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Mr .No. 11 tfEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY. N.: C, FRIDAY; MAY,' 12. lpll SECOND SECTION 34th. YEAR AUTO THIEVES GOODS DIRECT T lEfiCE FIGHT- STATE HOUSE FREE ; : II1IHE T0ILS III III SESSION i i SUPERIOR HOUR LIST ATTACKED T0 CIA CO IE COMMISSION r r I v.. j. Tried to Sell the Machine ia This City Several Days Ago. Caught at Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount, May 8. The arrest on Sunday afternoon of two neatly dressed ( and genteel young men upon a telegram from Sheriff Coleman, of Columbia, ' S C. , ' for alleged connection with the. securing -of an automobile and' 'making away with the same, has caused more than passing comment in this city since the arrest On Sunday afternoon the young men, one of them who gives his name as Williams, and the other as W. W. Wanamaker,; arrived in the city from Tarboro driving an E. M. P. .car, of SO horse power roadster type.' .They went to a garage and there left the car and it happened that tha proprietor of the business remembered having receiv ed a notice relative u two such, young men and asking that they be . arrested. He communicated With the police de partment, and an officer was on his way to the garage when the telegram .from the Columbia sheriff was received He immediately identified the young men as those wanted and they were arrested and locked up.' It appears from what has recently been learned that these two young men have been in this Section of the State for a "Week or more and that they have visited New Bern, Goldaboro,, Green vHle, 'Washington and Tarbot o, and thai all of the time the Columbia cfficeie have been making a vain ffjrt to get in touch with them and have them ar rested, there havng been letters' and telegsams galore In an effort to 'secure their detenti in. " Later. Lmt night the young man Williams was turned lose, after it wis proven to the satisfaction pf the officers here that he had no part ..whatever in the matter, save having made the trip with Wanamaker, who sometimes, sari the , telegram states, goes under the name of W, E Webb, The young man now under arrest made an effort yes terday afternoon to sell the car and he also tried to put thgough a trade propo ition with a prominent physician. He exptflins his arrest in that he purchased a ear in Columbia, making a part pay ment and that he has 80 'days within which to pay the balance," and that as yet the time has hot elapsed. He re fuses to return without . requisition pa pers and furhis reason be may be de tained in, theJocal lock-up several days longer.'. .., . ,: - ." We sell the White Moun tain Freezers. Senji us your. orders. J, S.'Pasnight Hdw., , Co. Pone 99.' 67 S.' Front St, Runaway and floras Killed. . The Hotel Gaston bus team ransway test night, shortly after twelve o'clock, tearing along Middle street .creating a tremendous noise in the , quiet night, going so fast and on the brick street when the team tried to turn to. the hotel at South Front street their im petus carried them over the pavement and into the front of the Coney Island Confectionery store, forcing in the win dow,' breaking the pole of the bua and ' throwing one horae hajf way into the store, the animal being Cut by window glass and falling, breaking its leg. The animal was killed and put out of its misery -v The other horse escaped Injury, There was no one in the bus. ; , Senator Simmons the Orator " The following item clipped from the Washington. (N. CI News will be of interest to bis host of friends in this .city:: . - ''-' .- The order of Elk s of this city have se cured the senior Senator from North Carolina, Hon. P. M. Simmons as the orator for the next memorial exercises which take olace in this city December nex t. The committee is to be congrat ulated on their choice, -."'