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6 ft & t A " Ik W H 8 PAGES ,"f ; rAlH TONIGHT AND WED T ; NESDAY, COLDER TO. NIGHT.' WED. WARM ' III fa FOUNDED 1376 L. -, ' t I " r"- f H '1 " r3 fa f Ml I Uil 11 Sicker, 125 Feet Long Will Be Put Into Ser . vico cn January 2. n:-7on capacity Kc .r Concern Is Known z tho Norfolk, Bal ' iL.icre c Carolina Ti. G. Ilogshire, of the Norfolk-: " ore Carolina Uiu, Inc., .1 in the city this morning: . :?.e purpose of making final p rraiigeisients for the start of the " o; V-J:s-hotweri Norfolk . ami itasliliiatoii and, 'New Bern r. '' -Mr. Hoeshire stated to a represen tative of the Sun-Jourrial today that the first steamer "would sail from Nor folk on Friday, January 2. This at.ea.mer is the Chelsea, a vessel 12a 1'wet )ong, .25- feet heatn and with a 'capacity for -200 tons of-freight. " Regular schedule -will be maintain ed, - the .boat leaving Norfolk Tues eayaat.6" Pi m., and leaving New Bern Fridays- at the' came hour. ' . For the- time being, no boat will be x erated to Baltimore.. As the com 1 ny -finds out the extent of cooper ation ? which will be displayed by . loc al; shippers, hwoever, it is expected that another, craft will be put on within a very short while.. ' . : L The Chel-ea' will "connect Norfolk with .Washington and New Ben. Mr. Hogshire stated today that the shipr pers' in Washjington.New Bern, Kin- eton, -and other 'points had promised to. support the "line and 'he believed they,, would live up to their word. He escpeets to. see the Chelsea loaded to ' her 'capacity as' soon as merchants find? out the saving that will result to them.in freight rates .through ship-, menu over. the new line. : . ' Uaivrslty : Man ! Says -Trend of PublicVOpinion Is Turning ' . v. To Prohibition ; ' , -T.-SAN' FRANCISCO. Dec-19. Japan will toe dry within a few years, de clare David Starr Jordan, Chancel lor EmerKus of Stanford University, : who' has lust returned after three ;rhonfhs - in-Janpan. : "The people over there foresee the I'adverit" of prohibition,'' Dr. Jordan said. "M8-ny ofV them are aiding to bring it about." :f -r; A donation of 150,000 to endow, a chair of alcoholic research In a Jap- fthetse IJTnlversity was promised by a Retired nerihant of'.Tokio, Mr. "Jor dan .said; after - he - described the silevfcmentc ol 'a similar chair at Stanford . University. GRENADE FOUND NEAR BUCKINGHAM PALACE (By Associated Press) v LONpOKt Dec 19. A disturbing f discovery .'was made at the rear of Buckingham Palace today when ,a -. frrenade bomb was found In an ash- - car which had just, arriyed to re move the palace . refuse. ' . : " VHow the mlssle gpt into the cart is ' st; mystery "and .the police this after ' Jioonj were examning it to see if the t- iharge had - been removed. . The au- " 'thoritie say, they attach no special ' imfijortance to the find, believing the grenade was thrown into the cart ,, while It was on the way to the pal ' ace 4y ' someone who merely wished yo get rid of a dangerous souvenir. The stepping atone to the altar tea - diamond. . . ; - . r Km J ILL BE : DRV li! 1 YEARS ROD HEPORTE TO BE SLIGHTLY "BETTER TOOM Physicians SayThat" Condition - of Motion Picture Star Is . . More Encouraging PULSE HAS GONE' DOWN FROM ITS HIGH MARK Minister of Los Angeles Ask ; For Investigation of the Report on Drugs (By Associated Iress " . , IiOS ANGELE, Dec. 19 Wal lace Deid wa.jresting easily to . day with an overflight decrease of temperature, according: to his wife, who Is in a.' Hollywood. san-t itorium after a " nervous break- , down. ' . t - r . i, . LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. l!). Reports available early today : from the sanitorium' where Wallace Ue;d, motion ; picture .ctor, : is . suffering from a break-down which .relatives ascribe . to complications wliich came when he broke away from the use of whiskey and narcotics, indicated an improvement in his condition. , . Reid's physician said tie actoi's temperature,- was nearly normal and that his pulse had dropped froni 1?0 to: 112. They added Reid was alle to , take a little nourishment. . . ( The physicians said Reid's declina, followed his. abandonment cf . the use- Of drugs and liquor, aat the spe cific ailment; which threatened his life was influenza. , If the actor . fails to recover, : . it was