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NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY; N. C, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27. 1912- SECOND SECTION 35th YEARi TJalL TflAlfl RUHS lAUIOfl ki 1 COSI OF LUG TALKS OF WEST TO INVESTIGATE DEATH OF Hi Mil DISEASE OF ic rum linn F IS No 51 III TOUR 0 0 INSPECTION linn lull MiTiininin LiLn ur Hnu mmmu Engineer Eugene Knight - Injured in Hospital at Wilmington. NO PASSENGERS HURT. "Presence of Mind of Engi- heer Knight What Saved Them. . The mail train leaving Wilmington on the Atlantic Coast Line at 5:50 yesterday morning and due here yes terday morning at 9:05 ran into a wash out between Verona and Jacksonville. Tfe accidenf occurred about two and one-half miles north of Verona, at a 'sharp curve. Engineer Eugene Knight reversed his engine, applied the air and 'emergency brakes and manfully stuck to his post until a moment before the locomotive left the rails and, turning completely over, - disappeared . under the -water. :- ' The engineer was injured in jumping and had a narrow escape from drown ing, after his first escape from death. To his courage js due the fact that none of the passengers were hurt. The passc engers said they owed their lives to Engineer Knight, who is now in the hospital at . Wilmington with ' quite serious, injuries, several of his ribs being reported' displaced and perhaps other hurts. The fireman jumped- before the engineer and was injured internally. , The combination baggage, mail and express "car followed . rhc .locomotive into the water. The trackwas far out of position, and seemed to be floating, borne up by the cross ties. " Last night, the engine and combination car were still in the wafer, in spite of the efforts of the wrecking crew which promptly arrived on the scene from Wilmington. A freight train that followed the pas engef took the first- class coach, that remained on the rails, with the injured engine crew and sone of the passengers back to Wilmington, where the train arrived at 2.30 p. m. : '." Conductor C. H. Farrell of the freight " train left with his train on the regular afternoon schedule at 3:25 for New ' Bern yesterday afternoon, but condition ; were such that the train could get no further than Verona. - r r .- ,t There a number of HixtrrnntlnH nn. o- I scngera who escaped in the wreck of the morning, and who stayed in : the n vwvw ..vmi. BWV. IUUL LI lilt!. upon promise of relief from New Bern, were picked up and came in on the . Coast Line. v The cause of the washout was said to have been that the sluice-way of a mill dam on a creek had been opened the night before, : That In addition to the heavy rains accounted for a large lake below Jacksonville. Daily Sept., 1 ....1: .'..' - Successful men have wills; those i,UA r-:t I,,.,- .:k 5 or doses tit . wil break iny vnytseof Clii s srd Ferer; and if "taken U en as a it nie-the Fiver will rciMra - - - - - NEW QUARTERS ''.Imww1d W MWd' Street opto. He New brn Biikine ar d TrUHt Co. whan-1 w-l h gUd to have tbe trade cumr In a d see rur new Fall Stock which Is aiming daily. Si eeial invitation 'o thu Indies f come In and , use tur rue room when in the city. , v Ml' and ihone orders givo careful attenlion. J. G. DE PHONE 276 XXXXXXXXXZXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ; . You can deposit . Wn tnnftw x IS... 1 "- tucic juu uyb, pounded semi-annually on your wants and want your business. Write us without ail and we will take pleasure in explaining our methods. National Baiik of New Berne ; ' .. ' New Bern, N. C. ' " "' JAS. A. BRYAN, Prest. ;r;O.DUNN,Vice-Prest Z;iTIXXtXXXIXIXIXXXJLXZXlX7lXIXrXXXXIIITTTTTTTTTTTTT'T' -I s L. '" : SPZusi DEALER IN- liny, Corn, Oats, Bran, Hominy, : .AND ALL KINDS OF FEED. HIGH GRADE CORN MEAL. S-ED A AND .ED RYE. I1RICK FOR FAIE FOB TREUT RIVER Six tights and Four Buoys To be Established Above New Bern. INSPECTOR SO WRITES. They Are Much Needed as Channel of Stream is -' ; Poorly Marked. "Several days ago Mr. C. E. Foy, of this city, wrote Congressman John M. Faison in regard to the lights and buoys which has been authorized , to be es tablished in Trent river,' but which for some reason had not been placed. . Con gressman'' Faison took the matter up with Tthc Department of Commerce and Labor and has received the follow ing communication from that depart ment: -. "' &$fibeply to your letter of September 14, relative to the establishment of lighfcand bouys in the Trent river, you-yare informed that , establish ment of-6 lights and 4 buoys in the Trent river above New Bern has been authorized and the lights and bouys will.be sctablished as soon as circum stances will permit. w L'Respectfully, ,..