..' "7 Your lawn ..will present a more; sigKtly appearance by the aoolication of a Phila- delphia Lawn Mdwer. : J Basnieht Hdw., Co. Phone 99, 67 S. Front St. Proceedings In Superior Court At yesterday'a session, of Superior Cuurt which is In session here thia week for the trial of civil esses,' the jury In the case of Debruhl. vs Hood, in which the plaintiff was suing for damages for the violstion of a timber contract awar ded the plaintiff damages in the sum of f 203. Tk. rmant Flunnar. Admr. vs Kin ston Cotton Oil Mill wis next taken but was not concludBd. , Fri.Uy, May 10th beinj Memorial Day, there will te nq session of the court. From American Mills Is Plan Of Duke And American Tobacco Company. - Atlanta, May 9. Atlanta cotton men are not largely interested in th for eign trade and according to their state ments, the Georgia situation is tittle, if any, affectedby the plans of flames B. Duke and the Ameficaiv Tobacco Com pany to put American goods into China direct from the mills; '. A : ,s ' One of the leading manufacturer here Chariest). Tuller, president of the Expo sition Cotton. Mills, and president of the Georgia Industrial Association,' which comprises all -the co ton manufacturers of the State, said: As'f ar as I am informed, I think, it will be a good thing for the American cotton trade if the Duke interests carry out their plans. - "It strikes me as a good thing from the standpoint of the Southern mills, and I cannot see that anything will be lost to the country in the long run by doing away with the middleman. If that has to, be done to re-establish American .trade in China, we certainly have nothing to lose by it." : PILES ! PILES ! PILES ! Williams' Indian Pile Ointment will cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Pile?. It absorbs the tumors, allays itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant relief, Williams' Indian Pile Ointment is prepared for Piles and Rching of the private parts, Sole by druggists, mail 50c and fl.OO. Williams' M'f'g. Co. Props.,- Cleveland, 0. Would Kill Degenerates, Boston, Mass., May 10. -That all degenerates in Massachusetts inst'tut- should be killed with an anesthetic ia the .suggestion of, the Rey. Geo. W. Cottr,-made before the Unitarian min isters , of the city at their monthly conference. . "Anyone," he nays "who has, tike myself, spnt time in institut ion work, knows that many who are in our State institutions would be better dead than alive." ' .'?-.r Will Probe Sn gar , Trnat. Washington, May 10. The sugsr investigation resolution, introduced by Representative Hardwick (Democrat), of Georgia, passed the .House without a dissenting voice. The resolutibns as eporUd from the rules committee broadened the scope of - the proposed investigation, giving the committee of nine to be elected by the house authority probe . every brsnch of the sugar industry,'' with particular reference to the American Sugar Refining Company. 1 - S Crossing the Bar. Tennysun's famous poem "Crossing the Bar" was written, said bis son. In the poet's elghty-Orst year, "on a day In October when we came from Aldworth to - Farrlngford. ' Before reaching Farrtngford be bad had the meaning of the bar In bis mind, and after dinner be showed me the poem written out That Is the crown of your life's work,' " said his son, who was the flint man arter tne poet to reed "Crossing the Bar" and who passed the first criticism upon It in such fitting and generous language. "It came In a moment" said the poet and be explained the pilot as the Di vine and Unseen, who Is always guid ing us. : A day or two before be died tbo poet calling his son to bis bed side, said, "Mind you pat 'Crossing the Bar at the end of all editions of my poems." ' , . . - Old Time Taxation. , ' : During tbe eleven years from 1003 to 1706 tbe Englishman over twenty five who shirked matrimony was call ed on to pay 1 shilling annually, with a further sum, according to rank, or 5 sbHItngs for a gentleman and 12 10s. for a duke, a tax which yielded to tbe revenue about 1.000 H week. In these "ood old times" the Briton bad to. pay a tax when be took a wife and another tax every time be qualified as a father. Thus a duke's nuptials cost blm 50.48., his heir 30 2s.. and for each later male addition to his family lil joy was discounted by a payment of 25 2s. Tbe benedict whose income was less than f.V) a year had to ay Is. Cd. on bis marriage and 2 shillings very time tie became a father. Lon don Standard. " , "' The Largest Picture. v The largest picture in tbe world la Tintoretto's "Paradise" in the doges' nalnra nl V'pnlfA. ' ' To The Majistraies of Craven County. To all Msgistrates of Craven county whose term of office has expired. ' You are hereby notified to bring in and de liver tortfe all tlje Books aid Dockets In up' your possession belonging to the. County, Please do so at once and oblige. Yours truly W. M. WATSON, Clerk Superior Court Convened Yesterday Morning For A Two Weeks '.Term of Civil Cases. 