or the raw leaf is
IN marketing order. and finally the
farmers are getting little busy with
their teams in farming operations 70,
this good year.
These things explain why the re.
CENTS Of loose leaf tobacco and the
sales on the warehouse floors vera
smaller last week than they have been
since the beginning Of the new wear.
The sales on the floors or the tye
Richmond warehouses amounted 10
about l.15o,0o0 pounds, OF which :, bout
10000 pounds We're Burley goods and
the balance dark tobaccos, principally
the sun-cured leaf. The market was
larry active, although not as much
so as the week previous. prices hav.
ing sagged TO some extent on most Of
the grades. This weakening in prices
was less noticeable in. the better
grades. and II can hardly be said tina
lne wrappers were any lower. Fine
sun-cured wrappers sold all the way
from SO to $50 per hundred
The figures for the White Burlcy
were very we'll maintained. the weak
ness noticeable In this class Of tobacco
being In the red stock.
The package dealers had fairly good
CONTINUED Nn Third pago.1 =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NE W S
Decided Activity Loomed Up
When the Sun Came From
Behind Clouds.
EXCITING RUM0Rs IN THE AIR.
Ninth Street Skyscrapcr AS
surcd- Increased Demand for
Farm T,ands-l'he Suburbs.

'rh rain j; came: the winds blew the
and the mud beyond the pavements
blocked the automobiles and detied the
buggies. and all that kind of thing
Kept up vigorously four out Of the six
business days Of the past, week OF
course this remarkable spell of ex-
trcmcly bad weather dampened the ar
dor of the real estate agents, as well
a that of the Investors and SPECTATORS
In Richmond and suburba n realty But
finally the bright sun came out in all
Of it's February glory (and there is
nothing lovelierjthan the sun when it
looks down upon Old Virginia in it's
February attire), and then the agents
and the investors and the spectators
and the private sellers OF valuable dirt
got very busy. They made up for lost
time, and so. Notwithstanding much
bad weather. the week turned out to
be one of the most active and most
productive of real business since tho
beginning Of the new year.
Yesterday there was an exciting ru-
NOR to the effect that the property at
the corner Of Eleventh and Bank
Streets had been sold to prominent
capitalist, and that the sale meant tho
immediate beginning OF another sky.
scraper-one that would probably throw
those now reaching towards the stars
completely in the shade. went direct
to headquarters for confirmation of the
pleasing runor. and the capitalist an
nounced emphatically that he not only
had not bought the property, but that
he was not even negotiating for It.
Chamber of Commerce Deal
Another equally as pleasing rumor,
while not positively confirmed by the
interested parties. seems to. be favored
with much better foundation in fact.
n N. (Continlled ON .Second Pa q \ 1870
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
new INDUSTRIES
OF THE PAST WEEK
Decided Increase in Develop
mental Announcements in
South.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch. /

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
7, Baltimore, Md February ll.-Dur.
ing the past week there was decided
increase in announcements Of indus
trial and other developmental enter
prises throughout the South. Some OF
the most important enterprises report
ed during recent months are announced
In this weeks issue of the Manufac-
turers' Record. as follows:
Georgia Power Company, Atlanta
completed arrangements for beginning
Its first waterpower development al
Talulah Falls. where 100000 horse
power will be obtained for transmits
sion by electricity to Atlanta. dis
lance OF ninety miles. Engineers are
preparing to begin construction Of
dam. powerhouse. ste-l towers FOR
holding about 800 miles Of wire. dis
tribnting station at Atlanta. etc. Addi-
tional water powers owned by the
company VIII be developed in the flu
ture for about 100000 horsepower thus
giving total OF 100000 horsepower
for transmission in the Atlanta district
and will doubtless result in largely in
creasng that city's manufacturing in
dustries. The Georgia Power Company
lis being financed by Canadian and
English capitalists, and It's capitaliza-
ton is $4,000. 00O..
Frank Nelson, Jr., Birmingham. will
organize company capitalized al
from $500. 900 to $1,000 900 to develor
the recently purchased Bryan estate
coal lands comprising about 5000
acres.
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company. Birmingham will davcioE
Pratt Mine No. 16 for daily capacity
Of 5000 tons Of coal; the shaft will be
lined with concrete.
Waller Mining Corporation. Falls
St,t 11> 70, ~ t.
100000 capital stock to develop gold
mines
Basic Wooden Company. Basic city,
Va has been chartered with $4,000
capital stock to manufacture wooden
goods.
Ferguson Watch Dial Company. Mon
roe. La, has been incorporated with
s950.000 capital stock to manufacture
n patented watch dial.
Alabama Fuel and Iron Company.
Birmingham, will expend s150.00O for
fIfsiit5 (COntin1lai on Last a fra 1-T----
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
yIRG1NIA-nRED CARRIAGE HORSES.
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Virginia ''Fhe Greatest, a Repetition Looking
FarSouthward Mighty Automobile Bust
ness-Big Money in Peanut Oil-Sug-
gestions Wise. and Otherwise