-'... "E. C. Ruland, Inspector." These lights and buoys have long been needed. There is much t water traffic done there and at present the channels are but poorly indicated and only an experienced naviagtor who is thoroughly familiar with the route can safely carry a boat up the river. From the above letter it will be seen that this condition will be improved at an early date. THE JOHNNY JONES SHOWS NEXT WEEK. The Atlantic Fire Company In'sclect ing attractions for thc carnival to be given all next week, determined to pro cure a clean, wholesome entertainment or none at all, and in this they have succeeded. All the creations of the Johnny J. Jones Exposition Shows are new and unlike the attractions of the old style traveling Midway. Instead of repulsive monstrostities, snake eaters, dancers and other per formances that are offensive to persons of refinement, the visitor will see. only clean, v wholesome, , high-class enter tainment that will in no way offend the most fastidious. V As .-to quality those of thc public wlio may feel skeptical, can" rest as- surcd .that each and every oneof the Johnny J. Jones exhibits arc all that the various agents claim for them. : Frdmthe quantity point of view, they consist of more individual attrac- - tions. a :. . . . .ri., r..,mK- f :,:..., 'Teatures and more marvelous free acts than any other aggregation and all are . . , i .wholesome.' Don t those early morning battles in Mexico often make breakfast late? When in doubt, "TV R." promptly I puts a man in the Ananias Club. LAMAR ?8 MID0L STREET niXXXXXXXXTXTTTTTTTTTTTTT your money in the , I r OF NEWBE1E. ' I. j s ve pay 7 iiiieresv com-" M "time deposits. We know il GEO. H. ROBERTS, Cashier' ? W. W. GRIFFIN, Asst. Cash. R CER! Dr. Joyner, Mr. Brinson Most Marked Trend Dis And Others Visit Sev- ! closed In Bureau of eral Farm Schools. CONFER WITH CLAXTON Get Valuable Hints From Baltimore County School. " mcssis. i. i. joyuer. oiaie super- intendent of Public Instruction, D. H. marked upward trend of the cost of Hill, president of the Agricultural and living is disclosed in the Federal Bureau Mechanical College of Worth Carolina, 0f Labor's report of an investigation of W. Thompson, an archctect from Ral- prices for the past 10 years conducted eigh, S. M. Brinson, A. D. Ward and jn thc important industrial centres of D. P. Whitford, Executive Committee 32 States. of the Craven county Farm Life School, j Fifteen most important articles of have just returned from a tour on in- foocii as wci as coa( comprising two spection through several northern school thirds of a workingman's needs, were of the same . variety. , The investigated. In many cities the in first step was made at Washing- vestigators gathered statements of mer ton, D. C, where they had an interview chants on the cost of living and specimen with U. S. Commissioner of Education . cf tnese are published in the report. Dr. Claxton, and his assistants and also ( On June 15, 1912, the report'show 14 a representative of the American Edu-' Qf the 15 articles of food were higher cational Board. From these gentlemen than a year before, and 10 had advanced they received many valuable suggestions jn thc past 10 years more than 50 per While in Washington they inspected cent. over the average retail price for Ihe Government School Exhibit in- tne 10-year period from 1890 to 1899. eluding the part relating to schools I, Durjng the last decade prices of po the International Hygienic Congress, ' tatocs changed most and sugar the now being held at that place. icast. Tneir advances were 111.9 and Leaving Washington the party went to Sparks, Md. and oaid a visii to