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NEW BERN,' CRAVEN COUNTY," C FRIDAY JUNE, 23, 191J --SECOND SECTION i
34th. -YEAR
DJ..tcs Arrive Li This City
YcicrJay Merging. Number
of AdJrcsEcs .RIaJe " Dr:..2
Mornir.j Serr.ion and Consider
. alle tiui;i::css Transacted.
Trip Down Neuse River Yes
: terday Afternoon. Easiness
Meeting' Held at -'The Court
Ilojse Last Niht. Much In
terest Deinj Manifested in the
Association.- '
Reports Of Various Committees
Will Be Made Today -And Of
- ficers For Th, Ensuing Year
Will Be Elected. Location Of
- . Next Convention Not ,Yet De
cided Upon; - Members Will Be
Given an Automobile Hide This
Afternoon. Today's. Program.
Yesterday morning st 10:30 o'clock the
Eighth Annual Convention of the North
Carolina Building and Loan Association
: convened in this city,-with aVut thirty
delegates present from all, over the
State. Upon the arrival of the dele
gates on the east bound train they were
met at the union station by the local
members of that organization and were
escorted in automobiles to the Gaston
." Hotel where they partook of a light
lunch' and hastened to the courthouse
where the business "of the convention
. was to be transacted. ',.; -; - (
, Mayor. C.i J.': McCarthy .had been
chosen to deliver the' address of Wel-
' come on behalf of the city but he was
compelled to leave the city to attend to
some business matters previous to the
meeting and could not be present. In
his absence Bon. R. A. Nunn welcomed
the visitors to the city in a few well
timed remarks. ' ' "" ;;.';"-"; ..
Mr. S. M Brinaon, Esq.,-delivered
the address of welcome in behalf of
the Building and Loan Associations of
New Bern.' He said:! ''I am happy to
have the opportunity of voicing the
voice of the people of this city in gen
eral and of the local Building and Loan
Associations in welcoming you to our
beautiful city. Every citizen accords
you a cordial welcome. For many years
we lived in the past but I now point
with much pride to the achievements
we have accomplished during the past
few years." Mr. Hrinson then told of
the birth of the local association, what
hardships it had to bear before it was
finally placed on a substantial basis and
upon its present prosperity. . His ad
diess was well rendered and was great
ly enjoyed by all. , : ' .
Response to addresses of welcome was
madeby Mr.' Jno. W, Gulledge, Esq.,
of Wadeaboro, He gained and held the
undivided attention of the entire audi
ence daring the time that he was speak
iinr and when he closed, the applause
was loud and prolonged.
Firat Vice-President, G. A. Follin, of
Winston- Salem, then made a short ad
JrcHS in which he directed the delibera
tion of the. Convention, He said:
"Crhtlenvn of tl e North Carolina B.
.... L. League: 0ij,g to the position I
o ! i p v B8 your first Vice-President. It
li.irm'3 niy duty to direct the deliber-
ir 4 of thia Convention, and while I
k--. -v we pro all of one mind and in
1 , lyaccui l wiiti each other In the
to e!".-
, too, Im mi
I m.l our o
our attention, yet I
i h wo will mini the
r la'e President, the
' Mot only will
, t hand, but the
i ': . iasm fur the
c .u-l',: ;.m affecting
i v hich he exliibit
- i " ! ncrt upon us
I lini. It of the ga'.J
) PCCno.p!.. !.J
! v , 1 I t-f) ro
tlH p i
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:t..f Jill
AiiirjAL XGiivEimoN n.;c.
cons
&
krow how we do it. It is hard in our day
to make the average man understand
the full extent of the mutuality of our
system. Time and again have I, in
making explanations to the prospective
shareholders, been confronted with the
question" but if the thing works out as
you say, where do you come In where
do you make your money?" Shooing
clearly that many fail to understand
that the Association is solely theirs and
not the property of anybody else. And
now, gentlemen, the convention is ready
for business." ';;; ' -.y J 't .
At the conclusion of Vice-President
Follin's address Mr. 5. L. Keesler,
Esq., of Charlotte, and who is the See
retary and Treasurer of the Association
and also one of the leading members
made his report. In speaking of the
work of the association during the past
year he said;
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
-;' League : "-4' i
This is our 8th annual convention.
