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tt . it ' 8 PAGES , , THE WEATHER KAIX v AND WARMER TO NIGHT AND TUES . ' BAY. TODAY 3 FOUNDED 1876 NEW BERN,; NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 11, 1922. PRICE FIVE. CENTS m a Ml.-. n) u i J li Li TF'vf j 'Li pin nl Wi Aim ft i , i 'orce or IS O i J k si 1 J M M J lib 1 n rn 1 1 ;! ra 7. nni' "pi rot M 14 v 13 r-'. d j ...... ... Carter : Taylor; Gives Out Statement .Outlining . the Situation As It Has developed At ' i i the Present 1 iihe. - START ERECTING BARRACKS BUILDINGS Chief Attention Now Being Given To the Ques tion cf Housiig.: Tents Alsp Are Being Erected This Morning. Briefly summed . up, the fire, relief situation' today, is-as follows: -' i x : -. ' ' ' ' Construction is begun on; section- of barracks-house at Pivei-zde, which will accomodate Jiin, families. Wv, v ,1, ' Tents are -being erected on property near Stewart Ks L ium 1 - r T r With d9nations hich are still en route, the relief com mittee." announces that there is a sufficiency 1 of general cloth ing on hand to care for the emergency,; : ' ; '- v-The number of refugees being . housed and fed at the Vest Street Graded School has decreased" considerably. - Relief stations for the white families at the Parish House and for ile colored families at the graded -school are still being maintained, while v the distribution of donations con tinues' at the ourt house. ' - - - ; ' Financial aid- continues to. qome in from various towns and,1 individuals" outside of "New Bern. " . " . ,' r ' No . disorders, with the -exception of one or two minor cases, have occurred in the city' .Membery of the local bat tery unit still .are on patrol duty nights. , . - "Uiidejr. the capable management of; . . . .... the; Red Cross, headed by CarterTay-vcah lor. and with - the assistance, of the local . eitizens ho have given every effort, to relieve - the .local situation, the ; relief 'work is; - now passing ' i threugh"; its second week with every '. thirig taking on a much, brighter out- VlOOl ' j ' : ' ' ' ' . . yr. Chief interest today is the construa ' tiou of- an ' experirrtental V, iOaarracks rbuilding out in Riverside,! which will hoas.nine families .comfortably. This building is being put upas a test an.i 'If it is r satisfactory others probably will be' erected, v. -Arr article appears- eisewhere in to-" "day's paper, telling of the progress which la being made in the erection of '. tents' '. v; Have Enough Clothing. " ; 'The,, word has been .sent out that there is enough clothing on hand to . care for the refugees. Quite a 'num ber of shipments are still on the way here.ahd with' the arrival of these it .is. felt, that the needs of -all will be weU cared for. Special-- "kinds of clothings are etill needed but the com- ,' mittee hereafter will specify just what it I wants. ' . ' . . - CJhecks continue to come in. Over a T thousand dollars was i received,-yes- terday .and today and it.is-understood -that- -several-- large contributions . ar-2 js.tlll to be received. The amount turn ' ed oyer to Treasurer Scott isin the - neighborhood of $40,060. . .- . . .. Everything . now, is operating ; smoothly. Most of the negroes, who were' rendered homeless by the fire, - have been" takn in by friends. They ar anxious, however, to get into homes r of, their, own- and are eager to . have v quarters in either the tents or the .- barracks buildings, i Not. so many are being cated or"at the West street , graded . school as "was the case last week, j -. " The" emergency, hospital at St. Cyp rian' ohurrh, is operating on an ef- flclent basis. f: V - ., M f IJJ'Ut - 'y The Rowland Lumber Company has Vtarted work on the rebuilding of its r'imll and is employing quite a number ' ' Of men there. - "We're well satisfied with the wav fev'ery thing is' going," said Mr, .Taylor J :thls morning "We are stfll dependinK ; upon, the: citizens to aid us'in relief f work.' Particularly are we in need i U AT '.men Aiiviiy UUiL i - . . I of cars and I trust that everyone who spare us their cars. for. .stated period will ; communicate with Mrs. M. M. Marks, who is chairman of the - committee havin gthis matter, in charge." ' CO TRD J. G. La wton -Writes' That Ex pert Will Hold Demonstra-' tions Here ; Next Year - In a letter received here today from J. G. LaAvton,. county agent, he states that he held