greater than that OF Kansas by six
and a half bushels, and greater than
that Of Oklahoma BY nine and a half
bushels. OF course, the big corn grow
ing States Of the Middle West and the
Northwest made better averages than
Virginia or any other Southern State,
for the simple reason that the West is
not handicapped with unscientitic
negro farmers. who do not use fertili-
zers, and whose poor farming and
poorer working Of their crops bring
sickly results. and therefore greatly
reduce the average throughout the
state Kentucky and Tennessee are not
as badly handicapped In this way as
Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia. or
Virginia would proba bly, have made a
better average than either Kentucky
or tennessee. Itiis dollars to dough.
nuts that II the corn crops of Vir.
ginia's white farmers alone were
measured, Virginia's average per acre
would be up with those Of the rich
Western States, and exceed the most
or them. And then, too, because Of
proximity to the corn markets and
other favorable conditions. Virginia
farmers netted 60 cents per bushels
Tor their last years corn crop, viii, g
the Western mon fell far under this
figure, Ohio farmers getting IS cents.
thoSe or Indiana 10 cents. those OF
Illinois 3S cents. and those Of Iowa
36 cents net. and so on
Furthermore. there is farmer n
virginia who has gathered 100 bushels
OF corn per acre from 100 acres, his
entire planting. There arc others who
nave gathered from 60 TO so and 90
bushels per acre from large acrea ye.
and Commissioners koiner asks in his
annual report: What other State can
snow farmer who makes 100 bushels
70 the acre on 90 acres?' What this
man. can do in the magniicent SOIL OF
Virginia others can do. and. what is
more they are catching on to how
to do It. 's
With all OF these official facts and
1sures before me repeat: Virginia is
now one among the greatest of the
corn growing States" and If her grow
ers continue to improve their lands and
increase their averages for the next
iive years as they have for the pa st
five, the time is in sight when
she VIII be the very greatest" among
corn growing States. anonymous let
er writer's and chronic kickers with
hob-nailed livers to the contrary NOT
outstanding.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-12
An Important Conference.

me Pan American Commercial Con.
ference VIII meet in Washington to.
morrow and probably hold several Sos
SONS this week. Richmond and ~,
southern manufacturers and men an /.
gagged IN selling goods are deeply in :
terested In the, doings of the confer
snts. rms organization. formerly
known as tie Bureau Of American ne
pnpilcs, Is nm international union main :
famed by the twentp-one American
republics and devoted to the deyelop-
neht and maintenance OF commerce.
rlendlY intercourse. and good under
standing among them. It's affairs are
administered By a director general and
asslstanf director. elected by and re-
sponsibla 70 governing board COM
posed OF the Secretary Of State or the
United states and Tire diplon,;tic rem
rescntattVeE in Washington or tie
ether American Governments
the purpose OF this conference 10 10
CONTINUED on Third PaCe,)
Evening journal., 1911-01-30
KRANTz LOSES
TO LANCDON

