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X v4 Y V NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA; JANUARY 12 1915 VI 3 One Hundred and Thirty five Thousand to Be Call ed At -the .'End .-of This Month.' - Switzerland to " Take Over Roumanian Le gations In Vienna - and . Berlin Ban Ons Public Festivities. .. - .- Paris. Jan, 9. (Central Nevi Ca ble) It has been definitely learned here that - Roumania win mobilize her troops shortly. One hundred and thirty-five thousand will be called at the end of this month and the total - number will be six hundred thousand . Switzerland will take over he Rou- mania legations in Vienna and Ber- lin. ; - -v ' 'r'Vi-r '': ' -vv " " Important Notices. . '. Amsterdam (Via London.) Jan 9. "The Prussian ministery of state, ac ' cording to a Berlin dispatch - to the Telegraph, has issued a notice that "in view of the serious of the times the greater public festivities, such as : " dinners and theatricals, should be 1 postponed on the occasion of the forthcoming birthday, of the Kaiser, January 27. - '7 , - - - "On the other hand," the notice . ' continues, "celebrations appropriate to the significance of the day are contemplated for all creeds."- The Cologne Gazette says- Germans in Vienna are planning to send a mil lion postcards bearing Emperor Wil- ham's portrait to the-Emperor on - his birthday as a greeting. The Ga zette deprecates the idea and hopes its proposers will abandon it. & s '' German Troops Move. Amsterdam, Jan. 9. An important . movement of ? German troops near Louvain Is reported.' - It is said thai 250,000 soldiers have moved west ward during the past two days, ac , companied by numerous0 batteries. . Two brigades are. now stationed at , Louvain. ' Nobility at ' Hospitals. '"BrightotvjCiigland.'.Jan 9.- King ' panied. by a , large esuort, today visited 'ihe' hospitals r-which - have . been sot aside for tho.wdundod of , the Indian forces, f .' Kaiser Confident. "J Berlin, Jan.: 9.-rThe : Kaiser -to-' , day visited the headquarter of the Sixth army, paying tribute to King Ludwig of Bavaria, its commander, . who is celebrating his soventioth birth-. day.. The Kaisor in a toast ; said Germany "will triumph." , British Angry. , London, Jan, 9. The query, so of ten asked in the papers "what is the navy doing?" is beginning to make i the navy people angry. One officer has answered in the following man ner: . , 1 i "It is aggravating to hear the un thinking person imply that we are doing nothing. ; Herr Ballin," man- i' ager of the Hamburg-American line says we are lurking in our harbors. , Let me say that ; from ' the first of August to the middle of November my ship has sailed 17,000 miles and we have never been very far from the - grand fleet. We are playing our own ' game, , not the Germans. . The un- thinking ask why we do not go in - . Cuxhaven and Heligoland. Not much We have our own plans, and the Germans are certainly not going to lure our splendid fleet into their mine infested areas and under their fort resses, with the added danger if sub marines. V ' ' . ' " . t v , "We are not out to fight fortresses, We are after thoir ships. .Guns -are put into ships so that they can be moved about, and the Germans are not increasing their efficiency by re maining under the protection of their forts. We are adding to our effici- .,. ency evory day, taking every op portunity for tho practice of gunnery, the use of torpedoes, and also battle tactics, praclicing under every condi tion of weather. As things stand, tho sea are clear for British trade. Let those who" say We are doing nothing imagino what would happen if wi wore really doing nothing. What would become of our inlands in that event?" "Our time will come to get into the limelight. Meantime, we aro con tent to watch and wait." I!E7 ARMY F0.1 THE AUSTRIA! 3 Vienna, Jim. 8.' Austria is raining a now rmy, to I)h Used to defend Bu dapest and Vienna. Every available ii n v ',', lie forced into nervine. But I r . ; u 1 r n i i 1 1. in nt h ;i n 1 and there it a I I. of :,r iiii'tei-iul. i lin.) threats of revulii 1 i ' eiihii.inili. in ;m open out- 1 . I . i -:1 f? i ! ' ' n 1 i I r :i I ion lit. PRESIDEJIT TII50H BACK TO CAPITAL Returns . After Spending Short While At Ind- - ; ianapolis - . . Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 9. (On Board President Wilsoa'i Train) President Wilson was returning to Washington today from I ndianapolis, , where he had made hhr first purely political speech since he assumed the presl dency. ' .. r,::, . ; v'..yv- Discussion was heard among the presidents' friend over the meaning back of his ' statement that : "there may come a time when the American people will have to judge whether I know what I am talking about, or not." Some of his friends insisted Mr. Wilson was merely referring to the tact that future generations would judge his actions and that he did not intend to convey the impression which was gained by his audience that he might be a candidate again for tne presidency. Others of hit friends pointed out that he evidently realized because of the cheering the construction that had been placed' on hit words,' and yet he did not correct the impression beyond sayingV "! didn't intend to start anvthim? then." The president is returning prepared to push his government ship purchase bill, and will seek to tend to the se nate the nominations of - the trade commission -members as toon at possible.' . i . .4, THE PROSECUTORS CONFER WITH COY. Mea Who Wil Push Frank - Case Talk to : - - . Slaton ' -AtlaU., Jaof AUorne, Gen vtal Grice and Solicitor Dorsey held a lengthy conference with : Governor slatqn at the capital today, concerning several legal phases involved in the appeal of . the . Frank case to the United States Supreme Court, chief among which was the question of who shall represent: the State before the court at Washingtonr One of the two, probably both, wilL go to Washington to present a mo tion before the Supreme Court that the Frank appeal be advanced on the docket for an early hearing. There were other questions of procedure as well to be considered. , - . One of the questions presented to Attorney General Griqe for solution it how Frank's execution, whioh was fixed for January 22, is to be post poned, in the light- of Justice, La mar's ruling in admitting Frank's ap peal to the Federal Supreme 'Court. That ruling takes ho cognizance of a 8tay..of execution,- but- the. date' on whioh Frank is supposed to be hanged will have passed long before the ap peal can be entertained by the Su preme Court. , MiiRt Governor Slaton respite the condemned man,' or does ihe ruling of Justice Lamar act at a supersedeas which in itself stays the execution even without specific mention? - . If , Governor Slaton - must ' grant Frank a respite until hit appeal it heard in Washington, then-he must set the day of execution as well, if tho appeal is denied. If the ruling of -justice ' Lmar serves as a super sedeas, then it will be the task of Judgo' Ben Hill, in the Fulton Super ior Court again to sentence Frank to death in event the appeal before the Supreme Court it lost. . " WESTERNER IS TO RETAIN IN II. C. C. R. Sarlandtt to Make ; ; . His Home In "The Garden Spot" ; : C. H. Surlandtt, who came to Ntw Bern from San Francisco, Cat., last August to settle up the estate -of his brother E. W. Sarlandtt, who was murdorod here early Sunday morning August the ninth, has become at tached to New Bern and Craven county and instead of returning to Ilia homo, will remain here and de vote his time to the duvuljioment of llio farm owned by his brother at Uih time of his death, This farm i a very valuable one and is situated five mil. from New I'era on It. F. D routs nu mljcr tliree. Tor a number of years j:. W. .irlumlU (!vo!eJ great d.-nl uf lime to growing mat melons, !.i. U l.e.-nn-a f.,tnt as t'-P will !.' c v v .i f, nn 1 M 1 1 i '"II t ( t '., ' ' V ' i ' lYOia GIILDEU .. HAVE SUCCUMBED TO THEPOISON" New York Woman . Who Gave Babies Bichloride ' ... V Knows the Truth , , APPEARSCmi Stunned for a Moment, She : Recovers . and Faces . : . ;"- the Inevitable New York, v Jaa. 9. Phytioians hold that fifteen days must elapse before a person convalescent from bichloride of mercury poisoning ean be said with certainty to be fully out of danger. Therefore District At torney Martin of the Bronx .said tonight that four days must pass before he could formally charge Mrs. Ida Sniffen Walters "Rogers" with homicide for the killing of her two children. .. : Mrs. Rogers learned today that her1 two babies to whom the gave poison, were dead. . The newt was broken to her not by her "husband" but her personal physician. Dr.. Hague. She was stunned. ? w "Dead? My babiet dead?" she repeated iully. five minutes before she could realise that messages of the childrent -welfare which f had been brought to her through the past few days,, were, only ghastly .mock eries. - c: 4 t Mrs. Rogers did not give way to hysteria but instead.