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7 f Misses SMtkraadTFloMh Morton,
.' el Belgrad. passed UtrougJl New Bera
yesterday carrot bom Imt Norfolk
.-where tey lum beem la school, i
11 S. F. Harris left yesterday morn
ing for acr bob is afarahaOburc
aftar spending a few days ia the city
t visiting her daughter. -
Miss Pattie Womack, t' Reedsville,
left yesterday morning for her home
! aftar spending several dayt la New Bern
viaHiag Mia Hytnan.
Miss Mattie Daugh, left yesterday
Booming for her home at Belhaven
after visiting la the city at the home of
Mr. aad Mrs. C L. Short,
L. A, Mann, oi Mewport, was a
business visitor to the city yesterday.
Mr. a4 Mrs. CoL Cob, of Ctadav
aattj. arrived la -ta.iry' yesterday
aad will apaod several weeks risiuag
friends aad wlatr. . ,
C M. Wade, of Morehead dry, was
a visit itha city yesterday., t ,
' Roy Tsyior, of Morehead City, was
a business visitor to the city yesterday.
Foraie GasklH returned yesterday
afternooa from Seven Springs where
he spent a week.
J. B. Blades, who is spending the
summer at Morehead City, spent
yesterday ia New Bera attending to
business matters.
S. W. Ferebee, of Stonewall, spent
vesterdav in the city attending to
business matters-
Mrs. R. L. Thompson of Greensboro,
was in the city yesterday as a guest at
the Gaston Hotel.
Clyde Godwin, of Havelock, was a
business visitor to the tity yesterday.
Miss Mary Moore, of Beaufort, is
pending several days in the city visit
ing Mrs. C L. Short.
Dr. Ernest W. Dunn spent yesterday
in Washington attending to profes
sional business.
Rufui Armstrong and Edward Pugh,
who have been spending a few days
at Straits with the Boy Scouts, returned
home yesterday.
Tcbl Eclipse 01 The
; 2ua Angnst 21 Next
PEIS1A, RUSSIA AND SCANDINA
VIAN i. . COUNTRIES
II YISITKD BT ASTRONOMERS
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WASHINGTON, Jen 25. The ec
lipse jI the sua o August 7 next total
ia part of Europe aad Asia aad partial
ia Bortheastera Asa erica ia attract
ing the widespread attention el astrea
omers and scientists, various expe
dttiooe being arranged to witness this
phenomena. Ia view of the public
interest ia the exent, C. G. Abbott, I dratic).
at ajaaadaeata. Fully seventy-iv
per ceat of the Stat papers have takes
the view of the actio of th com
mute that we ha take la this mat
ter aad their criticisms have ia some
cases bee very sever.
For th benefit of those interested
ia the matter we ar awbhshiag a list
of some of th papers who have takes
our view of th actios of th Executive
Committed : ;
The Fayetteville lades (Democratic)
The Maxtoa Scottish Chief I Demo
cratic.) ,
The St, Pauls Messenger (Democratic)
Th Rowland Sua (Democratic). -
Th Albermarle Eaterprise Derao-
F. P. Rowe returned yesterday af-
ternoon from Norfolk where he has
been spending a few days.
head af the astronomical branch of
the Smithsonian Institution, aad a
recognized authority on solar pheao-
mena, gives the following polpular
count of the eclipse, and the scientific
result sought fro mi -ch event.
On August 21. irU, the moon will
pass exactly between the earth and the
sun, and three afll be a total eclipse.
It will not be obst ved in America,
except in a small pari ' U eclipse at sun-
Th Waynesville Courier (Democra
tic).
The Asbeville Gazette-News (Iade-
peadeat).
The Pender Chronicle (Democra
tic).
The Lexington Dispatch (Democra-
tic.)
Roanoke-Chowan Times (Inde
pendent).
Th High Point Enterprise (Demo-
Rev. W. A. Cade returned yesterday
afternoon from Crlfton, where he at
tended the District Conference of the
M. E. Church.
rise in the norther V tes and Canada, I era tic)
but in Persia, and Scandinavia the full! Raleigh News and Obsever (Demo-
effect will be seen. Icratic).
