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-SECOND SECTION No. 59 35th YEAR ft ALL S READY FOR 10 CARGO OF GOAL ' TO THE SEMINOLE Ai G. Li EXHIBIT PLANS FOR FIRE RAGES, 1H FOR THE BIG DAY TE.C.F E HER! POPULAR E ii "'NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1912- SPEC AL TRAIT VOW REFRAIN COMPLETE ROM BLASPH PABAD mm HOLD I ne oernsnire, mcreunuu era Liner, Savannah to Phila delphla, In Distress. ' PUTS IN AT CAPE LOOKOUT Fire Confined to Cotton in Hold, But Loss of the Vessel is Feared ;-; Specialto the Journal. Beaufort, N. C, Oct. 21. The Mer chants and Miners' steamer Berkshire, froh Savannah bound to Philadelphia, put i into Cape Lookout Cove Sunday morjiing, with a fierce fire raging in onefaf her cargo holds. The ship ha9 a heavy mixed cargo and full passenger iist4Vi;;.'';:':';.- . The Berkshire left Savannah Friday morning, and had an iuneventful voyage-.till midnight Saturday when the fore hold was found to be on fire. The vessel was then 43 miles northeast of Cape Lookout, and as that was the nearest available harbor, full speed was made (or that place of safety. In response to distress- calls sent out by wireless, the Clyde Liner Apaehe came along side the endangered steam er, but the master thought he could make port without transferring pas sengers at sea. By the time the burn ing ship had reached the cape, the rev enue cutter was standing by, and short ly after the Berkshire had gotten into the hook of the cape was pouring water into the burning hold. Monday forenoon, after water had been poured in to the fore hold for over twenty-four hours, it was thought safe to take off the hatch in order to ascertain the condition of affairs below, but as soon as the hatch was removed flames and gas burst from the hold in sufficient force to tear the deckhouse nearby loose from its fastenings, and the hatch was replaced with great dif ficulty. An officer of the Apache, who came to Beaufort to secure provisions, let slip the remark that he was afraid that with all the help at hand, the ship would be lost. The fire is still confined to the cotton in the holds. : CHRISTIAN COLLEGE. ' Wifeon, Oct.' 21. -Atlantic Christian College opened September 11th. We have k very full school this fall more so than ver before. We' haven't had any sickness in col lege since we came back this fall, not even imuch "home-sickness." Every one seems to be well and 'happy. Quijte a number of our teachers and studeats will attend the State conven tion at Farmville next month. Atlantic Christian College is always represented there. Mr. William Rice of South Carolina, was called home last week on account of his father's death. The students extend to Mr.' Rice much sympathy. WILSON NOT K. OF C. New York, Oct. 22. In reference to the dispatch from Atlanta, Ga., which said .that Thomas E. Watson( . who was the running mate of Bryan on the Populist branch of the. fusion ticket in 1896, had announced himself against Governor Wilson because rhe latter had joined the Knights of Columbus, William P. Larkin, chairman of the New Vork chapter of that organization, made' the following statement today:;. "The report that Governor Wilson has joined the Knights of Columbus is erroneous. As a matter of fact, he is nor eligible for membership, as he is not a Catholic." .", There are gruesome warnings daily (or men to stop trying to be birds. CARBONATE OF LIMB Fg - INTO ('Highly SolubleFormsA IVG?opFertiuzer$4 C. L. SPENCER' DEALER IN- ay, Corn, Oats, AND ALL KINDS OF FEED. SEED AAND ED OrdsrS ClVCn Lower Middle Street, Leave Klnston at 6:30 P. M. on Thursday and Returning Leave Here at 11:30 P.M. LOW, ROUND TRIP RATES It Will Be Possible to Come in the Morning and Stay UntilH:30 f at Night, Secretary J. Leon Williams of the Eastern Carolina Fair 'announces for the information ' of those who would like to attend the "Big Day" at the Fair on Thursday October 31, the Nor folk Southzrn railroad I run a special train from K!nstori"to New Bernon that day, leaving Kinston at 6:30 p. m. and return leaving New Bern at 11:30 This will give those who desire to attend the Fair an opportuhity to come down in the morning and return either on the afternoon train or on train leav ing New Bern at 1 1 :30 p. . Those who-desire to spend 'only the the evening in New Bern can lezve at 6:30 p. m. and return on thr 1 1 :30 