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v NEW BERN CRAVEN COUNTY. N. C.; TUESDAY JANUARY 24, 1911 FIRST SECTION
I 33rd. YEAR
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HOLD THEIR SEC-
Pepei Cola Bottler's Epjoy First
- , - Day of Meet. ' ,'
There was held yesterday in the
"Home Offlce"andjfactory of the Pepai
Cola Company in this city S meeting
of business men, they wire the men
who are designated in their business at
.the bottlers and were from a number
of different Slates,' North" and South'
Carolina being well represented The
convention lasts two days 'and began
yesterday morning at 11 o'clock. Some
of the guests were present last year at
the first annual convention, but alt were
interested in the inspection of .f he plant
the three floors and other parts of the
plant making an interesting sight. --
The address of welcome ph behalf of
.the city was made' by Mayor McCarthy
and his speech was heartily applauded,
This was followed by Mr. W. M. Cease,
ot Schenectady, N. Y., who Bpoke on
-WeAre GUd to haHere." In con
clusion Mr.'C. D. Bradham, President
of the Company, addressed the "boys"
as "The Pepsi-Co a Family." and his
addrs was a fine presentation of the
' means of business success, and was
applicable to any line of buainess He
made a special point on the value of the
"Human Interest" in their line of
work, (riving some humorous and valu
able anecdotes inillustratijD.
The contention adjourned, for dinner
and at the afterncon, meeting a number
of addresses were fnad y the following
being in the program, Mr. H. Gamse of
Baltimore, Mr. D. W. Davis, Elizabeth
City, Mr. H. W. VanDoren, Virginia,
Mr. P. B. Beard, Salisbury, E. H.
Gaines. GafTney, S. C, and Mr. F II
Shipp Of New Bern. Mr.: J. D. Far
riorof Wilson, N. C, Vice-President of
the company was present.
A very enjoyable smoker was given
by President Bradhm at his residence
last night and proved a good time.
The convention continues today with
a meeting at 10 o'clock at the Home
Office, in which the discussion will be
on business lines. At one o'clock the
U S. 3-w.Elfrida, Capt, TC,. Daniels
will cany the guests to the sound and
this promises to be a feature of the
meeting.
Rheumatism Relieved in Six Hours
Dr. Detchon's relief for Rheumatism
usually relieves severest cases in a few
hours. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and effective. It removes
at once the cause and the disease quick
ly disappears. First dose greatly bene
fits. 75c and $1.00. Sold by Bradham
Drug Co. '
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Swallowed Like Jonah.
A fisherman brought ashore yester
day a mammoth cod, with a phenome
nally large pooch. While dressing his
fare a hunter stooped to chat.. The bit;
cod caught his eye and the fisherman
opened It. " There was a commotion in
aide, and to the astonishment of the
n-looker out fluttered a full-sized
"shoal duck." Appa'ently dazed, the
duck hovered overhead a second or two
preparing to starting on its flight, but
it was a fatal hesitation, for the gun
ner promptly threw his double barrel
to his shoulder and fired, killing the
bird. ' r
'.This is the exp'anatirn: On seeing
the fisherman approach the"bird dived
ard had been swallowed 'whole by the
. eodruh, which a moment! after was
- caught . Enough air , passed through
the gills of the fish to permit the duck
to breathe.T-N. Y. World.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONEWAY
- Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. ' Druggists refund money if it
. fails to cure E. W. GROVE'S signa
tuAts on each box." 25c. 1
The February Strand. .
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- la the F.bruary Strand Dr. Con an
Doyle brings to a eoncludon his latest
"Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes" -"The
Adventure of the Devil's Foot"
which is as surprising in its denouu-
' ment ai anv of the adventures which
' Lave gone before. Another "Adven
ture" is promised for the April it sue.