Although the moon looks about the! The Salisbury Post .(Democratic)
same size of the sun, it ia very much! The Mooresville Enterprise (Demo-
smaller and nearer. Th sun is 865,-1 era tic).
000 miles in diameter and 93,000,000 The Wilmington Star (Democratic)
Miss M arena Pigott left last evening
for Straits where she will spend some
time visiting her parents.
Mrs. W. B. H. Blandford, who is
summering -at Morehead -City, spent
yesterday in New Bern.
C. R. Thomas left yesterday morning
for Goldsboro, He will go from there
to Raleigh to attend a meeting of the
Democratic Executive Committee.
Mrs. Effje Sawyer and Mrs. .1.. L.
Scott, of Grantsboco, were visitors to
the city yesterday.
.C LI Short left yesterday morning
lor a business visit to Washington, N. C.
United States Deputy Marshall
I. M. Tull, of Kinston and George
Taylor of Norfolk, passed through the
dtv vesterdav moraine enroute to
Kinston from Morehead City.
Misses Eannie. Price and Mary
Hudnell. of. Aurora were visitors" in
the city yesterday.
Judge and Mrs. O. H. Guion, left
yesterday morfiing for forehead City
to spend the week-end.
D. M. Styron spent yesterday at
Cove City attending to business matters.
Mr. J. R. Pope and Miss Myrtle
Pope returned last evening from Black
Mountain-where they spent two weeks.
Dr. George Attmore. of Stonewall
spent yesterday in New Bern.
..J. .L. Pettus, of Norfolk, is spending
a few days in the city.
A. D. Ward returned yesterday morn
ing from Raleigh where he attended -it
meeting of the State Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee.
. Mr. Sterling Ramsey and daughter,
of . Beaufort, were visitors to the city
yesterday.:
,1L I. Harris, who is connected with
the Hill Tailoring Company, left last
night for a visit to Edenton.
Mr. Frank Thompson and daughter1
Miss Leah, of Jacksonville, were visitors
In the city yesterday.
J. J. .Brabble of Washington,
spending several days in the city.
T. B. Atmore, of Bayboro, was
business visitor to the city yesterday.
T. D. Warren, returned yesterday
tfmtim from Raleigh where he pre
akW- meeting of the State Derao-
eveteJEecutive Committee.
-"'if .
J. B. Blalock, returned from Wilson
yesterday morning where he has been
vtttfttmes visit.
' ,'jKit, Henderson, returned from Ral
alga yesterday morning where he at
tended a meeting of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee.
. S. L. Dill, Jr., left yesterday morning
for Saltan- where he will spend the week
end with Us family.
Gov W. Pope, of Pine Grove, was
business visitor to the city yesterday.
B. S. Oden, left yesterday morning
for a business visit to Cash Corner,
Pamlico County.
. Charles S. Wallace, of Morehead City
was a business visitor to New Bern yes
terday.
M. F. Russell, f Havelock, was
. , f business visitor to the city yesterday.
' Miss Mary Caraway, returned tome
"to New York City vesterdav after soend-
if acveral weeks in the city visiting
Bpo aad relative.
' . -;l MJs Lena Wade, of Beaufort, passed
,m tnrougn tns city yesterday moraine en
' -: swat to Oriental where she win spend
5 a-. vew weexsviaiUngrelstlrves. "
? ; Mba Mattie Dnacaa. MaWd through
, J - r -New. Bern yesterday snornint enroute
' -, r .'Jti aom ..to Beaufort from Wilmington,
wner toe spent some, timt visltin
. - .1 .: . lr i-J vr t t n. , .
t .. - j. . oiaaes, returned
, . K ? from Morehead City yesterday morning
wner ney nsv been for some tlm.
togar vvaunau and sister, Miss Min--.aie
Wallnau are spending today at
wrigntsviiie Beach,
Miss Lena Brinson, of Qrantsboro,
as a visitor to the city yesterday
R. Taylor 'returned yesterday af
ternoon to Morehead City after spend
ing a few days In New Bern.
miles away, 'while the moon is 2,163
miles In diameter and 239,000 mile
away. On account of the moon s
small sire compared, with the sun the
shadow cast by the moon is a cone,
and the point of this cone just barely
reaches the earth.
