Stern
No. 96
NEW BERN. N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1913-FIRST SECTION
35th YEAR
KHLDRID
E
MILD CHLORI
in of These Words Over
Telephone Wai What
Lea to tragedy.
IS PUT ON THE STAND
Testified He Mistrusted Prescrip
tion and Put in Less Quan
tities Than Ordered.
Rtthrnond, Feb. 27. Thomas Wll:
JiamWc('rary ,the twenty-two-yCar.
old drug cleric who compounded the
prescription which snuffed out the life
of little four-year-old Robert Lionel
.;Masuricr, son of Captain and Mrs.
oaseph LcMasuricr, of 3127 West
'rttnfffin street, shortly after 6 o'clock
yesterday morning, was arrested by
Detective Sergeant Wiley as soon as
the verdict of the coroner's jury was
rendered about 1:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The verdict was as follows:
"Robert Lionel LeMasurier came to
his death on the 25th day of February,
1913,. from the effects of bichloride of
mercury, administered on the 24th
day of February, 1913, by its parents,
Kved that they were giving a
medicine, and that the bichlo-
mercurv was dispensed on
24th day of February by Thomas
hajh McCrarv. a registered assis
tant pharmacist, instead of mild chlo-
tfl. t L L. 1 1 I .
riue oi mercury wiiim irau uccii de
scribed by Dr. E. W. Gee by telephone,
and, that owing to the similarity of the
names when spoken by telephone the
doctor and the clerk mutually misun
derstood each other.
"(Signed) William H. Taylor, M. D.
coroner; A. H. Calder, J. D. Lyle,
George I. Ball, W. C. Burley, John
W. Starke, T. A. Parsons."
E. L. Brandis, field secretary of the
State Board of Pharmacy, was an
aaTOtaW
ride of
he Journal . They can ccm: to
journal, turn in what business they
been able to get and get a liberal
commission on same.
is announcement is made for thi
t of only a very few who havt
ted their fears that they couk
win one of the racers. The erearer
iian oi i ne contestants arc going u
oin ths ranks of the live ones whe
lave already landed racers.
The terms are very simple and easy
to observe. Five new subscriptions
for thrce months atone dollar each
Will turn the trick. Or in the place of
each dollar in new business you may
turn in two dollars in old business.
. One of the difficulties the canvasser'
uuve experienced is mar. so many peo
ple already take the Journal. Well,
when you find a person like this get
him to pay you one dollar on account.
Boys, you can do this just by seeing
your brothers and sisters, uncles and
aunts. You will probably not have to
call on your cousins, but if you do they
will be delighted to help you. Get
busy and win a raVer!
MEXICO
AS SEEN
BY EXILE'S WIFE
Mrs. Katherlne Slmondettl Says
Francisco Madero Merited
Downfall.
INTERVIEWED IN NEW YORK
Eipects General Felix Diaz
Be Next President of
Republic.
to
New York, Feb. 27. Elated at the
turn of events in Mexico and firm in
her conviction that the vast resources
of the republic will enable the new
regime to re-establish prosperity, Mrs.
Katherine Noble Simondetti, wife of
the editor of El Diario, who was ex-
interested auditor at the inquest. He iled after his nrooertv was confiscated
will make a report of the matter to 'is preparing to return to the southern
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tne ataic ooaru, uui wuuiu uu i male capital
She ex.iccts Felix Diza to be the
next Pre; ident of Mexico. The ex
treme measures applied by the nehpew
of the former ruler are, to her idea.
f v j remedial and prompted by the love of
Witt! ;
this afternoon what his recommenda
tion would be. He has the authority
to advocate the revocation of a phar
macist's liscense in such cases.
Young McCrary took his formal ar
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resi puuusuuiiiuuiy, aiiu nciii , .COUntrV.
Paul Fletcher, to the Hustings Court h ,s 1:1 the. liberal policies of the
k.:i u K.;ui' young general that Mrs. Simondetti
in th , of 1500. I P'ac.es her hop for a rejuvenation of
It was brought out that "mild cnlo- Ba,rs . .n tne, troubled nation and a
- . . O . I rni'iirnlliiin ,i( t in h 1 --f ur,,rl.,,,
ride of mercury" was the name by 7r"V'" , . -
which calomel otherwise is called. and,dle class of Mexicans.
while Dr. Gee said that it wai his! M.rs- Simondetti, who is a former
first imoression that, he mentioned Baltimore girl, has lived here since
calomel, although he might have said forced to flee from the Mexican capital
"miM chloride. McCrary was posi-1 ne said today that despotism
tive in his assertion that he underitaod without a sense of justice and the
tin- nhvsirian to sav "bichloride of strength of a benevolent despot car
mercury" and that he repeated this ried the Madero government to its
oame over the 'phone to Dr. Gee -Jjiownfall."
