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PROBLEMS
Uncle Sam Putting On A Campaign
For the Orfanlxation
Of Farmers
TO REDUCE COST OF LIVING
This Is Ultimate End of New Ven
ture More Rural Sanita
tion to Be Urged.
Washington, June 17. The broad
est investigation yet undertaken by
the Department of Agriculture, de
signed ultimately" to solve some of
the great problems of farm life, is
being planned for the Rural Organi
zation Service, which- has just been
established by Secretary Houston. The
Secretary and Dr. T. N. Carver of
Harvard, who is at the head of the
new work, are confident of splendid
results.
The Rural Organizations Service will
work in closest co-operation with the
tiewly created Division of Markets,
-which will devote its energies pri
marily to problems connected with the
marketing of farm products at a profit.
In many instances it is not the lack
of a market that prevents the farmer
from turning over a profit, but inabil
ity to utilize the means for reaching
the market.
Secretary Houston, Dr. Carver and
students of farm economics in general
long have felt that the weakness of
agriculture was disorganization
disorganization is the natural and
often necessary result of the vast
number of farm units, each one a
xiato business enterprise. Also it
is the result of the isolation of farm
life and the fact that the farmer has
learned to co-operate with nature bet
ter than with men.
"The first great problem," slid Dr
Carver, "is intelligent orgamzaiton
There are enormous difficulties in the
wav of organization. Mere organi
nation for organization's sake amounts
to nothing. On the other hand, in
telligent organization has done won
industries. The citrus
Uiio "j
fruit industry of the Pacific coast fur
mshes a wonderful example. Unorgan
lzed, the orange growers of California
could not market their crops at
orofit. With their present effective
organization the difficulitics
way of reaching the right market are
reduced to a minumtim.
'ToU another illustration. The
A aiv "
Wet suear manufacturers are organized
As a result they pay the farmers who
raise stiear beets only enough to keep
t the work. If the farmers
ill v
were organized and the sugar man
unorganized the farmers
UlOLLUlvid o
would make the manufacturers pay
at least a fair profit. Unorganized
they can only accept what the man
lfacftrrer is willing to pay.
' The Rural Organization Service will
be financed by the General Educa
tion Board, one of the philanthropies
of John D, Rockefeller. While backed!
ty practically . unlimited trnds, -how
evet, the, work will not be done on an
extravagant scale. The general fcd
ucation Board S3 far has appropriated
-on!v enough money to make a begin
cing and to effect an organization ofj
thoroughly competent men.
' -? The Southern Education Board,
tH-anch : of the General . Board, for
'several treats past faas been -WMiper
" fltlng with w the department -, In its
Farmers' . Co-operative Demonstration
Work in the Southern States. -, Thi
i work has met wth phenomenal sue
ess ancThas solved many farm prob
lems for; the South. I . , ' ,
'J " Reduc Coat -of Ul4
V: Effective ' organisatio a In market'
-; mx crops nHl ultimately bring the farm
'; tr a much larger return for his work
and also reduce the cost of living to
; the consumer , by . removing the mid.
41eman wherever practicable.
X "The' firmer; is., quiu,capable of
. faking care of himself if he can be put
', in possession of the necessary miorm
ation' says, Dr., Carver, ' "Generally
DeskSns. the farmer must do his own
'organizing, and not depend either ,upon
Aaanclal aeencies or , upon- uovern-
T, mental agencies for the doing of ;the
actual work. ' The- Government,' how-
jTL ever, has facilities for collecting, tab
v ' ulatine . and ' spcrading .information
sr men : neiiner , inaiviuutu , uw
groups of farmers possess. V' ,1, ; i
"Information from various sources
Sous sources
BUYS DIAMONDS.
New Bern Jeweler Well Stocked
Wity Precious Gems.
Anticipating an increase in the
price of diamonds resulting from the
proposed increase in the tariff on them,
J.O. Baxter, one of the leading jewelers
of this city, has purchased several
thousand dollars worth of these val
uable gems.