In August eclipse the diameter of the
cone at the earth's surface is only about
85 miles, so that the eclipse is visible
The Southport News (Independent)
The Durham Herald (Independent)
The Gastonia Gazette (Democratic)
The Newton Enterprise (Democra
tic).
The Yanceyville Sentinel (Inde
pendent Democratic).
The Mt Olive Tribune (Independent
Democratic).
'The Statesville Landmark (Inde-
as total only in a belt about 85 miles I pendent Democratic).
wide streching over the countries named
above. The important cities of Bit! is,
Trebizond, Kief, Minsk, and Riga lie
near the center of this belt. It passes
about 100 miles north of Stockholm and
Trondheim. The eclipse will be seen as
partial over a very wide area, includ
ing northeastern America, Greenland,
Europe, half of Asia and half of Africa.
Within this region only a portion of the
sun's disc will be hidden by the moon.
Wherever the solar eclipse is seen
as a total, the skyl will became nearly
The Rutherford Sun (Democratic).
The Madison Herald (Decmocratic).
The Roxboro Courier (Democratic).
The Asheville Citizen (Democratic).
The Thomas ville Davidsonian (Demo-
ocratk).
The Lenoir News (Independent)
h left sne, he was ia good humor.
, "1 head him stumble after he got
outside the door, and theal heard the
crash outside ia his faU to the landing.
He lay there aconaciout when 1 rush
ed dowa without stopping to dress my
tlef completely. I shook him aad tried
to make him answer, but he would not
He lay there like a maa dead, although
I kaew that he breathed. Blood eem j
to be flying from everywhere. ;' f .
.The 1 got to thinking of ; what it
would meaa to m if be was .found
teere, aad I was seised with a panic:
the' panic that seizes every woman
when her good aame is threatened. 1
dreaded the notoriety and the thought
that I might be compromised. It flash
ed into my mind that I must get him
out, and 1 determined that I would
"Picking him up in my arms, 1
carried . and dragged him dowa the
tong flight of stairs to the bottom.
Blood seemed to drip everywhere but
I kept on, and at last I got the. door
open and laid him on the sidewalk.
Then .4 went upstairs, put on my
nightrobe and went to bed. Chief
Brennan and Sergeant Nevins came
soon after then.
"I had no other reason for carrying
Waldo downstairs. I felt no guilt and
no fear of the law. It was only dread
of what people would say. I .realize
now that I made a terrible mistake,
but I is too late. I could not hope never
to be found out.
A Strong Woman
Mrs. Angle despite the desparing
tone of her statement, is far from the
timid, clinging type of women whom
such experience would render abso
lutely helpless. Tall, almost six feet
in hiht. he i Ktmntrlv even mits-
e 1
cularly built. Her figure is buxom, I
approaching stoutness, and she has an
unusual appearance of strength with
out coarseness. ."
For eighteen years Mrs. Angle, who
was part ot that time Helen Marie
Blondell, has been highly respected as
a leader in the artistic and mnsicar
circles of Stamford. She was born m
Maine, and came here with her father,
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The Mt. Airy Times-Leader (Repub- Leonard Blondell, in 1888 He estab-
lican).
Granville Enterprise (Democratic).
Creed more Times-News (Indepen
dent Democratic).
