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4f ST Na.116 NEW BERN. N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1913-FIRST SECTION 35th AR -J 1 it If L MAY ESTABLISH IH EIGHT H00R5 English Knights Establish a Precedent For Quick Tour Of Capital. E E POPULAR HERE BEGINS JUNE 4TH Claud Glbbs Colored lying at Point of Death As Result Of Wound. Appropriate Exercises At Masonic Opera House Yesterday Afternoon. Government Considering Locating Such A Place In Or Near New Bern. Modern School Building With Modern Equipment Wanted In No. 7 Township. So It Seema From Series Of In cidents Occurring Yes terday. Pupils In New Bern Public School Getting In Readiness For Finals. ffeto wttkfa tmtmii mttn THROAT CUTFROM WASHINGTON MEMORIA CONSOLIDATION OF STOfi COMMENCEMENT ONE EAR TO OTHER DBS RUED HER HATCHER! HEBE SCHOOLS URGED HIS ASSAILANT MAKES ESCAPE The Inevitable Woman In The - Case Was The Cause Of The Affair. As a culmination of a feeling of jeal ousy which has existed between the two men, for sometime, Claude Gibbs, colored, had his throat cut from ear to ear yesterday afternoon by Henry Spencer, also colored, and is lying at the point of death while the local po lice are making every effort to capture his assailant. The affair took place at-'the home of Lavinia Jefferson, No. 7 Green street, shortly after 2":30 o'clock. According to tfie statement of the Jefferson wqman, Gibbs was asleep on a couch in her home when Spencer came in. Seeing the sleeping man, Spencer drew a knife or some other sharp instrument from his packet and slashed the other's throat. . ' Immediately after this Spencer ran from the house aid although seen sev eral times after this, the police failed to locate him and it is believed that he walked through the country to some ,of the nearby towns and boarded a freight train. Gibbs' condition is critical and the attending physician has but little hope for his recovery. The weapon narrowly missed the jugular vein and the wound is a horrible one. The authorities in all the nearby towns have b ;en asked to keep a watch for the fugitive and the police hope to have him behind the bars within a day or two. , TARIFF BILL IS VOTE 231 T0 139 AMID GREAT DEMONSTRATIO MEASURE IS OVERWHELM INGLY CARRIED. fSnedal to thelournan Washington, D. C, May 8.-Amid a great demonstration by the Demo crats of the House of Representatives and the throngs of onlookers in the galleries the House this afternoon evening at 6:15 o'clodc passed the bill revising the tariff downward by the. vote of 231 to 139. The bill passed practically as it came from the Ways and Means Committee with free wool, free sugar in three years, income tax, free meat, free flour and sweeping reductions in livestock and manufactured articles, Champions of the bill predict that within two months the bill will have been approved by the Senate and sign ed by the President making it the law of the land. The Senate Finance Committee has becjt considering the bill informally for a month. Senator Simmons of North Carolina, chairman, divided his committee into three sections and these sub-committees have been study ing the various schedules and sections of the measure so as to be able to re port to the full committee with recom mendations as soon as passible. MENTALLY DERANGED COLOR ED MAN PLACED IN JAIL. Church Cobb, colored, of Dover was brought to this city yesterday and placed in the Craven co unty jail. Cobb is mentally deranged and he will be held here until arrangements can be made to,get him in the insane aslyum at Goldsboro. About two years ago he1 was in a mill accident and was badly injured and sioee 1 1 at time he has shown numerous evidence) of lunacy. Paint your Kitchen Paint your kitchen walls ajjd wood work white above the wainscoating. It keeps soiled hands away. Its cheerful brightness is always inviting One quart of Turpentine added to one half gallon of L. and M. Sh mi Mixed Real Paint makes 3 quarts of the highest grade of pure paint, and it is enough to aim a kitchen and two more rooms. For outside painting the very highest grads of long life paint, is made by adding three quarts oi pure Linseed Oil co each one, gallon of L. and M. Semi-Mixed Real Paint. Sold by. GXSKILL HARDWARE CO. PASSED BY HOUSE VISIT ALL BIG SHOW PLACES Amazed At Ease With Which They Were Admitted To Presence Of Noted Men. Washington May 10. Two English Knights came to Washington yesterday