North Carolina Newspapers

1 . I - J KU ) XS-SS ' v I S ' " " EVERY THURSDAY. V THE HOME PAPER ( READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY j f . .. ... . vol: xi THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY MARCH, 2 1922 3Nm uaawnN BOARD DECIDES TO BUILD ROADS INTO CARTERET . -..j -"--v:- -' - . ' ' ; - " -v. , , DelegatiomJhrom Three Tbwnt ' Present at Hearing in Ral- ' . gk Wednesday. WILL START WORK SOON The hojM .which many citizens of Career t county have felt that their county .might be connected with the State' .highway system is now in a fair vrajr -to be realized. This pos sibility was made a certainty .yester day when Jby a unanimous vote the State Highway Commission in session in Raleigh decreed that two fine highways should be built into the county connecting Carteret with prac tically all .sections of North Carolina On Afoaday telegrams were receiv ed in Beaufort and Morehead City from Commissioner John E Cameron adriaing that delegations be aent to Raleigh to attend a meeting .of the Commissioa .there Wednesday at ten o'clock. Is .response to this Invita tion a delegation , of citizens from Beaufort, Marchead City and .New port left for JBaleigh Tuesday after noon. Those in the party from Beau fort were Dr. C. L. Duncan, W. P. " Smith F. B. Saeley and D. M. Jones A. 7. Cooke joined the party in Golda- boro and J. 7. Daacan, C. R. Wheat- y and M. Leslie Davis who were al ready in Raleigh joined the others there. . Newport ira represented by A. L. Wilson ana Carlyle Bell. Several delegation were in Ral fch to see the Conjnrffsion but by good luck the Carteret group got hearing shortly after tea. 'clock got the attention of the, board. Carter - et county's cause was strongly pre-(the sented by C. R. Wheatly, Chas. S. Wallace. E. H. Gorham. Dr. C. L. " Duncan and Dr. F. B. Roy all. The The Commission's first idea seemed to XU that the county should pay about nail ue con o m in--;i after hearing the speeches, of Car teret's represenUtives greed w build the roads and require only $160.00 to be paid here. The two roads leading into Beau fort and Morehead City from the Craven county line art to be ex actly alike and will have a concrete base with an asphalt, bithuUHe r some other sort of surface. They wll beforty feet wide, with a ten foot track in the middle, carefu:iy m!d and drained. The ids will be malntsined entirely at the Site's expense.. 1 . jceptiona to all rules. A an instance No . Federal aid will br used lnof th Kf F Dotnt UUt tht building the rostis as was nrs. m-. " tended and this will be an ad van- kM-auso they wUI t nnune - sooner by resson of that facL' Commliwloner Camercn said that a force of surveyors would b m.h down In a few days ana won wv d. After the wrvey Is finished th contract ill b Jet for w reaaf.iuiin'. vis lik rrin. Th bird wjs and soon thereafter ue rt wiu)tbJf u rlf tfcf i0rfac But eeuij begin te fiy. A Urg number of not fly M c,ra w blf 0?t M mei will be employed t th rd .k ,n Uei lhat ,. kfpt th dusk.. nn.truct on and til wri nrnw forward as rspldly a poisibl. ' B Fall It Is thought that a considerable part oj th WgHways wW B completed. BUTM OF TWINS. Mr. and Mr. U TL Tak ef Unox vlll hav been rcvlng congratula tions recently en account ef the ar rival of two llule daughters et their fceae. The tklldreo were bora Ut Thersday morning and are doing as fa the aother else. PLANTING POTATOES. - . Last week was wares and dry en1 full edveatag was taken ef It by ting their md potato tndtf greend. the f st Men tot the purpoee ef pet la swsm place the land was toe wl for planting sad some f th grjw. 'ere were ftet sb te (4nL ProUUy sheet one-third ef the crop was plaafc d tut wcekj this week lui bi co IJerabl rale and o some cf the eedlrg wUI have te hav t wait a M.e fU , : TWO MEN CAPTURED , AT MOONSHINE STILL. On last Fraflav Prohibitioa Officer W. D. AHen accompanied hy sever lal men from Beaufortmade a raid into the moonshine district of Crav en county and succeeded in break ing up a big distillery and captur ing two mien.. The moenshme plant was located on Cumfard's creek, in an ut of the way place, well suited for that sort of business , . Two negroes who were working at the still took to the woods and made their 'escape but the (officers captur ed two white men, James Salter and Henrjr Eliott." The two men charg