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VOLLXH- No. 49 I ' The Weather PAIR new bern; n.c, Friday morning. November 21. 1913 THREE CENTS PER COPY Mill .GV ITALISTS PLAH TO PUIiClliI : Counties Of Jones And Cl-";'"" v Onslow I -V .tlSHn-THBEE TKQ0S!:D. ; CI THE ENTIRE TRACT .Surveys And Iavestlga- ' . 7 tions Are Now Being V r----If drainage and-civil engineers find : Vthat the land cart be drained, and it u --v"' 'LA1!jMrAi4 iliQ tlttd will hs Hnnp Aicrhtvi .'three' thousand, acres of land located . in lone and Onslow counties and owned 'Zj Z, by the Jones-Onslow ...Land Company j . ., in which several prominent Jocal capi- " "... talista are interested, will be purchased . hv a mmmnv nt iNortnern camtausts . .: J '- -r- T v , - - - - - and after being drained will be cut up i: into farms and a colonization company . - Jormed to develop tne iana. . , S. F,' Chapman, of Asheville, one of Jhe gentlemen Interested in the purchase of this vast tract of - land and R. L. . i s? Church and Charles Sargeant,-of Balti-.'.- more, .expert drainage and civil- engin '.feeerv arrived in New. Bern a few days ago and on the following day went over ;? to the property, in question for the pur r' ftose of making an inspection of it. - : .'JMr.' - Chapman and Mr. - Church ' is yet on the scene making investiga i. ; tion and he will continue this work until some definite decision has been iA. reached in regard to the probable v drainage 01 tne iana ana win tnen re- turn to Baltimore? and - make a -report Th owner of the oroDertv are firm I to. the belief that it can be drained. f The tract is ten miles wide and twenty five miles in length, lies between J rent ' and New rivers and. White Oak rver - rises within its borders. , Three railroads ."the 'Atlantic' Goaat Line, John L. J Roper Lumber Company's and - Dover nnA --CZmithhrkiinrl traverse it-:- . ' Sections of the tract ' are heavily t:. timbered with some ot the finest woods i S-found in Eastern-;, wortn varonna, . i'-while other sections have been cleared i: - :. t - i-.i : .:n k : -.- -anu wicn a luue prvpciiaiiuu ut " "i,v readiness for, farming.", k ' The gentlemen .who are behid the proposition -to t'colonize that section .JJhaVe studied the soil and climatic con- '' -1.1I11UUS, ttUU Ituill-: .lltcit i wuow vv.v.i9 R have comB ; to the tonclusion that there - i-are none better in tne state 41 iney purchase the tract of land and after : - it has been cut up into small farms -V' - ! ' J.. III 4n fmt every muucriiicni. win uq luauc.iu gtk new- people to come to that section V If.' this- proposition goesi through;, and there is bfit little doubt that it -,,.:. :-- 3. . . ' of the' State in numerous-ways. New :., - people wiu come to maiucu nuiuc T here and naturally - the amount of . . " 1.-; .I.?- 1 - farm produce will be increased. This ' will help the merchant, the manufac- ,.turer" and , many others. ",The result land wilLbe awaited with interest, ' i ami d e r n v is a fi;;e PLf.CE - VIRGINIAN THINKS WELL OF - "THE ATHENS OF NORTH . - " , CAROLINA' . 1 f1 ' - r , ( " ' -, i After spending several days . in the city looking after his interests here, S. M. Baylor, of Richmond, Va., who '-recently opened an "establishment here at which ladies' coats, coat suits and :, fur goods are handled -exclusively, last evening reEurned home. Mr... Baylor is very much pleased, with the fatronai-e given his establish-'i ment by the lauios of New Bern and while in conversation with a Journal reporter, stated that he was thinking wW of enlarging his line of, stock by aiM.