15 A two week term of Craven County Superior Court for the trial of . civil cases convened in this city yesterday morning with Judge Garland S. Fergu- fsonof Waynesvllle, JSt. C. .;' presiding, The first and only case taken up yes. terdsy was the case of C. L! DeBruhl vs J. T. Hood. In this case the plain tiff is suing for' damages for the viola tion of a timber contract. There were a number of witnesses planed on the stand. by both the plaintiff and the de fendant and considerable time was ta ken Up in this manner and although all of the. argument in the case was con cluded during the afternoon, . the case was continued until today. , The following-cases are on the docket for the remainder of this week : : TUESDAY, May 9th, 1911. Wiley vs Broaddus and Ives Lumber Company. . v - Adams, AHmx vs Hill. S Whitford Hardware Co.' vs. Ellis. - Wallace vs Mason. . ' THURSDAY, May 11, 1911, Wyatt vs Roper Lumber Co. (Protest by Deft.) Moore vs Baltes "& Defiance Box Co. National Bank vs Carraway. . Paul vs N & S Ry Co.'et al. -, FRIDAY, May 12th, 1911. Willis vs Simmons & Sarhndt. Fulcher & Gaskins vs Gaskins.- Wetherington vs A & N C R R Co. et at.' : ; Wetherington and wife vs A & N C R R Co. et al. Wiggins and wife vs N & S R R Company. B. P. S. Paint will make your old house look pew, in side and out. J. S. Basnight Hdw., Co. Phone 9967 S. Still Had It. Rastus was on trial, charged witb stealing $7.85. He pleaded not guilty, and us be was unable to hire an at tor ney tbe judge appointed Lawyer Clear em as counsel. Clearera put up a strong plea In defense, and Rastus was acquitted. , Counsel and client met a few min utes later outside the courtroom. ."Now. Uastus." snld Clearem, "you know the court allows tbe couusel very little for defending this kind of case worked bard for you and got you clear. ' I'm entitled to much more pay than I'm getting for my valuable serv Ices, and you should dig . up a good sized fee.. Have you got any money T "Tea. boss,'? replied Rastus, "I still done got dut seben dollahs and eighty five cents." Everybody's. Clumsy Breton Women. To the casual observer the Bretonne Is. not attractive or even supremely In teresting. As a femme do chambre she is clumsv. slovenly "and rough of speech, lacking the graces and neat jiess of her Parisian sister. She shuf fles about In felt slippers, .her v.oluml nous black skirts catch In everything, and If she waits at the table d'hote her method of handling cutlery Is strongly calculated to sever one's Jugular vein. She has no regularity in her work, and at the hour that she ought to be mak ing beds she Is probably sitting on the Bubllc staircase nursing her baby.' She Is generally married and, conversely, often ten years younger then you .take hefto be. To English eyes she is rare 1y beautiful. Her hair Is trained tight ly under her rap. her cheeks hava.se! dom any delicacy of tint, and her fig ure and motions are uugalnly - and awkward. Wide. World Magazine. Gentle horses for ladies and Stylish rigs for men at Daniels-Newberry Livery Stables, South Front St. NapoUon's Custodian .at St. Helena. Sir Hudson Lowe, the man. appoint' ed by England to be tbo custodian of the, emperor, arrived at St Helena on Anrlt 14. 1810. His appearanJe was not prepossessing. He was extraordl narlly thin, with a stiff carriage, n had a long, bony face blotched with red I and scanty bair of a dirty yellow color His hollow eyes gleamed under tuu u reddish eyebrows, but were furtive and restless, never looking straight at any one save by stealth. ; "That Is a bad man," declared Na poleon when be had seen him. "nis eye as- he examined me was like ja hyena's caught In a trap." He really resembled this horrid, sly animal in its walk ns well as In bair and eyes. . He never sat down wblm he was talking, but swung about hesltat InRly and with abrupt Jerks. Stokoe, "With Napoleon at St Helena." Idleness Is the scpnlchor of a livins man. Holland. ' . CENTRAL IH ; , : I