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THE MORNING STAR; WILMINGTON, N.'c: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1916. Eight. St o5 a V If'.-. mm r . tt bnr '.i ra ITin.rirf.ninVp.l!rii't--,,.-'''.i'-'.i J m .'..'.'...iV.V V--.0-..v.;.-.,J 1 W :.r:-7.:.-V" il if- IF V-t Iff Mam- . -hi---' Wi.tfW I X A. r r ' vzA -11 II , ; : iPippecr WBr ycr , "-r-1 A Sketch of the Islands for Which Uncle Sam is Offering $25,000,000 -Good Harbors andFertile Lands Awaiting the Guid ing Hand of the Energetic American. Copyright, 1916, by The International Syndicate. m ORB than half a century, ago Secretary .Seward opened negotiations -with Denmark for the purchase of "the Danish Islands of the West Indies group. Although his undertaking was not successful it led eventually to a formal treaty In, 1902 by which Secretary Hay expected to obtain pos session of the islands The price at that time was 55,000,000. The agree ment, however, was rejected by the Danish Parliament supposedly through German influence. From time to time the bargaining was re sumed, but it issaid that the sale was : always blocked by Germany, al though some diplomats declare that the opposition came from the Danish aristocracy -an opposition which still exists. The sentiment of the natives of the islands is for the change for although Danish i3th official lan guage English is generally spoken and the islanders would! welcome the regime of the United States, having1 felt for years that prosperity would be the result of such an alliance, and it Is understood that they are to have a say in the matter. Islands Of Value In 'Wartime. Naval officers regard these islands as the most valuable for any European Government wishing to quarrel with the United States, and have always urged . that it was of the highest Im portance from a strategic point of if IIIJEGT HEW ISSUE INTO THE NEGOTIATIONS Use of Information Secured From Mails by British' Censors. Forecasted, It is Believed by Secretary Lansing's Statement at Variance With Position of Lloyd George in Parliament. "Washington, Sept. 11. A declaration by Secretary Lansing today that he considered information secured by cen sors from the mails should be used only for military purposes was believed to forecast injection of that issue into the negotiations with Great Britain over mail seizures. While no inquiry has been, sent re garding the statement in parliament of David Lloyd-GeOfge, v the , British .war minister, that information gleaned by the censors properly could be put to "any public or national use," Mr. Lan sing said he had read the war secre tary's speech ' and that the matter might become a subject of diplomatic negotiations. The first step probably would be a request for a definite statement of the British government's policy regarding use of information, specially trade se crets, falling into fhe hands of the cen sors. Secretary Lansing said he was. study ing the retaliatory -legislation passed last week by Congress, but whether the powers it confers on the President will be used depends upon the future developments and the outcome of dip lomatic efforts. The British reply to the last Ameri can note on mail seizures is expected this week. Allied diplomats expressed hope today that . no definite action would be taken by this government while the whole trade dispute is under negotiation, predicting that any retal iatory action might result in a trade war. I tis understood that while the Allied embassies here cannot act offi cially until instructed by the grand trade consul at Paris, they intend to bring this feature of the situation in formally to the attention of "the State Department. RECEIVER IS NAMED. For Champion Lumber . Co Liabilities $3,000,000? .. X," (Special Star Telegram.) . Greensboro, N. Q, Sept. llv--Petitlon in bankruptcy was filed here today against the Champion Lumber Co., of Sunburst, ..Haywood coUntyf "liabilities estimated at $3,000,000. It is under stood the company will admit insolven cy. J. . J, Campbell, ; vice president "of the company, was named receiver, ; ikrMlMEu r : view to keep them from falling into unfriendly hands. St. Thomas has one of the best harbors in West Indies, land-locked on three sides surrounded by hills from which drift down the most fragrant breezes in the world, and large enough to shelter at least two hundred ships. The three islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John, in the order of their size