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No, 123
NEW BERN, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE it, 1913-FIRST SECTION
35th YEAp
PLEASED
WTH
CRAVEN
GOONTY
Former Citizen Of Mexico Wants
To Purchase Farm Near
x New Bern.
SAYS CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL
Sees Future For This Section And
Wants To Get In On
Ground Floor.
J. W. Fraser, anAmerican who for
several years past has been makina
his home at Cordeya, Mexico, but who
left there a few weeks ago on account
of the revolutions which have been
in progress there, has been in New Bern
during the past two days investigat
ing the resources of this section with
a view 01 purcBawnf jf.srnjSneJrr--city.
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In Mexico, Mr. Fraser was engaged
in growing coffee and hada large plan
tation. In the section in which he
resided were several other Americans
and when the affairs of that country
became so mixed up they decided to
leave. However, all of the bridges
leading out of Cordeva on the inland
route had either been burned or torn
down and it was impossible for them
to take this route. Mr. Fraser was
determined to get to a place where the
atmosphere was more serene and he
went toVcra Cruz and from there took
a steamer to New York, arriving there
about one week ago.
Having business acquanitances in
Richmond, Va., he went there and that
city is now his headquarters. Tuesday
morning he arrived in New Bern and,
although the condition of the weather
has not been all that could' be desired,
he has spent much time in looking over
the farms in this section and in an in
terview with a Journal reporter yes
terday afternoon he stated that he
was so well pleased with conditions
that be bad decided to purchase a
farm near New Bern, if one could be
secured, and bring his family here.
"I believe New Bern has a brilliant
future," said Mr. Fraser, "and I want
to get in on the groundjfloor. I lujye
travelled extensively" and am familiar
witji all parts of the North American
continent but I have yet to find a
place which I think will be more suit
able for the man who wishes to take
up intensive farming."
Before leaving Mexico, a number of
the Americans who reside in the same
section with Mr. Fraser asked him to
pick out a location for them and that
they would come to that section and
Settle. Mr. Fraser believes that Craven
county will be just the place for them
and stated that as soon as he returned
to Richmond he intended writing to
then! and telling of the advantages
of .this country.
GET TREATMENT
HOOKWORM DISPENSARY WILL
BE OPERATED ONLY TWO
WEEKS LONGER.
Dr. G. F. Leonard, who is in "charge
of the hoowworm dispensary now be
ing conducted in Craven county, an
nounced yesterday that the dispen
sary will be conducted for only two
weeks longer and he urges the people
of the county to take advantage of
' the opportunity offered them to be
eta mined and to, receive the free
treatment.
"Thir- is a 'argc percentage of the
people ol this county who are infected
with the hookworm disease", says Dr.
Leonard, " and they may not again
hayC sn opportunity of being examined
ind Kcciving treatment without cost."
This dispensary will be conducted
at the following places on the dates
mentioned :
VancelKjro, Mondays, June Ifi, 23.
Jasper, Ti tcsday,' June 17, 24.
Croatan, Wednesday, June 18.
Havclock, Thursday, June 19.
North Harlowc, June 25, 26.
Tuscarora, Fridays, June 20, 27.
New Bern, Court House, Saturdays,
Jane 21, 2tf.
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NOW
NEVER
COOK STOVES AS BANKS
2,000 Fragments Of Burnt Money
Are Received Yearly.
Elkins, W. Va., June 12. Despite
the growing confidence of the public
in the stability of the banks, thousands
of people in the United States, still
incredulous, bury their savings iu the
ground or hide them in the ovens of
cook stoves for safe keeping, according
to United States Treasurer John Burke,
in an address here today before the
convention of the West Virginia Bank
ers' Association.
Every fall, said Mr. Burke, the
Treasurer's office feceives many frag
ments of "burned money, which has
been stored in stoves during warm
weather and the hiding places for
gotten untd the discovery of the
charred bits raked out after fires have
been built with the approach of frost.
About 2,000 such cases are received
yearly, comtrig first from the Northern
sections and by degrees from the warmer
zones. This, he said,, is the Treas
urers' means 67 tracing the frost line
from Canada to the Gulf.
ftiTrftaftuccir expressed hope of
reform "in a supplementary
way or otherwise" so that the country's
system would respond the to growing
demands of trade and .commerce.