the - Baltimore County Farm School. This school is perhaps more like the proposed Craven County Farm Lile School than any other in the country. The princi- pal of this school and his assistants did everything in their power to make the stay of the visitors pleasant and gave them all possible information. Their next. visit was to the Hampton In stitute at Hampton, Va. This school has done much for the agricultural and industrial uplift of the. Colored race. Plans and specifications of the various schools visited were secured together with other information and this will be used when the . Craven county school is being constructed. Mr. A. D. Ward stated yesterday that work on the build ings would begin at the earliest possible date and would be rushed to completion without delay. BENT ON BREAKING , UP LI OUOR TRAFFIC The authorities of Pamlico county are bent on breaking up the whiskey traffic in that section of the State. A few weeks ago a numbef of men, both white and colored, were placed under arrest on this charge and on last Tues- day six others were taken in custody on the same charge. Four of these.' Scott Caroon, white, W. Rollison, white, Will r.mon nn,t rvn Tr.m.nn .r.1. orcd. . live at Pamlico while Henrv ... t i !..L Houston and Henry Capps, colored, live1, at Oriental. The men were placed in jail but with the exception of Henry Mnnatnn all irn tra Imi n rl nnil uiam -. Jcagcj - , . I ; i ' , 1 n- . TESTING WONDERFUL '(NEW RTPF.tfT I AMP. The Goldsboro Gas Gompany, which has the same financial backers as the New Bern Gas Company, is trying out in Goldsboro any imported gas light which is said to be a wonder. . So bril liant is the illumination that it fi rn'shes that the Argus says that photographs can be taken by it. -The light gives 2,250 candle power." It was tried out in Goldsboro Thursday night and on the same night two of the same kind of light were tested in New York. It Is predicted that this new gas. lamp will work a revolution in public lighting. They arc manufactured abroad, but it will be a matter of only a short while before there will be one or more fact ories in this country turning them out' , EXCURSION TO NORFOLK. The Norfolk-Southern Railway Com pany has detided to operate one' more excursion this season, which will be run from Goldsboro to Norfolk allowing time for a trip to Washington, D. C. The train will leave New Bern Monday, September '30, and tickets will be good to return on any train Inclusive of October 3. Fare for the round trip to Norfolk wijl be $3.50 and to Washing ton, D. C, $8.00. . i . . j v REST ROOM STILL OPEN. 1 Now that the farmers have begun to come to the city to bring their cotton to market, many of them are accom panicd by their wives and daughters. Thc Journal has been asked to remind them again of thc fact that the rest room in the Circulating Library build- ling on Midnle street is still open and visitors to the city are extended a cor dial invitation to make use of it while flu-re. Labor Report. PrICES inyESTICATED Only one Article out of Fifteen Has Fallen off ' in Price.- Waah nir nn. Srnt. 73 hp mnet 8-5 per ccnti respectively. During the i ,,;,.t, A.ra.A i., lust jvaif uavvii) min-ii uvvivuovu jov one-tenth of 1 percent., was the only onc 0( the. 15 principal articles of food tmU Bhowed a decline in price, while, 9 0f tne 15 advanced more than iq pCr cent., varying from 2.4 per cent, for to 13 6 per cent. for round pir of the 15 only eees butter milk and sugar were lower, but the price of three of these four is normally lower during summers than during winters. SUGGESTS AN ORDINANCE Mr. Basnlght Recommends one to Lessen Dangers From Automobiles. Editor Journal: I Only a few days ago I had an ex perience, at-the corner of Middle and Pollock streets, just in thc twilight of the evening, that I will long remember " was cc08S'nK over 'rom the southwest corner to the North east corner of corner to the Worth east corner 01 Pollock. This course led me diagonally across Doth streets ana just aDout tne time 1 was in tne center or nan way across the street I heard the blast of automobile. I looked up Middle street -and saw the machine coming toward me, at a