train The -round trip price from Kinston will be $1.25, Caswell $1.15, Dover $1.00, Cove City and Tuscarora 76c. THE RIGHT Supertendent Joyner on Track of Party Suitable as Head of Farm Life School CORRESPONDING WITH HIM "We must Make This School Pride of the County and State -He Writes Mr. Brlnson The Board of Trustees of the pro posed Craven County Farm Life School are now at work trying to secure a principal for the school. At a meeting held some time ago they decided that it would be the best plan to get their man and let him assist in superintend ing the construction of the building in order that he might be thoroughly familiar with every detail. State Super intendent J. Y. Joyner and Dr. Hill, President of the A- & M.-College, are both assisting the trustees in this work. County Superintendent of Public Schools, Hon. S M Brinson, yesterday received the following letter from Mr. Joyner.: "I think we are on the track of the right man for principal of our farm life school. We are now in correspondence with him, and I hope tq be able to re portdefinitely and to arrange for a meeting of the Board withing the next few weeks. I also have assurances of financial help from the General Edu cation Board. We must make this school the pride of the county and of the State, and we can do it.' I shall be at home now continuously for the next month, and will push the matter as rapidly as possible." Just as soon as the principal is secured the work of constructing the buildings will begin and will be rushed to com pletion without any further delay. , OLD "HOSS" SALE. -The Southern Express Company will today conduct their annual "Old Hoss" sale. The sale will be held in the new Parker building .adjacent to the com pany's office on Craven street and will start at 10 o'clock. Mr. S. R. Street will be the auctioneer. These safes always attract a number of people and often real-bargins are secured by the purchasers. WINS THE HONORS FROM Burned or Okide of Lime ' v. ' by $75.00 per acre in a sixteen year test,' and proved beyond question that it is a superior fertilizing ingrediant. Brown' C C03 by analitical test heads the list of fertilizing limes. For full information' write at once to '....-.." . ,. .. . CAR0L1M4 COM LIE CO. New Bern, N. C. i . Bfan, Hominy, HIGH GRADE CORN MEAL. EYE. VtttSt . FOR SALE Careful Attention. New Bern, N. C.. MAN FOUND PROBABLY No Fake We Positively Will Have Everything as Advertised" J. Leon Williams BEST FAIR EVER IN STATE Finest List of Free Attractions Ever Offered the Public in 4 Eastern Carolina (By J. Leon Williams) Everything has been completed for the Great Eastern Carolina Fair which will take place October 29th, 30th, 31st, and November 1st, 1912. Tuesday, October 29th, will be Mili tary Day". Every Naval Reserve and Militia Company in Eastern North Carolina has been invited to participate in the Military exercises that will take place this day. Ten companies have already signified that they will be here. The parade will start down town and the following will Be the marching order: Policemen, Band, Marshals, Officers of the Association, Militia and Naval Reserves, Fire Department, Floats, Automobiles and Carriages! There will be four bands in the parade. On arrival at the Fair Grounds the Fair will be formally opened with a speech by former Lieut. Governor F. D. Winston. Im mediately after the speech there will take plave a Military contest in front of the Grand Stand. The company making the best showing wull be award ed a magnificent silk flag. Immediate ly after the silk flag is awarded, there will take place a sham battle in the center of the race track. Wednesday .October 30th, will be "Educational Day." Tickets, allowing free admission for this day have been issued to each school child in Eastern North Carolina. If there is a teacher! who has not received these tickets, please notify J. Leon Williams, Secre tary of the Fair, New Bern, N. C. at once, and tickets will be mailed to them. There will be all kinds of sports for the children in front of the Grand Stand, such as one hundred yard dash potato race, hoe race, shoe, and barrel race and others. All the schools in New Bern and vicinity have agreed to close on this'day and every principal of a school in Eastern North Carolina is urged to close his school on this day and allow the littel ones to have