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cc?v rrriy r"n Cw...i ..LLIvLI iJwwu....L -Made in Kew Bern. N. C. U. & JLM would be a mighty good thine te print, or paint oa ertsry. article that is aiade ia this eitT and tent out at tows. ' Made U Germany" mdt that eoaatry hnwi tha world erer. "Made ia the U. IL will auk ' food saauf aetured ia the Uaited Stetes ef world-wide fame but "Made ia N w Bam, N. C U. S. A." will da u mora food than all of the other. Let's tart tha ball rolling and label the article w send abroad. Tha Ei&iton Free Press laments tha fact thai it assisted in swindling tha people of that town by carrying tha advertisements of one Dr. Berns, m elairroyant. These clairvoyants, fortune tellers, and the like are noth ing but fakes pure and simple and no newspaper should aid them in their nefarious schemes. They go out into the world intent upon getting a Bring without work and they usu ally succeed. The best way to put a stop to their pilgrimages to this section will be to show them up in their deviltry and they will soon ease to travel over the country. "If I was an editor," remarked a well known citizen yesterday, "I would rake some body over the ooals every day and I would have New Bern so morally clean inside of six months that it would be the prize eity of the State." We have heard such remarks time and time again and have often wished that we could, just for a day or so turn the paper over to one of these gentlemen, let him assume the entire responsibil ity of its operation and tell him to go to it. What would be the result? Its a hundred to one shot that the would-be-reformer would take water and make a quiek retreat. The big dailies in the large cities make a spe cialty of ripping things up the back. They take some man's life, go back over his every erring step and say "Behold the man". In a town the size of New Bern, Raleigh, Greens boro or any other North Carolina rity, conditions are different. Every day you pass this man on the street, you meet his wife, daughters, sons or relatives and what you have said about him has been so indelibly impressed on their minds that the sight of you reminds them of it. Per haps you rip up some tine, perhaps you ruin their prospects in life or perhaps you wrongfully judge them and find this out to late. The' wrong has been done and can't be undone and no editorial writer wants to wantonly injure an3'one. Tims con ditions stand and if the man who wants to rip 'em up occasionally would stop and weigh the subject earefully he will put asisde such iriAAl &nri become a cnns1.ruct.ivfi element in the community's life rather than a destructive one. A WORD FOR THE ORPHAN. This would be a cold, bleak world if there were no sentiment in it. And it would bo an aimless, pusillanimous tort of existence that did not rest upon sound business principles. Sentiment is the great driving force in the world to-day. It is the main spring that makes possible and in sures the happy homes, and it does eredit to every heart that cherishes it. It is business that regulates and promotes the good work that senti ment brings to life, giving strength and suocess without violating its beauty of conception, and proves true the great wisdom that is its very core. It is business that corroborates the dictations of sentiment that lead to the care for children who are desti tute. It tells us that it is not only beautiful to do this, but that it is a financial investment that pays a big dividend. It tells us that it is better. it is cheaper, it is more economical to maintain a child for a few short years at a small expense, than it is to allow it to undorgo the ultimately expensive and heart-breaking ex perience that is the unhappy lot of nearly every homeless, destitute child In giving you greetings and wish ing you a happy Thanksgiving, may we not ask you to mediatate upon the condition of the innumerable orphan children that are crying out in great need" Can you not find a greater interest in the big business of child aving and partially express your thanks for the many good things that hare fallen you by helping the or phan? A few nights ago a number of gontlemen sitting around a local club room began to discuss the sub ject of matrimony. Several bene diots were in the crowd and these were profuse in their praise of nup ' tial bliss and so eonvinoed the others that matrimony la the real thing. The conversation went along smooth- , ij ana at last some one suggestea ' that they take a ' mental inventory f the number of unmarried men with - -A . in a certain part of the town. This waa.'dnne and it u tannA ' ti the percentage of these was greater than the number of husbands. Now why I this the ease? Man li nothing but a human being and It is natural to erare for an associate. Any mar ried man will toll you that he baa got ten more real enjoyment out of life Ince 'taking-a partner In hie joys and woes than he had before that ' day and yet there are men who ten niouttly cling to the idea that a wife te a hindrance and a drawback in evnry way, Column of theories lire been written pro and con on V,il subject it bas