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5 id ? t -i MA NEW BERN. N. C TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1912-FIRST,SECrVlON', J . , No.' 76, - 35th YEAR FlBB'H VILLIAFil F. DLAIR m uiiiaD rillERE HE IS (iOl'J M APPRECIATIVE OFJDuEDlELu Lire, Evolution 'In Street : Cars ; i Slioyn Iri New York Parade ."HO. FOR 001 DOCK U0I1ILT! to be nm Naval Officers . of Atlantic Fleet Jury Exonerates Hint of Blame House -Leaders . Glao - To-.; Learn He Does Not tDealro Cabinet Place -. - - Handles Special Tir-v of Pamlico - Court To Satisfaction of All Coucrrned. : Think It Should Go To That City, - For Death of George . - C Thompson. ;,t -e'. e r - AX O kV A on k BRYAN NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES Muih Better "Suited, -They Say, Than Philadelphia, Which : : Also Want It. Norfolk, Dec. il. Naval officers of the Atlantic fleet and at the navy yard here lean strongly to Norfolk- as a . location for the big new proposed dry dock. - Norfolk's many . advantages over- Philadelphia, .' which is working hard for - the dock, are pointed out by men who ha ve seen duty at alt the yards on the Atlantic coast.-, In the Norfolk yard officers from the .admir.tr down declare There "is no comparsion between the two places as a site for a mammoth If politics do not play too strong a . part in - the selection,-officers believe the House naval committee will un , hesitatingly recommend the Virginia . navy yard. Only a few days ago it is said a telegram at the local navy yard urged " that a shin be sent in a hurrv tn Phil adelphia to be docked "before freezing . sets in. This might happen twice in a century at the Norfolk yard. At - Philadelphia it is a condition to be . contended with every winter. : , '" Some of the advantages pointed out for Norfolk by naval officers are these: 'A. This, yard is, nearest to the sea, but is well defended" because '. of Fortress .- Monroe and proposed fortifications at .Cape Henry. , , ino snips put in at rnuacieipnia ex cept for repairs or for some other spe cific purpose. ' Ships passing to and from the Southern drill grounds at r,..-. .1.. xt-fn. ... -j wuaui.Miaiuu ja.m me iuituin jam frequently,,. Almost always they tarry - in .Hampton Roads. ',.." Hampton Roads twelve miles from Norfolk, is the' natural rendezvous for, ships. There alt the fleets of the world can assemble and there most often are a Norfolk is s the '. nearest important - navy yard to Panama and the canal. In case of -war -fighting .would most likely take place in Southern waters, -"and disabled ships-could-easily .put ia for repairs 'at Norfolk. The finest drijl grounds In the coun try are off the Virginia capes, a short distance from Norfolk Here there is plenty of room and fine anchorage. In case of disability it is a simple mat ter to put in at Norfolk. 'Two- bin docks are needed in some iniportant yard. , The dock. at Norfolk is not a new one, but was an old one enlarged. There will soon be 3j feet of water .. in the harbor here and this could eas- ilv be increased to. 38 feet. ; -v - r- :'y t CHRISTMAS . TREES HIGHER Scarcity , Of, Evergreens in New York Scnda Price Soaring.. New VorkV Dec. ' "i'6.-Christma8 trees are expensive this year. . Bought from the laden cars in the Reading freight yards yesterday, ; they cost $175 a hundred. Dealers expect the price to reach SiOO. ' i - '. """ ' A good Christmas tree costs' al ready $i.5rt at retail. There were only 86 carloads' in tht yards at Twentieth street and Indiana avenue yesterday. Last year there were 19S loads. T-ach car holding from 700 to. 100 trees." Doalers,.. in Christmas trees and foliage took up their nnnd yesterday around City Hall. Heavy loads of trees and holly were hauled to. the plaza and three trees 'placed against the rail-i"g- ' 'X ''':, . '. HAS CARBON A TB OF LIMB I . v Vat 'Itt W . ' - -" V '. A'rvvr -m c 1 i:.C:iLYSOLUELEF0RM5 VCPftRTIUZERS, C1LRiMUP!lUME5 DEALm in- ' y, Corn, Onto, a::d all kl'D3 of vu:d. a am) RELATIVES JOYOUS AT VERDICT Probable That Dofendant . . Will : Now Be Tried For- Carry ing Concealed W enpons. (Special to the Journal) ." . Greensboro, Dec. iO. The jury- in the case of William . Finley Blair, charged