a real treat by visiting New Bern on the greatest day of its kind in Eastern North Caro lina Thursday, October 3 1st, will be the "BIG DAY". All the factories in New Bern and surrounding country will close for this day. All retail stores in New Bern will close for the afternoon, so- those desiring to . make purchases while in New Bern are requested to do their shopping on the morning of this day. There will be an automobile parade in the morning. All automo biles will be. handsomely decorated. At 12 o'clock at the Fair grounds will take place the Horse Show. At 2:30 will take place a foot-ball game be tween New Bern and second' team pf A. &. M. College. Friday, November 1st. will be Farmers 'Day the day when farmers will race the horses used in cultiva ting the erop of 1912. Free Attractions. Each day at the Fair Grounds there will be the finest list of attractions ever offered the public in Eastern North Carolina. Frank Chatnpi6n, the noted aviator will fly twice, daily in his mono plane. "J. E. Hardy, king of high wire artists, the man who walked across Niagara Falls on a tight wire, will per form twice daily. White and Lamar, the Funny Silent Comedians, will per form on the platform in front of the Grand Stand. The Cycling Herberts will do the same. . ' Roman Chariot races, with four horses to each- Chariot daily. There will be Roman standing races daily, There will be Cowboy and cowgirl races furnished by the Miller 'Wild West Show There will be horse . races and motor cycle races and three othef free attractions, Music on all occasions will be furnished by PasseriV Italian Band of twenty pieces from Philadcl phia. . - v: Automobiles, carnages and wagons wilf be allowed to enter the Fair ground but must be placed at a spot reserved by the manager for this purpose. All vehicles refusing to be parked as above will be ejected from the Fair ground, Admission for all vehicles will be twenty, five cents. , '" The Great Eastern Carolina Fair is no fake. We positively will have every thing as advertised above, so you can't afford to miss this opportunity to see the greatest Fair ever pulled .off in North Carolina. HOLD RICIILANDS TRAIN. The Dover and South Bound Rail road Is' offering reduced round trip rates I from stations on its line to Dover, on ! account of the Eastern Carolina Fair 1912, and will hold the regular after- ' noon train at Dover on Wednesday, J" folk Southern afternoon train from New Be (Adv.) Catholics by Great Demonstration In Washington, Protest A galnst Profanity HOLY NAME SOCIETIES OUT Sixty Thousand Persons Knelt In Prayer In Shadow of Wash ington Monument Washington, Oct. 21. Twenty-two thousand "Holy Name Soldiers," carry ing Stars and Stripes, silken "H. N. S." emblems and, fluttering "H. N. S." pennants, marched the streets of Wash ington yesterday afternoon between two walls of humanity, and 60,000 men, women and children late knelt in prayer benealhthe open skies, in the shadow of Washington monument, in a great demonstration against taking the name of the God in vain. This great demonstration against blasphemy was given under the auspices of the Holy name Societies of the Arch diocese of Bui ii more. The parade was a mile and a half long. It extended from Union Staiton and the Capitol to the monument lot. In the line were 7,000 men and boy members of the Holy Name Societies of Baltimore and 1,500 from Cumberland, Hagerstown, Em mitsburg, Frederick and other places in Maryland. About 12,000 other Ballimoreans and Marylanders came to Washington to watch the parade and take part in the services on the monument lot. Washington Holy are Nane Societies were also well represent ed. There were 8,000 "soldiers" from the district, 3,000 from Alexandria and several thousand from Northern Vir ginia. NAME MEN WHO CONTROL NA TION'S WEALTH. Washington, Oct.22 The House Committee on Banking and Curerncy, of which Representative Pujo of Louisi ana is Chairman, has concluded a special inquiry, begun some months ago, the purpose of which was to find out to what extent the control of the commercial and financial interests of this country has become concentrated through the interlocking of the direc torates of corporations. Many experts have been employed in the investigation, and their general conclusion, as reported to the committee in a formal, combined report shows that: Two men control bewteen them over one-third 36per cent. of the active wealth and the natural resources of the United States. Those two men are: J. Pierpont Morgan and John D. Rocke feller. The vast financial control which these two men, both of them New York ers, exercise over the industrial and finanical affairs of the United States has been built up, the experts of the Pujo committee assert, by their estab lishment and extension of the inter locking system of directorates. Government Health Service Pro mulgates, (rder Prohibiting It Use. ' PROBABLY A DISEASE CARRIER Order is First Step In Newly Con ceived Campaign of Protection of Public. Washington, October 22 Convinced that , the public drinking cup is a car rier of infectious and contagious di seases the Public Health' Service has promulgated an order which, prohibits its use on rail or water common car riers engaged in interstate commerce ja the United States. " -This order is the first step in a newly cohceived campaign of protection for both, passengers and inhabitants touch ed by common carriers against disease spread through pollution of the high' ways and streams by passing trains and vessels. . '. ' ' I " - ':. j , The second step will be taken next week, when an order will be issued requiring that all water used for drinking purposes on trains andvessels engaged in interstate commerce shall be guaran teed as to its purity by health author ities of theState from which it is drawn . WATSON QUITS WILSON. Atlanta, Oct. 22. Thomas E. Wat son has served notice that he will dc clinc to vote for Woodrow Wilson, and that he will ask his Goergia following to back him up and stay away from the polls. Mr. Warson quotes the New York Times as saying tha t Wilson has joined the Knights of Columbus, and therefore Watson says he will quit the Wilson camp. 1 nere is some apprcnension icit among state politicians that Watson's attitude may affect the Georgia situa- tion dangerously. ' Watson is supposed to command about 15,000 votes in Georgia. ' PUBLIC ORB CUP DANGEROUS to PASSENGERS LEAVE BERKSHIRE Carried to Beaufort From Which , Place They Continued Their fourney to Philadelphia revenue cotter Pamlico, with Captain Horace Breneman West in command, cleared this port late Tues day Ifternoon with a cargo of coal for the Seininole which is standing by the Merchants and Miners steamer Berk shire which is on fire near Lookout Cove, seventy miles below Hatteras. Tuesday morning the Seminole took off the Berkshire's twenty on -passengers arid landed them at Cape Lookout Life Saving Station from which place they were carried to Beaufort to con tinue their journey to Philadelphia, the destination of the burning ship, via rail. The following list of -apssengers were rescued and landed at Beaufort: Mr. and Mrs. Anton Meir, Fred, Walter, Minnie, Agnes and Elizabeth Meier Turnball, Fla. Mrs. G. E. Fisher and Miss Polly Fisher, Perkasie, Penn. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Folz, Formosa, Ala. Mrs. J. Wolf, Philadelphia. Mrs.'Q. V. Scott, Darien, Ga. J. F. Spalding. Augusta Maine. H. A. Hunter, Meridian, Conn. S. W. Smith, Chicago. Robert Taylor, Philadelphia. Sergeant McCafferty, U. S. A. Robert B. Baumer, Catasauqua, Penn. Thomas Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla. William Washington, Philadelphia Fred. Wood, Chester, Penn. According to advices received here yesterday the Berkshire was almost completely submerged and the fire was practically under control. Wrecking tugs were ordered from Norfolk and these i will tow the vessel to its desti nation. Much of the cargo will be saved. The Pamlico will return today. Twenty-one of the Berkshire's pass engers and twelve passengers from the steamer Fredrick, which is laying by the aisaDiea vessel, arrived nere last nignt rom Beaufort and spent several hours n the city, leaving on the 12:10 train for Norfolk from where they will go on to Philadelphia. Sergt. P. McCafferty, of Philadelphia, Pa., who was one of those on board the vessel when the fire was first discovered related to a Journal man last night a graphic description of the accident and following events. "I first discovered that the vessel was on fire shortly before o'clock Sunday morning. At first the crew and the captain told us that there was no danger that there was but little fire and that it could