been thoroughly d-Mid la eyery detail but th fact tUil reaiaiaa that there are kua dreds of aaamageaUa Baa tight hen is New Bora who should be married. Statistic show that there are tour or five tune the number of woatea ia tha world than there are aaea and it would, we believe, be aa ex oeUeat idea for tome one to start a matrimonial bureau here aad marry off a few of the poor, lonesome bachelors. AGAIN THE FRANK CASE. (Wilmington Dispatch.) Again has the Supreme Court of Georgia declined to grant a new trial to Leo Frank, alleged slayer of Mary Phagan. Without stopping to consult the records one forgets just how many times such refusal has been made, as the Georgia court seems to be a continuous thing of delays. That the last appeal would be declined seems more reasonable than the others. This one was based upon Frank not being present when the verdict was returned, although his counsel had agreed to his absence and his presence could not have made difference in either verdict or sen tence. However, it does seem to us, that one of his other appeals should have been granted. How it is logical ly possible to argue that Frank, in the midst of so much violent feeling again st him, that even made itself manifest in earshot of the jurors, had a fair trial, is hard to grasp. For that rea son especially, why should- Frank not have been given another trial. and what has the great State of Georgia, in the calm of to-day, to lose by a second trial? If Frank is guilty it should be as easy to prove now, as before, and certainly conditions are much better for a fair trial. Declination of the Supreme Court to grant a new trial places the only resorts of the defense in an appeal to the United States Supreme Court and clemency at the hands of the Governor of Georgia. The first will hardly avail, because there has to be exceptional grounds for the high est tribunal in the land to take cog nizance of a State matter. The lat ter may avail, to the extent of a commutation of sentence. Y t what situation would that bring about? Either the punishment of an inno cent man, or insufficient punishment for a man who had premeditated and ommitted murder. A new trial would have In en the logical, the just thing. Tlien if Frank is guilty he could have been convicted, without question. It not guilty he could have been exonerated At any rate justice would not be un der a cloud. War on R. R. Brotherhood GOMPERS FIGHTS RESOLU TION ON FLOOR OF AMER ICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR. Philadelphia, Nov. 17. An at tempt to place the American Federation of Labor in a position of waging war against the big railroad brot he -hoods unless they became affiliated with the federation, was frustrated today by Samuel Gompers, who took the floor at the afternoon session of the federa tion's convention to fight an innocent looking resolution back into a commit tee that had reported it favorably. The resolution recited that there were national and local unions not af filiated with the federation menacing some of the unions, and that efforts to have them affiiate had failed. The resolution instructed federation oflfi. cers to "proceed to organize such lo cal or national unions, if such is poss ible." J. B. Connors of the Switchmen's Union of North America supported the resolution, saying the brotherhoods, in some instances, had assisted the rail- roans to defeat the switchmen in strikes. Gompers declared the committee had misapprehended the mportance of the resolution. He asserted the re solution amounted to a declaration of war. Adoption of the resolution, he declared, would be the most dis astrous action the convention could tako. The resolution was re-committed to the committee on organization. The convention instructed the ex ecution council to continue its efforts to have abolishod so-called efficiency systems by which workmen are speed ed up in their work. A resolution favoring an independ ent labor party was defeated. One resolution adopted requested Presi dent Wilson to issue an order pro hibiting the United States marine band from competing with civilian musicians. STILL AT LARGE. Assailant of W. D. Shaw Hasn't fteen Canrfht.' Although efforts have been 'made by both county and city authorities to ascertain who the party or parties are who shot W. D. Shew, while at the home of a oolored woman near the coal chute Sunday night, their Identity has not been discovered. So well had the assailants arranged their plans that not even a clue U left for the offioers toNwork. ' . The condition of the victim was reported last night ae improving, and unless ' some unexpected com plications develop, his reoovery is assured. MIR PIS; VFOR 0PE1G0F ur,u mm Te Sail Tram Haaaptea Reads ta March aa the AatUcaklp New York for tbe Pert at Coloeu THERE HE WILL KOARD THE . OREGON TO PASS THROUGH After Ceremonies at Ralboa Mill Go to San Fraaclaco For the Exposition. He Philadelphia, Nov. 17. President Wilson's itinerary and plans for the formal opening of the Panama Canal and the Panama-Pacific Exposition announcement of which has been eagerly anticipated, especially by the foreign powers