and population, have been under Spanish, British, French and Dutch flags at various - times. They were first known under ,the name of the Virgins, being so called by Colum bus. in 1493 as he swept past on his way to Santo Domingo. They are tropical in character, though not all are exuberantly fertile. Rare Tropical Beauty. ( Five days sailing from New York brings one to St. Thomas with its hills covered with dense foliage for over a thousand feet above the sea and at their feet tiny villages nestling by I sandy beaches with cocoanut palms fringing the secluded coves. Not much Is to be seen by the tourist in St. Thomas although the town of Charlotte Amelia is picturesque and scrupulously clean. There is . one straight level street along the water front, while shorter streets run sharp A. G. Li. CONDUCTOR CHEATHAM ASSAULTED BY PASSENGER Rocky Mount Man Lb Arrested and Plac ' ed Under Bond. (Special Star Correspondence.) Rocky Mount, N. C, Sept. 11. Much Indignation has been expressed here over the severe assault alleged to have been made by E. G. Simmons, a com mercial agent of the Western Union Telegraph Co., upon Capt. A. B. Chea- tham. one of the oldest and most re-1 spected conductors of the first division of the Atlantic Coast Line. The attack on the conductor occurred on train No! 50 from Petersburg to Richmond Satur day night or early Sunday morning and the report indicates that -Mr. Simmons would probably have fatally cut the conductor had not other passengers, in the car interfered, and in fact, a pas senger who assisted in overpowering Mr. Simmons and dragging him from the conductor, was slightly, cut. Both parties are known here, while Captain Cheatham's duties have thrown him often in this city and ne is well known and held in high esteem by a large cir cle of friends. According to eye witnesses to the in cident, the commercial agent, who was traveling on a card pass, resented the request of the conductor that h'e sign an identification slip and tore up the, blank furnished him. When the con ductor' returned and proffered another with a request that the railroad's regu lations be complied with, Mr. Simmons is said to have been Outspoken in his criticism, but the conductor left it with him, and when he returned a few min utes later Mr. Simmons met him in the aisle with an opened knife, it is . said. Making the attack on the unsuspecting conductor, it is said, he slashed him about the head and face and felled him into the aisle, and was finally pulled off by passengers in the coach. The conductor was given medical at tention promptly, but he had lost a great amount of . blood, while several stitches were necessary to close, the wounds, and he is under medical atten tion at his home in Richmond. Mr. Simmons was arrested in Richmond and promptly gave a bond of $750. The trial is to occur some time this week, and the case will be prosecuted, so it is declared, by both the railroad and the brotherhood of Railway Conductors. BIG SNAKE GOES TO SCHOOL. Drops Down Flue Into School Room af Lnnefleld -No Harm Meant. (Special Star Correspondence.) Warsaw, N. C, Sept. 11. Some ex citement was caused at the Lanefleld school, three, miles from here.' when oh last Friday - afternoon a large black snake, more than a yard long, crawl ed down the chimney flue and dropped to the floor fortunately, it was after school hoursv and ' almost - the entire school with; the. two '-teachers . were en gaged in cleaning up ! the ; school grounds.- One of the pupfls,- a girl of 16, who had '.become tired., of sweeping, and had gone in "the school room to. rest, the pnly J2ecuB.a.nt - at tne time, and as his snaky 'majesty went for one door, running against the .leet of one I hasty exit from the other. i ly up the hills often so steep that they are built in flights of steps. The main street is like those of all West India towns filled with tobacco shops, Panama hat stores and fruit stands where tropical fruit is offered at bargain prices. There is a tiny plaza near the landing filled with shade trees and flowers, a delightful spot and a favortte place for the offi cers from foreign ships to spend their evenings. In the rear of the "breathing spot" stands an old Danish fort dating from the seventeenth, century a quaint relic of by-gone days with its obso lete cannon. There a few Danish sol diers while away their- time smoking, playing cards and sleeping. Most of the residents of the islands live in or near the