North Carolina Newspapers

I ir YY ^5 lam tuiziun "JGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. MOMOAY Vt-rERVapN. 06CEvI?ER12. I?l?. NO. 112 i ?.u.: ?' bSi ?fiiS OF ANY PAPER PUBLISHED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA Norfolk. Dec 1??To commemor ate the completion of the southern section of the Norfolk-Beaufort cs tttalt Which marks a decree of prog *eWi In ftitra-costal waterwjuf con lUactlon in Norfolk territory that bespeaks big things for thi? com munity and Eastern Carolina. lUp reeentaUve John H. email, of the First North Carolina district, with the nM Of committees from More head ciUr? Beaufort and Oriental, ^uis arm**** for a one-day water way festirsl a few miles from Beau tort 6ft soma data between Decem ber J6 and Jan 3. Tmlnent men who stand and have fought for publke spirited development enterprise will he on the speaking pro grain Delegations from all the cities and towns and rural sections interested t in the projected canal are to have a part in' the occasion, particularly to exploit the celebration to the of making it One of ardent eothus lasm over the Importance of the wrork already done and thst which It is hoped to do in continuance of. the canal to Norfolk. Governor Kttchin, Senator P. If. 81mmons, and Mr. Small, all of North Carolina, and probably others will make address is. Mr. Small said Saturday that he expected to bring down a party from Washington and include In it as many mo rubers of the house com mittee on rivers and harbors and the senate committee on comurarce as he could induce to come. Among those whom he will invite are Sen ator William P. Frye, of Maine, chairman of the senate committee; 8enator Thomas S. Martin, of ?Vlr gtnin. a member of that committee -Twwd Repreeentettr* Alexan der of New York, chairman of the honse-committee on rlrers and bar-' bote. The southern section of tTie ca nal, extending from Pamlico 8ound j to Beaufort Inty. was completed and opened to navigation two weeks MO- I Its length is approximately . vp miles. depth ten feet, width varies between 110 and J00 feet and was constructed by a $550,000 appro-' priatlon of contra* It la the drat actual work that hat been done by p government appro- J priatlon In reaponae to many yeara of almoet coflatant hammering tip on the dangera that would be avoid ed and the economlce effected by navigation through the building of intra-coaatal water couraee. Representative Small was In Norfolk a few hours yesterday en route to Washington Referring to the canal project and the realisation of the ?5-m|le southern section, he declared their Importance could not be too much emphaaiaed and that It waa out of thta fact that the cele bration has been conceived. Mr. Small' who Is and for years htaa been an untiring devotee to In tra-coaatal and Inland waterway de velopment. deelared too that there would be not letting up in efforts to o>taln appropriation for comple tion of the oanal, the undnlahed part of which la a distance of about 110 miles and la estimated to re quire an expenditure of 91,000,000, Including the $100,000 It Is pro poaed to pay for the Albemarle and Cheaapeake canal, which la In the projected course. . , Incidentally Mr. 8mall stated It aa his opinion that no report of government engineers that have or may in the future conalder a route for the remainder of the Norfolk Beaufort course be favorable to the contentions of those who are advo cating the Diamal Swamp canal aa the preferable course ^V Estimates of engineers who orig inally recommended the Albemarle aad Chess peaks, said he, reported against the Diamal 8wamp giving among their reasoaa that the ne* canal ahould be a tide-level courae and that to make the pismal Swamp Bed Rooi -Fi Men, Women Colors Red, Light Blue, Jtgtflf&njr impM. ble because of prohibitory coft. One of the manifold difficultly which the caul project hi? had to encounter and aereral of nilch To main ret to be comhatted. his bocn the u&wUllnsnew of the