McCrary sai,f that' he" Had ndt"been She declares there canbc'ho 'dbubf
able to understand the name ot the as to the benefit that Mexico .will de
person to whom the medicine was to, rive from the revolution born on Sun
L t .1 u. ..i.. " u. ' I i 17.1 n T
hp sent and that he ohlv "cauehl
the address, 3127 West Franklin street.
He said he mistrusted the prescription
and that he called Dr. Gee's office on
the 'phone, but was unable to get any
one there to respond. He then tried
to find the name of the person residing
at .the address given, by consulting a
city directory, a telephone book and
by asking "information" at the tele
phone exchange.
When he was unable to do so, he
testified, he compunded the prescrip
tion, but included only one and one
half grains of bichloride of mercury,
instead of two grains, as he had under
stood the prescription to demand. He
said he had consulted Jms books and
had learned that one-tmrd of a grain
was the maximum dose of the deadly
drug for adults. His composition of
the medicine made the -dose only one
fourth of a grain.
When asked by Coroner Taylor if1
he had not thought the directions
to take one ot the six powders every
twenty minutes would be very dan
gerous, even to an adult, he said that
the thought never had occurred to
him.
- I. P. Fletcher, owner of the drug
store where the prescription was com
Hounded, questioned Dr. Gee and Mc
Crary at various points of their stories,
Coroner I ay lor declared that bi
Chlaride" and "mild chloride" 'sound
ed ,so similarly that he could readily
understand how the two terms might
be conlounded in a. telephone convcr
sation.
' Captain Joseph LeMasurier, the f.i-
-tber of the dead child, also interro
gated the witnesses at various stages
One question which he wished to ask
but which the coroner would not per
mit, was why McCrary had not written
a Bote arid sent it with the prescrip
tion, notifying the recipient of the
medicine of its dangerous quslities.
Dr. Gee, who resides at 416 East
Grace street, testified to the effect
thst he had been called to the Le
Masuner home to treat the baby
was suffering from acute in
stioa, about 4 o clock Monday
morning: that the fatal prescription
was telephoned r.bout 10:30 o'clock
that morning; thnt he. thought h
mentioned tne word "calomel. h
nig it' hae' uiff"'rpild chloride." .-
taougn ne nao written the proserin
trah before telephoning it and had
Written the word "calomel".
day .February 9.
"One could hardly expect me to feel
anythiug but elated at the final out
come of the terrible struggle waged
i in Mexico City only a lew days ago,
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said :virs. simonoem.
K OPPOSED
Fight of Progressives in The
Senate Does Not Involve
Senior N. C. Senator.
AGAiNS
IE
I STATE
STACK L
WILL GET HIS CHAIRMANSHIP
I.-T-
Martin is the Man the Younger
Element Expects to Try
To Punish
"Combined with the pleasure, how- and his political associates in the pre
ever, is the thought of the suffering convention campaign in Virginia, the?
ndurcd by so many people, the hor
rible loos of life and the tragedies
that took place.
"Poor Mexico had to pay dcarlv to
satisfy the ambitions of a few adven-
urers and that of a visionary.
"So many times my husband and I
Washington, Feb. 27. The Demo
crats of the Senate are in the thinck
of another fight over the plans to re
organize the Senate after March 4. A
very strong opposition has developed
against Senator Thomas S. Martin, cf
Virginia as chairman of the caucus.
It looks now as if somebody else
would be selected for that place. The
name of Senator John W. Kern, has
been boosted for the honor. This has
riled they younger Senators who think
they ought to lead. Senator Gore
is not well pleased with the Kern
program.
The chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, in which North Carolina is
vitally interested, does not seem to
be involved. Senator Simmons is sate.
rhere was a proposition to make two
committees out of the Finance Com
mittee one for the tariff and the
other for banking and currency.
It is said that senator Martin re
cently alienated some of his old-time
friends by agreeing to a division of
the rinance and Commerce Commit
tees, two of the great committees ot
the seante. It has been evident tor
some time tnat Senators Simmons
and Clarke of Arkansas were on the
verge of deserting the Martin camp
because of an 'understanding between
Senator Martin and Senator Shiveley
of Indiana over a proposition to create
two new committees over which they
could preside. Seeing this split in the
ranks ol the older men ol the senate
the younger members who would have
a general shake-up to get better com
mittee assignments renewed their fight
for a change of leaders.
