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NEW BERN CRAVEN COUNTY. N. C. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER,' 11, 1908 SECOND SECTION
31th YEAR
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TS1DT SERVICE OK NORFOLK AND
f gOCTHERN RAILROAft'ODT OF r
v."-. RALEIGH, SOT YET ADi ,
,1 5 JUSTED OH ACCOUNT
OP FLOODS.
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'""'Hot Xaefc Damage i tae '.Mountain
. Sewtioa. ," Citizens Interested In Lo.
''mut Uw SttteTesi Fai-m
'; ' Blseenstoa la tbc Fayette Street
l f "atlt Cfcirefc V'wW ioop fce' li-'
' lasted, Tastoir Will Not Beslgta!
Special , Correspondence. -
S J Raleigh, SepC 8, Neuse river lxere
was jvery high! Sunday -though of
" course not near up to the mark of
-the groat August flood, yet high enough
to do, damage.'; There is now regular
train service on all the "roads Into
Raleigh. ' The Raleigh ft Southport
' Railway todaay resumed : Its doublt
1- dally service between- Raleigh - and
Fayttevllle. This road - suffered
heavily from washouts as did the Nor
, folk & Southern. It Is said that not a
"Toad east of Raleigh escaped damage
by the August floods. The height of
the water on all the streams In this
vicinity has been carefully marked as
a matter of record and It la expected
that the U, 8. engineering ' officer
who Will come here, no doubt, having
"5 bf oil specially asked for by Governor
Glenn win make a study of the con
ditions on several streams.
v Tour 'correspondent talked 1 today
with farmers and bankers and cotton
dealers here regarding cotton crops.
' A bank president-said that In his
' opinion the crop had been damaged
at least one-third, aas compared with
he statu of - August first, when it
was the most piomjslng over seen in
i North Carolina. He says that thf cot
ton coming" kvs$ far on the market
was poor in quality, badly injured,
and, poor la Staple, and that bo look
tod for a low grade crop tin'this part
f North Carolina.. s ..." k f . ,-'
- targe areas of cotton In low p'ftces
have been under water and In some
aectloos cotton has been swept away
and others covered with sand and In
' others covared by water for several
days, this having rotted everything.
' August the Hist" the crop was perfect
but It looks now as if there .was at
. least .25 per cent loss in. this "State.
South Carolina and half of Georgia.
- Elsewhere the conditions are good,
.except In" Lduisanna, where it Is
Claimed the boll weevil $as cut -off
- the crop 600,000bales. The .rain of
tost Saturday was extremejy heavy In
Various sections and the" sheriff of
- 4hia county says that It wan even heav
: Ur than any rain which tell in August,
la. Us part of Wake, and that It did
further damage, only lasting a few
'. Jwurs. Tfiere are crops of cjttoto here
.. and there which are flat, neif Raleigh
and no doubt, this is the case" else--rhere
but this seems to be the ex-
caption and not the rule. .'Among the
vialtoxs to the capttol today;waa Mr.
. MVU, of Cleveland, s confederate vet-
voaaa, who came down with Mr. M. D.
feeUlager who entered the' Soldiers
-Homo as an Inmate Jfrom Lincoln
xoaaty., Mr. Self speaking about the
' crop. In his county said that he did
not consider that they were tpaterial
. ly hurt by the rain. . T;
State Chemist, Kllgoro has returned
' from a. visit to Watauga,1 Ashe. and
-Alleghany counties and says . the
rain-storms did not do any damage
there though a great deal of rain fell
The lands are In grass of. course
,tbero waa no washouts. There are a
. great many very fine horses aand cat
tle tn that section and the air -of
prosperity Is marked. In company
with ex-Lieutenant Governor Dough.
t a he vUited a number of cities,
whkk were offered for a State soil
- test farm. Most of the places offered
re tn the vicinity of Jefferson, Ashe
county. )
The Qttliena there are greatly Inter
tat J In the location of the farm and
nave made very liberal offers of sites.
. On the list Inst, a committee of the
board of agriculture wll go Into that
, section kod will examine the sites
around Jefferson. Dr. Kllgoro will go
With the committee.
For some time the Corporation Com
r ! beea very anxious to se
cure a t . r schedule on the South
era r::y Utwetn Raleigh and Char
. 'lotle a i.1 U.:. hat now been 'secured.
