, . .. .A ,! - , -',., 'V.V YOL. LXII.No. 79, k The Weather FAIR , ; NEW BERN, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25,1913 FIVE CENTS PER COPY 'A 0 MAKE DHL- REPORT Many Matters Of Interest , To Citizene Of New . Bern. 1 IMPROVEMENTS IN PROGRESS Major Stickle Divides This Dis trict In Three Divisions. The annual report of the Chief of Engineers for the fiscal year ending E mm nn June 30, 1913, is being distributed , and much information is contained - , therein. New Bernians will find much - of interest in Appendix "M," which is the report of Major H. W. Stickle the District Officer in charge of the Wilmington, Noith Caiolina, Dis ' . ; trict in which New Bern lies. ft Major Stickle has divided his dis trict into three sub-districts for admin .. istration purposes, and the New Bern ' . Subdistrict, in charge of Assistant "Engineer Harry T. Paterson, includes all the territory lying between A!be marie Sound and New River. There are twenty-one works of im provement carried on in New Bern sub-district, and the report gives an account of the commerce carried on each of the improved waterways, besides a statement of work done and amounts expended, a brief resume of which . follows.' PScuppernong River? No work was . done during the year, no plant being available. Commerce was 26,650 tons( valued--.at $321,000, a decrease of 11,000 tons, and $28,000 Over that of 1912 Shallowbag Bay No work- was done during the year. The commerce was ; . 16,900 tons, valued at $1,060,000, an increase of 3,700 tons and $380,000 over that of 1912. Fishing Creek: No work wis ''done .during .the. year no plant being avail - ablel " The' commerce was 2,760 tons valued at $40,900, an increase of 1,030 tons and $28,700 over that of 1912 y Waterway-connecting Swan-Quarter - . Bay with Deeri Bay: Wo work was done : during the year: The commerce was 3,960 tons, valued at $28,300, an in -crease of 210 tons and $16,400 over (hat of 1912. Pamlico and Tar Rivers: The work s for the year consisted pf contract dredg ing, Under . contraqt oft the Norfolk ' Dredging Company,: woAfenioved 157, O00ubic yards of .mater'l in the work vi , lriHIH ,UUUU MUlf ICCi.. W1UC and lOt deep' to the towh of Wash- jngton? VTjw, commerce for -the year .was 655,000 itons, lanie'at $7,430, 500, an increase of 15,5000 tons and $480,000 ' i'-Nl Her that of 1912. .r . i Bays RiyeifiIo wotk was.done during t'V- the yetiri'5 J he commerce: was 17.000 v tons, vahted :.atv 4405,000, a decrease , of 1,000 tons and $25,000 uince the pre ceding year. v- 4. South River; No work -was done dur- ,sw tons;, vainea -t ;suovw, an : TZ?, er that of.WU. i ': -r--'-' - Contentnia Creek:. The work for the year, consisted ipf .'. snagging operations ? :-t' pool's Bridge,. 42., miles above. ;The j0 y i l utiammtrct , amaunted to 17,06$ tons, ". "tallied ;20l,4 atT increasgof cppitistec! f .djredgtisg. uadte'conteaet. . 138,000 cubic yards ef, pateW iThe ; commerce .waa. 4 ti.uuo tons, valued at $255,500, a decrease of 2 ,900 ions and an increase of ry,5UO over tnat for XT,i ":';) Nettse:''Riyeri'The 'work forthe year i 1 1 . i uliii . ft .ininriiiiii ti.tMin : and Seven Sprngs. the f. t A wa 383:100 ' tons, valued at J 92JDMK a decrease of 25,100 tons ahd an iacfrease . in valuation of $740,000. . i ' Trent River: The work'for the year y consistiti .dredging with the'tfaited States , Predge Trent, which removed . approximately 2,100 cubic- yards . of rock and 13,000 cubic yerds of sand, ' in ( addition to many 'logs, snags, stumps, etc The commerce, for Trent ; River at New, Bern Harbor, was, 44,100 tons, valued 41.51,311,50? '- decrease -T)f l,r3 tons and iii ! e in valua tion of $2" "iS00.4 '"t I . ; ' ' tv portion r above N: .Bern Ifirbpr e was 35,C0O-t'' is(''vali4'ed :,Z , a decre. e 'c'f 1 ? T tons :,;3,7C3 over-t'...r i. "t Creek: The wk f .r'the year .ted cf tnerz'a with- t';'e Unite-) s UoL' r Contentnia. Tie coi The Journal Wishes Each One of its Readers a Merry Christ mas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year merce was 26,900 tons, valued at $304,300, an increase of 4,400 tons and decrease of $16,300 from that of the .predecing year. . Waterway from Pamlico Sound to Beaufort Lines: The work for the year consisted of snagging with the United States Snag-boat Trent, and mainten ance of the draw bridge at Core Creek The commerce was 53.400 tons, value at $1,719,000, an increase of 12,6W55ln8ham' Utah- Dec-24 tons and $176,000 over that of 191 2. There were 4,294 vessels