quick rate. . It was then within 10 or 15 yards of nie and coming directly toward me; mv mind hesitated as to what to-doi ' quick decision, however, pushed me forward and out of danger, just as the car turned down Pollock street. Thc point !b: In this dilemma, if I had not. acted coolly, quickly and thoughtfully or if some little boy or girt had been in my place, what might have happened? Arguing from this experience, with no motive in view .other than the very best, I believe it some kind of an or- dinance was passed requiring automo- biles' and motorcycles to give notice by certain-blasts of the horn, in approach- ing corners, which way they intend to go, whether to the right, to the left or straight ahead, the risk we now take in crossing thestrects, would he greatly lessened.-' I therefore suggest that the D-.-j f ai.i...,.. . I,. f pass the following ordinances", . - "Be it ordianed that every person running an automobile or motorcycle, in the city of New Bern, shall when ards and various other features of hu within 50 yards and not less than 25 man and animal nature, some familir yards of each and every street corner or crossing slow down and give notice which way he Intends to go,' when following blasts of the horn, whistle or bell: One long blast straight ahead; two blasts to the right; three blast to left. Thc driver and thc owner ol the. machine, violating this ordinance, shall be fined $5.00 for each and every offence and taxed . with the costs "' This letter is not written, nor . is the above ordinance suggested,, for any nurnme. other than the better Dro- tection o th lives and limb, of the' nonsuspected Ijttle child playf ng on thc streets, as well as other f ilks while in pursuit of thetr every day avocation. Some such law b perhaps, the more necessary at this time because of the fact that the street car ,line will soon be In operation and the dangers incident thereto correspondingly increased. Will we act now or wait until some grave accident happens when it will be too late to repair thf wrong? I under- stand that we now have ordinances thing should be done and this is why governing thc speed of both horses and I have written this letter. machines and that they shall keep to Very respectfully,. the riht. Are these laws being en- J. S. BASNIG11T, forced? If thc?c laws in conjunction' ' 'with some such law at above sup ii'-stcd, Rub-My-Tisra will cure you. Miss Johnson Tells of Her Experience at Coliers, West Va. LOSS OF LIFE GREAT. Property Valued at Mill ions of Dollars Also De stroyed. Miss Edna Johnson, manager of thc local telegraph office of the Postal Telegraph Company, has returned from a two month's visit at Colliers, West Virginia Miss Johnson was at that place when it was devastated by a flood a few weeks ago and she yesterday told in a graphic manner to a Journal re presentative of the horrors of that night and the suffering which followed. On the night of the catastrophe rain began falling about 10 o'clock . The downpour was incessant and the cit izens of the place began to grow uneasy. Shortly before midnight and without any warning a. wall of water descended upon the place from the creek above. Houses were washed away, trees up- rooted, railroad tracks torn up as if ( of straw and in fact almost every ob- ject that stood in the way of the water was torn from its fastenings and washed away. Miss Johnsorf's mother operated a hotel and but for the fact that this1 buildinir stood unon the crest of a hill o t if would have been washed away. How- ever, the water rose to the first floor 'and the occupanrs were forced tp move to the second. Miss Johnson then told of seeing rricn, women and children float by the windows, being carried to their death by the current with no possible aid at hand. More than fifty people were killed and the property loss estimated at millions of dollars.,,. Fifteen hundred men, employes of the great railway systems whose lines pass through the town, are now engaged in removing the debris caused by thc flood and within a few weeks there will be but little trace remaining of the damage wrought by the water, but in the memory of those who saw and heard the houses