- said; she ; was ready to lace any ordeal which , is to come, even to going to the chair. The Bronx Grand Jury will take up the entire strange Rogers case be ginning next Monday, A flock' of witnesses will be on hand. The indict ment of the mother for murder is not the specific object of the Grand Jury proceedings. . Distriot Attorney Martin said to day: , . -"I believe Jhe 3rands Jury, should be asked to consider the whole rotten case-r-not vonly ithe crime; of - the motLtaT-iu - tWeTOdWoetogarding everything in the matter, with the view of discovering if Dthers are Criminally involved, legally or mor ally. ' 'V . Wants to Get Papers. "The Rogers apartment in West One Hundred and Sixty-seventh St., was', stripped of many letters,' pic ture and papers which I feel certain would have been germane to this case. I meaa to find what was taken from these rooms, where the poison ing was committed, and to take steps for the recovery of anything that may serve at evidence in subsequent pro ceedings." . . " ' . - 1 It is likely that by the time Ida Sniffen "Rogers", is being tried for the . slaying of her children . Mrs. Caroline Giddings . Rogers, sister of Prof. Franklin H. Giddings, of Col umbia, . will , have , sued Rogers for divorce. l , . . . -, Her brother from the first has said that if she would listen to" him she would decline ever 'to receive any advances for reconciliation from Rog er. But he feared the was as ena mored of Rogers as ever, despite the scandal of the Bronx tragedy. ' . ' . Apparently, . however, : Giddings's family ' counsel ha prevailed, . for Emory Buokner has, betn formally retained to represent Mrs. Caroline Giddings Rogers and the Giddings family in the present affair and in contingent, divorce proceedings which Mr. Buokner said tonight probably would be started. ' . . r - A Woman 'Cruelly Used." "There it no reason;" said Mr. Buokner to-night, "why Mrs. Caro line Rogert should not have adivoroe. She is a much injured woman. She it a fine, sensitive, intellectual woman who hat been moicrUBlly used. "There is absoluiely.no truth in all the talk from Rogers's cronies. that toon after the marriage of my client and Rogert they discovered they were incompatible and, that .Mrs., Kogers signed an agreement stating, that if Rogers would continue the appear ance of amicable and conventional relations she eventually .would di vorce him and leave him free to marry Mrs, Walters. . . . . "Mrs. Rogers never, made any such agreement, orally or in writing. That it ttated absolutely." The lawyer spoke scornfully of Rogers's attitude in trying to collect the monthly rental for the Riverside Drive apartment ftirninhingt from Louis Brock, ho sublet the apart ment when lv,;: .rs and his wife Went to take a bnv -nlow at Mountain View, N. J. Tl.is rental f gures about l"0 a month. Trooks is rs,q;nr to pay the money to Mrs. Ti 'crs's counsel but holds baek until he is certain i:.grt cannot m .l.na legal claim on r ,iii 1 f . r i i I i i r MUTUAL AID - ; ; BANK NOW IN . 1IANDSRECEIVER State Examiner S. A. Hub bard Concludes Work J and Returns Home . WOULD h'OTTALK Learned That R. A. Nunn Appointed to Take Charge of It Affairs 1 r . . -fr ;'''- After having jbade a thorough in vestigation of the affairs of the Mutual Aid Banking Company; an institu tion conducted by colored men and whioh was closed on but Tuesday by Sheriff Lane when they failed to pay a judgment for one hundred and fifty eight dollars secured against them by a Baltimore liquor house, 8. A. Hubbard State Bank Exami ner,", yesterday (afternoon concluded his work and returned to Raleigh J where he, will make a report to the Corporation ' Commission. ' wnue jvm iHuDbara would give out no information in regard to the affairs of the institution, it was learn ed from other sources that Attorney R. A, Nunn. ofnthis'eity had been ap pointed by Judge H. W. Whedbee reoeiver fo the institution. Mr. Nunn was asked last night if he had any information to-give out and re. plied that he .was not in a position to talk about the affairs of the bank. : It was also learned that only a very small amountof cash was found on hand by Bank Examiner Hubbard when he arrived in the city and took charge of thrf" affairs. v- It is under stood thai all creditors of the institu tion will be notified that a reoeiver has been appointed and that, an effort will be made jto pay Off a part of all of the debts, i - s. ' Bad ' management of the . affairs of the bank are attributed to - its predicament, i It had a capital etook of less than1 four thousand dollars and carried deposits of about seven thousand dd'ars.