LIEEIG v. . I ' v-': . . . .. . Craven County's Day. Large Au dience Greet the Speakers - the Court House. . . .. ... ' Yecterday was Craven county's day to entertain the members of the Cen tral Highway Commission who are now going over the eastern section of the State preparatory to the beginning of work on this great to&is :-4 " At" 8:15 o'clock 1 yesterday morning the fine Case automobile, containing Messrs. H. B. Varner, President of the Central Highway Commission, Dr. Jo seph H. Pratt; head of thTSlate .Geo logical Department and Mrl R. M. Phil- Jips, of the Greensboro New and Mr. Wm. Dunn's large touring car which contained several gentlemen, left More head City where, on the ' previous dsy the people of that place had so royally entertained the visiting delegation. At 12:55' the two cars arrived in this city, after making a run of about 40 miles. ' The meeting of the Commission was scheduled to be held at the court house in this city at 1 o'clock,- and promptly at that time the speakers began to ar rive. Mr. Wm. Dunn called Mr. James A, Bryan to act as chairman of the meeting, and he introduced in a few well timed remarks Mr. H. B. Var ner, who ai before stated, is President of the Highway Commission. Mr. Var ner stated that he wa; cot prepared to make a very lengthy speech and that he would dwell only very briefly on the most important parts Sof this great work. . He said that the Central High way was one of the inot important questions ever broughtiefore .the peo ple or t his section or ttje state and that they should lose noj opportunity to grasp it, That, inv the ij yejirB to come thjs road ' would, connect with other roads, and ; that it . would eventually mean a road frrm the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. This of couree would greatly aid the commercial interests of this section. Dr. Cheatam, one oft the trustees of . I T" I r i . n ' J T A - tne uurnam cuuniy uguu xvuaua abbu- cin tion was the next speaker introduced. He said that in his estimation the build inir of erood roads was one of tbe great est thintra a man could? do for the in terest of the State.,iyUqldof the large numoer oi nines 01500a j-ouus inai nis county had and of the benefits that they had perived from them. That before these roads were built much of the trade now carried on in that county went elsewhere, and that the citizens lost out. He urged that the Central Highway be built with care so that it would last for, many years. He then (poke of the increase in the value of !jrrifrfy by the building of roads that miuy in all IrinHa nf weainer- - After Dr. Cheatam had concluded his remarks. Dr. Joseph H. Pratt, Dr, Templeton, of Cary, N. C. and Mr. J, Wellons. of Johnston county, msde short talks which were very much en joyed. by the audience. - After they had concluded their remarks the following committees were appointed to assist Mr Wm. Dunn in this county : Messrs D W Richardtdn. W. C. Willett, J. H Mc- Gowan, J. A. Miller and E. A. Wads worth. ---'. At the conclusion of the meeting the visitors adjourned to the Gaston Hotel where a sumptuous repast was served them by the Chamber of -Commerce, After, lunch had been served Mr. Wm Dunn ccarrigd the entire party and number of other gentlemen several miles dpwQ Neuse river in his boat, the Sparta. ' ... , ; Today the party will leave for Kins ton where a meeting will be held today. They will be accompanied as far as Raleigh by Mr.. Wm. Dunn. ' A Dutch lunch was given in the Elks rooms last nieht to the. visitors and friends. ' :. ' ' DELEGATES TO II. C; Are Here Over One' Hundred- In Number. Reception l ast . . Night. Program. .: . - . f . ' .. ' The delegates to the Woman's For Y) eign Missionary Society of the North Carolina Conference arrtvea in numDer over one hundred on last night's trains, More than the number expected will be here. Last night at Centenary church J a most delightful reception was tend ered the visiting delegates. - Tbe affair' was social and introductory with re freshments served, adding to, the pleasure. ' " This morning at 9:30. o'clock in the church parlors the business lessioni will open, also continue in the after noon at- 8 p. m. there will be addresses of welcome with responses, reports of officers, etc.; I , jhe second division of the Atlantic ( fljet sailed for Europe, WEREtluE Wounded Men are Flocking Across .'