Tt train !vri here for Orrnboro
at t 05 p. ro , and r t to Charlotte at
10 J5. Tits is exlnunrly cnpfcri?nt
la evry way. TUre b. been a
grt dl Ot CO'ti)l8trit In d'ilnj
ta rtad Usg Charlotte, Lush to in
stiffr and mall. .- .
A n n.lr ot the Faytte!lle Vr-t
r"st Church here often e;-vk-i f
I t' Tl.Ird rn tlit Ciurrh i ili lie
t! tr,ul'c In t! e i . .-. i
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racBS TO VISIT
19 ENGLAND
Several Instructors Will Investigate
Manner of Teaching In the East
Special Correspondence: '
Raleigh, Bept 8. Mr. J. Y. Joyner,
State Superintendent of Public Instruc have been unremitting for the con
tlon has returned from Kennebitnk- struction of the $15,000 tower on the
port. Me., wheree he spent several
days, Conferring with leading New
for the next meeting of the Associa
tion of Southern Superintendents of
Instruction.He decides that this will
be held in New Tork City In October.
In this way a special opportunity will
be given to Inspect the public school
school - system' ot New .York and then
a visit will be paid 'to New England
schools, notably at Boston, and city,
town and rural public schools will be
visited. The general purpose la to see
what the New England and New Tork
schools are doing.' Teachers colleges
will also be visited. ' Mi.' Joyner is the
president of the Southern' Association
and he has arranged all the details
and will notify the Southern superin
tendents of what, he has done. Most
of the time nas been spent in New
Tork and Boston but there will be
stocks in the New England States.
The, county schools are objects of
much interest.' Schools "which made a
specialty of teaching agriculture in a
primary way will be given attention. "T
. North Carolina in many ways Is
ahead of the other " States in the
South in educational matters. This
is the Judgment of outsiders. As a
matter of fact this State Is regarded
as leading In educational progress in
this part of the country. . It has not
io much-money as some otheer States
but contrives to do a great deal with
It and hence It takes up the lead In
progress. This State has in fact set
the pace in several things, such as
local taxation, betterment of school
houses and rural high schools.
Turkish Envoy. Feared Assassins
New Tork, Sept. 8. That the real
reason of the flight of Mehmed All
Bey the deposed Turkish Minister,
from Washington waa due to his tear
of assassination by agents ot the Hen-
3haklst Society was asserted in a dis
patch yesterday from Washington. It
was said that a letter had been re-cetveed-
from the Bey In which he ac
cused Kundjl Bey. Turkish Consul
General in" New York, of having In
flame, the minds of the Armenians
against, him and,, placed hla family as
well as himself In danges. of death.
A liar ai well as a coward," said
Mundjl Bey at the Waldorf-Astoria
last night. "Mehmed All Bey does not
know how to ten the truth. He be
longs in the same class with I net Pa
sha, whoso career has been fully re
lated In Tho World.
"I never counselled tho assassina
tion of Mehmed All Bey. :l never
spoke to any Armenians In New Tork
concerning him. He is too small, too
miserable to notice, and never was
worthy of my attention. . I doul t very
much If any such letter was written.
Mehmed Alt Bey. applied to tho po
lice department in Washington for pro
lection against thieves. Ho did not
say ho was afraid of being killed, but
that ho was afraid of booing robbed.
He was such a coward that he need
to lock himself in his bathroom In his
Washington house when visitors Call
ed on him.. t '
"If any Armenians seek to execute
vengeance upon him, 1 know nothing
ot It" . -. ;
Dry (a Every Particular.
Ralellgh News and .Observer:
Augusta, Oa., certainly believes in
hultif a "drv town." -" '
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" " Two of a IlndV
No man who gets angry with the
umpire has a right to laugh at .the
women who cry at the matinee, i
A Corking Time Ahead. !
Theodore Roosevelt Beverldgel
Goodness, think of a baby of three
weeks having that strenuous life laid
out for him. ( ' ' ' j
Twenty Men Hurt. .
Philadelphia, Sept. I. Twenty men
were hurt this morning by falling with
a broken scaffold from tbo Hammer
stein's opera house, which is searing
completion. ' ' . , ' !
Killed His Wife sad Suicided.