ed with illicit distilling are farmers who 3ive in the neighborhood where the jtlant was located. The stll which was a 100 gallon affair, 12 barrels and two vats of beer .and mash were destroyed. The men were held for ; an examination here by U. S. Commissioner C. H. Bushall, One of them Henrv Eliott apeaxed here Saturday and through his attorney -C. R Wheatly waived examination. A bond of $500 was required of Elliott which he gave. The other man has not yet had a hear ing before the Commissioner. TO THE CHAUTAUQUA GUAR ANTORS OF BEAUFORT. I have a letter from the Swarth more ChauUaqua Association relative to the date of holding their entertain ment in Beaufort during this sawmer. This letter was sent to' me as 8 acre, tary of the 1921 Chautauqua Asso ciation here. I was not supplied with a Dei of (he gusnnters for this sum mer, therefore it is Impossible for me to notify them personally.' It ia very necessary' that wt have a meet ing of the Guarantors for this year to tiscuss th letter just received from Chautauqua Association, arrive at . a definite decision and report that decision to them. I am asking eve.y guarantor for this year, to meet ia the Auditor's office in the Court House n Friday night, March, 8d. at 7 JO O'clock for the purpose of discussing this letter and arriving at a d .finite decision. It Is very necessary that some definite action be take.i abut this matter at once, and I hop that every one' who signed the contract will be present at the meeting on next Friday night. , W. L StancvL - CLAM CATCHES DUCK. Probably moit people regard a clam as a verv defenseless creature d ojnjy it but there are ex- few iay, ,g0 wvil hf WM c ng L on lnUn4 WBterway he saw a clam 4n the act of killing a ' , . . , . . . . t - . , . ,monoply or prefernc that wau d duck. It seems that a fishing duck . . . . , . , , . . , . . . ... .deprive to subjects and cltuens ef had dived down to th bottom and,-' . ,,,.l finding e c!ant with its shell . opan stuck his bill Into th shell which promptly snapped and'held th duck's . . undrwatcr a rood bart of th Umti Mr. Russell Smith who wss near where th tragedy occrd saw th duck making derperate efforts to get out of th water end towed to the spot. He ksd no difficulty In catching th bird aad after doing so showed it clans and an te Mr. Doane and ethers. If Indicted for killing ducks eut ef siwon the clam would probably plead self dtf MAYOR'S COURT. ' r . . - Is Mayor Bo-hall's eourt Ut Frt da sftemoon the rae ef Cecil Crook charged with ae eetaelt en C P. Ty ler we heard. The evidence . was that after having sosm words li the ctere ef Rountre and Covapaay Mr. Crocks aM1ted Mr. Tyler striking kdas several tlmoe with hi M and bruUlng hiss ep conUUrUy. Th Mayer tmpocod a In ef t:t aad costs en the dffendaal, The cae f.ln.t SUrllrg Raffisef . enarg wltK Umpertnf with an eUrtri wei- er wa postponed Tuesday account f the Unc, ef C R. Whea lf Mr.'gsUof. ef neetrsllty. jRmey s couicel. CHINESE RIGHTS TO BE RESPECTED American Diplomacy ' Wins : Smashing Victory In Far Eastern Treaty ' ' , . WASHINGTON, Pm the standpoint of the United, States and the prestige of its foreign polices no ne accoplishment of the conference for, the limitation, of armament 'was aore important than the .Par Eastern treaty, binding the nine signatory powers ; to respect the 4,ojen door" policy in China. . The "ojen door" policy In China is as distnctlvely an American policy as is the Monroe Boctrine. It was first enunciated by John Jlay. Although from time to time the United States has had to reaffirm its belief in and insisUnce nPn th Pen do China thiapo- never Deen omcially recogniz ed by other powers until the conclu sion of the treaty at the , Washing ton conference by the United States, China and Japan. Great Britain, France, . elgium, Italy, Portugal and the ' Netherlands. Under the terms 1 of this treaty the policy long held by the United Staes becomes the policy of the world. - Under the terms of the treaty the contracting powers, .ether than Chi na,, agree to respect the sovereignty, the independence, the territorial and administrative iatregrity of (Chna; to provide the fullest and freeest opportunty t - C b I n a t o de velop and maintain a' stable govern ment: to us their nflulhee to esfkb lsh and maintan the prncipal o eqnal opportunity for the commerce -and a dustry