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wril X 4 JlLi No; 15 NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C. FRIDAY MAY. n 1909 SECOND, SECTI0N.,- 32nd. YEAR yf Mp:;;is si GOUHT , ;f fl OF riDCBll COMMT FOR 7l ,r:il.liBH WIU, BSPOSTPOJ ; F, ;!;0e' week ' asd the eral Araifleld's laspectlen of Sap ' lkt of the 8tat iewd.jEx.CUef ;;i';iIllW.Trll. Neal OctetieVTalw . . aacle Sunday Seheel Excursion to ' Norfolk. -h IUicIt Mstlllerles De ' : .-.', - ; , .1 . streyelfq Daraaai County. -, Spclal to Journal, j;'. :Xf -i'..-- .; , Raleigh, May1 18. Th term ofFed- ' aral -court wtflott wai to havolcon- veiled May 24, haa been postponed to "May, 81, Judge Connor will - preside thi will be his Brat court. - -l -.- Chl Justice Clark goes to Charlotte tomorrow to attend the great, celebnj ? tioo. With bim goea CommtBaionr or - Agriculture Graham. Inaurance Com v mtssioner Young grants a license to the Grand Lyric of Eagle. Its license waa revoked tome time ago. ' ' ' The Supreme ourt disposed of all sixteenth district appeals' today,' at jtoraeya Carter and Barnard of Aane lll 'and Billard of Cherokee being (resent.' Thi ends the docket for this term. The court will probably adjourn r next Friday wek..;-; sy'r-. iV'',?'; , Adjutant ArmiikW 'today published an order announcing that the coast ar. tlllfry corps of the -National Guarc, ; : four companies will participate in ex - arciaea. with the regular army for the district of the Cape Fear at Fort Cas- - "!. Jane Tthv;to17th, . the 'Vniteo , , fiUtes of oourse paying all the . ex--'ipeuAtl JThVoorp'a.will be under; the ''.command of the oommandlng officer of 'Tort-Caawell. .'. .. . . 7?., The AdJuUnt General haa also V made a very careful investigation into v .tbe equipment new in the hands ot ha National Guard to see what is ' lacking. He finds that atorft amounr. i .tag tp about 80,000 will have to ne '' provided from the United States quota, r- 'j, Including 318 rifles, 85,000 cartridges, - .1316 overcoaU, 484 blankets, 606 pou 'ehoee, 1,021 shelter tents and a great number of other, urtlclea.' i Under tne law the troops must be fully equipped lot field service by the middle of next '-.January or else get no government ai .. " ' 'iowance. ,','"...."'... - '- ; '-,' ; ;' , The trial of ex-chlef of police Mul f'ltna on "the charge ot falling to report ' - . collections of fines, etc, to the county .'' fcoard of education will be held In Oc. - xober. At first It wag aaid no money - -tA hii could be found In banks here tut It is now earned that over $ 1,S00 ' has been found in one bank and that -he ,baa reel estate and other properly here." , ' ..The annual excursion of the Sun- flay school of the Baptlat Tabernaue j which la the largest in North Carolina - . will be to Norfolk tb4s year, the date v UIng June tli, to 10th4 The sheriff 'of tola county who tra- vela a good deal reports that tODac V co does not look well following -- too cold nlgbtg and the fee bug and , that cotton doeg Dot look well' at all 'nd that there are a number of com '"' ilalnu' of poor stands, tsptolally on ttl lunds. Corn makes a ery good ' appearance.' i During the past two or three dayt tve Illicit distilleries have been de atroytd in Durham and Wake coun tJa by deputies who went out from here and these have made six arreats, A lot of these dletlllera buy malt from a firm here for making tne whiskey. An, i i,i tU Adulated Presa dlspat 1 t In the moiulng piers wsa the fwllowlug. Richmond i!y 17. JmUe EJinnnir Wsddlll, of the U. a. IMntrlct conn, v. -who recently ordered a tecelvershlp ' -tut the Norfolk and Southern railway, ' -will appoint tbe receiver this w . The t.r.....s of N. D. Majier, genn.rar n u!ists r f Uie Norfolk and Western 31. T. 1 n, chief derk to C. E. T : !, i i 1 manager of the Cheaa. ; ' ir 1 f ;.'o, were considered Toi ' ' . ti t t'.' !r companlea i ! . I- i. It 1b i 1 1 t" "lr pres 1 1 tliat tn ' a: like fpreivt-r ri 1 a j 1 :5.f CO a yr It fcfn the rod I ) r i !. Tistor S'.mii ' I it Jidin.al: r f.f ! :.