- For some months it has been 1 1 a shaky condition but those who were intcrested"-.inf it felt ttuTUuf baui-V6uid be -able-to pull through.' This however was not accomplished and the- closing of its doors followed. THE INSTITUTE TO CLOSE TODAY Interesting Event At the Tabernalce Church Nears Finish y With todayV the Institute Work, which . has been in progress at the Tabernacle Baptist church, will close and preparations has been made for and a big day anticipated. , On last Sunday and through Wed nesday Dr, B. W. Spillman and' Mr. E. L. Middleton conducted a teaoher training school for Sunday school workers,. and. these specialists', in Sunday school teacher training were followed by Rev, C. A. Un- ohuroh. who it enlistment worker for Baptist Home , Mission ' Bdard; and on . last night ' delivered his second lecture on Enlistment work Miv Up ehuroh who, in addition to his at tainments as a Gospel Minister, is a specialist in his chosen line of work, will speak at both the -morning and evening services today and great crowds are expected to- hear' him. Sunday , school will convene atjthe usual hour 9:45 a. m. It is probable that Mr. Ujohuroh will address the sohool and then at 11; o'clock he will preach. Every member of the Tabernoale is earnestly requested to be present especially at the morning service as Pastor Thiot is anxious for the membership to hear Mr. Up church's sermon, . and then too, a v cry important matter is to oome before the church at this hour in whioh every member of the church should be vitally interested. The song ser vice for the evening hour begint prom ptly at 7:30 o'clock after which Mr. Upchurch will again preach. Those who , expect to attend ' this service are advised to be on time. Ho went out for an hour's walk with his daily companion, "Bobs" de Fes sell. When ho relumed the camera squad was in wait, lie dashed into tho rear yard of tho hospital, thence to the coal room, out to the yard aain and up a ladder a painter had left siiniit an ou .building ued as a morgue. i: t;iriei to climb through a window, but was suddenly horrified at ';.ht (if a mrj '.e on a fcbib, lie ! 'f t ,!.',. I b.n tbo ladder to t.!; SEC'TY M'ADOu URGES SHIPPUR. BILL Blames Republican Party for Plight of Foreign Trade RADICALS TO BLAME Their Fault That Americans Get But Little For eign Trade Chicago, Jan. 9. Blaming the lie publican party for the plight in which American foreign trade now finds itself, because of its failure to create an American merchant marine, Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo before the Commercial Club to-night urged the adoption of the Ship pur chase bill now before Congress. He declared that while both political parties were culpable for not adopt ing a merchant marine bill, the Re publican party was the inere so, be cause it had had complete power to legislate during the greater part of the past twenty years when it con-, trolled the executive and legislative branches of the' government and did nothing. . Has Power Now. The Democratic party now has the power to legislate and it will be equally culpable if it fails to act," the secretary said, "It will be even more culpable if it does not, since the emergency created by the Euro pean war has emphasized, as nothing els could have done, the supreme folly of subjecting the foreign com merce of this great nation to the hazards', of ocean' transportation un der the flags of nations now engaged in the most gigantic war of all time. Regardless of these hazards it is an even greater folly from an economic point of view to continue deliberately a policy of trying to build up a great foreign trade. by leaving to our rivals the control of the vitally important instrumentalities of ocean transporta tion.. S icing as vour competitors own .thoN shjpsK,v,theyuiake the- rates With This .jwejc ItVeasV'. ittffavor their own commerce and discriminate against ours' - Mr. McAdoo pointed put that be fore the European ; war the gross steam tonnage of allnations was 45, 000,000. Of this one half is under the British flag. Most American tonnage, he said is in lake and coast wise trade. About fifteen American vessels of 100 tons' each engage in trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific trade and carry about one third of one per cent of the world's gross tonnage Up to the present, vessels of