--j ladies' furnishings. : "I li:- 1 no idea that New Bern was sin h f ' '.i' T ti'y," sai 1 I'.r. Tajlor, " ' ' i -i' k' ' ' t' t I IICT OF LAUD .WATERWAYS CONVENTION. Canals Would Greatly Help Country r In Time Of War. v Jacksonvillej Fla., :Nov. 20. Bene fits to be derived from an inland water way .along the Atlantic coastr both in times of peace and in the. exigency of War, : were described by-speakers who appeared today, and tonight before the sixth annual convention of the Atlan tic" Deeper - Waterways" Association. v - Captain Jacob, of the United States Revenue . Cutter - service,: principal speaker today, dwelt upon the advan tages that such a . waterway would afford coastwise shipping, should the Atlantic coast be threatened by a for midable navy. He also pointed out that much of the present loss of life and pro perty' in storms along the shore would be obviated by an inland canal. - Greetings from the Mississippi to the Atlantic Waterways Association were presented to the convention tonight. The -association which - yesterday closed its annual convention at Pa- latka, Fla., and sent a large delega tion to attend the meeting here, heart ily endorsed the proposition of a coast al canal. . v ARE SE OUT BOOKLETS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIS- , TRIBUTING LITERATURE . ABOUT NEW BERN. .Several thousand booklets which contain descriptive write-ups of New Bern and Craven county, are now being distributed by the Chamber, of Com merce: These booklets are being sent all -over the country , an'd it is believed that they will prove of value in adver tising this, section. J. Leon-Williams, secretary of the Chamher of Commerce, stated yester day that there, was a large number of these- booklets on hand at his office in the new Mitchell building on Middle street, and that if any of the citizens of New- Bern , desired to secure a number of them to friends,' that he would be glad to furnish them with as many copies' as they desired; . . :w : Mr.; Williams can be found in hi3 of fice at any time during the day and the booklets caneasily be secured. THE HOLIDAY MAIL PROBLEM SOLVED MAIL YOUR CHRISTMAS PACK AGES IN ADVANCE AND - LABEL THEM." , The first, assistant -postmaster- general 'at: Washington has Issued : a circuiar:to ' postmasters in wnicn is stated: ' .'-"Patrons ;are vitally" inter ested in the- delivery of packages on or : bet ore : Christmas ... day, and ever effort should ' be , put ' forth to make delivery . of all Christmas' packages before;- the ; close' of , that. day.;. Post masters . will' lighten then'- labor in this: 'respect by 'assiduously seeking the co-operation of their patrons. -J A supply. - of . placards, urging : . early shipment and - proper' wrapping : jof parcels, ? will be - sent 4 to" each : post- office, to be conspicuously 'displayed in ' the office X and 5 ia other public places'. 7 It . should be advertised that parcels -may bear the words, "Not to be opened until ' Christmas," or simi lar inscription, , and .that this, to gether with.; early shipment, insures the timeliness - of - Christmas gifts, whereas -ithe practice11 f of mailling packages late in. the hope that they will reach their "destination- on . Christ mas dajr irf likely to. defeat its own object, through, unavoidable delay due to the congestion of the mails. , REMAINS OF ALEX H ARDISON .. LAID AT REST. The funeral of Alex Hardison who died at his home, -; near "Thurman, V.V ' lay afternoon, was1 conducted Pi l.-tfe residence yesterday :'- r ' '-' !;! I ?t rr ! riDiiiG ET NEXT AT WILSON Dr. Josoph Hyde Pratt Is Again - Elected President Of - Association. THE REPORTS WERE FINE Malaria Banished And Farm Land Reclaimed And Made Productive. Charlotte, Nov. 20. With the. re election of Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of Chapel Hill to the presidency, the selection of Wilson as the place for the next meeting, and the adop tion of resolutions touching numerous phases of reclamation work, the North Carolina Drainage Association, assembled in sixth annual conven tion, adjourned yesterday afternoon at 3:30. : The morning session was marked by a number of reports from drain age districts, some of them being in this immeduate section, from Ire dell, Catawba and other counties and each one was of the most opti mistic nature.