The organization meeting was held at
Wilmington or Wrightsvilie Beach, to
be exact, oft June 25th, 1903. ' The first
annual gathering was also at Wrights
vilie Beach in 1904; the second at Char
lotte in 1905; the third at Wi is'on-Sa-lem
in 1906; the fourth at Greensboro in
1907; the fifth at Asbeville in 1908; the
sixth at Raleigh in 1909; the seventh at
Charlotte in 1910. ;Jt!".,V ;
' It is known to us all that at the time
this League was organized, in so far as
number of associations is concerned or
geneial interest manifested in Building
and Loan work considered, this great
concern in behalf of the financial bet
terment of the masses was in its infan
cy. It is tiue, there were a number of
associations then operating, .and opera
ting most successfully, in several sec
tions of the State, but little, was known
of them or their methods, save in the
particular loca'ities- wherein they were
located. The oldest now doing business
in the State of North Carolina was born
in Charlotte in 1881; the next in point
of age was organized in the samn eity
in 1883. In 1885 there were Associa
tions in Monroe and Wilmington; in 1886
one at Salisbury; in' 1887 another : in
Wilmington, and one each in States
villa asd New Bern; in 1888 one each in
Lenoir. Rutherfordton and Concord; in
1889 another in Wilmington, and one
each in Wadesboro,Tarboro, Wilson and
Winston-Salem, These have been added
to from year to year until. we now have
in the State, not counting a number re
cently organized, or which have not yet
reported to the proper department at
Raleigh, one hundred and thirteen (113),
Of this number 76 have been created
since the birth of this League 8. years
ago. Nine are colored. ; v '
It is unnecessary to state to you gen
tlemen, who have been in touch with
the work, that very many of these owe
their inspiration and organization to the
activities of this institution, the State
League. It is equally true, that much
of the success attending the labors of
all of these Associations, old and new
is due in no small degree to this same
source. There, were et even accessions
during 1909. I haven't the nuratar for
1910, bit it is doubtless greater thai
for the the prev ious year, On January
1, 1910 the number of shareholders was
in excess of 24,000, and the number of
shares were about 175.000. Of the
shareholders about 4,000 were colored,
The total assets, one year ago, and
we are counting only those which made
report as required by law, amounted to
about $7,000,000. This sum is no doubt
considerably larger now on account of
increased shareholders in the old aso
ciationa, and through the new crea
tions during said year. Of the , total
number 45 are members of the Leagu?,
leaving more than half stdl beyond the
earneat and persistent pleadings of your
oillcials fur their sympathy, their aid.
lli !r co-operation in this lubor of love
hi. I patriot ic eilort for the uplift of the
no. . and e "pecially for the better
rs.nt of t't c'h is of our citizen?, the
v., t- j-- , who are mont needful of
I'm ii,:, o-'i
f f a I
i f our :
9 un I n lying the operations
i' Ions.
r : lors 15 are not in good
i t, t' t i i, tl, y have not paid
r r if r 1. 1. 1 f 'I it is due you
y t t, r . .!--.! flTort has been
' , ! i ; ! f.'.i iv. oi y, tut, in 8 me
i t i 1-e .' I to
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' v. .) ored to
, i r : 'l ot our
LOAN LEAGUE
above alluded to. Another is that soone
of the smaller ones think that Uicy can
not afford to pay the small sum of $5.J0
per annum as dues, while. In my .'judit
taont, the 'advantages and benefits to
them by membership hero are worth
many, many times this almost insig'niB
cant sum.' The greatest reason, howev
er, is that the officials d not" realize
what is to- be gained : by - joining us,
They do not scorn to realize that bad
and unworthyj organizations are kept
out of the State by pur efforts, that im
proved methods of Conducting the busi
ness, of simplifying, the., work,' of , At
tracting the people in an honest and le
gitimate way are often found and giv
en out in these meetings, . They do not
grasp the full meaning and; purpose of
this movement. 1 v ' .
Another great weakness, gentlemen
that too many of the associations are
unwilling to defray the expenses of one
or more delegates to these annual meet
ings, and the individual uoe.s n it feel
like he should be called upon to pay it
himself, and, in many capes, he is una
ble." He should hot be expected , to do
it. The benefit is great, and it is reap
ed by the association and .by the people'
of thb town or . commiinity. i Until our
people come to a more liberal view, of
these matters, until they think what it
all means, attaching thereto dne impor
tance, our work will remain handicap-
pel, and we shall not ' come into our
own.' ' -i; '; '" V' "''"" TS'. '''.
