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: a IS f I , ( ; . ? . , i i.i f t ; . j . UtiJuJi Li..:?-! !:;:i:J.f.'-l!f.j in j ; 'lllvv J 1 tNEW BERN. N. O, TUESDAY MAY 26, 1914 FIRST SECTION FOR THE GREAT moils 111 READY J-LjiJ HOME con li I 'A Spectacular Blaze Causes More Than West Lumber and j! Box Comyany's En tire. Plant Swept By The Flames American Canning Company's Storage Warehouse Also' Destroyed Fire which is supposed to have or- imated from a spark from a passing locomotive, almost completely obliter ated the plant-of the West Box and ' Lumber Company on National avenue late yesterday afternoon, entailing a loss of more than one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. " The West Box and Lumber Company made a specialty of the manufacture of boxes white they also dealt in dressed lu mber and their capacity was about seventy thousand feet a day. Thou sands of feet of rough and dressed lum ber we're stored on the yard yesterday afternoon while a large storage ware house was completely filled with the boxes which had been completed. The Fire Discovered When the fire was first discovered an alarm was turned in and the four fire companies were soon on the scene. In the meantime a force of the plant's employes had started the em ergency pumps at the plant to work and were making every effort to ex tinguish the blaze but everything oft the premises was "as .dry ; aa.tWdri. ana tjie Diaze soon gat -oeyona control. As soon as the fire fighters arrived they saw that the fire was bcynd con trol but despite this fact they made every effort to extinguish it. ; Sevetal thousand feet of hose were at once laid and one of the engines put in com mission as soon as possible and a num ber of streams of water were turned on the blaze, but all to na avail. ' .. Seeing that the plant was 'doomed the employes lost no time in getting . all the records out of the office and in addition to this the furnishings of the building-, were also saved. From . the point. at which it started at the East end of the yard, whicVcovers several acres, the blaze swept Northward, . seemingly impelled by some unjeen - hand. ' Greedily the flames fed on the stacks of lumber and soon the entire , plant and the- surrounding lumber resembled a great seething caldron of fire.' ' . . ; - . Thousands of spectators . who -had been attracted by the clanging of bells, the shrill blasts of nearby whistles and the dense clouds of smoke, gathered to wintess the fire. So intense was the heat that those who had gone to the scene merely as spectators, did not to within several hundred feet of the pre mises. Those who were engaged in the work of fighting the flames and removing whatever possible " from the office, felt the fierce heat to such an extent ' that .. many wore forced to tie wet handkerchiefs around their face. ' v.' " Roper's Mill Saved ' ' ' Adjoining the property of the West '.Box. and Lumber Company is that of : the John L. Roper Lumber Company "on which is located their sawmill, one of the largest in the State. But for the (act that what little wind was blow ing,- was - coming from a Southerly ' , direction, there w ' probability that . this immense plant might also have fallen a prey to the flames. However, vigilant watch was kept, for falling sparks and a force of their employes were ready with line of hose to extinguish any blaze which might have originated. Had the latter plant been destroyed ' tht loss would have been more than a million dollars. ; . a . ' ' . .. j: ," v, Th Planing Milt . . The planing mill, where all of the rough timber, was handled, was pro bably one of the best equipped In the .( State. Before the flames reached and destroyed this, one or two machines were taken out but were not , saved AH of the othcrs,r Including belthing shafting and other equipment was Com pletely deirtroyed. ; 1 Storage Warehouae. In addition to the storgae shed filled with lumber and owned by the West Box and Lumber Company, the American Canning Company had a warehouse on the grounds in which were one hundred and sixty-five cars of box shucks which had been comple . (i d by the box manufacturing company. Thru were said to be Worth wxty Ji"U Mn dollars, Loss 01 $125,000 Mr. West Makes Statement. In a statement riven to the Journal last night Mr. West stated that the plant closed down yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock and that' there was no one on the grounds at the time ex cept the night watch man, the fireman and the engineer and. his crew of as sistants. When they discovered the blaze, every effort was made to extin guish it' but this proved futile. Mr. West stated that- he was down in the city at the time and as soon as fie learned the location of tne blaze, that he at once hurried to tht plant and at that time the blaze had gained considerable headway. According to Mr. West's estimation there were about seventy-five or eighty carloads of lumber en the yards. Practically all of this, with the exception of about seventy, thousand feet was destroyed. Waa Insured . "Reports were current that there was yTim errufc M4ch8Clt 8- l!"; West stated that the loss was pretty well Covered and later it was learned that insurance in several companies represented -by George Nicholl, am ounted to about forty thousand dollars. The company is also insured in a company which specializes on use and occupancy, carrying a fifteen thou sand dollar policy which pays them fifty dollars per day for every day that they do not operate after a fire.