passed through the draw bridge during the year 1913, or 310 more than passed through thjuP and will be held a prisoner there un bridge during 1912. Harbor of Refuge at Cape Lookout: The work for the year consisted of making surveys and the preparation of plans for the improvement of the harbor. Harbor at Beaufort: The work for the year consisted of dredging under contract, approximately 92,000 cubic yards of material being removed by the contractor. The commerce was 90,300 tons, valued at $2,890,500 an increase of 16,200 tons and $461,300 over 1912. Waterway connecting Core Sound and Beaufort Harbor: No work was done during the year as the appropriation required of local interests has not yet been made. Beaufort Inlet: The work for the year consisted of dredging on the ocean bar by the United States Dredge Cape Fear which removed approximately 142,000 cubic yards of material. The commerce amounted to 38,100 tons, valued at $635,'000 an increase of 5,800 tons and $352,000. Harbor at Morehead City: The work for the year consisted Mol dredging under contract, tfiiC 'yontrictor temoVf ing approximately 33, lOpQtiijbie, yards year was 15,500 tjirued$973ri iW, an. increase ol 0,500 tons and $2)6,8 800.- v , ;New River: The.cty work duringjthe 5eir was that' ..of $ mmmt The commerce way 7,90iJiMiji at $290;800. an inereaaeoS'tfitlQ1' tons SwansbOro: No wock was donpiyjbrdz jl...no.plant being availpJiig I he jcommerce was .17,500 tons, valued at $214,400, . an increase of 900 tons and a decrease .of $6100., r?lWterway between Beaufort Harbaf and wansboros.The vorkfot the'yea l8texl of dredging , wt. th Unkrf ,Mwei JJrefle JicttppernoBft wnlcji removed during -the -yearlM.Oll cubic yards of material. The commerce was ' 62; 100 tons, vtlued at 4929,409 an increase of 6300 tons and a decrease ot $27200. . , - . T" TBEEJK CARLOADS OF AUTOS IN T&fBwjjgerliai rWrefved; in the , past week, three car loads pf Buick.AutQmobilevand.have' delivered cars to t the folio wingr..-E. .M. Green; a hve-passenger B(jtick; J. D. Williams, a five passenger uick.t- And they have delivced roadsters, to Dr. Hawes, oLDoyer and to Or, Barker, of Trenton. sijoh. simmons .not :;.?;at Senator .Simmona' . wit) not bef able to spend Christmas fayi in the citV Th Senate did not adjourn for the holidays untu Tuesdays night and as the - Senator has a quantity of work to do it was impossilile for Mm to leave Washington yesterday. yG;tf Christ Episcopal Church. . ; Thursday,. Dec. i 25, 1913," Christmas Day. Holy Commnnidn at ;4S a. mi Morning Prayer,: Sermon and Holy Communion, 11 a; m.- .'.-. . i1 v Mr. and Mri' H. I, -Crumpler- are spending the day. with T relatives in Pamlico county. -i - ., .-;.. 5 RALPH LOPEZ STILL -IN THE UTAH MINE BULKHEADS WILL NOT BE RE MOVED UNTIL AFTER HOLIDAYS. If Ralph Lo is still in the j peiz, "slayer ol six men. Utah-Apex mine, where he took refuge oat November 27, he is securely sealed tllafter Christmas. Not a sound has come from the mine since December 14 when heavy bulkheads were erected in the tunnel mouths to prevent k dash for liberty. . ' " ' Although Sheriff Smith, now in c harge of the man hunt was confident today that the desperado is either dead or alive in the mine many, believe he es caped shortly after smudges were lit on December 1 for the purpose of as phyxiating him and the mystery of the mine will not be cleared until thq bulk heads are removed and the workings searched for the gunman's body. Other than the stories of miners who said they had encountered Lopez and talked with him there has been nothing to indicate Lopez's presence in thoine since November 30 following his killing of two deputies in the Andy tunnel. The pursuit of Lopez began on No vember 21, after he had killed a Mexi can. Before the day ended he had killed the chief of police and two deputSher- iffs, PAT4 BUWiCK FARMERS 4ftBY;twdBU;yERS-HOLI- mKAxki .good. jrJ.Jt,Dec.: ,2. The hoU fWpJerethis season has found 'ifcSpt WbuXdj a'paio. holiday trlde .them, . But' ViahirMw n iUla tirar developed a buying which has brought ? tip 'sales to anN equal, if not an in crease over last year, Two.. contributing factors to this.' trace to cause it increase, where . jitt':;-lpok4:or; have bijen lafeiBfi-' interests- of the Carolina Coast ; Products Co., and the Ocean, where a, large force of men haveJeen SE EHIISII D0LU1 retivingi good -wages,' and the Is&gab01 hostelries ' elaborate preparations' sales of holly in this lower section" of i Brunswick county, one buver of this holhr toavinff- to TinaerS.om a. Othet. payingv$e00, . thheimjt in, a 'isenHound'rajnev 'to-i fansni 'fmet iantitKL.o4'' ojaee" ippMntQ' -Tbtfnweral will take pfcic to D .a Decess.ary.fequisne to the OD. ervane ; bf. Cnr1sWnas.L -White ther is an - increase in number of liquor packages arriving .JrtT this Christ mas there is decrease in the quab-. i trtyf,. and ft. might .ljsawhaps;. in the! quality of th'wk -'"-PJ V Jhie gas freight bolt?' gen'eral ;mridis ij iltho; eas bMt...FsTn'B.KVadjt'4 I GaditisjCreekVarrived in port yestedA, ! . "fit. ' : v- : . "t" .r .T ttBokt'mojd) yesterday for Hailoil cargo mercnanaise ana pajssengers. 