North Carolina Newspapers

'',- i " ' "". '..'' ' -m. , , "L". !""'"TV-"i:: .-- - ' WW, 1 1 :- x: 6- - .r v, -0 a . THE .WEATHER FAIR TOXIGnT AND TVE. . I' COLDER. TONIGHT AND i FROST IX WEST FOUNDED 1876. Planters V arehoiise At GoldsborovCcmplete Destroyed ByvFire , U Todays, SOME INSURANCE Less Included Building, i Considerable Loss of ua.ic3 or louoo. SpeciCir ' W W T?tt Journal )." .fcOTHSriOKO,. Xov. S--EH-e ; thid inonilng completely destroy i fd the Plantetn Warehouse, " the " ' ctiiy.- pan-sales warohoifae. on . ' ihe Oliibora "tobaico market. , thl season, , atKl also damageil two -residences dhctly opineite the strnctni-e, snltlng in a lo-' tal loss which estlniaftnl . being ia eXetsa 6f f$73.00. v -, r The . blazze etai'tad in the gra'ting room of the .wafehouie and ticoke out fcrhite the tbbacco sale was In progress. The flatries ' spread . rjpidly fever the. frame structure' and ware hQusehient, i buyers, :. farmers.; jand others were ; forced fles-from the butSdin, i The - Are tiepartmcfnt "uvis Unable to ch'eck the ilumej and the tire-was not brought, tinder control natll early, this afternoon., : -The. cause of the' -ir4 is- unknown. It destroyed a large uuantuy tr to bacto. which was f torsi in th ware house," as well as ruining all' that which was being, sold on tr.e Hoor. in addition, , It? burned vp'450. bales cotton, , wht(Jh ' were also ."tore J the; house and -Which- Ijelonsed of in : to farmers of Wayne co'iny. -: The lesidencesf da sate 1 were oc cupied , by George- 5V; Brown, editor ut . the Goldaboro TtwM. jnd iim tnett" Brorfti'.e'CtO-'' of t'ti-: l-Vte moftt. Messenger The wart5hiue wr.s operated - byA D.'F.'. CuroLi, who hai leased it from 5jM)rgj rscrwoca, .u banker of this ci-' The ..ss . was- pai": y covered by insurance.. The warehouse itrclf was insuri-i for -$8,000,'1 whi'3 the r:liao-r co in storage Was-m-urol for $5,499. Ihe cotton was ftlso rjove-.-cd y in surance, -:atthough. the -..im iunt iai ried 'could not be! leaincl. ' .: ; Hundreds of. persons uutherei! v : - the? vicinity.:' of the" .warolumse short- -ry :af te the,-: blaxc. ( i-.c I . a ( . ten O'clock this ihornirg and che iire'-ncn wefe given .every ossistanoe in thi.:' efforts-. io check 'ths? flumes - Prac ti cally, nothing was avel fr-nn tht? house except' tho o.flos records ani the books. - " Mr. W.-CtDendinger,' federal officer stationed in this district for . the con trol ofi tuberculosis . among cattle, . passed through New Bern. last night " en route-to Goldsborb from Beaufort, Where. he. has beeir engaged in test- ing dairy cows.' -' Dr Dendinger stated that all. cattle, tested were- free from infestitation. v i ' '. , - v i ; i ! ; 1 ' it ' jUL." JL JU Jv. , ;r i: ' . : ' i US' ARE Entire Town In Virg ima Is w Threatened By Big Fire FRONT ROYAIj,: Va., With r- - teen build fngs already consumed, this entire - town ,' was believed threatened ' with-. destruction this afternoon as: , the water supply was almatt ' ckliHUHted and the -. flreraen were ' unable to control the flames which were being fan- , ned by a hislLwlnd. ' Tiie fire-, which started in the cellar of . tne Front Royal Milling Company, spread along both sides at Main Mrectt and, at .1 o'clock: this -afternoon, , It: wsh oUy two doors from the . Wrick ter Hotels n mm 1o SULTAN'S WiVES ARE 'ALL WELL AND HAPPY (By Associated Press) CONSTANTINOPLE, Now 21- Officials of the Sultan's pa ace to day received a radio messase from M oho ironed VI who " ha s - fled to Malta, inquiring after - his wives, all of whom he left behind. Tlic following reply- to his innuiry was forwarded : :: . '.' v The 4most anxious of. the Sal tan's harem is a yonng ljeauty, a daughter of the palace gardener, to. whom 'Mohammed VI was re centiy .married. Her installation hi the . Imperial . household aroused, considerable