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The Wilmington Dispatch want" to
know if a married man can keep a
secret. Let one snend the nisht "at
Ithe bedside of a sick lodcre member"
and you won't hear him handing out
any great flow of information on the
subject.
Only In Advance.
Advertising ratal furnished upon
application at tha office, or upon In
quiry by mail.
Entered at the Postoffice, New Bern
N.C., as second-class matter.
Governor Blease of South Carolina
in making a speech appealing for his
candidacy for the United States Senate,
attacked President Wilson, saying that
he could not be re-elected unless he
changed his tactics and put out the
negroes instead of putting them in
office. Take it from us, that man
Blease is a character. Strong and
vigorous, the chances are that ne
ill go to the Senate. Greensboro
Everything.
Blease may get to iha Senate. If
he does the chief reason will be that
the people of South Carolina want to
get him just as far away from that
State as possible, and if he will guarantee
to spend all of his time in Washington
they will probably keep him in office
for life.
In commenting on the fight that the
New York newspapers are making on
the speed maniacs, the Greensboro News
says:
"New York papers are strenuously
advocating a statute providing a term in
the penitentiary for reckless automo
bilists. The choice by a violator of the
speed law of a day in jail in preference
to a fine of $25 appears to have been
the last straw and the patience of the
newspapers, if not the public, has
at last collapsed.
"As a matter of fact, what essential
difference is there between the drunken
foot who empties his revolver on a
crowder thoroughfare, and the other
fool who hurtles through it at 40 miles
an hour in an automobile, except that
sometimes the latter has not even the
poor excuse of intoxication? A motor
car has been judicially adjudged a dead
ly weapon; a man who takes a pot
shot at another with a gun is no less
a criminal because he chances to miss
his target; and the man who endangers
the lives of pedestrians by reckless driv
ing is no less a criminal because he
happens not to hit anybody."
Every city has to contend with the
speed maniac. The breed is not unknown
in New Bern and they have seriously
injured several persons during the past
few months There are other towns
and cities in North Carolina that have
to contend with the same thing and we
believe that the only way that such
persons will ever be convinced that
they are violating the law is for the
North Carolina legislature to follow
the suggestion of the New York papers
and make the penalty for speeding so
severe that the men who are now en
dangering the lives of the public wil
curtail their desires to "open 'er up."
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E,veiyn iiuw, in wiuciy huvciubcu
wife of "Hero Harry" Thaw, is billed
to appear in a theatrical attraction
soon to be presented at Greensboro.
Commenting on the approaching visit
of Evelyn, Al. Fiirbrother's Every
thing says:
"The opera house managers have de
cided that Evelyn Thaw may come to
the Greensboro play house and disport
herself. The woman is not an actress.
She had some beauty before age took
her charm away as a girl she was
winning enough to claim the lustful
eye of Stanford White. That fact
alone, however, would not put her
in the Beauty Gallery of the World,
because, if the stories were even half
true. White picked up women by the
score, and one who was even passing
fair, appealed to him. Evelyn was no
Cleopatra none of that magnifi
cent voluptiousness which charmed
Ceaaar and drove Marc Antony to
distraction and to death she
just a common piece of clay endowed
with that vain gift called beauty,
with no background of genius, taet
or versatility which will make live the
Egyptian sorceress of the Nile as long
as history endures. Just "a rag, a bone
and a hank of hair" wicked enough
to be naughty and naughty enough
to attract a clod like Harry Thaw,
and after attacking him, absorb him.
"Greensboro has a Committee of
Censors, and Everything hopes that
if the Thaw woman comes it will be on
hand, and if there is anything indecent
presuming, of course, that she -herself
must not be pronounced indecent
unless she does, by act, some indencent
thing, the Committee will promptly
stop the performance and let it go at
that."
