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I I :lj$j$lllj III - V NEW BERN, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1912-PIRST SECTION No. 62 35th YEAD ii i i yw if i II i - Ksi - ir m iM v vn i THOUSANDS PAHADE IN HONOR OF SEHIITOR Following Torchlight Pro cession He And Others Speak at Court House. URGE RECEPTION AT THE ' ELKS GLUB THEN HELD Senator Says He Is Run ning On His Record, Not rAway From It. Five thousand people" partici pated inthe torch light parade jjivenThu rsday night by theCraven County Sim mons Club in Honor of Senator. Furni fold M. Simmons who arrived in the city on the evening train for the pru pose of addressing the members of the Club and the Democratic voters whe were visiting in the city. . The parade formed at the corner of Middle and Pollock streets and the start was made at 7:30 o'clock. Long before that hour Senator Simmons' adherents and admirers began to assem ble and by the time the start was made the street was packed for two blocks with surging, hurrahing humanity. The Club had provifded several thousand -red 'fire torches for the occasion and these were distributed among the crowd, each person being given two. The parade, headed by a platoon of police and Passeri's band marched up Middle street to Johnson, down John son to East Front and down East Front to Senator Simmon s home, Here a stop was made, and the torches were lighted. The Senator was escorted to an automobile in which Mayor McCarthy, Mr. N. J. Rouse, bf Kinston, Mr'. M D. Lane and William Dunn, Sr., were riding Past the machine filed the long line of marchers, many of them stop. ping for a friendly handshake with the Senator, Down East Front street to Pollock went the line of march. Up Pollock to Middle,' up Middle to Broad and from Broad- to the court house x where the speeches were delivered. Awaiting the arrival of the party at this point was another immense tnrong, which included many ladies.' The par ade, which extended over several blocks was one of the most picturesque spec tacles ever witnessed in this State. ' In fact it is doubtful if nay other man was ever given such a remarkable ovation as was given Senator Simmons It seemed as though his very presence electrified the crowd. Arriving at the court house the Sena tor and his party mounted the plat form which had been erected for the occasion. This had been attractively decorated with flags and bunting and by the aid of many electric lights showed to unusually good advantage. Mr. Wm. Dunn, Jr., on behalf of the local order of Elks extended an in . vitation to the audience to attend at the conclusion of the address a recep- : tion to be tendered Senator Simmons , by the Club in their Lodge rooms. He was followed by Mr. L. I. Moore who presented Mayor McCarthy, who ' in his usual eloquent manner intro- duced the pseaker of the evening, Hon F, M. Simmons. Slnamons Speaks. ' .- In opening bit address Senator Sim . mont asked his audience to bear with him if he failed to speak in a voice loud : enough to reach all ears. That he was ndt in physical .condition for much ; exertion owing to recent illness, but that he would do all within his power ; to give them a talk which would please ' them. He said that in looking out over the vast audience he could not CARBONATE OF LIMB f g - into cx-; IhighlySolubleFormsa iVC?opFertiuzer54 C. L. SPENCER1 . ; : DEALER IN - ay, Corn, Oats, Bran, Hominy, AND ALL KINDS OF FEED, SEED A AND Hail Orders Given Careful Attention. Lower Middle Street, ' New Bern, N. C. ' F. M, SIMMONS realize that he was in New Bern and addressing just an audience of his fel low citizens, but that it seemed to him he must be talking 'to the whole of N. Carolina, so " many were Ihere in the audience. Going on, he said that he did not intedn going into any political discussion but that he only wanted to tell a few facts about himself, "Many of my political opponents" he said "are always-talking about myrecord. Mot saying anything direct ' but hinting around and leaving, the impression that l nave aone tnis ana naven i aone imu and have made a mess of the whole thing. Let me tell you something. I am not running from my record but am running on my record. I will not assail the character 01 any memDer 01 the Democratic party who is running filmyt ha3 sent out the folowing notifi for office, because I believe that it is cation t0 persons interested. not the ngnt thing tor a Democrat to assail his fellow party man, neither would I assail the Democratic party as one or my opponents