x Other fiction is contributed by Frank
fort Moore, Richard Marsh, C. H. Bov
ill, etc., and the articles are interesting
and topical, Elizabeth Lonergan writes
of "The Ladle of the Diplomatic
Corps" at Washington, and John Hult
Schooling contributes a remarkable pa
per on "The signatures oiunarics uick
ens." This is illustrated with fifty five friends knew I suffered a hesvy loss,
facsimiles including the letter which Many shingles, lathes, some bales ..of
Dickens wrote a few hours before his cotton and other merchandise was burn
death. G. N. Collins writes, of "An ed besides 15 stores and houses, sheds,
African Gyroscope," and Prof." Ward stables and other houses, outbuilding,
explains "The Identity of Trees In But how I may I say I will try again to
Snow." It is announce 1 that the Dick
ens Centenary Tentimonlal Stampi are
now on sale and can be obtained thro'
.... i. ..,. nil-, nr A,rrrt tnun th r.fTli'a
of tha Strand. These stamp are being
sold to torra a fund for the berefit of
Dickfn's childten and grandchildrin,
many of whom are In straitened circum-
ATTEMPTS TO
MURDER POLICE
James Whaley, of This City At
,v tempts to Murder Norfolk
Police Officer. T '
r- Norfolk, Jan 20th. Deeply penitent,
with the excuse that he had been drink
ing absinthe and did"not know what he
was-doingJames-C: Whaley,' alias
"Frank J. Fennelson," of vNew Bern,
N. C", was placed under a bond of $100
for 60 days by police justice Duncan
yesterday for attempting to shoot de
tective Powers. . He was also fined $20
and costs for carrying a concealed pis
tol.'"'' ' ; "'-'TTJf t: -.r.J..,---. .
Detective Powers testified that he
placed Whaley under arrest Wednes
day afternoon and was taking him to
the central station whfn the prisoner
suddenly drew a pistol and snapped it
in his face. The cartridge failed to
discharge, the detective said, and be
foie further damage could he done,
Major Kizer and W. H. Craddnck, who
happened (o be passing at the time, got
the weaporfaway from the man. De
tective PowerB said he was sure that
Whaley did not realize what he was
doing at the time, although it was a
narrow escape for) the officer.
Whaley said his mind-was a blank,
as he had been on a spree for ten daya
and was drinking absinthe yesterday.
He said he came here from New Bern,
where he has a mother living, and that
he had been treated several times at
private sanitariums for the d'ink habit.
ydils Words of Praise.
Having experienced wonderfully quick
relief by the use of Savodine in colds,
coughs and bronchial affections. I am
pleased to add a word of praise of that
excellent remedy.
Yours veTy truly,
MISS MARY L. BRYAN,
' New Bern, N. C
Wireless Plans Have Been Stolen. .
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New York, Jan. 20-That a blueprint
and tho diagram drawing of the United
States government's wireless telegraph
plant hud bet n stolen from the Brook
lyn navy-yard developed yesterday.
.Secret Service Agent Ssully arrainged
Ray Fuller, a wireless operator, before
Unjted States Commissioner Shieids. on
charge of larceny. He accused Ful
ler of carrying away the papers which
contained complete details of the wire
less system used by the navy, includ
ing all the -improvements which have
been careful y guarded and the possrs
ioi of which by a foreign p6wer would
prove advantageous to it i i case of war
with the United States.
'-Scully alleged to the Federal commis
sioner mat mese pians aisappeareu
from the navy . yard on December 14.
He claimed that the blu i print was lat
er used in connection with a suit in the
State courts and that he ha i succeeded
in trac ng the theft of ths documents
t) Fuller. It was intimated that Ful-
r acted-as an agent for persons de
sirous of securing possession of the gov
ernment improvements in the wireless
field. Fuller pjeadad not guilty and
waved examination. He will be taken
to Brooklyn for trial, .
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Monster Banquets.
At the wedding feast of Richard,
brother of Henry III., there were no
fewer than 30,000 dishes, and scarcely
less Imposing roust hare been the bun-
juet given on me occasion me en
thronement of Archbishop Seville In
the fifteenth century, for mention is
made, among other comestibles, of,
3,000 dishes of jelly, 2,000 hot cus
tards, 400 swans, 0 wild bulls and 100
pigs. At the noted feasts of the gay
and hospitable Prince Hal a favorite
Jlsh was what the "epicurean oooka"
called "pondorra6e.', It was-a savory
jumble of partridge, pork and the
yolks of eggs boiled first and after-'
ward baked In batter. But the most
hospitable entertainer on record was
surely Richard II. : Ten thousand of
bis subjects were dolly bid to the bun
qnet, . In order to cater adequately for
soch a vast assembly of guests never
were there less than 2S oxen supplied,
800 sheep, besides innumerable fowls
and choice game. These were handed
over each morning at daybreak to the
2,000 cooks employed In the klng"e
kitchen and the prodigious prepara
tions for this huge medieval banquet
began. London Globe. " - , ,
NOTICE.