interviewed President Wilson and other public man visited most of the pro minent show places in town without the aid of a rubberneck wagon and went to New York in the afternoon very welL. sat isfied with having established a record for hustle that could not be exceeded by the most strennous sight seeing American. They werchere eight hours. The visitors were Sir William Tre loar Bart who was Lord Mayor of London in 1907 and Col. Sir William Dunn who is to be L6rd Mayor in 1916. They are members of the dele gation of Englishmen who came to tfiis ,country to make arragnements for the celebration of 100 years of peace between the two great English-speaking nations and felt that it would be all wrong to return to the old country with out havingseen the capitol of the United States. Arriving at the Union Station 'early in the morning they started out im mediately after breakfast and- in the course of the day 'visited the White House the Captiql the Library of Congress and the Washington Monu ment and were received by President Wilson Vice-President Marshall Speaker Clark Secretary of State Bryan Secretary of War Garrison and Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. What amazed the two Sir Williams was the ease with which they obtained admittance to the presence of the dis tinguished men whom they sought. It surprised -them to find such real democracy in Washington even after all they had heard. They expressed their opinion that it would take about foiir months to arrange to see in London persons of rank equal to those.upon whom they called. The visitors were impressed par ticularly with. President Wilson Sec retary Bryan and Speaker Clark and said they thought General Wood was "a fine man". , I Their conversation with the Presi dent consumed only a few mintues Mr. Wilson asked them about the purpose of their visit to America and Pold em he had, alway been a close student of English affairs. IS HEAD OF TUBERCULOSIS SO CIETY ATTACKSjMETHODS OF GERMAN DOCTOR. Washington, May 9. "One of the ad verse factors Uiat are retarding the pre vention of the white plague," was the characterization applied to Dr. F. F Friedmann's tuberculosis vacefne by President Homer Folks in his opening address at the meeting of the National Association for the Study and Pre vention of Tuberculosis. "Nothing like the series of events", said the spcafcer, "which followed the announcement of the Freidmann cure In Berlin has hitherto occurrerl in the tuberculosis campaign. Onl those who have been engaged from day to day. in inducing State and local autho rities to appropriate funds can ap preciate how vastly more difficult this task has been made in the last few months by the extremely effective press agents of Dr. Friedmaon. Thus far it has not been evident to me as a lay man that any of those who have to do with, the subject in this country have won much credit. "When the Friedmaftn "cure' has taken its legitimate place and, perchance has been forgotten, we shall remember those processions coming from every- where whom the announcement of the 'cure' summoned to our vision.' BARGE GETS STUCK IN DRAW AND DELAYS TRAINS. Owing to the fact that a barge be came stuck in the draw over the Albe marle and Chesapeake canal yesterday n ornlng the eastbound train from Nor folk was forced, to return to that city and prcceed by way of Suffolk. This threw all the trains on this division ;t here until FRIEOMANN CURE CRITICIZED CHARLES R. THOMAS SPEAKER Beautiful Flowers Placed On Graves Of The Confederate Dead. -- , Yesterday Memorial bay was fit tingly observed in New Bern by the usual exercises which characterize this occasion. The exercises began at the Masonic Opera House and were later concluded at beautiful Gedar Grove Cemetery the city of the dead, where many brave Confederate soldiers are awaiting the last roll call. The stage at the Masonic Opera House had been filled with chairs and on these were seated the members of the New Bern Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy and the gentlemen who were to participate in the program. The exercises were opened by a beautiful prayer by Rev. J. B. Hurley and at the conclusion of this the Daugh ters sand" I Would Not Live Always". Lemuel S. Wood was in charge of the exercises and in a short but very appropriate speech he introduced the speaker of the occassion Hon. Charles R. Thomas. Mr. Thomas Speaks. In opening his address Mr. Thomas