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v ; ,;i.;.;Dzr, county r :t Advertising Medium t xstern Norta Cf-roIIniu ? Largest Circulation of Any newspaper in Eastern North Carolina. UOLIB North Carolina, Her-Peo in Education, Happiness and Prosperity Volume 8 No. 122 y, NEW BERW3. Cs THURSDAY MAX 25, 1911 Price Two Cents co;:feree:ce . ; : ffililG AT ST. MARY'S To Be Held in Ralrlgh June v '5th to 10th, :' t ' OF THE '-Oenfereaee Similar In Chancier, and t.Ataa to The. Well Kriswa North- . ' field, Sllter Bay and Look. x . out - Mountain -Meetings. - .Raleigh, Hay. 25. A conference meeting at St. Mary's School here . 'June' 5 to lft, and attended, by men vr ; In the Episcopal parishes of the Car ollnaai la to have for speakers : the Rev. Dr. Frank J. Mallett, ot Salls- bury, N. C, the Rev. Llewellyn N. ' Caley ot Philadelphia, and Mr. Eu i gene M. Camp of New. York; The Vv conference s similar in character and aims to the well known North- - ; Held, Silver Bay and Lookout Moun- - : tain' meetings. - It is a spiritual re v treat in one sense, yet very far from . dull. -'- Men who attend one year In variably, go. another - It : they a-can. '. Those responsible tor the active work ' : ot the" Churchv K educational" and .I' social service work, and Its mlsaion s ary . interests) r come together- for tew days, apart from tht worid, pray and study. " The value of such con. ference is almost beyond calculation, ; ' and .summer conference have been - without doubt, help to the tremen- dour development of - Young Men's ." Christian Association, Laymen's Mis- sionary Movement, ' and ' similar- ad' '., vanees within the past tew yeira; ; This Raleigh conference -alms - to - be for the Episcopal Church in the ; Carolinas what Norjthfleld is to the v churches of New -England, and Silver ' (Bay to the Young Men's , Christian ' Association. Speaking of , fit. Mary's - as a place for holding it, a leader in " conference, while -' in Raleigh today, saldt ' t - ; ,' i "St. Mary's . has advantages over the-buildings used - by - Northfleld or Silver Bay. It is delightfully located . with ample s grounds and -ought to 'rally to it every young man- in the 1 1 U 1 .HHAIHmJnfAil ihere." -The Rev. Dr. Mallett, lately coming to North Carolina, has been , tome . years In Pennsylvania, - He 1 at the . bead of a band of mission preachers, eloquent, and spiritual.-. The Rev, Dr. Caley of. Philadelphia' is one of the . leaders in Sunday School work in the 'Episcopal Church, a splendid teacher and leader.:- Mr. Camp is president, ot the'Seabury 8oolety. ot New York. He will give thd addresses on, mls-j . slons, and- speak once. It la expected on Christian Social Service. -1 . -'; CIDAHI CBHDRE5 BEMOYID. Vrs. "Jack" Follows Mouier-in-Law, Vilto Btarts Eeast With Them. . Los Angeles, Cal., May 25! Mrs. ' Jack" Cudaby, whose domestio trou bles culminated, in a- sensational at- :'k upon Jere Ullla, a Kansas City inker, by her former husband, Is i ' reft of her children, who are be r ved to b on their way to Chicago . charge Of Mrs. Michael Cudahy, r grandmother. , Until Sunday the children, Edna, Marie, 8; . Elljabeth, , and Mi ni, 3, bad been in a convent near 'nbra,.. Cal. Yesterday- as their y was star1" g to tie convent nd -they ' had 1. -.'U taken !i"e been i a. Jark Ci y v. 1 COLUMBIA TAKES QVN LIFE Believed He Was Short In i . His Accounts .UN. T Br. SpiuIII Also Saperlntendent of : Pnbllc Instruction of Tyrell County Finding of The Body Left Note to His Wife. Raleigh, N. C, May 25. Mr. R. H. Sprull(, cashier of the Merchants' and Parmers' Bank of Columbia, Tyrell county, and superintendent ot public Instruction ot that county, committed suicide Jate Tuesday, according 'to a telegram received at the State de partment of education yesterday. The telegram was from Mr. A. L. Watson, treasurer of Tyrell county, to Mr. Joyner, requesting him- to 'bold up a voucher for $1.000 , deposited in a bank there. Mr.-Watson. gave none of the particulars of the "suicide, but said in his 'telegram that It waa sus pected that; Mr. SpruiU was short in his accounts. .. . .. .. . , 'The Merchants' anof Farmers' Bank of Columbia Incorporated in Decem ber,. 