Ameri can registry carry about 1,061,676 tons or a little more than -two per cent of the. world's, tonnage. : Prior t to the war , most American trade was carried in - German ; bot toms, : but, since vessels have been withdrawn from ' the seas American commerce, the secretary deolared is dependent upon the English flag. The War How Long? "No one can Jell how long this war will last" the secretary continued "Every day that it : continues ' our foreign trade is subject to vicissitudes and; dangers. Are -we justified in putting the prosperity of our country in needless ,: jeopardy, v ? Aside from this pur trade with some of the belligerent oountries is virtually de stroyed for lack ; of American ships to .carry non-contraband articles. Neutral - flags' cannot be depended upon for, this service." , ' The secretary then referred to a review of trade conditions, the in crease in ocean freight rates, and the consequent heavy tax levied upon the American ' producer which, he said, runt into millions of dollars. "This is the penalty American shippers and producers are paying for the failure of Americans to carry out their repeated promises to the American people to provide an Ameri can merchant marine" : " - ; ' " Mr. McAdoo emphasized the nec essity for the creation of a merchant marine to capture the South Ameri can . trade and urged subsidies, dis criminating duties in favor of goods shipped in Amenoan bottoms, guar antee by . the government, of the principal and interest of bonds, is sued by private corporations engaged in shipping, amendment of naviga tion laws and other features to ex tend American trade. : '', , Review Law. ', He reviewed the ship purchase law now before congress, pointing out that, the government should hlp in every way it could by subscribing to- fifty per cent of tlm $10,000,000 fund proposed, and the issue of $d(), 000,000 of Panama Canal bonds to be used in constructing ships. lli denied that this would mean that the government contemplated an entry into the shipping lui-i ihh. "Will the Keiml.r.eM,,, Demo ei ii M find I'i i v . i lin c I, ! '.- CRAVEN COUNTY TEACHERS HOLD u FIRST MEETING . - Gathered Here Yesterday for the Initial Spring V:. ';.- Session MANY ATTEND Most Interesting Program Was Rendered Dur ing. Day The first meeting for the Spring term of the Craven County Teachers' Association, was held in Griffin au ditorium yesterday, beginning early in the day and continuing until late in the afternoon. Sixty or more teach ers and a large number of visitors were present and participated in the session, which proved to be one of the most thoroughly enjoyable and bene cial ever held. ' : , After the teachers had assembled in the auditorium, .the meeting wat opened with a most impressive prayer by Rev. I. W. Rogers, principal of the public school at Bridgeton. Fol lowing this the regular program was taken up. A general discussion on O'Shea's Everyday Porblems. in Tea ching" was led by Prof.; W. O. Gas kins, of the Dover high school, after which a very interesting and instructive talk was made by Mrs. J. R. B. Caraway, of the music de partment of the New Bern Graded school, using as her subject, '."Music School." Mrs. - Caraway , had her subject well at command, and her talk was enjoyed by all present. The program was concluded by an ad dress by Prof. Meadows, who "is connected with the, E. C. Training school at Greenville, N. C. ; : "Motivation of Education, "was the subject used by Prof. Meadows for this address and he explained in a very . interesting manner, many rea sons why the children shoul be edu cated. ; This meeting was to ' have been an all. day affair, but at a late hour it .was " learned that the program could not . be arranged in time and it was" postponed.until the first Sat urday in- February -, " At the afternoon session of this mooting Dr. E. C. Brooks, of Trinity College will de liver an address. - - "WE LIKE THE JOURNAL" "We like the JOURNAL, and we are taking a ireat pleasure - In enclosing the price of a year'a aubscrtp.' tion," said v a subscriber In answer to our request of a . , few days ago that each sub- .7, scriber to the . JOURNAL who Is in arrears, should pay up and help us make the first month of the new ' year a banner one.