After the Big Fire many of my
succeed anu keep on sucning mi ao
succeed. - j
I, no have the largest slock of all
tlnria nf anwod shinirles on hand I ever I
had, I guarantee prices and quality.
Thanklnu' mv customers for past pako -
nage.
I am the Old Reliable,
I HIG HILL, the Shincle Man.
BILL FOR F
ARM
LIFE IfjCHOOLS
Provides For an ' Appropriation
. of $2,500 to Each
County.
Raleigh "Jan. 20 As a result of a
joint meeting of tha educational com
mittee of the senate and house with the
officer and legislative committee of
the state farmer's union the bill asking
the legislature to,provide for the estab
lishment of farm life schools will be re
ported favorably. The bill presented
by : the farmers' union officers provides
for an appropriation of $2,600 by the
state in each county ' that rafses a like
sum and also arranging -for equipping
the school. Speeches in favor of the
bill vere made by State Superintendent
Joyner and Dr. H. Q. Alexander, presi
dent of the farmers' union. A joint
meeting of the educational and agri
cultural committees of the eenate and
the officers of the farmers' union is toj
be held next Monday night to further
consider the bill-
Duel in Elevator.
Buffalo, Jan. 20th. Jealous because
each thought tha other received too
much credit for the acts of heroism
performed in rescuing guests of the
Stattk'r Hotel during a recent fire, two
elevator operatives fought a duel .with
stilettoes in th-s freight elavator of the
hotel early yesterday. Ona of them,
Joe Penzato, is badly wounded, while
his late antagonist. Anton Costarzo,
is under arrest. They began the fight
at the sixth floor and it was not until
'he elevator was stopped by ths Bafety
clufch in the basement that their fol
low employes could get in to separate
them. ij
Tho Brown Rat.
The best way to ninke a pood clour
once of rats is to turn a colmi into tin
place they Inhabit. It will clear them
out In an amazingly short time. But
most people prefer the rats. Were it
not for cats, owis, weanejs and a few
other nnlmuls in combination with
man, In a short time the whole coun
try would be one vast rattery, for the
rate at which these animals Increase
Is stupendous. They are without
"doubt one of the worst forms of ver
min, but they possess one good quality.
In a tight comer few animals are more
courageous than the brown rat. Itats
hard pressed have been known to By
at a man's throat. Two or three, secure
ln little fortress with a small open
ing only large enough for one ul a
time to come In and go out, will defy a
score of ferrets, and If one ferret with
more courage than his brothers does
venture to enter the lions' den he
must look well to hluiwlf or he will
never come oit a iivo. London Globe.
Prominent Grtensboro Man Tells
of Savodine. N
T. F. Causey, a Greensboro merchant
doing business at 713 E. Market street,
says: "1 have been a great sutterer
from neurasria for several years: as
every one in my locality knows. SAVO
DINE is the only thing I have ever
found that would give me relief. I can't
sny enough for it."
T. F. CAUSEY,
What Champ Clark's Elevation Means
to Congress,
As a member of thi House, Champ
Clark early demonstratsd special apt!
tude for tariff studies. When John
Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, became
Democratic leader, he made Clak his
first lieut' nant and leader of the mlr.ori
ty of the Ways and Means Committee.
From this Clark naturally succeeded to
the Democratic leadership when Wil
liama was elected to the Senate; and
now. in turn, ne H to come into me
Speakership, -'the secondgreatest of
fice under our government."
When Champ Clark isjsworn as Speak
er, next December, he will be the for
tieth Speaker of the national House.
He will come to the position at a time
when the political situation will give it
a significance it has seldom compassed.