Three or four men naturally in
clined to stay with the old crowd have
Dcen warned against voting lor sen
ator Martin because of a feeling that
he solicited the influence of railroads
to help one of his Virginia political
allies in the House.
It is alleged that Senator Maw in
is at heart hostile to President-elect
Wilson and Mr. Bryan and for that
reason should not be leader of the
Senate.
The Thomas F. Ryan incident of
the Baltimore Convention is cited to
show that the new Democratic ad
ministration should not have for its
leader in the Senate a man whose
frineds permitted Mr. Bryan to be a
delegate to the National Democratic
Convention and-cause the embarrass
ment that it did.
One Senator who would like to
support Senator Martin for personal
reasons said that a vote cast by him
for Senator Martin would cost him his
position in the Senate.
Thr- bitter contest waned against
Governor Wilson by Senator Martin
"Voter" Says a Word or Two (That
i. it. runA 'If , i
1 a , jlkc vsms i - nviu ui
Two)" on Subject.
REPLIES TO .ANOTHER WRITER
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Believes It Would Be" An Unpar
donable Siti'Fo Legislature
To Enact the Law.
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Mr. Editor:. .
Will you. pleSSc1 ' allow mc space in
youf valued columns t'o say a word or
two in reply to the article signed
"Farmer and limited Stock Raiser",
who believes that the thinking people
of the State are' in favor of the State
iVide Stock Law.
oppose a State Wide Stock law. Be
cause we have neighborly people in
our Bection who loves to see his neigh
bors have meat as well as himself.
We already have local option stock
districts; where there are not enough
grazirfg lands to justify the running
at large' of stock, and it is well enough
for districts like that to have stock law
districts established. But it is not
wise to deprive every man in the State
of the opportunity of grazing in the
forests of which there are hundreds bf
thousands of acres.
It is to Ix.' hoped that our Legislature
will act for the betterment of their
people, and let the man who wants to
limit his stock do so. we surelv do not
care. But let us continue to graze'wjp
hogs, cows and sheep on the large grass
ranges, and reed ritarshes, as we" always
have. VOTER.
HDTELlii BP.
ROAD
A&NG
USE 55 Ml
Important Anniversary In His
tory oi new Bern rails
In Next Monti:.
BIG CELEBRATION WAS HELD
Great Railroad Festival Held on
4ti?co1int Of the Completion
. --cof State Railroad.
TWENTY
alleged unfriendly attitude of Senator
Martin toward Messrs. Wilson and
Bryan and the Ryan episode at Balti
more arc being used against the mi
nority oeader of the Senate.
1 he progressives expect to con
trol the next Senate. i hey do not
at
ELAH
OF
Jti many imn.,1 iiiv iiudimhu dllU 11 i I 1 a
nf tu ,u;i, u v.ant to crowd the old-timers off the
able to return to Mexico, and when I 'naP b.ut 2" rea.d' t0 ,fi
f 4 1, . . r. .... i ..: ator Martin, inerc is no uouor. mat
iMWlT-Vfi mv: kj lilt; Uliai VICLUIV t i iit? it .
r . J It Kmi hum iiii Snnafnf Martin fnr
ut rwtf i-'ita mjr nuu: at iiiu all I . ry . f q
......mv..,.....! , I. 1. 1 i TCI M'MIUllI . 1 lit y ui nil w nvt. v vjt. 11
liuinivi iin. nt iiiinu winy CApressca , , t c r t
with tears a reaction after 16 months H110 have seJccted Senator Kern for
of. tfsnaelc airainst ralumnv a..d in. leader, out cnorts arepeing maae to-
. . . ! n. rrnt- Vonitnr 'I laflro r1 flrl'nn
tflBlre-J Uoubt ess there weie m.nnv l' " "
..K. ..,!. .., If. Xt :- .1 1 MS lO
orated conditions, hut I thinU"" mr. v.iarKC nas hoc agreeo 10 ubi
rvettta hav nroved thai I m, wrv proposition.
u'. : ... - There is talk of putting
Senator Kern,
all tnac were opposed to them .with ?ntT". yun8" melr
... . . .i ! i in ineir enoris iu cicci (inn
witnout tne sense oi justice and a ... L jo . e" i
i i.. a . -'a u. w.J ... wi stop but Senators Simmons and
Government to its downfall. Overman are standing together. They
As much horror as the events of navc g?o" pos.uoi.s u..u .. :...,..-
the last few davs mav cause, esnerial. -""
ly among those ignorant of the tcrri
ble barm done to a nation and to many
individuals, there is no doubt as to
the benefit . that Mexico will derive
tncretrom. .