who will participate in America's supreme constructive and expositionary triumph were giv en in detail here to-day by Lieut Commander Needham L. Jones, naval aide to the President. The itinerary and plans were con firmed by the President recently, They were drawn by Lieut. Com mander Jones, and will not be chang ed. They are comprehensive, in cluding both the opening of the canal. and the exposition. In outlining the plans the President's aide said: "The twenty-seven foreign ships that are to take part in the cere monies will arrive at Hampton Roads between February 10th and loth, and will there join the United States fleet of seventeen vessels. The foreign officers will be taken to Washington by United States officers, and on Feb 20th, will meet the President at the White House. They will be present when he presses the button that opens the exposition. "On February 22nd, "Washington's Birthday," the President will go to Hampton Roads to-review the ships as they sail for the eastern terminal. On March 5th, after having signed the last bill passed by Congress, the President will return to Hampton Roads to join the U. S. Newport and will sail for Colon. "The New York is the latest big bat tleship and can easily steam to San Francisco, 0,000 miles, at fifteen knots without replenis hing her coa or fuel oil: The New York will be convoyed by her sister ship, the Texas. "The two vessels will arrive at Co lon March 10th, and the President will be transferred to the Oregon to go through the canal. On the Oregon will be the President, the Seoretary of the Navy, Admiral Clark, who commanded the Oregon on her trip around the Horn, and Admiral Dewey, the hero of Manila Bay. "Upon the arrival of the Oregon at Balboa the formal celebration of opening the Canal will be held with illuminations at night. The President will exchange visits with the Presi dent of the Republic of Panama, after which he will go abroad the New York and proceed to San Francisco at the head of the fleet. "The President will stop at San Diego three days, and will arrive in San Francisco March 24th. After four days at the Exposition, he will proceed to Washington by private car, while the Secretary of the Navy will go to Puget Sound, Wash., to inspect the navy yard at that place. '"The President has declined to al low newspaper men or photographers to go on the ships, except one repre sentative from each of the press as sociations." Schooner ashore THE MASSASOIT STRIKES THE BEACH DURING STORM AND LIFE SAVERS RES. CUE CREW. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 17. Driven ashore during a severe storm, the rour-masted schooner Massasoit' is stranded off Smith Island, on the Vir ginia coast near Cape Charles. The vessel struck Sunday afternoon and at last reports was well up on tbe beach Her crew of nine were taken off by life savers, but details of the res cue were not received here. ' The revenue cutter Itasca went to the assistance of the stranded craft. but was unable to reach her. The Ma ssasoit is so far up on the beach, the Itasca was not able to get within three miles of her. The Itasca, which is manned by the same crewthat man tha revenue cut ter Onondaga, 'the later being laid up for repairs, made A heroio effort to reach the stranded craft. The Itasca had only Ave feet of water under her hull when she was forced to abandon the attempt to reach the Massasoit Reports from Cape Henry and oth er places along the eoast say the storm of Sunday afternoon was severe, The wind at Cape Henry reached a Velocity of 38 miles an hour and it was even more severe further down tbe eoast. Officers on the Itasca say the storm was unusually severe on the out side; that high seas were breaking against the Massasoit when the y sigh ted her. ;.- ' . . ; - - The Massasoit was commanded by Captain Cumminge. fihj carried crew of nine men and was built In Bath, Me., in 1880. She is of 1,377 gross tonnage, with a net tonnAge of 1,212. She is 210.8 feet long and has a depth of 21.0 feet. Her home port is New Ilsvcn, Conn. PUPILS HI THE L SCHO IT 11 fill Stwdaata Ia Each-Oae al ' The Utar Grade At Maaiad, Vp lor Amy Ttaaa They Her LmL. THE PRIMARY SUPERVISOR MAKES SOME COMMENT. The Attendance Ia All Of The Gradee Has fteea Very Grati fying All During The Week. (By School News Bureau.) Soma observations on the work in the Third Grades by Miss Heath, the Primary Supervisor: "In the 3A Grade, taught by Miss Howerton, a most interesting Spelling lesson was in progress. After a thorough oral drill, by means of a spirited game much enjoyed by the pupils, the lesson was written, work corrected, mistake noted, and the words for the next day spelled and pronounced With that thorough drill each day, it seems impossible that any one in the room can fail to be an excel lent speller. The 3B Grade, taught by Miss Wallace, were having a very interesting language lesson,. The children were being shown when to use here, hear, their, and there, and were sent to the blackboard to write sentences, illustrating their use. This was followed by an Arithmetic lesson. The children working the examples on the board, and