Littleton News Reporter (Demo-
as dark as full-moonlight, and a few Icratic)
of the brighter stars and planets mayl Scotland Neck Commonwealth (Dem
be seen. The duration of the totality I ocratic).
is .longest near Kief in Russia, where
it is t wo minutes, 13 seconds. Some
times the moon and sun occupy such
positions that although the moon
passes directly between the earth and
the sun the shadow cone does not
Now compare the above list with
the following who are well satisfied
with the action of the committee:
The Charlotte Observer (Democra
tic). -
The Winston-Salem Journal (Demo-
Mrs. T. D. HewittAand grandsons
Thomas, and Leonard Morton, left
last evening for" a fewtfayir'visit 'to
Newport.
Mrs. J. W. 56ulding and family
and Miss Daisy Lynch, leftiast evening.
for a few days visit to Morehead City.'
auite reaach the earth. Such solar 1 cratic)
ecliose are called "annular" and are! The i Hendersonville Democrat (Demo-
nowhere total eclipses. In the most I cratic).
favorable case a, total eclipse may las
ever seven minutes at a station, but
Such accessions are very rare. Th
very long total exlipse of this century
are as follows:
. to jo Mav 29. six minutes nine
seconds, Peru, Brazil, Central Africa.
The Alleghany Star (Democratic)
The Chatham Record (Democratic)
The Lumberton Robesoniatt (Demo-
cratick.) .
The New Bern Sun (Democratic).
Thirty eight papers, and probably
more have criticised the platform ad-
1937 June 8, seven minutes two! opted by the committee while seven j rendezvous!
lished a coal business that prospered
immediately and later branched out
as a eeneral contractor, amassing sr
competence, which allowed him to re
tire four or five years ago. She married
Frank Blondell a machinist, in )8V1
Her married life was unhappy "And
eight years ago her husband left home
and went to Bridgeport. She sued Tor
divorce in 1898 and won a decree on the
ground of desertion. It was at that
time that she met Ballou, and their
acquaintance ripened into the closest
friendship. .
Ballou, one of the most prominent
men in Stamford, soon came -to be re
garded as Mrs. Angles suitor. His
two children Harry Ballou, of Mamat
roneck, and Mrs. A. C, Whitney,
WaverKC'Mass.; wer known to loSk
with disfavor upon his intimacy with
Mrs. Angle. The two were seen every
where together, dining at the local
restaurants and often at New York
Frank Thompson, of Jacksonviftej
was in the city yesterday between
trains. ' -
B. I. Ebron, of Havelock, was a
business visitor to the city yesterday.
United States Deputy Marshal C.
H. Ange, of Jacksonville, spent yes
terday in the city attending to busi
ness matters. '
Ned Delemar left yesterday after
noon for Oriental where he will spend
the week end with tela fives. ' ' ' j
G. S. Attmore, Jr., left yesterday
afternoon for Stonewall to spend the
week-end with relatives.
Fred Scott left yesterday afternoon
for Morehead City to spend Sunday.
seconds, Pacific Ocean, Peru.
1955 June 20, seven minutes M
seconds, Ceylon, Siam, Phillipines.
1975-June 30,. seven minutes two
seconds. South America, Africa.
1991 July 11, seven minutes .1
second, Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Central
America. i
There will be total eclipses visible
in the Unitjed States on June 8, 1918;
September 10, 1923, and January 24,
1925. .
As the glare of the sun in the sky
is removed, and yet the moon hardly
more than covers the sun, it is possible
at time of total solar eclipses to
all the celestial objects near the sun
These -cannot be seen at other times
because they are lost in the bright
sky light It is this which makes
astronomers so eager to observe total
eclipses. The most striking thing
seen is the solar corona, a beautiful
pearly light stretching away from, the
sun in all directions, something, Jike
G. A. Nkholl left yesterday afternoon
for a short visit to Beaufort.-, -
papers say that they are satisfied and
think that the platform is absolutely
ne plus ultra.
Such a wide difference of opinion
naturally shows that the majority
holds the proper view and that the
committee acted most unwisely and I
are due all the criticism coming its way.
MRS. AIIGL
FATHER
THE u
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Serious Wreck
Narrowly Averted
TRESTLE AT LASH CREEK ON
MOCKVILLE ROAD WAS
BADLY BURNED.