For obvious reasons he added, he could
not discuss proposed currency legis
lation at this time.
IRE FOURTH WILL
RE GALA DAY
INDICATIONS ARE THAT HUN
DREDS OF VISITORS WILL
BE HERE.
Indications now point to the largest
Fourth of July corwd that has ever
visited New Bern. The fourth Of July
in the past has been a dull day here
butthiswill now baa thin? of the past
This year all the factories will be
closed and all the stores will close for
the afternoon so that the clerks will
have an opportunity of taking in the
great speed events at the Fair Grounds.
' AH true overs of horse flesh will be
delighted at the program. There will
be two races. ' A three minute class
and a free for all. Horsemen from all
sctionsT of eastern Carolina will be
here and the winner of these races
will have to show some class.
Next comes the motorcycle races.
These powerful "foolkillers" have at
tained a speed of ninety-eight miles
an hour. Some riders from this sec
tion of the State have their eye on the
prizes offered for these races and the
public may anticipate two races that
will be "thrillers" and then some.
There is nothing more exciting than
the clang of the fire-bell. There is
something about it that when mingled
with tbjfsclurion hoof beats of the horses,
htli's the Mood and makes one's pulse
lii.ii faster. Who can resist that de
sire to join in the race to be the
first at the place of danger? Our brave
lire boys will close the Fourth of July
nit by pulling off one of the best
tournament:; that has ever taken place
I in t be -Si ii e.
The entire progran of speed events
will take place at the fair grounds
beginning at 2 p. in. July the fourth
The admission will be the small
sum of fifty cents and no admission
will be charged for the grand stand.
OF
AT LEAST THIRTY PER CENT.
OF THEM ARE- ACCORDING
TO THIS AUTHORITY.
Los Angeles, June 12. "Thirty per
cent, of the marriages among t lit rich
are unhappy. The poor, indolent
rich! They have ,so much 'hurry,
scurry, theatre, teas and idle gossip
ing that they haven't time to cccupy.
their minds, with something worthy
or beneficial' said Mrs. Lore Lloyd,
former society woman of Chicago
and New Orleasm, and former wife
of Norman P. Cummins, a Chicago
millionaire architect, in an interview.
"I wiH never be a societylwoman
again, neither will i attend or take
part in society functions," shs con
tinued. "Many of the society func
tions are a foolish watte of time money
and opportunities for worthy thought.
Of course there are tome of the most
worthy women in the world in society,
but there is much orcimtlcm ti,,
tvery
SAYS
MARRIAGES
RICO
UNHAPPY
Fresh
CR BANDS
A SERIOUS FIRE
IN POLLOKSVILLE
Several Stores And Stocks Of Goods
Completely Destroyed With
No Insurance.
ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN
II.
A. Chadwick Heaviest Loser.
New Bern Men Also
Sustains Loss.
j (Special to the Journal)
Polloksville, N. C, June 12. Fire
early this morning destroyed the drug'
store and stock of H A rhaHunVIr-
two other buildings owned hv Mr','" the statement that "by January,
Chadwick, the grocery stock of John
M. Perry, the okl Barrus store, the
nffif n n( Pr- A I? , I I I
j f. . . (litiiiuiuiiu ami some
stablesowned by Green and. Foy of
New Bern.
The blaze was discovered about three
o'clock this morning and at that time
had gained such headway that it was
found impossible to Save the build
ings, which closely adjoined each other.
A bucket brigade was formed and,
procuring water from the . pumps in
the neighborhood, the people in the
vicinity prevented the 'fire from spread
ing to nearby houses and stores. The '
residences of N. F. Leary and L. J.
Moore bad narrow escapes and had
-they caught perhaps a half of the town
would have been destroyed.
H. A. Chadwick was the heaviest
loser. His stock of drugs and general
merchandise was completely destroyed
He owned ttfs . 3 stcrc, the m..ll
building next door used as a stock
room and the adjoining building oc
cupied by John M. Perry as a grocery
store. His total loss is between eight
ahd ten thousand dollars. He had no
insurance. Owing to the dilapidated
condition of the old store building near-
by, the insurance companies sonic time
ago declined to give any more insur
ance on the property in the vicinity.
