(VFTERNOON. DECEMBER 28. I?l?. ?iWji'J'lllWgM 1SHED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ti&U, tnfc was op/' 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 HivO|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\ ? 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. DAISIES?Vltagraph O'ROt'K'H VOW?Edison KDITH AVOlRDOPOm?Lnbln FALAE JJOVK AND TRUK?Lubln For Your liberal Patronage We Thank You