topple and the screams of the dying will al ways remain thc recollections of that night. AN INSTRUCTIVE ZOOLOGY DIS- f LA 1 . The menagerie and wild beast exhibit ottered by tne sun Brotners vvoriu s frogresstve. snows tnis season is a ais- tinct departure. Here will be seen on exhibition thc choicest selections ol the roologic creation. They are all exhib- ited in massive and commodious cages and so arranged that all visitors to the shows can get an unobstructed view of them. Uniformed keepers will be in attend- ance to explain the different charac- t eristics and habits of the animals. The wild beasts are looked after with tendcrest care, both on account of their extrodinary value, and thc fact that few can be duplicated at any price. This exhibition is not a collection of " wild animals such as are commonly seen in zoological displays. Each is a splcn- did specimen of its kind and treated with the utmost tenderness and care, The performing section of the Big' Top performance as it is known in show parlance, is all new this season. An imperial program lasting two hours in duration is offered by artists of inter- national reputation, including ring per- i . . m .n!;. tional specialisU, performing horses, trained elephants, acrobatic dogs, edu. cated pontes, trained Hons ana leop- but most exclusive. The Royal Court Japanese Acrobatique Company; the re nowncd Cevenc Troupe: the Electnque mora Aerial Troupe, from the City Mexico; the Great Barnctts: Miss Add Dutton, the Equcstric Queen , are among the star headliners In this big diversity of good things. The show will spread its tents in this city Oct. 2, one day only afternoon and night. : A . ., ; . Thcfe is at least one place in the city where the thirsty may secure lemonades t the same old price of five cents. This Mr. Edward Clark's cigar store, Mr. Clark states that although the price ol lemons has I advanced .considerably he is now and will continue to sell the beverage at the same price. " " 1 11 were rigidly enforced, then don't you believe the present dangers would be( considerably removed? I believe some- Beautiful Widow Found in Apartment With Her Head Crushed. LAST SEEN ON FRIDAY. Empty Whiskey Bottles In dicate Carousal Be fore Death. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 24. Complete mystery surrounds the death of Mrs. Lavinda Reese, beautiful daughter of j the late R. ). Taylor, and widow of John S. Reese, who, with his wife, was a prominent figure in Baltimore society before he was sent to Bayview asylum, some time ago, suffering from loco-' motor ataxia, from which he afterward died. The body, clad only in an undergar- ment, was found by the janitor of the Went worth building, where Mrs. Reese had apartments, lying on a couch in ' the sitting room of her flat. Blood was j dried round a gash in the back of thc head, and cushions, couch and walls were stained with splashes of blood, j Scattered around the couch on thc floor were a number of empty whiskey bottles and it was said that Mi's Reese had been imbibing heavily since Friday, ' the last time she was seen alive , j Furnishings of the room, including a number of bizarre pictures, indicated - the Bohemian tastes of Mrs. Reese, One of these pictures, representing a man and a woman kissing, was found with one corned of its iron frame close to her head. First decision of the phy - sicians was ihat the woman had been killed by falling and striking her head on the corner of this picture, but an inquest nas Dcen oraerca, ana tne cor - oner has taken charge of the body, Jewels to the value of $15,0g0 were found in a nearby china closet, so that it is not believed ,if murder were com- mitted, that robbery was the motive, otttxi-iiwvt Uiro 11 n WASHINGTON HLKALD MEN CANVASS CITY, Messrs. William Ullman and M. F. Lewis of the Washington Herald ' here securing subscriptions for their FaHvi. - - -r- New Bern and its industries provided ; they get as many as fifty yearly sub- scnptions to their paper at cj.u per year; if they get a hundred the'write-up is to be 01 two pages, iney nave sc- cured thc endorsement 01 rresiucni Cutler of the Chamber of Commerce, who believes that the publicity