Recently Gertrude Hoffman threw a
scare into the theatre-going public of
Greensboro and it is safe to say that
if Evelyn does not deport herset
i properly while in the Gate City tha
here will be something doing whic
will not ae mentio ned on the progra
Just at this season the country is
flooded with agents of various maga
zines. A number ot them nave struck
New Bern during the past few weeks
and have gone away with some of the
hard earned coin of its citizens. One
and all put up that worn out tale about
working their way through college,
that old "gag" haa whis
kers on it. The real live agent tells us
that he is trying to get money to pay
alimony and nine times out of ten
he gets a subscription.
Now that a number of the local mer
chants have announced that they will
keep their establishments open at
night until after Christmas, many of
the clerks are protesting against this
night work, claiming that their hours
are increased and that they receive
no additional remuneration. It seems
to us that the proper course for the
owners of these stores to take would
be to pay their clerks for every hour
hey wo k overtime. By doing this
hey will do away with all friction
and get better service. When an employ
ee gets the idea that he or she is being
Imposed upon, naturally they lag in
their work and this causes a loss to
their employer.
Five hundred visiting colored Masons
are, this week, attending trie lorty-
fourth annual session of the Grand
Lodge in this city. These men repre
sent the best element of the colored
population of the State and New Bern
is ghd to have them within her bor
ders.
"Don't know whether the dove
peace finds it impossible to be ubi
sjuitos or has given up in disgust. At
any rate he seems to be conspicuous
ly missing from soil to the South of
tha United States." Wilmington Dis
patch.
Tha fowl also seems to have forgotten
to hover over the New Bern postoffice
daring the past few weeks.
WIDER DISTRIBUTION
OF CO STATISTICS
DIRECTOR OF CENSUS. WM. I,
HARRIS, TAKING INTEREST
IN MATTER.
Washington, Dec. 8. The arrange
ments made by Hon. Wm. J. Harris,
Director of Census, for the wider
distribution of statistics collected by
his office concerning the' quantity
of cotton ginned, the quantity of cotton
consumed monthly, and the stocks of
cotton on hand at the end of each
month, has met with general approval
throughout the cotton-growing States.
He haa received numerous sugges
tions concerning a still wider distribu
tion of these statistics, and he has made
arrangements with the Postmaster
General to allow postmasters in every
postoffice in counties where cotton
is grown to post in a conspicuous
place copies of the reports containing
statistics of cotton. These copies will
be printed on extra large cards, so the
figures can be easily read. Mr Harris
hopes that, in this manner, he will be
able to give the farmers, and all othef s,
access to the valuable statistics
collected by this Bureau. Heretofore
the reports have been given by the
Bureau of the Census to newspaper
representatives and to the different
telegraph companies for distribution.
Following this distribution copies of the
reports have been mailed to the ginners,
manufacturers and warehousemen, but
there his been no practical method de
vised for the distribution of the in
formation directly to the farmers.
It is Mr. Harris's purpose to give the
statistics to the farmers so they can
take advantage of the information
collected by the Federil Government.
EDISON IMS THE ONLY
REAL TALKING PICTURES
w Edgar S. Weaver, of Arapahoe,
as among the business visitors Jn the
city yesterday.
Ned Delemar returned yesterday
from Oriental where he spent Sunday.
J. B. Far baa arrived in the city
yesterday to attend to business mat
ters.
T. D. Warren left yesterday for Ktn
ston to attend to some professional
business.
J. B. Green left yesterday for Ply
mouth in the interest of the New Bern
Iron Works and Supply Co.
J. F. Rhodes left yesterday for a
short trip up State.
Jas Gaakill left yesterday for Wash
ington in the interest of the Hyman
Supply Co.
H. F. Hanks left yesterday for Washington.
J. H. Weddell left yesterday for Ra
leigh on an advertising tour in the in
terest of the Pepsi Cola Co.
Dr. C. W. Bilfinger of Jacksonville,
arrived in the city yesterday for a few
days' stay.