rl-walry. aimong the other members., --.of. the harem, for she immediately . became a, favo rlte -.'jjnd. Jer. master lavished ex tensrre gif ts j upon her. She has now returned to her parents. Turkish newspapers assert that the Sultan took with him $500, 000 In earrency, a solid' gold an tique dinner , 6et, . valued at $250, 000, : and se era F hundred thous and dollars : worth ' of jewels, as well as a field marshal's uniform. YS1HR0NG Change n Future Contract Law Ir Urged by South Caro. I Una Senator vin Address t (By Associated' Press) ' CHICAGO, Nov. 21. The present cotton future 1 contract law "reverses the laws of common sense ftnd - the customs - of. merchandising' by per mitting the seller to deliver any one of ten grades to the buyers, Senator N B. Dial,' of South Carolina, declar ed .today in an address "before the Southern ' Commercial : Congress. He : urged amendment 'Of the, act to give the purchaser rights equal 'to those ot the seller, ; Tender the presvj ent system, 'he said, ine growers sui fer because, purchasers sell out their "hedges rather than accept delivery of inferior grades and the consequent heavy, sales depress the price. ; , Figures to snow that ih 1 92 0 only 13,340,000 bales Of cotton were grown in f the United ' States, while there were." contracts" sold for ' 128, 907,500 bales, were cited by Mr. Dial. From August 1, 1920 to July. 31, 1921, the actual number of bales de livered at New York was only 267, 000,. and at New .Orleans ,106,600. ' . "Under the present practice," . Senator- Dial said "Iven the lowest trades . of ..cotton,' are, "not sold .it their . value because Jyoix have not brought the ' right parties "together.. - 'Furthermore, the prices quoted on the exchanges " do . not" " reflect the prices of the market. For example. on March 23, 1920, March contracts in New York were 36.52; spot,. 40c a pound. In July, spot was 43.75; con tracts 36.50." e - - . ' PRISONER-FIREMAN WAS -UNWIMilNG IiEAVE POST ' Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 21. vJohn Storay was still -firing, the boiler in Kilby prison today,- - although he might have been free. "' : : , - Paroled by the governor yesterday, Storay refused to leave the -' prison until a man could -be; found to take his place firing the boilers.j "It is my duty to stay , until then" he explained. Story, ' sentenced to :25 years for robbery ,had always" contended he .was innocent and -was released on I petition o. f his neighbors and promi nent residents of Shelby -county. At this hour it was believed it would be necessary to restore to dynamite to check the flames. Winchester, Va., Nov. 21. Winchester, firemen have respon ded to an appeal for help from the authorities- at Front Royal, where Are, which it was stated already had destroyed a dozen buildings, . including . two flour mills, ' several business: , houses-. and residences,' is being fanned by high .winds and has-, spreads fr , -two adjoining, blocks. 4l NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY AFTJERNOON, 11 Have Much Construction Work Will Be Undertaken Here 1; During Next Few Months . Interesting View of Situation Is Given By H. M. .-" Jacobs, Who Outlines Reasons For 'I ' i. Optimism Here. 4 "Xew Bern far on the; verge of one of - the greatest building -botrs in the history" of the elty.-; - '.Stopa aken recently have made . it possible-for the man of. mod- J erate means . to secure his own home with every assistance of fered him la a fiuancUil jway. j .. Over a. ciiwrter : of "million -, dollars iu Building and lxan . stock lias been-sold to New Bern "' X peop.e within the past v, thirty ' --days. ; " . ,f : ". ' - . " . . t - A V development oompajiy . of . WihSon,. Of .which B. f.