"l am most anxious to return to
Mexico, and almost count the dav
until wc start, although I have heard
that our house was used as a rebel
stronghold, the guns 'on the roof
sweeping the Madero house two blocks
away.
Poor Mexico has suffered much.
but she will soon recuperate, for fur
resources are enormous, and the new
Government seems to know thtr-
oughly how to handle the situation
"It is not to be expected that, after
No contest
is being made o:i either of them. H. E.
C. Bryant in Charlotte Observer.
senioITfight
15 NOT ENDED YET
SELECTION OF KERN AS SENATE
NOT TO BE MADE WITH
OUT A STRUGGLE.
Washington, March 1. Withdrawal
of Senator Martin, of Virginia, from the
two years of continuous guerrilla war-1 'act? for the chairmanship ol the JJemo
BOY SOLICITORS
urn mui
f l - j: t i .,
are unu spri-aiiing oi origandage
peace will be restored in a few days,
That would .be impossible to the
strongest government in the world
But evidence of a return to order and
in , , . .
prosperity win soon De nail, l am
Sure.
My assurance comes from the
knowledge of the men that have been
cratic caucus, carrying with it the
Senate floor leadership, caused a re
newal of interest the rc-organization
the Senate after March the 4th,
wheii the Democrats come into control
of that body.
Karly indications that senator Mar
tin's action would result ia the elcc-
tion of Senator Kern without a strug
annointed to form the Tahinor klc have given way to evidences that
stands foremost rn a different political the contest for control of the Senate
group and all of them arc statesmen of organization is not yet ended. The
high integrity and patriotism. chief point ol contention remaining
I'M,. k. ..I u i lia thnt involving the seniorit v rule in
i,v,ii vciciiiuii i until navel-" . " . j . .
PEOPLE BEING MUCH OA
E BY ROYS WonKI
FOR JOURNAL.
The Journal's Marathon
test is making a profound im
Tt certainly h csoKtng the
.iHILiii (n. . L. :j
tWup for thuiouftral". said a gentle-
or more times by ambitious
t up lor th
WW
been made to conciliate all parties and hlling committee places, and the de
satisfy aU legitimate ambitions. "'and of the re organization forces
"Mexico must not be iudecd bv that places on all ol the important
mparing it with the United T Sfc tes committees to distributed without re
from American standards. As r,a to lne ifrv,ce, 3cnars nave nao
dful as the idea of summarv exe
tion b to m. even I a woman
n understand that at times for the
1 vat ion ol a who e rountrv rxtfpitu
medics mint be aoolied and the love
r the coun'ry must be ereater than
" I ,i.k f... i iu.ti.
lr.ll,,,v' r f ,wl ll'uiviuiiai
I , 1 I A I liil..
Senator Martin h withdrawal was
interpreted by many of the Senate
leaders to be an assurance that the
new Senate will be orcamird in har
mony with the new administration.
Senator Kern, who was the Democratic
Vice rrcnidcntial candidate lour years
is believed to be in accord with
s views on many public
k.i.tAkJsi L..T"L.. -l and liberal. It s nm .onorallv lrn,,un qucMions, wmie senator martin,
t'lvnv 1 1 1 1 1, uy illllUlllOUS , . , . , - , . . I .:, L, - .i
Oos who ranted fOsbecome the wnrr I lnal ne cvcn incurred his uncle s
of nfli. nf t hty litrW rl,lin
i : I Lmm .A k... .. L !1 L. . t 11..
ine lournn vesterdav inHn , r. " mm ne is iii iy
, . - . . J . . -- - " .11... . U .!- . . I
tOSItlon intrnrled especially for lxr Tl i m " Q requireniyi is
whs, ti.l k ... . L. Ol lllC llllClllkTenr im li.irrl.wrirMinff
T . . -"iv iu gci me entne .MiU J xi'd ir r.-T.T2
imount oi Dullness necessary to win . .. . . ""-o ne aisn inm
ite of the rscan. It ni ,u. nc limit ition ol the people at I. rgc
rleed of a iy iipy getting out of the a not m' lm' 'oolli
race. Bi t thnnc who want to an nut 04 m-k VI proniiscs tliat
need hot lose by wh it thev ha-e done
I belfcvc that the thinking people
jf the State are in favor of an unlimited
tock-raising. The thinking people
d our State believe in following the
advice of United States Department
of Agriculture; and growing all the
stock we can,. Wc don't believe in
shutting our cow up in some small
lot, starve her half to death, and when
she is milked you could cee her poor
rib-bones in the cream.