with " murdering : George ' G. Thompson, division freight agent of the Southern f,by whom he was employ? ed, this morning at 10.:H o'clock re turned - at - verdict of 'not guilty' Following e .rendering of 'the ver dict there were shouts and joyous cries among the telatives of the defen dant who were in .the court room. .' It it, possible Blair will now he in dicted for carrying a concealed weapon as admitted by him while on the stand. The case was easily one of the great est ever tried in Guilford county , and in vie of its importance was tried in a remarkably short time only four days having been required to select a jury, present the .f evidence .and argument and for the judge to charge the .- jury As a legal battle the case was one of - the most . . spectacular ever tried in the State. ; - The best - lawyers of the bar here and other places were array-id on one side or the other and made speeches which ; were' character ized by impartial observers aspme, of the greatest ever heard in the State, "it Blair shot Thompson in the former's home several months agoi lie .had been on a drinking spree and neglected his Thompson discharged him. On receiving the letter of dismissal, Blair called Thompson up over the telephone and asked him to come around to his- home. Thompson went and a few "minutes later was foftnd dying in the hall with several bullet wounds in his body.': On the stand Blair said Thompson got into an altercation with him,' grew violent and attacked him in such a way. as to make him think his life was in danger, and that he grab-, bed a jpevolvcr from the mantel of his room and fired to defend himself. He said Thompson chased him all .over the housedThg. State characterized Blair's story of the killing as "a fabrication pure and simple. ' . - - "TOO MUCH GLOOM IN GRIEF" St. Louis Men Form Club to Get " Joy Out of Funerals. St, Louis, Dec. 19. "The Jolly Pall-; bearers' Club," whose purpose it is to get what joy .there is out of a funeral is now an organized body in W Alston. Chief mourners were delegated, officers were, elected and a bit of crape was deicded on' as a badge of membership. They propose .wholly and singly,' not to let a funeral dirge dampen the ardor of their spirits, and to lay a club com panion away in -his final resting place with as much good cheer as ever char acterizes the initiation of a new menv ber. r v .- :: A. clubhouse has been provided and there, the mutuality , of . life" and the probability of death will be lightsomcly fliscussed. The, motto-of the club, is "Joy", with a band of crape around it. hey believe in the words of Joe Sim mins, one of the promoters, that "there's too much gloom in grief," and that there are really attractive chances of enjoyment in a properly conducted funeral. ' Special inducements to members to die , in ' membership will be made, o that the club may enjoy as many oc casions as possible for u neon fined mirth. , WINS THE HONORS FROM Burned or Oxide ofhime 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 ; c.'."iii cosi in co. New Bern, N. C. Cran, Hominy, nixi chad: co:.u i:::al. i:d it.:::: i cti call :i C RUMOR WORRIED COLLEAGUES His Hand. Needed To Hold Party Forces To a DeBnite : v :j --ij - Program. , . Washington, . Dec. .AO. Democratic leaders in Washington were concerned over the report that -Minority Leader Oscar W. 1,'nderwood had been urged to become Secretary of the Treasury and was inclined to accept, until the fart became positively known- that ... the Alalia in iart was not even considering the matter." - Those friends of Mr. s Underwood who would advise 'him to 'take a Cnbinet. portfolio,- and who would urtse Gover nor Wilson to invite the minority . leader to join the executive t family, : could scarcely, have the best interests of the party at heart, ' ' '' ' And from the examples of history it is dotbtful if thev, would serve the best interests of Mr. Underwood 4n prevail ing upon him to abdicate his present commanding position Tor one subor dinate to President Wilson or any other President. . , '3 , - ' The truth is ,and most party leaders know.it,. Mr Underwoocfis needed just herc he how is. His House leadership will be of more value to his party and to the new' administration than- could be any service in the Treasury or in any other Cabinet berth.