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i'ilE MUUINAL BatmaUtA" 1873. fob thi": in himi:!"""."") - lay and KrHiy, oi Jonrnl UnlMlng. BA ao pr-W Htett. ' v V"' ' CH I STEVEN 5 ' ' gbltOB aWP PBOWUKTOP. :- SUBBCRIFTIOii HATEP-, v;" Two Wonth.,....;.........:..- Htriuyt Months,. ....... '. . . . 60 " . -lvn Months. 1,w ..pitV ir AUVAitCW. " Official Paper of New Bern and Craven County. Advertising tales furnished upon ap plication at the office, or upuu unf jy mail. , " .-. MTThe jottwa is only sent on pay advance basis. Subscribers wdl leceive notice of expiration of their ub- immnliate reaDonse to .i h tnnreciated by the . nun.o " ' . - JoUBHlt , " ' "' ' , m-nv th pfwtJiHi, few Bern H. C. as second-class matter. New Bern, N. C, March 2. 1906. "RADICAL PROPOSITIONS FOR NEW YORK INSURANCE COMPANIES ' A recent ; report submitted to the New York Senate and Assembly, from what was known as .the Armstrong Committee, is one which is attracting considerable attention, for it is a most radical one, and no doubt will meet with a good deal of opposition from the larger life insurance companies. 1 1 recommends, among other things, that new policies shall not be written b ; any company in excess of $150,000, COO in a single year. The standardizing of life insurance policies; the prohibi tion of the control of subsidiary com panies, fnd of the offering of rebates of bonuses; the distribution of the sur plus above 10 per cent, among policy holders, syid the m;';ins .misdemeanors of such conduct as tha borrowing by an ouVor from his company and his par ticipation in syndicates for thehandlirg of securities. Arrangements are to bf made for the nomination of independent tickets upon the petition of one hundred policy-holders; the use of proxies at more than one meeting is prohibited, nnrl mihlitifv rocrnrAmcr AP(nlints oi profits and lusscs and lists of policy holders is to be made mandatory. Life insurance companies doing business in the State after June 1, 1906, are to be limited as to the nature of their invest ments, and to be prohibited from in vesting in the shares of stock of any corporation except the public stock of municipal corporations or bonds which are secured by the pledge or mortgage of shares of stock to the extent of more than one-third of the value of the entire security therefor. - The report recommends the repeal of the provision of the insurance law requiring a policy holder to obtain the eonsent of the attorney-general before beginning an ac tion to compel the officers of an insur ance company to render an accounting. Just what will be the final result of these recommendati tos most .be sees later, but there is no question but many of these propositions would re sult beneficially, and give Efe insur ance companies better credit. It may be that this report will Jiave its effect on life' insurance legislation in other State.besides New York, as the public shall demand srreater protection for life insurance investments. THE KINO OF ADVERTISING THAT - PAYS.. It has been often and thoroughly demonstrated that there is only one kind of advertising that pays, the kind that goes into the homes, that takes its . place near the fireside, and tells of -what thi merchants have in their a stores, and this is done through the newspaper. There are many ways to try for busi ness, but there is only one right way for the merchant to follow, If he wants business. It must be through a me dium which goesright into the family, where every member is to be attracted by it, and through the attraction be made a buyer of goods, What might be termed "graft adver tising," seldom catches the up-to-date merchant. Advertising dodgers, which usually go oyer the lence into some vacant lot; the sticker to be posted in some obscure place, and the sign board of paper, which washes off in a night; fie metal sign which is a target for tin Bmall boy's missiles, or the wooden board that h'lps out on cold morning, or is so convenient to patch up a fence, lues 3 and other alluring methods i n T L j often catch the inexperienced, 1:1 8"inp new graft will eatch thesup j 1 wary men:!. ant, who is lead i ytif've up good dollars to the ;! I ;rr, v-Iio is in a place for want goods, whore trade is permanent, must be reached by the one medium that comes into their hands, regularly, the newspaper. C . The story is told of fifteen merchants of Topeka, Kansas, who last year, banded together, pledging themselves against investing in any graft advertis ing, such as calendars, hotel register?, blotters, yard' sticks, fences and bill boards, and .the result according to their figures, was $5,000 saved. They found that newspaper advertising (rave them the results, and was less expen sive. . .. i And this is the history of other places and their merchants. What medium reaches those who. want u oods, isthe q lestion, and it is more and more found to be the newspaper, which se- dom is confined to one family of readers bat goes about, and is persistent with its big letters and