- ' The storage warehouse and' sixty thojsand dollars worth of box shucks, owned by the American 1 Canning Company were also insured, the exact amount however, could not b learned last nignt. Seventy Can Of Lumber ' .On the yards at the time of the fire were seve.ty. cars of lumber ready to be manufactured, practically all of this, which was worth approximately ,;: thirty five thousand dollars,' was .destroyed, as were twelve freight cars which were on the yard at the time of the blazi. Seven loaded freight cars Were removed after the fire gained considerable head way. ' : May Rebuild There is a probability that the plant will be rebuilt. The West Box and Lumber Company it a corporation composed of .W.' A. West of this city and J.' Ht West of Fayetteville. Mr. West had, not got in communication with hi brother last night and would not definitely Mate whether the plant would be rebuilt - However, there it probability that thit will -be done as soon at practicable. ;; ' i Spectacular Conflagratloa ; After nightfall the blaxe cast 4 lurid glare on tht sky. 1 For miles around it was seen and there were frequent calls from .nearby towns received at tht Journal office from people who Were anixiou to know the cause' of ""the big light in tht tky.V ' f f ? f Probably more people visited J the scene last night . than ' were present during the early stages of the blaxe. Many automobile parties went out to view tht biasing mast of lumber and of the ruins of the mill buildings. Tht scene wat ont which impressed all by itt spectacular appearance and will probably . never be forgotten by those who saw it.. Unless several mil' lion gallons of water can ,bt thrown on tht firt today and tomorrow! tht fire will bt burning for several days, probably wok or mora but la tht meantime every precaution will bt taken to prevent it from spreading to any structures in that vicinity. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express to tht members of the firt company of this city and to our friends who to greatly aided us in fighting tht fire which destroyed our plant yesterday afternoon, our sincere thanks and assure them of our.apprt - ciation of their efforts. . West Lumber and Box Co, ry W, j, yv-t. JOHN BURROUGHS. Naturalist Wht BsotMly Ht vwtty-Mvarrtli Ytar. Attempted Hold-Up on South Eront Street OCCURRED LAST NIGHT HIGH " WAYMAN PLACED UNDER ARREST IN JAIL Solomon Fisher, colored, was ar rested last night by Officer Fulcher for attempting to hold up W. S. Vernelson, Mr. Vernelson, who is employed by the Norfolk Southern Railway Company had a check cashed at Mrs. Hardy's tore on South Front Street in the presence of this negro. After. 'getting im inriiiv mu wm UTQiauu uy iiii the negro on Metcalf street between Pol lock street and the river. When he was ordered to hold up his hands Mr. Ver- neslon took a shiny object from his pocket si miliar to a pistol and held the negro until an officer could be sum moned. SENATOR BRADLEY - LAST NIGHT DIED (Special to the Journal) WASHINGTON, May 33. Senator William O-Bradley of Kentucky, died here at 9:45 to- , night alter a brief illness brou- ght on by' kidney trouble. . ., t . Senator. William O. Bradley was a Republican and was com- pletlng hit first term in the Senate) He waa born on March i;iM7!y"p' ' SUPERIOR COURT : CONVENES TOMQRROW .s..j The second . May term of Craven county Superior Court will convene tomorrow morning with Judge F. A. Daniels presiding. - . , ' ' This term will continue through the first' week in June. The first , week will be devoted to civil cases, with tht criminal term convening the, first of lune- -L-'..iT f " MANY CABBAGE BEING SHIPPED NORTH ::''i-f.' That Craven county ii a great truck producing , county is shown by the large .daily shipment of cabbage that are being ahippec IroflL, New Bern- to nortnero maraeta, '' '-v.'''-' 'PS Counsel SHlinsn t Dxico City WILL LEAVE TODAY ENROUTE TO THE UNITED 8TATES SAYS j OFFICIAL MESSAGE j .-' (Special to the journal).'' WASHINGTON May 22. la an official report receivH today from tht Brazilian legation ..at - Mexico City, it wat learned that Consul Silliman h safe.; ,;.