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...:'Jy Jcurnil Published every Tuesday a. Friday at 45 Pollock: Street By ; Talk about seosatioas, the AW-aethy-CarUr affair has crowded the war siews off tha frost page of na of the papn durinf tha past weak, ad tf ik epetd happao,lhe story about th kttle scrap in Europe will be lft out entirely to make room for tha fall details. Wa all like praise. Some of us deny this, but deep down in our kaarU there i a spark which flat tery triadles and iuaks a glow ocmf ta our sheets and makes us glad that we are alive. We believe in putting in a good word now and then and especially do we like to hand the scribes on the North Carolina papers a bouquet whenever they deserve it. In this connection w want to pass along a few complimentary re marks to the man who is handling the editorial column in the Charlotte Observer. We never miss the op portunity to read his sayings and th.ey afford us much food fur thought and real enjoyment. Says the Hendersonville Gold Leaf: "If New Bern fails t3 ret the Pitates to train in their town, we would sug gest that they make a try for the newly formed Rooky Mount club in the Tirginia League." We would be tiekled half to death to be able to do this but Brother Horne of the Tele gram has praised that towm up so highly that we expect that we would hare considerable trouble in includ ing the team to leave that fair city, even for only a brief stav. A the rate the present year has started out, 1915 bids fair to be a ban ner twelve months as far as accidents down in Eastern North Carolina are aonoerned. Within the period of ive weeks, six persons have lost their life in the, waters of this seed ion and there have been other fatal accidents. Truly this unusual and probably un paralleled in many years before. The Wilmington Dispatch asserts that General R. E. Tire seems to have been in oomraand of the Russian forces for the past few days. Yes. 'tis true, or so it setms and we sorter 'spicion that Lieutenant R. K. Morse is also hanging around in the viinitv as sisting in the operations. Speak''ng of Generals, reminds us that our old friend De Wet is a little behind schedule in arriving in this eity for a visit. Presumably he stop ped over in Rooky Mount to look over that baseball diamond. Brittannia is queen of the was, maybe, but there's one thing evidence and that is that she's mighty anxious to get mixed up in the folds of Old Glory while doing all that queeney stuff. The National Tailors Union de clares that less wool will be used in the tuts which are placed on the mar ket this summer and says that tin mixture will play a prominent part in the manufacture of the garments. Judging from the appearance of the suit we wore last summer) and which became so shiny that we be came accustomed to hanging it on a nail on the back veranda and usiag it as a mirror to shave by, we are of the. opinion that tin, glass or some other similar substance has been in use in the manufacture of "glad togs" for some considerable time. After today that familiar phrase "among those present" will not fee een so frequently in the newspapers for the next forty days. NEWPORT HAS A ; BIG CELEBRATION "Good Roads Day" Proper ly Observed Down That Way I , Newport, Feb. 15. Good ' roads day was celebrated in earnest today when the people living ia Deep Creek Motion of Newport tendered a big "feed" in honor of the new -road committee nd new road superin tendent ' on the ' completion of the new "Laurel Road" which ia the best pieee of road workmanship ever done fat' this township. .,w.,r;w;, This new road in three quarters of ... ,iuuv jb teBgin r over a eompara- ureiy level stretch of country, being r aitoned on both sides and finished with -" road' machine. . ; -.- -? 1 . The changing of the road manage ment am proven a decided benefit to the local tax -payers of Newport. and they accordingly wish to show their appreciation and therefore javs big dinner on Mr.. Nelson Garner's lawn and the excellent dinner served by Mrs. Howard Garnrr, Mrs. l.Ioyd Warner, Mrs. C E. Simmons, Mrs CL ud Garner and Mrs. Henry Gr- b r ia honor of the new management k fu. y erpreciatod by them, r we row have a road force that ' r fur better roads and 1 t t' publio in gnnerrl ; in t!,s niansgemei i t I t the bi-Her. AUSTRIAN AIRMEN . ATTACK PALACE KINGNICHOLAS Drop Bombs Within A Few Yards of His Winter Quarters FIERCEJIGHTING Near Tilsit' Engagements Are of A Grave Nature Cettinje, Feb. 15. Austrian avia