"Everyone who wants to invest his
money in some good proportion is
bjing diamonds" said Mr. Baxter
yesterday while conversing with a
Journal reporter. "During the past
lew das 1 have soul a large number
f these gems and have spent the en
tire forenoon today in mounting dia
monds for customers.,"
I'J. BASNICH1
III G ft. H:
LEFT WITH HIS PARTY FOR
MESIC YESTERDAY NO
INVITATIONS IN CITY.
Don W. Basnight of this city and
Miss Daisy Riggs will be married
this morning at 6 o'clock at the bride's
home in Mesic, Pamlico county. No
invitations were issued either in New
Bern or in Mesic. Mr. Basnight and
his party left yesterday afternnon at
o'clock by automobile for Mesic,
those beside himself in the party being
his sister, Mrs. Herbert Lupton and
two children, his father, Postmaster
S. Basnight, his brother, Stein H
Basnight and Louis, Carl and Charles
Daniels. Following the ceremony Mr
Basnight and his bride will mo. or to
New Bern going from here by rail
to Saltair where they will spend their
honeymoon.
C. S. Pittman Pete Smith, Joe
Foster and Capt. M. E. Bloodgoo''
of Swansboro were among the bus
ness visitors to the city yesterday.
shows that in many sections of the
country the farmer is very inade
quately served by the orcinary credit
agencies. It is, therefore, important
that we find out what the credit needs
of the farmers of different sections are.
This can only be found out by study of
the facts as they are found in this
country. It is also important that we
know what has been done in certain
sections of this country, and In cer
tain parts of Europe, in the way of
meeting the needs of the farmer.
In the third place, we need to know
where the money as coming from to
supply these needs, or to finance such
credit institutions as may be devel
oped.
"It is not only necessary that the
farmer's income should be increased,
but that country life should be made
sufficiently attractive to induce the
farmer to remain in the country even
when he has a large inccme. In the
past it was generaly true that the more
prosperous agriculture was the faster
farmers have moved to town. The
problem of rural life is not solved,
therefore, until farmers choose to re
main in the country, even though they
are financially able to live in town.
Elevate Rural Schools.
"This problem is in some respects
more difficult than the purely ecomo-
mic problems of marketing and credit,
There must be some effective organi
zation of -rural interests to support
ait educational system in our rural
schools at least equal t those found
in the city ' schools. There must be
organization for rural sanitation, which
will make country life so much more
i ' .i -i.. iL.. t
wholesome than city life that people
will seek the country rather than the
city for these reasons:
.'Again, the opportunities for an
agreeable social life need 'to be greatly
improved in the country, and this
will call for a high degree of co-opera'
htion among couatry peoplat Ever
since ' Aristotle It has been repeated
by each generation that man is a so
cial animal, and It is a common ob
servation that men seek ' those condi
tions' under which they may associate
with their fallows, even at a. financial
sacrifice, rather than isolation, - There
fore," the promotion of social and in
tellectual opportunities In the country,
throueh' the organization of country
people, miist be a large part of th -
Jral . organization ' service.".
IDS
5liy5 THE SOUTH
15
Noted Physician Delivered Inter
esting Lecture Here
Last Night.
RAPPED UNCLEAN CONDITIONS
Says
No Nation Is Civilized Until
It - Learns The Lesson
Of Cleanliness.
Despite the inch ment weather an
other discouragement a fair-r-ized aud
ience heard Dr. Charles V. St. erf,
superintendent ol the tinted Stati s
Marine Hospital at Wilmington lec
turedat Criftin auditorium last evening
on the subject of "Public Health am
Civic Betterment," and after the lec
ture had been completed each an
every one present felt will repaid foi
having braved the elements in ordei
to.be present.
The speaker was introduced by C.
D. Bradham and in his introductory
remarks he said that he did not expect
a large audience on such a disagreeable
night and that he was not in the least
worried over tne lact that not more
than a couple of dozen were present
but instead felt very much compli
mented that such a number as this
should be on hand to hear him.