Mr. Perry's loss on stock was six
nr BfVln llnn.li-. .1 .I..11 in u-i4 !..-.
insurance ' I
The office of Dr. Hammons was
owned by Greeu and Foy of New Bern.
The loss on this and on the- stables.
which were located around the corner
from the Chadwick store, was esti
mated as being something like six
hundred dollars, also without insur
ance. 1 he old Barrus store was owned
by colored people.
The Masonic lodge held its meetings
oyer Mr. Lhadiwicks store and all
its paraphernalia! and records, Includ
ing some extending back to ante
bellum times . were burned.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
It is supposed that the burned buildings
will be replaced with brick ones and
thut the lire, regrettable as it was on
account of -the loss to those whose
stocks and stores were consumed, will
result In an improvement in the ap
pearance of this part of the town.
Mr. Chadwick announces that he
will rebuild at an early date. For the
present and until he can procure a
suitable place he is maintaining the
long distance telephone office at his
residence.
COLORED WOMAN FOUND DEAD
Acting Coroner Dr. Walter Watson
Decides Inquest Unnecessary.
Susan Walker, a colored woman
about thirty years f age, was found
dead at her homer No. 16 Chapman
street, shortly after 9 oYlock last night.
The house in which the woman
lived is what is known as a "double
house", a sort of 4at in which two
families reside. She lived alone with
the exception of a colored man who
hud a room in her home. This man
whose name is Jesse Wallace has
not been seen in several days.
Last Saturday the Walker woman
was taken ill suddenly but her con
dition improved and yesterday after
noon she was seen sitting on her porch
A few hours later neighbors found her
dead. In company with a journal
reporter, Acting Coroner Dr. Walter
Watson went to the scene and after
viewing the body decided that an in
quest was unnecessary and turned
it ovrf to her father who came to the
place as soon us he heard that his
daughter was dead, and he turned
it over to an undertaker to be prepared
for burial.
W K perry has opened pressing
club in the building, corner of Middle
and Broad streets fromerly occu
pied as a barber shop. The Standard
Pressing Club is the name, of the new
establishment. Mr. Perry has been
with the Roper Lumber Company
lor a number ot years, but prior to.
going with them was in the pressing
busii
Fresh lot of RUBBER BANDS
GET READY FOR
E
Interest Is On The Increase In AH
Of the Atlantic and Pacific
Coast Cities.
NEW ORLEANS VERY ACTIVE
Has Just Caused to Be Opened Up
All-Water Route Fro:
Coal
v -
Fields to Gulf
Washington, D. C, June. With
the Pamana Canal ncaring comple
tion, Col. Goethals be ng authority
1915, anything that floats can pass
thrpugh the Canal between the At
lantic and Pacific oceans," interest is
on the increase in all the Atlantic
and Pacific "Coast cities to get ready
for the added trade expected.
New Orleans is the latest munici
pality to feel the influences of an all
water route from the coal fields of
Alabama and is preparing to -grapple
with Pennsylvania for the fuel market
on the lower Mississippi, so that when
the Panama Canal is an acutality if
w' be in a position to
take care of
' till, tnrmico in r !fa t-miti.n riflrht-
i". . h.'l in umn i,a pvaiuu" i .. i
fully commands.
What has been a dream for a gen-eration-or
more on the part of the peo
ple of New Orleans, cheaper coal,
has become a realization through a
new water route just opened which
taps the coal fields of Alabama, this
r.aw waterway being accomplished by
the recently deepened channels through
the Tombigbee and the Alamaba
,-ivcrs into Mississippi Sound and
t'lenrc to New Orleans by a short
c I through Lake Borgnc and the
canal connecting ' the
lake with the
river
While the first shipment was smalb
it is confidently believedTit is the fore
runner of millions of tonsif coal and
mar'C8 the accomplishment of one of
t ne niost important commercial ac-
adiievenicnts in the southwest since
Pa ds cut bis channel 3fthugft- the)
shifting bar at the mouth of the Miss
issippi.