said: , "Daughters of the Confederacy Con federate Veterans Ladies and Gentle- jn: I esteem it an honor to speak to you upon this Memorial Day: first of all and chiefly, of course because this is the anniversary upon which we com memorate the deeds of valor of the sons of the South who gave up their lives for their section of the couutry in a war which involved the preservation of the rights reserved to the states in the Constitution. I am glad also to speak to you today because I know from history and he records of the war, that some of the most gallant soldiers of the Confederate army who served long and faithfully in the war between the States were titzens of Craven county and this section of North Carolina and I desire with you to-day to do them honor as well as to hortor 11 the heroes of the Con federacy living or dead." Continuing he told in a graphic manner of the valor of the soldiers of the South and to the devotion of the Southern women. He referred brief ly to the story of those four long years when oftentimes amid disaster and de feat the indomitable spirit of the South-f refused to surrender and sent fresh thousands of her sons to die upon the himdresd of battlefields for a cause which was lost and in conclusion spoke of the new South and its marvelous growth. The speaker said that the Southern men were not outclassed in fighting during the war between the States but that they were simplly overpowered. He said: The South Overpowered. "I do not say Confederate Veterans that the result of the war would ever have been different from what it was, but I do say that the result was not due to any lack of courage or skill on the part of Southern soldiers or their officers, but to the overwhelming odds against them. I do assert that the cause for which you fought was just, under the Constitution, and that you were overpowered by numbers. Never in all the tide of time has such a bloody war been waged. Out of about one half million Confederate soldiers more than two hundred thousand gave up their lives for the cause of the South and it is a well known fact that when the war came to a close there were only about one hundred thousand Con federate soldiers while in the Northern army there were more than one million Fighting against such tremendous odds, ten to one, it was impossible for the South to succeed, but never in the his tory of the world has such splendid courage been exhibited or such magni ficent generalship been seen. Special stress was laid by the speaker upon the part that North 'Carolina took in the conflict. 'North Carolina", he said "would never have surrendered but would have fought until the last man was down1 but she was only opey- ing orders of the commanding gen eral. North Carolina has always been for peace but m war she has been fore most and in the civil war she "We off the palms. " In a striking manner he portrayed the condition of the South at the close of the war telling of the scenes which confronted them as they mlrchod sadly homeward after the surrender at Anoomatox. "Fair cities" said the speaker, "like Columbia and Atlanta and numerous other towns and villages had been licked by the flaming tongues of war and nought but ruin remained. Yet t hrse .Sou ing families ai NEAREST IS AT EDENTON Would Be Of Great B.neflt To This Section In Num erous Ways. , There is every probability that at an early date the government will establish a fish hatchery in or near New Bern. feg During the past few years a great part of the fish hatched at the govern ment hatchery located at Edenton has been brought to New Berii and vicinity. During the past two weeks nearly a million white shad "fry" have been brought from thatjjlace and "planted" in the waters in thi section. W. H. Ramseur.of Beaufort, who is connected with the hatchery at Edenton was among the visitors in the city Thursday and he gave out the informa tion that it is understood by the men at the Edenton station that a new hatchery will be placed in this vicinity. Each year millions of fish are placed in the waters of Neuse, Trent and New rivers and as conditions exist at pre sent, it is neceassry to transport these fish quite a distance before they can be "planted. "With a hatchery in or near New Bern this condition would be remedied. mm m HON. CHARLES R. THOMAS Who Delivered the U. niorial - Day Address at the Masoraic Opera House Yesterday Afternoon. In conclusion the speaker told