1903, with an authorized capital ot (10.000. Mr. T. H. Woodley Is the president and (Mr. SpruiU was the caahler. The corporation commis sion had heard nothing otkthe suicide yesterday, and the' bank, so far as anybody here knows, is in good con dition. Mr. Sprulll was alsd superin tendent of public ' instruction of Ty rell county for which he received $95 last year.' The following is the telegram re ceived fcy Mr. Joyner yesterday: "Stop payment voucher one thou sand dollars for -Souppernong town ship., Voucher, deposited oh May 22 tor collection In "Merchants and Farmers' 'Bank, . cashier committed suicide on May 23. Cause not yet known. Expect shortage in account. Wire answer. - - : V ." . , : "A. L. WATSON,. " ' "Treasurer Tyrell County. No reason ,: could be assigned for such a rash act on the part of Mr. Sprulll. He was about 40 years old, was married and was one of the most popular men in , the -county. He was one ot those genial souls who win the confidence and even affection of their fellow citisens. Mr. SpruiU had a splendid education, -' - i The telegram to Mr.. Joyner,-: was answered by Mr. C. H. Mebane, Mr Joyner being present at the zeroises at Faace insutute. Mr. watson did not give the name of the cashier of the Merchants' ' and Farmers' bank, but the records In the offlce ot the corporation commission .. show. hat Mr. Spruli" ' held that position. 1 This Information was . also , confined by distant relative who was in Raleigh yestflrdaj-from that section ot the State...-.- - Columbia. N. May 26. On the arrival of the bank auditor on May 23; Mr, R.' H. Sprulll, the cashier, waa introduced to him at the"ezpress office. They left together, going to the bank about. 4:15, . After opening up the place, so the auditor could ex amine the books, papers and money. Mr - -8prntU went out, ' the " auditor thinking he- would be back In a few minutes, but he did not return This was about 4:J0 ' p. m. "f'Mr.- T. H. Woodley, president .of the bank, went there about one hour later. : The 'au ditor was still at work but Mr, SpruiU had not yet returned. ... About '! k nearly all the bnnlnesa? men 1 out t',"t fi'.rulll -was gone. A 1 t'l T.y-ft frsr h'JVi WAY COIf ANY Organized in Morehead City and Charter Applied For BUILD AND MAIM A CENTR AtJiIGHW AY A Called Meeting Held of Those In terested in the Proposed High way from Morehead City to Craven County ' line Results. Morehead City, N. C, May 25. A called meeting was held of those in terested in the proposed highway from Morehead City, N. C, to Craven tjouncy nne ana at the meeting a company was organized by the name of "The Cartefet Central Highway Co.," and a charter will be applied for the said company within the next few days. At the meeting O. D. Canfleld was elected acting President and E. H. Qorham acting secretary and treas urer. The purposes for which the com pany is organized are to-build and maintain a central highway from Morehead City, N. C. to Craven coun ty line. The capital stock of the company is 125,000.00 and the par value of each share $5.00. Each person will receive shares of stock for the amount of. money or work given or donated to build and maintain this road.- For each share held, the party will be entitled to a vote in the stockholders' meeting, which will be held once or twice year, said vote to say who shall be the directors ot the company, there by having some authority ag to how the money will be spent upon the said road. The main results expected of this organization are (1) to have some head to this proposed project; (2) that people may know to whom to pay their funds; (3) that those do nating or buying stock shall have a voice in the working of the company and the manner in which the funds are spent; (4) that there will be some one directly responsible for the proper expenditure of its funds (5) and that if possible to have a director from each section along the route. Those Interested and wish further information may write to Mr. G. D. Canfleld or E. H. Gorham at Morehead CU, N. a Harvesting itfjfay. n were busy harvesting ice from i ttebi banks of the Snsquehanna at Long Level this week.; Thousands of tons" ot clear Ice were, packed daring the great lams of the past winter and covered, with debris, which prevented melting. On Hickory Island is a ver itable mountain of ice ready to be trimmed and hauled away. Middle- town (Fa.) Press. and-said he saw Mr. Sprulll in the woods about five or five-thirty yes terdav evenlnsv 4 Tallin the dlrms Uo another party' was ( formed and went in the direction told by Mr.' El llott, ' They soon found him, : He had shot .himself with a 38 calibre Colfi revolver, the ball going In Just above the right tempi and