-, - . When the' new .Congress- assembles with its" overwhelming Democratic ma jority, a master hand will be needed to hold the party forces to a .definite pro gram, r. There will be insurgency from time to time, and unwieldy caucuses will " prove ra -, transient -, burden to the party in the House. " . : r A No less a leader than. Mr. Underwood has shown himself to be could be de pended upon to get the best party re sults out. of such a situation. And while there are other strong men in the Demo cratic organization of the House, there is not one who could, all at once, step in and take the place now occupied by the present majority leader. : ' ; Since the new rule, have beome ef fective and the Spealership shorn-of aTJ' its power,' the man who occupies the presiding officer's chair is not the leader of. the majority. J The Speakership is far more ornamental than useful in the present organization of the House, and this fact seems to eliminate Champ Clark; from actual leadership of 'his party in that body, - Then," too, the Democrats arc com mitted to a tariS relorm program that is' paramount : to all other legislative consideration. ; This means that the charimanship of the Ways and Means Committee, carries with it more power to make or break-the party than the positkon, held by any other, individual in either' branch of Congress. Underwood is the greatest Democra tic authoirty on the tariff.. He has stud ied it during all of his legislative career and is better qualified, perhaps, than any other member of the, House to carry into effect thepromisesmade in the Baltimore platform. - And the Democratis tariff. reform -bill which comes out of the next Ways and Means Committee will be the Under wood bill.. It will he the Alabamiari's contribution , : to ' legislative history. By it he will take rank with such tariff makers as' Mills, Wilson,' Dingley, Mc- Kinley and -Payne. ' , TAFT TO YALE President Will Become - Professor After March Fourth Next. V " Washington, D. C-, Dec. 19. Presi dent Taft has made up his mind to accept the proffer of the' Kent profes sorship of law at Yale, recently made to him, and probably will take up his duties at New Haven early in the Spring.:', . ,w. - The president was said last night to have determined upon accepting the Yale professorship for : several rea sons. He will, not be restricted mere, ly to lectures to Yale students, but I will be permitted to lecture, .if he de sires, in other law schools, or upon the platform, or to engage in an y other occupation which he sees fit.. -I . The analogy between the Yale pro fessorship and Grover Cleveland's re. lation with Princeton appealed to Mr. Taft ftrongly, and wlieo many of his close friends and advisers ', wrote to him approving his acceptance of the chair at Yale, ho decided to take it. , The president expects to spend sev eral weeks after March 4, in Augusts, Ga., where he has passed two winter vacations. New Haven, Conn., Dec, 19. The news that President Taft has made up his mind to accept the Kent professor ship of law at Yalu, was received with keen pleasure in, Yale cirrlcs here. President Arthur T. Hadley said he was "very glad" the president Had made the dci.i)fl and Dean l't:nry Wade Rot-i5, of tli Yale law whool, i..i!d he 'was delighted. Photos by Americas Ikess Association. , , . " - . -- '"-. ' "-'( ,"f-v" :--i,i .!:.:?.."'; BROADWAY saw lbs queerest parade In Jears the other day. , It made ' New Yorkers slj up ind take notice. To demonstrate the evolution of the street car the New York Railways company exhibited all the ; - types of cars hat bare been used. Followed by the first of the elec tric type of 1890; the air brake pattern of 1890, the 1908 "pay-as-you-enter," the recent Btepless side entrance ear, the new storage battery vehicle and the late doable decker stepless jumbo, slowly proceeded a horse car of 1860, carry ing twelve passengers and proud ef It This, old veteran and the modern tepless, side entrance" car are shown alone. MONEY DOESN'T MEAN WORTH . Work Is What Counts, Say Armour, V.) ; i Multl-Millionalre. : Los