of the new South the South which today is one of the foremost sections in these vast United States and which is each day growing in wealth and influence. He predicted greater achievements in the future than in the past and said that it would probably be only a mat ter of a few years before $Je South would be one of the greatest sections in the world. Mr. Thomas' address was listened to with intense interest by the many who were present and at times his magnetic influence and spl endid orat ory caused many an eye to be damp with tears. Crosses of Hcnor Presented After the singkg by the Daughters Of the Confederacy of that inspiring hymn- "Nearer My God to Thee Hon. S. M. Brinson read the rules for the presentation of crosses of honor to Confederate Veterans, Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Veterans Miss Mary Lou Nixon than read a touching poem entitled "Veterans" Crosses of Honor" after which Miss Dita Roberts, President of the New Bern Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, presented crosses of honor to the following persons; John S. Caton, H. P. Dixon Silas Kulcher T. F. Har gett JoSpeh F. May- J. C. Thomas E. J. White S. M. Brinson, Mrs. C C. Vass, Mrs. Emma'.ine. Edwards, R. S. Primrose, Mrs. H. F. Litchfield, and Mrs. Mary Whitford. Jn concluding the program at thei opera house the choir sang "Tenting Tonight." The remainder of the ex-' ercises were conducted at the cemetery and the line of march which was led by Mr. Lemuel S. Wood, began at the school green and went down John son street to Queen and from Queen to the cemetery. In this parade wa the New Bern Camp of Veteran--, Sons of Veterans, Naval Reserv . Daugh ters of the- Confederacy. 1 liildren of the Confederacy, the sr cr and chap lain of the occasion . . 1 many school chlldrenand cit i. ' . After arrivi.' choir sang "0 and many ' mu cemetery the around the Tomb'' HOLD EDUCATIONAL RALLY Many Speeches Made Advoca ting Additional Tax Necessary. Riverdale, May 9. The biggest Sun day school picnic and educational rally ever held at Riverdale occurred on Thursday, May 8. There were many visitors from other sections of the county. A great many of our New Bern friends were also present. The Superintendent of the Sunday school, Mr.- G. L. Hardison in his address of welcome to the visitors and to all present sppke in part as follows: "Ladies and Gentlemen: ' It is with pleasure that we welcome you to this our annual Sunday school celebration and educational rally. We extend to you all the pleasure and profit obtainable on this occasion and trust that you all may enjoy this day to the fullest extent in every way. "I am glad to be a worker in the Sunday school; it is the noblest devel opment of the twentieth century. The Sunday school idea is many centuries old, but what we call the modern Sun day school is comparatively new. The past one hundred years have witnessed the springing into life of more institu tions and agencies whose foundations are laid on the teachings of Jesus Christ than all the preceding centuries, but the greatest all of is the Sunday school. 'The Sunday school is a mighty force in the world. It is in the center of the battle line of the conflict against evil. Hence it is incumbent upon all of us, especially parents, to attend the Sunday school and train our children injtUe paths of duty." this being an educational rally as well as a Sunday school celebration Mr. Hardison explained the proposi tion now before the people of No. 7 township, to consolidate he three white schools of the township and to give free transportation to the pupils. He then introduced Prof. L. C. Brogden of Raleigh, N. C, State Supervisor of Rural Elementary Schools, who in a very forcible and convincing address showed to all present the advantages to be gained by carrying out this proposition. Dr. J. E. Turlington, Supt. of Farm Life School, of Craven County was next introduced and endorsed the plan, explaining how, when put into opera tion ,hc would make this a branch of the Farm Life School, and would interest the townships in the lower end of the county to co-operate with this branch of the Farm Life School. Col. Jas. A. Bryan of New Bern was the next speaker and very enthusiastic ally endorsed the plan for consoli dation and free transportation, and said that he was heartily in accord with all that had been said on the ques tion, and that he would willingly pay the fifteen