- The story in each case was one of the banishment of malaria and the v utilization of farm lands which for years has been unproduc tive. President Pratt in his speech of- acceptance when re-elected said that he expected a number of new districts to result from the reports made at this one. He declared that never before had he been so delight ed with developments in drainage. The elction of officers correspond ed precisely to the recommendations made by the committee on nomina tions and next meeting place the re port of this committee being render ed as follows and adopted unani mously: i "We recommend Wilson, as the place to hold the next convention, the date being left with the presi dent, '-..i "We recommend for the office of President of the Association, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of Chapel Hill. "We recommend for the office of secretary, Mr. A. B. Skelding, of Wil mington. "We recommend for Treasurer, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of Chapel Hill. "We also., recommend that the by laws of the Association be amended so as to provide' for the election of a first vice-president and second vice presidents, one for each county. "We recommend - Mr. Lawrence Brett, of Wilson, for the office of first vice-president. : "We recommend that the following named gentlemen as. second vice presi dents: Anson County, B. A. Barrett, Polk- ton; Beaufort, P. H. Johnson; Bertie, Francis . D. Wiltson,' Windsor; Bladen, O., L, Clark, Clarkton; Brunswick:-' Jackson Johnson, Town Creek Cabarrus,' J. Lee Crowell, Con cord;' Chowan, W. S... Privott, Eden ton; Columbus, - Joseph"7 A.' Brown, Chadbum; Cumberland, W, A. Beard Fayetteville; Cleveland, C. F. Ham- bright, Kings Mountain;1 Gates, A. P. Godwin, Gatesville; Guilford, N. W. Thompson, Greensboro; Halifax, John L. Patteron, Halifax; Harnett, A. J. Dunn; Hertford, R. C. Bri'dger, Win ston ?" Iredell, E. S. ,. Misaps, States- villej Jones, J. H. Bell, .Polloksville; "For some of the counties we can not, make - recommendations for the reason that we ' do not v know1-- the parties,' and. we ask that the Presi dent of . the Association make such appointments: as he many see fit," MET HERE YESTERDAY. Executive Committee Neuse-Atlan- . tie Association in session. .The Executive Committiee . of 'the Neuse-Atlantic Assocaition met in this city yesterday at the office of : A. ID. Ward for. the purpose of proportioning the amount of money to be used in the Baptist Mission Field in this section. A specified sum is donated for this pur pose and it is the duty of the executive committee to set aside the amount which will be used in each section. Those in attendance at " the meeting were: L. L. Leary, of Morehead City, L. F. McCabe of, Oriental, F. M. Jen kins of 'Maysville,".Ji P.' Joyner of La Grange, ; Rev.: G. T. Watkins of Golds boro and A. D. Ward and 7 S. Miller of this city, . . "eware of toy, pistols and' platonic DRAINA6 OLKS NO MEXICAN WAR TO OUST HUE RTA President -Wilson Determined That To Resort To Force Will Be Final Move Policy Of Wait ing For Internal Disruption Washington, Nov. 20. President Huerta need have no fear for the pre sent that the United States will resort to the use of force to oust him from the seat of power in Mexico. Presi dent Wilson has determined on a policy of waiting for the settlement of the Mexican situation through internal developments. The president believes that these developments inside Mexico are inevitable and that they will sure ly lead to the downfall of Huerta. ' In the meantime, it is doubtful if this government will lift a finger in Mexico, except to renew its insistence upon the protection of the lives and property of Americans and other foreigners. With the definite information today that this government expects to let the Mexican situation drift for the present, came the announcement that orders had been issued to the British squadron in the West Indies to proceed to the east coast of Mexico. The British government has previ ously announced that Great Britain would send no ships to Mexico, and the move today attracted much atten tion in Washington. 