figures, its designs and pictures which all proclaim bar gains and the articles whicn every mem ber of the family needs. And it is not for one day that these ads so persistently demand recognition, but day after day, throughout the year, until every reader, every person in want of anything, looks to the columns of the newspaper, not to any sign on ihe street, and finds what is wanted and where to get it ,'i WHO MAY, JUSTLY TAKE LIFE. The recent discussion in a more pro tounced stage, of what may be termed, the legal taking of a human life, is subject which has occupied the mini's )f men from the earliest ages. Fron. the ancients who believe'l the individua life to be the properly of each one, therefore to be destroyed at the will oi die person, and the liv?s of slaves A'hich were at the disposal of theii lusters, along the line of the years, .he question has developed into tht Christian age, when life was judged tc e!ong to the Giver, and. the individual was taught that it was not to be light ly thrown away, as the freak might seize its possessor. In this twentieth century, again is the issue discussed upon the ground oi legality, that is, may there not be con ditions surrounding a life, which so in- v lves it, that its exiutence may be justly ended on humanitarian grounds bj order of the sufferer, and may not on or more doctors become the legal au thors of its being ended? It is reported that the Ohio legislature has been con sideiing a bill, which proposed to per- mit the termination of the life of pa tients, on their request, when three doctors testified that prolongation.of a patient's life meant only suffering, with no hope of recovery. Naturally the question would turn upon the doctors. Could three doctors be found to pre scribe such a measure, if it was legal? And what would be the status of these doctors, when it was known that they had so accepted the situation, to render such so-called aid? Any person can answer this, for each most have an individual opinion, if such action might be legally taken, assuming of course that such a law might be placed on the rtatotea. Newspapers give isolated instance of supposed to be reputable physicians, who have administered such injections to sufferers, as to end life, which was certain to be soon ended from physical exhaustion caused by disease or acci dent. If such accounts are, true, it would seem to be wisest for the doctors not to give publicity to them, for very often one such action the part of a doctor can lead to the second, and then to others, until there appears a sound, reasonable, practical justification for taking human life, even though the law does not legally so lay it down. It is not at all probable that any State will so enact a law which shall justify the taking of human life. The danger is from those doctors who take the first step towards such a course, feeling justified in the commission of the first act, the first life taken, upen apparent 1 humane grounds. And such acts to follow would be easy. Lukent February 26th Mr J T II Moore made a flying trip to Oriental Saturday. The barge Elko, mastered " by Capt William Massey was towed to Vande mere Friday by the three launches of Lukens. Mr. J. C. Long spent Saturday and Sunday at home at North Haflowe. Mr. Willie Stilley was In Lukens for a few hours last Saturday evening. The fanners have begun to break their ground for their crops. Mr. J. T, II. Moore left Saturday for New Bern to spend a few days with liia wife and family. We regret very much to add to our ' death lint, little Neta Tontose, the t'lreu year oM daughter ef Mr. Tom. T .. I."' ' '; J -a (!: 1 hut V.V1 I " ; : -i !; t H '.' I oV '; ( f m BEKirs FOiiii: In Matter of Injunction Against P. 0. 4 W. Railway. , City Atlarsey Mclver's StaUment to th Tax Payara oi New Bern and Pamlico County What Would Ba Futurs This : Roadli Undisturbed. ..I;. As City Attorney I have been direct ed by the Board of Aldermen to make a statement of the position of the city authoriMes in reference to the Pamlico Oriental and Western Railroad Com pany matter. By a vote of the people 50,000.00 in bonds was given for $30,000.00 in stoek of this company. Our bonds have been issued and the tax payers of New Bern must pay them. The purpose of the subscription was to assist our neighbors and customers living in Pamlico county.especially in the northeastern part in yetting for their rich and fertile section the advantages of railroad transportation. : By the terms of the contract of subscription the city did not receive its stock until the road was completed to Reelsboro and therefore had no voice in the con trol and management of the company until after that date. The charter of this company was a peculiar one In that it allowed organiza tion and corporate powers without any stock subscription. This corporate or ganization negotiated a deal through promoters with th P,amlico Construc tion Co., a New- Jersey corporation with water for capital stock, so far as we have been able to find. At the