of all natons throughout the terriory of China; to refrain from taking advantage of conditions in China In order to seek special rights or , privaliges which would ahjridga the rights and privileges of subjects and citizens of friendly nations. The signatory powers agree not lo enter Into any ether treaty, agree ment, arrangement or understanding, either one with another or with any other'power, that would infringe or impair the principals os stated above. Th. signatory powers In order to mak a concrete application of the principal of th "vpea door' and eq equality of opportunity in China for trade and industry of all nations, a gree that they will not seek, nor sup port the'r respective subjects or c'.t izensj in seeking any arrangement which might purport to establish, tn favor of their "special interest any superiority of rights with respect t th commercial or economic develop ment or any designated . region in China. Nor will they support- their ri-t iua aiiK m a .It fani In in. Ing any ligitimtte trad or indjstry la China. They further agre not te support any agreement entered Into b their respective citizens with each other de.lg.icd to create spheres or to provide mutually xclusJv op portunities In designated parts of China. , China, upon her part undertakes te be guided by these principal in dealing with allapplications for can onic rights end priviliges from all governments anfl from all subjects snd ciUtens ef foreign countries, whether such foreign governments are ptts te th treaty er oL Chine farther agreee that throughout ail of the railroads te China she will eot exercise or pcpnlt any onfslr dia crlminatUa la, trana porta Uoe charge er faclUtlce en the ground ef the naUasllty ef the peasengsre er the origin or ownership ef goods er the countries free which, er te which the goods are consigned, er (he nation ality er ownership ef ships which cea. vey such peacengors er goeea, either before er after Uey ere treasperted e Chinese railway. , The e'gaatery powers ether thae China agree feTy U recpeet Chine's 'riehta as a tieetrel la Uwe ef war te !hUh CWae U act a party eadChtoa, cn r pert, declare Our when ah fa e aculral she wUI eheerve the ebll 1 (Continued ea Pag Peer) CONGRESS PASSES COOPERATIVE LAW Crop and Live Stock Producers May Form Associations To , Sell Their Products. ' aoxijun u i kjah , i .' py s. tne en actment of the cooperative market ing bill the Congress has passed an other measure strongly recommended by President Harding and urgently desired by the agricultural interest. The opposition , to the measure was nL It passed the House by a vote of 76 to 8 and the Senateby 68 to i. ana en senator who votes against th bill was Senator . Gerry (Demo Arat), of Rhode Island -The bill was vigorously apposed, however, in the Senate by Senators Walsh (Demo crat), of Montana, N who led a iflght to substitute another bill for the one which was enacted; King (Democrat) of Uta4r Glass (Democrat), of Vir ginia, and .Overman (Democrat), of North Craollna, Failing to put the bill aside for the substitute offered by Senator Walsh, they voted for the bill as it finally passed. - - - The bill authorizes those engaged m the production of agricultural pro ducts and livestock, including plant ers, dairymen, nut and fruitgrowers, to act together in associations in col lectively gathering and preparing for the market and in handling and mar keting in interstate and foreign com merce, all agricultural products and livasstock. Such associations may have makcting agencies in common and they and their members may make necessary contracts and agree ments for 'handling and ' marketing their products. - It Is provided that these associa tions must be operated for the mu tual benefit of the members, subject, however, to the restriction that no association shall deal in or handle products of non-members in an e- I mount greater than such as ar? hand- led by it for members. It is ' also provided that no member ef. any as sociation la allowed more than one vote, regardless of th amount of stock or capital he may hold Cerein, and that ne association may pay div idends to th excers of 8 per cent p?r annum. ' WhenThe Secretary of AgrtcuHu: has reason to believe thst any asso ciation, is engaged in a monoply or restraint of trade, or is unduly en hancing prices, he mulst notify the Jmociatlon