The House Is in a crisis of its parlia-
mentary'development, For years there
has been growing misgiving ts to
whether the popular branch was mak
ing the full contribution to national af
fairs that ought to be expected from it
The Senate has over-shadowed it in
power and prestige. - Under a succes
sion of Speakers armed with almost
dictatorial authority, the House has be
come lees and less a free moral agent
more and more a mere reduction of the
mind and, purpose of its presiding of
ficer,
Champ Clark, in the Speaker's chair;
will be the exponent of the new purpoee
of democratizing the House. The place
he will take lo history will largely do
pend on tho success with which he shall
carry forward the purpose of reel or ing
the House to its proper participation in
legislation, In proportion as he shall
I be willin lo be shorn of the petty pow
!er 01 parliamentary
dictntorslilti, he
will gather to himst-lf the vistly great
er and more effective authority of big,
broad, true leadership. The Munsey,
EMM
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Endorsement For Panama Exposi
tion By Ilouse Committee
' Vote? . .:'
Washington, -Jan, 21 New Orleans
has won the preliminary skirmish in her
contest with San Francisco for the Pan
ama. Exposition, ;. w : -V -i'
By a vote of 9 to 6 the House Com
mittee on Industrial Arts and Exposit
ions decided in favor of New Orleans
as the place to hold the exposition, and
will report the bill introduced by Gen
eral Estopina), of Louisiana, officially
recognizing New Orleans, authorizing
the appointment of a Federal commis
sion and a Government exhibit The
committee members who voted for
New Orleans were: Rodenbnrg, of Illi
nois; Langley, of Kentucky; Murphy,
of Missouri; of Iowa; Rhinock, of Ken
tucky, Heflin, of Alabama. Collier, of
ississippi; Cullop,- of Indiana, and
Coverington, of Maryland. ,
The six members voting against New
Orleans and fcr 'San Francisco were:
Gardner, of Massachusetts: Southwck,
f New York;Steenerson, of Minnesota;
Poindexter, of Washington; Maynard,
of Virginia; and Nelson, of Wisconsin.
A Compliment For Him.
She was eighteen nnd very shy, and
she never had been In the city before
There was no one at Broad -street sta
tion to meet her, and she looked about
timidly for a cab. Her mother had
told her to take's hansom. She did
not see any hansom, nor did she
know that the "eebbies" wore a livery
all their own. She did not see a pollce-
mnn either, so she approached a youth
who was standing on the corner o'
Fifteenth street with her bashful ques
tion.
Please," she began, "are you a han
som man?"
The youth raised his bend and
twirled his mustache ingratiatingly,
Nmlliug with deprecating assumption
of modesty.
I am so considered," he replied.
Philadelphia Times. - ;
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Annual Inspection Stale National Guard
Announced.
Raleigh, Jan, 21 Announcement is
made from the office of Adjutant Gen
eral R. L. Leinster of the North Caro
lina National Guard that the annual in
spection of the companies composing
he guard will begin with the Raleigh
company February 14, and close with
Waynesville. Some of the more n (ta
ble dates are Charlotte, April 3; Greens
boro, -April 5; Wilmington, April 7,
Durham, March 8, and Asheville March
24 and 25. There is no announcement
yet as to who will represent the United
States war department in these inspec
tions. The date will be represented by
Colonel Thomas String field of Waynes
ville, inspector general of the North
Carolina Guard.
REPORT OF THE COSDITIOK
OF THE
MUTUAL AID BANKING C0MPANI.
at New Bern, in the State of North
Carolina, At The Close of Baa
iness Jan. 7th, 1911.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, (6,573.38
Overdrafts..
secured 422.60 unsecured 13.20 440.80
Furniture and fixtures, 1,257.93
All other real estate owned, 2,712.93
Due from banks and bankers, 1,292.61
Gokl coin , y - V ; 845.00
Silver coin, including all mi
nor coin currency, V 308 84
National bank notes and other
U S notes, "' ". 3 48C00
Total, . ., '
? LIABILITIES
$ 16,477 02
Capital Stock paid in
Surplus Fund, ,
8,788 60
106.73
Undivided profits, less
rent . expenses and
cur
taxes paid'
Bills payable,
95 52
1,000.00
Time certificates of deposit,
4,678 38
Deposits subject to check.