very time of the contract of the P. O. & W. R. R. Co., and the Pamlico Construc tion Co., the Pamlico Construction Co., was voting in the stockholders meeting of therf. O. & W. R. R. Co., a ma jority of all stock issue and since that time a majority of the stock voted in all the stockholders meetings have been voted by the parties contracting with the company. In other words throughout its his tory parties making contracts with the P. O. & W. P.. R. Co., to build its road have been contracting with themselves in as much as the watered stock given them was at all times a good majority of the entire stock of the company. We have not had access to the copies of the contracts made but from the minutes of the directors and stockhol ders meetings we gather that the Pam lico Construction Co.. and those who have succeeded it were to be given as jayment in full for construction and equipment of the railroad from New Bern via Bayboro to Goosn Creek Island on Pamlico river, with a branch from Bayboro to Oriental on Nuese river $550,000.00 of first mortgage bonds upon all the assets of the railroad com pany and in addition they were to be given the further sum of all the pro ceeds of the capital stock subscription of the railroad company. This includ ed the 5 ,000.00 of the bonds of the eounty of Pamlico and with the excep tion of a few small blocks of stock is sued to the promoters, the entire bal ance of the railroad company 1 author ized for $750,000.00 over $600,000.00 was issued to James A. Bryan. . According to our information $500,- 300.00 would be an ample price for the full construction and equipment for the railroad contracted for. While the contractors have already received mort gage bonds in the sum of $550,030.00 the proceeds of stock subscriptions and stock $750,000.00. There has been contracted about twenty miles of road. At the total ex penditure it is said of $268,000.00 which is about $100,000.00 more than the work done ought to have cost The com pany 'now owns this road and a con tract for the construction and equip ment of the balance of ti.e road fully paid subject to the outstanding mort gage of $550,000.00. - ; The Pamlico Construction Co., failed to Carry out its contract and all its rights and interest subject to all its du ties and obligations we gather from the minutes of the meetings of the com pany were assigned to Mr. James A. Bryan who undertook to carry out the contract, who in turn last Septem ber assigned upon the same conditions. the same to Kleybolt & Co., a banking concern of Cincinnati, O., with offices in New York and Chicago, rated in the mercantile agencies as worth from $125,000.00 to $200,000.00. The stock of James A Bryan, how ever, was transferred directly to Kleybolt & Co., but was assigned to one Carlton Bunce, as to whom we are informed nothing as to his finan cial responsibility but (hat he is a rep resentative or agent of Kleybolt & Co ' Kleybolt & Co., in their capacity a bankers, have recently caused to be or ganized a Virginia corporation called the Virginia uid Carolina Coast Ral- road Co , wifh yopital stock of $7,500 -000.00 wiin an i -sue or .i.at mortgage bonds of $7,500,000 00. It is rumored thatyfjthis $7,500,000.00.they have issu ed $4,000,000, 000 of bonds netting the company about GOc on the $1.00 the later sales being made below 40c. This is rumor but probably eorrect. . This stock, of course, is worth nothing. : inis corporation has proposed to the P. O. & W. R. R. Co. to purchase all its franchises, rights and properties for the sum of 1,503 shares of its capital stock, worth probably not 1,500 straws. That this stock issue should be made not to the P O & W R R Co. but to the share holders of the P O & Vf R R Co at the proportion of one to five. This means the wiping out of exig ence of the P O & W R R o. and t!e; uniting in Kl ylclt & Co. or i! i c.,rr.:,r hi ,n t i- ' i t 1 . i ' i ,. ' i ) The board of directors of the P O & W R R Co, voted favorably on this ! (. proposition and Called a meeting of the . stockholders in New Bern for Feby 27, 1906 to ratify the same. , - - j . With Carlton Bunce in the interest of Kbybolt & Co., holding over 6,000 1 shares of the capital stock of the P O & W R E Co., the action of the stock holders mying if not interferred with was a foregone conclusion. - v ... '.-. In thia aspect of the case the Board of Aldermen in the interest of New. Bern and Pamlico county have brought suit and procured an injunction to pre vent such action. -' If this action should be ratified then all guarantee of the completion of the railroad would have been destroyed, formation r d It d t to rlajt s up town as and the only person who could have sisted by officers Lupton, I'rrun and compelled Kleybolt & Co. (o carry out j Bowden. The stores n.idod were those its contract with J amea A. Bryan "to of'Provider.re Eryan on Hun street which James A. Bryan who succeeded 'and Rich-ml Gukm' on Broal street as purchaser from the Pamiico Col.