4' I '! ' -; i i Vv ----- "'. " '--'--' - V ' ; Tho three-masted . schooner,. jMa.bei arid Ruth is at the Norfolk Southern K. K. Co. s wharf taking on a canto of Li:- ! J.IIss Eunice Stewart, of Charlotte, I is a guest of Miss Pigott at her home. JTh gas freightiBoit jo3yn sV pit Hancock street; " SPECIAL DINNER MENUS IIT laOCUL HOTELS PALATABLE REPASTS ATjNEW BERN HOSTEL-RIES. At all of the local hotels, special dinners have been prepared for today and the traveller whose fortune it is to spend the day in New Bern may rest assured that he will have an opportun ity of partaking of a repast "fit for the king." The following menu has been pre pared for dinner at the Gaston Hotel; Oysters on the Half Shell. SOUPS, of Chicken au Veloute. Consomme au Riz. Crea m Celery. Mixed Pickles. Queen Olives.. FISH. Broiled Hickory Shad Maitre D Hotel Potatoes, Saratoga Chips. Boiled Philadelphia Capon Oyster Sauce. ENTREES. Draisea ugar-urecl Hani, (. .hampagiu- Sauce. Small Fillets of Beef Mignon. Green Apple Fritters Wine Sauce. . ROAST. Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, au lus. Roast Young Turkey, Cranberry Sauce ,','a Corn Bread. 4 VS. wu'u .tiLdiws. v.anuieu jTams. , Asparagus.., on Toast .J?,Greeo.Peas. Buttered Beets. Steamed . Carolina ;Rice. .lFTuitiadVvi..;.. . . tem9n Meringue Pie. efchJccCreani Crape Juice. "' American Cheese. Saltiness. . Mbs'- Nus. Layer Raisins. After Dinner Mts. Demi Tasse. Milk Hotf jea. Iced Tea. Cafe Npjr, Breaat .. Dinner 1Z:30 to 2:30. Supper 6 to 8. It was impossible to oJbtain a copy last nignfr of the menu at the Gem Hotel and the James Hotel, but at nay B male .or- tn occasion. T DlBD. - : - JFDP'3iao.ogred.diej at the at 2 o'clock this: afternoon at the Star of Zion Church, M.- Spruill officiating, Friends are invited to attend. GOOD DINNERS 'FOR THE MATES OF THE JAIL. IN. 'U Preparations have been made to give Ibrisoners in the county jailnd also jtj.snmater of. the county home, an J upusually good -dinner today. In addition to . a . very : palauble menu, uits anu contecf ions will be distri buted, I.:' .v ; -V BEST WISHES TO THE HELLO GIRLS. The Journal : desires to thank the young . ladies in the . telephone office fqr jhe many courtesies extended . it aurtfti the past twelve months, and tfaTpithem a Merry Christmas and a rhappjr an4 prosperous New Year. ; BANKS CLOSED TODAY, . AU of the banks of the city will be closed today. Paper maturing today ill fall dW tomorrow. mm i STORM WHN6S SENT OUT LIST NOT BAD WEATHER IS PREDICTED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. TheWeather Man has thus far favored this section during the advance days of the holiday season. However, bad weather is predicted tor today. The following storm warning was re ceived at the local weather observa tory latclast night: Hoist Southeast storm warning at 10 p. m. Coast to Key West to Cape May. Disturbance Central near Mouth of Mississippi increasing in intensity and will move Northeast attended by high easterly winds on middle Atlantic and high southeast winds on South Atlantic- coast during Thursday. It is not probable that the storm, even if it reaches this sertion, will be very severe, probably meaning a rainy day with easterly winds. ALLEGED DISTILLER SENT TO THE JAIL LEON LAUGH1NGHOUSE COULD NOT RAKE UP A BOND. Leon Ldiighinghouse, the whin- mail who was placed under arrest at his home near Vanceboro several days ago by Sheriff Lane and several of his deputies on a war-ant charging hini ,'with op erating an illicit distillery, was given a preliminary hearing yesterday after noon before Justice of the Peace VV. F Hill. The defendant stoutly protested his ycence, but the evidence broueh out , by attorney George T. Willis, who Represented the State, was of such an inciminating nature that 'Squire Hill Ipund probable cause and bound him Ljjver to the next