. American Border For Be - ief and Protection. El Paso, Tex., May 10. -After a se ries of desperate battles in the streets of Juarex, in which the casualties are eported to have been enormous, the troops of Gfn. Francisco I. Madero are practically in Control of that city The insurgents sharpshooters ha? picked off nearly all the gunners manning the Federal machine guns and cannon, and the guns have been silenced. The casuailties'on the American side since the. beginning of the Juarez attack are 4 dead and 5 wounded. The heavy cannon fire which charac terized the morning'B battle, besides dealing death to both sides, has played havoc to property. Many buildings have been' reduced to ruins, and several large structures in the business district fired by bursting shells, have been destroyed by the flames. One command of insurectos is "repor ted annihilated near Peace Grove by Federal shrapnel. It was reported that Gen. Navarro is' wounded, but no official confirmation is to be had. With the silencing of his guns, Na varro practically abandoned tne city, according to reports reaching here. A general assault began early Tues day morning and has been kept up since. The Federals are making a determined resistance. It is reported that Gen. Mandero has demanded the surrender of the city and has sent Roque Gonzales Garcia and Al berto Fuentes to Gen. Navarro to in sist that the Federal commander aban don the city and prevent further blood shed. Desultory firing continued all night, but the general attack did not begin until shortly before daylight. The number of insurgents already in Juarez is not known, but it is believed to be upward of BOu, , BREATH OF A WOLF. "" Here's a Persian Remedy if a Bone . 8ticks In Your Throat. A new und Ingenious remedy for a tioue lu the throat will be found In an tccotMit of a Persian pilgrimage pub lished; under tbe title of "The Glory of the Shia World." The doctor was Mlrzu Sudik Khan, chief physician of the vakil ul mulk: "Tbe patient was brought In on the verge of death, and when his condi tion pud been described the learned physician stroked bis long beard and exclaimed: 'By Allah! This case would be hopeless exrept for me, whose per ception is phenomenal. Tbe cause of this, man's .mute is a bone lodged In tbe throat so firmly that no efforts avail to disln(!;ri It. Therefore either tbe man iijusi quickly die or the Ljne must be ilissiilvinl, nud by what agen cy? Thanks in to Allah, I am a phy sician auil 11 Kcrmuul and have ob served thilt wolves., who live on raw meat and tinned, never suffer any calamity such us tbut of tbe patient, Therefore It U clear to me that tbe breath of a wolf dissolves bones and that if one breathes down the throat of a patient the bone will be dissolv ed.' Infinite are the marvels of Allah, for when a wolf belonging to a buf foon was brought In and breathed on tbe patient suddenly a fit of choking ensued and the bone, dissolved with out doubt by the breath of tbe wolf. was loosened and extracted." The First Comedy. The first recorded comedy was played at Athens B. C. 678, when Susarlon and Dolon, the earliest traveling ac tors, performed a comedy of Susurlon's comiosltlou on a movable stage mount ed upon four wheels. Tbe new form of piny was so successful that the ac tors were rewarded by tbe grateful populace witb a cask of wlue aud a basket of figs. Susarlon belonged to Megarls, a state of ancient' Greece, whose Inhabitants were celebrated for their coarse humor and who. In their vlllnces during: tbe evenings, were wont to hold what they called a conius, really a revel, In which impromptu act ing, coupled with buffoonery, played a considerable part. From this word we have our comedy. Chiokwsed. Like the plantain, which the Indiana called "the white man's foot" because It sprang up wherever the whites pen etrated, the chick weed seems to follow the track of tbe white colonist, and In New Zealand the Maoris call it "the mark of the paleface.". The little flow er Is a sort f barometer. It opens when flue weather is coming, remains closed if rain la In tbe air. ' ; Board your horse at a Mod ern Sanitary Stable. Daniels Newberry Live Stock ' Co. South Front St. A Wrong Impression, ., Fair Critic Oh. Mr. Smear, those ostriches over there are simple per feet! You should never paint anything else but birds. Artist (sadly) Thoee are not' ostriches, mndam. They are angels. London Opinion. 