'It was in keeping with the action taken by most of the other European governments, and the question raised here was whether it did not indicate a continued lack of confidence on thefart of Great Britain in the course which the United States is pursuing in the Southern republic. France now has one ship on the SEVENTY-FIVE KINSTON CHAMBER OF COM MERVE IS AN ACTIVE ONE. Seventy-five new members for the chamber of commerce were secured in one hour's time Tuesday after noon, when a committee from the or ganization made a whirlwind can vass of the business district. The canvass was the beginning of a campaign to double the chamber's membership, which has been about 125. It is proposed to raise the number of members to 250 by Jan uary 1. Another canvass will be made Friday. Comprising the com mittee were Messrs. W. D. LaRoque, H. H. Grainger, F. I. Sutton, T. V. Moseley, Wm. Hayes, E. G. Barrett, Y. T. Ormond, and A. L. C. Hill. The new members become stockholders in the chamber, an incorporated or ganisation, by the purchase of one or more shares of its stock at $5 per share. Concerns and individuals sub scribing 'to more than one share were: Hines Bros. Lumber Co., 10; L. Harvey I & Son Co., 7; Garrett & Hartsfield, 5; T. W. Mewborn & Co., 5; Quinn & Miller, 3.; East Carolina Land & Lum ber Co., 3; Kinston-Carolina Railroad Company, 3; B. W. Candy & Son, 5; Copeland Bros., 2; Sumerell & McCoy, 2; Kinston Cotton Mills, 3; Orion Knitting Mills, 2; Caswell Cotton Mills, 3; and Lenoir Oil & Ice Co., 2. Kinston Free Press. RED MEN CELEBRATING. Navajo Indians Sing And Dance . r .r-In New Mexico. . . (Special to the Journal.) :' Farmington, N. M., Nov. 20. The four hundred Navajo Indians encamped oh Beautiful Mountain sang war songs and : danced - around council fires all night while sentries stood watch at the many' signal fires which" fringed oh the northeastern -side 'of the Mesa, at Shiprock extra precautions were taken against surprise of night attack by followers of Chief Beshoshe who have been wrought almost to a state of frenzy by 3 their - Medicine Men. , WILL MAKE HARD FIGHT FOR J SCHMIDT'S LIFE. ' 1 (Special to the Journal.) : -v New York, N. " Y. -Judge Olcott, one of the highest priced attorneys in the city has been engaged to head the battle tor save Hans ; Schmidt's ,life. It was admitted today that money to fight the legal battle had been forth- corrt t f,nm some mysterious source. NEW MEMBERS east coast of Mexico. Germany has two on the east coast, and one on the west side, while Italy and Japan are rushing cruisers to the east and west coasts respectively. Today's orders to the British warships will increase the foreign squadron in Mexican waters, fexclusive Of the Amerian vessels by three. The British vessels are sailing from Barbados, British West Indies. The suggestion was advanced here that Great Britain in sending the cruiser squadron also may have de sired to impress upon Huerta the fact that the British Government no longer has confidence in his ability to main tain himself as president of Mexico. The Wilson administration has no assurances of positive support from other governments for its policy in Mexico. It has only assurances that these governments will do nothing for the present, pending action by the United States. Interest in the Hale negotiations with Carranza, of which so much was expected has about ended here. No less discouraging to those who had hoped that something might be done through the medium of the constitution alists, are the reports of the bloody battle which resulted in the capture of the city of Victoria by the rebels. Re ports that everyone of the federal gar rison was slain, coming on the heels of the accounts of the executions follow ing the cpture of Juarez, have made an unfavorable impression here. FRANCIS G. BOURNE Francis Q. Bourne will aid In bulld n? a defender for the America's cup. Johnson & Man- zie's Big Musical Comedy Co. Will appear at the Athens today, Mat inee and night, in a complete change of program, presenting a very pretty and funny novelty entitled: "The Cabaret Girls." This is said to be their very best bill. Bill Leight, the world's greatest triple piano player, will render several musical selections from the stage, thus giving the entire audience an opportunity to see and hear this master musician. PICTURES. "The Bribe." A great political drama by Kalem, showing the corruption that exCts in political