Total, '' "
6,807.79
$16,477.02
8TATB OF NORTH CAROLINA S3
CRAVEN COUNTY,
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I, John H. Fisher, cashier of the a
bovs-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement IS true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOHN H. FISHER, ;
- - Cashier.
Correct Attest:
3. p. stanly; -,' ..' '
w WM. CRISPIN, :
' JOHN A. BOOM,
, - Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 20th day of Jan. 1911,
JAMES M. HARRISON,
. .v Notary Public
Commission expires March 11, 191 L
CLEVER THIEVES
Had Originated Unique Plan For
Kobbing Their Em
ployers. During the past few months the hard
ware firms of Cutler Blades and the
Basnight Hardware Company have been
piissing a number of articles from their
store, Although a diligent watch has
been kept on the stock the thieving
still continued and it was not until.last
Thursday that the proprietors were
sure that they had the guilty parties in
the persons of Henry Paul and Eronius
Moir who aro employe! by the two
firm as draymen.
Warrants were sworn out for the
Women and they wera placed under
arrest. Yesterday afternoon they were
given a hearing before Mayor McCarthy
and the evidence secured from them
showed that they had their thievery all
well planned and in fact were working
a "system."
Moir, who was in the employ of the
Cutler-Blades Company while the thefts
were being committed, was placed on
the stand, He said that soveral months
ago Henry Paul had approached him and
asked him if he wanted to do a little
hauling for him. He told him that he
would and that Paul carried him to the
rear of Mr. Basnight's store and placed
on his wagon several rolls of roofing.
This, he said he was instructed to carry
to a boat which was moored near the
old Trent river warehouse and lo place
it on board. This he did and was paid
50 cents During the next few days he
said he was frequently hailed by Henry
Paul and engaged to carry loadu of
nails, roofing, htuves. etc., to various
places. Finally it peems that he got on
to the fact that the articles he was
stealing were being btolen and demand
ed that ha be given half of the money
from the proceeds of the sale. This,
however. Paul refused to do saying
that there was another man who had
to have a shac&.gnd that he would give
him one-third of it. The thievery he
said had been going on for a number of
weeks.
When Paul was placed on the stand
he told an entirely different tale of the
affair. Said that he had often seen
Moir around in the rear of Mr, Bas
night's store and had once called the
attention of one of fhe employers to the
fact, That he had never hired him ti
carry a load of hardware any where for
him.
Probable cause was found in the case
and they were bound over to the next
term of Superior Court.
The plan the pair had of disposing of
the articles without causing any bus
picion was very unique one. Loading
one of the wagons up with the stolen
goods they would go to one of the mer
chants in the suburbs of the city and
tell him that' the Basnight Hardware
Co. wai on the eve "of bankruptcy and
that in order to meet a payment on a
draft which was due that day they had
sent him out with a wagon load of hard'
ware to sell at a great'y reduced price.
The merchant, of course thought that
he wa securing a bargain and immedi
ately purchased the articles that he
needed.
Road Legislation Meeting.
On January 26 the Legislative Com
mittee of the North Carolina Good
Road Association and others interested
in the general state rond bills will meet
in the Chamber of Commerce in Raleigh
at 2:30 p. m. The Legislative Com
mittee will meet to discuss road legis
lation, and every citizan of the state
who is interested in this road legislation
is invited to be present. In the evening
Hon, Logan W. Page. Director of the
Urjted States ' Office of Public Roads
will make an address relative to road
legislation in the House of Representa
tives to the General Assembly or North
Carolina, and to all those interested in
this vital question."
From One of New Bern'
Best
Known People.
Having used Savodine freely accord
ing 1o directions in my family, I con
aider it the best remedy I have ever
tried for bruises, for cold In the head,
throat and chest, for rheumatism, for
sciatica, neuralgia and catarrh. After
a two year's test I recommend "Savo
dine to all who suffer from any of the
above complaints. ' , "
MRS. F. C. ROBERTS,
. New Bern, N. C
The Naval Program.