Angeles, Dec .19. J. Odgen Armour of Chicago,, worth' numerous millions, does not -think money is a guaranty of -worth .of character or a touchstone of happiness, according to an interview he gave as he strolled back and forth xtn the portico of the Hotel Maryland, in: Passadena. :'f "Maybe you don't think I work,'! he said. -''Why, "every man must, woik if he is worth a million, or if he is worth a hundred millions of- if he is dependent on his weekly salary. We ought all to take our places" in the' great organiza tion and work of the world. . t- . "You know money doesn't mean everything in fact, very little In some cases for the full value' of it is not gained." Take, the sons of some rich men-;', their money is squandered in drinking and otherwise. -"Sometimes a poor man is far and away better. off .than a rich man. 1 watch my men. I know the lives of many. That doesn't mean only the'men who are close about me, but the men in my plant..-. Some .with only a mod erate salary are far happier then men to whom the worth of a bank means no more than a box of cigars in value to the ordinary person. -u ' "Because a man lias money, that does not make him any better. Perhaps it would be better if all men were equal in wealth, still if thjt Utopian condition were brought ; about there would be some men in the world that would corral the dollars of the others and we would coine uack to- tne conditions ol tne present day.., '-- '. "Hut let rae tell you something right here. I have no rich' men working for me; I 'don't want them When a man takes a position and is rich enough not to be dependent on the salary which comes, from that position he has reach ed g stage when he Is not worth a con tinental, Now, this is generally speak ing. ; Of course there 'are exceptions to all rules. I don't care' to have a rich man's so'n in my employ unless the boy is there for work. . - , '. . "In my plant all of the head men have risQn from the ranks. There is not an office boy in my employ at the present day who cannot- rise to my position well I will not say- my position, but next to me. The office boys are picked most carefully. We, never go outside for a man; we advance them. " , "Take T. J. Con nor, He started with 'our firm thirty years ago as a. clerk, J with a salary of perhaps S70 a month. Now he is one of my head men." 1 Mr. Armour and his wife and daugh ter,' Lolita, left later for the Grand Canyon. Sl'ES GOODWIN FOR 525,100 Los Angeles, Dec. 0. The com plaint ia t he suit of Charles N. Doughty, a San Diego real esa'te man, against .Nat .C, Goodwin, the much married comedian, for SiS.OOO damages for alleged alienation of the attertions of Mrs. Doughty of Baltimore, an tress known on the stage as Mis Moreland, was filed here. The case probably -will bt set next Monday for trial. 1 1 I m 4i. OPPOSES SUFFRAGE ( Politics No Field For . Women, Fi- ance of Miss; Helen Gould Says. " St. Louis, Dec. 10. FihteV J.'Shcpard fiance of Helen Goild, says that his chief hope and ambition; is 'roi prove worthy of the love of Miss Gould, ,"I like to see results- before-my- very eyes," he said, "and that is why Miss Gould's .school at Jrvington,, , N; ''.Y.', interests me more than other branches of her work. It was very interesting to watching the : progress-, of '-the- pupils under instruction during theonc-ycar course. .One should not assume any credit for interesting oneself In the- im provement of others. ; Everything you give out in this-way reacts to develop yourself. S..-r'-- ,. .n'' '. k-f "SpeakinR of self-development, dori't you think woman's chance of" develop ment would be increased if she could vote?", the reporter asked. Suffrage, is a subject I ha'-en't studied and shouldn't like to discuss because I confess I am prejudiced at the outset. . I am" opposed to anything that tends towards the further dese cration o( womanhood.'" ."If you don't believe in "women In politics you probably1 don't believe in women in business?" . "No, I don't." . " - '"Don't you find womea as efficient as men.' .,.. . , - - - . 