town as the visitor will discover when he climbs to the top of the hill, where he may look over the entire island and see very few inhabitants in the outlaying dis tricts. The view from these hills is grand in the extreme as they com mand not only, the Island of St. Thomas but that of St. Croix to the south and St. John to the east. All about one finds reminders ofthe early occupation when fortifications were erected against the raids of pirates AFPAIRS AT A. & 91. COLLEGE GETTING IX Rl'SMSG SHAPE' Enrollment Over 600 Already "College JVight" Exercises. (Special Star Correspondence.) West Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 11. Things at fhe A. & M. College have assumed the air of real college life, and now college affair? have settled down and in good working order. Classes began last Friday, and up until Saturday over . . .. r rollment of any corresponding enroll ment at this season of the year. Several new men have joined the faculty this year. All of the full, pro fessors have remained, but a number of the younger men have accepted po sitions at better salaries elsewhere. Mr. T. C. Reed, a . graduate of the Univer-1 sity of Missouri, has become associate professor of dairying; Mr. D. G. Sullin3 also" has. joined the animal industry faculty: Mr. J. B. Divurieux succeeds Mr. D. W. Martin in the department of physics, and Mr. P. E. Snead, a gradu ate of the A. &. M. also joins this de vartment. In the department of agri culture, Mr. J. O. Ware takes the place of Mr. E. A. Hodson, who is on a year's leave of: absence to do graduate worn at Columbia University. Mr. G. W. Un derbill takes a position in the depart ment of entomology. Mr. . A. Thorn burg takes the place of Mr. E. B. Nich ols in the department of mechanical en gineering. "College Night" was observed Satur day night, and freshmen had. the "op portunity of becoming acquainted with what the real college life Js. ' Several students spoke on behalf of college organizations. On behalf Of the church es of Raleigh, Rev. L. K. Dilts spoke a few words of greeting; Profs. H. E. Satterfield and W. A. Withers spoke for the faculty; , Mr. W. C. .Douglas for the Sunday schools, and Mr.' J. M. Broughton, Jr., for the citizens of Ra leigh. . . ELKUS FINDS LITTLE CHANGE J IN BERLIN AND VIENNA. Conditions of" Life Virtually Normal. Predicts Wilson Victory. V Berlin, Sept. 11 (via wireless) Abram I. Elkus, the new American am bassador to Turkey, who stopped in Vienna on his way to Constantinople, is quoted by the -N'eue Freie Presse as stating to a member of itt staff that his impression of Vienna as well as of Berlin vas that conditions of life there ! were, virtually unchanged. The amount of food was apparently enough and, thanks to the capable organization, he thought ' a sufficiency . of provisions seemed assured. , Mr. Elkus, according to the newspa per, says he felt assured of the re-election of President Wilson,- who; in; ad dition to his other qualifications, had the greatest of all in having preserved peace for the United States .and in rep resenting the. idea of-world peace. " - "-" Memphis, fenn., Sept. 11. Julius, Sel der, of St, Louis, was re-elected snark of the Universe, th vepresiding oirlcer qi the Concatenated firmer x wa.'.tx and New York, was selected as the next place of meeting at today's business I of. the organization. I and buccaneers who infested the wa ters centuries ago. The Island is replete with beauty 1 of tropical scenery and just north of the harbor, separated from it by a hilly, narrow cape, is a great harp shaped bay of the most remarkable shade of turquoise blue water. Its waves lap a sandy beach beneath nod ding palms and make it th e real beauty spot of the Island. Before the European War when ships from all parts of the world came into Char lotte Amelia it was the favorite picnic ground for tourists and men from the ships, and hundreds bathed in Its limpid waters, but today it is deserted except for a few pickaninnies who play about In its water like s,o many fish. Rendezvous For Pirates. A century ago the bay was a famous rendezvous-for pirates who laid in wait for an opportunity to sally forth and prey upon the merchantmen passing through the Carribean Sea. The fishing here is excellent and at present furnishes the greater part of the food of the inhabjtants. A few deer are to be found in the hills, but apart from these there is nothing to attract the hunter. To those who are fond of