cents tax asked for, and if this did not meet the requirements to carry out the plan he would be willing to pay an additional fifteen cents tax, that he would even go farther than that that he would give $S0 to help pay for a plot of ten acres of land for this school. If the citizens donated the land he would head the list with $50 for the erection of a modern brick building with equipment. At t e close of this speech dinner was announced. The table 200 feet in length was laden with everything tempting to the appetite. The crowd numbering about 400 enjoyed the feast. After the dinner was cleared away the crowd then assembled to hear the conclusion of the speaking. Judge H. R. Bryan spoke in favor of the move ment and was in favor of a fifteen cent tax and any other plan that would aid in the education of the children of No. 7 township, advising the children to get all the education possible as it is something that cannot be taken away from them. Hon. S. M. Brinson, County Supt. of Public Schools, was next introduced. In a very eloquent and pleasing ad dress he showed how the success of this movement would give the country children the same educational advan tages in every way as are enjoyed by the children of the cities. Hon. J. Leon Williams, Secretary of the Fsjr Association, was the next speaker. His time was limited as he promised Judge Bryan not to talk over five minutes, but in this short time he put up one of the best arguments in favor of the fair ever listened to this coi.imunity Mr. T. A. Green, Chairman of Board of Trustees of New Bern Academy, was called for and endorsed all that had been said on the subject of consolida- tioAgnd thought it one of the untry nai aavantagw mat dvan1aj thahaiSi Lotion of North Carolina vxi Virginia . I MAN IN POSSESSION WINS Two Local Merchants Claim Ownership Of The Same Stand. That possession is nine points of the law was fittingly exemplified by in series of incidents which occurred a this city early yesterday morning and last evening. Little more than a month ago H.E. Royall who has for several years' con ducted a fruit store on Middle street just oppoiste Kafer's bakery disposed of his stock- fixtures and good will of the business to Hugh Rowe the latter giving his note whoch was due on May 2 in partial payment. When the note fell due Rowe failed to make it good and Mr. Royall took possession of the place. Rowe swore out a warrant before a magistrate and -endeavored to have Mr. Royall re moved but the result of the trial was indefinite and Mr. Royall remained in possession. Shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday morning Rowe went to the store tore the lock from the door and placed a large padlock on it. At times durirg the day he remained in the store and when not in actual possession he had the door securely fastened. Last even ing Royall learned that Mr. Rowe was not in the store and he went to the place and tore the padlock which had been placed on the door and took pos session. Rowe appeared on the scene a few minutes later and a lively wrangle which attracted the attention of a large crowd ensued. However nothing resulted from this and Royall remained in possession and also stated that he would remain in the building during the night and see that no one entered. It seems that as long as one of the gentlemen who claim to own the place is in actual possession that the other cannot break in and take charge but that as soon as one finds the other away he at once proceeds to get possession. Both Mr. Royall and Mr. Rowe are represented by legal talent but the affair is so badly tangled that it is a hard matter just at this time to fore tell the ultimate result. MRS. BESSIE L. SLOVER VISIT BINGHAM SCHOOL. i (Special to the Journal.) Mebanc May 10. Mrs. Bessie Slov er of New Bern has been here for the past few days visiting her son Captain George Slover who is one of the teach ers in Bingham School. Mrs. Slover expressed herself as being well pleased with the ideal location and the other features of the school. Bryant Ives of Riverdale spent yes terday in the city attending to business. WANT IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN NEWPORT RIVER TO THAT TOWN. Thursday afternoon at Newport Major H. W. Stickle, Major Corps of Engineers United States Army and H. T. Patterson of this city, United States Assistant Engineer, held a hear ing relative to improving Newport river up to