explaining them to the class. The 3-C Grade, taught by Mias Cannon, are working very hard on their writing, especially the muscular drill, which will enable them to write with greater ease and rapidity. The teachers are all doing excellent' work. The teaching in each of the Primary Grades is charac terized by skill in presentation, and thoroughness in drill." The weekly Contest of Phonetio Combinations between the pupils of the 1-B Grade, who are divided into two sides, the Reds and the Blues, resulted in a tie, both sides scoring two points. The grade is dramatizing one of the little stories in their read er, "The Wolf and the Three Little Cats," whioh they hope to present some time Some at the Chapel Exer cises on .Friday morning. The attendance in all the Grades for the week has been as follows: Monday 795 present, 81 absent; Tuesday 850 present, 28 absent; Wednesday 856 present, 29 absent; Thursday 851 present, 32 absent; Friday 849 present, 29 absent; At the end of the weekly Spelling Bee of the 3-A Grade on Friday, the following pupils had not missed a word: Darius Gray, Thelma Gas kins, Clara Bell Jackson, Gomera Banks, Katie Duke, Claud Everett, Hillary Bragg, Rudolph Rhodes, and Myrtle Doughty on the Red side, and Mary Louise Jackson, Violet Wade, Alvena Ball, Flora Bell Ellis, and Charles Duffy on the Blue side. The 5-B Grade's Spelling Class has been divided into two sections Maggie Batts is Captain of the Reds, and Burl Brook of the Blues. The score this week was 15 to 24 in favor of the Blues. The staff of the Athenian is now busily engaged in putting the ma terial for thejnagizine in shape. The Business Managers have been con ducting a campaign for advertise ments and subscriptions, in securing each of whioh they , have been very successful. The prospect now for a magazine that will do eredit to the City Schools -of New Bern is very bright. I - ' .! ,', The first issue will be in the hands of the subscribers the, first week in December. ' The Foot-ball team practices every afternoon, andLnow rapidlyapproaches a degree of proficiency, which should enable them to successfully cope with any High School Team in East ern North Carolina." There are sev eral proposed games yet to be played. in whioh our boys expect to at least share honors either upon their own or their opponents' gridiron. ' Basket-Bail 1 has not yet begun. Soon the debns from the new build ing will be cleared away,: and then the courts will be put in good con dition. . hi-ltj -:.'.' j,-., -v-X Much interest has been manifested recently by the members of tha Han- nis Taylor Literary Society. Several interesting programs have been plan ned, and some have been given. In terest just, now centers in tha con test for the one to represent the school at Trinity; College, Thanksgiving, when representative! from tha several High Schools of the SUte will com pete for Medal given by the 0019, a scholarship and patriotic organisa tion of Trinity College, A number of boys from the High School have entered the local contest. GIRL SHOOTS MAN FOR POST t TONING WEDDING. - ' Birmingham, Nov. lT.Miss Mary Cole, 24, is in jail charged with attempt ed murder Robert, Woltl a telegraph operator, lies at Bt. Vincents Hospital in a critical condition, ss ',he result of a lovers' quarrel last flight during whiob Miss Cole fired three shots at WelU, one of which passed through Lis ab domen. The eoupU hud been rr 1 and WellZ is said to Lave P'i , ! 1 th LQGA HMD nnv weddinj. Southern States BALTIMORE" IMMIGRATION CONCERN HAS RE RE SENTATHE IN WAR. . , - STRICKEN COUNTRY I Baltimore, Md... Nov.-17. With in -a lew weeks, according to the preeeat plans, a number of Belgian farmers and their families who are sow war refugees in Holland and England, will be located on lands ia several of tha Southern State, which will be sold them by the owners at suck rates and upon such terms as should enable them to finally estab lish . themselves as self-supporting American farmers. The Southern Settlement and De velopment Organization has a repre sentative ia Holland to-day, and within a short lime two more will leave for England and Holland . to put into effect; the-matured plans, whiob have been -built on practical lines, so as to conform in all respects to the laws of the several countries. but, which however, will be carried out ia the spirit of a broad philanth ropy. Letters have been sent ' to Boards of Trade and similar bodies in the South, land companies and individual owners who have large tracts of land which might be suitable for locating Belgians thereon, asking if they desire to actively co-operate in the movement.. Responses to these letters indicate a South-wide desire not only to help, the Belgians refu gees, but to help them help them selves. 