(VFTERNOON. DECEMBER 28. I?l?.
?iWji'J'lllWgM
1SHED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
ti&U, tnfc
was op/<ca
Drain
mk nuiy
it without stoppfnn (a
such criticism was
Clad state that the com
pany Is ?ot opposed to the District,
that a work of
tude should not bo un
dertaken without a careful and dis
interested examination of the plans.
We" h^e been requested to publish
the following correspondence between
Mr. C. I, MUlard, president of the
.Roper Company and Governor Kltch
In. which ought to set th? matter at
Norfolk, Vs., Dec. II. 1910.
Honorable W. W Kitchln, Governor
of North Carolina. Raleigh, N. C.
Dear Sir: ?>'
Confirming our telephone conversa
tion this a. m. , ; ..^1
v On behalf of tbe John L. Roller
Lumber Company. I have decided to
yield to the request of the state board
of education In the selection of Mr.
'"jjl J. Prank Coleman as expert engineer
to examl^p the plans submlUed by
the Viewers for the drainage of the
Lake MsUamlakeeet District
I hare suggested that Mr. Joy
ner, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, immediately communi
cate with Mr. Coleman by wire, to the
end that he may proceed at the ear
liest day to risit the District in Hyde
county and enter upon his work.
When he designates a day to begin,
I suggest that the engineer. Mr. Law
reqc* Brett, ana the other two View
ers be notified to meet him. I think
It manifestly proper that Mr. J. O.
Wright be notified-of our selection.' *
As advised, I had already wired
Mr. Joyner earlier in the day as fol
low.:
"Agreeabl to your action In em
ploying Mr. Coleman in the Interest
of promptness and harmony. Letter
follows."
I
At were Apparently exists a mla
apprehenslon as to the attitude of
the Roper Lumber Company towards
this MalUmuskeet Drainage District.
I bee the privilege of submitting a
brief statement.
When we Anally learned that thlB
company had been made a party to
the drainage proceeding, w* Institut
ed an investigation to ascertain the
area and quality of the land owned
by us within the bonndariee of the
proposed district. It developed that
the company owned about 10.00b
acres, all of whleh was elfUer tim
bered land, or Savannah, or marsh or
low-lying swamp land, none of whleh
1* In cultivation- Our timber land
would net be benefitted by. drainage,
nor were we ready to develop and
prove any part of sameforagrlcul
purposes. Indeed, aa to ajl. or
Of our lands. It was evident
would elapse before !?
In demand for settlement
W^udee voted toI
every phase of the mutter.
Ined that we tad
After deliberation,
to waire all ?b
our lands to W
f the drainage district,
n tjtanOon to object if
ir MtUi'd boon placed In too high
well conuml.
no objection, to
tfaa-Ttow-l
the final report wai Bled,
the femefiu to^lhe menl
decided not to object to the
in which Mr land, war* plao
althouih a calculation dlaelooM
we would be anbjacted to a lia
bility of aboit ten thonsaad dollar.,
?or atput one-tenth of the total aura
t. be paid by all the other land-own
?or*, exclusive o! tte late bottom,
claimed by the State Board of Bdu
cation aad the Rodman.. We con
gratulated ourtMlrea that we had act
???
owner*, and
relieve us of the slightest criticism
About the time th? final report of
Ve learned that Mr.
C. 0. Elliott, Chief of Dralnace love*
ti??Uon? of th. Unite* Bl?u. Dtpmri
mcnt ol Agriculture, h.d ?rtttan a]
letter to tho Clerk ot the Superior
Court of Hyde County. rucoMm^ndlot
that, prior to the confirmation of the
report, the drainage plana submitted
by the Viewers bo examined by an ox
1>ert board of engineers, fiaaillar with
all the problems Involved. He express
ed the opinion that sucb a precaution
was advisable In view of the are* oi
the district in that It was to he
drained by levees'and a pumping
plant and the engineering problem
Involved were difficult, and on ac
count of the large coat. Thin recom
mendation appealed to oar good Jud
tlon: besides In all large works of
I construction, it la usual to employ I
la consulting engineer to make a crit
ical examination of th? plans before j
I they are Anally adopted. Again,
this snggestlata of Mr. Elliott appear
ed so pertinent that we supposed it
would be favorably regarded aa es
sential to the success of the project
and to assure the sale of th-> bends
upon satisfactory terms, especially as
we -"heretofore understood that the
state of North Carolina, through the
8tate Board of Bdueatfon, was pro-|
lotlog the district aa a public tvorkl
and would not'lend it credit Co nnl
case of partial failure, without .he
?pst critical ?WnWrtsted ? ei^m
of the plans that could be
When wo learned, however that the
?tato proposed to sell out ita interest
and to relieve ttaelf of further obli
gation, and that the suggestion or
Mr. Elliott was to he discarded as un
timely and unnecssarj, and that the
prospective purchasers of the state's
Interest Intended doing nothing more
thsn to have a perfunctory confirma
tion or the plans recommended, we
became apprehensive that the Inter
ests of ourselves and the othor land
owners might not be properly safe
guarded. It was then only that we
gave notice of appeal from thte or
der of the court confirming the re
port, and we had waited until the last
[day allowed under the statute.