-v. r. ifC&ICWE 10 ;, ' SEIH3 SCOXS The American Lambernan a Chicago PablicatloB Gives a Stotca r of the Senator. Also Prints HM portrait The Journal la pleased to reproduce herewith a sketch ot Senator F. M. Sim mong taken from the American; Lum berman, of Chicago: the Issue of May 16. A striking likeness ."of : Senator 3lnvnohs, adorns the front page- tit the paper f. :f:-;tiz ;f-;'i f 'v LEARNING AND ABILITY PEVOTED TO LOTAli PUBLIC SEHVICE. ; F. M. Simmons, senior senator from North Carolina, waa born on; the farm In. Jones county where he now lives, January 20, 1854. He wa graduatea from Trinity College, that vtate, In 1873; studied law and wae admitted to thd bar h 7B. , lie located at New Bern and soon thereafter formed a partnership wth Clement ManVyV under tho firm name ot Simmons & Manly. This firm soon acquired a large ana lucrative practice probably; the lar gest In that section of the state; Mr. Simmons beiBg recognized as. one or the ablest members of the bar in o state noted for the ability and learn ing of Ita 'legal- profession.; ; ;v ' In 1886 Mr. Simmons waa nominated for congress by the democrats of the second district and, on ' account ' of a split -in the republican party of tbe district, was elected to the fiftieth con gress. His district had a large negro and consequently republican, majority in fact; the democratic legislator cos ceded the district to the republican!- nd put as manyv negro . countlec into It ss possible When thf congres sional districts were arranged. 1 waa. (he famous "Black District'' of North Carolina.. The Republicans unl ted In the presidential year of 1888 and Mr. Simmona was defeated for re-election."" During his one. term in j th -house he waa ' very successful in se curing appropriations for his dlstcicr. among them large appropriations roi river and harbor improvements and foi the erection of a handsomo federal building id Ne'w BeTn, which Is occu pied by the customs service," thi fed eral courts and the postoffloe. , ' v-- After his retirement from congress Mr. Simmons resumed the practice 0' law. In 1892 ho waa elected chair man of. the democratic state executivr committeeand, notwiths'tahdlng a por ullat defection of 45 000 votes from L the democracy, led hit party to vie tory by a plurality of . over , 30(000, President Cleveland appointed him col lector of Internal revenue.for tha dir triot comprising tbe eastern half of North Carolina and he served as sucl durjng the last democratic admini tratlon. Upon bis appointment as co lector he resigned as chairman of thr democratic state committee. - The republicans and popullets ef fected a fusion in the state and con; greailohaj election' of 1894 and the coalition carried the eUte, electing air state officera voted for, all the con gressmen from the' state, save one, anc three-fourths of each branch of thr legislature. ,Thla vlotoryM tepear ed and accentuated In 1896;' when tb republicans and populists elected air of the state officers by majorftles or over 40,000. It seemed that fusion con trol of tbe state was to be permanent and evil days tell upon her. Hords. of negroes were either elected or ap pointed to office; property rights were disregarded; capital became frigbtenef and industrial development ceased murder and worse crimes slid lawless oees became rampant throughout th' s ate. Conditions were laioieranie au, the white men of North Carolina, ar though the way looted dark and al most hopeless when the 40 000 fuslor majority ot 1896 was ao'naldered, re solved they must ceass. . la this dark hour the democrats state committee met to prepare for thr campaign ot 1898. Mr. Simmons war eected chairman and bis plan'of can pal go was adopted. The white man hood of the state, almoat Irrespective of former, political afflUatlons, wai brought into, harmony with the pollc of th committee, and after a -moi brilliant campaign, thftJIemoc ratio cav lidates were elected by nearlyJO.OOC uajorlty, and the Uglalature was.lr mot three-fourths democratic In eacr house. Immediately after tbe election, Mr Simmons bKaa the agitation for at amendment to the constitution of thf state -by which most of Vie Ignorant negroes could he dlufraiichlaeil and n aro race rule forever thfrfaftr maG Impossible lu any of the counties bis Stat. Under hU ldrnhtp tht leglalature