Albermarte and Cheaapeake Company to sell Its property lor ?500.000 the price proposed aa maximum Ultra, It la DOT understood that the company la ready to accept aa offer of this sum. It U posalble, Mr. 8mall 'pcintcJ out, that more delay in progress to ward the Appropriation for extend ing the canal to Norfolk in the course embracing the Albemarle and Cbeaepeake, will be caused by fail ure of promptness in report a sur vey tor a canal-course from Boston 4? Beaufort which was authorised subsequently to the report upon the Norfolk-Beaufort link. It is probable that Congress will not grant an appropriation for far ther work in carrying out the rec ommendations of the former report until the Boston-Beaufort sruvsy la submitted in view of the possibility] however remote, that the survey will not reassert the former recom mendation of the Albemarle and Chesapeake route. ? Tho. canal'now projected is de scribed in throo sections, one from Norfolk to Albemarle sound by wa7i of the Albemarle and Chesapeake ca nal; the second through Albemarle, Croatan and Pamlico sounds; the third , from Pamlico Sound to Beau fort, inlet. While it is true that water trans portation Is cheaper than rail, a?d that by the proposed canal appre ciable bulk of the freight now ban dit by (he railroads 'into North Carolina would by reason of a bet ter rate be attracte to the canal, the railroads affected are not fighting tho proposition, said Mr. Small. The friendlineaa of these rail roads, the Norfolk-Southern and At-! lantlc Coast Line, to the canal en terprise Is due for one thing, said he, to the fact that thb roads rec ognize that the freight whlcb the water course would probably draw from them would be a class upon1 which the rates are low. Ho said thst they also considered the prob-' ability that the whole section of Virginia and North Carolina wlthlnj the field of the canal would develop sufficiently to so Increase general traffic thath the railroads would after all lose nothing but galnj much. 3 , ^ I Thirtefeiv days to Xmas Dec. 12 Lucky For You if You Shop Early ? IXJW1JKK8* or CHRIST." Those who attend*! the Pint Presbyterian church Sunday morn ing heard a discourse by the pastor. Rev. H. B. Searlght that waa logical and ornate. '* jijgSfe'fe The sermon la being highly com plimented and justly ao for Mr. Sen right always preacbea In a way to attract and edify. ^ ? i ' n Slippers mi- ;. and Children Pink. Gay ?nd Hi' ffi CiNTtST Will . Hafrs Ari sv Advised by Their f* Coodiei TflEY HOL0 CONFERENCE AN ATTKMPT WT1.I. HE MAI)H IO HRKAK THK Wllyl. OP MRS, MART EDDY 18 THE RKI-OHT. 1NTKKMATK COEBCTION WAS USED IN ITS MAKING. Boaton, Dec. 10.?If Oaorie (Hot fololws advice given to him by at torney W. Peabody there will be a conceit -over the wMl in which Mm Mary O. Eddy leaves practically all of her fortune to the Christian 8cl^ace church. Attorney peabody and Mrs. Eddys only eon held a long conference to day at the conclusion of which Mr. Peabody said that an attempt to breajc the will will be begun at "An agreement made by Mr. OIov er when he waa prectlcally Id need will not," said Mr. Peabody "In my oplon stand at law. It waa unjust and wrongful. We aay Hat coer cion need." Although officials of the Christ ian Science church promptly denied that there la Any likelihood of a con teat over Mre. Eddy'a will, it waa thought by eorne to be significant that George W. Glover had also called' upon John W. Kelley, the Portamouth, N._ H. lawyer, who waa associated with William E. Chand ler in the celebrated auit of the "neat friends." Attorney Peabody advised Mr. Glover to go. to the probate court and, pending a permanent order or the- eofcrt as to who shall ^old, divide and dlapoae of the mllllona of Mr*. Eddy, apply for administration papers. ' II Raleigh, N. C., Doc. 10.?Director C. D. Williams,-of the North Caro lina experiment elation, and Prof. I. O. Schaub, of the A. and M. Col lege and government Co-operative Work for the Promotion -of Corn