to that effect and set a hearing within 80 days at which tm the aseocaton wll b requred to show why he should not ssue an order di recting It to cease Its practce. In vent the association can not ju.ti'y its practces at the hearng, the Secre tary of Agreu!ture -shall isauj uch onler end if the awwclatlon f l!s ts or neglects to obey such anorder, he shall ft! la the feJeral district court a certified copy of the order and of all records of tb hesrlng, togeCer with a petition akmg that the order be enforced. The federal court shall have Juris diction to enter a decree cither afflirm Ing or setting aside the order, or mod ify ing It, er entering anyother decree as It may deem equitable In the cir cumstance. The court may enforce its decree by permanent Injunction . i or any ether appropriate mr... After the Secretary of Agr colter Alee his petition, together with the order and records, with the federal court, the handling ef the ceee from that point becomes the duty ef the Department ef Justice . The enactment ef this mssere brings to a eercesful does the eess algn which has Veca waged by agri- tolural Interest for taany ye ire. It tevelvec ne new procedure, ee feipev alive marketing assong citrus frelt grewere ef Caliternl aad Movie aad the erthardlcts ef the northwest hee been la vera I long time. The new Uw alrapty legsllsee uh prse- Ik aad evteede the eppertaalty U a sgrkeltartet te market their pre deets la like manner. " The enactment ef such a hw was erged Spo . Congr hyPref'eVet Hardlne be his ceneal aetaige ef December tlX After tpeUlngof the MRS. JY H. POTTER AWAY. PASSES V Mrsi- James Hollister Potter ; died at her home on Ann street, Monday night at terf o'clock. Her husband five sons and a daughter were all pres ent when the final , end came. Mrs. Potter had been in feeble health for twelve years and for the past eight years had been a constant but pa tient sufferer. Recently she grw very weak and it was seen that the end was not far away. Mrs. Potter was Miss Nannie Mur ray. Sat and her nusbana, wno is one ef the best known and most prom. inent citizens of Beaufort, had jiv ed as' man and wife for" 61 years on th 15th day of last December. Mrs Potter was .a devout Methodist and althoi'gh hindered by illness from tak ing an active part in- church affairs was deeply interested in any thing that concerned the church and-will ng helper in upbuilding its eause ';, Besides her husband Mrs'. Potter is survived by a daughter Miss Nan ne Potter, five sons, Guy D. Potter, Hal V. Potter, W. V, B. Potter, Jes. K. Potter Jrv Ed Potter andsever. al grandsons and grand daughters'. There are also a number of relatives and many friends hr Beaufort and elsewhere who regret the pissing away of this estimable woman -- The funeral services of the decea sed took place yesterday afternoon at three o'clock in Ann Street .Meth odist church. , The Reverend E. B. Craven, pastor of the church conduc ted the services,, which, were simple and impressive. .The music of a sol emnly beautiful nature was rendered by . a special choir. . The interment was in Ocean View cemetery. A profusion of beautiful flowers atten ded the esteem in which Mrs.' Potter wss held. V ' MR. &EEL1.Y GETS LOVING CUP. On last Sunday morning Mr. P. R. Seeley was the recipient of a hand some loving cup which was present ed to him by his Sunday school jlase and the members of the Young Men's Christian Club. The cup win be suitably engraved by B. A. Bc'.I, th local jeweller from whom Jt was purchased. MR. J, T. EWELL AND MRS. POPE WED. On last Tuesday morning Mr. J. T. Ewell a well known cltlxen of Beaufort 'and Mrs. Minnie Pop of Piney Crov were united In marriage. The wedding ceremony was conduc ted by Reverend E B. Craven of res u fort In the presence of a few relatives and friends ef the cou;; DAY CURRENT NOW. As advertised .In the New lt;c00as compsred with $8,163,194,000 week, the electric light plsnt will on Janotry lo20 2l p;r ent furnish alf day service beginning yes- decre.1. in North Caroliaa llv.etk1 reruay. .. aay was cuoy dark so many peopl any people mad use the current, but as it is a new thing here" was not very much In general ure. A number of people have raid that they Intended putting In motors te use tfte current as soon as U wss started and It is supposed they wm oo so. to ior "-" the power for Its linotype