Brookvllle, Ind, Bept $. Jesse Wood.
ruff, aged 63, crushed hla wife's skull
wllh a flat Iron, this morning, causing
Instant death and than suicided.
pected that the pastor Rev. P. O. El-
ora will retire. A majority ot the
congrf gatlon having withdrawn and
hoi ling services spart. The charges
afalnst the pastor were no) such as .
to affect his moral character In any
ray, but simply the. question of his
fitness as a preacher and It was fur
ther et out that he had teen a great
dal at other points, doing Work aa
in vnnireltit. He has stated that he
a !rl to Wait until Mr. John C. Pul
In, t!. founji-r of the church returns
fv "ii tin !!''! and expressed a w!ll-
I !. ' j ty the Jn !r-'t of
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- BDUBB TOWER
Construction Will Begin Soon en the
$15,000 Tower. Clock to be Mom-
v Inatcd.
Congressman Thomas, whose labors
Federal building to take the place ot
the preaent tower. He securedthe pas
sage of the bill appropriating the
amount at the last congress and has
put all his energies into getting the
actual work started; The - following
telegram received yesterday Indicates
how successful have been his efforts."
Washington,. D. C A C I ,v
. Sept, $,190$. " .
Hon; C. R. Thomas, ', ' ' - v
' -'New Bern, N. C,
Referring to your telegram of the
7th, Illumination and reconstruction
of clock tower, New Bern, North Caro
lina, postofflce, work on drawings now
under way. . It will he pushed to com
pletion at the earliest possible date.
'" '.'. C. E. KEMPER
. Acting Supervision Architect.
Second District Senatorial Convention
Special to Journal:
Washington, N. C, Sept $. The
Democratic Second Senatorial Dis
trict North Carolina met this after
noon to nominate two candidates for
the next general assembly. There
was a pretty good attendance from
seven counties of district Five candi
dates were up for nomination, Davis
and Clayton from Hyde, Hooker from
Pamlico, Martin from Washington, and
Latham from Beaufort. On first bal
lot Martin and Latham were nomina
ted.; Congressman Small went to New
Bern to attend the drainage conven
tion.,
Republicans Hard at Work.
Special Correspondence.
Raleigh, Sept 8. The Republicans
are doing a very great deal of work
in this county and " they are going
everywhere, in the rural districts and
about Raleigh, paying particular at
tention to such places as the mills.
the Soldiers home etc., members of the
Republican club, Federal office hold
ers and candidates for various posi
tions making quite a specialty of this
lino of effort and the Democrats are
meeting It with counter-work.
Gattls Party In New Tork.
Special to Journal; .
New Tork, Sept 8. Sixty people,
comprising a party from North Caro
lina under tho espionage of Mr. C. H.
Oattls of Durham, arrived hero to
day for a short visit. They aro re
turning from a trip to the Niagara
Falls and through Canada. They will
visit tho important places of Interest
lh New Tork. '
Senator Knox and Soa la Aotomoblle
- -Wreck. '.'..,
Geneva, Switzerland., Sept .
Senator Philander C. Knox, of Penn
sylvania, and his son were returning
from Evlan-les-Balns to Geneva by au
tomobile today, traveling at a smart
pace along a narow road, when tn
paaslng over a soft spot the machine
skidded and slipped Into a deep ditch.-
Senator Knox was practically un
hurt, and his son , who Jumped from
tho car, was only slightly bruised
about tho arms and shoulders.
Tho automobile was so badly dam
aged It will bo shipped to Paris for re
pairs.
Senator Knox left this afternoon for
Basle. . 4
' Meeklns for Congress.
Special to Journal: .
Washington, N. C, Sept The Re
publicans of tho First Congressional
District, met again this morning, pur
suant to adjournment, last night
There was expected to bo some con
test for tho con gressorial nomination,
hut thro was none, I. M. Meeklns, ot
Pasquotank county, receiving the
unamlmous vots of tho convention.
Bad Incriminating Evidence. '
Wilmington Star: '
In losing his pocketbook on the
tram Bryan fared better than did Sen
ator Tillman In similar circumstances,
for there has been no publlo announce
mont that It waa full of railroad pass
es. SatOei and Tears.
Houston Post:
Tho octupoees smile when they read
! the campaign subscription lists of the
Nashville and Atlanta papers, but
they groan In agony when they se the
saintly and sanctified dollars ot Texas
rolling In.