submitted mh an amend mn to the oeopls for ratlfiietton. anil It was ratified In August by ovr to, ooo majority. In tbe campaign for It t;.i ".at'.on and In the campalgng , : i, 10"2 and 1906. Mr. Simmons con ! t t t' e head of the democrat! , rft'Kned 'he ponittn .. ; : . ! N-.rth Carolina's sl.l'h ! v: h t.lin In coin w6 greatest, movements which haveagl Uted the people of North Carolina since the Civil War, the Movement to disfranchise the negroes and that for temperance reform, both of which were begun in a practical way and led to successful conclusions by him. Less than pne negro in twenty votes in North Carolina and liquor la not le gally made or sold in any pan of tne state. : ' r ';:.'-; Two elections in North Carolina wera held jn 190,0 onein August top the ratlflcttloti of the suffrage amend ment recited above and lor the election f-atat, ofjLcerinfJ .h legislature, and the otherf In, November,' for the election of memberS' of congrees and presidential electors.. Immediately ar ter the August election Mr, Simmons became a candidate for the Uniteu State Senate. - The ' democratic stale convention .had provided that a can didate for senator should be nomina ted at a general state primary of the party held on the same day and at the same place a, the general for con gressmen and, presidential electors in November, 190p.Mr. ; Simmons de feated his oppoeneut, one-of the beet men in the state, by a vote of 153,000 to 47,000. He was elected by the unan imoua vote of his party In thelegls lature taking his seat March 4, 1901, and waa reelected in Januaryl907, for the term ending March 4 1913 suu- stantlally without -democratic opposi- tlon. In the seriate, Senator Simmons waa promptly assigned to Important com mittees; and after a reasonable time took An active part in the important debates, delivering a number of very able and thoughtful speeches which had much influence in determining tha action of the sena'ue upon .the bills un der discussion. He and Ms democratic colleague in the senate and bouse, during his short service of eight years have secured the erection ot more pub lic buildings In North Carolina than were erected in that atate from the foundation of the government up to hi entry into the senate, and they have secured almost half of the money appropriated t6r North Carolina rivers debt ia $6,716,000.1: and harbor ,ln all the state's history ..j in the' way of assets the state has Senator Simmons hi now a member ofso,000 share bat the total of 40,- th steering" "committee and Is one of the minority members of the commit - tees on finance and on commerce, the two most important and desirable of the senate' standing committees. He Is also a member, of the National Wa terways Commission, - a - commission create,) by'congress fcj devtae ways and meana. for .a general, scheme for the enlargement, Improvement and exten sion of the 'waterways of the country, both natural, and .. artificial.' It ia ex pected that this commission, will dur ing its life, spend most of the vaca tion of congress in visiting and ta pectlag . the principal waterway o: this and foreign lands; and iris bopeo that from Hs labors and Investigations ther. will ultimately be developed a system of waterways and water ter mlnals In thi country in keeping with tbe greatnesa and prestige of our conn try among the nations of the earth. Senator Simmons 1 a very studious, Industrious and methodlcaL He goes to the bottom of all questions In whlcj he become interested. He gives much labor and thought to finding out the right of" things and troubles himself but llttla ovf r their popular side; re lying upon, the 'ultimate Justice of the people to sustain an honest, painstak ing conscientious public servant whose only purpose, ih public life- la to acr for. tbelr beat, interest as he see It. One of the boldest of our public men, to him the beaten path la best wnen a better way la not seen, but he tries the new path When thorough lnveatl gatlon has convinced him that It la the better way. . While ever alive to, the m teresta of ills Immediate constituents, tbe horlson of his patriotism is coun try wide. North Carolina has a aen- tor In P M. Simmons worthy of the best traditions of southern tatesman- ihlp and of whom Hs cltlrena ahouid be proud.