tors have unsuccessfully attacked King Nicholas' m inter palace at Ri aka, according to dispatches. Bombs dropped within a few rods of the pal ace did li ttledamage. The princesses. Vera and Zenia, saw a thrilling fight between the pala-e guards and the aviators, who were finally driven away. Quick fires diritid fusil ades at the aviators, ho outinued to circle around the palace, until af ter dropping all their bombs. Great Battles. Berlin, Feb. 15. Great battles are impending all along the battle line extending from near Tilsit. East Prussia, to the Austrian province of Bukowina. The Russian retreat con tinues, but according to dispatches, the Russians are reorganizing and preparing for a stubborn resistance against the combined armies of Ger many and Austria. Decisive battles are being fought along the Prussian frontier northeast of Intersberg and in the River Sereth region of Buko wina. Floods hamper the operations in Central Poland. The Russians who vainly tried to reach Thorn are re tiring along the right bank of the Vis tula for the defense of Warsaw. Blesses Submarines. Amsterdam, Feh. l.V -The Kaiser will give his blessing to the German submarines when thev take the sea upon the mission of "starving out" England. The Kaiser will go to Ctix haven, the German naval base, next Thursday, when Von Tirpitz" new policy of raiding the British merchant traffic will be formally launched. It is likely that the Emperor will con fer with American Ambassador Ger ard after Thursday. German Proposals. Rome, Feh. 15. The Idea sz ionale, a nationalist party organ, to day published this forecast of Ger man proposals to Italy: "Before the end of February Prince Von Buelow, the German am bassador to Italy, will present to the Italian government a concrete pro posal for Italian participation in the war on the side of Germany. This consists of the cession hy Austria of the province of Trent, and the recti fication of the eastern Italian fron tier by the addition of a strip of land going as far as the Isonzo river In addition Germany will pledge her self to conclude a new treaty with Italy which will afford protection to Italy's Mediterranean interests. In exchange Italy is to take part at once in the war. She will occupy Tunis and help Turkey drive the English from Egypt, which will return un der the dominion of the Sultan of Turkey. In addition the Italian fleet will attack the Anglo-French naval forces in the Mediterranean." The Idea Nationale says Prince Von Buelow, referring to Trieste made this statement: "It is impossible to give Trieste to Italy because this seaport is the lung not only of Austria, but of Germany At the conclusion a conversation with Italian statesmen. Prince Von Buelow, according to this newspaper made use of this phrase: "Either Italy will be friendly to wards us, or we will treat her worse than we are treating England. " JACKSON ESCAPES. Pamlico County's Lone Prisoner Vamooses. For the second time during the past two years a prisoner has escaped from the Pamlico county jail, and sad to say, he was the only one con fined in that institution at the time, The fugitive was W. H. Jackson colored,- who had been confined in the building to await the next term of Superior Court in that county at which time he was to have answered to a charge of purloining a hog from a resident of the county. Jackson took his departure on last Monday night and in going, left be hind a very pathetic note in which he exhonorated the jailer from all blame in the escape, but in which he failed to explain just how he managed to make his get away, a matter that is is of considerable interest to tbeo ffi cials of the county. ' -"' Chicago, 111., Ten. 15 Public hear ings on freight rate increases proposed by railroads west of the Mississippi river, which were to have commenced here ' today t before the ; Interstate Commerce Commission. bava been postponed Until next month by agree ment, the Interstate Commerce Com mission and the State railroad com missions affected. -.'-V -' :V - - t ,"..-- -. j'.'. 