be ex tinguished within a short time. How. ever, a short while after the officers de cided that the fire was of serious pro portions and sent signals to the Life Savers to come to our aid. Within half an houf they had arrived and with out any delay went to work assisting the crew in fighting the blaze. That crew of life savers are certainly brave men and they worked like Trojans and never once complained. A wireless message was then sent to the revenue cntter Seminole at Wilmington and she arrived on the scene about 8 o'clock Sunday night, dropped her anchor and would not come any nearer to u. After break of day Monday morning she came in and asked what she could do to help. Finally after captain of the the Berkshire and the captain of the Seminole had conferred with each other the cutter came in and tied to our side and began to fight tfce flames. Shortly before 11 o'clock, thare was an explosion caused by he gas which had generated in the engine room and the decks of our boat were ripped wide open. Immediately following this smoke and fire gushed forth and we were forced to get to the far end of the vessel in order to be able to breathe. A short while after this the situation become so serious that we were all taken on board the Siminole. For more than five hours we remained on the decks of that vessel in a soaking rain. ' Wet, cold and hungry we were not even offered dry clothing or any food. Our experience on the Berkshire was bad enough but our short stay on the cutter was much worse. At 3 o'clock we were taken over to the Life Saving Station where we were given dry clothing and all the food we desired and iri every way treated with the best attention the members of the crew seeming to take a pleasure in attending to our wants and seeing that we were confort table. Tuesday night we were taken on boa id of the steamer Fredrick and remained there until this morning when we were taken to Beaufort in fishing boats and where we boarded the train Up to the present time, t aitnougn we nave unaergone many hardships and are completely tired out, there have been no accidents-to any of our party and we hope to reach our various homes without any further accidents. .' Revenue Cutter Pamlico Goes the Relief of Sister Ship ! Near Lookout Cove Westerners Seeing It Were Enthu siastic In Their Praise of Southern Products LITERATURE IS CIRCULATED Agricultural Agents Explain Con ditions and Climate of Favored Section Wilmington, Oct. 22. Some time ago the Atlantic Coast Line's Agri cultral Department collected an agri cultural and horticultural exhibit of the products grown along their line in the States of Virginia, North and South Carolina,. Georgia, Florida and Alabama and sent it West in charge of their Agricultural Agents, Messrs. Wilbur McCoy, of Jacksonville, Florida, and Mr. E. N. Clark, of Wilmington, N; C, to be put on exhibition at various State Fairs. The Atlantic Coast Line had one of new steel-frame' express cars overhauled in their shops to transport this exhibit. Messrs. McCoy and Clark have re turned and report that the exhibit proved to be very popular with the Western farmers, and that it was visited by thousands of people who were enthu siastic in their praise of the Southern products. The exhibit in glass of fruit and vege tables grown along their line was es pecially admired, and a great number of people remarked that they never saw such fruit and vegetables on their market Cotton on the stalk; peanuts on the vine, and corn 16 foot high aws also of great interest, and especially" the 16 foot corn, While the West is a great corn country, it does not grow very high in that territory. Messrs. McCo'y and Clark say that after seeing the exhibits made by other roads at the fairs they attended, they are confident that "The Nations, Garden Spot" can furnish an exhibit thate will far surpass any exhibit that can be made by any other railroad in the United States for variety and quality of products. These gentlemen put in the hands of Western farmers and other interested parties a large amount of illustrated literature, and also talked with great numbers, explaining the conditions -nad climate of this favored section. Numbers of the people with whom they talked seemed surprised to learn that good corn could be so successfully grown in the South, and in some stances they were accused of bringing Western corn in their exhibit.. They feel confident that this advertiseising tour of the Atlantic Coast Line " will prove of great benefit to the sections traversed by that line. RECEPTION TO SENATOR SIM MONS. The Elks' Club will tendeta reception to Hon. F. M. Simmons upon the oc casion of his visit to New Bern next Thursday evening, Oct. 31st. The reception will be informal and a cordial invitation is extended to the Public. The Elks Club rooms in this city are the finest in the State and Elk hospi tality is a known quantity. A special invitation is extended to the ladies. SLIP DEEPENED. The government dredge, Trent, which for .