1 ' Ashley Home Elected Chairman. State House Will Cost Quarter of Million. Raleigh May 10th. The state build ing commission, which ie to have charge of the erection of the $250,000 admin istration building, was organized by unanimous selections of Col. - Ashley ! Horne, of Clayton, as chairman, and William E. Springer, of Wilmington, as secretary. The meeting was called to order by Colonel Home, who acted as temporary chairman. A number of architects were in the city, but 'as the commission was not ready to discuss plans they had to content themselves with cooling their heels in the corridors. Every member of the commission was present, they being :Col. Ashley Horne, of Clayton; Gen. Julian S. Carr, of Durham; J. Elwood Cox, of EighPoint; W. L. Parsons, of Rockingham; A. S. Raacoe, of Windsor: J. A. Long, of Roxboro; and William E. Springer, of Wilmin gton. The commission visited and inspected all the pussible sites fac ing on the capitol square, but no decision of a location was announced. In fact, the attitude of the commission is to work only with such haste as is consist ent with careful planning. One of the most favorably spoken of sites is on the western side of the c&pitol, in the block with the Olivia Raney libary. It is practically certain the building will face on the capitol square. Beauty of color painting. Nice shades of color like L. & M. Tux edo Yellow or Silver Gray, and solid trim of Olive or Shaker Green, ,. both ornament and wear, when used by ad ding j of a gallon of Oil to each gallon of the L. & M. colors as produced at Factory. Then the paint costs only about $1.60 per gallon because the user himself makes about half the paint used, and reduces cost by adding the Oil. . Thirty-five years use in N. A. & S. A. "Longmae & Martinez, Manufactur ers - The L. & M. Pure Paints, Varnish es and Paints for every purpose, for sale by Gaskill Hdwe. & Mill Supply Co., New Bern, N. C. . Quiet Wedding Yesterday Morning. A wedding that came as a surprise to their many friends was solemnized at the Methodist parsonage at 8:30 o'clock yesterday morning when Mi s Ruth C Watson, daughter of Mrs. Nettie Wat son became the bride of Mr. W. M. Pinnix, of Kernersyille, and who has during the past few months been em ployed as drug clerk at Dr. Leinister Duffy's drug store. Immediately after the ceremony the happy cotlple were driven to the. depot where they boarded the west bound train enroute for the western psrt of the State and northern cities where they will spend tleir hon ey mowi, ; The Journal joins their many friends in wishing the young couple much joy and happineas. , Rheumatism Relieved in Six Hours Dr. Detchon'a relief for Rheumatism usually relieves severest cases 'in a few hours. Its action upon the system is remarkable and effective, It remove at once the cause and the disease quick ly disappears. First dose greatly bene fits. 75c and $1.00. Sold by Biadbam Drug Co. . " ' - ; ' ' ' . Hotels as Hospitals. ' 'Next to a hospital give me an up to date hotel In which to take care of a very sick patient.- saw a w xum trained nurse. "I've nursed In most f the big hotels here in New York, and it's really wonderful tbe supplies that caq be brought at a moment a no tice. .. Ice bags, hot water bottles, crutches and wheel chairs are always on tap, there's always some one avail able te help lift a patient, and If tbe patient's a man there's alwas a bar ber at band to shave blm. And there's the woman in tbe sewing room to stltcb a rapidly cut binder. There" an operating room at your' disposal if surgery bns to be resorted to, and there's a protected roof to take your patient to during convalescence. Al together the modern hotel Is tbe rival of a hospital when It comes to con veniences for the alckr-New York Sun. Mads Him Fssl Oldsr. v . . The late Archbishop Ryan Illuminat ed every .subject he discussed, and once at a banquet in Philadelphia be illuminated strangely the subject of old -age. - "We ourselves, he said, "never seem to grow old. Our