circles. "Bonnie Of The Hills." A thrilling and sensational Western drama by S. & A. in which a girl out wits a desperado. "An Exclusive Pattern." T'A very laughable Lubin comedy. AH next week Richard E. Harding's ''Dicky Birds" musical comedy com pany. Ten performers, seven girls and three men. Every member a com petent vaudeville artist. Chorus of singers and dancers. .This company has just completed a sixteen weeks' engagement in Atlanta, Ga. This week they are playing at the Grand Theatre, Raleigh, to I wo capa city houses every night, so we are in formed. . i- 1 Matinee daily at 3:45. Two shows At night, first starts at 7:30, second about 9;1S o'clock. - ! , NO ADVANCE IN PRICES. . VANGEBORO Ml GROWS TOBACCO Stephen Whitford Sells Thou sand Dollars Worth On Wilson Market. SAYS IT IS A PAYING CROP Prominent Citizens Want Ware house Opened In New Bern. Stephen Whitford, of Vanceboro, one of Craven county's most progres sive farmers, was in the city yesterday enroute home from Wilson where he had been to sell a quantity of tobacco which was grown on his farm near Vanceboro. As conclusive evidence that high prices are being paid on the Wilson market for the weed, Mr. Whitford had in his possesssion a check for one thousand dollars. There was three grades of the tobacco carried to Wilson by Mr. Whitford, the best grade sold for fifty cents per pound and the remainder brought forty-eight and thirty-four cents per pound. There is much tobacco being grown in Craven and adjoining counties and because New Bern has no tobacco warehouse the farmers are compelled to carry it to some other town to dispose of it. Several prominent citizens have recently discussed the advisability of. making New Bern a tobacco market for this section of the State and it is their belief that if a warehouse is opened in this city that it will be patronized by farmers in Craven, Onslow, Pamlico, Carteret, Jones and other counties. The farmers in Eastern No'th Caro lina realize tht there is money to be made in growing tobacco and every year the acreage increases and it is believed that this will continue. One well known gentleman is urging ilie Clumber of Commerce to take this matter up and push h fniward and there are likely to be some development along this line at an early dale. y PARCEL POST PACKAGES CLERKS IN LOCAL POSTOFFICE HANDLING LARGE AMOUNT OF MAIL. With Thanksgiving Day only a lew days hence and Christmas only a few weeks distant, there has been ,i de cided increase in the number of parcel post packages sent through ilie local postofliic and in consequence I he clerks in that department have thai wcarv feeling when the day's work is done. For the past few days there has been a steady stream of parcel post packages going through the office, consigned to points all over the country. Not only are packages going away from New Bern in large numbers, but many are being received from other places. The main trouble that the parcel post clerk has to contend wiih is that many of the packages are not prjperly wrapped and addressed and when they are found in this condition it is neces sary for them to be returned to the con signor to remedy the defects. If those who send out parcel post mail would see to it that the packages comply with the postal regulations they would save themselves unneces sary trouble and also make it easier for the clerks in the office. L OF TWENTY CALROADS PURCHASED BY A NEW BERN DEALER. " One of the largest orders of erain and feedstuff ever made by a dealer in this city was placed yestcday with' two Western dealers -by T. P. Ashford. This order consists of twenty car loads of grain and feedstuff. .:"'v -. Ten carloads of the order C will be. shipped out from St. Louis.o , Mo . while ten will be Sent out from Chicago 111.' ,The shipment will arrive in New Bern within the next two weeks. ; : : .The placine of such orders as this' shows that New Bern grain and feed dealers are right after the business of this section and are-enjoying a satis actory patronage Iri this line, ' - . ? ' UNUSUALLY ARGE ORDER GRAIN
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