added,- influenza would hi the cause - written on the death ' vertin cate. : ' The Methodist Preachers' Associa tion of Southern , California planned to ask the city : council today to ap point a commission of men and wo men to make a thorough, investiga tion "of the use of,- habit-forming drugs In Los Angelesl V ' i 7 NEW SALES SYSTEM FOR V BUICK AUTOMOBILES A new departure in the sales of Buick cars is announced by thei Fowler Automobile Company today! and will be ,. of t .general interest throughout this section The company iannounces that hereafter new Bulck ciars dan be purchased on the part .'payment plan. An explanation of this plan is con tained elsewhere in today's paper. It appUes to all of the 15 models of Buick cars and it is expected that it will find decided favor with prospect tive auto purchasers.. A large number ,of Buicks have been sold in, New Bern and vicinity this season by the Fowler Automobile Company and under the new system of selling their number undoubtedly will be greatly Increased. APPROPRIATION BILLS SENT TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Two an nVial appropriations bills, one of the Treasury Department supply meas ures and the other carrying allot ments for the Commerce and Labor departments, were given final con gressional approval today and cent to the White House for signatures: It was the first time in years that any-of the big supply measures have gone to the President before Christ NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, cm E American The highway department of the Kingston, N. Y., a Near East, Relief receive no in.qjiejr. ; i ney are : pam 1 " i ".. Tr' - ,"" '' ' J" ' '' "- !'v-' '' - -'"'- 1" 'fT riTTrTliTliTllii"MBlM"lM""" I MB MMlll 1 Hi - : : r - , -' ' s --. "' fjt- ' i ' - y - Z ; ' .tiTwiV . f f fo$?J p-? v ! ' Hays Says That Reid's Case Js One To Be Prayed Over . LOS ANGELES, Cal.; Dec. 19. "If Wallace Reid's condition, as' a result anr.li as has been reported to me, ; it's matter' to be prayed over." " a : Thus Vday, in hia suite at the .bas.?ador. iHotel, here,' di Wtfll II. Hays, directing head of the Organiz - ed .Motion.. Picture . Industry, sum marize hia- thought. He continued: "Again, if Reid's condition is such as reported, the poor boy should be dealt , with as a diseased person -not to be censured, shunned. Rather, let Us all sanely and sympathetically tr$ t& restore him to health." : J Not His Job, He Says Mr. Hayes said 'it would he pre sumption for him to interject himself into a war here upon the traffickers in- yarcotics. Pie cadi: ' -.: , '.'You have Federal, State, county and local authorities to see that narcotic- laws are obeyed. Would ,it not be . appearing casting a reflection up on their efficiency were I' to take it upon myself to trv to execute the law? ' ' "Bu I am here always to co-operate like any good citizen in seeing Police Discover A Concealed Shpment When "Barrel of Fishf' is Knocked Over - NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Drugs val ued at $100,000, which had been sec reted in . barrels of fkh, were seized today by customs' officials on board the French steamship, F.enchwich "at her pier in Brooklyn. The vessel ar rived here December 8, from Spain. Dfecovry of the "'drugs was made, customs men said, when an automo- bileV truck accidently knocked over oh- of the barrels. BIG GARGD OF DRUGS SEIZED Five Gallons of Liquor Found On Farm; Owner Unknown In some mysterious infuuicr the tinsaction involving (lie (rnns IMirtatloii of a 5-galloir- kesj of lh iior failed ( be carried out -'.-cording to schedule and some body's Christinas liquor today i reposing in the ci(y jail yard as a result. The whiskey was found near the farm of II. Armstrong on the Trent Koad. It vvasi discovered by one of the men that worked ' . c ,i PJ Mil day Directs Armenian Highway Dept. ?SMllIiS " 1..: Armenian city of Alexandropol is worker; shown lliere- performing the iooa wnKMSiar more scarce , man. '-.' rf5V V" "' "- '7- "' '' - r 3 - ' ; " 1 - . ' MUM IIIW1 I I IMpMl jHi'lT ' that vice bj suppressed and vicious agencies and persons kept within. j. caiiuuL uvenuuK me uici ii. anything, is being dotie to undermine the morale of. the people-in the?in- Am-idstry I represent. But would the head of any great -industry personally I act as. policemen, if the people in that industry were being demoralized by subjected to influences, demoralizing to their well being and efficiency' ' . Interest Incidental .. Mr. Hays explained that whatever Official notice he might take of Reid's case,, or any other, would be invident al fo-hia compresensive- programme tor. the building up of the Hollywood community. He said: " . 