-' Hagood N local fepresentalire, lias- set , askUs an -unlimited - amount- of - money to aid men - in bnilding homes for themselves. . . v . ,Th,e above were some ; of the points, brought out by Harry M. Ja cobs toxlay in discussing -some of the activit'es of the Chamber v of - Com merce . n4 other orgapirations in furthering the interests-, of New Bern. v - -tsTiehijarreomj)laint . on ,the part of 'Some.-of our citizens regarding business .' oonditions." said . M(r. Jst cobS, 'but ' after one . h&s talked io the"? business men of some of . our neighbor iftg tbWns we realize that wev-got 'a lo to be thankful for. ' "liDeueve that Mew Bern is going to .sea .more hew homes started in. the net's three or four months than has ever been the case befo'r in the history of tho city. The prospectie home tWAeFy is being given every pos sible assistance. One of the local building arid " loan associations -.' ap proved ,$ight ;appIications tor inoney the ptner day,.- All .of this money is to be -put into new homes. Our lum ber mills .are going to see a big. in? crease iii 'business, and we should re member that the mills comprise our greatest - local Industry. "Over.. In: another town.- . at ' the rn Is Asked To Big Exp I i Details "cortcfrnlhg the bigr Eastern - Carolina !Expesifl6n-the first event of its , kind 'ever '! attempted in this section of ,the state, are contained in a letter received today by Secretary Barlow, of the' .New Bern Chamber of Commerce; ? from - N. " G.': Bartlett, secretary" of the ''Eastern Carolina Chamberi The letter contains some in teresting facts concerning the pro- posed t exposition and 'reads as fol- ! lows -'At the i .iast-meeting -of our execu tive committee we were authorized to , g ahead with the arrangements for the-, big' '.Eastern Carolina Expo sition to b held some time the latter part' of February or the first of March. , I "The - plan is simply this: We ex pect to pull off a real big winter show and incidentally, sell Eastern North Cafdlin?, to the outside world. We will ' get the railroads to put on special rates, into the town that gets this, . sbOW and 'also grant side trip rates rom the location to nearby towns, fete. We will arrange to have about tert days of real entertainment, something similar to the Made-in-Carolina Show at Charlotte, except 'ours will be a little bigger. We will cover at territory of about 1000 miles in advertfcnng. We will get some of ihe blfigest men in America . to come and 'be the big drawing cards dur ing the Show. In sTiort we will have a mighty good attraction. 'NoW the town that gets this b event must do something herself. It will take ; $10,000 to pull- this big event. We want the $10,000 raised not aa a gift, 'but simply as an invest ment,- -the proceeds to-be divided af ter the exposition, is over, fifty-fifty with the subscribers and the Eastern Chambr of Commerce. "In order that all of our towns may have a fair chance at this monster entertainment, we are going to open it up to competitive bidding, same to be opened November 24. You simply raise as mufch of the money as you want to, then fill out your bid reading as -follows? 'We hereby submit our bid for $ i for the Eastern Carolina Eipagition . and enclose certificate check for said amotint. ?Tt. i- under. mlal Building present time quite-a- number of men who- were fermerjy employed in" the Norfolk-Southern ; shops "- here are working xm new homes that are be ing constructed in that city. v These men are going to coie back to New Bern. The building activities here are going . to . provide themv- with employ ment, as it also will provide others. "We've been looking on the dark side of things long- enough. It's time that we took ;a sensible view,, ot the outlook-and see what the future real ly holds -in -store -for ua. . New iJern and Craven -. county -axe holduig the attention of all of the. other towns in this jpart of