When the notice of appeal was serv
ed, the statement was made to Mr. 8.
8. Mann, attorney tor the District,
that it would be withdrawn at any
time after the drainage plans had
examined and approved.
The rest Is famllisr to the State
Board Of Education. Subsequently,
ws appeared before the State Board
in Raleigh on the 1st, when it wss
agreed between our Company
the Board that an expert examiner
should be selected with our final ap
proval, and that we would pay one
fourth of the eosts. We have endeav
ored to co-operate In the selection of
an engineer of the highest ?klll. At
oar conference In Raleigh on the Hth,
I suggested several names. Which did
not receive approval. Mr. Joyner, on
the part of the Board, suggested Mr.
J. Prank Coleman, of New Orleans.
After further deliberation, and be-'
cause we do not wish to cause, aayj
further delay. I have decided to yield
to your suggestion, and I consent to
the appoihtment of Mr. Coleman is
accordance with our proposition sad
?agreement of the l?t Instant.
I have learned that the impresstoa
has been created In the minds o(
some thst we sre opposed to the es
tablishment drainage district; In fact,
4t waa Intimated by ? distinguishes
member of the state board at the
conference on the 1st Instant that
, were holding up the drainage dle
this waa subsequent
Sf.of
the reoldcnce ot Mr and Mr. 0?o.
H. BUlru'oB Bolt ltaln itreot when
th?lr afsUr Hi<? ncjslle Stokes W
-MIC lh<j bride of* Mr Charily D. Ba
The home *u beautifully decorat
ed with holly, palm* and ferns, malt
ing a fwy Impressive sceno.
First cam# the bridesmaids, Misa
Varona KUlott. nlecc of the bride and
Lillian Baker, slater of thto groom,
gowned In yellow imessaline. I
Then to the strains or Lohengrin,
skillfully rendered by Mrs. Pat Har
rington. the brldo and groom enter
ed. and standing under a lovely mar
riage bell, together they faced Rev.
R. V. Hope, pastor of the Cbrlatlan
church, and !n a tew solemn, but Im
pressive words they were made *an
and wife. 1
The bride was handsomely ^ttfi^d
in a traveling ault of blue with, hat
and gloves to mataft. J
Immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple were driven to the
A. C- L. depot, and amid a shower
or rice and old ahoes, they boarded
the train for a tour through Virginia
and Maryland.
They were the redplenta of maar.
handsome and useful preafctifta i'r r*
The bride Is ^the accomplished
daughter of Mrs. Augveta Stoke* and
since her residence l?v Washington
she has been highly esteemed by all
who knew her. For three years she
has been In the employ of the Jeffer
son Furniture Company, aa bookkeep
er. and has won many friends through
out this and other counties.
]The groom Is the foreman of the]
Beaufort County Lumber Corn pan y|
and is noted for his sterling worth.
?
The Raleigh Evening Tinges is npth
lag itTttai-heioct. Here ft* Is hriVlng
trouble over a market houae, wheu
other folks sre having trouble with
things that come out of the market
house.?'Wilmington Dispatch.
What * JubilM Is.
Borne years a*o. before Queen Vic
toria's death ana about tbe time tbat
tlic queen's Jubllc* wan to be celebrat
ed. tbe following conversation between
two. old Scotchwomen was Or or baa rd
one daj on a street corner In London:
"Can you tell me. nuuiman, what la
It they call a Jubilee?"
"Well, lt'a this." said her neighbor.
"When folk baa been married twenty
fire years that's a silver weddlo' and
when they have been married fifty
years that's a golden weddln*. but If
tbe moo's dead then lt'a a Jubilee."?
