Wouldn't Accept "trust" Money
Raleigh, In. C, Uec 0.- Washington Duke, of tlie American Tobacco uompany, and president of tho Duke cigaretto works at Durham, sent tÖÜO to the North Carolina conferencio of the Methodist Episcopal Church south, which has been in session at Statesviüe, N. C, for a week past, towards defrayiiifi the x penses of the conference. Kcv. Mr. Ware, of Reidsville, and sonie of the inombers of the conference protestad agalast the accepfcanee of the gif t of wliat they termed "trust money." □At a meeting of tho boarti of stewards of his chureii Ware's action was approved. It íb olaimed ihat !!.. trust belng the only buyeron the tobáceo markets whieh buyn "cuttors," u-tMl excluslvely in the manufacture of cigarettes, the price of that grado of tobáceo !■ ia bean torced down go low that it ld linpoverishing the farmera h?rho gow it.
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