The longest and loudest wail of
distrcess heard by th new Democratic
administration has reached Wash
ington from thousands of small cities,
villiages, hamlets and other centers
of .rural America, i It is a cry of protest
against the action
cral Burleson i
of. Postmaster Gen
eson m abolishing the
back stamping of letters.
Formerly a postmaster was required,
as soon as he opened a mail bag, to
stamp letters on the back with the
date and hour of arrival and then to
sort them for delivery. Mr. Burleson
thought this practice consumed, too
much time and he ordered it omitted
The complaints invariably have been
to the effect that village postmasters
are holding back the mail of their,
business competitors or their political
or personal enemies. When back-
stamping was required, a postmaster
could not withhold mail without being
convicted by the silent testimony of
the arrival date.
Uncle Sam, is after all ,a good and
wise employer, nothwitstanding xthe
"kicks" that are heard from some of
his employees throughout the do
minions over which his flag flies.
The Reclamation Service, which' is
changing the waster places of the
United States to gardens of great
promise, has adopted the idea of pro
viding amusement and entertain
ment for the thousands of employees
under its supervision by introducing
into the camps moving picture shows,
thereby giving to those who are em
ployed upon his varied projects such
recreation and divertiscment as the
normal body needs in its hours of re
laxation. Under the provisions of the 8 hour
law the laborer's time on a govern
ment job is divided as follows: eight
hours 'work, eight play, and
eight hours sleep. In order to
promote a feeling of contentment among
the people thus cut off from tW rest
of the world, consideration must be
given to matters of a social nature
and your "Uncle Samuel" has solved
the problem of mind rest by erecting
a hall where evening lectures are given,
papers and magazines are on file and
the "irovies" are shown to keep the
employees in bun li with what the out
side world is doing. The expsaaes of
the show and the cost of the equip
mcnt are reimbursed from the ad
mission fee, which is nominal, and all
profits accruing are Invested in new
attractions.
MRS.
R. B. LANE UNDERGOES
AN OPERATION
Mrs. Richard B. Lane, wife of Sheriff
. B. Lane, underwent a serious
-ation at Stewart's sanita
PANAMA
ANDREW McDANIEL
Succumbed To Tuberculosis Yes
terday Morning.
After suffering for several months
with tuberculosis, Andrew Mc Daniel
died at his home, Mo. 166 South Front
street, yesterday morning at 1 1 o'clock.
Mr. McDaniel came to New Bern
about five years ago from James
county and has made this city his home
since that time. He is s irvived by
two daughters, Misses Mary and Julia
McDaniel of this city and two sons,
Mauley of this city and Archie Mc
Daniel of Charleston-S. C.
The funeral service will be conducted
from the residence this afternoon at
5 o'clock by Rev. B. F. Huske, rector
of Christ Episcopal church and the
interment will be made in Cedar Grove
cemetery.
INSPECTING ELECTRIC WIRING.
T. C. Taliaferro of the Southeastern
Underwriters' Association has been
in the city several days making an
inspection of the electrical wiring in
the city. He will finish his work very
here soon. In the opinion of Mr. Talia
ferro New Nern's inspection service
is somewhat incomplete. There should
be more rigid requirements as to elec
trice wiring here and they should be
rigidly enforced he says.
E
GETS NEW TRIAL
Jury In Case Of Violation Of Search
And Seizure Law Fall
To Agree.
' $
NOAH B. LEE THE DEFENDANT
One
Week Term Craven County
Superior Court Come
To A Close.
A one week term of Craven county
Superior Court which convened in
this city last Monday jpormng for the
trial ot criminal cases only with Judge
O. H. Allen of Kinston presiding
came to a close yesterday afternoon.
Judge Allen again demonstrated his
ability to clear a docket in record
breaking time by making a clean sweep
of the docket. A few cases were
continued but this was done on request
and they could easily have been dis
posed of if they had been ready for
trail.
One of the most interesting cases
brought to a close yesterday was that
in which Noah B. Lee, white, of Ar
apahoe was charged with violating
the Search and Seizure Law by having
more than one gallon of whiskey in
his possession at any one time. This
case was begun onthe previous day and
was hard fought by both the prosecu
tion and defense. The case was given
to the jury before the noon recess.