1 "We are traveling the f highway to better things in filmdom. The pictures- already (are improving' notice ahly;'spon there will " be a model Hollywood thinking of it as. an in dust rial community, and I have faith tha unfortunate, ' incidets will ' be things safely of the past. "This "is niy Christmas message, if you so wish, to Hollywood, to Los An geles," to ' all the world intereted in 1 motion pictures:'? . , Banquet Is To Be Served To night in Honor of Eastern Carolina Champions A banquet to the High School foot ball squad will be served tonight at 6:30 by the girte of the domestic science course at the . High Schoo" building. Liberal donations of groc eries by The Spot, grocery ami IT. C Armstrong and of oysters by M. L Lnpton made this entertainment of New Bern's doughty football players , possible. tn (he place. He ioadcri it iiKo :i wagon and hroii&lii it down to Mr. ArmMroiiK's store. Mr. Arni slionir notified the xlue and the police took it in charge. It is .supposcHl thnt tlie nian iifacturer of the litpior lial luI an agTccinent with someone to leave the whiskey at a, certain place 'and that it was found be fore the purchaser could get hi.s hands on it. BANQUET FOR FOOTBALL TEAM DECEMBER 19, 1922. r 4 For Mew V directed by, Clifford Downer, ot duties of his office. His workmen - ine woruness ayerjiirouey . x,...ii.'...i- ' ' . -" ". " ? ti"'-.-j t- - ) mTTTTinirl 1 Tl 1 T T rTTTTH 1 TTH T Principal .Prosecutor j Repre sentative Kellar, Is Still - Absent from. Seen WASHINGTON, pec. 19. In the absence of the principal 'prosecutor, Representative Kellar, x republican Minnesota, hearings before the Houst Judiciary Committee on", impeach ment charges against' Attorney Gen eral jjaupneriy moveu iorwara louay at" a slow pace. Representatives Woodruff, of Mich igan, and Johnston, of South Dako ta, republicans, were beforA-the com mittee" by invitation of 'iChairman Volstead, but Mr. Johnson said his; charges in the House last April re garding war frauds were directed solely at the war. department anji Mr. Woodruff was not ready to pro ceed. . . ( . , The Fichigan member said pome of the charges he might present would be of impeachable character - but he could not form definite opinion until he had examined documents at the department of justice. "' Both Mr. Justice and Mr. Wo?fJ ruff said there had been a: decided change in the situation since last AprH when the latter charged the Attorney General with a failure to prosecute war fraud cases. Mr.-Woodruff said action1 had been taken in six of the eight or nine in stances he had mentioned while Mr. Johnston voiced the belief that considering the amount of re-organ ization necessary and the mass of in formation to be digested beforehand, ETie Attorney General had moved with reasonable promptness. PUPILS ARE URGED TO ATTEND ALL CLASSES To the parents of Hif;h School pupile: Please see to it that your children who are pupils in the High School attend classes tomorrow. With the approach of the holidays many children are not attendnig school reg 'jlarly, remaining out for oftimes tri vial reasons. Pupils are graded zero on their classes when absence from school is unexcused. Have your chil lren back in school promptly Tues lay, Jan. 2nd, if you wish to co-oper- Ate with the school in giving them proper and regular instruction. Wm. D. Harris, Principal CIVIL WAR VETERANS GET LARGER PENSION WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Veter ans of the Civil war, widows of vet erans and Civil war nurses probably wilt receive t hristmas presents from the government in the form of in creased pensions as the result of an agreement'' reached by conferees on the Bursome Pension Bill." DAUEHERTY CASE III- SLOWLY I Boat Line Expected That Actual , Swift Creek District TVill Start; . , Early In Year. , , VAST TRACT LAND Will Restore Thousands of Acres of - Land To Fertility.