Culture In North Carolina, are Juirt back from Columbia. ,8. C., where they participated In the Atlantic j Corn Exposition in which North Car' olina figured with esj>ectal creoit,' taking sweep stake prlzoa and many | of the general awards. In fact. North Carolina growers captured over seventy-five per cent1 of the awards In exposition which J included over 800 entries from North and South Carolina and Geor gia. the prises amounting to |10,-' 000. The grand championship sweep stakes prise for the beet single eai j of corn went to Exum Goodwin, Qf Chatham county, N. C-, this being the same corn that captured highest award with the North Carolina state fair. He is only 18 years old. The grsnd championship sweep stakes for ten ears of prolific corn was1 was captured by a Wilkes county, N C.. by, J. C. Lewis. Borne of the other North Caroli na prise winners are: R. P. Hayes, Buncombe; William Breece, Trans ylvania; 8hlrl4y School field, Out!-' ford; J. ?k Batta, Wake; Jule Sharp. I Guilford; Allison .Parmer, Nash; R. a. Thompson. Beaufort. Yacht hi Port. The motor yacht "AmcbaiWo/' Ar rived la port yesterday^and i?i moor ed at the dock at the foot of Ues pea satreet. V "5 '- 1 Bver since lipr arrival crowds have been visiting her tad admiring her beautiful tinea and workman ?kip. ' ?.'? The boat Is the property of the Bell Motor Company aad with a party of gentlemen oa board I* cruising In Raster* North Carolina waters. She is 45 feet long and 11 wlil b^tn port until some to FIENDISH MUROM Is ReveaTed When Eour Bodies Are Found i ; the KI SPICION RESTS OPt?K i> BR EMPLOYER?EflrtStti" rORT REINO MARE TO IKMT* PKRPETRATO fc Or ! HKARFTL C1UMK?MKV I 1 TO DEATH Kansas City.. Mo.. D#?. series of murders of the moef V*"? tal and fiendish character were ifls core red this afternoon at the firm of lire. Emellne Bernhardt, about 20 miles south of Kansas City and tour miles west of Dallas, in Jeek son county, Kansas, when the djrnd and murdered boJles of Mrs. Bern hardt, aged 76. her eon, George Barn aged 45%e farm hand nal|?d :.:orgcn and another farm hand Those name Is unknown, were found party of neighbor^ who h*d be ausplr'.ou? and searched '{he B* The murders were probably com mitted Wednesday night es George Bernhardt was last seen alive ifc's\ afternoon. 1*hirteotlve foi*th? crime vcas Sr ldently robbery, osythe Barnhardla were generally supposed to be weal thy and It was Nre ported they kept large sums In the house. There are no clews as to who the robbers were or how many of them were In tile geng. v. Neighbors had become alarmed over the quiet which overhung the place and this afternoon several of them decided Co make an Investiga tion. v*3SPiteu they enteiyd the^ noticed a piece of clothing under some hay and an investigation dis closed the bodies of three men, ail of their heads beaten into a pulp, their-* features hardly recognisable. The searchers notified the rounty officiate at Olathe, who hurried to th* scene and searched the house. All was confusion on the lower floor the contents of drawers being scat tered over the floors. An "empty purse was found The body of the widow was founJ in a little alcove adjoining her ^ed room on the second floor. Her skull was beaten In. It is common knowledge that Geo Barnhardt could not get along with any of his help, quarreling continu ally with his men until they left. Three weeks ago he had a quarrel with a farm hand, ending In the man's (discharge. One thectry advanced by the pros ecuting attorneys this farm hand had returned to the place to get re venge and finding three men instead of one as he had anticipated had murdered all three and then went to the house and. murdered Mrs. Barnhardt for the purpose of rob bery. Bvery member of the family M CAN PI.AY ALL. CAN BNJOY THK FIHHOX PHONOGRAPH Present one to your wife and chil dren for a Christmas "present. RU88 BROS. We can frame pictures on short no tice. Vv--V; . ? / JV HI WT WASHINGTON'S ? Ik. nUIl 9 CREATEST STORE Special For Wednesday 36 doz. Ladies Silk Hose, all black, $1.00 and $1.25 it ,jt-+ ? jifejA. m * fca&SL mm AMERICANS Will Attempt to Nail Old Glory i to South Pole ^0K?!ENC|p EXPLORERS j T? . A .. ElrtsurtioN taKADKi) ?v CAP TAII KMTUtrt AND fiAkRl WHItltH', I.. RACE 8COTT ENGLISH PARTY FOR THE GOV ETED HONOR?THEY ARE AM PLY BACKED York. Dec. II.?"I have' tV* 8Ur* **?d Stripes to tnc North Pols, Fith tho?e words Peary thrilled the woiK BO??what orer a F?