Dr. Stiles is a great believer in clean
liness and he said that in his estima
tion the greatest discovery known to
the world was the discovery of soap
"Cleanliness," he said, "is the basis
of civilization, of health and of all
sanitary conditions. Some times
feel like saying 'God bless the person
who discovered soap.' "
In comparing the United States
with other countries on a basis of
cleanliness, Dr. Stiles said that this
s much dirtier than Europe and that
S )i,ili was the dirtiest section of
t I'niuJ States and therefore is
iii"-. uncivilized. "The use (
i; in the South," he said, "is much
th.i i in the North and hence so
ch disease is found here. So bad
art- conditions tnat some insurance
companies will not issue policies to
residents of certain cities in North Car
olina and this condition also prevails
n other States. x
"The negro is one of the greatest
causes of filth. The white man makes
the laws and yet he thinks so little of
the negro that he does not even se
to it that he obeys those which pertain
to sanitary conditions. 1 he negro
is a much dirtier animal than the white
man and have they spread more dis
eise and the death rate among thi
race is much greater than that of th
whites. The solution of the whol
problem ol cleanliness and the pres
ervation of health is to have laws reg
ulating the health conditions of cities
and to sec that they are enforced."
Dr. Stiles urged the employment f
a lull time health omcer and to give
him power to clean up the city without
iiterference. "This is the only way
t) insure the health of your commun
ity," he said "and unless you do this
you stand a good chance of getting
all manner of disease."
Dr. Stiles is the discoverer of the
hookworm disease and before closing
his lecture he gave a very interesting
illustrated lecture in which were ex
plained the cause, effects and cure of
this dread disease which is so prev
alent in the South and especially in
the Eastern part of North Carolina.
Dr. Stiles came to New Bern under
the auspices of the City Beautiful
Club and he highly praises the work
this organization is doing. In conver
sation with a Journal reporter last
evening he said that if the health
affairs of the city were placed in the
hands of the members of this Club
and tbey were given the power to se
cure help and to see that the laws were
inforced that New Bern would without
any doubt soon be the healthiest
city in the entire South.
PETTING IN READINESS
, With July 4, the date which the big
races are to be held at the Fair grounds,
less than three weeks distant, the hose
wagon teamsof the local fire companies
which are to participate in the fire-
men's tournament, have already be
gun. to practice for the occasion. In
these preliminary races the teams
re showing up in fine form and those
who attend the races rpy expect some
Jtciring events, .
UNCVLIZED
THUNDER
STORM
CAUSES
TROUBLE
New
Bern Visited
Worst Storm
Yesterday
Of The
By
Summer.
WIND PLAYS MANY PRANKS
Wires Blown Down And Kntire
City Was In Darkness
Two Hours.
Yesterday was one i.f tin- Imitet
lavs experienced here this sumimr
l shady places the thrrnu-ir.ctcr va
iT1 iting in the nineties while out in
the, full glare of the sun it was almost
unbnrable. Shortly after 5 o'clock.
lark clouds began to gather in the
North and within less than hah an
lour it was seen that a storm was fat
lpproaching.
However, it was shortly after 0
o'clock when the vanguard of the ap
proaching tempest reached the city.
Fhis came in the form of a terriffic
windstorm which swept dust, trash
ind all small articles within its path
ind made the atmosphere almost suf
focating. Intermingled with this was
vivid flashes of lightning while the
resonant roll of thunder made the
timid seek places of shelter.
Then came the rain and the three
combined constituted a storm which
was one of the worst of the summer.
Limbs were twisted from trees and
at several points the trees themselves
were uprooted. The electric lights
were feebly casting their glow over the
city during the early part of the dis
turbance but suddenly these were
extinguished as by some invisible
hand. Only a few weeks ago during
a similar storm a wire was short
circuited and during the entire night
the current was cut off and for a while
it seemed as though this would be the
case again last night. As quickly as
possible linemen , were sent out from
the power plant and they in company
with-Mayor A. H. Bangert and Mayor
Pro-Tern Wm. Ellis made a search
for the break in the line. Fortunately
this was found in front of John Suter's
residence on Pollock street, a short
distance from the point at which the
short circuit occurred during the pre
vious storm, and was quickly repaired
and Dy y o clock the city was again
illuminated.
uuring the storm a tree blew across
the line on New South Front street
through which the current for the arc
lights is sent out and during the re
mainder of the night these lights were
not in service.
