ttfiwl No, 118 NEW BERN. N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1913-FIRST SECTION 35th YEAR Weekly I0 r; ... I Br ''jjv - n ll i I H GRAVEN CITIZEN AWARDED DAMAGES Thirteen Hundred And Twenty Five Dollars Amount He Will Receive. HIS TIMBER WAS DESTROYED One Of The Norfolk Southern Locomotives Caused The Fire. Thirteen hundred and twenty-five dollars was the amount which the jury yesterday awarded to R. H. Rowe, a Craven county man who was suing the Norfolk Southern Railway Company for five thousand dollars for damage done to timber owned by him when it was set . afire by one of the defendant company's locomotives. The- plaintiff, who lives about three miles from Bridgeton claimed that more than one hundred acres of valuable Um ber land was destroyed and that this was Worth at least five thousand dollar, The jury thought that this amount was entirely too high and in rendering their verdict were governed accordingly. The next case taken up was that of Edward Coward vs. W. E. Proctor, This was an action for breach of con tract and the plaintiff was suing for damages m the sum of five hundred and eighty dollars. The two men had been engaged in the poultry business and the plaintiff claimed that his partner had not treated him fairly in his transactions. A number of witnesses were examined in this case and the arguments on both sides were rather lengthy but the case was given to the jury yesterday after noon and after deliberating for more than an hour they returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. In the case of Hartley vs. Norfolk Southern which was next taken up, the plaintiff is suing for damages for timber which he claims was destroyed by one of the defendant company's engines. It was late in the afternoon when this case was reached and at the close of the day's session it was continued until today. TomorroW is the last day of a two weeks' term of Craven county Superior Court for the trial of civil cases. The docket has been pretty well cleared of the cases set for trial at this term of court and much of the time on the last day wilf be taken up with the disposal of the motion docket. CHARTER LOCAL ENTERPRISE. Neuse Realty And Brick Company Was Incorporated Friday. The Neuse Realty and' Brick Com pany is the latest addition to New Bern list of business enterprises, the new concern being granted a charter last Friday afternoon. The incoprorators of this new enter prise is D. E. Hendreson and others. Mr. Henderson is one of the most prominent attorneys in the city and enjoys an enviable reputation both for integrity and business ability. He is connected with a number of enter prises in this and adjoining counties. The new concern has an authorized capital of $50,000 and $1,500 of this has been paid in. THE RINGLEADER T BEHIND HE BARS HEAD OF STOREBREAKING GANG LANGUISHES IN THE KINSTON JAIL. HUNDREDS ATTEND BIG LAND SALE Seventy-Five Lot Located At Pol- lokavllle Were Sold Yesterday. IN THE BUSINESS SECTION Big Barbecue Dinner Was Greatly Enjoyed By All Present. FREIGHT WRECK DELA1TRAFFIC PASSENGERS TRANSFERRED FOREMAN'S CAR PRESSED INTO SERVICE. Passengers on the Norfolk Southern's Beaufort . train last night had to be transferred at a point between Have lock and Newport, the track being blocked by a freight wreck. There was 5 no regular equipment East of the wreck but a combination coach used by the bridge foreman and his crew was pressed into service and the passengers and mail were carried to their destinations in it. The freight train wrecked was the one leaving here in the afternoon for Beau fort. Two box cars and a coal car got off the track. No one was injured. Wrecking crews went to work promptly to dear the track. With the arrest yesterday at Kinston of Henderson Williams, colored, the leader of one of the worst gangs of store- breakers which ever "worked eastern North Carolina ,is behind the bars. Also in the same jail is Herbert Foy and Claud Meldrum, two members of Wil liams' clan and it is hoped that the ag gration is broken up. Williams and about a dozen confed erates have operated all over this sec tion since last November but during the past two months the railway detectives have been on their trail and life with them has not been "one grand sweet song." Among the robberies attributed to this gang is that of B. W. Cannady's store at Kinston, W. P. Metts' store and A. Castet's store in this city and several other robberies. Henderson Williams, 22 years old, is a genius of his kind. He is a native of Onslow county, and has served time on the roads there. A small man of gingercake color and