Jack Langdon. Of the Imperial Ath-
letic Club handed a X. o. TO Kid
Krantz, in the third round of their
private exhibition IN Philadelphia, on
Saturday night. IL was Langdon's s
FIRST public fight and his splendid work
in a class that includes Krantz gives
him high standing among the best Of
the welter weights. He had little
trouble beating Krantz, pummelling
him hard until the third round when
he planted a stiff left hook on
Krantzs jaw that kept him down af-
ter the count. LangdOn will get an
other fight soon.
LangdOn has probably ended
Krantz's ring career. The Kid has
q knockouts to his credit, and had
lots but three fights until he met Lang
don. On July 1S. 1903 Krantz fought
six-round draw with Twin Sullivan
at Oakland and has been fighting
hard ever since, but II remained for
the Wilmington boy to stop him
Evening journal., 1911-01-30
ASHLEY BEGINS
HER TUNING UP

The Ashley baseball club viii hold
its regular meeting at Tinsmans house
ON Belmont avenue Richardson Park
on Thursday night All the boys who
are Interested. should be present at
Z 30 O'Clock Players signed to date are
George Clifford. Willard Clifford. Pitch
er Sullwell, Roy Work. Archie Stew
art Bill Wintrup. Charles Linthicum.
I. Foulk. r. Davis and p. Brown. Amy
boys who would like TO join the club
should attend the meeting, as the club
will then decide where they will go for
training. Ashley Bellemoor and Els
mere are being considered. Bill Tins
man, the club manager handed out this
noise this morning.
Come All-Wilmington, lets hear
your replys TO my last proposition be-
fore we decide on our schedule. WHO
knows but what jolly Pete Cassidy
win be calling on us for help before
the season is over. You know All-Wil-
mington was the fastest iu town last
year and the Tri-State' will have 10
hustle some Here's wishing YOU all a
jolly season. am yours as ever for
clean sport"
Evening journal., 1911-01-30
WIND BOTHERS
TRAP SHOOTERS
LObb Leads Squads With rs
Straight Breaks in Satur-
day Shoot

With 1O7 shooters, the biggest shoot
of the dupont Gun Club was held last
Saturday afternoon at their grounds al
High Bridge. Unusual interest was
centered IN the shoot but owing to the
high winds there was no sensational
shooting done. However, there were
some good scores made.
Mr.. WINCHESTER, in his first attempt
at shooting doubles broke twelve pairs
without miss and this was the cause
of a great deal of enthusiastic ap-
plause. In Glass A, IL. A. Lobb was
high man with total Of 20 straight. In
the other classes there We're ties and
these will have to be shot off at later
date.
On next Saturday William Foord, Of
this city and Alden B. Richardson, of
Dover, will shoot a match event for
the Delaware championship which
Richardson has held for the past three
years. The winner of the event will be
awarded a silver loving cup valued at
500 which will be placed ON exhibition
in the window of Darlington and Toad
vine during the week.
Evening journal., 1911-01-30
JUST BREEZE

Cassidy.
Welcome CARPENTER.
Big Chief here tomorrow. Hang
out the flags.
Won't you please hurry the games?
Now for a square deal in the sched-
ule. See that we get it, Pete.
Maybe it won't seem like old times
to have Harry BARTON on the receiv-
ing end.
Young Langdon begins work with
X. o. Some honor there for the Inn
perial.
Brownson has put the hearts of the
basketball fans on the top shelf That's
not too high for a bunch like Brown
son to place anything Don't forget
that Crescent series, everybody.
North End will have to come back
If they want to keep in the lime-light
Langdon has pulled the spotlight
on the whole team.
You can't keep Johnny MCGOWAN
down. When his West End League
flew he transferred TO Mt Vernon and
is as husky as ever.
Noisy Bill Tinsman has special
invitation to attend the All-Wilming-
ton Leagues Wednesday night meet
ing Come, Bill, but tie the bull out
side.
That reminds us; Smitty cant
you come back?
As yet we have failed to get line
on the physical condition of Garrett
Griffith, Traynor,. Mousley, Reeves
Oliver et al.
Pete is going after the new material
before the game is started. That's
the time to get EN-, Pete, and may
they be gems
The much-mooted ground question
will be settled tomorrow. OF course
only a few of you know what much
mooted means.
Ii is said that Reeves will be ap-
pointed committee to see that the
| big leaguers do not conflict in theil
dates. The Kid will fight against amy
! Saturday or holiday dates az home fol
/ Wilmington. Selfish Kid.
Some class TO that dupont bang
away club. If every mothers son OF
! them isnt a trip artist, Wen eat the
words.
Everybody Again. Cassidy
Evening journal., 1911-01-30
YACHTSMEN In
A MOCK TRIAL
Judge Francis H. HOffeCker
Conducts Session at VIII
mingtOn Yacht Club
KEEN REPARTEE AND WIT
MARKS THE FIRST SOCIAL