- Project Is Considered of . , Great Importance. , Bonds to the imou'ri't of $15,000 fo'rythe Little Swift Greek drainage District have been disposed of at part and accrued interest, it was announced authoritatively this after noon. Following, investigation by. attorneys for the pure has- r mg ; company .drainage work in, the district will be started . early next year. ' - , , ( - '. U Little Swift. Creek district begins 'about eighV miles :fronl New Bern, near Emul, and extends into Beaufort 'county." As , a 'result of the bond issue," jM00acresof lan& included , in : this' district, will be placed in cultivation.: Forty-three -miles of canals will be dug; each canal being 20 feet wide and l0 - feet deep! The property will be sub-divided into small farms. The project is one of the most Important in land reclama tion that has been undertaken in this-section in' many months. It will give employment to a large number of men 'and will be the means of bringing new farmers to this county. j Contracts' for the draining work already 'have ;bee- let. The Indiana Dredging 'Company, of Royal. Center, Indiana, has signed to do the work and will move-their equipment to Little Swift Creek district as soon as all 'preliminary arrange ments have been made. ' " 1 . DIED THIS fl. flfl. AT COVE GUY Mrs. Rena White Passed A way Following Attack of Paralysis Last Week Mrs. Rena White, wife of N. W. White, ,died"early this morning at her home in Cove City,-following an at-, tack of. paralysis with which she was stricken about a week ago. Mrs. White was the grandmother of the young Saunders boy who was acciden,t!y shot at Cove City last week. She is survived by two daughters; Mrs. William White, of Newport News and Mrs. A. R." Saunders of Vanceboro, and one son, Ottis White, of Raleigh. She was 65 years of age. The funeral services were held this afternoon at 4 o'clock. County" Employs Veterinarian ; To Begin His: As the session of the county com missioners, held this afternoon, Dr. B. E. Moore, waa employed by the county to give part of his time to hog vaccination and tubercular tests of cattle at a salary of $150 a month, he to pay all his expenses. , A discussion of hog raising preced ed the action during the course ofi which several citizens present ex pressed themselves as favoring the appointment of a man to dq vaccinaT tion. It is believed that as Dr. Moore's work begins to show resulte' that he will be selected to give his entire time to the county's 1 Interests His present employment is fore - one month only. It is. expected, however, that he will continue the work for some time. "There is iio single agency through which- the. farmers suffer a greater loss, than on account of worms and cholera among their hoge," said Commissioner Grantham, in discuss ing the employment of Dr. MOore. We seed a man to help the farmers in TODAY v PRICE; FIVE CENTS it. Drainage Work In Little TO BE SUB-DIVIDED T AITS STILL IT LARGE No Clue Has Been Found of Men Who Stole $200,000 ' Frm Mint Yesterday J ii ' . - .... . - '' .."-"--""'- ''' ' ' ' . ' ' (By Associated Press) '' DENVER, Coin., pec. 19, Three bandits who seized . $200,000 in nve-" dollar bills from guards at the i U. S. mint here yvsterday, have .complete ly eluded authorities, police adnt'it ted today. ' ' .- . ' .. ' : Chief ofr Police Williams said ' he was, of the opinion that the men who . committed the robber- were not professional bandits and said he was condcting his search along -that line. One sign of prosperity Is America's birth rate Is declining. , Duties At Once' stopping this loss. It Is true that some , of the farmers must be educated to hog cholera vaccination '-and tuber-1 cular tests for their cows, , but-you can't, have education of any kind un leas you have, a teacher." 1 With respect to ttie vaccination of . hogs, it is stated that the farmer pays . for the serum and that is the only , charge which he has to bear. There also is a slight charge . for . some 9f the material -used in tubercular tests. Dr. Moore will begin hia new du ties tomorrow. . " The board took tip ' a. number ot other matters of routine interest. RENEWED CONFLICTS : AMONG THE ITALIANS Turin, Italy, Dec. 19 Renewed conflicts between the Fascist! and the . Comcunistn here have,' resulted in the kia.ng of ten, person include ing two of the Fascisti,'." -r. DREE V
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