London Spare Moments.
ly modified, I frankly confesa tbat I
and the other offlelala of the com
pany will be disappointed If this im
pression exists In tb? mind of your
self, or a single member of
board, or any land owner In the dis
trict. 8uch. an? impreaalon dots us
an injustice, and I submit it is not
warranted by a single act on onr
put- I believe that you and aach
member of the board, ?nd every per
son cognisant of the facta, will exon
erate us frtfm such a charge and will
attest to our entire frlendllneaa to
the project.
We shall be glad to have our sur
veyors and.woodsmen render all ae
sistsner tbat it la possible, without
charge, and do everything In our pow
er to expedite the Investigation and
minister to the comfort and conven
ience of Mr. Coleman, aa evidence of
aur sincerity. .
Very respectfully,
JOHN L- ROPER LUBER Oo.
Per C. t Millard, president.
The ?k>vO|now*s Reply
Raleigh. V. &, Dec. II, 1910
Mr. C.,1. Millard. The Jfco. L. Roper
Lumber Co., Norfolk, Va. !? >
Dear Sir: 'I' V' ? .\'/T ,1
Your letter of the ltth received.]
By inadvertsnoe Its third page was
not forwarded but two oopies.of pagi
four, one or which f hefewit^ return
to you. I note with carqhthe contents
of tbe part of your letter which reach
ed me. " ' ;?;: v
The lmpreer?on did not get oat fo
of the newepapera that there
, lack of favor or probftbly
the part ot J-our
Riot in Street
NORHERN BAN
Wholmle IminilMloiu
The Bttk hM
ktlrrxK
Valled.
? Hew York. Dec. 27?FolIr?Hu *
trail which led back to the collapse
of the Helnse copper pool i
oxcitlng dare of the 1907 I
York State bank authorities i
an Investigation which has
wholesale Irregularities, wig
Its of over six million dotlti
nine branches were closed 1
State Superintendent of ]
aej. ? ?
The branches ware su
weeping and riotous men
all day. The investigation
closed - extremely close
tween the bank and three 1
4pd Idemnity companies.
which were formerly owne<
Heinse family. The bank, wh
capitalized at $7?*,000 is
to be the center of amaiing 1
revelations as the Irreg
declared to have continued *
?ery nose of the bank j mi
tr they began work.
The failure was th- most"]
tlona Islnce the day* of the?
panic. Rioting hrbko oat i
Port Morris branch 'in One 1
and Thirty-Eighth ftreet thli n
Ing and the polled' reserves
charge the mob ofVtnen and
who were surging'?about th
fox their money.
|But the Port Morris bran rh was
ot the only one Osrhlch sai ih
?nes and police action. B nc
practically all the branch nst
tions were under police gu rd
hold baClt the excited and < yy de
IpoaU^rv.
Tho buTtt of business "had been
done with small retail men many of
whom deposited all bteir Christ ih?A
receipts last week. ?
PANTfiOO ITEM*
Christina* passed off quleti".
Mis? Bettle Judkins who is tejvch
ins near Plymoath, apent Christmas
at home
' Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cheason arc
bere visiting Mrs. Cheason's parents.
Mr and Mrs. J B. Respess
Mr. B. H. Clark and family; of Ro
p*t spent ChijUtmas with Mr. Clark's
motbar.
Quite a number of the High School
students left for their homes Thurs
day and Friday to spend the holidays.
Friday night the pupils of the
High School rendered the program
North Carolina Day exerciser It
shoved careful preparation and e?
Tone present seemed to thorouqiily
joy it After the cl|W of the ex
ercises a box party vu held. Tns
sum of $7.50 waa realised. This
means an additional number of vol
for the library. V
On next Friday, Dec. SO, there ia
to be a tournament here. Everyons
U cordially inv'ted. Tho riding prom
ises to be good
. Qustarus Adolphus.
To?n
At Pantego, this county, oft next
Friday ther* will take place a tour
nament and coronation ball. Blabor
ate preparations are being made for
the auspicious event apd If nothlag
unforseen hsppcns the day will be
greatly enjoyed.
several are contemplating attend
ing from Washington. TBe music
for the occasion is to b? furnished
by the Belhnvcn-Norfolk Band. This
announcement within Itself essnres
^the success of tho day. ^
? ? ?