Opening a series Of Saturday even
ing social affairs, the mock trial OF
The Wilmington Yacht Club, held at
their winter quarters. No. 72S Market
street, Saturday evening. was pleas
ing success. Nearly seventy-fve
members and guests gathered in the
court room" at $50 o'clock. and the
proceedings Of the court" held their
attention until midnight.
Hon. Francis H. Honecker conduct
ed the session with such unfairness
and Partially that he attracted critic
ism of his entire bar Judge Hof-
fecker sustained his excellent reputa-
ton i'm the keen repartee and ex-
change Of wit INDUCED in by the bench
and attorneys. Colonel Enoch Moore,
the prisoner. was charged with the
theft Of a "hobble skirt. Deputy-At-
torney General Josiah O. WOlcott was
the prosecutor, assisted by Charles
W. Bush The counsel for the de-
fense, City Solicitor John w. Brady
John r. Malloy and Assistant City
Solicitor Almond d. Chaytor, Jr., pre-
scented so conclusive an alibi that the
jury returned a verdict Of mot guilty"
Enoch Moore. Jr.. was the court crier
and Frank Newell looked after the
duties OF court clerk. BY a radical
process of elimination. in which the
court" materially assisted, the clerk
managed TO impanel the following
jury Waldo C. Wilson, foreman;
w. r. Spring. DR.. y. p. Burnham,
Harry A pinor < A Reis and George
Bockius.
Enoch Moore, Jr., is chairman of
the committee in charge of these win
ter entertainments and associated
with him are w. II. Ewing, VIM. Kirk,
VIM. H. Forbes and Charles w. Bush.
Ladies' night will be observed on
February 4 by an informal dance and
cards. On February II the club will
give a card party, and a musical is
scheduled for the second ladies' night
on February IS. Members are per-
mitted to take guests on all of the
nights
Evening journal., 1911-01-30

port a grade of baseball such as is sell
dom seen IN the smaller leagues of the
country. or course all this is much
appreciated, and is also deserved, but
Wilmington gets the ball team. A writ
or in the Johnstown Democrat, COM
menting on the transfer of the fran
chise TO the Delaware city. says.
The writer. although realizing
that It will improve the strength of the
league twenty per cent by the access
sion Of Wilmington and the dropping
of Williamsport, cannot help but bid
goodbye 10 the Billtown sports with
the deepest regret He has long been
acquainted with Tom Gray, who has
had charge of affairs at Williamsport
since 1905. and for Mr.. Gray Il can be
said that there has never been a truer
or cleaner official I'm the Tri-State
ranks Behind him was one OF the
gamest and fairest array Of sporting
element to be found anywhere in the
country.
Year after year the hackers of the
Williamsport team dug down deep in
their pockets TO make up deficiencies
for the Williamsport hackers never
knew what IL was to come out on the
right side of the ledger-and this dig
ging time and again was without the
murmur that one would have expected.
II was not until the hackers Of the
Williamsport team found It utterly i'm
possible TO continue, following the de-
structiOn of their grandstand and other
buildings by fire, that they gave up in
despair. The Tri-State league will well
come their return 10 its ranks at some
future time, under more favorable cir
Cumstances'
Evening journal., 1911-01-30
PLACE FOR NORTHEAST
IN TRI-COUNTY LEAGUE

Sportsmen Of Northeast, Nd. who
are interested in the promotion of
baseball in that town have organized
the Northeast Baseball Association
with the view TO becoming a men,
ber of the Tri-County League. f. IL.
White has been elected president; r.
J. Campbell, manager, and J. Albert
Roney. secretary and treasurer. New
ark has also organized a team and
both teams will mage application for
membership in the league at its meet
ing to be held in Elkton on Wednes-
day night. The league will be coz
posed of the following towns Ok
ford, Pa: Elkton. Havfe de Grace,
Aberdeen. Elk Mllls, Rising sun
Northeast, Nd, and Newark, Del