The jury could not agree on a verdict
and a mistrial resulted. The defend
ant was required to give bond for his
appearance at the next term of court
and at that time the case will be re
tried.
William Johnson, colored, who several
weeks aeo secured R. H. Russell s
automobile by fraud and who spent
the afternoon "joyriding" over Craven
county's good roads, was found guilty
of larceny and was sentenced to a
term of six months in jail with the
privilege of being hired out.
Ben Gaylord, colored, pleaded guilty
to an assault and was sentenced to
term of four months in jail with the
privilege of being hired out. Gaylord
was mixed up in an affair at Thurman
several months ago and has already
spent four months in the county jail
and for this reason the Judge made
his sentence as light as possible.
Walter Lawrence, colored, was found
iruiltv of larcenv and sentenced to
twelve months on the county roads
Lawrence was implicated with Will
Boyd in assa'dtinj; and robbing a Mr
Brock on George street several weeks
ago but managed to get clear (n that
charge only to be immediately placed
in custody on another.
SPECIAL EXAMINATION FOR
WEST POINT.
A special entrance examination for
West Point Military Academy mm
be held at Washington Barracks, D.
C, July 1, 1913, for a vacancy to ha
filled Ac g;st 1, 191 J. Applicant
must be reddents of this Congressional
district, between 17 and 22 years of
art. as much as five feet and five
Inches in height, and well drilled
history, English, geography and math
ematics through geometry. For further
information apply at once to John
M. Faison, M. C, Washington, D. C,
ai time is limited on aceaajtt of short
notice given him of this special exam-
ARAPAHO
MAN
TEN YEARS FOR
KILLING WOMAN
Charles Spencer, Colored, Who
Murdered Alice Hargett, Is
Found Guilty.
NOAH LEE NOW ON TRIAL
Is
Charged With Violating
New Search And Seiz
ure Law.
The
Ten years at hard labor in the State
prison was the sentence imposed on
Charles Spencer, colored, yesterday
afternoon after he had been. -found
guilty of the murder of Alice Hargett,
also colored.
This case was taken up at the open
ing of yesterday's session. Qn the night I
of JJccember: 26,; 1912,- Spencer, who
is a onc-leggetl negro, visited the home
of Alice Hargett and after making
improper proposals to her, beat her
so unmercifully with a pair of brass
knucks that she died a short time later.
The defense claimed that the de
fendant was under the influence of
whiskey at the time and did not realize
jsut what he was doing. On the fol
lowing morning Spencer left the city
but several weeks later was captured
and brought back to this city and
placed in jail. All the evidence was
against the 'defendant and although
J. Leon Williams, who represented the
efendant made a head fight for his
lient, the odds were against him and
after being out a short time the jury
returned a verdict of guilty.
The next case taken up was that in
which Noah Lee, white, and Sheppard
Taylor, colored, of Arapahoe, are
charged with violating the Search and
Seizure law by having more than one
gallon of liquor in their possession at
one time. It will be remembered by
ournal readers that Lee and Taylor
were placed under arrest a few weeks
ago by constable J. H. Russell just
after they had come from the express
office and at that time had the liquor
their possession.
A number of witnesses were ex
amined yesterday afternoon but at
the close of the session the case was
not concluded and will be taken up
again this morning.
Bryan Wiggins, colored, found guilty
on the previous day of retailing was
yesterday sentenced to twelve months
on the county roads.
John Kenyon, colored, found guilty
on the previous day ot an assault,
Was sentenced to the county roads
for a term of three months.
The Grand Jury completed their
work yesterday afternoon and will
be discharged immediately after the
opening of today's session. In their
report they state that they find the
jail and county home in good condi
tion and that the road force is also
being well cared for.
STOLE WHIKSEY
AT VANCEBORQ
MIDNIGHT PROWLER RAN
SACKS EXPRESS OFFICE
AT VANCEBORO.
During the wee 'sma hours last
Friday morning some unknown per
son broke into the express office at
Vanceboro and after ransacking the
entire place departed with clothing
valued at fifty dollars and one gallon
of whiskey.