-. The American Lumberman congratulaUs tha people . of North Carolina on being represented In th. senate of the United Bta;t,i by a gen tleman Of suchabjllty anjl character Eaatcni Carolina Baseball. Special to Journal. The tollowtnf game were playec yesterday. At Ralegh. Raleigh -FayettevllI ' " . R H 4 10 Batterlee: Raleigh, Bowles, Pope and WrBn. Fayettevllle: Miles, Clancy, and Sulll van. - ' At Goldsboro-Ooldaboro I. Rocky Mount 0. At Uliiou Wllaon 14; Wilmington I. ta ( iiruaa Games I..1 1 1 J .- .1. .. 'i. Vy 13 FayettevllI It TREASURER lABYS BONO CIRCULAR i STATEMENT BEGARDOG THE DISPOSAL , OF THE 40 YEAK $5,000O0 BOSDS HONOR FOR Mr J18BJRD Silver Loving Cap onj Exhibition" Pre sented by Prof. Bryant of Durham to tbe Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. Commission to Consider City Hail -- . - - . , - ' ' Soon. The Proposed : Automobile Highway From Ealeigh to Washing :'toav.-v-'i.,V;';v.;.'.-. Special Corresppndenbe, , - : .. i:-' )'. . Raleigh, May 19.-State Treasurer Lacy has issued a circular regarding the half million doljnf s of forty years four per cent coupon bonds to be datea July 1st, this yeaci Issued under &u act of the last legislature, i There will be 300 bonds of $1,000 each and 400 of $500 each.- Theitreasurer will re ceive sealed bids for any or all ot thege bonds un01 noon june"17tfl waen bids will be . opened and the bonds will be awarded to the highest respon slble bldded; the right being reserveu to reject any; and all bids. In the circular the treasurer gives theatate ment of the state's debt. : The 4 per ctnt bonds due next year total $3,427 OOdi the 4 per cent due 1913 are $300, 00.0 and the 4 per cent Issued in 1905 and due In 1913 amount to $250,000, making the total 4 per cent debt $3, 977,000. The 6 per cent debt due on April 1st, 1910, this being tor the con struction of the. North Carolina rail-y way amounts to $2,720,000. Of these 6 per cent construction bonds there are yet unredeemed, they having not been presented $19,000. Thus a total 000 of the North Carolina railway, this ! road being leased to the Southern for J 90 years at 7 per cent annually thla stock selling readily In the market a; I $175 per share and if tbe entire hold- ings of the state were offered would bring not Jess than' $200 per share, thus netting the state six million dol lars. The state also owns 12,666 share of the stock of the Atlantic and Nortu Carolina railway which is advantage ously leased (or" 99 years and this stock should sell tor at least a million dollars..; Other holdings are of stocs Of the Wllkesboro and Jefferson Turn j pike which cost the state per value $63,810; stock of the Elkin and Alle. ghany railroad company $44,000; stock of the Mattamuskeet railway $37,000. This makes the total resource $7,154, 810, the' excess over all liabilities be ing $1L'J,810. There is a floating debt due the National park bank ot New York of $250,000. This ha been de ducted as a liability In the statement above made. ; ' "v . ' ' In a window here ia shown- a very handsome and large silver loving cup presented by Prof. Gilmer Ward Bry ant, director of the Durham Conser vatory of Music to the lodge of Odd fellow which make tbe best show ing in the unwritten work. Grand Se cretary D. JH. Woodell of this order let". today to take a rest of a week or ten days being run down from overwork Governor Kltchln appoints the fol lowing ten gentlemen an advisory com mittee In connection with the National Irrigation Congress at Spokane, this being the 17th congress! State geolo gist Pratt, D. E. Lewis of Buncombe, Congressman Small of Beaufort, A. E Hibbard, of Craven. O. P. Shell of Har nett, D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, J H. Kerr, of Caswell, Percy J. Olive of Wake; W. N. Leak ot Yadkin, W. W. Rogers of Hertford. So far, seven sites, some of them ex tremely well located have been otTtreo to th commission which la 'to build th new municipal building and audi torium and which will meet Frlda) night to take action. Adjutant general Armf1elj left this