nasana is uo- ing. There are several men opposing my re-election but these men are is.it- cnins lieutenants, iney are an i ' . ri -11 - m - - I holders and every one oi tnem nas a free pass over the railroads. Of course they are opposing me. It is natural that they should want to hold their jobs and they think that this is the only way that they can do this. Let me tell you something. - I have been around over this State a good deal during the past few weeks and I find that there are a few people opposed to sending me pactc to tne senate, put i believe that on next Tuesday I will be elected by a majority of at least fifty thousand votes." Continuing Senator Simmons told of some of his work in the Senate and what he intended doing if re-elected and he urged the people to vote as their conscience told tnem was ngnt. If they believed that he was the man that should be sent to the Senate, to send him ther and that if they thought Kitchin was tne proper person to oc- cupy this position to see that he got there. I Mr. Rouse. I Mr. M. D-.Lane, of Fort Barnwell, chairman of the Crvaen County Sim-1 mons Club, then introduced Mr. N. J. House, of Kinston. Mr .Rouse is well known here but this is the first time that he has de livered an address in this city. He is a strong and forcible speaker and he drove home his arguments last night with determination. His remarks were devoted to the. excellent record which Senator Simmons has made while in the United States Senate. For more than an hour his audience listened to a flow of oratory that held them spell- bound. In conclusion Mr. Rouse urged everv voter to on next Tuesday cast his vote for Senator F. M. Simmons and put a man in the Senate from this State who does things rather than says things. Reception. Followine Mn Rouse s speech a reception was tendered Senator Simmon hv the Elks' Club in the r lodee room. For this occasion five thousand sand- The fact that Chairman Hilles de ,irhp ei.xhK.en hundred bottles of layed the meeting of the national Corn- Pepsi Cola. barrel of pickles, a barrel of olives, four cases, of crockers, one t,nHreH Inave. nf hread and a. nuantitv of other food had been prepared. The reception continued for two hours and during that time is it estimated that there were between three and four thous - and visitors among whom were many ladies. . Big Crowds Here Please Senator's Friends. Friends of Senator Simmons were enthusiastic, over the way in which people flocked here from other counties to attend the speaking and participate in the reception to the Senator. Seven WINS THE HONORS FROM Burned or Oxide of Lime by $75.00 per acre in a sixteen year test, and proved beyond question that it is superior fertilizing ingrediant Brown' C C03 by analitical , test heads the list of fertilizing limes. For full information - write at once to mm COAST LIME CO. New Bern, N. C. HIGH GRADE CORN MEAL. ED RYE. 1RICK FOR SALE TO HOLD HEARING ONIPIM Further Activity In Coui m ion With Inland Waterway I a Announced. MEETING AT BAYBORO NlfJ U- jntere8ted parties Will Then" Be Given An Opportunity to Present Their Views. A public hearing for the benefit of persons interested will be held in Bay boro Nov. 13 in connection with the government preliminary examinations for the inand waterway from Pam ,ico - rivcr througn Goose crcck t0 Jones Bayi Pamlico C0Unty, and the northwest Drone of Bav river to the Dublic wharf at the dam ; Ravboro. Major H w Stickle of Wiimington, Co o Eneineer9i United States "Among other items, Congress in the Riyer and Harbor Act approved July 2S( 1912 provided for the following preiiminary examinations: inlana Waterway from Pamlico thrnllj, r.nn rrppk to Tones BaV. " ' PamHco countyi North Carolina Northwest Pronlr Bav River to Public Wharf of Dam in Town of Bay- boro, N. C. "I have been authorized by the Chief Eneineer. United States Army, to hold a Hearing in connection with each of the said preliminary examinations for the purpose of affording interested parties an opportunity of presenting their views on this improvement u nHPrStood that vou are in terested in the improvements in ques- tion, and I therefore beg to inform you that a hearing will bz hild under ths office at the Coi:nty Court House, Bayboro, North Carolina, at 2 p. m., Novemebr 13th, 1912, and to request Lhat you be present at that time and p,ace for the purpose of giveing such information as you may have with reference fo the propOSed benefits whkh WQuld resuk from thege improve. mnfs . stat- the character of . imDrovement