*r ago. Now two other Americans come forward with the statement: ''We will nail the Star* and Stripes to the 8outh Pole." This la the first announcement through the New York Times, that an American expedition, head ed bj Captain Robert A. Bartlett and Harry "Whitney, will aet out tor the Antarctic regions In a race against the 8cotch-Engllsh expedi tion, which haa already started. From men auch an these two are, the words -jrfe no empty neglible toast. .. They know the frosen polar re | glons as well as any two alive, ex cepting Peary himself. One of them has himself been within Ave days' march, of *he North Pole; for the past decade or more he hag been al most constantly in the ragions where Ice and snow never melt. The' other, born to wealth amply au..dent to buy for him every lux ury, haa preferred over and over again to swathe himself In furB and plunge Into the freezing arctic night at th# sacrifice of every comfort and the imminent risk of -Jeath. Captain "Bob" Bartlett?few ever tall him by his real name of Robert A. Bartlett?commanded Peary's | ship, the Roosevelt, on both her ex-j | peditlons, including the one when i | the lndefltlgable explorer finally | reached the goal. | Harry Whitney, the rich New !!a- ! ven sportsman, leaped suddenly in-j to the now glaring limelight last! fall, as the supposed guardian of I Dr. Cook's celebrated "records." The American expedition for the discovery of the 8outh Po!e will i: sail from Its native country early > next fall. Its financing will be by |' private Individuals. i1 j Only the other day Whitney and | Bartlett got back from a hunting trip to the polar regions, which took up all last summer. That was .! | the Ralney expedition, on which j took* up all last summer. That was1' other rich man who heeds of the land of Ice. alrey, an-. s the call POPULATION OF UNITED STATES Washington, Dec. 10.?In the : I'nltcd States and all Its possesions the Stars and Stripes protects 101, 100,000. This enormous number Is the official estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census, an nounced today in connection with the population statistics for the country, as enumerated In the thlr teenth census. It Jncludes the Philflpptm*. Sv moa, Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, and! the Panama Canal sone. Within its borders on the North I American continent, exclusive of Alaska, the United 8tate? haa a pop ulation of 91.I7S.ZCC inhabitants. During the laat tsp years the states of the Union had an aggregate in of 1S.977.C91, which la 91 it over the 1900 figure- - HOLD ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING Saturday tier) * gathering farmers la the city aoch u 1b not often mcd. Tba fwmen' Union while yel young In tbl? cpunty baa Jemonatrattd that It to ?^flWW ^ r??ja *-'tb ?Dd th? farmer* 01 Beaufort county are hotter organis ed today than ever before, tbla la aa It abould be. tbe merchants arc organised, tbe manufacturers are organised, the Jobbers are organised and In fact every business wltb whteh tbe farmer comes In contact la organised ftgeept bla own and the necessity for tale 69*tag together for exchanging of oplftl+aa and S pooling their interests Is Just begin-1 nine to dawn upon the mon wbo are the real backbone of the world. They ahould remember that hi unity there Is strength and each lo cal abould be aa a branch of a great and atrong tree, thereby perfecting an organlaatloa which could not apllt by those who would create strife and dlaaanaion among Its ranka. The union ahould