a. conference "Saturday with Dr. H. L: Taylor, who is a specialist in boll weevil control, rel ative to the situation in Craven conn- ty. v . Mr. Lawton states that Mr. Taylor formerly, was with the, government laboratories at Aallula, La., as -special field representative. He is now connected with the Royster Ferti lizer, Company and will conduct dem onstrations , in boll weevil control in cooperation, with the extension divi sion durlpg 1923. '" . ' - Dr. Taylor has given Mr." Lawton a definite promise to cooperate in boll weevil work .in Craven county next year. It is planned to conduct five demonstrations in Craven. Machines- for "dusting and calcium arse nate will be furnished free for these demonstrations.. ENGLAND TO BUILD TWO NEW BATTLESHIPS (By Associated ' Press.) LONDON,' Dec. . ll.-fcPrime Minis ter Bonar Law announced in the. ITouso of Commons tot v that the I government had decided t Abegin .the - j construction of the two. battleships I allowed under the ''Washington naval I treaty. - flPW mm, , Building M MM HBEi Fort Barnwell' School Recipient - .;;;; . -.'- - - : of ' Fines: Bible And Ameri can Flag Sunday ' - IMPRESSIVE PROGRAM WAS CARRIED OUT Several ; Prominent Members . of the Order 'Made Inspir- ; : ing Addrezse ' Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock tliere was presented to Fort Barnwell school, at Fort Barnwell, a iJible and an American flag, the presentation being made by New Bern Council No. 520, (Junior Order Unite'91 American Mechanics. i . t - : ' ' The . exercises were conducted " in the school house and a fairly good sized crowd was. present.'. Inclement weather -and, bad roads; however, was im possible to operate the schoofi trucks over the1 Central ; highway, along which a - large part of school patrons live. ' , , The exercises were opened by Rev. W. -V. Alcliea, who offered prayer, after which the audience joined in singing, ' Onward,4 Christian Soldiers." ' Councilor Adrian M.V Rea--then made an address -outling the princi pies of the -order, explaining its purpose,-,: wfcat it is doing to promote and -maintain our public school sys tem, its desire to- place within .every schooj in the land a copy of the' TTply Bible I and erect over each school building an American flag: . Rev, W. V. McRea then madtT an nddress on "Virtue", and presented the Bible to the school, and encour aged the. daily use of it in their der votional exercises. Mr.- McRea stress ed , the fact that without the 'Bible and the adherence to its teachings, no institution could grow and thrive and .be of service t the people as it should. . ..- . ' Mr. H. A. Tolson then made an ad- i dresa . on "Liberty and Patriotism", f Xcoza rtrt exmammff thteeJthings" really - are andwhat they meani He" encouraged, the child ren of the school to : be. patriotic at all times and ever respect - the flag and to never let its folds touch the dust. ' At the conclusion ,. of his ad drfess1 Mr. Tolson presented the flag to the school, i -' -.;, Mr.- B. B. Wooten, a prominent citizen of Fort Barriwell, in the un avoidable absence of Prof. J.. W, Sel- sor, . principal of the school, in an inspiring address accepted in behalf Of ;the School the Bible and the 'flaar'. Mr. Wooten stated, and with shame, he said' that the school had, never before had in its chapel the Holy Bible, or flying over the building the Star-Spangled Banner. - At the con clusion of Mr.; Wooten's remarks the audience jq'ined in singing, "The Red,: White and Blue." . ' Mrs. Leah Jones Stevens, county welfare officer, then made an anneal to the patrons of the school to help her in herwork, that of seeing to it that . every child of school age was in school. She told the patrons that there were a few children in their community who were not in school. and urged .them to help" her make it possible, for them to attend. -. At the conclusion of Mrs. Stevens' rerrfarks the audience repaired to the yard in front of the building where had been . erected a flag pole. Here the program was concluded by an address.,., bj Mr. A. T. Dill, and as "Old Glory" was being hoisted to its place by Mr. J. M. Batson, the au dience, with bared heads, joined in singing, "The Star-Spangled Banner," after which Rev. McRea pronounced the benediction. The occasion will long be remem bered by the citizens of Fort Barn well" and the community as a whole is high