unassuming man ner, he has led a daredevil outfit of ac complished thieves who harassed city storekeepers and country merchants alike in a dozen counties. Thousands of dollars fell to them in plunder. W. W. Morrison and J. L. Pettus, Norfolk Southern's special agents, traced the gang's work over the Knes of the nere Atlantic Coast Line from New Hern to Wilmington and from Goldsboro to Wilmington and over the Norfolk Southern from Kinston to New Bern. Stolen merchandise in great quantities, ncluding firearms, clothing, jewelry and whiskey, was disposed of by 'the robbers in the logwoods of Craven, Lenoir, Onslow, and other counties. In January, Williams and his men entered a clothing sure and a hardware store in Mt. CI ve, a hardware store at Mays- villr, and a hardware and another store in Jacksonville. Two nights .after the haul in Jacksonville a hardware store in Wilmington was entered. In Febru ary bt siness was good with them, and in March they turned to work on a larger scale. In that month the Norfolk Southern stations at Caswell and Dover were entered, and large quantities of whiskey stolen. The police in this city and also at Kinston and the railway detectives have the names of several others who were connected with this gang of rob bers and other arrests are expected to follow within a few days. More than four hundred people from all over the surrounding section yester day attended the big sale of residence and building lots at Polloksville. The sale was conducted by the American Realty and Auction Company of Greens boro and the auctioneering was done by the Famous Penny Brothers, the men who sell a-lot-a-minutc. Seventy-five lots were sold at an average of two hun dred dollars a lot. This property is located in the busin ness section of Polloksvilic and was owned by C. E. Foy of this city. When Mr. Foy first decided to dispose of this property and placed the contract to dispose of it in the hands of the Amer ican Realty Company of Greensboro this company at once made a contract for a large amount of space in the New Bern-Semi-Weekly Journal, the paper which is doubtless read by more rural residents in this and surrounding coun ties than any other publication in cast ern North Carolina. The crowd yester day showed conclusively that this ad vertising paid, tor there were more people in Polloksville than have gath ered there in many a day. After the sale had been concluded every one present was invited to par ticipate in a big barbecue dinner which had been prepared for the occasion This dinner will long be remembered by those who partook of the barbecue and accessories. Polloksville is fast growing and in the opinion of men who are fa miliar with conditions it will be only a few years before the property sold yes terday will have increased in value to a great extent. POLICE GIVE DP SEARCH FOR GIR L BELIEVE THAT LILLIE HARRELL HAS DEPARTED FROM THE CITY. TURLINGTON TO F IS ARM After having made a thorough search, the local police have abandoned the hunt for Lillic Harrell, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harrell of Beaufort who disappeared from her home last Sunday afternoon and was later seen in New Bern. The police believe that the young woman has left the city. It is reported that the Georgia physician, whom it is believed she was attempting to reach, Head Of Farm Life School Will Make Tour Of Farm Homes In Craven. WILL SEE BOYS AND GIRLS Wants To Get In Touch With Those Who Will Attend Farm Life School. Dr. J. E. Turlington, principal of the Craven County Farm Life School, has furnished the Journal with a statement has been seen here during the past few 0f gome 0f the facts that he wants days and it is thought that he and the Journal readers, particularly those liv girl have left New Bern. jn tne country, to know. He proposes Every train has been watched since to start soon on a tour of the farms of Sunday afternoon and as the police I the county. He docs not expect to go h; vi a very accurate description of the young woman, they do not believe she left by this route but think she went to some nearby town and boarded the train there. EPISCOPALIANS AT GOLDSBORO Diocesan Council Convenes In That City This Morning. The Diocesan Council of the F.pis copal churches in this district will begin today at-Goldsboro and will continue until Tuesday. The council will be held in St. Stephen's church and dele gates from all over the eastern Caro lina Diocese will be present. Among those who are attending from this city Rev. B. F. Huske, Mr. and -Mrs! George H. Roberts, Mrs. H. M. Bonner, Mrs. Henry R. Bryan, and William