di?sired. "If vnn art tint intfrpf-pH in these ;....,.., :r :R rpriuested that vou ,.. mp nromnvit with the names . a(1HreSaea of nersons who mav be interested; also communicate to them the time and place of these hearings, and inform them that the invitation extends to all parties having an interest in the matter." MAY MAKE HADLEY VICE PRES IDENTIAL CANDIDATE. New York, Nov. 1. The selection of a successor to Vice-President Sher man as the Republican candidate to 8 before the electoral college in Jan- uary was tne suDject oi an imormai discussion today among members of the Republican national committee, now in New York. Governor Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri has been ad vanced, as the choice of several mem bers of the committee, but no effort 1 " " - v ' I candidate. mittee until November 12, a week after election, will, it is believed prevent any general agreement upon, the vice- Presidential candidate until after the Jesuits oi tne election are non. 1 CO-EDS FAVOR WILSON. I Ithaca, Nov. 1. At a mock election I conducted by the Cornell Daily Sun 1 at which the co-eds voted, Wilson led I with 969 votes, Roosevelt had 850 and J Taft 351. In the contest for Governor I Straus lead with 1,305 votes Sulzer had 1394 and Hedges 387 I tivities and that its work was exceed- ingly well done was the universal opin ion. .' ; hundred people came in from over the Goldsboro line alone, a special train being run., The other branches pro bably were not so largcty patronized but from all directions there were good sized crowds, indicating ' the deep interest that is felt in this section in Senator Simmons' candidacy. V Another feature of the night's festivl ties which was especially gratifying to the Craven County Democratic Club, which had a general oversight over the cclelbration, was the reception at the Elks' Club.' The Elks do not engage in politics and their attentions to the Senator Were purely social, but of course marked by the zest and complete ness that might heve been expected from the realization that the man whom they were honoring was a home man who had won such extraordinary distinction that to render him some social courtesis was an exceptional pleasure. In extent and completeness of ar rangement the Elks' reception to Sen ator Simmons was conceded to be one of the most thoroughgoing affairs ever attempted in New Bern. Its planning and execution took a lot of work and reflected great credit on the committee of arrangements. The Craven County Simmons Club, of wm'ch Mr. M. D. Lane is president and Mr, R. A. Nunn secretary, handled the political side of the evening's ac- ras TICKET AGENT IS KILLED BY TRAIN M. H. Snowden Stumbles and Falls In Front of Approaching Locomotive. ,-;yiHt ' BODY IS FEARFULLY MANGLED ' "ift- In Norfolk Southern Service For Number , of - Years and a Valued Employe. Passengers on fhe train from Nor folk yesterday afternoon told of a horrible accident which occured yester day morning at Snowden, a station on the Norfolk Southern' road between Elizabeth City aiid . Norfolk and in which Mr. M: H. Snowden, ticket agent at that place, lost his life. - From the few details that could be learned it seems that Mr. Snowden had gone ouf to give the engineer of the Norfolk bound train his orders. After doing this, some matters at the opposite end of the yard catised him to .walk up the track in thalj direction. During the meantime the train had begun to move and in attempting to get off the track Mr Snowden stumbled and fell and before he could arise the engine struck him. The engineer stopped his engine as soon as possible but not be fore the body had been horribly mangled Death followed within a few minutes Mr. Snowden was for several years the ticket agent at Elizabeth City and was a valucdjcmploye of the company. SAYS WILSON WILL CARRY FORTY STATES. El Paso, Texas, Nov. 1. "Wilson will carry 40 states; Roosevelt five; Taft three, and Debs and I will divide the others." This prediction was made by Eugene CRafin, candidate of the Prohibition party for President in a speech here Thursday. Other declarations made by him include: "Liquor is the real cause of the high cost of living "Local option and local prohibition is not worth a hoot. Stop it by con sittutiomfl amendment and it will re main stopped. "Abolish liquor as we abolished slav ery by constitutional amendment. "Give us a million votes this time and we will elect a president next time,'L "L .. DEATH OF A LITTLE BOY. After a short illness with spinal meningitis, Charles