Washington, Jan. 21st Two "tattle
shins, two colliers, eiirht torpedo boat
destroyers and four subminne iioata
constitute the naval Increase program
for next year, undor action of the House
Naval Affairs Committee. The com
mlttee's action carries out the main
features of the administration's plan
of building two battleships annually,
with a few needed auxiliaries.' The
battleships will cost $6,000,000 each,
exclusive of armour and armament and
w ill be of 27,000 tonnage.
COIIIITIOII
COMESTO CLOSE
Pepsi -Cola Bottlers Return to
Their Homes After a Dtilights
; ful Visit
The convention of the Pepsi-Cola
Bottlers which convened in this city
last Thursday morning, came to a close
Friday night with a social session and
yesterday morning the many bottlers
from all over the United States who
had been in attemdance returned to
their respective homes, each one pro
fuse iu their praise of the hospitality of
Mr. Bradham, the president of the
company, and of the citizens of New
Bern in general '
Friday morning at 11 o'clock the en
tire party boarded the Elfrida and
were given a trip down the river. They
returned late in the afternoon and re
paired to the hotel where supper was
served to them.
From 6 untill 10 o'clock Friday night
a business session was held at the Pepsi-Colo
factory, followed by a social
session.
Marriage Law in South Carolina.
Columbia, Jan. 20. The State Sen
ate yesterday passed to third reading
Senator Howard Carlile's bill providing
for a marriage license law. The bill
prescribes a penalty fur the man who
contracts marriage without license.
WILLIAMS' KIDNEY PILLS
Have you neglected your Kidneys?
Have yon overworked your nervous ays
tem and caused trouble with your kid
neys and bladder? Have you pains in
loins, side, back, groins and bladder?
Have you a flabby appearance of the
face, especially under the eyes? Too fre
quent a desire to pass urine? If so, Wil
liams' Kidney Pills will cure you-t
Druggist, Price 60c Williams' M'f'g.
Co., Props., Cleveland, O.
1500 Stolen From Grave.
Winston-Salem, N. C, Jan. 23-News
reached here this afternoon that the
grave of John Harrold who served un
der George Washington in the Revolu
tionary War had been opened and gold
and silver coins, which were bidden
there by his widow more than 100 years
ago, were taken away.
No clue to the robbers has been
found. The amount is supposed to have
been more than $500.
A Great Magazine.
The New York Sunday World is now
giving with its Sunday issue a great
literary magazine. It is unequalled in
America. Also every week tne words
and music of a ' new song. Next Sun
day's song is "My Pretty Black Eyed
Susan," by "Honey Boy" Evans, of
minstrel fame. Music by arrangement
with Shapiro, the publisher.
Notice.
The Belgrade school will give a play
"The Deacon," Friday night Jan. 27th.
Admission 15 and 25 cents.
For Mariners Note.
. Diamond Shoal Light-vessell, No. 71,
replaced by Relief Light-Vessel, No,
72, January 10. The change is tempor
ary.
- The characteristics of the lights and
fox-signals of Relief Light-VeaseL No.
72, differs from Light Vessel No. 71 as
described in par. 13, of the notes on
page 2 of this notice.
Currituck Sound Alligator ' River-
Alligator River Light-Intens'.ty of light
increased, January 14, by changing from
post-1 mUrn to tens-lantern, without
other charge. - ?'
The Menu Car In Its First Form.
In Its old fashioned form the menu
was usually written large on cards of.
such Imposing dimensions that room
for one only could be found at each
end of the board. In the medieval
dinner this aid to selection must have
been an absolute necessity, for the
medieval dluner was a mine of sur
prises. It was divided into courses, as
are our own daluty meals; but, whereas
nowadays the diner has a general idea
that fish will follow soup and that en
tree Is succeeded by releve and can
conceive generally the sort ot demand
that each course will make upon his
appetite and digestion, there was ao
possible srgulug as to what was going
to happen at an early English dinner.
and close study falls to reveal the ex
istence of any principle of arrange
ment k
Notice to G. L. HardisonY
Friends.
J The statement made by others ask-
l - . M . r ti . . v
Ing lor endorsements lor ioiiecior cus
toms at New Bern, that I am no longer
a candidate for this position is untrue,
I am still in the race and expect to re
main to the finish. I ask the continued
support and loyalty of my friends.