An unusual amount of correspondence
and of general effort have been' put.
forth this year to 1 remedy 'existing
troubles.- Invitations to all the associ
ations within the. State, members and
non members, to -attend this meeting
have been repeatedly extended. "New
Organizations have been 'urged to , b -come
members,' and all. proper andde-'
cent means have been employe!, to in
terest them, hut satisfactory returns
have not come in. . We,, are,' howeveri
growing and improving, and let us h e
that during this year many who are now
outsido will come within the circle; . '
"It becomes my sad duty to" report of
ficially the death of bur .distinguished
and greatly : beloved r President. . Mr.
Sam'l Wittkowsky;' which', occurred on
the 14th of February,' 1911,' . Hcrpossed
away literally In hainess' in" big office,
and I doubt not, his Active mind, hie en
thusiastic temperament,, bis wondrous
love for this cause were being energet
ically employed at the" hour when the
final summons came.' 1 shall not .fur
ther permit my heart to apeak liis
p rises at this moment, since mifahle
resolutions bearing upon our groat kas
will be presented for your consideration
during the sessions of -this convention.
I will add simply that since the crea
tion of this loss in our official family; I
have had the hearty co-operation of our
distingiahed friend and co-lahoror, Mr,
G. A. Follin, of , Wins'xm S ilem,- ns
well as that of th other inemhers eho-
sen to do your lidding. "' ; "
Immediately after, Mr, Keesler, had
concluded his report, the report of sv-
eral ot the standing committer were
made,' after which the meeting1 ad
journed and thS members were carried
to the Gaaton hotel where a- delightful,
luncheon was served them.. '- '. '
The visiting delegates, with a hdmher
of local invited gueBts, ludina among
the latter, were given a delightful ten
mile down and back sail on the Neuss
river by the local organizations," the
house boat Comfort being tcndereJ the
party by the courtesy of SJr. W. B.
Blade). : The weather was finV for1 the
water trip. Rcfrf shmenls wer i served
and the occasion made a happ Impres
sion upon the visit irs, as a form of en
lertainment. .- ';-,, - : '.:'-':
. Last night at the court house the
League met to continue its program. .V
Hon. J. R. Young, of Raleigh, made
an address on the help the. Building and
Loan gave a community."-II paid, a
fine tribute to the late) State President,
Samuel Wittkonky, To advanco steps
he urged npon the League weto, regu
lar valuations. Examination I y the in1
suranc.o department. The, entire 'ad
dress was thoughtful and piactical in
its recommendations. ." ,'
Hon. L, T. Ilntsell told of what na
iional builders anil loan associations
liai dono in the past, and bow the I
organir.itions had learned and profited
by their methods.
lion, lleriot Claikson, of Charlotto,
made a pleasing address on thu invest
ment aide,. . -
Mrt K. A Nunn real a most abl und
in ! rn,-h vo paper on the laws govern
ii -r Husii. ialions. H took up linild
i an I lean associations' from tii"jr
. . i. -t ri'-rio-l to Iti-.' p(-i---iMit; day, an I
(1 o.,t lini r-! f i'-iirt alfi-ci ini( Imr-
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id Urn law
of
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SUCCESS
Most Sucessful Opening in History
of - the Atlantic 1
' Hotel.
- Never before in its long career has a
more brilliant assemblage gathered at
any, North Carolina resort than that
represented at the opening ball of the
Atlantic Hotel Morehaad City Saturday
nighty . '-iVi. V'; -i'
So much interest ' was "manifested at
New Bern and Kinston that on Friday
the management of the Norfolk-Southern
decided to operate a special train to
Morehead City especially for the New
Bern and Kinston contingent. In addi
tion to a large number cuoming down
upon the, regular afternoon train the
special train brought fully 175 folks for
the ball. , . The spacious ball room newly
decorated with varied colored electric
lights that reflected upon the handsome
ly gowned fair sex and gallant young
men, "a variety of color which produced
a color scheme of magnificent splendor
and rear beauty. . ', '. 'A : ';,';
'The german was gracefully lead by
Mr, Jf. A. Nunn, of New Birn.r After
a number of figures had been danced
the merry cauples were ushered into the
dining room for a buffet supper which
added much to the occaaion.