Dunn, Jr. They left last evening and several other members of the local church are expected to leave here today. A large number of delegates passed through New Bern yesterday after noon from points all over this section. CAPT. N. I JONES LOSES HIS SUIT Vancebcro Steamboat Company Gets Verdict Against Him For $1,200 Dollars WAS ON A SURETY BOND Agreed In To Keep River Repair And From All Liens. Steamer Free FAMOUS OLD SHIP MAY BE TARGET DELEGATES RETURN TOT R HOMES Participants In Methodist ference At Morehead City Conclude Work. NEXT MEETING AT GRIFTON T. DIED AT TALLAHASSEE. News has reached here of the death of George Grccnhow at Tallahassee, Fla., on Tuesday, May 12, of heart trouble. The funeral and burial of the deceased took place at Tallahassee. The widow of the deceased has relatives C. Etherldge Of This City Was Elected As Lay Leader Of This District. CANNOT RETIRE m RANK YOUNG NAVAL OFFICERS IMS CUSSING ANNOUNCEMENT WITH EMOTION.. INJURED MAN ONE OF THE OWN ERS OF CARTERET LODGE. f T. J. Wilker, the official of the Amer- l' P , i - t :.. lean iooicco u mpany wiiu whs in jured in an automobile accident in Richmond early this week and whose companion, A. B. Willfnghsm, was killed is well know to people familiar with the hunters who go to Carteret Lodge every winter. Mr. Walker is one of the owners of the lodge. He is la St. Luke's hospital in Richmond in a serious condition, being at last accounts still unconscious. He and his chauffeur Lee Bell, were held responsible for the death of Mr. Willinghamby the rorotv er'i jury, which .however, was divided one juror maintaining that the auto mobile was not being driven at a high rate of speed and that the accident resulted from a bad tire. Washington, May 17. Young officers in the navy arc discussing with mixed emotions t he announcement by Sec retary Daniels that hereafter the dc part menu would trown upon the re tirement of juniors from the service In the past young officers retiring would have done so with a rank higher than the grade they occupied. This to be stopped. The statement The Conference of the New Bern District Methodist church which has been in progress at Morehead Ci'.y since Wednesday morning, practically came to a close yesterday and the majority of the visiting delegates returned to their homes yesterday afternoon. The conference was one of the most successful ever held in the district. The attendance was very gratifying and much enthusiasm was manifested. The people of Morehead City excelled them- elves in entertaining the visitors and nothing but words of praise of their hospitality were heard. One of the main features of the con ference were the early morning sermons delivered each morning at 6:30 o'clock by Rev. A. D. Wilcox of Louisburg. Rev. Mr. Wilcox is a speaker of rare ability and his discourses were both in structive and interesting. The greater portion of yesterday's session was taken up with the election of officers and other, business. G. V. Richardson of Dover, A. G. Coward of Grifton, C. S. Wallace of Morehead City and E. A. Stephenson of Goldsboro were elected as delegates to the annual CROPS NEED RAIN The dry weather-is making the farm ers feel somewhat discouraged. One was heard to say yesterday that if a good rain did not come soon, the Irish potato crop would be badly cut off. Cotton and corn also are badly in need of rain. NY PROVE FATAL to them all but he expects to visit many of them and to get in as close touch as possible with the farmers with the view of getting the school before them and also of getting in first-hand touch with the practical problems which the farm ing fraternity in Craven has to solve. Dr. Turlington's statement, to which the attention of the farmer readers of the louranal is especially directed, follows: "I am planning to visit as many farm homes as possible during this summer with a two-fold purpose. First: In the interest of the school attempting to lo- Con- cate and know the boys and girls who should be in our school during the sum ming years. Second: In order that I may visit the farmers at their homes and in the fields where I can study the different soil conditions, methods of cultivation, fertilization, crops planted, stock raised, etc. "I wish the farmers to treat me as a fellow farmer and we will question each other about the farm and farm work. 1 shall, no doubt, answer irftny of your questions by saying 'I don't know,' for the things that I'donot know about farming arc much more numerous than the things that I do know. Farming includes the study of all the laws of Nature which are the laws of God. It