The intruder gained access by pry
ing open one ot tnc rear winnows
and this was badly damaged where
crow bar or some other heavy in
strumertt had been used on it. A
number of packages were found open
on the following morning. Among
these were several containing whiskey
several bottles contained in these had
been sampled. The midnight prowler
was evidently a connoiseur in the drink
I ac for each package of inferior liquor
was cast aside and the gallon with
which he departed is said of be of the
very best brand.
The thief left no clue by which he
could be traced but the authorities
i of the belief that it is the work
of some one living in or near Vanceboro.
J. A. Patterson who is the mana
ger in this district for the Dunlap
Pony Contest Company, returned yes
terday from Wilmington where he
hat been during the past few days
patting on a contest In that city.
The Wilmington merchants were quick
to sea the advantages of such a con
test and Mr. Patterson had no trouble
in securing a sufficient number totart
the contest.
COLLECTING
LIQUOR
DRAFTS ALLOWED
A United States Court Holds That
This la No Violation
Of The Law.
DISTRICT COURT REVERSED
Held That Prohibiting Carriers
From Collecting Doea Not
Apply To Banks.
St. Paul, June 14. A bank which
collects a sight draft representing the
purchase price of liquor shipped in
inter-State commerce into a Prohi
bition State does not violate the law
prohibiting a carrier from acting as
agent, according to an opinion handed
down Friday by the United States
Circuit Court- of Appeals.
The. opinijir-ve delivered by Pre
siding Judge Sanborn, in reversing
the decision of the District Court of
North Dakota, in the case of the First
National Bank of Anamoose, which
had been convicted and fined $300
in the lower court.
"The history of the times and the
proceedings in Congress which led
up to the enactment of the statute,
says the opinion, "have convinced this
court that the mischief at which it
was leveled was not the collection of
sight drafts by banks .of ordinary
collectors for the purchase price of
liquors, although bills of lading were
attached thereto and delivered on col
lection, but that it was the collection
by carriers or their agents of the pur
chase price for C. O. D. shipments of
liquor into prohibition States whereby
they became virtually the agents of
the liquor dealers in the selling of
liquors.
Judge Sanborn declares that in the
opinion ot the majority ot the court
the law excludes "banks, ordinary
collectors and all persons who are not
members of the general class of carriers."
In a dissenting opinion Judge Triber
declares that the statute ,clearly in
cludes not only all common carriers
and their employes but "any other
person who is connected with the trans
portation of intoxicating liquors in
Inter-State Commerce, shall collect
the purchase price thereof, before,
on, or alter delivery, trom tne con
signee or any other person," regard
less of the 'fact that he is not an em
ployee of the carier.
NEW BERN MAN TQ WED
Invitations have been issued which
read: w.
Mr. and Mrs. David Daniel
request the honor of your preset ce
at the marrigae of their daughter
Ruby Ethel
to
Mr. Archibald Bilbro
on the evening of Wednesday
the eighteenth of June
nineteen hundred and thirteen
at nine o'clock
at the First Baptist Church
Middlesex, North Carolina.
At home after JHfir h"st
New Bern, N. C.
Recent ion
a l Home ni men
itr mediately following the ceremony.
Mr. Bilbro is connected with the
Selz Sho'j store in this city and has a
host of friends all over this section.
DR. C. W; STILES
TUESDAY NIGHT
NOTED PHYSICIAN TO SPEAK
ON THAT DATE IN GRIP
FIN AUDITORIUM.
Dr. Charles W. Stiles, superin
tendent of the United States Marine
Hospital at Wilmington, will deliver
a free lecture in the Griffin Auditor
ium Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock
on the subject "Public Health" and
Civic Betterment."
t is expected to prove a very help
ful and informing lecture and a large
attendance is hoped for. The speaker
is a man of wide reputation and the
City Beautiful Club u nder whose auspices
he will speak feels that it has been
particularly fortunate in securing his
services. Thit he will give the people
something worth hearing it certain.
This lecture was originally announced
(or the coirt house, but on account
of the better lighting facilities at the
Griffin Audit rbm it was decided to
hold it there.
No. Six-Sixty-Six
This la a ptsscriptlosi sssjsisd aspaclally
lor MALARIA Of CHILLS 4 fCVIR.
Five or six doses will brssk sny case, and
return. It sets on the IWpr batter M
m
d son Thomas
ing ball at the
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