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Volume 8 No. 95
NEW BERN, N. Cs MONDAY. APRIL 24, 1911
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Unknown Kegro Entered Home of
Mitchell Henajrfcks, Farmer,
and With Shot On
Threatened to Kill
"' Hettdriek's Wife. .
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, ' known negro wasshot in the north-
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, . entered the home -of Mitchell Hen-
- ' drlcks, farmer-and with a shot gun
' threatened to kill Hendricke' wife.
s ",.Mrsv. Hendricks): escaped through a
,'C;.,jfv ' window shortly before her husband
iw':,itv. returned to the house and Ue latter,
A seeing the "negro' come, out with a
"shot gun, slipped to the rear and ae-'
- oured a gun. , Oft teeing him the ne
! .' gro" rushed to an outhouse and lock
: tag himself In, declared he would kill
, '.. - , anyone "who-: approached. ? Neighbors
, ' ho were called to the scene htd be-
, s , hind trees and when the negro finally
v i-; came out: in answer, to a-summons
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PEACE III
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Declared that Revolution is
; as Good as Ended
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Haderw Asks for Square Deal For
People Complete Suffrage Will
Be Allowed In States
Three Americans Are
Set Free.
El Paso, Texas, April 24. Members
of the Peace Mission ' declared that
the revolution in Mexico is as good
as ended.
General Francisco I. Madero agreed
to an armistice providing the gov
ernment, would rest all military op
erations, and a favorable reply from
the city of Mexico is regarded as a
foregone conclusion. .
Genera Navarro, in advance of of
ficial orders,' released the three Unit
ed States cltixens who have been
prisoners for some time Blatt, Con
verse and '. Brown-r-f rom the Juarez
Jail. These men' had been confined
there for eight weeks for alleged par
ticipation In the revolution.
The peace envoys met with General
Madero in a small adobe house juBt
across the river from the smelter
and the latter repeated to them his
statement, earlier given to the Asso
ciated Press,, that he does not Insist
upon the resignation of President
Diaa as essential to negotiations for
peace. . Thus the keystone of the
arch Of opposition to end the revolu
tion dropped from its place.
' General Madero said all he will in
sist Upon, In" addition to the reforms
already Instituted is that the people
of Mexico shall have a "square deal"
as provided In the constitution. It Is
known that many facts hitherto un
known; to General Madero were Im
parted to him. Hehas, it is said,
been in almost complete ignoranco of
what wait going on 1n the outside
world for more than a month. Ev
ery indication points to peace. It is
expected a modus operandi will be
discussed and possibly adopted. It is
also Improbable that the City of Mex
ico and General Madera will nego
tiate through the : peace ; delegates,
Rafael Hernandes, who hi an unoffi
cial way represents the government,
although he is nephew of Francisco
Madero, Sr.,. and ' Ernesto Padero,
brother of Francisco I. Madero. who
is not a revolutionist, and. really Is
the guiding siplrit of the present ne
gotiations. '-' t " M
. By working .' through t this ; ,body
which has the advantage of being on
the ground, the- government - may
avoid the recognition of the revolu
tion which . the appointment official
commissioners would Imply. General
Madero Is not inclined to, (tick on the
point of official recognition. He real-,
iset thai virtual he, has it anyway;
It is regarded as probable that
General Madero has a pledge hat re
forms will be continued, . and that
there will be no prosecution of revo
lutionists, will ' he goffered and H1
accept the position of vice president,
which office will presently be resign
ed by Corral, at present on leave,
Ia States where elections are due
as '.n Eonora, It Is assured that oora
pi,.ii. c, - -B-lll be allowed. This
v. i ;, ! election of local offl-
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BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
The County Commissioners of this County are the
guardians of the peoples interests. They are elected
to serve the people and to see that the County Govern-.
ment is operated as economically as possible. We have
a good Board of Commissioners and we do not believe
that there is a single commissioner who would not
favor any measure that would save the County money,
or that would be for the betterment of the County.
The "Special Court" will not save the County any
money and is calculated to be an expensive proposition
for the tax-payers.
We publish below a few litters we have received.
All of these letters are from members of the Board of
County Commissioners: i
Cove City, N. C, April 21, 1911.