Bow to Obtain Pabllclty.
Baltimore Sun:
fnrlntfleld. Mass.. la trrtnf to find
out the best way to adrsrtlse the town.
Get a trunk murder mystery.
IRK ON FEDERAL
No SuliiuinJie Alternates.
Durham IIcrH.
Mr. Hearol's St f'al to tliS labor vote
vi:i fi.:i f t It tVe r"- n tit he
::!r s t- t " r.
THF 11Rlll!l(!PiF nilFfi.:
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SOME DiTEBESTDTG FACTS DE.
TELOPED ABOUT AS MPOEV
TAUT MATTER. HES OF
PROMINENCE PRESENT
MATTER TO INVESTIGATE WELL
Several Counties Represented Charts
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Displayed. What May Be Expected
in the Event of the Adoption of
Such a Plan. State Coming to the
Need of It Co-operation Urged.
Some Principle as the Demand for
Irrigation.
A two day convention was commen
ced yesterday which had for ,the prin
ciple object of, discussion: a. subject
which has long been before the pub
lic, and which now seems destined to
be a real necessity at no very dis
tinct day. The Drainage Convention
bespeaks the purpose ot the assembly
whl6h was largely composed of dele
gates , from other counties. The at
tendance was fair but the court house
should have been crowded. .
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State geo
logist, called the meeting to order. Dt
Pratt has interested himself in be
half of this feature and has obtained
for information some Interesting data
concerning the reclamation of swamp
lands. The conventon wbs called to
order and the ilrst business 'was the
appointment of committees of perma
nent organization and credentials,
on organization were Churfes : R.
Thomas, P. H. Morgan, S. W. Wilkin
son, J. G. ButlerA, B. Crown, Jr., E.
W. Myers. On credentials E. ft. Mead
ows, W. W. Ashe, and Mr. Woodley.
While the committees were in con
sultation, Dr. Pratt showed a map of
the State, with the estimated area ot
swamp land In each county which re
sulted In a total of 4,505 square miles.
Twenty eight counties In eastern North
Carolina are Included In tho .Hgt,..
The report of committee on perma
nent organization was as follows:
Permanent Chairman
Joseph Hyde, State Geologist Secy.
G. V. Richardson, Dover, Vice Presi
dent.
P. H. Morgan, Currituck county.
John A Wilkinson, Beaufort coun
ty.
W. T. Davenport Washington coun
ty.
A B. Croom, Jr.," Pender county.
J. J. Wolfenden, Craven county.
E. M. Koonce, Onslow county.
John C. Parker, Jones county.
W. S. Chadwlck, Carteret county.
J. T. Butler, Columbus county.
P. Rouak Brunswick county.
S. 8. Mann,. Hyde county.
O. L. Clark, Bladen county.
J. A. Brown, Columbus county.
Dr. H. C. Lilley, Cumberland coun
ty. ..-,-; - -
In the absence of Mayor Bryan who
was to give tho address of welcome,
Mr. M, H. Allen acted In that capacity
and made soma very felicitous remarks
and gave tho visitors a hearty welcome
commenting on the history ot New
Bern and of the , worthy people who
have been her citizens . in by gone
days.', ';- ." -, :
Hon. J. H. Small of . Washington,
made an, address which was highly
appreciated by all who beard It He
sad that 25 years ago swamp lands
were considered calueless. It some
times happens that when a man sold
a lot of timber he would throw in
the land as a matter of good bargain.
Lands may be valueless but they may
be reclaimed.
Not only swamp land need drainage
hut those that have bono cultivated.
Reference waa made to Hyde county.
The failure ot the corn crop in that
county for the past three years is
due to tho Imperfect drainage and
when compared withVother sections
the soil la valueless. Other eountles
are similar and this fact show the
need ot a systematic drainage.
The matter concerns tho whole State
for what effects the prosperity ot one
section effects the whole Bute. , The
question Is pertinent to every section
knd all should Interest themselves in
this work.
What Is tho remedy T This ques
tion Is a revelation of draining every
acre under cultivation Is the reason
able solution. It has been done and
It can be made a great success In
North Carolina. All that is needed
Is the expert work of a scientific en
gineer to give a successful start .
Drainage haa two kinds ot benefits.