W. M. Pugh left yesterday for More
head City on a short commercial trip,
J. R. Fox left yesterday for Raleigh
for a few days' stay. d, . , .ej
Geo. B. Creole left yesterday for
Jacksonville.
D. M.
Beaufort.
Stanton left yesterday for
E. H. Gorham left yesterday for
Morehead City returning home.
M. McDaniel left last night for Beau
fort for a few days' visit.
WILL BE SEEN AT MASONIC
THEATRE ON DE
CEMBER 15.
T. A Green and Prof, H. B. Craven
have returned from Oxford where they
attended the Methodist Conference.
So enthused with the numerous evi
dences of progress that they saw here
were the Pennsylvania bankers who
spent a short time in the city last Sun
day, that they wanted to purchase
some of the city's bonds. Once within
the gates of New Bern a visitor is
loath to depart and when compelled
to do so, he carries with him the most
pleasant of memories.
AS OTHERS SEE THE NEW BERN
POSTOFFICE MUDDLE.
That New Bern postmaster must be
doing it for the big of the thing rath
er than with any idea of being able to
hold the job. Durham Herald.
Postmaster Basnight, of New Bern,
aiay be a pretty good sort of man,
but he doesn't know how to turn loose
when he has to let her go. The best
way for a man to throw up the sponge
is to "let her go, Gallagher." Wil
mington Star.
The tremendous success of Edison's
Kinetophone, or Talking Pictures, has
brought on the usual rush of so-called
"Talking Pictures." Edison, however,
the only man producing actual
talking pictures that is pictures and
records which were made at the same
time under perfect synchoniaing conditions.
When an Edison talking machine
is made the actors rehearse lines and
action until they are perfected. Then
the play is talked, sung and acted
before the camera while the phono
graph, placed .above the camera, re
cords every cound that is made. Edison
alone employs this method of recording
and therefore has the only genuine
Talking Pictures.
The Wizard saw at a glance that the
greatest difficulty that the Talking
Pictures would offer was the invention
of a phonograph that would be sensi
tive enough to record every sound
and could still be placed out of range
the camera. The wealth of data
accumulated during the invention of
the phonograph several years ago
soon enabled him to solve the problem
and to announce his latest remarkable
achievement the union of sight and
sound.
These pictures will be seen at the
Masonic theatre Monday afternoon,
December 15, and also at night.
M.D.Lane left last night for Fort.
Barnwell.
THE WAR IN NEW BERN.
Not since the blowing up of Browns
ville or the Crum case of South Caro
lina, has governmental circles been
shaken so vigorously, to all appear
ances from this locality. Postmaster
Basnight, of New Bern, has the bit
between his molars and is pawing the
dirt. Basnight, as postmaster, is dy
ing slowly, but he is having as fine
time as possible under the circum
stances. In other words, he is show
ing his nerve, though a faint suspi
cion arises in the breast ot man
that but for the fact that Basnight
realizes that the end is near he would
not be found doing such (gladiatorial
stunts. Perhaps, after all, Basnight
while satisfying hi-nself and getting
his name in print, may be making
it easy for the Government, as hard as
it apparently is. This is not a paradox
because he is furnishing the govern
ment with a good excuse to bounce
him before his time is out. On the other
hand, Basnight will have the pleasure
boasting of having deled the govern
ment and having been bounced simply
because he was defiant. He is a Repub
lican that is none the less brave in tha
hour of defeat. But whatever may
be the cause and effect, it is good
night for Bssnigbt. Wilmington Dis
patch.
The following attorneys left yesterday
for Jacksonville to attend to some
professional business: C. R. Thomas,
T. D. Warren, A. D. Ward and D. E.
Henderson.
F. M. Hahn left last night for Win
ston-Salem to attend to business matters.
R. H. Dowdy, of Morehead City
spent yesterday in the city and left
last mght, returning home.
Rev. R. E. Pittman, of Bridgetqn,
arrived in the city yesterday from
Oxford where he attended the Metho
dist Conference.