9 . Within tKeir limitations, yes. 1 here is always their physical handicap" you've got to make allowance for- S j' ''. : "There are exceptions among women. of course. Indeed, only exceptional men are exceptionally efficient." But 1 should wish that as a general 'rule woman's work were all' domestic 'and man's work providing for' the family We would have better men and. better women under these conditions." -.. COMPLAIN OF SHORT WEIGHT Twelve And Thirteen Ounce Pack ages Sold For Pound. Raleigh, N. C, Dec. Vo. -The people in North Carloina are being defraud ed by short weight packages of canned meats and other foods, is the state ment made by Commissioner, of Agri culture W. "A. Crahim and State food Chemist W. M. Allen. Further more, they insist ona law that will em.-, power inspectors from the pure food division of the department of agricul ture to enter premises of food ' manu facturing plants and inspect them for cleanliness and sanitation. - - - ' There have been a number of com-) plaints on this 'score as to several plants but the department Is power less to take action. With reference to frauds in the matter of short weight packages, it seems that the shortages are along the line of putting six ounce packages on the markrtashaif pounds' and U and 13-unce package, as. round packaErs. The department cannot (top this until these lines of foods have Wrights stamped on the packages. There must be no empty stocking in the home o( the poor, ARE ADOPTED fOnly One Apv;t Ti!;eii Ahhouch Aljottt Thirty Judginentn - ' Were Filtered. A special term of the Pamlico County Superior Court, made necessary by the crowded condition of the docket, has just come to an end.- It was held by. Judge F. A. Daniels and so impressed were the bar with the uniform courtesy of t he-, j udg0 ad with b. repidit y with which the business of the court was dispatched that resolutions- of appriciation and thanks were unani mously adopted, by the . bar. These resolutions a copv of which was dtlivired to the Journal for publica tion, were an follows:1 J' Whereas a special term, of court for Pamlico county was "ftrdered by ohe Gocrnor.on account of the crowded condition of the docket and ludee tl. A. ; Daniels was commissioned to hold said term, and whereas during the said re wo. weeks of said term a large amount of business has been transacted to, the satisfaction of the contending parties and their attorneys, and only one appeal has been taken although about- thirty judgments ' have been entered; "Now therefore be it resolved, "l-'irst: That" judge Daniels has impressed each one of us with a sense of his upright character, judicial tem perament, profound knowledge of the law, and eminent fitness for the bench. "Second;. That' we tender him our thank, fr.r the uniform courtesy he has shown each of us, for the targe amount of business transacted and we wish him many years of usefulness in the service of the State. "Resolved third: That Judge, Dan iels be furnished a copy of these reso lutions, that the same be spread upon the minutes of the court upon a ser- arate page, and published in the Bay- boro Sentinel, The New Bern Sun and New Bern Journal and in The News and Observer. , ' "Unanimously adopted by the law yers in attendance upon the Court." The resolutions arc signed by D. L. Ward,; V. Raw Is, . W. T. Caho, Larry I. Mcore, A. D. Ward, II. L, Cibbs and F, C. Brinon, the latter being clerk of the Court. WILSON'S CLASSMATE WRITES Dr. Sato, Of Japan, Congratulates Johns Hopklnn Alumni. : Baltimore, Dec. !'. A letter from Japan congratulating the Joh:is Hop kins Alumni Associ . ion on the elec tion of Governor Wibon as President of the United States waa oceived at the City Hall yesterday by Dr. Horacf F..- Flack, executive ' of the municipal department of legislative reference and treasurer of the association. , It was from Dr. Shonuke Sato, of the Imperial Univesrity, who was .graduated from the Hopkins with Governor Wilson in the class. of 1886." Dr. Sato wroti as follows.; "-. ,. ' -,'. ., "AHow me to congratulate you on the election of Gov. Woodrow Wilson rs President of- the t'nited States. The association -must be proud to see a member' -raised to a dignified position of .the Chief Magistrate of the States. I -heartily and gladly share with your joy over theTcsult of, the recent Presi dential "erection. With all mv good wishes to you. 1 remain, yours sincerely, ; ., "'.. SIIOSUKK SATO." Many a girl's" ideal is shattered when he goes broke. ' rVM!"ftfc WW RESOLUTIONS 5k f OLSON LUMBER & fl FQ. CO for EVEnvTt 3k:g : .u , Iffice and Factory 129 E.Front St New Dern N. C We call your attention to our comnlete line of Farm Implements The John Deere Low Down Manure Spreadtr needs no introduction All you need is to see it. :.. " Our line of Seed Drills. "Ontirin." ni:',""V S and "Pennsylvania," never, fail to rr.