I don't know what kind of stock our
estetmed writer has; he may have some
other man's cow borrowed for all 1
know, if so that's why he is a limited
"Stock- Raiser".
Our. writer says he can understand
why some of us oppose the "State Wide
Stock Law", because we do not think
it would be popular with some of our
voters.
We do not care whether or not we
please the voters at all, we are for saving
the great forest of which we have sev
eral thousands of acres that '.'Tlu
Great God of Heaven" prepared for
one and all for the grazing of unlimited
stock.
I hope that our honorable body of
the Legislature now1 in session,- will
not attempt to take away the forest
which God hath prepared Tor unlimited
stock grazing. 1 believe that it would
be an almost unpardonanic sin to pass
such an act.
And. I further hope that our Legis
lature will examine themselves thor
oughly before they enact such a law.
uentiemen, picase mini, iui .i iuuwc
before acting. Do you think that God
of Heaven limited the Prophets of
old? Do you think that he only al
lowed them a certain fixed number
of sheep, cows, or asses? Then if God
didn't limit" the people of that dajL
why should we be limited in this day.'
If I understand the manner of our
writer, he must be a very selfish man
indeed. If I understand his sentiments
he don't want the other man's cows to
bite his grass neither does he want the
other man s hogs to root up a' worm
from the earth with its' nose while the
poor long nosed critter is only ex
ercising his nature wnicn vjou
gave him(,. ' Now our writer is going 10
mire that nature awav from him.
I would like to sec some ot tins
writer's stock from which he has ex
tracted that nature. 1 imagine they
are beauties.
Atrain. our esteemed writer says that
at the present we arc compelled to
fence our farms, and let tne stocx loose.
Well, that's what the Lord intended us
to do. And further it our esteemed
writer's farm is not worth fencing, let
him tear his fence away and let it all
go.
I believe that if a number of our
supposed-to-be farmers would use the
money with which they are purchasing
automobiles and building C real
Highways, and use just one-half of it
in ditching and fencing their farms there
would be more corn, hogs and cattle,
and it would lessen the "High Cost of
Living" whiqh exists in our country
today.
I wish to advise our esteemed writer
of the fact that in my section, wc grow
corn and other kinds of feed stuff for
oug hogs and cattle, while his hogs
may have to root, or aie, as ne uencves
in keeping them on his own premises.
His premises may be very small,
and awfully poor besides for all I know.
He savs that this district is known
as "the tick district," I wouldn't rocin
with him for a vast sum, for fear of
hecomine infested with '.'ticks" Why
is it that our stock-raising brings no
new money to this section.?
It is simply because there is not enough
meats crown in this section to supply
the demand. Then our esteemed writer
wonts in Unit us with our stock.
The limit may be one hog, and one
cow, one cat, one goat, one sheep, one
mouse, one chicken, and one aucn.
We don t know wnat tne iinui uiigni
be. In our section we do not eat poor
beef, neither-do we put fevered beef
on the market, and if any one docs,
we have on our markets a meat in-
tvrtnr who v juld condemn it. Uur
rows are principally fat and in good
condition on the ranch.
Of course, in a limited district, like
his, he may have poor ticky beef.
The reason why we sena so mucn
r . : i
money out oi our ikuuu is
Wanse there are not enough meat
and corn grown to supply the demands
of our section.
Of course l-.astern .ortn (.arotina
is a great stock raising district, but if
we be limited it win prevent a greai
manv poor men (who are today grow
ing his supply of meats) from growing
any stock at an. i imm iui
Legislature should cnticavor io lessen
the high cost of living, instead of mak
ing it higher.
Our esteemed writer states that in
districts where the stock law has been
iried it has not oMy proven success
ful in agriculture, but in stock-raising ,
also. . ... . I
If that he true, why do the people '
in stock districts conic over in om
unlimited stock territory and pay to
us 0 te 10 cents per pound for the
poorest and strappiets hogs and pigs
that we have, on foot. Gentlemen
ARE DEAO
POSSIBLY OTHERS DEAD ALSO
AS RESULT OF BAD BLAZE
IN OMAHA.
Omaha, March. 1. Fire early
yesterday morning destroyed the Dewey
Hotel at 13th and Farnam streets, at
least a score and possibly more per
sons losing their lives. The register
of the little hostelry was burned an:l
the names of many of those who died
in the flames probably never will be
known. Among those identified are
Mrs. Alice Bonnevue, sister of Mrs.