boating the bay offers a charming place for this sport. The population of thirteen thou sand are mainly negroes of a good- PI'LFWOOD EXHIBIT AT THE STATE FAIR THIS YEAR, Murh Interest in Proposition to Locate Paper Mills in Tills State. In view of tne very high and still in cn?asing prices of paper and the grow ing scarcity o the materials from which it is made,' it has-been suggested that one or more paper manufacturing plants be invited to come to North Car- I olina where in many localities wood j cu tahle for pulp is still abundant. i ' Manufacturers, capitalists and con sumers are all interested in this prop" osition anl rre casting about for a suitable location. For this reason the proposed exhibit of wood suitable for paper making at the coming State Fair in Raleigh, October 16-21, will be likely to attract national attention. It is proposed that each county or town, thiough its officers or chamber of com- Hopes Women Will Adopt This Habit As Well As Men Glass of hot water each morn ing helps us look and feel t clean, sweet, fresh. Happy, bright, alert vigorous and vivacious a. good clear skin; a natural, rosy complexion and freedom from ill ness are assured only by clean, healthy blood. If only every , woman and like-J wise;every man couia realize tne won ders of the morning inside bath, what a gratifying change would take place. Instead of the : thousands of sickly, anaemic-looking men, women and girls with pasty or muddy complexions; in stead of the . multitudes . of Vnerve wrecks," "rundowns, "brain fags" and pessimists we should see a virile, op timistic throng-of. rosy-cheeked people everywhere. ; An inside "bath ;is ' had by drinking, each "morning before breakfast, a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate" in it to wash from the1 stomach, liver, 1 kidneys and ten yards of bowels the previous day's indigestible .waste, sour fermentations and poisons, thus cleansing, sweetening and freshening the entire alimentary canal - before , putting more food into the stomach- Those subject to sick headache, bil iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism, colds; and particularly those who have a" pallid,- sallow complexion and who are constipated Vvery -often, are urged to obtain a quarter pound of limestone phosphate" at the drug store, which will cost but a1 trifle, but fs sufficient to demonstrate the quick and remarkable change in both health and . appearance awaiting '.- those,-, whqif practice internal ! Ha. hi luliuu. w w in us l. rejneuiuer lusli inside, cleanliness;' is more important than outside," because the skin does not absorb impurities "j to l, contaminate the blood ;whj 1ft .the. bores ta ,the thirty, feet of bowels do. r-- ' ,. , t . . .. natured type, who at present are prac tically destitute. Now that commerce has departed and there is little agri culture to fall back on their condition is indeed pitiable, and should the deal between Denmark and the United Etates go through our Government will face a relief problem to save its new wards from starvation. Bay Rum Staple Article. There is little manufacturing of any kind except the bay rum industry, and this too has been practically ruined by the war on account of the difficulty in shipping it to market. This bay rum, for which St. Thomas is noted, is made by macerating the leaves and berries of the bay tree with pure new rum and then distilling the mixture by passing it through a "worm." It is regarded as the best bay rum in the world, and is, in fact, the only perfect product of that article. Iii. the tourist days it was quite the thing for the visitor to the Islands to bring home a supply of St. Thomas bay rum. Sugar Industry Poor. Fifty years ago the sugar industry of the Islands was an important one, bringing in large revenue, but im proved methods of manufacture in more developed countries and outside competition proved too much for it and now in St. Thomas it is suffering from stagnation and decay. The cane at present grows wild and under prop er care the industry might be re vived. White people are few and the blacks do not know how to help merce. exhibit one block of each Jkind of wood suitable for paper making, where such county has any large amount available for this purpose. Blocks may be round, halved or quartered, two to three feet long, cut from logs more than four inches and less than 12 inches in diameter. Bark should be peeled off one end and left or the other. The name of