0. L. 1IARDISON,
TAFT LIES PLEA
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Speecd to Pennsylvania Society
in New York Devoted to
This Subject
New York, Jan. 23 --President , Taf t
Saturday night began in earnest his -
campaign for the fortification of the
Panama Canal His entire' speech at
the annual banquet of the Pennsylvania
Society in New York was devoted to
this subject. He has high hopes that
Congress at this session will declare in
hislsvor and appropriate $5,000,000 lo
begin the work.
In the Senate, the President has been
told, the sentinment in favor of forti
fication is almost two to one. The House
seems v pretty evenly divided, but not '
along partisan lines. Most of the mem
bers appear to have an open mind, how
ever, and are willing to be convinced
by the side that makes the better pre
sentation of its case.
President Taf t will bring all of his in
fluence to bear in favor of fortificat
ions. In his speech tonight he said that
there were absolutely no treaty obli-.
gations ia the way of fortifying the ;
canal: that the United States had every
right and reason to protect what was
purely an American waterway;
The President said he yielded to no
man in his love of peace and hatred ot
war. At the swne time,' Mr. Taft
rsutioned his bearers that universal
peace waa still a long way off and he
could not eonceive of any patriotic
American being willing to allow an at
tacking fore, free and equal use of a
waterway which was bunt by Ameri
cans largely as an instrument for the
defense of their country. (
NOTICE.
There will be a basket party at For
est School House on Friday night, Feb
ruary 3d for the benefit of the school.
Everybody cordially invited. Girls come
and bring a basket, boys come pre
pared to buy them.
MAMIE HARTLEY.
In The Legislative Halls. .
Raleigh, Jan. 21 Introduced simulta
neously in the House and Senate, by
... ..' a wv
Diilard in the lormer ana nongooa in
the latter, a bill designed to prohibit
the shipment of live,, quail from the
state and revoking the power of the
secretary of the Audubon society to is
sue permits for such shipments, was
passed by both bodies of the general
assembly. It was tie first ur
gency bill passed by the present assem
bly, provision for its prompt psssage
and enactment into law having been
made on Thursday night at a joint
meeting of the same committee.
Among the notable bills reported fa
vorably by committees was Senator
Gardner's bill increasing the salary of
the governor from $4,000 to $6,000, ef
fective at the beginning of the term of
Governor Kitchin's successor. Senator
Gardner spoke in favor of the bill and
on motion of Senator Bassett it was
made a special order for next Wednes
day at 1130 o'clock.
The Senate received a large number
of bills from the House, including one
for the protection of employes as mem
bers of an organization, another pro-
hibiting" State officials and Senators
and Representatives in Congress from
this State from accepting fees to pros
ecute claims against North Carolina
and another raising the age limit for
working on the public roads from 18 to
21 years. , Also a joint resolution to
move an old bouse belonging to the
State at the intersection of Salisbury
and Morgan streets.
Women's Beauty.
Imperfect Digestion Causes Had
Complexion and Dull Eyes.
The 'color in your cheeks won't fade,
the brightness in your eye won't vanish,
if you keen vour stomach in good con
dition.'
Belching of gas; heaviness, sour taste
in mouth, dizziness, biliousness and
nausea occur simply because the stom
ach is not properly digesting the food.
Thelood needs nourishment to carry
vigor, vim end vitality to every part of
the body and when food ferments in the
stomach enough nourishment is not sup
plied: ' . ' ." t
MI-O-NA stomach tablets give in
stant relief to upset stomachs, but they
da more; they put strength into the
stomach and build it up so that It can
easily -digest a hearty meal without giv
ing its. owner hours ot misery.
"I'had stomach trouble for six years
for days at a time could eat nothing
St all.' Alter taking MI-O-NA treat
ment! am in perfect health and cm
eat anything." E. M. CamrUll, 12 )
8. "Prospect St., Sedalia, llo.
t A'J O-NA is sold ly c .'::! irr.
,:;;' ani by Era....i Lr ; Co., it . )
cV - a larse box. It h i - r f(
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