4 .. According to latest reports over 250,000 Belgian families, aggregating 1,250,000 men, women and children are war refugees in Holland, Eng land, and Franoe. A large propor tion of the men are skilled agricul turists, and thousands are specialists in the growing of vegetables, fruits or flowers, in dairying and in the raising of livestock and poultry. A' large proportion of the farming class own small farms in Belgium, from which they were driven by the contending armies, and information from Hoi land and England is to the effect that most of them have abandoned all hope of returning to their farms for many months, if at all. The Belgian farmers, market gard eners, florists, dairymen, livestock and poultry raisers are world-famed for their skill, thrift and remarkable ability. They are accustomed to working intensively small farms, and to a large extent they' understand the conservation, upbuilding and en richment of soils and the intelligent employment of manures and fertili zers. Although general farming as practised in the United States was not followed largely in Belgium,' the Belgin farmer's acre yield is largely in excess of the acre yield in the' United States, in several crops two or three times as Iftrge. 1 1 The Year Book of the United States Department of Agriculture . shows that in 1912 the Belgian wheat harvest amounted to 15,348,000 bu. from 397,000 acres. (This gives an average of 38.6 bushels of wheat to the acre, and the average acre yield in the United .States for the year was only 15.9 bushels.) The following figures of Belgium agriculture taken from the 1913 Year Book shows that Belgium raised 38,000,000 bushels of oats from 648,000 acres. (An aver age of 58 bushels against 37.4 bushels in the United States;) 4,160,000 bu. Of barley from 84,000 acres (an aver age of 51 bushels against 39.71ushels in the United States) 21,342,000 bu. of rye from 650,000 acres (an average of 33 bushels against 16.8 bushels in the United States;) 121,481,000 bn. of potatoes from 387,000 acres (an average of 313 bushels against 113.4 bushel in the United States.) V The Southern Settlement and De velopment Organization has been se lected as a clearing house by a num ber of large interests, which not only are in hearty sympathy with the na tion-wide movement to take care of the present needs of the refugees while they are in Holland and Eng land, but which go further and be lieve that bjr bringing a large number of the agricultural elaas into the Southern 8tates, both the Belgians and the" South will be permanently benefited. '. ' "V ATTENDING MURDER TRIAL. Chief et Polloa Lupton Ooea To ; - Greenville Chief of Polioe C, Lupton and A. J. GasklnJ, left last night for Green ville, N. C, where they have been summoned aa character witnesses for the State in the oase vs. 8. M. Pol lard, white, who is being tried for the murder of Chief of Police T. H, Smith of Farmville last winter. The attorneys for-Pollard will question the character of the star witness for the state, and as the witness was for several years a resident of New Bern Chief Lupton and Mr. Gaskins have been summoned to testify as to his character. ', , Pollard was tried several months ago, convicted and sentenood to the State Penitentiary for the period of four years, but he took an appeal to the Supreme Court, r POSTMASTER AT SOUTHPORT DIES IN WASHINGTON. South port, N. C, Nov. 18. Advices were received here today Of the death of Howard C. Curtis, one of South port's most prominent young citizens and postmaster of this town, having been one of the first Wilson appoint ees. He pfuwd away at 2:30 o'clock this morning at the honpilal in Wash ington, N. C, where he Lad been for trfu! merit, denth resulting from Jicnrt it 'WE ARE STILL SELLING GOODS TO FARMERS AT FARMERS. UNION PRICES S T 1 INTEREST', "toy J""SAVINCS f AY RY CHECK. , Pay your : bills . and expenditures . by drawing checks on a checking account in this strong, accomo dating bank. This. will save you muoh trouble, and. possibly loss, and we will be glad to handle all the de tails of your aooount. . t " " . , You are invited to consult our offioers regarding the 'many advantages of a checking account, and to 'open one with this bank with any amount, large or Small : , . ;- .:. YOU CAN SEND YOUR BOY TO COLLEGE WHEN YOU HAVE MONEY - IRI TUF D AM a Bank-Book; THE BEST SCHOOL, BOOK; FOR IT CONTAINS A PRACTICAL AND l Km ii -mi iArirtRi . y wwas wa leWWvni iwix; ; YOUR MONEY IS A SURE FRIEND PUT IT IN OUR DANK m A Bank Book contains more practical information : for your boy than any other book.' Get the bank ; book first and you will be able to aquire the others -after, and you will get more enjoyment out of them. A Bank Book is a diploma in the college' of SUCCESS. At the end of Dr. Elliot's five foot "shelf should be a bankbook. Get one for your son! Make OUR bank YOUR bank. We pay 4 per cent V interest. . - " "" t - , ' New.. Bern Banking & Trust ; Co. , J mm. o STATE AHD 3 Call and settle same 1. . n: , K. B. Sheriff : of Craven County LJ i L! aw A awTavraai Ml a - if tosl i 4 MtlMt4M isli law 0 a a pa , a i m 1 ( 1 p a ! j t i Pcnnsylyanla Anthracite (with Ash.) Lump Coal for Grates. Pocahontas Steam Coal. UOLUSTEIl C- COX - rhcr.3 31 it HMItllltilt :)s a 1ET; !K:: ! CBUHTY: TAXES at once. 13 This Means ... - n LA IN Hz . LaJ J L t aWJ pa a j ajpej4,sieii I e : s t i a f i i i i i i i YarJ Fcotcf C; ;;c:i Vt. I fill I , I i HI k w
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