, A large number of the cottage colony
of Morehead City and Beaufort' attend
ed the ball... Among the Morehead City
colony present were the . Missel Mc
Clu'nir, of I Knoxvilie, Tenn., Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Slitzer, Mrs. Walter Grimes
of Raleiyb, Mrs, Steadman Thompson,
and Mrs. Boylan, of Raleigh.- - :k ,',,
Among the guests registered at the
Atlantic Hotel Saturday and Sunday
J F Wiley and family, Durham; Victor
Bryant ar.d family, Durham; Col. Harry
Skinner, Greenville. Jude R B Peoples,
for. and Mrs. T G Hyman, Miss Vogt,
Miss Jones, Misses Munger, New Bern;
S L Morehead and C M Carr, Durham;
P I. Overman, Goldsboro; Mr. and Mis.
Hazelburst,' Atlanta; Mrs. W T Brown,
and Miss Lois Brown, of Winston; Mrs
W J Adams and family,' Carthage; Mr.
and Mrs. L C Blades. New Bern; A G
Brown, Newark, Nl J; Mrs. Patsy Cha
pin, Baltimore; Mrs. M KGulick, Wash-
ington; D.'C; Mrs. O S Cunningham,
DC) Mrf. L D Hart, Raleigh. , , ' .
'' Immediately after the danco a num.
ber of the 'guests secured boats and
sailed over to the surf, there beneath
the twinkling stars and the glow of
larg'd' number of lanterns which had
been hung in the pavilion enjoyed the
tfeHghtful breeze coming in from the
ocean. " After returning to the hotel a
light lunch was served and the! merry
makers bid each other good night and
retired. i ' ,'
Sunday morning dawned bright ' and
clear, and the two hundred guests that
are at the hotel were assured of having!
delightful weather during the day. Du
ring the forenoon a large party from
Morehead went over to the hotel, and
upon the arrival of the train from the
Wi st at least twenty-five or thirty oth
er guests arrived; Immediately ' after
the luncheon had been served the boats
that were to carry the, visitors over to
the surf were prepared for the trip, and
fully two hundred of the visitors went
over to take a dip Into the Atlantic.
Taken as a ' whole the opening this
Season wms one of the most successful
in the history of that popular hoBtelry
and manager T,' Alex Baxter is (o be
congratulated npon the Results he ob
tail e I."- Every one of the guests who
returned fxpretsed their .intention of
returning In the near future for a days
outing - while those who are spending
several weeks there say that it would
tie Impossible 16 locate a more desira.
blf place. : . ' '"'''' ''
f Peerless "Iceland Freezers,
you don't break them, they
freeze quicker and last long
er. Phone 229. J. S. Miller,
' ; Marriage. ' . -,
At & p, m, yesterday at the manseby
Dr. Summerill, Mr. W. F. Simmont
lite' of Baltimore, Md., now at Martin
Fertilizer Company ' and Miss A'ldi
May Irving daughter Of Mr. HI
Irving of this city. The happy eoupl
will reside for the present in New
Item. ' - ' ,.' 1
20 Leonard Cleanable Re
frigerators. porcelain lined
quartered oalr cases. They
s ive ice and look better than
any other. Ask me the price
I. s
Miller.
tor i
, 1 I hatm. I'remzer. Rowland.
i'. r. Fl it, niil i, L llarrell.
T V .w, 11, J C Alii .on. f'alit
1 1 h. V. Me-' .m '." ifi m, G
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L BILL :
But Senate Likely To. Hold It Up
Until December
.'. Session.
Washington. June 21. -The House
of Representatives by a vote of 221 to
100 passed the Underwood wool tariff
revision bill providing for a reduction
of the duty on wool and manufactures
of wool. Twenty-four Republicans vot
ed with the Democrats for the passage
of the measure and one Democrat.
Representative Francis, of Ohio, voted
against it
Many amendments were offered and'
voted down, the only one adopted being
slight change in phraseology. Almost
five hours were Bpent by the House in
debate under the five minutes rule. Im
mediately preceding the final vote, a
motion ' offered by Representative
Payne, of New York, that the bill be
re-submitted to the Ways and Means
Committee with instructions that " it
avail a report from the tariff board on
the woolen industry before making fin
al report of the bill was lost by a vote
of 189 to 113.
The bill places a duty of twenty per
cent, ad valorem on raw wool imports
as against an average d.uty of a little
more than 41 percent, ad valorem un
der the present law, On partly manu
factured wool and on products manu
factured in wiole, or in part from wool
he average duty under the proposed
law would be about 42 5 per cent, ad
valorem as compared with the present
average ad valorem duty of more than
90 per cent. The Ways and Means
Committee has estimated that the bill
would reduce the annual revenue under
the .woolen schedule of the tariff by a
little more than $1,000,000.