Outside of the inconvenience caused
consumers of electricity and the de
monsning oi a lew trees there was
no damage done by the storm as far
is is known.
L
LET
WILb ADVERTISE NEW BERN'S
ADVANTAGES AND
POSSIBILITIES.
All the material which is to be used
in the booklet to be used in advertis
ing New Bern by the Chamber of Com
merce has been handed to C. D. Brad-
ham who is chairman of the committee
who have charge of the work of com
piling the information and data and
as soon as the Chamber of Commerce
decides how many is . to be printed
and to whom the contract for the
work is to be awarded, it will be given
to the printer.
This will be one of the most com
plete booklets of its kind ever issued
by a local organization. The first
two pages will contain maps showing
the relative distance between New
Bern and the prominent citites of the
United States and also between New
Bern and any point in North Caro
lina.
Fishing, farming, manufacturing and
lumbering have been dealt with in
a brief but clear manner by men who
have had experience In each partic
ular line and the reader will at a glance
be able to see just what New Bern
is offering to the world.
MATERIA
BOO
READY
TO GIVE RECEPTION
Brilliant Affair To Be Held At James
Hotel Friday Night.
Mr. and Mrs. A I
etors of the James II.
-rmjn, propri
tel have issued
invitations to a n-tepti
which will
ht of this
be given by them Kr
a
week in the sp.ui'ujs recipium rwuins
of that popular hi.Mtlr .
Mr. an Mr-. I'-.r:; a
Bern rerentlv from I'
and the main In- I .
I hat t h' I i ,a I .,
w il h t In ii- .1 ,
nl in ky,
III. in a h' a-!rt.
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UIHi'ltlu I
L HAS ITS
REPORTS SliOW BUSINESS
OF
PAPER HAS INCREASED
MATERIALLY.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders and directors of the E. J.
Land Printing Company, publishers
of the Daily and Semi-Weekly Journal
and proprietors of a job printing es
tablishment was held yesterday af
ternoon. The reports of the officers of the
company showed that a good business
had been enjoyed during the past
year. Substantial growth in both the
advertising and subscription depart
ments of both editions of the news
paper were shown by the reports while
the job printing department was also
shown to be in good shape.
Plans were discussed touching the
future of the company and especially
with reference to the Journal which
the management hones to inwove
n a number of important particulars.
The present owners acquired the paper
last July. Since that time it has been
enlarged from four to eight pages with
corresponding increase in reading
matter.
Directors of the company were elected
as follows: E. I. Land R. W. Ha v wood
v.. stevens ana U. 1:.. Henderson.
i ne directors met and elected as
officers of the companv: E. I. Land
president, C. L. Stevens, vice-pres
ident, H. K. Land, treasurer. R. W.
Haywood, secretary.
George B. Pendleton, formerly cash
ier of the New Bfrn Banking Trust
Company and now connected with ;
irge banking institution in Atlanta
Ga.. is in the city for a few days en
route home from Beaufort where hi
las been spending his vacation.
Indei to New Advertisements.
S. Coplon & Son. A great sa
for
New Bern people.
New Bern Banking & Trust Co.
Successful business
Peoples Bank Individual personal
attention.
National Bank of New Bern Tin
road to wealth.
Citizens' Savings Bank & Trust Co.
How about that leakage?
PROGRAM
AT THE
DAY.
ATHENS TO-
Filey and Brown
presenting tneir novelty Koman ring
act, close their engagement with u
tonight. This is by far the best act
of the kind ever seen in this town
and no better can be seen on the big
time in large cities. Avail yourself
of your last chance to see these won
derful performers, by coming either
to the matinee today or to the show-
tonight.
PICTURES
"Arabia, The Equine Detective."
Intorducing "Arabia" the human
horse. The wonderful intcllegencc of
this animal surpasses the imagination
"The Analysis of Motion."