-',', ,tt!t' is-ij'.'riX'iii . . Tht Braiiliaa minister informed Sec retary Bryan that Mr. Silliman would start for tht United States tomorrow. MERCHANTS ASSISTING IN FtY CAMPAIGN A few days ago tht Journal told of tome of ther merchants of the city equlpolnt their Barbae cans with ' covers. Si'nce that lasut ; other mer- chantt havt supplied their trash tans with covers. , 'f : ' '' '' ' 1 ' ' 1 This it a good policy and It would be well if others would follow the .example set by thoe who hayf alf Hy r "I-) i:-;T'vr-''.n, The New Bern Ms j Going , v,. -i- 'V Will attend Annual Meeting Association To Be Held The New Bern Lodge of Elks will send a large delegation to jthe annual meeting of the North Carolina Elks this week and they will leaVe this city oa Tuesday evening in a special pull man enroute to the Piedmont .City. Wednesday and Thursday Winston Salem will be turned over tt the best people on earth, these days having been designated and that city selected for the annual meeting of the North Carolina Elks. Between ' 500 and .(500 Elksf representing every part of North Car olina, are expected to attend. It is understood many lodges it the state have chartered pullman ' service for their delegations and the railway com panies have arranged to park their spec ial cars in the city for their isa. during the two days' session. The following program haTxwn ar ranged for the convention: f li- Registration of the delegates at the Elk's club at 10 L m. Formal reception to the visitors in the club rooms at 11 a. m., First business session of -the state convention at 2 p. m. ' . ' t- Baseball at Prince Albert Park at 4 p. m., game between Greensboro and Winston-Salem. .j Evening parade at 8:45 p. In. Elk's smoker at the club rooms from 9:30 to 12 p. m. y Meeting orf the credentials committee at the club at 10 a m. fc Second business' meeting "at'li a. m. Presentation of the trophies' to the winning contestants in the jarade of Wednesday 'evening.' Baseball at Prince Albert Park at 4 p. m. .0.1 GIVES PORCH PARTY WAS IN HOOR OF MRS J. MOCK OF THOMAS VILLE H. Mr. Owen Guion gave a most de lightful porch' party yesterday morning in honor of Mrs. J. H. Mock, of Thom asville, N. C, the porch being beauti fully and artistically decorated 'in baskets of flowers, palms and ferns. The feature of entertainment'' was auction bridge, the place cards being handpainted in various designs. At the conclusion of a number of spirited rubbers a refreshing beverage with sandwiches was served, followed by a delicious ice course. The gigt flowers were roses. Those enjoying the hospitality of Mrs. Guion were, Mrs. J. H. Mock, Mrs. John Tull Hollister, Mrs. Mark De Wolfe Stevenjon, Mrs. Owen Dunn, Mrs. Edward Bishop, Mrs.' ; David Congdon, Mrs. Edward Clark, Mrs. Thomas Warren, Mrs. Richardson Duf fy, Mrs. J. K. Hollowell, and Miss Sadie Hollister. Twenty-Five Men 5 j Believed Drowned LIGHTSHIP. FOUNDERED OFF ' THE COAST OF NOVA t-V"'-'" SCOTIA ".i'-'i- M; (Special to tht Journal) : HALIFAX, N. S, May 23. Tht lightship " Halifax wat wrecked near hert today and It it believed that the entire 'crew- of twenty-five met were oot,l'"-'?y,',,':i"''L' ', --..i-AV-'wl-Several " bodies havt been found floatinr around near the scent of tht elitatttni.','!'-' ;'i"-;. V - .'?. t ,,,'i ,;; i rS.,l. ;':--; ' HERMIT ROOSEVELT IN MADRID. Son of Former President Reaches V the 8paalth Port la Safety, - - (Special to the Journal.) :. MADRID, May 23. Kermlt Roose velt, whose marriage to Mist Belle Wyat Williard, daughter of Col, Joseph E. Willard, American ambassador to Spain which it to take plact early in June, ar rived here today in tht best of health ad spirit. lit was met by tht am bassador and members of hit family and drovt with them to tht embassy. TWO CASES IN POLICE COURT I ' YESTERDAY. Jack Johnwm and Dock Stamps, both colored, Wert arraigned befort Mayor IngiTt at Tulict Court yesterday after noon, and taxed with the eost fr being To Winston of Nnrth Carolina State There This Week. Barbecue at Piedmont park at 6 p. m Closing session at the club rooms at 8 p. m. An annual spectacle on Wednesday evening, beginning at 8:45 o'clock will be the night parade. In addition to the illumination of the members of the order several hundred strong, the Southern Public Utilities company is arranging to light up the business section of the city with the most powerful electric dis play ever seen in that section of the city Two trophies are""offcred in connection with the parade. One is a handsome loving cup, given by the New Bern lodge, for the lodge having the largest total of railroad mileage represented in the parade. These trophies will be presented at the Elks rooms on Thurs day afternoon by W. G. Branham, of Durham. It is learned that the strong est contentants for the New Bern trophie will be the lodges from Char lotte, High Point, Lexington and Green sboro. At the opening of the first business session of the convention on Wednesday morning the visitors will be welcomed to the city by J. C. Buxton, for "the citizens, and by Fred M. Parrish for the Lodge- of elks. These addresses of welcome will be acknowledged for the state convention of Elks in a response by Lewis Goodwin. The present officers of State Lodge of Elk. are: P. A. Gorrell. of Winston president: J. M. Ferrell. of Raleiehl lodge No. 735, first vice-president;1 Arthur Lvon. of HiiW Poi lHr, Ko. tiSSiecCfvtce-resident Kehoe, of New. Bern lodge1 No.