The bill prescribes that it shall ba in
effect.January 1st, next, but it is not
believed tkat the bill will pass the Sen
ate at this session.
Let us give you our fig
ures on all Builders Supplies.
J. S. Basnight Hdw. Co.
Neuse River Claims Two More Victims,
Kinston wag shocked Sunday after
noon at a double drowning which oc
curred at the "gunboat,', a swimming
resort in Neuse river, just beyond the
corporate limits of the city, under cir-
cume trances that made the tragedy al
most grue ome. At about 8;30 o'clock
Tom Bell, a colored youth 20 years of
age. stepped off the sand bar into a
deep hole, and being a poor swimmer,
was drowned . before assistance eould
reach him. One hour and a half later.
Lemuel "Simmons, another' colored
youth, who worked - for the Goldsboro
Lumber Company at Dover, who was
one of a searching party to recover the
body of Turn Bell, sank from Might in a
whirlpool near the scene of the first
drowning, while in reach of a compan
ion, who could have saved him if he had
the proper pretence of mind Kinston
Free Press, 19th. ;
Board your horse at a Mod
ern Sanitary Stable. Daniels-
Newberry Live Stock Co.
South Front St.
; Mew Bern Convict Killed.''
On Sunday, the bull pen that contain
el a number of negro convicM, near
Waterville, Haywood Co., near Tennes
see line, collapsed, killing four.serious
ly injuring twelve, - slightly injuring
fourteen and three guards, . Among
the killed wai Henry Paul of this city,
who was serving three years for lar
ceny, , . it"-. . - -
The convict camp was located in the
very heart ot the smokies, wnere it
looked down into the Pigeon river, 150
feet below. The pen was 20 by 80 feet,
the piles acting as supports being about
Ax feet in height near tbe edge of the
trail and twenty-eight feet in height to
the rear. , The building was construct
ed of heavy logs and it was the great
weight of the top which caused it to
collapse. ' k- v
The rear began to slip and the heavy
building slid forward, pinning the men
between the' giant rafters of the ceiling
and tbs rafters suppot ting the flooring.
Where the timbers earn together the
10
PASSES HOUSE
men were terribly mangled ani the four . torn way she got hold of one ot theat
met instant death In this way. Trees and by main force jerked it out. Fortu
prevented ft greater fall and the demo-1 nately she was hut injured, bat the.
lished structure cme-to S standstill , fins were stopped. She" was removsd
about sixty-five Jest down the sfde of
the bank. , . ' - f
; The convict", together with one guard
wen locked up in tho pen, the prison
ers all wearing the ball and chain, and
another guard sat just inside the kit
chin door, rifle in band, with his eye
d to a hole which permitted him at
PREST DEMANDS
PURE
DRUGS
Wants Pure Food Law Amended,
Not Stringent En
ough. Wa-bington, June -Manufactur
ers' of "dangerous drug frauds" re
ceived a scatching arraignment at the
last message he transmitted to both
Houses of Congress in which he declar
ed that the pure food and drug law
should be amended at once, as a matter
of emergency. Recent decisions of the
Suprene Court of the United States in
which vital points of the weakness in
the pure food law were pointed out,
was the initiative on which the Presi
dent urged new legislation.
President Taft is of the opinion that
the sale of dangerously adulterated
drugs, or the sale of drugs under know
ingly false claims as to their effect in
disease, constitutes such an evil and
warrants its being called to the attention
of Congress, In part the message is
as follows;
"Fradulent misrepresentations of the
cura ive value of nostrums not only
opeia'.e to defraud purchasers, but are
a distanct menace to the public health.
There are none to credulus as sufferers
from disease. The need ia urgent for
legislntion which will prevent the rais
ing of false hopes of speedy cures of
serious ailments by mivstatements of
fai-tB as lo wi r.hle: a mixtures on which
the sick will rely while their disease
progresses unchecked.
'I lcar if no remedial legislation be
granted a' this Fe?aion. that the good
whieh has already been accomplished in
regard to these nostrums will be undone
and the people of thq country will be
deprived of a powerful safeguard
ngaiinat dangerous frnud."
It is expected that, thu House will
take the matter up at a-i early date.
Killed Instantly.
A telephone message received in this
city yesterday afternoon from Oriental
stated that John Troitt, of that place
a'i employee of the Roper Lumber
Company had le.'ii instantly killed
while' at: eT.ptini; to couple two cart on
the yard of that company. Meagre de
tails were piven in regard to the ac
ident, but it s cms that Truitt, who
had betn engaged in shifting some logs
in the pound had volunteered to assist
the break man in his work. Being in
experienced in this he was caught be
tween two of tho cars and crushed to
death.