includes the sti dy of the soil, soil life, soil water, soil air, soil heal, plants food in the soil and the effect of these on the various kinds of plant hie. 1 h study of insects, diseases of plants and animals are also included in larming as well as the uses and abuses of fertilizers, feeds and feeding, and many more prob lems too numerous to mention. "Perhaps as we talk over some of these problems I may aid you with some siiiroesiions. and 1 am sure that I can o o learn a ereat deal from you. 1 have usc the wooden plough and plowed with the ox, but with much more pleasure, I have used the sulky plough and riding cultivators. I am learning many new things about farming every year ro n both practical farn ers and men who spend their time in the laboratories. My policy and advice to all farmers is to sec what the most progressive farm ers are doing and pattern after them as much as possible. It is the methods of these successful farmers and their wives that we shall try to teach the boys and girls who attend the Farm Life Scho 1. THE OREGON TO BE FIRED ON BY OTHER SHIPS UNLESS PROTEST PREVAILS conference to be held at Oxford. T .C.Etheridge of this city was elect- thc rcasons why I I ..I (In, , hi I i li t I ' ... they arc successful as well as the reason ed Lay Leader of this district. The next conference of the New Bern District will be held at Grifton. Thc conference will come to a close Sunday morning and the few delegates who have remained over until that lime will return home that afternoon. LOCAL When Will New Bern People Learn the Importance of It? Backache is only a simple thing at first. But if you find 'tis from the kid neys; That serious kidnev troubles mv f low; That dropsy or Blight's disease may be the fatal end, You will be glad to know the fol lowing experience. lu the honest statement of a resi dent of this locality. 1 C A .. 1, ; .. I -:.. t. MR. HEWITT ALSO GRADUATES, says. "While in the armv I rrcivJ a severe strain ana alter tnat I was subject to attacks ol kidney trouble. My back ached a great deal and as time passed, the trouble grew worse. I tried many remedies" .t seemed un able to obtain relief and finally hearing of Doan's Kidney Pills, I obtained t box. They gave me great benefit. They not Only removed thc pain in back but strengthened mv ki,lnv. and improved my health," For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United that caused the flurry is as follows While the Secretary of the Navy has not issued any general orders re striding the applications for volun tary retirement under the Personnel act of 1899, yet it is well understood that his attitude and thc probable attitude ol tne Administration 19 opposition to allowing the retirement of the younger officers who are in health and have a number of years of uscfu service on thc dctivc list before them. Secretary Daniels, it is well known, looks with extreme disfavor on the re tiremsnt of young officers before they have made through service some returns for the education and training received at the hands of the Government. Under the new "plucking" system, by which senior officers will be retired much more rapidly than in thc past, the junior officers will have less com plaint on account of slowness of promotion. MERCHANTS CHANGE CLOSING HOUR. why some of the other methods are not . t . , , c. r so successful, unc oi tne ucncius oi an education is to reduce the number of mistakes made, and prevent, as far as possible, thc making of the same mU takes over and over again. "To thc farmers of Craven county my services belong and when any oc casion arrives where I can be of some service to you, do not hesitate to call on The merchants of th's city lave mc. You can reach me by mail or signed an agreement to close thcit I nhone at Vanceboro, N. C. stores every night in thc week with 'Undoubtedly I cannot visit all the the exception of Saturday night and farms n thc county this year, but 1 shall the night on which thc employes of scc many of them. Roper's mill and the Norfolk Southern ' Letters and questions regarding any shops receive their wages. This change phase of farming or the school will be which goes into effect on June 1, was gladly received and answered, brought about by thc Retail Extension "We expect the school to open in Committee of the Chamber of Commcrc I September and as soon as all thc teach- Washington, D, C, May 17. Unless protest saves it, the battleship Oregon is probably doomed to be sunk by the guns of sister ships in the United States navy. Need of practice against heavily-armored craft inevitably will cause ' the Oregon, Indiana, and