term of Craven county superior Court under a bond of two hundred dollars. ' 1 L t. uaugningnouse made an attempt to secure bail in this amount but failed and was sent back to jail to await the term of Cortrt. ASK FOR RESUlTi IF POLICE JUDGE ASHEVILLE PAPER PRINTS ALLB GATIONS AGArNST JUDGE ' JUNIUS ADAMS, i ' AsheviHe," Dec" 24. Demanding the voluntary or involuntarily retirement from office of Judge Junius G. Ad ams, ot the city, police court, the Asheville Gazette- News; i of today car ries an article of sik columns and a column of 'editorial .matter alleging thaf while ' Sentencing bootleggers and small dealers in,-w Wakey-to the roads the - oresidine Officer's law firm. Merrimon; Adams & Adams, has acted as attorneys for a liquet bouse in the collection or bills tor , 'Whiskey alleg ed to have been sold .fa the barroom of the, Battery Park Hdtel, which has been operated for the past two years and. which is said; to have; been -closed following the recent investigation ' by Judge, Frank Carter in. this city.u" .Copies of letters alleged tov.'have been written by the firm to W.vE. Sevier, . proprietor . of J ;' the barroom, and James I Alexander, proprietor of the hotels are. published inn thr lo cal paper together " with , affidavits from P. H. Thrash and W. S.'Dfcjli son to v the effect that Judge' Adams collected liquor bills from Sevier,; ac cording to the-tatter's statement; , : !8fK Congress is its own reward. . OWEN I GIN IS fl CANDIDATE Ex-Judge Of Superior Court Wift Be In The Congressional Race. MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT Is A Man Of Marked And Sterling Char acter. Ability The announcement of Judge O. H. Guion which will be found elsewhere in this issue of the Journal, will be read with interest all over the State. Judge Guion will be in the race for Congress next year along with the several other candidates and his friends believe that he will be the victor. Judge Guion is a man of marked abil ity. A shining light in the legal profes sion of the State and a gentleman ot sterling character. It is at the request of his numerous friends that he will make the fight for election as Congress man from this district. Since his retirement from the Super ior Court bench a few years ago Judge- Guion has been associated with his sons Rodman and John, in the law business under the name of Guion and Guion. His practice has been large and remu nerative and it is by no means for mone tary gain that he desires to represeat this section in Congress, but on account. of the fact that he believes h.: can be f real worth to this district. Congressman I'aison, the present, incumbent: Charles R. Thomas and George E. Hood, who will also be in the race, will have an opponent worthy of their bet efforts in Jik1'j;c Guio and the coming light bids fair to be one of the hardest waed ever muK" in this section. THE MUNICIPLE TREE II COMPLETE SUCCESS THOUSANDS VIEW SPECTACLE AS THE BAND PLAYS. ew liern s municinal ( lnstnr.is tree which was erected on Broad street near the corner of Middle Tuesday afternoon by the City Beautiful Club, was last night viewed by several thou sand persons who were down in the business district of the city seeing the sights and mingling with the jol!y throng of shoppers. It might be said that the tree was formally dedicated last niRht. The Peoples Concert Band furnished music for the occasion and as the melodious strains of several well known and popular selections were waited on the air, those standing around were profuse in their commendation of the occasion. and the City Beautiful Club who are responsible for the erection of the tree. Tonight the tree will again be bril liantly illuminated and the band will again render a musical program. The public is extended a cordial invitation to attend this event. At The Athens Today Majestic Musical Company in Fifty Minutes of Fun and Song. Everything Clean and refined. v j SOME PICTURES TODAY. A big two reel comedy hy Vita- graph. "OUR WIVES." They lead their "angel" husbands merry chase. Everybody gets in wrong. Luckily at; last everything is set right. "Red and Pete, Partners." By Biograph. Complete your day's' pleasure by Coming to The Athens. Remember we give you more for Lyour money than yon can get anywhere felsel r i ' i Matinee at 3:4$. Night 7:30. . 'No Advance in Price. ' v Mr. , and Mrs. Charles L. Stevens ' and son, Master John DuVaL of South- port are in the city as the guests jcA Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Jones.