that town. Much interest has been manifested in this proposed improvement by the people of that section and more than fifty were present at the hearing and put forth their arguments in favor of this action. If Major Stickle and Engineer Pat terson, after going over the arguments n ade Thursday recommend a survey of the river, the matter will be placed in tHe hands of the Examining Board at Washington, D. C, and it will re main for them to decide wheiher or not the matter shall go before Congress. been inaugurated. The speaking throughout was listen ed to with marked attention and all inmed to enjov th, prospect of better educational advantage as advocated by the speakers. The citizens of No. 7 Township extended to the non resident tax payers of the township their hearty and grate- lion for their willintrne NEWPORT CITIZENS GIVEN A HEARING ( f - .I...- I .. 1 W n.tnn.Si pm Minn rjuu InU . -mt m A VERY ELABORATE PROGRAM Rev. L. P. Howard of Rocky Mount Will Deliver the Annual Sermon. Only a few weeks remiin before the present term of tlie public schools of the city will come to a close and the pupils and teachrss will bein' their vacation. Already preparations are being made for the final examination and there is much interest beng shown in these. The following program has been arranged for the commencement ex ercises: . - B , js Wednesday June 4th, 8 P. M. Declamation Contest for Henderson Medal Tableaux by 10th Grade. Thursday, June 5th, 4:30 P. M. Class Day exercises. Thursday, June 5th, 8 P. M. Annual Sermon Rev. L. P. Howard of Rocky Mount, N. C. Thursday. June 5th, 9:30 P. M. Annual Reception to Graduating Class. Friday, June 6th, 8 P. M. Literary Address Prof. N. W. Walk er of Chapel Hill, N. C. Graduating Exercises, Class 1913. Several prizes have been given in the Domestic Science Department and on Friday the following judges passed on the work done: Mrs. C. S. Hollister, Mrs. R. B. Lane, Mrs. E. H. Claypoole and Miss Ivey Blades. The prizes for the best needle wo:k was awarded to Pearl Jennette; for the best beaten biscuit, to Georgia Keene; for the best cake, to Edna Parker and for the best paper on "From Wool to Cloth", to Laura Roberts. On Friday morning at Chapel the 2A Grade sang "The Reason Why", the 2B Grade sang "The Clapping Song", and Elizabeth Roberts and Dorthy Hill sang a duet, "The Song of the Sea Shall." The Primary pupils enjoy the songs on Friday morning very much and take a great interest in the music work in the grades. The final Pupils Recital in the Music Department will be given on Friday evening May 23rd, in the Griffin Audi torium. The pupils in this department have shown much interest during the entire year and practically every pupil is still at work although the term m almost at the close and many detract ing influences have appeared. The following in the Advanced Is'. Grade have made 100 on Spelling every day during the month: Kenneth Jones, Alfred Kafer, Benjamin Mooie, Ural Rhodes, Joe George, Andrew Koonce Edeep Bellamah Marvin Hud son Jefferson Davis Frank Waters Louis Banks Ronald Smith Lily Suskin Margaret Emmert Deborah Allen Flora Smith Mary Skinner Helen Voltz Ruth Hardison Fannie Brinson Mary Dixon "Fannie Brinson. On Friday the 3A Grade had 163 words in Spelling. There were 32 pupils present and 20 out of 32 spelled the 163 words without missing a single ' one. Those making 100 on the lesson were: Helen Ruth Verna Perkins Sybil Wilson Milton Lipman Mary Steele Brinson Careta Miller Carrie B. Williams Larry Moore V red Ship Albert Taylor Rexford Hunter Law rence Stith Lycurgus Cutler Minnie Whitford Blanche Bonner- James Rhodes William French Maude Whitehead Elizabeth Ruth and Lena. Williams. f MESSRS. IVES & SON SHIPPED OVER THOUSAND CRATES IN LAST WEEK. George N. Ives & Son have shipped during the past week over a thousand crates of cabbage. They were grown by different farmers in this vicinity and Messrs. Ives ft Son distributed them over all parts of North Carolina add in some sections of Virginia. This manner of handling th cab bage crop is believed to be much be .ter than the old plan of shipping it to th: Northern markets. The growers arj pleated with the prices whi have MUCH CABBAGE IS BEING SHIPPED ilized upon their produce sold 9i right here in th? tne nome niaies oi Sgfai North Carolina and Virginia. MB Messrs. Ives ft Son have made ship- WH i PD
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