-764, secretary-treasurer. COPy OF ORDER FOR RE-UNION RECEIVED CONFEDERATE VETERANS WILL MEET AT RALEIGH MANY WILL ATTEND. The local camp of Confederate vet erans has received a copy of general order, No. 52, issued by-Major General Julian S. Carr calling for the annual re union of the North Carolina division of the United Confederate Veterans which will be held at Raleigh June 9 to 10. The order bears the information, that the unveiling of the monument t0 the North Carolina women the Confederacy on the 10th of ' Junet wi" he one of the features of the. reunion, all of the veterans of the state ' who W'H he in attendance upon the meeting having a special invitation to attend and participate in the services which will be conducted incident to the unveiling. The monument is the gift of the late Ashley Home, who was a veteran of the war.' I The order stales that provisions have been made for the accommodation of the veterans at the buildings of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts and it is urged that all of those who attend take blankets as it is not expected that all of the cots which have been tendered for their use will be furnished with covering. The first meeting of the reunion will be held On the afternoon of June 9 at 3 o'clock at the Raleigh auditorium. The veterans are urged to attend the opening session promptly in order that they "may hear all details explained for the convention. New Bern each .year tends a large delegation of vettrans to the meetings held in thit state and it it expected that many of the wearers of the grey will go to the capital city for the approaching meeting. ... Raleigh hat -made elaborate plant for tht entertainment of the hun dreds of visitors who are expected to throng the city .during tht time of the gathering, and the veterans art looking forward, to a .most enjoyable stay at Raleiirh- . " . - t ' ' . . . , The commanded U ur& forward ..... ) t i.ji.,a. .u- I.' l- iiiiniiainji menumoeroi ineveieransi who wiU attend to Captai. A. Creig, at RaU.iBl. t. vk.i.-' l. mittee which U making preparation, for thm .,.i r ..." u u:. rho will bt thtrejiext month,. '. -- ' ' I. ii.,' nm ' 1'. Hughei Bennett, of Grsfitsboto, was business visitor to tht city yesterday. Mrs. Richard Jackson oi Kintton arrived in the city yesterday afternoon for a few days visit to Mrs. W E. Ivey. Mis Mamie Sanford returned home to Beaufort yeterdiy afternoon ao- cornpsnled by hrr cramlnuither Wrs. P. J. I''. "' LEWIS F. PILCH ER. ArohiUot StarU Natienal Mavt ment For Profession's Bttormont. HUNTER M.WHITE WEOS MISS NELLIE AVERY POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE WERE A1WVI'" ' ltKUAI AFTERNOON H .A which came asa sur- Prlse t0 the many rlend of the Mrs. N. W. Jones, No. 128 Pollock street, when Miss Nellie Avery the attractive and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Avery of this city, became the bride of Hunter M. White. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a few invited friends by Rev. W. A. Cade, pastor of the Riverside Methodist church and Mr. and Mrs White left on the aftenoon train for a honeymoon trip through Northern' cities. Mr. White came to New Bern sev eral months ago from Elizabeth City and accepted a position as decorator with S. Coplon and Son's big depart ment store,'1 ' Since coming to New Bern he ,bas made' a host of friends who join tht Journal hi extending to the happy yourt j .couple best wishes for a life of happiness and prosperity. After spending several days in the North, Mr. and Mrs. White will re- turn to New Bern to make their home. MRS ELIZABETH JACKSON DIED YESTERDAY Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson died yes terday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. G. Ruff, No. 40 south front street. The funeral will conducted from the late residence this morning at 7:45 o clock by Kev. Rogers and Rev. Reynolds of the Christian church after which the re mains will be taken to Askin for in terment. 1 The deceased is survived by four children: Mrs. F. Hyegar of Savanah Mrs. Scarborough of Ocracoke, Mrs. E. G. Ruff of this city, and Mr. A. C. Jackson of Ashville. . !:. J B. L RE-ELECTED FRIDAY EVENING , AT A MEETING OFTHE TRUSTEES r. -i AM meeting of the Board of Trust - rM . .n raw nprn in 1 1 1 1 if nutm ' '. . .,.