'Ai;:- Detroit, Mich., Feb. 15 Ways and mesne to meet successfully the in creasing competition of eement pro ducts will be discussed here this week at the annual convention of the Nat ional Association of Drick Manufac turers. More than 1,000 men inter- tcrwited in the brick industry are hern from various farts of the coun try to take part in the convention. Finos Watery . Grave :' ; In Fall From Launch Returning From Visit to Oriental He Slips On Deck of Boat. Plunges Into Neuse River and Heavy Qothing Pre vents Him From Swim-' minor--.fi nrl v Fnnnrl . if Yesterday Morning Fiinorsl Tli? A ff - J a uuvi Mi ium ituvi noon An Estimable Young Man. One of the most distressing acci dents lo occur in this section in months and one which has caused a pall o gloom ti) lower over the friends and rrhr. i rs of llu victim, occurred a little after 11 o'clock Sunday night at a point fourteen null below New Bern when Wm B. Oaskins, the twenty-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. I). H. Oaskins who reside on Broad street, fell overboard from a gasoline launcn anu was nrowoneu net ore assistance could he given him. Went to Oriental Mr. tiaskins, in company with l.yle Smith of this city and Captain Harry Spicer of the barge "Mil dred McNally." left the city early on Sunday for a voyage to Oriental, thirty miles below New Bern, mak ing the trip on board of Captain Spice er's boat. They arrived at Oriental alright and late in the afternoon loft thai place returning home. About U o'clock Mr. tiaskins and Captain Spicer were standing on the stern of the boat, steering with n tiller, while Mr, Smith was sitting down in the cabin ninr the bow. On3 of the lights on the how had been acting badly during the night and when Captain Spicer and Mr. Gas kins heard another boat approach ing, the latter looked to see if this light was burning and discovered that it was not. Telling Captain Spicer that he would put it in shape, Mr. Oaskins walked around on the side of the cabin and succeeded in getting the light burning. In at tempting to return to the stern he in some way slipped and in the twinkling of an eye was dashed into the river. Heard Splash Captain Spicier heard the splash as the young man struck the water, and saw him justs beside the boat. He attempted to grasp his hand or clothing and failing in this quickly untied the painter of a small skiff which they were tow ing and threw this at the young man. He then called to Mr. Smith, told him what bad oc curred and as soon as possible they turned the launch around and went back to the point at which Mr Oaskins had fallen into the. water, ex pecting to find that he had reached the small boat and crawled into it but they found this empty and no trace of the young man. For ai hour or more they searched the waters in that section, then, after making a buoy out of a gasoline can and using this to mark the spot at which the accident occurred, they came on to New Bern, arriving here shortly after 3 o'clock. parents Notified The task of informing Mr. and Mrs. Gaskins of their son's fate was a most unpleasant one and as both Mr. Smith and Captain Spicer had but just undergone such a trying experience they did not feel able to face this ordeal and telephoned Chief of Police Lupton and explained the situation to him and he notified the parents. There was still some hope that Mr. Gaskins had swam ashore, but as he was heavily clad this was not probable. However, the distract ed parents held on to this faint ray of hope and as soon as day broke several searching parties left at once for the scene of the tragedy. Search for ftpdy .In one of these parties was Mr. Smith, who was on board of Captain A. E. Pittman's launoh and, ai fate would have it, it was the orew of this boat that succeeded in finding the victim. Improvised drags were made to search for the body and with in leas than one hundred yards of the gasoline can which was being used as a buoy, it was found and brought to the surface. As quickly as possible the remains of the young - man were : brought to New Bern and turned over to the J.'K. Willis Undertaking Company to be prepared for burial.. The funeral will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev. Reynolds and Rev. Euclid McWhor- ter and the interment will be made in Cedar Grove cemetery - v H A Lovable Character The victim of this accident was one of ' those young men who are liked by alL He numbered his friends by , the score and was admired by everyone for his lovable disposition and true character. - His untimely demise is indeed regrettsMe. .',.