- struction Co. under its contract with the P O & W R R Co. would have been,' vested into , tools .and agents of Kley bolt & Co., at whosa expense the con tract was to have been carried out. - There is this further phase of the case to be considered. The laws of this State dp not permit "corporations to water their stock by means of con tracts with themselves, "' or through, their dummies. Our laws require that the holders of stock in a corporation shall have paid in full par value there for, either in money, property or work. It is clear in this case that substantial ly all the capital stock Of the P O & W R R Co. with the exception of the sub scriptions of New: Bern and Pamlico county is watered pure and simple. It is equally clear that the holder, of this water stock are indebted to the com pany to the extent of the full par value f their stock. The collection of this money can be forced on y by action of the corporation or through the court I y means of a receiver. . If Kleybolt & Co. control the corpor ation will they make Kleybolt & Co. make good its water ? . As New Bern and Pamlico county are the only people who have paid for their stock, should not New Bern and Pamli co county control the operation of iht railroad and its management so that it: should be conducted for - their mutual interest rather than it should pa3 into the hands of a foreign corporation to build up sections of foreign States? Is it not the duty . of the corporate power of New Bern and Pamlico coun ty to sse that the people's money which has been put into this enterprise should be returned to them in dollars and cents rather than in water ? For these reasons the board of alder men of the city of New Bern call upon its people and upon the authorities and the people of Pamlico county to back them in thir fight for justice against a' game of watered stock which in pro portion of the amount invoiced exceeds the watering pictured by LaVson in the story of "The Crime Amalgamated Copper."-- - -.. W. D. McIVER, City Attorney. . LIST OF LETTERS, Remaining in the Post Office at New Bern, Craven county, N. C, Feb. 26, 1906. ' hen's list. A John Afbones. B G B Barrow, Jonah BarroW, 53 Burn St. - C Rem Nie Chaptman,29 Mivtur St. Thomas Cewler. D-Frank DaiL H J L Hodges Geo Holder, James Hogc JSaree James. " . M-J B Motton, Jas Marsh, (d L) C A MjDanieL , '- - -r - : P Edward Pigott, Kit Pollock, Her bert Proctor. ; - R Will Ramsey, D. Rice. - S James Bruce Smith, Robert Smith, D A Swindell, Joe Smith. V H CUir Valintine. i - U t women's list. ; B-Bonnio Balle, Mrs Edith G Berry, 2 New St.; Mrs Alcey Boston, R F D No 2. . D Lizzie Dixon. G Emma Graham, Isabel Grins (d 1) U Pennie Hatch, care Alfred Bel lor. : -. V'-: J Birthia Jones, 46 Railroad St L Fannie Lawrence, care Mr, John Doom. . .; , M Mrs Rosen Moore, 10 North St., Annie Morns. R Miss Bake And Rogers. ' , S Ada Sullars, R F D No 1. W Mrs Comine Waters, Mary Jane Weeks, t Persons calling for the above letters will please say advertised and give date of list: ," The regulations now require that (1) cent shall be collected on the delivery of each advertised letter. .' ' ' . !?. W. HANCOCK, Postmaster. $1C3 Reward, $100. ' Tthe readers of thispaper will be pleased to learn that there is at least cne dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all stages, and th.it is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure ia tt; only positive cure now known to the . medical fraternity. Catarrh bcin-' a con - stitutional diieasf!, requires aj conttitu- tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, artini; directly uifiri the blood and murou surf aces of the nyUm thereby dr-froyi disease, an ' i lybuililln;' :; t' ing nature m d-,1 etr8 have s n powers tl : t f 1 ;.,!!,,.-! f r . : , 1 f ' ' r. j. ( r the foiimhi! im of the :;tl.i! pati-ntsetr r:;ih ; con titul ion and u-'m.' t j i; i work. The picoii- 1 h f .'t'l in i! l c;h ive :: : r V II m 1 ' i it f .::.( e .,: sect era HUB Blind Tiger Winged rolice. By Raiding Evidence of Liquor Businese Carried on by " ' Colored Wen Up Town. - Another drag net cumpain has been accomplished and alleged v'olators of the law have been brought into tue lime light of publicity. Monday night Chief of Police Ifc.rget acting upon his own investigation and same reli ible in- al:o?e Five Points. The haul was rich land the men living in the hi'nes where the liquor w.u kept- will have to do some pretty clevtr X(i! inin? tt shift the dark 'cloud tha", noiv: bungs over them. , Having become" assured that liquor was kept in the places suspected the chief, and officers went first to BryT an 8 house on Burn street and after considerable search they found a big tin box used for keeping brear ,N Ther was enough whiskey in it to put a good many out of commission and still have some left;"" The place was searched for stray -bottles of lightning and some were found in various places carefully c wared. Bryan was arrested and taken to the city jail. - At Guiou'i place it was found that he kept a little store and lived in