in its praise for the Junior '0der of United Aniei'iran Mechanics. THE COTTON MAI1KI"P. (By Associated Press.) i NEW YORK Doc. 11. The cot ton market showed renewed firmness at the opening today with hrst prices 15 to 21 points higher on over-Sunday buying orders and local demand, which was encouraged by the relative- ly stead; showing of Liverpool, ORDER BIBLE PRESENTS AND FLAG ouses COLDER WEATHER IS CQMING THIS. WEEK . ' , A y . ' (By Associated Press. ' .WASHINGTON, 1 Doc. 11. The wcktlicr man promist's the aiiear--ance of Umj actual cold wave in tlje Atlantic: and Gulf states hy Tues day or Wednesday. .? . The cold wave over tlie Northwest will . sjread ' eastward and south vyard sover the 4 great' Central val leys during th(j next- 48 hours and by. Tuesday night or . Wednesday - night would touch fthe Atlantic Coast and Gulf states, attended by temperatures' "lower' than previ ously recorded 'this season in the regions coining under the - i(ii.nu nce of this sold wave." . LLIESAG CUSS DEBT CELLAT Great Britain .Willing o Can ' cel rench pebt Providing America- Doe3 the Same ; r- (By Associated Press.) ' LONDON, Dec. ll.--Great Britain is said to''look favorably on the cancel lation of the French debt due her. provided the United States cancels the French debt to'America. It -is the be lief of British officials jthat the United States would be willing to at least attend a conference at which such a proposition could be discussed. It also was stated in American circles this moaning that a definite agreement to pay the - British debt to, the United States could or might be accomplished by' a 'proposal for a long period, say 50 years, in which only interest would be paid. " It was explained that thfc was on . the theory that the United States was primarily Interested in se curing the ultimate of the' British debt, rather than an immediate set tlement, v In , conference quarters it was the general view that France has indicat ed her willingness tq'give up military penalties in return for the cancellation of debts by the United . States and Great Britain, and would be ready also to , give a v long; ' moratorium to Ger many. .. : '. . ;v:'-: ' - 'WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. No re quest that the United States take part in, a conference on cancellation of the great war debt has reached the State jPepartment and there was v no indica tion that department officials saw any reason to alter the Vwell-understood position that previously has been ta ken on the question of the European debt. , j .' (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 11 The conference of allied premiers, called to arrange the basis of an allied financial an- reparations conference in Brussells. has broken down.- It was announced at: 6 o'clock this evening t that the premiers had taken adjour'nrnent un til January 2. As the' conference adjourned, Pre mier Poincare' said: -- 'This s finished." : - V The, conference -Japuary 2 will be held in Paris, it was announced .p' night. . , Will Assist State and County Health Officials In Solving Sanitary Problems Dr. I. W. Mendelsohn, of the U. S. Puljjic Health Servioe, arrived in New Bern today to lend his assist ance in aiding the city to solve its sanitary problems in connection with the recent tire. Dr. Mendelsohn is here to assist the state authorities and the Craven County Department of Health. He spent today In looking over the burned area and in visiting the pres ent congested district. He expects to spend several days here. 1 DES U. SMTH. Ml' IS NOW HERE and Erecting 2 ES HEPPHESENTEU J T ' ' A AT CONVENTION President Spillman Is Unable . To' Be,, Present Owing ,To v . Illness In His Family CONVENTION HELD AT WINSTON-SALEM Evangelistic Conference Took Place Today. General Con ference Opens Tomorrovj ' .; (By Associated Press)-' WINSTON-SALEM, N. C", Dec. 13 7 This, merning' and afternoon, dele gates to the ,92nd annual convention of Biptisjt State convention of Nortr. Carolina began arriving in the city and , by tomorrow at noon it is ex pected, 800 messengerjs from 'more than 2000 churches in the stat'e wil be here for the opening session ! of the conyention Tuesday evening. I)ri B.i"VT Spiliman,president of; the.cdn. vention, is detained at'his home-wllii Kinston.on account of the illness? oi both himself arTd Mrs. Spillman. IJrs. Spillman has been suffering for: Bev eral days -with a severe , attack oi 1 grippe. . Mr. Spillman was striken while attending her bedside. -a In the absence of Dr. .Spillman it is expected that First Vice Presideni E.. L. Wells will call the conventior to order and a -permanent presiding officer for the sessions 'will be electee from the floor. - -, ' Today the evangelistic conference held was attended by ministers anc early arriving delegates, v .' . .' --. wm V1V : ,' - v . , -v .'