One to the owner of tho land and one
for the public health. And this ques
tion ot health Is most important In
' H"lt and affords a very eicellent rea-
son wuy all should work for the con
summation ot the plan. Unfortunately
mn have been disposed to drain their
lund without reference to thflr oMgV
bors. Co-pratlon Is the wcret o(
the prrfrrt succs of tli !n. The
c-.'y y to 1 !V one : 1 or d't i
DISC
BRIGGS NOMINEE
FOR CONGRESS
Raleigh's Tonag Postmaster Selected
. la Caaeas. Convention Ap
pointed Last Week net Beld '
, oa Account of Weather
Special to Journal:;
- Raleigh, Sept. . 9. The - Republican
District Convention here today in cau
cue selected Postmaster Willis . G.
Brlggs aa Congressional candidate.
-His only opponent - was John
W. - Stanton. It . had - been con
fidentially thought Mr. O. B. Ai
ford would be the nominee.' There Is
much interest in tho nomination ba
cuso It Is tho r metropolitan district
and Republicans are declaring they
will carry It Frank B. Jones was
nominated for elector. ' ' -i
Great Britain's Biggest Trades Union
-r;'-'' Congress.' V
Northampton, Eng., Sept. 9. The
forty third British Trades Union Con
gre.ss was opened here yesterday, Jas.
Shackleton, M. P., presiding.
" The attendance Is greater than it
ever was before.' The 518 delegates
present represent 1,776,000 members
of unions. This is an increase of 78,
000 over last year's congress to Bath,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of the
Amalgamated Society ' ot Engineers
and the Associated Society of Loco
motive Engineers and Firemen, which
together numbered 106,000 in last
year's representation.
The congress will remain in session
a week. i
Mr. Shackleton said In his opening
address that the great political and
social question today is the licensing
bill, which is wanted by the working
man. He declared that the House , ot
Commons will pass ths measure and
that if the House of Lords introduce
amendments weakening its operation
the Lords will raise the question of
their own existence. In closing he
suggested a great conference tn Lon
don of representatives from America
and throughout Europe to consider
labor questions. u
Kick Now or Never.
Qreenvllle Reflector:
Sometime ago the Reflector offered
pace tor a "kicker's column", but on
y one kicker used it one time. This
is referred to by way of a reminder
that If you will not take advantage
tf anopportunity when it la offered,
iont expect somebody else to do your
ticking for you. ' ;
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A Practical Suggestion.
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch: t
The Washington Post thinks that
'he guaranteeing of the return ot
borrowed umbrellas would be a good
icheme.
How is it yon have a good watch
md have been unable to get satlsfac-
ory time from It? You cannot figure
tny other way that that It has not
been repaired correctly. Our repair
ihop Is tho best In the city. J. O.
Baxter, loading Jeweler.
Into which the water from all adja
cent lands will run. Men must get
ogether-and consider the good ot the
community as well as their own per
sonal welfare. They must co-operate
it the plan will surely fail.
Wo need a law that will say you
ihall drain your land whether you do-
ilrs It or not and you must take those
lutles upon you with your neighbors
to carry this Idea to perfection. We
'lave a drainage law but It Is lnade-
luate and Ineffectual. We need to
study tho lawa adopted by tho other
3tatea on this subject In order to have
n Intelligent Idea of tho correct way.
Tha speaker referred pleasantly to
two men.whose life and studies had
been devoted to this branch, who were
present One waa Prof. J. O. Wright
and tho other Dr. Pratt. .
The next speaker was Prof. Wright
of whom Congressman Small - had
spoken In such warm, eulogistic terms
He la a native of North Carolina but a
resident of Indiana and tor more than
twenty years haa been a student ot
this particular science. Wo regret ex
ceedingly tho circumstances that pre
vent our giving his excellent address
la detail for It waa comprehensive
and simple, and ahowed tho necessity
ot tho dralnsge ot land In this sec
tion. He described tho waya and
means of drainage Illustrating by the
experience of a man In Illnois who
successfully drained a large section
of that State. He explained the law
tho manner of financing the plan and
tho machinery required. Tho discus
sion following the address waa full
and free and -doubtless of great bene
fit to all who heard It. -
There were two other addresses,
one by W. W. Ashe and tho other by
Senator Slmmona, both ot which were
excellent and contained many good
suggestions. ,
The convention will be concluded
today J here being two ,los hi
there wtre yesterday. Every on will
profit by going and hrtnrt he ex
l.,rl-nee arid obnervatlous of En n v. ho
have hail t-ractlcal e-;- '. "-e Vi
THE DRAINAGE GUI1!