morning for Charlotte to attend the great celebration there. Great interest is felt here in tbe proposed automobllihlghway by way of Raleigh, between Waahlngton and New York and Atlanta. Chalrnmn Mc Nelll of the Corporation Conimtitalon remarked today that the Waahlngton- Rlchmond, Ralelh-Columbla-Atlanta routr was by all means the proper one The, International Fir Insurance! fomnanv of New York City applies for adinlsslon Into North Carolina. The Alarm Failed to Ring and you ovmlept yourulf. This would not bnve bn th case if you had ono o. our : brni rlofki. Trice $1. bu4 full y t-u ir uitci-d. Tliln la not one of V (;", i Ln ki, lh.it lo lit ly ou f'-l one . i i f a I ! . ' t- 1 - i r Lot II DEFINE STATE FOREST LAXDS; AN IMPORTANT MEETING u -v :;- - I '- , Some of the George W. Ynderbilt iWlll Be Held Here Jane 7th, In the Land Declared to Belong' to it, I Interest of Good Roads. State Gee Special to Journal. ' loglst Pratt Wfll be Present Jtaleigh, May 18. By proclamation 'fecial "Correspondence... . ' , : under a general law of-th last leg- RaUigh, May 20. The meeting m islature Governor Kltchln declare an th interest of. publio "roads at New lands of George W. Vahderbilt lying Bern, on tha 7th day of June is of above the contour lino two,, thousand mora. than, passing Interest The pro feet above the sea leveL eituated m. moter who have secured Stat Geo the counties of. Buncombe, Traasylva- loglat Pratt, who 1 in charge, ofpub nla and Haywood a "state forest ot jic roada in. th atate ia chief apeaKer North Carolina", and that after thhf on thla eccaalon. will not only reach notice of declaration, haa been pubiiaa4hel peopWof Craven county hut those ed three times in a "newspaper in eacli trom. adjoining counties tocause they of these counties euch land are, state' desire to extend fine public highway laBds for thirty yeara, provided t&a all through that section, and make a owner carries out the provision '! of continuous line from the seashore to law which gives the governor tha right j the mountain.;; They say, anj very to declare a state forest, , .Jtruly, that, the atate ought to have In Transylvania are 63,000 acre, m grand highway from Morehead City Buncombe 88,000 acres and alsewnere 'ftb Asheville with. - roads crossing anc 41,000 acres . This land t Almost en-' runhlng from It to every county in the tirely In forest and ha been preerve atate. ' Thi would cerUinly be a great by Mr. Vanderbilt for eighteen year. : tep tor the development of all or The proclamation" ia' tha first over North, Carolina No doubt people from Issued in North Carolina. ; Thia foreat all th cbnareaaional diatricu of whicn is in the heart of the propose Appal- ft'ehian forest reserve. Ruin Stopped Other Games Special to Journal. Wilmington May 20: - At Wilmington: Goldaboro 0, Wilmtng ton 3. Negro Normal School Closes. Special Correspondence. Raleigh, May 20. The;.42nd annuar commencement of St. Augustine's cor-. UI ?,uw wn, an angnsn nc ored Normal School and collegiate inril10.111"1' known ln varlou'' Vn a' stltute here will be held May 22. Thi j 1 Institution which which, haa. over 300 students is under the auspice of th : Episcopalians. The annual addre i will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Henry Lubeck of New York City. Next Tueji day at ten o'clock In the morning tne new St, Agnes Hospital will be opened, Its total cost, equipped. for service ikli $40,000 and its contains 85 beds. special car irom New Yorlc will bring 2JS prominent men and women from 4 umi uuj 10 aiieua me commencemenr these having been glvera of very con slderahlei sum. to, tht. hl . ot the sunoort of wh.ch ,m. wealthy people in the North. Death of Mrs. Lynch. On the morning ot May 9th, 1909, the death angel visited the bom of Mr. Joseph Lynch and took from it the beloved wife and .mother, Mr. Ada Lynch, aged 25 year. Their home is at Croatan, but th family had recently moved to Klnston. The remains were laid in the family bury ing grounds, near Croatan. Mr Lynch waa a member of the Presbyterian church.. She leave a devoted hus band, two chllren, father and mother, one brother, three slaters, and host of friends to mourn their great loss. One precious to our heart haa gone, , The voice we loved Is still, , , . The place made vacant In that horn. . Can never more be filled, Our father in his wisdom called, - ' Tbe boon, hi lov had given, , . And though on earth the body lie; . .. The oul ia safe in Heaven. - By a Friend of the Deceased.