.'VI 1 TWn rUADrrc vnu) , v" v . "V" ;: r - . ',. . (-x 5 WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Con- victicfti in; a state court for violating a state prohibition law is not a bar to subsequent prosecution in the Vsl S. courts for the same offense under the Volstead enforcement act, ' the Supreme Court held today. . f Vivo Lanza, Dick Barto and ' oth ers were convicted in a state . ' court in Whatcome county, , Washington and sentenced for the manufacture and possession of intoxicating liquor. When' the federal government sought to prosecute them in federal 'court for the same offense, the U. S.. Dis trict Court of Western Washington dismissed the priccipal counts in th indictments as bared by the prioi state conviction. BEGIN ARGUMENTS IN THE BURKHEAD CASE (By Associated Press.) - OXFORD, Miss., Dec. 11. Argu ments were' begun in federal district court here today in the suit of Miss Francis Burkhead, who is suing Gov ernor Lee M. Russell, of Mississippi, for $100,000,000 damages, based on charges Or seduction. T. H. Camp bell opened the argument for the plaintiff. Judge E. R. Holmes an nounced' the argument would be lim ited to twO hours t oeach side. : Nc testimony was offered at the morning session. - . Immediately after the conference between the judge and counsel, court convened and the arguments began. TAFT SAYS HE IS READY TO TESTIFY WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Cbiei Justice Taft informed Chairman Vol. stead of the House Judiciary Com mittee today that he would appear before it at the hearing of the Kel lar impeachment charges , against Attorney GeneralDaugherty ' if- his presence was desired. Makes Donation To Fund In addition to other assistance rendered their policy holders, the Gate City Life Insurance Company, through their local superintendent, E. A. Brooks, makes a donation of ?50 to the general relief fund. Gave Part of Receipts Hills',, clothiers, gave ten per. cent of their' total receipts last Friday to the general relief committee. SPECIAL. RflEETING. -IS."- lLp JNla iviUlyllll3ln CONFERENCE OF PREMIER HAS COIJOIEND Has Been Adjourned for Eight Days To Avoid An Open -Rupture, It Is Stated , (By Associated . Press.) LONDON, Dec. ' ll.--Adjournment of the J premiers' conference tonight for eight , days I norder to -avert an open rupture between England and Prance over the question - of German reparations has" been, virtually decided-upon, it-was' learned today." "The Briljilsh cabinet rejected the measure of, force for the Ruhr: dis irict upon which Premier P-oiricare nsisted. ' . - - . .. . . Prime Minister Bonar Law informed Premier Poincare that British public- opinion was overwhelmingly op posed to any military measures against Germany. , - -.. :5 ' Poincare had made a demand for tne occupation of the Ruhr As a. guarantee for a German motarium. EXTEND FURTHER AID TO THE TAX PAYERS r (By .Associated Press.) 1 WASHINGTON, Dgc- 11. The In .ernal Revenue Bureau has made 3lans to extend further aid to feder 1 taxpayers this year in an effort to innnnllv bnv IrPnt Intn, the Jtipottib . I tax returns of the millions who help pay the way of the. government I Schools of instruction for deputy cot- lectors and attaches of revenue col lectors' offices are being-held through out the country, ia was announced to day. The Revenue Bureau believes the method of training will , result ' in reducing the amount of ' rechecking and delay necessitated by misunder-' standing of the forms which the tax payers must file. ' ' Forms for the preparation- of the returns soon will be - in the- hands of collectors throughout tbe : country in an effort to speed up the filing of returns which must be- delivered to the collectors by March 15 ' . :.; . . ' - - V-1' . BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL " ' V NEGRO RENEGADE CORSICANA, Tex., Dec. 11, Bloodhounds were being rushed