COURT MARTI MEM
BERS OF NAVAL RESERVES
ENSIGN R. B. FULFORD OF NEW
BERN WAS IN ATTENDANCE.
Elizabeth City. N. V, Dec. . A
court-martial was held here Saturday
afternoon under the orders of the
adjutant general of the State militia
to try W. J. Winslow, a member of
the Fifth Division Naval Reserves,
upon the charge of disobedience and
for resisting arrest when ordered to
attend the State inspection. The court
was held in the Armony hall on Water
street.
Lieutenant Commander C. L. Morton
of Washington was president of the
court. Lieutenant J. C. B. Ehringhaua
wss judge advocate. Lieutenant C. D.
Loan of Plymouth, Lieutenant W. B
Rodman, Jr., of Washington, Ensign
R. W. Small, of Washington and Ea
sign R. B. Fulford composed the
court. Lieutenant Commander W. A
Worth of Elisabeth City represented
the defendant.
The trial was concluded yesterday
after but the decision of the court
was not made public
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NE of the most important factors In -- .avlns u
tha ability to stick rig hf at It. Saving a little from all the
money that you receive will gradually accumulate a substan
tial fund that will be available for business purposes or as a safe
guard in case of misfortune. Business men and farmers can welt
afford to save a percentage of their profits and professional men,
women, salaried people, laborers, artisans and all classes of peo
ple, should provide for possible future needs by present savings .
This bank accepts deposits of oce dollar or nrrte.
FOUR PER CENT. FOUR TIMES
PAID ON SAVINGS
INTEREST A YEAR.
New Bern Banking &
Trust Company.
BUSINESS HOURS.
We number as patrons of this fcg
We number as patrons of this
institution a great many businesa
houses which keep their accounts
with us mainly because they ob
tain prompt, satisfactory service
and so express themselves. They
appreciate the fact, moreover, that
we accord careful consideration
to all businesa entrusted to our care.
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J. B. Green returned yesterday form
commercial trip up the State.
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W. L. Bell returned yesterday from
Beaufort.
Chas. Turner left yesterday for
Kinston to attend the wedding of Miss
Hattie Randolph.
G. W. Taylor spent yesterday in
Morehead City.
F. R.
Oriental.
Bruce
Beaufort.
Phillips left last night for
Craven left yesterday for
W. D. Barrington left yesterday for
Pamlico to attend to some business
matters.
L, H. Cutler, W. B. Blades, D. E
Henderson and C. E Foy returned to
the city yesterday from Washington
City where they went in the interest
of L. G. Daniels.
MEA DOWS
HORSE
and
COW FEED
-TRY IT--
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J.
A. Meadows
New Bern, N. C.
John and Frank Borden, of
Goldsboro, spent yesterday ia the city
A. H. Edgerton, vice-president of
the Empire Manufacturing Co., of
Goldsboro, spent yesterday ia the city
on business.
W. E Street left last night for Golds
boro.
H. T. Patterson left last night for
Kinston enroute to Greenville.
Joseph Buck spent yesterday in the
city shopping and returned to Reels-
boro last night.
G. G. Brinson, of
esterday in the city.
Bayboro, jpent
R. M. Whortoa, of Whortonsvllte,
spent yest rday ia the city.
Sam Brinson and W. T. Willis,
of Grantsboro, spent yesterday in tha
city shopping.
Editor G. A.
Deal, of Snow
ia the city.
J
Hill,
at the Square
spent yesterday
C B. Foy left yesterday for Polloks-vilie.
APPEARANCES
ARE DECEITFUL
And smooth surfaces with bright polishes do not always cover
the best cutlery that you can get. Buying here will warrant your
getting the beat hardware and cutlery that can be bought- at any
price. Fair profits and fair dealing. SB
Any piece of Cutlery or Tool bearing this Trademark
Is Folly Wtrrtated t
money will be cheerfully refunded
Gaskill Hardware Company
Phone 147
7375-77 Middle St.
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