-'-", n tn- 1- Craven wat again selected at eupenntenaeni. . , , , . VTher wer? T- S the corps of teachert at .the school, fflon M f."0 Mlssaran Kicnarason ana mist wiary rtenaren. miss nenaren. nan uu ; leave of absence for a year and handed in her resignation at the end of that period.' ... ' 1 One new teacher, . Mist Branch of Washington, N. C, was chosen and the selection of the others wat left to the superintendent and tht chairman of the Board. ' ,, , 1 ' - : ' ! . '. During the meeting the matter of again operating the miific department of the school Was brought up. This Idepartnient has been unilc-r direction l,f f-'s Cir-Vi'C iV.?-h- it" I I" x "'., I :': : -.--' : "-::-: )wr--:v:.'-if ,- -.',' v- ' :.::-..?'? y4 t s- r-5-- -' l ' ; 2 va : rl,''1Mr The Aviator Haa Arrived la The TO START WEDNESDAY. Saturday Will Be "Bryan Day" Thousands Of Visitor Will Be Here. H. E. Trevelen, General Represen ative of the Berger Aviation Company arrived in the city yesterday with the aeroplane that will be used in giving' . demonstrations of flying a't the Home Coming Celebration during this week. The Berger Aviation Company closed a series of demonstrations at Wilson last week, where they gave a number of successful flights with the same ma chine that will be used here, driven by Mr. Eugene Heth comonly known at "Wild Bill" the dare devel aeronaut. Mr. Heth in his flights will give those who visit the Fair grounds during the celebration a demonstration of some of the most wonderful feats in flying ever seen in North Carolina. You can't afford to miss this for it will be a treat to those who have seen aeroplane flights as well as those who have never seen an aeroplane fly. The management of the Home Com ing Celebration are working day and night getting -everything in readiness for the great celebration that will be pulled off this week and by Wednesday morning everything will be in readiness for the throng ,of people who' will be here to see the many attraction that will be at the fair grounds. There have been many new horses entered during the past few days and the early part of the week ' many of these horses, which are owned by people from' the western part of the State, will be coming in. As soon as they" arrive they will be taken to the Fair" grounds and 'put la readiness for, tht' IrwaicK -y,m tgia-; Wedaetday. " and continue during the entire cele bration. -The' horse races this' spring promise to be the best ever seen in this section of the State. v The railroads are co-operating with the management of the Home-Coming Celebration, by giving unheard of rates from all of the towris in Eastern' Car olina and by sending out special ad vertising men along their lines- C get these special rates before ther piblit. This fact alone assures ir large crowd from the many town imfl 'fist ,,. in this section, and the citizens of the -city are urged to get the city in gala attire by the time these people arrive. Early Monday morning a large force . of men will be put to work getting up arches on all of the principal streets of the city and by the opening of the celebration the city will have done itt part, then let the business men of the town get busy and ds-their part' to wards showing the "Athens of North Carolina'" at itt best. Don't forget that Saturday will be "Bryan Day ,f the big day. -Alto re- member that it will be well for yoa to call at Wood-Lane Drug Company who now have reserved teat tickets on sale at their store, and secure a reserved teat before all are told. i ' ' ' ' '' ' f ;r . Ullnola Railway Men Vota Ob ' Actio. , ;-. ?' .rV:, (Special to the Journal) . CHICAGO, ILL4 May 23. Five thousand train men t 'employed penll-, lionoit lines thit afternoon voted to go :' on strike. V-? ti'-X '' A conference hat been arranged be tween the employee and railroad mana gers at which it it hoped a settlement by arbitration can be made. I : ::,. t. t;;t .. 1 , av-. . ULTIMATUM ISSUED TO CA- vaJix-: RANZA - "''.' 'v WASHINGTON,'0 May M. ' The United State tonight ten an-' nltimatum 1 to ' Carranta v through the mediators at Nla. ftara Fallt, telling him thataH quibbling mutt ceatt and warn- " Ing him that thit gorernment ; will Insist on peace In Mtxlto : and will pacify that country by fore of armt If necessary. Carranxa waa notified that thit country wanta to tecurt peace but If other methodt are nec- tttary that they win bt employ ' Misses Ruth Johnson and Adelle Hotchkiss, of Richmond, arrived in tht city yesterday afternoon and will spend some time visiting Mist M. E. Johnson. Mary "Willis. It was brought out t?.t the practice of the students In t' 'j depart nu nt turbed tlie ' " ' ; nicnl a S" 1 '' ,1,1?" ' t' 'r ; : the otlr sn! V l