H. ,the eight-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Lilliston died at the home of his grandfather. Mr. W. H. Snith, about four miles from this city, Thursday night. The funeral service was conducted at the home yesterday afternoon by Rev. B F. Huske, rector of Christ Episcopal church, and the remains were brought to New Bern and interred in Cedar Grove cemetery. ON THE STUMP AGAIN. Col. Roosevelt Speaks to Mammoth Audience in New York. New York, Oct. -31. Showing no physical evidence of the shock of his attempted assassination in Milwaukee October 14th, Colonel Theodore Roose. velt last night faced for an hour and twenty minutes a Progressive political rally which gave many thousands of his fellow New Yorkers a chance to accord him an uproarious welcome. For, 42 minutes after hie entrance into crowded Madison Square Garden, Colonel Roosevelt stood at the edg of the high speakers' platform unable to make himself heard above the din of cheers, songs and band music. His gestures to the crowd for silence served only to intensify the noises and when after 20 minutes of cheering Col onel Boosevelt determined to begin his speech the immense audience was swung off into another period of cheer ing by the beginning of the chant "We want Teddy!" ,"We want Ted dy!" . , ' Colonel Roosevelt then refused to sit down or to leave the rail that edged the flimsy platform. Senator Dixon and Governor Johnson urged him to be seated, but he maintained his stand ng position throughout the entire demonsration, and when opportunity finally came for him to begin his speech he began it with a request to the police to maintain order. - . ' His speech was a summary of the principles of the new party, a declara tion that these principles are not new, and insistence that the party's platform has been made clear. No mention of bis wound or 'of his absence from the campaign was made. TALKING MACHINE FUNERAL SERVICES. Boston Nov. 1. No clergyman offi ciated at the funeral of Daniel E. Cas well of Melrose, selections on a talking machine, all favorites of the dead man, being the only service held for him. Noted for years for his many eccen tricities, a number of friends and neigh bor! gathered at his home to attend the unique service. , Mr .Caswell had ever been opposed to the conventional funeral, with its customary religious service. , , , ' ' ; ' TO D. Chance Swallows Contents of Bottle of Arsenic at Breakfast Table CARRIED TO THE SANITORIUM Will probably Get Well Thanks to Prompt Arrival and Quick Work of Physician. In an attempt to end his life, T. D. Chance, a white man employed in Mr. Thomas Davis' barber shop on Middle street, swallowed the contents of a bot tle of arsenic while eating breakfast yesterday morning at Mr. N. R. God ley's boarding house, No. 25 Hancock stfeet. Immediately after committine this rash act he informed Mrs. Godley that he had taken poison. She sum moned a physician without delay and pon Lis arrival he succeeded in pump- ng the greater part of the arsenic from Chance's stomach. Later he was re moved to Stewart's Sanitorium for treatment. Chance cams her? several months ago from Macon. Ga.. From all appear- nces he was a man of quiet and retiring disposition and seemed to be well satis fied with his work. Thursday afternoon Mr. Davis closed- p his place of business and allowed his employes to go out to the Fair grounds. t is not known whether Chance visited the grounds but Thursday night he was intoxicated and evidently spent the night in a carousal as his room showed that it had not been occupied. He made is appearance at the boarding house n time tor breaktast but waited un til the other boarders had taken their eparture before going into the dining room. His condition is serious but the ttending physician thinks that he will recover. VICE PRESIDENT DEAD. James Schoolcraft Sherman Sue cumbs to Bright's Disease. Utica, N. Y., Oct. 31. After a long llness, Vice President James School cralt bherman died at his home in this city at 9:42 o'clock Wednesday, night of uremic poison, caused by Bright s disease. He had been sinking since early morning and it was realized that-death was only a question of a few hours. There was a slight relief shortly after 7 o'clock caused by an apparent im provement in the condition of the kid neys, but it did not prove real or lasting and at best gave only temporary hope At 9 o'clock the patient's tempera ture rose to 106. From that time his condition rapidly became worse un til the end. Mr .Sherman was unconscious when