VEIIIII CLOSES
ADDRESSES MADE BY BON. C. R.
THOMAS, DR. FRANCIS DUFFY
AND HON. H. L, GODWIN,
GIYEN , BEFORE THE
ASSEMBLY.
CO-OPERATION THE ONE NEEO
Dr. Duffy's Remarks oa Drainage In
its Relation to PnbUe Health Was
Timely and FnU of Statements to
Cause Action. Congressman Thomas
Optimistic and Sees In This Idea
(he Opening of Many Hitherto Use
less Farms. . .
The Drainage Convention reassemb
led yesterday morning. The attend
ance was good and the Interest was
keen. Congressman Thomas was the
first speaker and his remarks were,
in substance as follows: -'
He congratulated New Bern and Cra
ven County upon the selection, of New
Bern as the placce tor holding this
important convention and expressed
his appreciation of the privileges of
addressing the convention. Craven
County and the section of county sur
rounding it was greatly Interested in
the subjects of drainage and forestry.
All the speeches and discussions, he
said, have been a high order and
broad and statesmanlike. There was
progressive movement In North Caro
Una and throughout the country in
tavor of waterways, good roads and
public education. This convention
was to Inaugurate the great movement
for the drainage of the swamp lands
of Eastern North Carolina. It could
only be accomplished by co-operation
and co-operation in such matters
should be as broad as the State itself.
The further development of North
Carolina calls tor 'the exercise of the
broadest statesmanship to develop
all her resources and the hearty co
operation of all was necessary. With
a great people, vast resources, many
is yet undeveloped, another decade
would see the State making still more
rapid progress. This convention is for
.the purpose of considering plans for
lralnlng the swamp lands of North
Carolina that will make it practicable
for all owners of land suitably located
tor draining to carry out the drain
age plana without any Immediate out
lay of money. In other words, the
drainage of the swamp lands can be
accomplished without its costing the
pwner any money except what he Is
able to derive directly from tho land
Itself and duo to drainage. It will
.-epresent money that ft wonUf,.
impossible for him to obtain oat it
the land under normal conditions.
Such drainage plans have been tried
and tested In many of the Statea ot
tho United Statea and have been suc
cessful. Wo do not expect to do all
that is necessary at once, and It may
take years to accomplish it but no
irreat movements were over Inaugu
rated without effort and co-operation.
Ho referred to the growth and pro
gress of North Carolina, in the last
ten years showing the great progress
made by tho State In agriculture,
manufacture and every industry. The
old geographies used to say it waa
the Bute of tar, pitch and turpentine,
but It haa become now as progressive
or moro progressive than any State,
tn the South and Is outstripping South
Carolina and Virginia Such a splen
did commonwealth Is entitled to the
best effort ot far-seeing and progres-
ilvo statesmen and the co-operation
of all citizens for the upbuilding of
tho State. Tho beat experts say the
dralnago of u swamp lands is en -
tlrely practicable and ho believed In
sxpert advice. It tho swamp lands
are drained, which aro now compara
tively worthless. It means an Increase
In value ot tho lands and homes tor
our increasing population. Ho referr
ed to tho wonderful Increase In value
ot the trucking lands around New
Bern and along the Atlantlo Coast
Uno from Goldsboro to Wilmington
Tho United States Government was
appropriating money from tho aale
ot tho public landa to Irrigate tho dry
lands of the western part ot tho Unl
td 8tatea. It was proposed, ho said,
that the National Government ahould
likewise make appropriations from the
aale of the publlo lands tor the re
clamatlon of the swamp lands of tht
Eastern part ot the United Btt.tes
Upon this subject Senator Simmons,
Mr. Small, Mr. Godwin and himseli
sd conferred with the Secretary of
the Inttrlor. A bill had been framed
which waa not perfect - but which
could be made perfect and unVr lis
provisions, wllh a good E'ate law at
a bftals, money rntght be loered by th
National Government for the p"" "
of rPtlalmliig tliS swa't p liimH I
Individuals to firm ?u.' ii ....