Will Us Thousands of Dollars
Fight. ;
In
WOMAN '
IS
IN
JAIL
WINSTON-SALEM, June 25.-rSou-
thern Railway trsain No. 25 running
from Winston-Salem to Charlotte, nar
rowly escaped being wrecked yesterday
evening about 6 o'clock by the burning
trestle over Lash Creek, about two. and
one-half miles from Mocksville. ".The
train came to a stop before running on
the trestle and passengers were trans-.
f erred to the other side of the streantand
carried on to their several points
destination. . ; x 1
Miss Isa Whetherington left last
evening for Clarks to spend the week
end with her parents. ' '
Mrs. E. C. Tynes has returned from
Goldsboro where she spent several days
visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. G. N. Melns, of Rocky Mount,
arrived in the city last evening and will
spend some time in the city visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Z. Motxno
on New Street. t ;
Cart . Daniels, of Bayboro, passed
through the city yesterday morning
enroute to Raleigh and Chapel Hill.
J. L. Harrison, of Qrantsboro, passed
through New Bera Yesterday morning
enroute to Havelock. ' '-
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t of several' eiks" to re'utives at
iinmre snd Clarl.itte.
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Th three mast schooner -Mabl and
Ruth is 'n-port discharging a crgo
of merchandise. - : v V. 7, '.. j . ;
. The gas, freight boat Lena left yes
terday for Swaosboro with a cargo of
merchandise, ;j 'T, . :lr.s) j ' ,
The two most, schooner Bertie, left
yesterday for Wit with f cargo of
chandis ' Ti I',"5S -Jfr, tt' .
tner-
C. O.yYmk I. ft yriterday rrcrnlrg
' 11 i" ri 't t i I'jy!,rn,
' f. 1 1 ,., f c, vn
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. Thr two-ma schooner J. D. Mason
arrived in 3 port yatettsy!-snerning
from Hobucken with Acirgrnnf eaiintry
p-od.ce. ri"'" ri CV-".' j "
The ti"tn:
U't yritrr 1 iy
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,,'nt Iji.it Con-. I il nl !nn
fir Vnortoim i!!e wis!
The train crew attacked the flames
and it is understood 'saved the bridge
the Aurora Borealis seen in the north-1 Hysterical, She Protests That Shfrom tota destruction. A wrecking
ern countries. -.' . . .pt! I I Not A Murder- crew Was soon on the scene and the of
The corona extends from one tot " ; v I ficials say that trains will be making
three solar diameters awav from the I -'i ' I their regular runs this morning.- The
sun. Its form changes from year to I STAMFORD , , CONN., June iO.-r I origin of the fire is not known. V , ,
year in connection with the number I Mrs. Helen M. Angle, divorcee and l a. telepnone message received, from
of sun-spots which prevail. ; As the! talented musician,'- was kept ander j Mocksville said that . In all probability
Dresent vear will be one of compara-1 close guard last night . and today In I what miriit have resulted in a" disas-
tivelv few sun-sDOts the corona is ex-1 the dormitory of the city jail ped'ng I trous wrevk was prevented by the he-
pected to have short but well-marked I the outcome of tne investigation intoiroe efforts of Messrs. Hugh and Carl
solar rays and long equatorial stream-1 the death of Waldo R. Ballou. Mrs. I Anderson and their sister, Mw Mary
In 1918 a total ecliose wilt be I Angle was highly nervous ' and at I Anderson, aired eiehteen years, f The
visible in . the United States, .and times hysterical ! , as she protests her I Messrs.: Anderson are. farmers -ard live
the sun-spots will probably extend nearly I innocenc. J " c r " I in he vicinity of the trestle over Lash
U mix Hirrtinn. . - v. I She sleot only Intermittently dur-1 rrk . D '. '-.