the end came and had been in that condition for hours. All the members of the immediate family were witnesses to the final scene, In addition to Mr. Sherman there were in the death chamber their three sons, Sherill, Richard U., and Thomas M. Sherman, and their respective wives: K. M., and banlord Sherman, brothers of Mr Sherman and Mrs. L. B. Moore and Mrs .H. J. Cookingham, sisters of Mr. Sherman. Soon after Mr. Sherman's death, Dr. Fayette H. Peak, the attending physician, issued the folowing bulletin: 'The Vice President died at 9:42 P. M., without regaining consciousness for a moment. He was perfectly quiet. He died in the presence of his wife, her brother and sister, his two brothers and his three sons and their wives. He had , been entirely uncon scious since 7 o'clock, when he had a period of partial consciousness lasting for about 15 minutes. He died in a uremic coma as a result of Bright's disease, heart disease and arterio see lorosis." A BLUFF PROBABLY. Remarking: upon the report that President. Taft is "optimistic" over the election outcome, the Kansas City Star says that is real optimism. It looks more like putting up a bluff. If it is not, the President has not been taking any note of the straw votes. They all show him to be a sorry third in the race. n fact, if the straw votes signify any thini. thev show that Republican party party lines do not hold the Republicans as strictly as they have been generally suoDosed to do. But there is never any tellinar what the election is going toshow errent where the conditions are so over whelmingly favorable they are in the case of Woodrow Wilson. MISS SHERINGHAM BETTER The attending physician yesterday stated that after an examination made of the injuries of Miss Rachel Shering ham, the young lady who was thrown from her mount during one of the run ning race at the Fair Thursday after noon, it was found that she was not so seriously hurt as at first supposed. Jt was thought she sustained concussion of the brain but this was found to be untrue. There is yet a possibility that she is injured internally but her coin ditiori yesterday and last night was very enocuraging. ARBER TRIES COMMIT SUICIDE BLQCKADER GETS YEAR AND A HALF Richard Edwards, of Duplin County Is Found Guilty In Federal Court. WAS CAPTURED AT DISTILLERY At the Time Had Quantity of Whis . key on His Person Pleaded Not Guilty. Among the other cases disposed of at yesterday's session of the United States District Court which is in session here this week, was that of the U. S. vs. Richard Edwards, white, of Beula- ville, Duplin county. Edwards was taken by a band of revenue officers when a fifty gallon illicit distillery" was captured in the Beulaville section last week. At the time of his capture he had a quantity of whiskey on his person but when placed on trial put up a plea of not guilty. He was sentenced to serve a term of eighteen months in the Federal prison at Atlanta. The following other cases were dis posed of during the day: Nathan Barrow, charged with illicit distilling, guilty. Judgment continued. James Edmondson, charged with re tailing, two cases. Found guilty and sentenced to serve four months in jail and to pay a fine of $100 and the cost of the case. Walter Coley, charged with retail ing, jury returns verdict ot not guilty. Will Hill, charged with retailing. Defendent plead guilty and was sent enced to a term of one year and one day in the Federal prison at Atlanta. Henry Lovick, charged with retail ing, guilty. Judgment suspended. Annie Mills, charged with retailing, found guilty and sentenced to serve a term of four months injail and to pay a fine of $100 and the costs of the case. The grand jury concluded their busi ness at 3:30 o'clock yesterday after noon and were discharged. WRECK ON SEABOARD. Petersburg, Va., Nov. 2. The North bound Seaboard Air Line passenger train No. 66, due to aarrive here short ly after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, was derailed between Warfield and Kress yesterday afternoom. The express mes senger, Fs P, Pegram, of Hamlet, J N. C. was killed outright. The injured, Wal lace Stephens, (colored) fireman, and T. A. Williams, (white), an express messenger, were brought to the Peters burg hospital. The other injured was Engineer M. W. Tighe, of Raleigh N. C, who was taken to his home town SEES MANY SIGNS OF PRO GRESS. Mr. William Crane, of New York City, President of the New Bern Gas Company, arrived in the city last night and will spend several days here before returning home. This