C. E. Wilkins, wife of the proprietor
of the hotel and Charles Beverely.
Cumming's brotehr arrived yesterday
morning from Pittsburg to visit him,
only to learn of his death. Cummings
jumped from the third floor to the
sidewalk, his head and body being
badly crushed.
The fire occurred at an hour when
few persons were in the vicinity and
the interior of the old building was a
mass .of llanies before the firemen ar
rived. Not less than 50 persons were
sleeping in the building and estimates
of the number run as high as 75. At
least 30 are known to have escaped
Many of them were scantily clad
About a third of the guests were Ne
braskans who had come to the city to
attend the automobile show. Most of
them had rooms near the two exits
and so far as known all escaped to the
street.
The firemen did not get the flames
under control until after the interior
had collapsed and fallen into the base
ment.
Ni
E
NEW SUBURB
Mrs. Marvin Lewis Who Suggested
It, Wins The Frixe of Ten
Dollars In Gold.
NUMEROUS NAMES SUGGESTED
Decision of Judges Approved by
Mr. Henderson Suburb Will
be Named Accordingly.
himself, urobablv tie . ,c,u'.
mn VMMrfsy Who had been innvassed 1 ncV.,.rrcs 3e'1 .' Wexlfo. is yourg
l inu i
i here
displeasurr at times on account of I is
ling his support of the Ball!
more plalfumr, has been considered by
the reorganization lorcei as a con
scrvative.
U get
New York
says the
lect V d
CREW OF WRECKED
SCHOONER SAVED
Ufe-Savers From Four Station
Aid In Rescuing Men on
Zaccheus Sherman.
1ATTLED LONG WITH THE SEA
easel Struck About One O'clock
Friday Morning Sighted
Two Hours Later.
Recent improvements made by the
Norfolkt'-Southern Railway Company
and the' Atlantic Coast Line Railwaj
Company m this city brings to mind thi
act that on the tewnty-ninih of nexi
month, fifty five years will have elapsed
since the hrst railroad into New Ben
was put in operation.
Bv manv April 29. 1858. is consider
ed tu be one of the greatest days in
the history of the Old town, although
there have been many other events
which have, in ways, surpafeed this
occasion. the event ot tne oay oe
came known as the "New Bern Cele-
ration" and it witnessed the great
railroad festival given on account of
the completion of the State railroad
to the city. No one who celebrated
that day has lorgotten it and tnere are
many who still live to tell ot tne oc
casion.
Of the foremost men of that day
were William H. Oliver and Col. John
D. Whitford. both deceased, and on
the day in question they and the com
mittee assisting jn' the work, banqueted'
twelve thousand people. Two thousand
people being fed at each "table" and
there oeing a succession oi oanqueis
until all had been satisfied.
Everything has changed since that
ime for it was three years before the
first guns were heard at bumpter.
At that time there was plenty of money
to provide the food and slaves to do
the work. 1 he town was a unit to
give such a house warming as North
Carolina had never seen. It was an
entire success and the high water mark
of hospitaltity.
The dawn of the festival day was
ushered in by the roar of artillery.
Soon the trains began coming down tlu
road and unloading their occupants,
arriving in rapid succession. There
were trains trom tne rtorin Carolina
Road, the Raleigh and Gaston road,
the Wilmington. and Weldon road and
the cars blocked the tracks from the
river to the outskirts of the tbwn.
The Oak Citv Guards and the Wil-
Norfolk, March 1. Life savers from
our stations along the Atlantic coast
aved the entire crew of the three-
masted schooner Zaccheus Sherman
which stranded near (.nil Shoals early
esterday morning after eleven hours
f continuous battle with high seas
ind a gale.
The life savers made repeated ef
forts to launch a life boat but high
seas itched the small craft high on
the btach and hurled the men with
such terrific force that several of them
were stunned. The life savers tried
time after time to get a line to the
stranded .schooner but the high winds
olew it 'away from the vessel and it
fell short. Once the line did reach the
icliooner and a member of the .crew
grabbed it, but the fury of the gale
tore it from his hands. Another time
the line fell across the stranded ship
but the crew did not know how to
handle it and the rope became So
tangled and twsited that the life
savers could not get the breeches
buoy to the schooner.
The vessel Was fast breaking up and
thej eight men on her deck were
forced to take to the riggings. They
waved their- hands frantically at the
life savers and the latter tried many
times to get a secord line on them.
The vessel struck about 1 o'clock
yesterday morning and was sighted
about two hours later by the life
savers of Gull Shoals station. The
men worked until daybreak trying to
launch a boat but the seas were too
high and the wind was blowing 70
miles an hour from the southwest.