-. 8npreme Coart Opinions. Special to Journal. Raleigh. May 19. Supremo court filed the following opinion today t Bank va Oil mill and Barn de fendant appeal from New Hanover. new trial, Bank vs Oil Mill and Barn, plain tiff appeal, nw trial. McManu vs Southarn-Ry., Meek- lenberg, new trial. Jonea v North Wllkesboro, Wilkes no error.,.. . , ' 's Riddle v Milling Co.,urk. atfnrav ed. - . - Thornton v Railway, Burk, affirm ed. . f' . ". Garrisoav v William. Burk orror. Hardware Co., va Oraded ' school, Burke, reversed. MUchell v Waliac, s. Kuuienoruwu, reversed. Green U va' Qreen'Lee; M'cDowall affirmed. Foeter v Lee, from Polk affirm ed. Stat v Sprous, Madison, afftria- d. Stat v Luniford, Buncombe, ment arrested. , White va Re, Madison, Judg- afflrm-i ed. McDevttt va McDevltt, Madison, re versed. I Suttle v Railway, Buncombe, affirm SettI vB Tandl. Buncomoe. arann- ltd. Newman vs TUer Co., Hndron at- firmed.' Eve v Mining Co, Buncombe, di-mled. Cooper v Harihaw, Cberok, m! 1. S'at Va Watts, IrilU, 1 Kun.Huro Co , Vi T-; t. ( . , f 1 1 11, court V' '- I tv. '? i ' t f); ':'!.( rill ; ' - Icraven is the" center will attend tnis jxhaaa meeting and conference on roa( ' improvement. Expert will give vai liable Information on that occasion re j yarding bridge building, using steel ana re-miorcea concrete construction. Romantic Adventurer Wanted. Special Correspondence. Spokane. Wash., May 20. Burl Has gard. Journalist, printer, hotel-waiter and ex-convict, claiming to be a cot- ins .miana empire as Harry Lavalle ! 'wanted at Lewiston, Idaho, for em urgery. u accuse- f6 - 5 X Pl Eck' owner of "Motl1 Tr ? vtam- tor wnom ..workefl r" ,u u,e ra,0UBe e1" Ip'M her. ,ew AW nd f t d ' nW W"y V , poaane nv. ir.is nfiu tui Biettims irum in? at an hotel at Pulman, Wash, when .o wa a clerk. He pleaded gwi; ai waa aentenced to five vears in th i penitentiary at Walla Walla. 11 M. A 1 ' t ...... P"er, ana, oj sav H Ms Copper", he.wa. released afte; jerylng less than four years. Ti.e pc c ay he Served .me in Oregon be ore coming to thi - state, aavm; en convicted at Portland. He wu so wanted tor embezzlement at l'ilf ck; where ha conducted a newjcwif It the Washlngtof. authorltlecwoul ot releave him while he was in J:; at Colfax 4en."' Colfax prior :o teing aent lu th Bradstreet Trade Report A)eclai Correspondence. Richmond, May 20. Bradstreets Sa- urday will aay tor Richmond and vie' ftradff to. practically all sUpl line oontlnoea quiet Dry goods, clotbin ajid, kindred lines are at a betwee (tiason dullnesa and filling ln order eaa T6F not up to the average. Dry wea er prevails throughout the dlstrlci Wheat ahd corn, tobacco, and earl eaetablea are badly In need of rain ftetalt trade In seasonable goods ha been, slightly ln excess of the aprin of .1J08? but not up to an average o recept previous year. - Sale of gr: qultjiral" fertlllrera throughout the d: trl'ct nd th majority of th south ar i& xcs or. any previous year, buuc ets supplies continue active. Colleo noo ar iow. . death of oil magnate H. U. Rogers, the Exec a tire Head ti:8taadard Oil C Dies Satf .;''; Iwealy 1 Sew lotk. Ntw-tork. May 19. H. H. Rogerr who after Mi D. Rockefeller wai tb( principal director ot th Standart ... 4. - . . . .. . . . . . . Oir, uorporayon- aiea auaaeniy ai nu resldeirtt today.' Heart failure wa th cause ot hi death. H had bee: fp th best of health and consequent I Kit passing cam as a great ahoc his family and friends.' Hla healt: liad . bfceut Impaired' amcaua. nervotti cbllil le'ld 1907 hut lor tha paat lev monit i. bad been gaining and hi Bopl hopd that ultlmaUly he woul rVvr full health. H. wa horn r. UauacbuMU In 1840. - ' ' c ... ll!jy Roger wa on of th gre t baslnea organiser who vr llvt to htmf touch of th success of th Standard Oil la due. Hi whole lit (as be9 devoted to that business an Is a monument to his energy