machine al Nfta it oarit nnanlnt te haVC., n.t.i. .... " it In ne daytime. The Kca ureese Theater',wlll give a matinee every Saturday afternoon and If there Is sufficient demand may giv matinee or ether days U the week as weH as yaterdsys. Several el tne grocery stere bm th power for grinding sausage, eeffe end's en. PAST irttDZK ' Last Saaday Mr. Jetiae flamlltea and Mr. W. L. StaacU went out for e trial trip en their new teeter beat, the euUag was Jye4 very mack. They were eccesspaaUd by Mr. J. W. Masoa wh re pert the eraf( to be a very swift en. Whfle eet they tcMC la contact with severe! teens which are ecsnted te he eery swift water birds, bet the bird wc aoth Ing te eo-apare with their craft for speed.' In pecdng the Wens ,wbkh they were taeNg they went ee eloee ty these that eee ef these was Cap STOCK VALUES SHOW DECREASE Number of Milk Cows and Hogs ' Show Increase Total Live- ; - V" , tv Stock Values Decline, - : Raleigh, N. C. Feb.-27 .The trend". in. the number And value of live stock. in North Carolina, during the past. ' few years, is an interesting feature, of the report recently issued by the.- Bureau of Markets and Crop Esti mates of the United States Depart-. ment of. Agriculture, -. ; , J According to the1 report from the' State's Crop Reporting Service, there' was a 21 per cent decrease, ia the, aggregate value of all types of live1 stock since January 1st,. a year ago. The value per head of horses, which in 1920 was $150.O and in. 1821.. $125.00,' has decreased to $108.00 making the total number of horses on farms in North Carolina worth $17, 928,000. This is a decrease of $2. 822,000 since January 1st last year when the number, "W farms, was the eame as at present. ; --'': . . easn ' - ine number of mules, of all ages' was 99 per cent compared to those on arms last year and the value' January 1, 1921, to 129.00, the pres ent average ; The aggregate value? per head declined from $186.00 orr ' of $83,153,000 Is g decline of $16, 191,000 since January 1920 when tb number.on farms (267,000) was the same' as last year. f The Increase in milk cows from 361,000 last. yag to S65,00f this yesr wss accompanied by an almost per cent decrease In the number , of other cattle.. 43wine also showed an increase' in aurabcr from 1,246," 000 to 158,000. . This increase In- dicates the interest paid to food and food producing animals on the fsrme In North Carolina. The fight wa&ed on hog . cholera Is showing results in the number ef healthy bogs on hand. The values per head ef all farm animals has showrT'a marked . decrease since .last year. The decrease In the value of farm . stock should not, necessarily add to um nut ana cry oi nara limes, for they are remark ab!y coincident with .a a, tn reported averages of all other states of the nation. A comparison of. the number on farms in 1922 with those in 1921 for both Norti Caroli na and the United States are as fol lows: Horses N. C. 100 per cent,- U. 8. . 99.4: Mules N. C. per cent, U. S 99.71 Milk cows N. C, , 101 per cent, U. S. 101.8; Other cat- tie N. C. 96 per cent U. S. 98.4: rheep N. C. 94 per cent, U. S. 5 C.St swine N. C. 101 per cent, U. S. 101.6 The total value on Januaryl, 1922, of all animals listed as farm aninuis. In th United State n 11 771 0',? wvt, this state In much bue en- thin nn mnts.r. .. ..iw ... than many another, where values are not as high. MAY GET PUllMAN SERVICE. t it utWUlu-. f..B..l a - of th4 paMnger Department of the Norfolk Southern Railroad was In ruaufort on a hUkin.M M M-,. ; r. n liuams staiea to ine jvews man that h favored brining th Winston-Salem sleeper through from Goldsbore her instead ef s topping t that polnL Before the war this fep, Mr mMi9 Beaufort Its easte.." n,,!,, iurint the 8ommer. TUs service was diaceaUaaed la 1917 and has never eeea put back. The through sleeper la .Summer U a great advantage te both Eetufott and Morehead City. The trip f rem' the ceatral part ef the State, ea further west, te tires m at beet aad same pec pic rcfoa te take It Unlce they can get Pelleiaa service clear through Mr. McWinisme eeald act say pos Uvsly that it would be doae ' but thought H pOMtLka thst th Pullmaa service might be resemed this Tus atcr. , Mr Hubert Haneock and cUtiHtcr rtaicl ef f rm pawed V r nH town Monday enrecte ta New rrn. LMiee Heneork wUI enter tNc K-;..t.l there for trectmeat.