The (lull Shoals crew was nearly ex
laustcl when relief crews from New
!nlet, Kinnakect and Chicamicomico
.tations reached the scene. The men
.vorked all day trying to reach the
vessel or gel a line to her.
It was 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when the life saver shot a big hawser
across the deck of the wrecked ves
sel. Two members of the crew of the
Slerman scrambled down from, the rig
gings, graDDed tne rope ana maae it
mington Light Infantry brought their last 0 onc of the masts. Then the
tents and went into camp.
The exercises opened on the Academy
Green where a stand had been erected
for the orators and the clergy, and
seats were provided for the thousands
of. ladies. 1 he speaking was cnaeq.
bv 2 o'clock and the march to the ban
quet hall begun. The brilliancy of
the parade was attested by the eleven
military companies in une anu me
presence of six of the best bands in the
Union. I he New ucrn t-ignt mianiry,
Captain ). V. Jordan, was cheered to
the echo lor the hne showing wnicn tney
made on this occasion. A continuous
line of people. watched the parade, the
windows hned with lair laces, ana me
trees filleS with small boys. The quick
breeches buoy the life basket was
shot out to the vessel and the men
were landed on shore. The waves
were so high that they beat over the
basket on its way to the shore with the
shipwrecked crew in it. The. mca
were soakeel ami half desd from ex
posure when they reached the shore.
The men had hardly landed on the
beach when the schooner broke in half
ind her masts toppled over in the sea.
The Sherman was commanded by
Captain Scranton of Madison, Conn.,
She was bound to New York from Port
Royal with a cargo of lumber.
News of the stranding! of the ves
sel and the thrilling resets of her
crew came to Norfolk over "the gov-
stepping lads who marched that day ernment scacoast Wires and was given
to the press by Olserver Niisanmr. in
were soon to do more arduous march
ing, to charge on the battle field and
'Elmview," suggested by Mrs
Marvin Lewis, is the name selected by
the judges as the most suitable for
the new suburb to be developed by
D. E. Henderson.
The tudges Owen u. Dunn an
R. W. Haywood met last night
Mr. Dunn's office and went over very
carefully the numerous names suggested
and after deliberation decided that
Mrs. Lewis was entitled to the ten
dollars in gold offered by Mr. Hender
son to the person suggesting the most
suitable name for the suburb.
About three hundred persons entered
the contest, suggesting all manner of
names, some of which did not appeal
to the judges at all, while others were
only rejected because the judges
thought Elmview just a shade better.
This name, it might be added, was
selected not alone because of its attrac
tiveness but also because it seemed
esDeciallv appropriate by reason of
the fact that two beautiful rows of
elms along what is to be known as
Gaston avenue constitute one of the
most conspicuous features of the pro
perty.
The name appealed to Mr. Hender
son as strongly as it did to the judges
and he stated that the suburb would
be named accordingly, he having
reserved the right in the event the
decision of the judges did not meet
with his approval to select some other
name.
Mr. Henderson will be out of -the
city temvn-ow, b'tt he will be in town
Tuesday and will then call on Mrs
Lewis and r:c-TH her with the .gold
coin which the judgec decided that she
has won.
NATIONAL WOOLiH
MILLS OPEN HERE
charge of the weather bureau at Cape
Henry.
TEACHEBS FOR II
COMPULSORY Li
mipi death in manv forms.
The preparations for the dinner for
such a throng were necessarily adruous
ind the committee in charge of this
work had their hands full. A thousand
pounds of beef, a thousand bushels of
oysters, a boat load of sweet potatoes
and several thousand loaves of bread
were consumed during the banquet
which was held in the round house
Later in the afternoon there were drills
hv the military companies and that
night a big dance was held in the round I Craven County Association Goes
house. This was probably the most On Record In Favor of Pend-
successful dance ever held in New Bern, ing Legislation.
it is said there were three hundred
couples on the floor at one time and more PROF. J. H. HIGHSMITH SPEAKS
than two thousand spectators. i nere
was no place in which such a large
number ol people couio dc provioeu
with beds and the greater number of
the visitors spent the night in dancing
and having a thiroughly good time
leaving in the early morning ior tneir
homes in other parts oi tne araie.
Todav. everything nas
Prominent Wake Forest Educator
Discusses Qualifications
Of a Teacher.
Thirty teachers from every part of
the county braved the elements ycy
terdav and came to New Bern to at-
changed .end the regular monthly-meeting of
around the spot where these festivities I the Craven County Teachers' Asso-
were held There is a new union depot, i c,ation.