beware of outalde interference wltb the man agement of its business affairs. The following were elected aa of ficers of the County Union for the ensuing tws!ve months: Rev. R. H. Broom I tor of the Methodist chflHI^lftled j hia pulpit yesterday moflPtu; and.j evening for the first time and wan] greeted by large and appre<-iaUie j congregation*. Both sermons was listened to with 1 pleasure and profit. The pastor | made a most favorable Impression*. ' Mr. Broom is tu leave this week for j Monroe. N. C., to visit lils afeJ fa-' ther and will not return to the city ? until December 26 to take up his I work as pastor in earnest. ' The presiding elder. Rev. Dr. ,1 Olbbs will preach here on Christ- ,i mas duy holding his first quarterly < meeting at that time. jl On next Sunday the Woman's For 1 eign Missionary Society will have < rharge of !be 11 o'colck service. t1 Editor Jamea L. Mayo ot thejl Dally News went to South Creek Sat ; < urday afternoon and returned this,] morning. Mr. J. C. Overton and -M?\ Clar- ? ence Mayo of South Creek returned ' i to their homes Saturday afternoon, i SECOND WEEK OF < Hl'PERlOlt IXU KT I The second week of Beaufort county Superior Court beg'in this morning with His Honor Judge Adams, of Ashevllle. presiding. The entire week will be occupied In the trial of civil causes. Next week the criminal docket will be called. * All men who want the earth are not brick manufacturers. LADIES SILK HOSE $1.25 values in pink, light blue, lavender and black. Lisle heel, sole, toe and knee. Price $1.00 Bowers-Lewis Co. THE GEM THEATRE Our Theatre 1a h p#?r?* ? ot delight*?oar change of hill ena ble* you to eee the lateet and beat la MOVINO PICTURE ENTERTAIN MENT. e e 9 JEAN ?KAR8 VORAGHIO (VHatwh.) w, ' President, Win. B. T. Patrick of Chocowlnltjr. in re-elected. Vice President, Hon. F. D. H<M}V er of Aurora Hecrsury ?nd Tr?MUF?r, 0 ?. i??r ? ~t Unutu Cmk. Mi 6. ... Herring, . Chaplain, Re*. C. E. Lee of Waah ington, R. P. D. [ . Conductor, H. H. Hill, of Choco wialty. Doorkeeper, C- C. e/ dftdtk Creeks ' , County Bualnens Affhi, i: L: Mayo, of Waahlhfton. Hon. F. B. HOOker and J. L. Uij6 ware elected delegate* to attend the ttate convention which will be held ffi Greensboro, December 14 and i6th. The** meetings are an inspiration to the farmer*' and the Dally Newa hopee to ae? the attendance at each' aucceeafr* meeting crow larger and lntereat Increase until every mem ber In the county will be anxloua to attend the meeting of the County Union. f The Uvn la ludebfed to the city officials for the use of the city hall In whtth the meeting warn held. Thla txram^epeemary on account of court byMmjj aeaslon at the court h6uae. MUSHflSTEIl m "The Music ^Aster" is the fcttr^ lion at the 4^ol auditoriu^tf) evening lor tire benellL vt the mans' Betterment Association. This attraction has had a phenomenal run of seven hundred nights in the City of New York and the last night proved as populur as the first, -tr. George Klerman the impersonator, has a distinguished place, one that cannot be filled by another artist. His work in the David Warfleld plays Is as remarkable as in the Jo seph Jefferson cycle. Every citizen of Washington should avail them selves of this great opportunity to lee this play of not only national, but also world-wide popularity. The press notices of Mr. Kierman are rertalnly merltorius and complimen tary in the highest sense and Wash ington is fortunate in having the :hance of seeding him in the Music Master. Tickets went on sale at Hardy a irug store this morning. The prices are: Reserved seats, 50c; general admission 35c; children 25c. The performance will begin at 8 o'clock. No one should miss it. Go snd lend your aid and support to a worthy cause?the Woman's Better ment Association. FATHER UAl.LAOHER TO HOLD MASS Father Gallagher of New Bern will celebrate low mass at the res idence of Dr. James M. Gallagher on East Main street next Thursday morning at 8 o'rlock. All Invited to be present.