JvT.orth Carolina, ' for .they realize -that - th:a section- -is - doing things and that we are making- a per manent program artd not indulging in. any, artificial boom.. People vajre asking about our agricultural- pro gram. Questions are ' being received concerning it - from all sections of JTortlv Carolina, as well as from other states. . i- New Bern is the ' capital of this-part of. the-stataand' jwe- are go ing to enjoy real; prosperity es the result of developments' which have taken place ; during . the past few months. - "We've got a good town and a good county. - We've got everything in the way of natural resources to help us. We're going to increase the popula tion,of, our town and we are going to advance v our agricultural interest te a higher degree of fnciency -and prosperity. The ' joint : -stock - land banksj. are aiding the farmer and ire enabling them to borrow" money. The second payment fo tobacco sold under the co-operative plan , will fee made; right away. V ' . '.-.'- "Pessimism? New Bern and Cra; ven county have no use for. that word at . the present, time.. Instead of being 'pessimistic we are entitled tt be optimistic lit every -sense of tht word." " " Bid osition stood if our.bid is not accepted the check .'.will be refunded. "Rocky f Mount, Raleigh, Wilson, Kinston and Greenville are' all figur ing on -it. We know of those towns and we don't know how many oth ers are interested. Your subscribers could .. hardly . lose v and the chances are. they-will make a nice sum in ad dition to haying brought to New Bern several 'thousand people for shopping "Think this over and if you are in terested let us hear ffom you before the 24th of this: month." . REORGANIZATION SEVERAIi DEPARTMENTS EXPlCTED Washington, Nov, 20. President Harding's views, on the proposed re organization of government depart ments, providing several drastic changes in the national departmental organization, will be submitted to the joint congressional committee this week and made, public at that time it was announced today by Walter F., Brown, of Toledo, head of the committee. 0rosT5rrrir4'AM' WI5Hlr4' NEVER- pilue.p an xmas . Sock LC4 NOVEMBER 21, 1922. is JL oom OVERHEARD :' v. '' , ' ' . -(Expressions heard' locariy?? from 1 various persons " on various topics.) . ' During' the past month JfewV Bern has subscribed $28,000 to various causes, including the Ham-Ramsay meeting, - church drives, the Y: M. C. A. and . lor other ' purposes. When you come to think of it, that isn't a bad month's .worth at all. Cw W. Walker. . Some people seem to think that a clergyman's dress bars ' him , from close association j with . other persons. But I don't feel that f way. I like to associate with men and to mingle -with amen. Dr. D." G. MacKinnon In ' address made last night. -' ' ' 1 The :CO-operative plan ol market ing undoubtedly will prove a r suc cess. -The chief difficulty is .being experienced during the first year. Af ter . the farmers see how. it works "I believe; that all opposition will van ish. Owen G. Dunn. ' People have been complaining a tfout (axes for centuries. One of the most" common .complaints heard -is. to the effect' that they -can't see. where they axe getting t iny returns "from the money which " they have to pay out; for i taxes. .: . Almost everybody seems to feel that taxes are too high, regardless of how-low they may be. Ben Jones. " . .. . i .There are .more .quail this season '.han there were last, year. . .Last yeaf vas rather poor "for hunting, ;; but ndic tions are -that the hunters are J joing to, have , much better luck this ear. The coveys, as a rule, appear to oe much larger than they ' were last srear.