coming out his left ear,t;i!S jMief ' Hs wiU be burled this morning at his Aid-home, about seven, miles from hpre. ' The -cause of his action la hot yet known; He left a note beside mm,, teiiing nis wire to pay ms moth er $100 end Haywood Swain1 f 400 also telling her , where she would trad his insurance polled He said his ac tion was caused toy two raen'the t!" -i given hy him. The auditor has t ' ' ' r' ' ' 'tig up go that t!i Taft Denied Application For Pardon of Bankers DECLINED TO EXERCISE El President Took a Firm Stand That the National Banking Laws Must be Upheld When They Affect the Rich Man as Well As The Poor. Washington, D. C, May 25 Pres ident Taft denied the applications for the pardon of Charles W. Morse, of New York, and John R. Vv'alsh, of Chicago, the two most prominent bankers ever convicted and sent to Federal penitentiaries under the Na tional Banking laws. Not only did the President refuse to pardon either Morse or Walsh, but he also declined at this time to exercise any other sort of executive clemency in these cases or to shorten the sentences imposed upon the two men by the courts in which they were convicted. In denying the pardons the Pres ident took "a. firm stand that the Na tional banking laws or any other laws must be upheld when they affect the rich man even more than when they affect the poor. The record in the Walsh case, the president eald in an opinion, "shows moral turpitude of that insidious and dangerous kind to punish which the National banking laws were especially enacted." In considering the case of Morse, the President said that "from a con sideration of the facts in each case, I have no doubt that Morse would have received a heavier sentence than Walsh. Indeed, the methods taken by Morse tend to show that more keenly than Walsh did he realize the evil of what he was doing." SAVES WOMAN IN AIR. Aeronaut Frees Partner Tied to Blaz ing Balloon. Norfolk, Va., May 25. Tied to a balloon, Madame de Verona, a young woman aeronaut, was face to face with death here. She had been en gaged to make balloon ascensions and parachute leaps at Central Park this week during an auction sale of lots, and yesterday was the first time she appeared. The big balloon, stand Ing 90 feet high when inflated, was just starting from the earth when it caught fire. The woman wag strapped to the parachute trapeze. - The signal to let go was given and the big inflated canvas bag started upward. The wind blew It directly over the gas flame and In an instant the balloon was on Are. The blaze appeared JoJ shoot out all over the balloon at once, - spectators screamed, -ran and shuddered. ' - " : Walter Flexen, an aeronaut who travels with Madame dp Verona made a leap for the life line, caught 'It, and gave ;; a powerful .'ipull; . The flames almost . licked - his face, but his action cut the parachute, and the helpless Woman came to the earth uninjured. She was ' about ten feet from the ground' when Flexen reach ed the life line.'" Another second and she would have been beyond help, The balloon flew a distance of 300 yards and -dropped to the ground, a mart of flames. Many of the pecta tors despite the dreadful heat, rushed to the spot and seized the pieces of burning ropes as souvenirs. It's difficult to believe that practice makes petfect 'after listening to the chap' who practices on a cornet ' A magazine poet , refers' to , a -baby in the bouse as a wrflsprlng of 1leas- v - to bisltheory trip- GRADUATING EXERCISES ON JUNE FIRST Nine Students to Graduate From New Bern Schools msm our for 1 Literary Address By Rv. Plato T. j Surhum, of Concord Annual Sermon by Bishop Robert Strange Officers and Graduates. The graduating class of the New Bern High School has issued a very handsome and beautifully designed invitation to the commencement ex ercises to be held In the Grittin Mem- orial Hall on May 30th. 31st and June 1st. It contains the full program, of ficers and graduating class, and the names of the graduates. Invitation. The Graduating Class of the New Bern High School requests the honor of your presence at their Commencement Exercises Thursday evening, June 1st, nineteen hundred and eleven at half past eight o'clock Griffin Auditorium. Program. TUESDAY, MAY 30TH. Literary address at 8:30 p. m. by Rev. Plato T. Durham, of Concord, N. IC. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST. Annual sermon at 8:30 p. m, by Bishop Robert Strang- of Wilming- ton, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 1ST. Class Day exercises at 5:30 p. m. . , , . ' and Graduating Exercises at 8:30 p. m. Class Officers and Graduates. Mary Adelaide Berry President. tu u .u 0, Elizabeth Sloan Hyman Vice- President. . . , John Haywood Jones Secretary and Treasurer. Graduates, Misses: Mary Adelaide Berry, Linda Lewis Brown, Lavtnla Alice Folsom, Elizabeth Sloan Hyman, Marjorie Helen Rea, Liia Taylor. Messrs.: William Bennett Flanner, Jr., William Hollister, John Haywood Jones. Not to Start Revolution. New Orleans, La., May 25 -Dr. Rudolfo Espinosa, minister for Nica rauga at Washington during the Zelaya administration, sailed yester day for Costa Rica. Some time ago a report was circulated that Dr. Es pinosa intended to start a revolution in Nicaragua, but this he emphatical ly denied, --declaring that he was go ing to Costa Rica to practice medi- oine. Locomotive Works Start Up Again. Richmond, Va., May 25. After hav ing been practically clsoed down for several weeks past, the Richmond branch of the American Locomotive Works wilt resume operations forth with, having Just booked orders for sixty locomotives for Immediate de livery. 1 Slapped Her Wrist 8he Want Divorce . .NeWjYork, May 26. -When Mrs. Til lit) Major remonstrated with her hus band. William F. because be was . in the habit of going out riding and oth erwies entertaining another woman, he slapped tier on the WTlst - Ko self respectinc woman ; could stand such ' , Inhuman ; brutality, she -?s in the complaint she has filed ' ""nree. ' ' " DEMOCRATIC JUDGE IS APPOINTED Henry A. Smith'of Charleston Named By Taft SMITH WIlTsUC- E few Judge Conies of a Splendid Fam- ily In a Man of The Most Ex emplary Personal Charac terHas Accepted Appointment. Washington, D. C, May 25. Pres ident Taft late yesterday announced the appointment of Henry A. Smith, of Charleston, S. C, as district judge of South Carolina. Mr. Smith is a Demcrat. I He will succeed Judge Brawlpj, who retired recently on attaining hi-s 70th birthday, judge tiniiui is aboir 57 years of age, a lawyer of grca, ' learning and ability, and has iirm. I ticed law for over 30 years. Aecoro I ing to a statement given out at Vil ; White House th6 new judge comes ot a splendid family; is a man of the most exemplary personal character and is closely associated with the best of history of South Carolina. "His circumstances are such that the emoluments of the office have no attraction for him," says the state ment, "but at the suggestion of the President, he has consented to accent the appointment." Red Men Elect Officers. Elizabeth City, May 25. The Red Men, In annual meeting here have elected the following officers: W. .1 T,,arv Sr nf E-rionfM, ,,... ,, A . , ' elected Great Sachem, and J. R. An derson, of Charlotte, Great Senior Sagamore. Thft TSire nf prpatact rlv.lpv ,,-nc ,,. , . . , tnat tor Great Junior Sagamore, a -iH i , . .j, nnRltmn in rhp lino rnr npaoMlnv r , .v.. " ' ntci. iiieiu uemg two canaiaaies, u, - M ; iiuusiii. Ul iT3W OCIU, UllU XVUy : C. Flannagan, of Greenville, the lat ter receiving a majority of six. The retiring Great Sachem, W. L. Stamey, of High Point, was elected Great Phophet by acclamation, and also to be Great Representative to the Great Council of the United States, which meets at Cleveland, Ohio. W. Ben Goodwin, of Elizabeth City, was re-elected Great Chief o Records without opposition. A warm race was made for Great Keeper of Wigwam (or State Treas urer.) The candidates were W. E. Hendren of High Point, and the pres ent incumbent, E. P. H. etrunck, of Wilmington, the latter winning out by a small majority. Ben W. Taylor, Washington, and W. 8. Llddell, Charlotte, were rivals for the vacancy as one of two great rep resentatives to the great council of the Uinted States, the latter being elected, The next place of meeting will be decided upon today. Goldsboro Get Postal Bank. Washington, D. C, May 25. Fifty additional postal depositories were designated yesterday by Postmaster General Hitchcock, making the total number announced to this date 276 The depositories designated all sec ond class, will begin operations on June 25th, 1911. ' Among them are, Amerlcus, Oa; Goldsboro, N. C.; Orangeburg, 6. C-; Murfreesboro, Tenn; Georgetown, Texas, and Pulaski, Va. : The more yon talk to a man abont himself the mora - brains lis will think you have. . .. ; ' -A young man may be In love V' girl and till draw the V