hearts remain young, and even our faces In the glass don't look old. as do our friends' faces. One day on Chestnut street a very withered and bent graybeard accosted me. "Why.' be said, 'don't you remember me? We were classmates at Curlow college."' ArchblMhop Ryan paused, tyeu added whimsically: "I was taken aback. I was shocked. I knew he was niv see, but I bad no Idea I was bis." Washington Ftar. Farmers Contend Before Commit tee That There ia no Need For Extra Food Supply. Washington, May 10. Farmers have taken another inning in denouncing the reciprocity agreement with Canada at the hearing before the Senate Commit- , tee on Finance, John A McShnrren, of Lancaster county, Pa., said that the treaty did not come from any necessity to widen the field of supply t food pro ducts. "- -V J"If thia country,' said McSharren, 'jwith its rich resources, cannot fur nsh food supplies for the United States then the world must be on the verge of 1 starvation. Population per square mile 7 in the United States is '31; England. 367; France, . 169: Germany, 301, and Btelgium, 649," j Senator McCumber (Rep., N. D.) . said that with intensified farming the United States could feed 800,000,000 people. ; .Kr'' ,' The Free List bill was slowly, stead ily steam-rollered through the House in the face of a futile filibuster by minor ity leader Mann, until after nine hours of struggle, it passed, 236 to 109, 24 Republican insurgents joining the Dem ocrats to support it j The tangled wool situation promises to be the first seriously troublesome matter that the Democrats have met That declaration of the caucus of New York Democrats for free wool up set all the plans of the leaders, who hasitate to cut off the $21,000,000 of revenue furnished ty the wool tariff, until they see some means of re piecing it ; ' -Vr From oresent appearances the leaders : will be forced to report a free raw wool bill, from the Ways and Means Commit-. tee, When 9 of 14 Democrats favor it, or else delay action on the wool sched ule nntil the next session, It the Dem ocrat experts now at work declare that a reduction on manufactured wool to 25 per cent ad valorem duty will increase the importations enough to' furnish the $21,000,000 that would be lost by free raw wool, then a free raw wool bill , would be a certainty in the House its supporters claim. If the free wool bill passes the House however, it ia believed certain that it will strike a snag in the Seaate. . Stop fighting flies, by , Screening your house with our Screens. J. S. Basnight Hdw.; Co. Phone 99, 67 S. FrontSt. . Lop Off "Mister" to Save Time. Washington. May 11-Members of the House of Representatives will no longer be dignified as "mister" when thpir names are called for a vote in the House, if a resolution introduced by Representative Martin (Democrat), of Colorado, is passed, Martin proposes to eliminate the prefix in order to save time. ' 1 Atlantic Coast line la Favored. Washington, May 11 Because of wa ter competition the Atlantic Coast Line railroad and its connections, by an or der of the interstate commerce commis sion issued today, were permitted to maintain lower claas freight rates from New York city and points taking New York rates to Charleston, S. C, than on the short haul to intermediate points. Announcement, I hereby at once announce myself a safu candidate, and may I now thank my many friends for past patronage. I now shall cut prices on all kinds of sawed shingles, a large stock on hand, must be sold by April 14th; will close out chean as I expect to make some change in my business.,. You win and I lose, ' ' - ; BKi HILL The Shingle Man. Jurors Craven County Court. . The Criminal Court weok beginning Monday, June 12th. No. 1 Townshlp,-D M Willis, E A Forrest, G A Whitford, Henry Morris, M D Gaskins, J M Simpkins, W S Lan caster, W H Adams. ' No. 2 Township J W Everington, A J Holton, John Toler, Alexander Price, Edward Coward, D W Toler, E E Gas kins, A L Toler, W J Potter. No. 8 Township L R Cannon, W J Tilghman, R N West, n L Arnold, O II P.hem, C Marshburn. E T Ilusins. No. 5 Township Joahua Adums, M 1' Taylor, John II Carraway. .No. 6 Townahip-A J Rowe, E V Fr;-Vl.'- -. t;o. 8-Toxrd;p-J v r:.t i, r. .t Dlsoswsy. C. T Wi- " '!. Lii C Jr., Jan s A I ; i, L II C