the second story of the . building. In the living apartment was found a large trunk and in thi3 was concealed a much larger quantity of "wet goods"; than "medicinal" or ".family" purposes'' could demand. The stuff was bundled into baskets and carried off. Some had never been unwrapped but everything indicated that it wai kept 'for sale. Guion' was disposed at first to resist the officers but after arrest niade no at tempt nd submitted peacefully, v.: " The Mayor's office is the reciprocal of all confiscated liquor and hi 8 the ap pearance of a bar room. y The acquisi tions have come from time to time since January 1. The different brands on the shelf are; 12 to' 20 bottles of Old Henry . whiskey, several bottles of Dixie gin, 12 to 20 bottles of Bakir Maryland Rye, no brand, several bot tles, Old Sharpe William, Home made cocktail, Pigeon gin, Monogram whis key and . Honest measure whiskey, several bottles each and these in ad dition to that confiscated Monday night. J ' ' ' , r ' - -'-. There w-ere seven men in the police court yesterday whose names appear on the blotter as having sold liquor wit' out a license. They were Providence Brjfan, Richard Guion, J. T. York, Sam Blackledge, Messrs. William Lovinear James Harrison and J. 0. Land. - - ' Sam Blackledge was the first defend ant before the Mayor, and Charles Gib son was the witness against him. He staled that he bought whiskey on the 24th inst, that he he went into J. O. Land's store and got a half pint of whiskey, paid 25 cents for it and start ed out on Burn street to go home- and was arrested by the officers. R O'Hara was attorney for Blackledge and ques tioned the man closely but the witness was positive in his statements. He said that when he wanted cider, beerine or any light drink he would ask for it but when he wanted whiskey he -would merely put the quarter on. the counter and the bottle would be passed over. Police officer Lupton's evidence dealt largely with the circumstances of Gib son's arrest. A bottle of the liquor was displayed in court and was declared by Chief Harget Jto be whiskey. Providence Bryan was the next man to be tried and attorney . W. W. Clark immediately moved for a dismissal of the case on the frronnd that there was' a flaw in the wai rant because it did not stipulate to whom the liquor was sold. The Mayor upon advice of the States Attorney, D. L. Ward amended the warrant but Mr. Clark stated that un der the circumstances he was not ready to proceed with the tnal consequently all the men. were put under $250 bonds for their appearance at eleven o'clock todaj Foreign Missionary Rally. ; The following program will be given at a foreign missionary rally to be held at the Christian church Sunday evening at 7 30:' Hymn. . Scrtpturo lesson, Acts 1: 8; Rom 10 12,15. Prayer.. Opening address, "general missionary facta." Hymn. - Our Lord's last command, G. A. At kinson. :'- The preacher and the March offering, F. M. Bowden. ' - , The preacher's responsibility to mis- s'ons, A" Us Lottie Weatherington. Hymn. Heathan cliiims and Christian duty, Mi3 Etta Nunn. Minions, the heart of church life, j Mrs Ida E'.lis. Ai Unions in the life of ChrLst, E. Tay- 1 What to do with your money, Mh.s Tiney Anderson Hymn. Cling addres pay? Doxoloy. Benediction. I).) foreign missions Thoi f I r r'"-'as and Joints, that bad taste in the rro" r , -; n. I - 'ache and no account faeiinss . lr c ' i u in bad condition. II not relieved t ie Ht 1 . o-chronic, and may lead either to at: t ( I t..e hrt t..at r l.heumatism and j , - : K. onst. i (J7 YOU iUELL ALL OVER "'I Illtt.r.J I . - - i, . , i-uiiipiexioii orffan io purity tha blood. cnjoTinf as I did the beneficial effects, look upon It as a boon to humanity, and I -" ,uu unci TC ItIC (.IfmnKDUlllon erers from ths painful affliction. . '""V" "vjiiiireTtremacioi inflammatory Rheumatism, and for treatment adopted a pre acribed simple diet principally millc and ee "s and supplemented this withRheumacide. Result: Grad H. .Ertlire ift.,ne Rn"'C pain., eain in nA411UIUIVH Em fAUC. FIVZ YEA3 CLD cj rA;::::::3 Express Charges Paid A trial will convince you that these goods aro medicinal and other niimnana. Rami leeuy satistaotory, return at our . fllnriot AIWA I A 11 ahinmanra aaut. " r r L'""" uij.wwuifl ftirj HmU by Postal or Write for price list We can ship whiskey to any point Steam BoatJ lints gr. We are located At -y-jug law8(do not effect us at allaS-siiieare protected by the Inter-State Commerce Laws. We sell corn whiskev at $1.25 per gallon and Rye R hiskey at $1.50 per gallon and up. Write us Tar our complete Pricu-list and Expresg iaie w jfuux uiuce. :;.'-.. Z F LONG S G0.. P. Box 898. We have now on hand 25 head of good workers and thoroughly acclimate Horses and Mules. Alsoa complete line of Wagons, Surrys, Bugiri, . Car. Wheels and Harness of every description. We guarantee our "prices tha lowest quality the best, . '. , " S us before doingybusinesa. - " . ' Very truly, . 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