Editor THE SUN:
As to the establishment of the Recorder's Court,
will say I think there is not a voter in my section who
will vote for it.
I hope it will be voted down by a large majority.
Yours very truly,
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Cove City, N. C, April 21st, 1911.
Editor THE SUN:
There has never been anything to come before the
people of the 9th Township before that they were as
muchfopposed to as they are to "A Recorder's Court."
I speak as I think for No. 9 Township only.
I for myself, am opposed to it, and I don't think
there will be but few votes cast cast for it.
Yours truly,
E. Z. R. DAVIS.
Vanceboro Township is one of the largest townships
in the County. It is said that there are about 375 vot
ers in this township. Therefore the letter below will
show that the people of that township do not want a
Recorder's Court. The writer is a member of the
Board of County Commissioners.
Vanceboro, N. C, April 21, 1911.
Editor THE SUN:
I am writing you to state how the people feel in re
gard to the establishment of a Recorder's Court and
Farm-Life School in Craven County.
Vanceboro precinct may cast 40, not over 50 votes
for Recorder's Court, and while there are some against
Farm School I think it will be almost unanimous for it.
Yours truly,
I N. M. LANCASTER.
New Bern, N. C, April 22, 1911.
MR. OWEN O. DUNN, -New
Bern, N. C.
My Dear Sir: Yours of the 21st instant, relative as
to how the farmers of my section of the county feel
about this Recorder's, Court, beg to say I have con
versed with a great many, not only in my section, but
in others, and I have yet to find or hear of one that is
in favor of same. In fact the opposition to it seems
to be universal. As for myself I am free to confess if
; I could see where the county would be benefitted by
this Special Court, X should gladly support same, being
a public servant that X ion, and always having the best
interest of the county at heart I have endeavored to
give this problem a fair and unbiased consideration,
and as I am wholly unable to see where it will be ben
eficial I shall oppose same. Yours very truly,,
V . J. D. WILLIAMS.
24, 1911.
Editor THE SUN: V ;
;':;:New Bern, N. 'C.-r--,: V: ; '
Dear Sir: I have your request fop information as
r to the attitude of the present Bpard of Commission-
ers in 'regard to the Special Com for Craven County.
(This is a matter which I, have never discussed ? with ;
the members of the Board. The bill was ordered ?
' submitted to the people, and the people will no doubt
" exercise their, right of franchise in an intelligent way
' without suggestion from the .Board of Commission-i
Terser ally,1 1 have n ot " made up my mind to vote
f:r V ;3 till. , .There are some features Which, I have
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ir it would save tae coon-. ;
- .t3 jvrlice, I would be in fa-'
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Secretary of Iron Workers
Union Arrested Saturday
CONNECTED WITH
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Charged With Being Connected With
Disaster in Which 21 Persons
Lost Their Lives in Los
Angeles Dynamite
is Found.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 24. Charg
ed with murder in connection with
the explosion that wrecked the build
ing of The Los Angeles Times on
October 1, 1910, causing the death of
21 persons, John J. McNamara", sec
retary-treasurer of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, was arrested late Sat
urday in the headquarters of the or
ganization in this city. The warrant
for his arrest was based on an in
dictment found- by .a, grand jury in
Los Angeles and was served by Wil
liam J. Burns, a detective, accom
panied by Indianapolis detectives
Burns said he would stare for Los
Angeles with McNamara, Governor
Marshall having honored repulsition
papers.
Responsibility for other destructive
explosions in different parts of thp
country would be placed at the re
sult of an investigation now in prog
ress. Burns said. He added that J
B. McNamara, brother of John J. Mc
Namara, and Otto McGonigle, were
detained by the police in Chicago as
having knowledge of the circum
stances of The Los Angeles Times ex
plosion.
"This is the beginning of one of the
greatest criminal prosecutions the
country has known," Burns said.
After the arrest of McNamara,
Burns and other detectives searched
the offices of the association of bridge
and structural iron workers and de
tained there other officials of the as
sociation during the examination of
paper sand records. When the de
tectives entered the offices a meeting
of the executive board of the organ
ization was in progress.
The detectives declined to say
whether or not they had collected
evidence against McNamara In their
examination of the association's pa
pers.