This is the nost remarkable film
ever offered as it is an entirely new
development in cinematography.
"Buttercups"
A Vitagraph, featuring little Helen
Costello, daughter of Maurice Cos-
tello.
Matinee daily at 5 o'clock. Tw
shows at night, first starts at 8 o'clock
second about 9:15.
JOURNA
MEETING
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S ISVI Ik H":- n
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taevi
Keep Babies Clean
Death Rate Is The
To-
.KJUtc
Civen By Miss Lathrop."
PROGRESS IN LARGE
cijnj
I w
I here
York And Philadelphia.
Has Been Great Redu'c1- ii
tion
In Death Rate.
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ill .il'oui babies-
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and their trouble
get -iik and ilii
-why they cry dvd
And I lu n it tolls
w hat a relat i
simple thine, it would
lie to reduce the
great procession of
little white coliius it mothers would
nly use common sense and keep their
babies clean. . i
It points out the tremendous strides
that have been made in New Yofkianrl
Philadelphia since communities Have
bee n making concerted efforts to wipe'
out the causes of infant mortality:
Here is one of the opening paragraphs:
"The efforts of city health officials
have resulted in the last ten years in
reducing the general death rate in
cities below that of the rural districts
and villiages. Babes die of diseases
which to a large extent, are prevent
able, and when welfare work is directed
toward saving their lives the response
is immediate and decided. In certain
large cities such as New York and"
Philadelphia the result of systematic
baby saving campaigns has been shown
n a reduction of between 30 and 40
per cent, in the deaths of children
under two years, in the wards where
the work was concentrated."
Shortage of Funds
The bulletin complains of shortage
of funds and it commends the motto
of the New York Health Department:
I ubhc health is purchasable; within
natural limitations a community ran
eterinine its own death rate.'!
Here are some of the principles laid
down for raising babies: ,
The baby nursed by its mother has
approximately ten times tho.l&kinces
to live that a bottle-fed
Clean milk is fundamentally
ary. Cilies should not toltfcata
ale of 'dipped" or "loose" in!
(lippe
iiilletin continues:
"The ideal is: Nothing
short of
But the
v of had
clean milk for everybody.
need for the prompt renin
iiiiik conditions i- ninn
urgent, in, its
relations to the we fan-
of liUies
incu dfiiy
than to thai ol adults.
milk is lareelv rcslionsi hie for thkftr-
k
currence ol diarrrhoea and entsiiis.
most frequent causes of de4th.
among inl.mt-. I he remedy liey.in
the inlcllieenl and effective insnt-r-
lion ol larms, the means, of trans
portation and the shops whcaTE.-'inilk
is sold." '
The bulletin advocated the elstab
hinent ol municipal milk-stiliiOs
such as are now maintained irrtSOtae
cities. a "
The milk station," it says, is
simply a room siithciently large to ac
commodate the natrons and eouinned
with a large ice box, a desk, Jfime
chairs and a table. An ordinary 2fore
is suitable for a station and some
times a schoolroom may be usqcl for
the purpose. The station is usually
under charge of a nurse and a physi
cian is in attendance at stated hours.
Prenatal Care of Motheri.
"More attention should be; given
to the prenatal care of mothers. Mu
nicipalities are just beginning to awaken
to the importance of this sorf of work
and to understand that mucjh of tfcc
waste of infant life is due tb cass
that were operative before ,-the babV
was born,
maternity
Some cities have a Special
nurse, who gives jaij "JfCT
time to these cases; other citif airjet
the general nurses to take chafla"trf
them. ;ute.XV
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...v ........ tl,,ll,llK CH-ITOIJl
who are can-takers of lit tip '"-cfclMr,
. il. hi MM
in the care of babies is regariktf iksi.tf '
immense importance, not nnrx-'-ttsjef
improved care which is giv$f$$e ' . ''
babies in iheir charge, but OKiftl U- ' ";
fliicnce which it cannot f airVfri' 'it, "a fa ?,
I in the picvcntion of infant HojJT
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