Four addition railroad branches run-1 The principal event of the prgram was
in as many different directions and I an address by Dr. J. H. Highsmith of
fact the town has kept pace with tn ,,a;r 0( Education of Wake forest
the onward rushing years but yet Lc0nee. Dr. Highsmith is one of the
often pauses, turns backward in its m08t noted teachers in the state and
flight and lives over again for a few
MORE LIGHTS AT BINGHAM.
New Illumination System Being
Installed In Dining Hall.
(Special to the Journal)
ham School, Mebane, March I,
7, l . . thi "kniuht svstem ol
ing has been installed in the Dining
IF
ILL HAVE BRANCH STORE
JAMES HOTEL BUILDING
ON MIDDLE STREET.
IN
this if facts of my own pcrionsl know
ledge. I would like to know II this
isn't ri i .it progress for a state to want
to assume.
Although wc have sum? crack-brains
who are desirous of
opportunity that a
hu support. I have
applications from me
"great limited stock
roving cvefy
man nas for
rd of several
io live in the
ids'' to buy
his opinions on various educational
subjects are highly valued. Yester
day he discussed in a clear, concise
manner the qualifications of a teacher.
Hls address was full of interesting
thoughts and suggestions and wait
greatly enjoyed by all present.
Dr. J. E. Turlingon, who is to have
charge of Craven County's proposed
Farm Life School, was present at the
meeting and made a short but interest
ing talk on the work of the proposed
,. wnrli tit nt
and ha. given so much sati.fac- X'h.
that it is now being put into the cnliow:nff .hi. there was a general
..Hj Hall also. These lamps are .. . f .ci,,i M.hnH and
ww .T- -- . . . . - l (11SCUSMUII J .R.nu"i ... .
Jycry handsome and give a bright, clear Management" in which all the teachers
tight lltat . good for Study Hall use Thege QiscuioM have in the
1 Oe week. Bingham had a visit from l' f v, -i manv
Mr. J. S. Carr. Jr.. of Durham Mr. P and rom them the teachers
Carr is the son of Gen. Julian S. Carr 'ure m VBuabe suggestions.
Who for manv years has been a friend Before clogi q the mettlnf the
and patron of the shcool. In fact. t.en. AModatioo adopted resolutions peti
Carr has given to the school one ol . he Lelisature t0 paM a cora-
the most beautilul meaais ever ue- . - . , , d al0 end(KrslI
livered at the Institution, and has sent ,fw month, tchool. The
three of his wards in succession to the I j, paced in the hands
8C,IS0,:L.. ... i. .. .i . .... -f the Senator from this district at
mngnaiu uu nu - ; f,v."-"'" ,..
. ,. t Df ii,.. inhn. lence
visit recently nviu v.,, y
ston. Prof. Johnston did well at
Bingham and at the University of
North Carolina and is doing wen m
The National Woolen Mills v il to-
a brain li store in this
iiiv in the lames Hotel building on
tl'lJI. . . Tl. J. .......... ..Ill II
lYllCiniC SlICCI. I MID iuuirtll will M il
all wool s iits made to meas..re for' life
fifteen dnllms, no more and no less. I Last week, the orchestra was de
During tin- last few days George I lightfully entertained at the home of
Rosenberg of New York, whr will bei
in Charge of tne local lirantmhas
engaccd in getting uvety thing in .am-
. i. i . '. , ,
rice ror ine iiiiiihi oficninK unit ine.vx
tends a cordial i tuition to every
citizen of Now Horn to xiit the store
Mrs Mice
and inspect the extens
and surnmir laui
order given for a i
day theipurobet.er w
Fowler. The organization
asant evening. Uc-
wcre served and
everv one Had a goou time. i c
music fenderMivby the orchestra was
murh arlmirrd.
Mr. Frank Aw Innes. a araduatc of
ruing in ine i'i i"v
ilway, at Mebane, has e
ter position with an u
iry at Durham. The
Ms of the school fclljw
One
one-
THE HOME KITCHEN.
Paint r ttltchen walls and wood
work white above the wainscoatlng.
It lfff-tiB soiled hands away. Its cheer
ful brightness is always inviting.
quart f Turpentine aaoco i
Real Paint makes 3 quarts of the
ett grade of 'ure paint, and K
to paint a V Mien sno iw
For outside painting the
, . nf Inn' life paint,
adding three quarts of pure
Oil to each on ! gallon of L. A
high.
HI' -iv fl mm
u'msde by