TROOPS HELD
IN READINESS
Washington. Doc. 21?Troop, of
the United 8tates Armjr are held in
rsadi&ees to be rushed to Cuba to
maintain peace and protect Ameri
can and other foreign interests.
Officials of the War Department
look for a crisis in tlK affairs of the
Island' republic bj February. The laat
time, 190C, that the UnlteJ States to-?
terrened In Cuba th? then proeldsnt
of the United Statee, Theodore Roose
relt. and the'Secretary of war. Will
lam H. Taft, declared that If th^l
country was again called In to settle
diaputes between factions or the Cu
ban government and maintain peace,
throughout the Island the Stara and
SCrlpee would remain there.
. Officials of the "tote war depart
ments hate been kept In close touch
with affairs in Cuba ever alnce the
evacuation by American troops Isss
than three years ago. Within tho
last alx months reports and informa
tion received from American repre
sentatives In the island have indicat
ed tba t the Cuban Government waa
not substantial and could exist but
'a few months longer.
Within the last three wfeeks the
report* have been so discouraging
th at th? War Department baa felt
the neoeaalty of keeping 5,000 troopa
Within thirty-six hours' embarkation
point.
When Secretary of War Dickinson
id Brig.-Uen. Clarence Edwards,
chief of the Bureau of Insulsr Affaire
of the War Department, vlsted Cuba
In November, thla year, thny were
startled and amazed by the dirrupt
ed and corrupt conditions which tbey
found existing there.
It waa on the strength of ihelr re
port an I those of John B. Juckaon,
Minister to Cubs, that tho adminis
tration deemed It advlaable to have
troops and munitions of war in read
iness for lmemdiste use.
Leading officials of tho army do
not believe the American flag ran be
-p?i[spoo(q ?noTi)|* ?qno u? paiUBpl
The DcpartluK Year
One yew will soon be planted in
the Tomb Of Time, enchauted. where
so many Bleep; one more year Is old
and hoary, reeling on his way to giory
while we watch and weep as iht
lays go csllybootlng; How the ye-re
go whlzsing, scooting, liko a heru*of
deer! New Year belli scarce cease
their pealing ere the.year they hail
ed is reeling feebly to his bier! Age
la creeping on us grimly, and we view
the future dimly through a mist of
tears; how the wintry days remind
us we have left our yputh behind us,
all the golden yeara! 'But cheer up!
Though days are flying there Is time
la each for trying to do aomething
good! Though the years are hust
ling ever, each gives time for strong
endeavor at our pile of wood. Let
old time keep up his hiking if that
gait is to his liking. we our load
shall lake; and when comes the sil
ent Reaper we woftt give a groan or
peep or cheap excuses make.?Walt
Mason in News and Observer*.
FAKSE ECONOMY
One day Bimmons saw a pot nnd
remembered the old adage, "dee s 1
pin, pick It np, and slV4ay long you'll
hare good luck." Ha stooped to get
the pin; his hat tumbled off and roll
ed Into the gutter: his eyeglasses fel'
on tha pavement and broke; his su
spender* gave way behind, and h?
burst the buttonhole on the back of
hla shirt. But he got the pin.
Soma business men take orders fo?
printing where they can be filled
chaapeet. and find It about as profita
ble as fflaunons' lucky (?) pin. The*
save a few dollars on their printing
bills and damage their own busfneae
getting power. Cheap printing never
booets any business. We keep tb
quality up?maximum satisfaction I*
assured and that adds to your capi
tal Investment
TIDEWATER PRINTING CO.
Publishers Washington Dally News,
and Job Printers for Um trad*
J. K. HOYT, ????
. . V . ?? ' . ? - r , J
Some Extra Good Values
in Ladies Coat Suits
S22.5+ Suits >13.75 >15.78 Suite $11.75
Just a Few I^ft to Close Out
ANXIETY IS EXPRESSED ^
FOB I DIOMS IN CI
Kwang Lung the Scene of Derao\ <on. Death From
the Plague *
TIM Kate of fite MlMiomuin la l"a
kauwn ?a<! There U Gr?vr Anxiety
About Them?Kffi?rt>? to Obudn
News la no Far Futile?Entire i???
trlrt Depopulated.