is Mr. Crane's second visit to New Bern, having been here on the former occasion during the week in which the Agricultural Exhibit was held. Mr. Crane stated last night that he was agreeably surprised with the marked evidences of progress and the many improvements which have been made since that time. He said that in walking around the business section of the city, he could hardly realize that it was the same place which he had visited only a year ago. FOOTE DISABLED. The torpedo boat Foote has not yet returned from Elizabeth City where she went last Saturday to take on board the Naval Reserves at that place and bring them to this city. Just before the hour set for the return journey two of the large condensers used on the vessel blew out and it required several days to replace them. , 5iiJi ' '.Going: to' "SsV.- Sv-'""-".- 'jf TOLSON LUMBER & flFG. CO FOR EVERYTHING )ffice and Factory 129 B.Front St New Bern N. C. Farm Implements. We carry the old reliable McCormlck Mowers, 11 y Rakes, KDlfe 1 Gtlndr. I. H. C Steel Hay Pi esses, Hocking Valley Corn Shellers. Ontario" and Buckeye" Seed Drills. 'Sharpless" Separators : "1900" Washing Machines. Cypher! Inrubatros. Etc. Awslting your favors, we ara yourt truly, J. C Whitty&Co. PHONE 93 1Y E S I IIP Secretary Williams Gets Letter of Explanation From the Com- . Pny- ' . . MR. YOUNG VERY REGRETFUL Says This Is First Time He Ever Failed to Meet An Engage, ' ment. One of the disappointments of the . Fair and the only one in fact was that the aeroplane, which was advertised as one of the free attractions did not show up. But the fault was not with the management of ths Fair which sought scrupulously to carry put every promise made to the people. Where the trou-. ble lay will be seen from the following - letter received yesterday by Secretary J. Leon Williams from the Young Aero plane Company of St. Louis: "No one on earth feels' any worse worse thanl do about what has happen- ed to prevent the machine from get ting to your city. We shipped the plane out of here in plenty of time to get through and it got as far as St. Louis,, only to find that the Southern arid the Adams Express Companies would not take this machine. The enclosed wires from my representative, Mr. T. J. Hill, explains the situation thoroughly; after looking over these wires, kindly return same to rtTe. I have a Curtis machine here but could not get it to your city before Friday and have just wired New York to send you a machinefor Thursday day. This is the first time that I have ever fallen down aand I have always had a great deal of pride in being able to say that I had my machine in the towns where the engagements was to be filled on time, or if anything a day or so ahead of time. We are bringing suit against the express company but I do : bot know whether we can get anything out of them or not. They had no busi ness to accept it and take it as far as St. Louis and side track it without getting it through. The machine would have reached your city on Sunday or Monday morning at the very latest had the express company carried out their contract. As I said before I regret this as much as you do not for the money that is in it but for the simple reason that I have had to disappoint you." .Tjie , .wires,, mentioned in the letter are those sent by the employes of the Young Aeroplane Company from St. Louis explaining why they could not get any further than that city with the aero plane. STEERING IMMIGRATION THIS WAY. Mr. C. R. Shaw, of Quincy, Fla., who several months ago purchased ' the "Magnolia Farm" from Mr. J. W. Stew art, was among the visitors to the city yesterday. He said he was delighted with the conditions found in eastern North Carolina and was then enroute to his Florida home for the purpose of bringing Mr. N. J. Carmichael and family to North Carolina and placing him in charge of his farm. He further stated that he had painted such a glorious picture of this section that several other citizens of the section in which he resided while in Florida were thinking of moving here and were now looking around for suitable places, A WILSON CELEBRATION. Hon. A. D. Ward went to Kinston yesterday where at noon he delivered an address at the Wilson-Marshall cele bration held at the Lenoir court house. Mr. Ward , is an orator of ability and the Lenoir leaders were greatly pleased with his speech. Mr. Fred I Sutton of that place read Gover nor Wilson's message to the American people. ? THEN SEE DDflT KOV
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