He Forget His Early Training.
(Communicated)
Appropo, the traii death of Henry
Paul convict as related in yesterday's
Journal, we learn tnat Henry came out
of the family of Mr. J. F. Clarke, this
city Mr. Clark's father had a store in
Bath, N. C. and a farm on Pantego
with some 100 slaves before the war.
On the capture of New Bern and the
consequent evacuation of Washington
and Plymouth the colored people flock
ed to thoso places in droves. Sophia, who
was S seamtress in the family and
grandmother of Henry would not leave.
After close of war her husband, Allen.
Paul, sent for her to join him in James
City.' 'Ho was a methodist preacher
aid bad great sway over his race be
fore the, war. Afu-r awhile she did so,
and on the deat h of her husband she
took Henry to Mr. Ciarke and told him
she wanted to give him to him to be
raised aright. He told her the war
was long over nnd she would have to
raise him herself but he would ass in t
her tn do so. So Henrv was liven eood
t ndvicA al nil times, and his traffic death
should be a lesson to those of his raee
who are wayward and headstrong. X.
J. J. Baxter had to close
his store Saturday night for
an hour in order to . hold, the
gnat crowd back. 25 clerks
could not wait on them fast
enough. .,';:,.
Crazy Woman and Electric Wires.
Yesterday morning a demented col
ored waman was placed in the padded
cell In the jail. The electric wire that
furnishes power for the fans in the
court housela located In this cell and In
to unother coll in order to keep her from
tearing down th wirei
after the break.
had been remedied.
B. P. S. PainJ:, will, cover
350 square ft , two coats and
jundVf f'lVOr.lbl' COnd'
iraiG wilH
THE TARIFF
The Pnty on Cotton Goods to be
Reduced Fifty Per -
Washington, June 22nd. The House,
Ways and Means Committee has laid
out its general plans for a tariff for
revenue bill on the cotton textile sched
ule. THis measure, the fourth in Demo
cratic program, will be ready for con
sideration in three weeks.
The' leaders want to cut the tariff on
cotton goods fully fifty per cent, or can '
safely go below that, depends on th
work on which the committee's experts
will be engaged until chairman Oscar
Underwood returns from his rest at At
lantic City about July 6th.
. In the making of a tariff, schedule by
schedule, and with governmental run
ning expenses laid out a year in ad
vance, the work that must be put into
each schedule is greater than in the
framing of a comprehensive tariff bill
in which the amount of tariff to be "
raised by the measure can be split up
among numerous schedules. So the
wool schedule has been designed to pro- -vide
approximately the same amount ot ;
revenue that the same schedule' under .
the existing law yields, and likewise
will the cotton schedule be so framed ',
as to yield approximately the same revw
enue that the same schedule furnishes. -This
is the work whicti the statistical
experts of the committee are now do-"
ing. v
Does the edge of your
lawn look ragged? Then
why not invest in a Phila
delphia Lawn Mower and
trim it. J. S. Basnight Hdw.
Co. - - ".".; ,
First Cotton Bloom From Jones Co.
Msysville, N. C , June 22, 1911. .
To the New Bern, Jourcal, New Bern,
N. C, '
Dear Sir: I am enclosing you two
cotton blossoms which were giown on
the land of Mr. G. P. Roger. He is
one of our nfost progressive farmers,
and is very much interested In better
and more progressive results along the
cgricullural line. This is the earliet t
that any cotton blossoms hat been seen
at this place for several ye.irs, but Mr.
Rogers informed us that they have been
seen in his Geld several days ago.'
Yours truly,
C. M. MATTOCKS.
Simmons For National Good loads,
Washington, June 22 Taxation ot
automobiles going from ooo Stat to
another, the money thus derived to bo .
used for the improvements of the roads
Is contemplated In s bill Introduced to
day by Senator Simmons.of North Caro
Una. The bills is general good roads
bill and provides for Federal and on ac
count of postal routes. ' '
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First Cotton Blossom For Craven Co.
The first cotton blossom grown in
Craven county to reach the Journal of-
fice this ' season was brought in by
Frank Humphrey, a colored tenant on '
Mrs. Hart's plantation about six miles
from town. . He reports his cotton erop
unusually good. This Is- two or three ,
days earlier than ths first bloom came '
in lastyear.--";''' ':.
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