?tr
Kew Yrtrk. Dec 27.?Cables re
ceived fmna China have caused grave
fears for the army of American men
and women missionaries In the prov
ince nt K-wanjc uog on account of an
uprising In whloh mission*. hospitals
and school houses sere turned at
Lien Cbow
The Presbyterian board cf t'oreln
mission* with headquarter* in this i
city, has cabled to the bureaus In
both Pan ton and Pekln to ascertain
If all the Americans are cafe, jut so
far nn reply ha* been received and
their fate is in doubt
The following cable was sent b*
th^ Rev. Dr. Arthur J. Brown, of the
Presbyterian board:
"Wire full.details and If our mis
sionaries safa**
"I have expected sn answer before
tbta, but presume It wss held up on
account of holidays," ssld Dr. Brown
todsy. "We are anxious to get word
from Lien Chow for the early condi
tions pictured there were not reaa
turlng."
There are a number of American
missionaries In and about Lien Chow
who are not ministers. They are un
der the control of the foreign bua
and have charge of hoapltals and
teach the classes in the industrial
schools.
The Chinese government promised
aa adequate as the Chinese army
the United States protection for these
as adequate as the Chinese arm}
could give. The latest report from
the southern part of Xwang Tung
province was that secvei-nl thousand
bandlta and Boxers had sclxed ves
sels on the Gulf of Tokin. upon which
Lien Cbow is located an?! > nprac
tically lu possession of tb? "itv.
Shanghai. Dec. 27.? Van)h>o is
^talking hand-ln-hand wltb *b? bu
bonic plague through China. The
province of Kiang Su Is being depop
ulated by plague starvation >? -1 a.
dreadful wave of prxgue death Is
sweeping Into the province of PecbllJ
in which Pekln la located. According
to reports received here today a num
ber of foreign missionaries are dead
o: dying from the epidemic. Hun
dreds of natives are dying dally.
It will be months before an effec
tual effort can be made to check th?
spread of death.
Despite the government's efforts,
the zonon of human deatrurtion Is
widening continuously.
Whll? reft % from the death belt
*re barred from the cities reports of
the most iu; rrowing conditions hsve
been received from ae far weet m
Nankin
Along the Orand Onal entire vil
lages have beea wiped nut and bands
of men and women, lnaaoo from han
ger, roam the country. No food can
be taken Into the heart of th) plague
d eras ted region.
The entire grain and rV*e supply
haa been exhausted In the middle of
th? province and rioting Is frequent
In remote districts where stored np
food has been fonnd. Men and wom
en have been known to light to the
death for a handful of rice. The
gaunt, naked children have been sees
gnawing thongs of leather to gather
a little nourlahnfont.
A Good Society
We know of no society that la en
gaged In a nobler work than tfcfe
North Carolina Children's Home So
ciety, of Qreensboro. It Is providing
homes for destitute and orphan chil
dren. It Is not an orphan's home,
does not conduct a home, except a
temporary one, but endeavors to
place the child In some good private
home. Its work has been very suc
cessful. In the seven and a quarter
rears of Its existence It has helped
1,056 children, haa placed In homes
912 snd haa on hand six. The to
tal coet of the work from the begin
ning Is 159,946.73; the per capita
eost from the beginning $46.25.
Since June 1, 1910, 146 new cases
hsve been handled, a 25 per cent
larger number than for any similar
period heretofore. Mr. William b.
Streeter Is superintendent of the so
ciety and on Its board of directors
are many of the beet men of the
state.. Including Charles B. Aycock,
P. D. Gold. Jr., and Fred A. Olds of
Raleigh..
Money Invested In It pays a divi
dend in men and women who might
not otherwise have a chance for de
velopment.?Raleigh Times.
Hasn't Confessed.
Since the Raleigh Times address
ed those few pointed remarks to the
Charlotte News, we really haven't
the heart to add anything to It,
though if the latter paper is making
the associate editor of this paper
pass on the population of Raellgh,
It has escaped our notice.?Greens
boro News.
Among others th? county record
er is s msn of deeds.
Specials From Now to Jan. 1st
Ladies Suits at Actual Cost
All Furs at Actual Cost
If you appreciate a bargain, now is your time.
Oar Furs and Coat Suits must go between now
antifthe above date.
OWERS-LEWIS CO.,
Watch Tomorrow's MW|gNt, Un". Ho*leat HUrt.
You'll find this wm'i bill an ex
oeedlnglly attractive and pleaaing
one?the beat aubjecta.
Don't figure on a dull evening to
night?drop In and aee the ahow.
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