an ct : : Of lata year Mr. Rogers has beet biterstted ln th development of tn ouiisnd h has put much capital ti workMn th outh. NoUbl In tli: l:u aa th Tidewater railway which av'ti;i . Virginia from Norfolk V ' I ,li th mountains to th coa, of West Virginia. H was lu i.l In th Norfolk and Southern t i - y. The N. A S. turre acron tne ail d'f.lfve.i t!.i !r T ' at Lnli I., r ; " t t-i I.' ii ry. ill SPOILS GREAT PARADE AJT IXXENSE ' CROWD GKEXli PBESIDEM TAFT AT CHl- LOTTE. BOYS OF BLUE AND -GRAY-ACT AS ESCORT.. ' LOJT POLIS OOP LIVE CI The Showers Were Heavy and Greatly Injured the Eeantiinl Deooratfou In the Streets.' People Seek Refng ; on Stan and Crowd en tn Great Sunibers. ' Prealdent Bide With Mrs. Stonewall Jackson. Speech Made In tbe Auditorium. Special to Journal. " ' ' Charlotte, May 20. Tha Meoklea- ' - berg Declaration of Independence eel -ebration took place ln a heavy ahower . and much of the spectacular effect waa , lost on that account'' The crowd how- -' ever, was ver; large, a conservative estimate puts th number at 100.00& people. The day began with' clear skies but the hazy atmosphere "fore casted a storm. The rain did not ba - Sin to fall until nearly noon. THE PRESIDE5NT ARRIVES ' Shortly after 10 o'clock' fh tpeoial - train bearing the Prealdent arrived on he Southern road and he was uproar iously greeted by the immense crowd Whistles blew, bands played, people jhouted themselves hoarse and gener. il pandemonium prevailed. Th first reception was the firing of 21 gun he Presidents salute. ' . , . He was escorted to the reviewrag itand by a delegation of Federal an Confederate veterans, who war heaa- d by the regular army band. , SeaUd with the president in th earring waa Mrs. Stonewall Jackson. ' . - " : . A" SLIGHT ; . ACCIDENT. " . While the procession was - paaatng he reviewing stand a high float atracfc and broke a live, electric wlr nd lt. me end of the Una down the reviewing; stand near tbe president but tha cur- . ent was quickly turned oft ana n . damage was done. 1 ' . ; v ' THE RAIN COMES DOWN. -Not more than one third of th long procession had passed In review be-' fore the president before a very heavy bower came and the president stood ' ooklng at the parade with umbrella ihelterlng himself and Mrs. Jaokeoa. lundreds of people endeavored to get n the platform which waa built In - root ot the court houae to eaoapa ba ng wet tt was feared that ao large number, of people might andngr he structure but nothing of any ser ous nature occurred,' :, ;'' ' MR. TAFT TAKEN TO 8ELWTH When the rain let' up Mr. Taft' and hxt: Jackson wer placed In fin auto noblle " and carrier to the, Betwyn, here Mr. Tatt'wa again greeted by mother crowd and be had n long pr- oj of hand shaking. " . s " ' MAKES ADDRFfia 'lN HALL. ' After lunch and a brief reat tha iresldent went Xo the Auditorium to oak hi speech. ' About 1,000 persons listened to him. The remark wr In irala of th patriotic Apirit, wblca Ud to th action which tht occasion oommemorated. ' ' TALKS TO ' NEGBQ STUDENTS '-. . At 8.30 he was Ukeo to Bld'dl Uiii- ersity where he made an address to he colored student..: At thi gather.; ng there we're about LtOfl jjpple, th aiajofltj' of "them being .aolored ciU- ten. . ' y: The presidential party left Charlotte it 11 o'clock p. m., returning to WaV ington. - - V Special Term Bperlor Coart Jeae ; Cobty - A apeclal terra of th Superior court if Jons county bas been ordered by he. governor to b held Jun ti T'A i908, .all ptrtles Interested and :t iese ar hereby notified t'. t If t r vr summoned or ubpoeul to p ar at tha regular term Jones r i jerlor couit which was called t ? i n ccoant of an epidemic ot aniL'.l i t n the county, the law reqnii to attend ald SupfrlOf It: ,, i the sum penalt.U's and f .' r . i, vltbout further notice. 1 1 j were notified to ae.rv a J f r lie regular turm n.-l I t i i special term, aa a new J .j ! I ; b summoned. This the 4th day of 1 I- '. n. D. i Ex-orr,. io C'.ik ti : i : t Conaiilm;, I.
New Berne Weekly Journal (New Bern, N.C.)
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May 21, 1909, edition 1
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