-'e.fr'- ' ' Our lino of Stalk Cutters consisting of tl.3 "J n! a" 0 "Avery," JIUAbE and 'Southbcnd" Iron :. ts ' : ei your selection can t fail to please you, tr, 1 t!, are made to suit YOU. Your orders v. i',1 La m nttended to. I'lione ! X ' ti o mm ; r Ve ' -. - Believed Vo Be Certain He Will . Be Secretary of State In' WiUon's Cabinet. FRIENDS MEET IN NEW YORK ' , . . - ..r Considered Practically-Certain-Al , so That Josephus Daniels t Will Get Portfolio . j i .v New York, Dec. 20. Firmly con vinced that Col. William Jenn?pgiT Bryan , will be the premier .of '.the--Cabinet to be formed by . President -. Wilson, fully a score of friends of jhe , Nebraskan have reached this city pre- pared -to greet hi nr aftef his tonfer- -encc with Wilson Saturday or Sun- Nothing official lias ome i from either man, and nothing will,' until they -have threshed things out. , . Among the . noted . Democrats- is town are Edward Goltra, Natfoasi Committeeman from M issued, and ' large number of Southern State com mitteemen. . ' ' J Some of these men. have ' recently conferred with Bryan, i who is' no . en route from Tampa to this 'city, - i They say that Bryan believes that the y Wilson administration Will be a'uc- ' cess, thSt he is more conciliatory than -' " ever before in his life, and that he believe : has made it . plain - that he believes every Democrat should assist Wilson and that he is willing to do anything personally to make the administration"'' a success. Because of that fact, .it is said Bryan will if Wilsdn desires" and there are few that do pot believe " that he does so desire announce that -he will become Secretary of State, v In addition it is pointed out l bat ' Bryan in the Cabinet would have to make his criticisms of , the Wilson " : policies in the secrecy of the Cabinet room and not in the : pages of., the Commoner. " : .1. . ;"' I Wilson Will be in Trenton on Sat urday. Bryan will pass through'there ' on that day. They will both- be' in' : this city Saturday night and they will be in touch with each .'other oft 'Sun- ', day, so that the matter will be fettled very soon. . , ; :. ' V ' Other Cabinet appointees no-f con- -sidered practically, certain by ''politi cians, are A. Mitchell Palmer, Josephus Daniels, Congressman Henry and Judge Martin Wade. . , . ' jl RED MEN SEE TAFT ' ''""- r - ii ':-- - . r.j .t-yrfj' Kitlkak Indians Pose for Mvlnt Pictures at White House, j 4 Washington,) Dec. i 19. President ; Taft did not see J. P. Morgan at-the executive . offices yesterday ,but? Tie did see Weehahig Sktokemworahee, a : " Kitik.ik Indian, "wearing a gaudy suit' tnd a hat of turkey feathers, together : with forty companions of Shookem, ' the majoirt' of them line looking In-'1-dians, who have, graduated from Car lisle or other schools. The bunch of red men and women are in Washington attending a con- . vention of the Brotherhood, of North American Indians, and it. is proposed , to have another ..meeting here alout the time of the inauguration. . R. C. '. Adams, the Washington head of the ' brotherhood, believes that an immense -athering of Indians can be brought -here for the Inaugural .parade, and .hat this could be made on e of the features of the big event! . -t, Skookem; and. three other old In-" dians dressed in fancy- suits,-' with1 headdress ' of . feat hers and wearing . moccasins, . insisted on monopolizing most of the space in the view of the moving picture machine taken of the White House, to & accomodate-- their . vanity and later to amuse ftping aud- iences in picture, shows. A r'.-j t-Ji''ti g to J Build?- THEN SEE' it- r w llWnNnNTTT) TiTiTTTi TTTXTrrn
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