- Miss Ilarriett Aman, of Aman. 8. C, near fiumptor, is a guest of Mr. I and Mrs. D. E. Ilendorson. FLOODS RAVAGING STRICKEN ITALY Follow In Wake of Earth quake and Do Great Damage Rome, Feh. IS. In the wake of ' he recent destructive earthquake. ltmiy ariacini a new series f disaster the form of a. Erywhr heavy rain, storms have forced streams out of their banks. j In low lyind quarters the peo j pie have been-driven from their homes or are prisoners in upper stories. Troops are aiding In rescue and supply work. In Rome, .the Tiber, already more than fifty feet out of Its normal hanks, .s rtainrf two In ches an hour. : Early today, how ever, the weather here showed siring of clearing. The Leonine City as the Vati can quartern of Rome is called. Is In the part of the town that Is flooded, but . the water has not reached the apostolic palace or St Peters. Pope Benedict is tak ing a sympathetic Interest in the situation, and has instructed all parish priests to display great est enerrfy In aid of the distress ed. Two hundred patients in the hospital of Santo Spirlto, near the Vatican, have been removed to upper floors of the buildlnrf. Some fear la expressed that the rlsinrf water may cause the buld Inti to collapse. The road from Rome to the sea, in which there are deposits of carbide of lime, has been closed. Some of the deposits, through in fllteration from the Tiber, al ready have exploded, causing near by buildings to collapse. Great anxiety Is felt today ior the. famous . St. Anrfelo brldrfe. erected by Emperor Hadrian. The water already Is over Its pillars, and troops, engineers and firemen are working to check the peril Mllos bridge, built over one hun dred years before Christ Is Inun dated. Water surrounds the imi--poslnd Basilica of St. Paul's. The Sublicos bridge,, the structure. Is under water. This latter is the oldest bridge In Rome, having been built In 639 B. C The floor has turned the low ly ing quarter of the city into a se cond Venice, as the streets now are all waterways, and boats are the only means of travel. No loss of life has been reported. PROPERTY HERE WELL PROTECTED An Excellent Water Supply And Crack-A-jack Engine For more than a year improvements to the Water and Light Plant have been in progress, and during that time a considerable . sum of money has been expended by the city. An Atlas engine, for which the city paid six hundred dollars has been in stalled, and the pumps, have been lowered about eigh or ten feet in order that they might be nt arer the surface of the water, ';fi -.. In 1911 the pumps were given thorough test, which revealed capacity of only six hundred and fifty gallons per minute, A test was held yesterday by i Mr. Jenkins, re presentative of the Underwriters of Atlanta, at which thirteen hundred and eighty gallon per minute were pumped. This shows an increase of 730 gallons in the capacity of the pumps which was caused by lowering them about eight Teet. The well back of the City HalJ, which was drilled several months ago, was also tested, and this furnished eight hun dred .and fifty gallons per ' minute With a new triple combination fire lighting , apparatus in use, another ordered, and a source for twenty two hundred and thirty gallons of water per minute, the people of this city should consider their property well protected , from destruction by , fire. Rochester, N. Y., Feb. . 15 The memory of Busan B. Anthony, who probably accomplished . mora than any" other woman for the advance ment of the equal suffrage cause in this country, was honored today with the placing of wreaths on hor grave, in commemoration of the ninety-fifth anniversary of ber birth. Miss An thony was born at Adams, Mass., Feb. IS, ,1820. . Her death occurred in this city, March 13, 1900. ; . , :. ... ,;. Miss Josophine Vann, of Conio. N. C, who has been the guest of Dr. and Mrs. L. L. Darneron. left It evening for flnlil.ihoro to visit friend-. . TWO JUDGES SAY; ' THAT SAVANNAH 1SW0RST CITY Assert That the Police Force There Is Rotten to the . ' . Core . - CROOKSRUN TOWN Murderer, Released Breaks Law In Front of the Officials Ignored Savannah, Feb. 15. What Judge John E. Schwars and Judge Walter O. Charlton term one of the most fla grant examplesof the miscarriage of law in the Oeorgia courts is in the case of Walter Brooks, former mem ber of the Savannah police foree, ac quitted of a charge of mnrder and sentenced on a minor charge, who has since committed several grave of fenses. The story is most interesting by a narrative of events, because It gives the so-called unwritten law in this State a solar plexus. In April of last year Brooks walked into the hotel where Charlie Barbour, a wealthy Greek-American, was liv ing and shot him to death. He issued a public statement to the effect that the crime was the result of an insult to his wife. Mrs. Brooks declares she