the wood and of the exhibitor should be attach ed. An estimate of the amount avail able within six miles of all the rail reads in the county should accompany the exhibit. Material should be sent by freight or express prepaid to, J. . E. Pogue, secretary, State Fair, Raleigh, N. C, and marked Department N, Ma chinery Building. They shauld arrive not later than October 13. Space for the exhibit is furnished free. The principal North Carolina species now suitable for paper making ,are poplar, hemlock, linn, spruce, chestnut and second growth pine of several spe cies. An exhibit of this kind, besides ad vertising your county, may have a very decided influence' in securing a perma nent manufacturing plant in your town. ! Write to the State Forester, Chapel j Hill, N. C, who will be in charge of mis exniuu. Philadelphia, Sept. 11. The Lehigh Valley Railroad- Company today ap pealed to the United States Supreme Court from a decision of the. Federal District Court here, dismissing the suit for an Injunction to restrain the Inter state Commerce Commission from en forcing under tne Panama Canal Act, the separation of the railroad company and the Lehigh Valley Transportation Company, a Great Lake subsidiary. L. ,., 1 The picture illustrates the $50 Columbia - model. Otehr models from $15 to $200. Demonstrations at- any time - in our store., .or on - approval in - your -own home. .." . . " .V. '-- - - .- Green's D rug Store ' . " Colaiu ll-j Agents. 101) Market St. themselves. The white men who re side there are Danish officials, a few plantation overseers and shopkeepers. The majority of the latter closed up shortly after the beginning of the war and left the Islands, consequently the Danish West Indies of today are In habited almost solely by the black man. The climate is not conducive to energy and the agricultural parts J of the Islands have been gradually going to waste. One of ,the sights of the town dur ing the tourist days was watching the women coal ships, for this was done almost wholly by women who could carry a bushel basket of coal nicely balanced on their heads with appar ent ease. Another sight familiar to the tourists was the expertness of the swimmers boys who swam out to meet incoming vessels and who would dive for coins thrown overboard by the passengers catching the coin before it had sunk six feet in the water. Although the water about St. Thomas is infested with sharks the natives have no fear of them and the diving boys will actually swim among the sea monsters and chase . them away from the ships. There is no record of one of these boys being injured at the game. St. John Island. St. John Island, too, has been prac tically riven over to the blacks al though its rare tropical beauty de serves a better fate. Coral Bay has the reputation of being hurricane proof and has good anchorage places in deep water. Like St. Thomas, it was once the rendezvous of pirates whose existence here at one time is shown by the rvsty cannon scattered over the Island in fortifications which have now fallen into decay. The woods of St. John are literally alive with birds wild pigeons, doves and gaily tinted humming birds predom inating. St. C?olx. , The Island , of St. Croix was so named by Christopher Columbus when he came through the Carribean in 1493 on his second voyage. It has a population of twenty-five thousand mostly, blacks, but with a larger sprinkling of whites than are to " be found on the other islands. Most of the planters are of Irish extraction DR. LAURO MILLER HONORED BY PAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY Brazilian Minister Gnest at Luncheon In New Yorfc On Vacation.. New York, Sept. 11. Dr. Lauro Mull er, the Brazilian minister of foreign relations, in this country on a vaca tion, was guest at a luncheon given Tiere today by the Pan-American Socie ty of the United States. John Bassett Moore, president of the society, welcoming Dr. Muller, recalled that Brazil was first to extend official recognition to the Monroe Doctrine and declared at the time there existed no misgivings as to its purposes. He de fined the doctrine as "an invitation to the American nations to extend to one another mutual support in the preser vation of an inestimable right of inde pendence and self government against attack from beyond the seas." Dr. Muller, responding, declared Bra zil had done all it could to further the movement of Pan-Americanism. Buffalo Lithia Springs Hotel Located in