Massachu setts, a few years ago the best of their kind in the world, to be made thc lar- gets for the great gans of battleships which have hopelessly surpassed tne - ships in sea power. rhe navy creed is that the best target for guns of dreadnoughts is a llnck- mored warship is what is looming up is a danger signal for the vessel which , ,. . ... . ...i raced around I ape -norn to take pjn the sea fight off Santiago. The as sociations and sentiments connec tea with the Oregon may save it, but the gun captains of the navy say unani- ously that the Oregon, like I he Indi-i ana and Massacnusc.is, ougm to sacrificed to thc benefit of the modem. navy, of which these ships are nol now i proper part. The Oregon, Indiaia, and Massa- schuctts are ill the same class. 1 tic first that wil be cho.-cti as a target seems likely to lc the Indiana. This ship cost the government close to So, 000,000 to build and e llip. Naval ex perts agree that the shooting up "I the battleship Texas, which was used several times f.s a target, yielded im portant knowledge that cv.i'd have been obtained in no other way. The Indiana was a fi:st In c ship in Samson's fleet at Santiago. II -r first appearance in New Vork in lS'lo was a condition. Her turrets and arnioi amazed visitors who crowded the navy yard to get a glimpse of the naval w pi -der. She had four ihirleeii-inrh and eight eight-inch guns. She was con sidered a lloaling fortress. None of the battleships it is proposed to use as a target for the gun- of dreadnoughts like the New York. Texas, Wyoming, Arkansas, Florida, and Michigan probalby will be per ... ... i I, . -.1 ....... i mttted IO go to men uumuaiumi. with the names made famous in 1S9S Like ihe old Texas, they prohabh have titles by which they never w be recognized. The most interesting case disposed of at yesterday's session of Craven county Superior Court was that of Jones vs. 1 1 1 eVa iceboro Steamboat Company. In tl is c-c the plaintiff, Capt. N. W. Jones of this city, who was represented by A. D. W ard, was asking to be relieved of a surety bond ol SiOllll which he was on to keep the river steamer Carolina in repair and free from liens. The defendant company, which is composed of J. B. Harvey, Mac Rae Dinkins and I). R. Warren of Vancc boro who were represented by R. A. Nunn, O. 1-. Ward and Moore and Dunn pul in a counter claim and asked that a verdict compelling Captain Jones to make good this surety of $2,0,0 be ren dered. The case was long drawn out, a num ber of witnesses being placed on the stand and the attorneys taking up con siderable time with their arguments. The ease was given to the jury late yes te day afternoon and after being out a short time they returned a verdict in favor of the .defendants but cut the a mounl down from $2,000 to $1,200. In thc case of Hartley vs. the Nor folk Southern Railway Company, in which the plaint ilf was suing for dam ages in the sum of $600 which he claimed was done to his timber when it was set a lire by one ol the defendant company's locomotives, the jury returned a verdict in favor of tin- plaintiff but decided that the property damaged was not worth S600 and accordingly cut the amount J down to S225. Today is the last of a two wicks' ses sion of Craven c unity Superior Court and the grcalir pir; of the session w II (lie taken up with I lie disposal of tie , mot ion docket . MONUMlN T TO BE UNVEILED ii uid CARDUI WORKED LIKE J, CHARM After Operation Failed to Help, Cardui Worked Like a Charm. of which CharlcB Coplon is Chairman. When misfortune overtakes a tier it has to go some. Ii li ¬ ning the New Bern grad A, ft M. College this year e in yesterday morning's name of Thomas Jasper unintentionally omitted, graduates in civil ehgin it a son of Assistant Pust- nus D. Hewitt. During ir he was honored by being INJURED CHILD IMPROVING Little Miss Cutler's Injuries Were Not Serious. The condition of little Miss Sarah Elizabeth Cutler, the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Cutler, Jr.,, who was knocked down and run over by a motorcycle driven by Will Deppe late Friday afternoon, was very much improved yesterday and the attending physician states that she will probably be out again within a few days. The little girl's worst injury was. to her left arm which was fractured. This ut outside WHY USE L. & M. SEMI-MIXED REAL PINT Because it's economical. Because it is pure White Lead, Zinc and Linseed Oil. Because it's the highest grade quality paint that can be made. Be cause when the user adds 3 quarts of Oil to each gallon oi the L. ft M Semi-Mixed Real Puiut, it makes i ...;u .1, ers nave dccii sccureu, e an outline of the work that we propose to do. Suffice it to say at present, that instead of Latin and Greek we will have tannine and home-making but English and mathematics will receive as much attention as in other high schools. His tory, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Phys ical Geography and Physiology will also be taught." The head of thc Farm Life School an nounces in today's Journal that lie is going out among thc farmers and get in touch with the boys and girls who arc to 1-34 eallons of pure paint at a coat of be the ttudents at thc sc i ol jv r wi ose about $1.40 per gallon. This saves destinies he is to rr side thc user about 60 cents a gallon on all paint used. The L, & M is and has always been the highest grade snd most p;r(ect paint produced. Sold by Gaskille Hardware Co. Adv. No. Six-Sixty-Six We are sire thc f.-j-mcis will give him a warm welcome. They will likew'se appreciate the willirgners of l r. Tur lington to admit that he can leara iomc thing from the fasmers as well as pos sibly tell them something that they don't know. He i roposcs to be thc messenger be tween thc successful farmers and those who have ni t succeeded so well and to Jonesville, S. C "I suffered with tw trnnhlfl." writes Mrs. J. S. Kendrlck. In a letter from this place "and at times, I could not bear to stand on my feet The doctor said I would never be any better, and that I would have to have an operation, or I would nave a cancer. I went to the hospital, and they oper ated on me. but I got no better. They aid medicines would do me no good, and I thought I would have to die At last I tried Cardui, and began to Improve, so I continued using It. Now I am well, and can do my own work I don't feel any pains. Cardui worked like a charm.' There must bs merit In this purely vegetable, tonlo remedy, for women Cardui for It has been In successful nse tor more than 60 years, tor the treatment of womanly weakness and disease. Please try it, tor your troubles. N B.-vPrifa ro.' US.' ASylrr Dm. " m T'nn" MM la Tuesday, May 20, being thc ann: versary of thc Mccklenfcurg Declara tion of Independence and a legal hol day, thc four banks of the city will be cliscd. Brldcton Woodmen Of Thc Wor'd To Honor Memjry Of Departed Brother. BARBECUE DINNER A FEATURE Expected That Many Visitors Will Assist In The Ceremonies. Today will be a momentous occasion o the Bridgeton Camp Woodmen of he World, the occasion being the un filing of a monument to the memory f Francis A. Barnctt, a member of hat Camp who was drowned near Washington about two years ago, the onument being erected over the grave of the deceased in Cedar Grove ceme tery, this city. The first event on thc dav's program II be a vi.it by thc Br'djeton dele gates to this city early this mornini r the purpose of meeting and wcl- onnng the many delegates wno arc xpected to come from Morehead City, O iental. Cove City and other towns n this section. After these have ar rived they will be joined by a number f the members of Elmwood Camp Woodmen of thc World of this city and will go over to BridgHon. At noon a big ba b uc dinner will be served thc visitors. Nine, fat, juicy pigs and other viands have been pre pared for this occasion and this prom ises to be one of the events of the day. After the dinner has been cleared away s'lort exercises will be conducted . . , . i ti, .t in Bridgeton ana tnen tne wooiimrn will march arross Neuse river to this city and O Cedar Grove ce nctery. At 3 o'clock the exercises at Cedar Grove c-mctery will begie. Rev. J. B. Swain, a memlicr of the Bridgeton Camp will deliver the unveiling ad dress and this will be followed by the usual ceremonies attending events of this kind. This Is prescription prepsrsd especislly he the means of impressing upon the Life School is going to be very popular IOf MALARIA or CHILLS FEVER, a(trr the wisdom of adopting the mcth B4 AS Brill . u A AAA AAA If taken then us s tonic the Fsver will not , od that have made possible thc success n. It acti on the liver better than . ot t rtc mel snd does not ripe or ilcken. 25c with Craven county farmers and thai his presence among tjKni is going to prove effective in increasing their ng to inc I ros- rity ana in aqunig tu t,nvi npyiH- j PURCHASES HANDSOME MOTOR DELIVERY WAGON. The Co-Operative Supply Company, better known as "Thc Consumers' Store" have purchased a large and attractive motor delivery wagon and arc. now in better position than ever to ivr their patrons the quickest service possible. The machine is one of i Ia latest models of its kind and is ne I lie, (UnU 41