had never met Barbour and did not know him, and the State had evi dence to prove Brooks had shot the wrong man, if there had ever been any wrongdoing on the part of the woman. When the trial was called in the Superior Court before Judge Charlton there was a remarkable change of evidence. Shelby Mvrick. member of the State Legislature, who was Brook's counsel, was first, sworn, and testified that when Brooks called him to his cell in the county jail he pro duced a revolver from his person stating he had it concealed in his underclothing and that he had taken it from Barbour when Barbour tried to shoot him when he entered his room, On this evidence the jury ac quitted him. Immediately thereafter Mr. Myrick gave up the case and re fused to represent the man any longer. On the evening of his acquittal Brooks went to the homo of W. It. Ballard, father of his wife, where she was then living and attempted to kill her, and did brutally assault his father-in-law, beating him in the head with a revolver. He was arraigned on a charge of assault, and the first hear ing was a mistrial. While he was waiting in jail for the second trial he was apprehended with two murderers from another county, who. had been sent here for safekeeping, in an ef fort to escape from the jaiL The bars had been sawed and everything was in readiness for the delivery. Un til the time when he was brought to trial a second time he was kept In solitary confinement. The fact .of his having attempted an escape really played a large part in his sentence for twelve months. Leaves Prison at Mill. Brooks was sent to the Brown farm where most misdemeanor prisoners serve their sentences. -He had been there but a short while when a pris oner happened to get into his seat at the mess table. He so brutally as saulted the boy that he is still in the hospital. ,i Brooks' most recent escapade was today, when he managed to pro cure a suit of civilian clothes and oome to the city, He went to the store where his wife is now working and threatened to take her life. The fact that a number of men were pres ent probably prevented it. He then went to the office of the judge of the Superior Court and told him he Would live to kill him. He managed to get back to the farm before his absence was detected. . Four members' of the Savannah police department, it is al leged, saw him and did toot report it, This most recent incident has created a stir in this county. - , SUPERIOR COURT STILL IN SESSION Special Term Is Being Held Here This . ' - . Week . Judge Frank Carter- of Asheville who has been'in New Bern prrsiding over Craven Superior Court for 'the past two weeks, had a brief rest from his duties at yesterday's lecsion, : Ow ing to the fact that this wee V term of court was not called until two weeks ago, there : haa been aoroe delay In getting all of the jurors and the wl t neises and principals in the various actions' and as these were not on hand at the opening of the seswon yes terday, a continuance was taken until today at noon; No jury canes will be disposed of until Friday. Denpite the fact that he hasd rather astren- enoiu week of it last week, Judge Carter seem a well and as cheer- ful a usual and it presumably pay ing but little attention to the mat ter. ,- . ' ; Mrs. C. B. Barker of Trenton ar rived in the city yesterday and in a giient st the homo of Mr, and Mrs. D. E. l!ndtfron. Farmgrs AnCcn !! WE ARE STILL SELLING GOODS TO FARMERS AT FARMERS UNION PRICES Farris Nassef G. L. SPENCER Hay, Grain, Feedstuffs, Etc. . New Bern, N. X!. We Have Decided to extend our Great First of the Year Sale for another 15 days. If you have not bought, now is the time to save money. Just call and let us show you the goods and prices A. B. SUGAR Middle St. - New, Bern, N. C THE DAILY JOURNAL 4 PR YEAR To Our Out-of-Town Customers You are cordially invited to make our stores head quarters when in the city and when in need any thing usually carried by a first class drug store semd us your order we will give it prompt attention and. mail it to you on the first outgoing Parcel Post. ' Bradham Drug Co, The fltexall Cor. Middle & Pollock NO DEVELOPMENTS LOCALLY IN THE SUP. COURT CASE Statement Made By Sol'r- ttor Saturday Night Clos ed Matter for A Time THE JUDGE IS SILENT Judge Carter Had Nothing to Say About the Matter The New Bern publio is awaiting the next move in- the famous Solid tor Abernethy-J udge Frank Carter case; if ' indeed there be any next move, and interest in the affair in stead of waning, seems to- be, increas ing., " '?'