the most delightful section of Meteklenburg County, Virginia, this famous health resort will, this season, be Under New Management MR. C. E. GRAHAM who has had many rears' experience in tbe management of leading hotels in the east and south, will have charge, with a competent staff of heads, cooks and servants. All conditions combine to make Buffalo Lithia Springs the ideal sum mer resort. Those coming ior treatment find in the curative waters a proved remedy for kidney and bladder troubles, while those seeking amusement may indulge in their favorite recreations. On Norfolk Division of Southern Railway. Rates and full information on request. Owned and operated by the BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS WATER COMPANY, Buffalo Lithia Spring. Virginia FLORIDA EXCURSION Tuesday, September 26th SEABOARD AIR :FARE FROM . . 8.00 $10.50 J ackson ville . . St.' Petersburg. Tickets sold to Jacksonville limited returning: October 3rd; Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota tickets limited returning" midnight, Oc tober 6th. " , ' , - - i - - . . , .- For tickets, schedules, re servations, or- any information, appy CM. ACKER, . Union Ticket Agent. Phone 1102-W. Y K .. .. . H. E. PLEASANTS, - Traveling Passenger AjTut. . .;- Wilmington,' X.- C. and they make rum and sugar, uslr.$ the most Improved machinery. Lik St. Thomas, the people have choser English as their tongue, althougt many of the negroes speak a Jargot of English and . Danish mixed. There are .two towns on this Island Christiansted on the east, and Fred eriksted on the west. It was at thi latter m 18 67 that the old Unlte( States frlgateMonongahelawentashon during a tidal wave. After the storm passed the frigate was left standing erect among the houses of the town. The natives thought that the United States had come to take possession of the Island, and not until the ship was again on the water could they be assured that the landing of the ship in their midst was an accident. This Island is by far the richest ot the three and several splendid planta tions are owned by Americans. The Island of St. Croix has long been more American than Danish as its trade ha been with the United States instead of with Denmark. It possesses ad mirable roads, some following closs to the edges of the coast and afford ing glimpses of beautiful bathing beaches where huge piles of pink conch shells may be seen ready to be burnt for lime. Other highways lead to the hills and to the various su.?ar and pineapple plantations, while the most attractive of all runs between the cities of Christiansted and Fred erlksted. All along this road one sees the old ruined windmills once used to grind the sugarcane. Today Amer lean made machinery does the work and the tall chimneys of the sugar mills rise amid the cane. Denmark did well to hold on to her real estate until the wave of pre paredness swept over the United States. The only value these Islands can possibly be to our .country is to keep them from falling into the hands of a foreign foe and in such case be come a menace to the Panama Canal, affording a harbor for hostile ships. The advantageous situation of St. Thomas and the excellence of Its har bor was recognized by the blockade runners during the Civil War whe frequently made it their redezvous It has often been called the Gilbral'ar of America owing to its natural Im pregnability irrespective of fortifica tions Charleston, S. C, Sept. 11. The Clyde Line steamship Comanche brought into port this afternoon the disabled Ameri can auxiliary schooner Crusader with its crew of six men. The Crusader's engine broke down last night about 40 miles north-northeast of Charleston. She Was bound from New York for Havana. j For All Complexion Ills If the skin be colorless, sallow, mud dy, over-red. blotchy or freckled, noth ing will so surely overcome the condi tion as ordinary mercolized wax. It literally takes off a bad complexion absorbs the dead and near dead parti cles of surface skin, gently, gradual, causing no inconvenience at all. A neW complexion is then in evidence, clear, spotless, delicately : soft and beautifu-. One ounce of this wax, procurable at any. drug store, will rejuvenate e en the worst complexion. It is used HKe cold cream. via. LINE RAILWAY CO. WILMINGTON i ' Tampa ... . . . .10-r Sarasota . $11.00 R, Wi WALLACE, .-.. City-Ticket Agent. ';:'-.- Y 'Phone 178. . -r '44
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