--E.v'Si-Mitchell . Former Florida Governor . Is Found Not Guilty of Charges . of Peonage Against Him PENSACOLA, Fla Nov. 21. Folr '.owing deliberation . lasting, only nine ninutes, a jury in the U. S. district ?ourt here late last night found Syd ley J. Catts, former, governor of Florida, not " guilty of tbe charge of having .held-in peonage John ..Henry Rodgers, negro. . District . Attorney Cubberly . today wiped out all peonage charges aganist Mr. Catts by not pressing an indict ment' against him charging peonage in the case of Ed. Negro, another negro employed by Mr. Catts vthe same time-as Rodgers. TWO-HEADED SNAKE - AGAIN CHANGES HANDS Goldsboro, Nov. 21. A two-headed snake valued at $800 Was deliv ered to Carson Loclear, Indian, yes terday when he signed "John Doe" to a bond; and so one of the strang est cases in the history of Wayne county - will go into Superior court when curot convenes November 27 the suit of two men over a two headed snake. Willie Wortham, col ored, and the Indian, Carson. Lo clera, both claim ownership of the snake. Roscoe Buter. Clinton attorney, counsel for Locleai', and Paul Ed mundson, counsel for Willie Wor tham, have gareed to file their com plaints and answer in time the com ing session. Butler is filing the com plaint and Edmundson the answer, which- perhaps is the first complaint and answer ever filed in the annals of court proceeding over a two-headed snake. The snake ia said to have been captured two weeks ago in Sampton county. All who have seen it say that it not on'y has two heads, four eyes, and two mouths, but that it eats with both mouths. It is an Adder about six inches long. One of Stonewall Jackson's A Men Is Dead, 00 Years Old RICHMON, Va.,. Nov. 20. Will iam, Henry Hall, one of Stonewall Jackson's men and one of the oldest residents of Richmond, died here last night. He was 90 years of age. Alackerel are so thick - a Nova Scotia ship found sailing difficult, so SYDNEY CUTIS IS ACQUITTED (boarders are out of luck again. nn 11 SWSUHii v--";r',-V;".V.i'''::C::--:"''' - ( - . . . . Hardin? Delivered Message At Noort avTb A Joint Session of the House An :aeB , y ;-; ;.; On ttport NOTHING UNFAIR ABOUT THE BIU SAID Denies Rumors That It Wilt Favor-Spl ilri : terests And EnrfchA Few ' - Issue- of -.Real; Ec6nbmypS4,) ; (By AociaM)vS , : ' -- WASHINGTON, Nov 2iactrnent 'of , , ministration merchant marine bill was ursecT' upon :'-m-' 1 gress today by President Harding ; as necessary to reW lieve the government of present staggering ilosii?T J operation of the war-built merchant - fleet - uad , i9 - et-x tablish a program of . assured shipping; to , 1 pendence in tune of peace;'.,' PersohalTy" addressing a. joint, ,sesr son of the house' and senate, the. ex ecutive declared that actual monetary laying to the government would're sult from the proposed law. He challenged- every : insinuation of faVored interests and the enriching of the special few at the expense ,of the :reasury. The legislation. e asserted, iutomatically . guarded -- against - en richment or perpetual bestowal. "If jsuccess attends, .'as we: hope it will," he said, "the government out lay is' returned, 'the inspiration , of op portunity to' earn remains, and Amer ican transportation - by. sea ; is : main tained." , . - , . , ''.' . ,- . The ; President : said concern about :he American merchant marine, policy waA.' not: liriiited. to. , '"our own : do main," adding that the , maritime na tions of. the world were "in complete accord with the - opposition : here.