The warrant against McNamara
charges him with murder and com
plicity In the dynamiting of The Los
Angeles Times Building and further
alleges that he was connected with
the explosion of the Llewelyn Iron
works, Los Angeles, December 24,
1910. Detective Burns, in a state
ment after the arrest of McNamara
said further developments were ex
pected to disclose the perpetrators of
explosions directed against employers
In this city, Omaha, Neb., Columbus,
Ind., and other places.
Detective Burns, superintendent of
Police Hyland and Chief of Detec
tives Holtse found seven sticks ot dy
namite and two quart cans of nitro
glycerine in a barn near here owned
by T. H. Jones, a structural Iron
worker, which Jones says was placed
there last January by McNamara.
X Burns, says Otto McOonlgle. who
wag arrested , -in . Detroit,; ' told '- ,him
where these explosives could be found
and It was upon this information that
the search was made. .The dynamite
and nitro-glycerlne' were found" 'bur
led undr sWwdnst In the barn, '' '
V Jones; the owner of the. barn, said
the explosives were placed there last
January and that : McNamtra: J. and
other nen made various trips to the
barn 4ltti ult canes, ' but he did' not
knowthe' -purpose ' ; of their -''Visits.
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LIFE SHE
Governor Brown, of Georgia
Refuses to Free Him
EXECUTIVE AisAILS
UNWRITTEN LAW
Murderer, Broke Jail, Became Head
of Danville, Va, Police Dc
partment, Caught After 14
Years Freedom Must
Sene Sentence.
Atlanta, Ga., April 24. In denying
the application for pardon filed by
Thomas Edgar Stripling, formerly
police chief of Danville, Va., under
sentence of life imprisonment for the
murder of William J. Cornett, Gov
ernor Brown, in a review of the case
made public Saturday night, excor
iates the "unwritten law," which
Stripling pleaded in justification of
his act, as a euphemism presenting,
when unmasked, "the hideous fea
ture of anarchy."
"One of the most dangerous evils
menacing our institutions is lawless
ness," declares the governor. "The
mob executing in wild disorder its
victim and the individual wreaking
his own revenge for wrongs, real or
imaginary; the man of interest treat
ing with contempt the laws of the
land and trusting to gold or 'influ
ence ' for safety, are striking mani
festations for this spirit of lawless
ness." While expressing profound sympa
thy for Stripling's family and high
respect for the impulses which,
prompted his friends to apply for a
pardon for him, Gov. Brown says
that sympathy and personal friend
ship have no right to supplant an
oath-bound duty to execute the laws
of Georgia.
"Above the rolling tide and ob
scuring fog of sympathetic pleas and
emotions, we cannot fail to see the
rock of the record which shows that
Thomas Edgar Stripling, by a jury ot
his peers, was convicted of the mur
der of a fellow-man," continues the
governor "that he afterward vio
lated a second law of Georgia by
breaking jail and fleeing to another
State, and that, emmeshed in the
complications of his crime, his own
brother-in-law, Terrell Huff, was
sent to the penitentiary, within v hich
he was confined at hard labor, until,
through doubts as to his guilt, he was
set free on recommendation of the
prison commission. 1 greatly regret,
therefore, that under the conditions
I do not feel justified in interrupting
in this case the due process of law."
Gov. Brown discusses Stripling's
life after he broke jail in 1S9T, and
does not find It sufficiently spotless
to entitle him to a pardon and con
tinued liberty, as his friends had
hoped.
(Continued on page five.)
quarters of a mile west of the city.
In searching the basement of the
building where the union's offices are
located, the officers found 64 sticks
(about 60 pounds, of dynamite, 290
feet of fuse, S00 dynamite caps, one
dozen small alarm clocks and a
leather case made to carry a ten
pound can of nltro-glycerine.
Chicago, April . 24. James Mc
Namara and ' Ortle - E. McManlgal,
charged by Deteothre William J.
Burn with being implicated in the
dynamiting ot The tos Angeles Times
Building were arrested Friday; - They
were turned over to the hief or po
lice and a detective ol Los Ingeles
a'nd have', left ,for,Los! Angeles','.V;'Vv';
! The 'men; were arrested by Detec
tives Reed ay d Biddinger of the po-
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