mat New Bern will get through the Herald which has a large circulation in the East, will be worth a great deal to the place. Taking the'same view of the matter as Mr. Cutler, almost nity dusi- ness men have already given their order for the paper. Evcn the flvs are beginning to fall. If a. man is a hog about his eating he will attribute it to his good conscience. The sinsular thing about political patriots is how they all want to get paid (or jt , No. 666 Tl I i I.V , ir - i Moo Prepared e. pec'"" fo i h tl Hi.o tVver. Five or a.b. iil i ..vik .it.v cass of (hill an(j p Vtr. d if taken then as a tonle the Ftvcr will not return. It e On (he lver xeiv r nm vjonuic. - BO ' . 'fft'l. a J-V' J TOLSON LUMBER & HFQ. CO., FOR EVERYTHiriO Otllce and Factory 129 E.Pront St. New Bern.N. C. , 1 ;! Farm Implements. Wecairj the old reliable McCormick Mow.rs, Hay R-ks, Knire Grind-re. ' ... ,, I. II. C Steel Hay Presses, Hocking Valley Corn Shellers. ' Ontario" and "Buckeye" Seed Drills. "Sharplcss" Scparctors ' - 1900 Washing Machines. Cyphers Incubatros, Etc. Awaitirg your f avor, wt are youu J. C. Whitty c3 Co. , ' rr.oxs 3 Government Expert so Di agnoses Trouble From v Samples Sent. . PREVENTIVE MEASURES : "... . .V';;' . -'.'- ,,,'- ;j.h:,. i;r"; -.. 'i '' ' "; ' : . ' ' -.' '-y ' - - ; v Nothing Can be Done to Check Speed of Dis ease This Season. The trouble with the cotton in Jones, Craven and- other counties, as reported in the Journal from time to time, Jias been diagnosed by an expert of the United States Agricultural Department as Anthracnose, according to a letter received yesterday by Mr. E. B. Hack- burn, who as soon as he discovered that the blight had attacked his crop, sent samples of the diseased bolls to Wash- inglon. The letter he received was from W. A. Orton, pathologist in charge of cotton and truck disease and sugar plant investigation. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture and is as follows: "Your letter of September 16th to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, accompanied by specimens of diseased cotton bolls concerning which you ask information, has been referred to this office for attention.1 Upon, examination of the diseased bolls, . . we find the trouble to be due to the ; cotton Anthracnose, a disease caused . j i . by the fungus Colletotnchum Gossypu. "In reply I regret to advise you that - there is nothing you can do to stop the 'spread of Anthracnose t h r o u g h 1 your crop this season. You can, ; however, take measures now to prevent a recurrence ot tne trouDie in future years. These are based on two (iaci.s, nrsi, mai me tuscasc is vaincu to a large extent in infected seed; second, that it does not remain in the soil longer than a year. To secure a supply, of u$- infected seed you should select this fall enough seed for planting next year'a . J crop from thoroughly - healthy bolls. I tills WU1 D11UU1U UC UUI1C V13Ultailjr, or by a fully reliable picker, and the cotton kept separate and ginned sep- nrat-Mv frnm thi main 'Cron.; v I thft geC0Bd placCi-t0 rid your fieMi rf jn. fectiont you ghouId plant no Uwlw tots ton ncxt year which is in that erojrthw - 9eason. "If unit am tntfrnftttt In. ltxlritinir more of the deUils of wmU ig.knowa ronrrn;n rotton Anthracnose. we guggest that you write to the South Caroi;na Experiment Station at Clem son College, for their bulletin "on this subject. " . Mr. Hackburn has written for a copy of the South Carolina bulletin. JASON CIVILS DIES OF BLOOD POISONING Jason Civils, of Cove City who was brought to New Bern. Tuesday after noon and carried to Stewart's asna torium to be treated for blood poison ing, died at that institution early yester- ,jav mornine, the disease having pro- gressod sd far that it was impossible to .ave n"g' life. The body was prepared shipment on the morning train but an unexpected delay occurred and' It, was held over' until the afternoon train.. Thc young man is a son of Mr. W. F. I MViia.-uauy . 3 or 6 doses 666 hre any ce of Chi'U an I FeVer; and if taken then s a oi Ic tne Fever wi'l not return. Price 2"c. Gomg to Build? i THEN SEE
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