- . Several hundred have an- awered this call, and , we '.wish to thank them. There are, however, several hun- v dred more who so far have not taken the time to drop '. us a line or two, accompsn. led by a one dollar bill. check or money order. We know that they have merely put this matter aside for a day or two, and only, need " reminding of the fact that we need the money, to start . that letter on Its way, We are going to make this . year a banner year in the history of the JOURNAL. ! Look over this issue, see the ' letters front correspondent in all sections ( and right . here we want to say that 'we want all of the news from every section and want you to send It In.) see the , general and New Bern news, and then say to yourself, "I ; will send in my subscription : . at once."-;. ' ' , : Do this and aid us In our , efforts to Improve the Jour- nal and to give you a paper that will be the best in the V State. " . ' .- ... -.' , The Youn i Peoples' Union of the First Baptist church will meet Tues day evening at eight o'clock. Every member of the union is urged to be present visitors are gladly wel corned. Tho meeting will be led by Group 1. I ho leader bones to have a'good program, anil I i l a every member . of the uruup p sent. Each member of yroui 1 also requested to meet ! t'.n b.. of . M ins Lesnio llnriiins, No. 1 Pollock Street on Mmi'Liy I- at ei(;bt o'eloi'k. ' i-t i 1 lii'it, only a -l.in-t v 1 ' , THE U. S. S. UTAH j.0ir ON AG ITTC Leaves New York Enroute to Southern Waters New York, Jan. 9. The battWhip Utah will leave the New York Nary Yard today for Southern water , where warships will mobiliize for tie Panama-Pacific Exposition. Th dreadnought Florida left the navy yard ' yesterday and within a few day the . Arkansas, 'the New York and the .Wyoming will join the fleet. The battleships will be accompanied by torpedo boats, submarines and supply ships. ' . . ' All the other big vessels now at the navy yard will depart soon to sail through . the Panama. Canal. The Texas, still in dry dock, will be the last. ' . BROKER KILLS SELF IN II. Y. New York, Jan. 9. The brokerage firm of Stringer & Co., failed today being unable to meet its obligations The offices are at No. 40 Exchange Place G. F. Stringer, Jr., junior member of the firm, shot himself in the offices and was dead before clerks could ren der assistance. The failure it not considered of great importance, and the announcement of the firm's sus pension will have no effect on the market. 1 v Young Stringer had been speculat ing heavily and lost his father's and his own money.' After failing in a desperate effort to recover on the market, he notified the officials of the exohange that the, firm was unable to meet its obligations and then kill ed himself. INSULTED GIRL; GETSBEATCIG Father Takes Matter Up, "r Is- Arrested,- Judge . ; .Praises Him ft Tampa, Jan. 9. When Josiah Ri chardson, a real estate man, who for merly lived in Valdosta, Ga., to day told in court that he beat B. W.' Austin, traveling representative of the Barron G, Collier street car ad vertising firm' yesterday because Aus tin invited his daughter to go to a roadhouse, Richardson was discharged Judge Cohen praised him for what he did and ordered that an effort be made to find -Austin andf bring him into court.; The thrashing took place on the city's busiest corner. Richardson, after the beating, threatened to crop Austin's ears if the man was in the city to-day. - Austin iff said to have drawn his funds from a local bank, and left town. Warrants for fighting were sworn out against both men. Austin did not appear in court, but Richardson did and told the entire story, saying Aus tin and another man had taken hi daughter and another girl auto riding They invited j the girls to go to a West Tampa cafe and to a roadhouse for refreshments, he said, but tho girls insisted on being taken home, where Miss ' Richardson told h r father of the affair. He set out l once to find Austin. The thrashii . quickly followed. CAPT. J. E. PETERSON RESIS After Long Years Service as I Commissioner Death Goldsboro, N. C, Jan. 8. V tain J. E. Peterson, who has so ! filled the position of' United Commissioner in this city , has f it necessary, by reason of i health, to send in his n Judge Connor, of the Ke ! s ! C but as yet his successor bus i s. named. The death of Mr. 11a 63 years, of Stoney (V occurred at tho Gold today, after und. for bladder troubbi. I 'i ' est son of tbo bit (3 I : The interment rni burying ground V. being liii-jfely all..' i. I r V. It. I !. ' '. : I t l! e .Ii 1 ' : -I '.II ',,,:,,!. l'-! ! t.. !.: V V ! .it dl II n'ler tro", I. : I 1..-VH . .'!. -I y of t'.. , , .... P1MT
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