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; BITTEN BU EE
Man Brought to New Bera From EJor
dale , Battering From Bit of Sep.
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Mr. Charles 8impson, of Rlverdale,
waa bitten onthe leg by a white oak
snake near his home yesterday. He
was put on the cars and brought to
New Bern and taken to the Stewart
Sanltorlum." His condition is not re
garded aa serious. .':;:'" ''.
What Is claimed to be the tallest
chimney In the world, 608 feet high,
is being erected for tho Amalgated
Copper - Company, at Great .Falls,
Mont - v-'-':- - ;
National law,' tho National Govern
ment co-operating with 'tho' State
Government could provld tor the
drainage of swamp lands and over
flowed lands as 'well as InrlgatiM of
the dry lands of the west,- v ,
However, he said, wo can only sug.
gesf and inaugurate the movement
and final action la for the legislature.
Congress and ths co-ope rati on of the
people., , : '.
Dr. Duffy's Address. "
Dr. Francis Duffy was tho next speak
er. 3 His subject waa the relation of
drainage to public health. He said
these-swamp lands and low places
filled, with water were breeding places
for mosquitoes and tho medical fra
ternity held that tho mosquito Is
responsible for a great many human
Ills. ' Tuberculosis, tho dread disease
that claims one victim of every seven
af rightful proportion for, one dis
ease; more even than war or all other
diseases and fata accidents includ
ing the ailments of children, ts due
to Insect carrying the germag ' ' ' '
Apathy begot of ignorance seems to
be .the great reason that these lurk
ing places are allowed to exist Germs
do flourish in tho sunshine and in dry -places
but the moist places maks the
special environment where they flour
ish, and multiply. The mosquito is a
conveyor of tlw tuberculosis germ ss
much as the malaria 'germ. 4 One oast
of elephantiasis has come under my
observation when, 30 years ago I was
called upon by a man who seemed to
have suffered from the sting of some .
Insect:' The wound became mors and.
more Inflamed and painful and rofas- '
ed to yield to treatment and finally
the man died.' I have no doubt slaos
then thai the Insect Inoculated tho
main with Its poison. They also may
carry tho germs ot tho yellow favor.
North Carolina has made great strides
in' the line of scientific sanitation,
ths bulletins of ths stats health de
partment are great help In many
ways. . ,-, . . , - '
The people in general need to know
more of this sclentiflo sanitation and
to realize the menace this Insect life
is and bow to successfully combat with
It Very often when th doctor ad
vises he is either treated with silent
contempt of openly insulted and there
fore i am heartily In tavor of a cam
paign ot education to get people es
pecially in favoring communities In
formed oa these facts that they may
bo willing and able to fight diseases
at its fountain head ths swamp and
pools of standing water. Congress
man Small followed wtlh a few re
marks oa ths lino of sanitation la ,
which hs said ths medical fraternity
were perhapa themselves slow la this
work but ths publlo Is greatly at fault
for. not accepting tho. word of sigh
authority la regard to things that af
fect their life and health. He spoke
commending the work ot ths Board ot
Health and Its Secretary. - Dr. Catoa
mads a few remarks omphaslalsg ths
I necessity of using every means to
prevent the propagation of Insect
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Hon. H. L. Godwin closed the pro
ceedings with a strong interesting and
helpful speech tn which he pledged
his heart and mind sad tote in ths.
I cause of better roads and proper drala-
itge.
The committee on resolutions pro-
tented, which were quite extended and
tor that reason tho Journal la Is uuiVle
publish them all. They very pe sa
intly alluded to New Bern In the fol
lowing resolution:
Whereas, The municipality, pec;!a
and newspapers ot New Bern lve
ixtended to tho Drainage Convet,',' n
the kindest welcome and the toon -
:huslastlo support as shown ty t' e
yrdlal welcome delivered ty 7 -. ?!.
rL Allen, oa behalf of his II '
nayor ot New Bern, by tie i
ind Interest ot the cithers r" '
levers) meetings ot Ke At . . ,
nd their bounteous t t:u;;'y, t !
iy the editorial eiprtittucs c ' I
n the newspapers.
Resolved. That ti;e uti: i
.hanks of the onv;.': i l
o tbo mayor, mtit' "",
nd newp:ers it i !
ur e;im'i'" a tl i
-u'.r.
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