Pormerlv It was believed probable I ing the night Her wealthy father, Th reoort said that they perceived
that one or more planets of the solar I Leonard Blond!, visited her at! theltn( ,mok frdm the burning trestle
s . 3 r j . . .... .
system exist nearer the t sun thanl jau eany toaay ana ronuonw i, distance of ebout,one-nail muft irom ,
Mercury, and it was hoped to discover! As he lelt ne oeciarea nis enure rtne railroad, and that a'l- trirecjrair tne
fortune will be usea to aeiena oiraiwonjtt distance to flag traiarNo. Z5
Angle if necessary. , ; t : v ,' '' r' ' I whkh they knew to be about due. "ThcV
Two inquiries It- th tragedy that I .ncceeded in doine so. and the .engineer
startled Stamford are now under way. I ,,-rned of ' the danger, had hi;trai
. Prosecuting Attorney Phillips today I un(er control before hearing the
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ROCKEFCLUEl
POINT WITH PRIDE
TO HIS FIRST DEPOSIT
in the Bank.
HE HAD ENOUGH IN
THE BANK TO TAKE
THE FIRST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
60 CAN YOU JF YOU PUT- IT I N THE
BANK
We all know the story of Mr. Rockefellow and Mr. Gar-
nSgie, or Schwab, or any of our other great fortune builders.
"Piey began by PUTTING THEIR MONEY IN THE BANK. ,
Not because they had too much oh, no!, ,1 ney wanxea tnai
money in the bank so it would be safe and so it would be there
tp grasp the first good BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, None
of them dabbled in get-richuick. schemes peddled around by
by smooth strangers. - - - , c"
rviaKe uuk Dars ipurortiNrv
'z' We Div Four" Per Gent ."Interest.
Now Bern Banking Trust Co.
wm
DOLLARS EARN DOLLARS
Every dollar put in savings banks
at interest earns other dollars, ac
cording to the rate of interest . and
the number of times it is compound
ed ina yeatv '
The Peoples Bank allows 4 per
cent interest onall savings accounts
compounded four times a year. At
this rate money will double itself in
about seventeen years." ' ";'"-
Deposits from One Dollar upward;
are cordially invited," . . "
these during total eclipses. ; But the
sky has been so carefully seardned
that no such objects large enough to
be worth counting exist.
Astronomer make very careful
preparations and rehearse all details ordered a rigid investigation' by the bridge, at the end of which be cameo
of their broerams lest some of the police of the deatn caiiou.
precious time should be wasted. .They This Investigation is to bevinde
observe with the eye and the photF pendent of and more comprehensive
rankle nU ta determine th exact than that being made under Coroner
tiaiaiof totality and . the form and I Phelan's direction,
t,lon of the corona. -Thev photo-l " Mrs. Angle's Statement
I "I had known Walter Ballon for
C K"
and also that of the bright colored many years, site. saw. ne was a
rimr.ef lieht which lies, at its'base good friend of mine, perheps as good
usti-a.th edge of the sun. They a ne'as I ever had, and tht is one
nteasnre th brightness of th sky of the reasons why I can t understand
and of the corona. They make maiy their charging
a stop.
Children Ory
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other oliaervations useful in learning
about the nature of the sun.'
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STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
BEINO CRITICISED, j ;; .
i. The Journal is by no means t'.e only
nrt;tani f in North t arolin v,ht lias
r.ritii i'tcli IicIrmo-riilic Sltc Fx'-' ulive
Cum mil I i'f f"r l.i'ilure to a-l"-t ;i I
me with killing him.
We often went out together, as every.
body in Stamford knows, and he often
visited me in my apartments. He was
sixty-nine yers pld, while I em only
forty-two, but he seemed like a man of
half bis Re.-i,- , rci ,. ...
"1 called him one the t"'l'pline hint
nixlit, and we talked a wlnle. Then
lie came over for a lrii-f visit, anl it
-.n aliout 10 o'dixlt wlirn lie I ft.
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-f to ten dollars, Will close out at.
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Also Three or Four Hundred Pairs of Oxfords
v at about HALF PRICE that must be
closed out QUICK. i ;
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