- to the pending measure." He declared those nations had a perfect . right ; to stich an attitude but that he wished to stress the American . viewpoint nrhirh. hp said . should nor f Kf- view-I point- "fromawheih one sees Amer- i lea carriers at sea the of American commerce ican vessels for American reliance in ' tM .V the-, cvenS- o; ..war." . -.' - i Mr-Harding declared it most dis-I couraglng if a measure of "such tran-J have its fate phiefe occupational, partisar in objection. The commercial ; ice on the seas and ample - es for the Promotion in- carry-! eminence asencies for the Promotion in- carry- i ihg of American commerce, he assert-' ed,;.are of not less importance to the peopie' of the Mississippi aod Mis- Souri valley, the great Northwest and the Rocky Mountain states tnaa to the Aeaboard states and industrial communities inland. "It is a common cause with its bene tits Commonly shared," said he "If government aid is a fair term to ap ply to authorization aggregating $75, 000,000 to promote good roads, the President added, it is equally fit to be applied to the establishment- and maintenance of American highways on "the salty seas." As to present government operation .? of the Shipping Board fleet, Mr. Hard- ing said there was the unavoidable' task of wiping out a $50,000,000 an - ' uiiuwutuue inuMiOt raaium nas aroDsea- iroras ksu. depended oh geogra- 000 a' gram- t 170,000 itfad 5 fa non Mrs. W. H. Felton Has Sworn In As (By Associated, Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. "Grand Old Lady of Georgia," won her fight today for a seat for a day as the first Without objection from long delay, during which the to the senate was reviewed dent, Mrs. Felton took ; .the president's desk and wrote membership book. todaIt f;',..v-.f.t raeFjV (tN ran ... i . -v.. IISKlii 1 -'.--V'? i - -. -7 .- -' .' - nual s.'loss . , and 'oMaas. AggegaEmg. : ' "many hundreds of mrilipna-' ;Worfe put,.vsaciriflced - ot rapped ;hjipmg, He called attention tytteft vejrljinefit , sb ipstha t .were .eji.hj3r0'rpj).til - ; put any provision f 6r repiattmeii t and f hat a. program- - of , jmrretader tast dr sacrifice s and the ? liquiditlda; ich he declared would, be Inevitable iru less' the Vproppsed leslallo ctr veti acted would cost ascores otnlJlioijK.. The cost of the proposeirr Icgklaion giving the direct ; aid' .tald with ocean carrying 1 maiiUAfat ja't tto present average would y ' liot reaiK . : $20,00,00 0 a year a.n d r ttslmum ; direct aid if Amrica8pijil'1rgi so . promotedthat --it -ee,rk4 -half M ' " America's -deep .sea. c0inmrc would. hot cost more -thah- VlOd.'tfO Vah- nually.": vvasnington, jjov. aaittiitv f, istration ; merchant rrr4e;j6ftt 4t& ameriariients agreed to jreBttrday.'' republican, membere't"wa. huirjj reported .by the- housS merehaflt jpa. , rine" cohimittee tOaayj wltHMfc; rJeis-T: . ord . vote j While ?treadjri.vH4rding was arrapging.,.toJf9Y l9'hf K.tol " ana aaaress a joint -sessions ojr p . and address - a joint session of- cn-- ' 1 .Id. fiir" .leperdenceUres? n ,he -interest f ,igts.l;; and Amer- ; ' . . ...;;..;..-..-.v--.. - PRICE OF KADIU5I .TCVTr" , ". . ..AIMOAX , , ........ :;. ,."i . -, ,,.. ,;,.V.-t- 1 '.' Washington", Nov .,BrUr began to be used ift,';;''iy'a'eiiti:4t .-' cancer arid other diseases 7'"5VJ".? ' Thin., reduction anunefeifient- :. to Thin., reduction -anunefeiiiient-to- dayby the U. S. Gldglcal -B"jrvei'. ' was -caused by discovery :t? vBSt; quantities of radium ' bearing . ores in Africa. The ..survey.. aft.nu.'ttlV' state of New York ana Cltyot -iia-t ; delphia have Teach ' bought' stains .lf radium for the use - of "their., physi- ' Cians(i ahd the City Qf QuebQ,Ca., also bought one gram.', t-i.' ( ' , ' - - ' ' . 1 CODORED LOD6E URNS. JACKSONVILLE, C. Noii30.f Fire of unknown .origin': totally d,e-' stroyed the colored lodge at, thi4, place was not estimated Three of our most .beayiJtfui words are '"It's a check." : fv..-5??-; s ' ' " ' ; '- U. S. Senator -W 1 ' 21. Mrs. W. H. FelUnV the woman-senator , - I.i -, )'.: '. , j any senator, but after status of her appoin .i' in the light of the prece i i oath of office at th4 ryio&- . her name . in thei senate ; ." , V?4;H"'36h4 professional or i lower than at 'any time since 'radium -