- The las); move, at least the last one made publio, by the solioitor or the judge, occurred Saturday 1 when Judge Carter filed a memorandum charging the solicitor with not hear ing the case of the State . vs. James H. Baugham of Washington, N. C. and charged with murder, in the man ner Ivhich he should bav done, and the filing of a protest by the solicitor against having this placed on the re cords of the court and his statement in regard to the affair which he made to the people of the State. -f - . ' ; ' ' . Solicitor Silent . Solicitor Abernethy was interviewed by a newspaper man Monday . an d asked if he had anything further to give out ; In ' regard to" the ; affair". He stated that he did not' have any thing to say: just at that time, but judging from "his demeanor, he is not by any; means through with it, and there is a strong feeling here that he will give out something within the next day or. two. ".'.' 'V A-l-.'---.Mwcl Interest l " Much Interest is evident herein the report sent out from' Raleigh to the tfTeet that the legislature will ,l asked to make an investigation of the affair., It has been stated on good authority that the friends of the sol icitor intend taking the matter up with the body , and will auk them to look over the facts and 'sen if, in its opinion, the solicitor was unjustly treated by the judge. Whether thin is correct is a matter 01 aoiiDt, nut the report is current, nevertholen. Judge Carter is yet in the city, presiding over a special term of court for the dUpoftH-l of civil cae. tie has had nothing further to sny In regard to the matter. . - ' -" Ab-erhethy to Raleldh. Solicitor Abernethy loft Iat night enroute to Raleigh. The Solicitor had not made it public during the day that he intended going to the capital city and hisdvpixrUire if tool! upon by iuiti a fore-run- - 66-68-70 Middle St.: Stores Cor. Broad & Middle ner of an investigation to bo made by the legislature in regard to his Case. ''"','. f DOINGS IIV GOTHAM; Some Eastern Carolina Folks 'In, TfaatCtty (New York Correspondence In News & Observer.) Mr. Albert Marks, -one of New Bern's well known young residents, was a visitor to New York for several days, coming on from Philadelphia early in the week and stopping at the Astor. ' - - -" ' i i Mr. C. M. Wade, prominent ship builder of Morehead City, spent tha week at the Grand Hotel dividing his, time between business and pleasure, being accompanied by Mrs. Wade, Mr. Wade came to NewYork especial ly to. file a . bid for- the contract to build the hew government survey ship "Miffin." He expressed great confi dence in being awarded the contract. ' . "Bids were entered onoe on this . contract, and my bjd of $30,500 was just $3,300 lower than the naxf coin- petitor,'! said ; Mr.- Wader !hu t f qr some reason or Qtljer new bids were re- 3uested. I have already one ship uj er construction, for the government r . the survey boat 'Neuse,' whioh will be used on the Cape Lookout project and in the waters thereabouts. We expeot to launoh er in June.; ! I also hope to be awarded the contract by the gov- ernmont for a similar vessel for the Galveuton distriot." " SIGHTED A WHALE. Government Party Took Obser y vationa But Didn't Molest ' Wilmington,'; -Feb"; ISAT'he mem- 1 bcrs' of a surveying party from the office of Maj.'H, Wl Stiokle.VUnited States1 District Engineer; sighted a whale on the ocean bar at the mouth of - the ?Cape Foar Friday but as they didn't get within a mile of the' fish they were unable yestorday to give a very clear description -of it. ". It was reported,' however." that it. was 73 feet long and ever so big around Rome of the other members of the engineering office force were disposed to treat the story with some scorn yesterday, declaring that it was a "fish story." , The doughty survey-- . ors, however stuok to their gun : and maintained, stoutly that it was a whale and also oalled attontton to the fact that it wasn't the first whale that has been, soon in that vicinity, Clinton Hodde the colorod man that was accused of pointing a pistol at a white man Raturday night was arraigned in Police Court yestorday afternoon, but as the witnesses stated that the wrong man had boon ar rested, he was discharged. John Sanders, colored, ploadod guilty to being disorderly, and was sentenced to be whipped or serve thirty dnvs on the County road, lit prcfarrtd lbs former. r - 1 7TTTVM7TT
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