from Huntsville penitentiary to Streetman today to take Up the trail, of a mask ed negro, who attacked a -20-year-old white girl at her home at . Streetman this morning. Excitement ran high at . Streetman and the streets and surrounding country were filled with armed men. FAIRFIELD, Tex., Dec. 11. A ne gro, believed to have attacked a white girl at her home at Streetman this morning, has been captured by a pos se, but has not yet been identified, according to reports here. Evcite ment is high and hundreds of persons are hurrying toward Streetman. With Furniture Company Mitchell Rountree is now associat ed with the Dowdy; Furniture Com pany. This concern recently purl chased the stock of the Miller Fur niture Company.- In today's paper they are advertising special values in Christmas toys. Central Relief Changes Its Meeting Dates . 4 ..... , . . The CeHtral Relief Committee, it was announced todays will meet hereafter on Tuesday, Thursday , and ; Saturday nights at 8 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce. '- , . It is hoped that all members of the committee will taka note of this change and will make an effort to be" present a the meetings as there is still much work to be done. Ten ts Ordinance Also Passed To-Provide For Bet ter Sanitation Laws. OTHER MATTERS Aldermen Held A Busy Session At the City Hall This Morning. Waya and. means for rebuilding that section of New Bern which -: - was destroyed by fire two weeka ago were taken np at a siecial , meeting of the Board ot Alder- "; jnen; this morning, together with '. several other Important mattors,. - ' A ieana,tation ordinancb was .passed at, this morning's session ' and will bo put into effect as soon ; : as it is advertised. . . C That a forfeiture on the part of the bonding, company.' which contracted for - the purchase, of- $435,000 bonds . ssued by the city several months ago. is likely; to takeveffect,'.'was indicated at this 'niorning'-s meeting. Should the company repudiate .its.'igreelTient it will mean thaft fdrfeitahe eum" t of ?8,700.00. v The Ways and ;, Means Committee presented the following recommend ations to the.Boa.rd,. which received favorable action: - - , ' j , To the Hononable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of New Bern: We, the undersigned committee, ap- t pointed by the Board of Aldermen for the City- of New Bern-, to' Investigate and recommend to your Board such changes in the streets and oJhr im provements in connection -therewith, do make ;the following recommeiida- r tions to your board: vv v' - j. --. , ; 1 That Pasteur street , be extend ed porthwardly to conntict with'North' Pasteur street. ,-'-'Z : '.?, ' - 2 That Elm street between Weft and Ashe streets be widened to 6 0 feet. vs;': ..y- 3 That Reizensteln ' Alley from Carmer street be widened .to 60 ftftt . rfad- (textended eastwUrdly ;, to West stret.' . ! 4- r-That Kilmarnock stret between Elm and Broad ' street be widened to 50 feet. ' . ' , 1 5 That Rountree street between Elm and Broad be widened to 50 feet. .6 That a 60-foot street also 'b opened along the southern lino . f tha West- Street graded ;school property from West street eastwardly snd par allel with Cedar street. - . , 5 '. . In order tha tthe property owners -may immediately commence the re- . building of their . property, we deem. It wise to recommend to "your hoard that in the event the suggestions here -ihbefore set out meet with your -approval, that proceedings looking to the carrying out of these suggestions ' be, immediately instituted and rush- . ed forward as quickly as posaibel.v y '.Respectfully submitted, v.'-, T. C. Hyman, Chairman, Ways and Means Committee; ' Clyde. Eby, C. L. Ivvs, '.W.. . W. vGrif f in,. . A.. A. Kaf er, Wade Meadows, A.- H. Bangert, Geo. s D. Dail, R. R. Eagle and H. P. White hurst. . : ' : .- - CONCORD POSTOFFICE BLOWN UP BY "THIEVES ,(By Associated Press.) - CONCORD, N. C. Dec. ll.JRobber last night . entered the postofflce at Mount Pleasant, nine miles of here and, after blowing off ' the front of the building, carried . away money, : jstamMsand (othjer valuable. . Tha value of the loot will not be -known until a postal inspector makes a Check of the books' at th6 office. No ona heard the thieves at work and there are n oclues as to their identity. Committee ; . jtiXLJl
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