-the past few days has been deepen ing the slip at thefoot of Craven street, yesterday completed the work. There is now a depth of ten feet in this slip and any boat coming to this port can dock there with safety. Formerly there was barely two feet of water at some points. TOLSON LUMBER & TIFG. CO FOR EVERYTHING Office and Factory 129 E.Front St New Bern N. C. Farm Implements. We carry the old reliable McCormlck Mow en. Hay Rakes, Knife GiimWs. . I. U. C. Steel Hay Presses, Hocking Valley Corn Snellen. - 4 Ontario" and Buckeye" Seed Drills. VSharpless", Separators "1900" Washing Machines. Cyphenlncubatros, Etts Awaiting your favors, we ire youre Iruly, J. C. Whitty & Co. 3 PIIONE99 Form at Corner of Broad and Mid dle Streets next Tuesday ' -Morning at 10:15 A.M. LARGE ENGINES FOR TRAINS Norfolk Southern to Use Some of Its Best in Handling Ex pected Heavy Traffic Final preparations have been made for the spectacular parade which will take place on the opening day of -the Fair. The parade will form at the corner ol Broad and Middle streets promptly, at 10:15 Tuesday morning. The chief marshal urges all business houses and indivuals entering floats to have them on hand in ample time. All floats will be placed in line as they arrive. 1 he line of march will be published later. We are informed that the Norfolk Southern Railway Company will use some of its largest and newest engines in handling the large amount of traffic to this city during the Fair to be held next week. Recently the trains ar riving in New Bern have been running far from schedule time owing to delays caused by breakdowns and accidents to the locomotives. With the use of new engines this will not occur and railway people are promising ' unex celled service. The Fair Association have placed a large number of rubber stamps bearing an invitation to the Eastern Carolina Fair to be held next week. . Every business man or firm who has one of these stamps is urged to mark all mail matter which he sends out. By doing this you will be aiding greatly in adver tising the Fair and bringing more people to Nw Bern next week. A number of marshals for the Eastern Carolina Fair yesterday called at the A. T. Willis Company's store and secur ed their regalias. However, there are still a number who have not done this and they are urged to attend to the matter promptly. . Mrs. Goerge Green, who is in charge of the department of curios and relics at the Eastern Carolina, Fair states that she is meeting with much success in her work of securing articles for ex hibit. However, the display is far in-lfrm complete and she asks us to urge any person having any articles of his torical value or curios to communicate with her without delay and she will call on them. More than a hundred valu able prizes are offered for exhibits in this department. A force of electricians yesterday be gan placing the lights in the arches down in the business section of the city and which will be illuminated during the week of the Fair. There are about forty of the arches and more than one thousand lights will be used. MR. LATHAM'S DEATH. A friend of the late J. W. Latham of Riverdale, whose death was told of in the Journal several days ago, sends us the folowing details about -the deceased and his family. "Mr. John W. Latham died Oct. 1, 1912, aged 64 years, 11 months and 19 days. He leaves a widow ,one son and two daughters, these being Mr. Levi Latham of Riverdale, Mrs. Allen Bender of Polloksville and Mrs. E. H. Smith of Trenton. He was a good citizen, a true husband and -a loving father. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him." , : Going to Build? THEN SEE c
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