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uimLIv irtiirnal r. AMR1 C, nFN AMn NOTHING NEW IN nvwJ ArmifmuAi v nir twin rrrv iiu. in in ui I mmd Prt- it rwiock 8 50 C J. B. K. Lm4 BAWDY HOUSES HERE SAYS REV. R. W. THlOT MURDER CASE SUSCBiTTIO RVTM Months 11.00 A5. Sarin Corel. Jearaal earries oiipt rM faraished by th. Ouirel Sews mm AmmmUuh ul in to this, folly o ,.r hasteru n by saeeial errpoad at to poet office in New as nii lfi asai) matter. iTabernacle Pastor De- termined, Wit l Hlep of Hif Coiigregation To Ron These Out of County ---Puts It Righ Square Up To the Of ficials To Take Action Says He Has Evidence Resolutions Passed FMBAY. APRIL 16. 1MI A THOUGHT FOR TH1. DAY Pastor Tluo' Baptist rhurch warm for the eomniunit in (if the Tabernacle made lhni)f rather la -lip .i i i r- of tilt hiti sermon Sunday A man can not have an idea ai perfection In another. which he was never sensible at In himself- Steele. Judge Frank Carter probably tbrnVa that its a lone, lone way to April 2oth, but after that investi gating committee has made its re port, the judge will possibly wish that it had lvn two or three months tonger. Incidentally we might state rts about time r,o take 'em off. that Our personal opinion of 'he matter ia that those Allied ships lying oft fche Virginia capes have crews of bone heads on them. The fuel that they have allowed another German raider to walk right into Newport News a proof that they are by no means a the job. Rev. R. W. Thiol, who delivered a stirring message on local evils at the Tabernacle Raptist church on Sunday night, seems to have his Tacts as to where the gambling joints and sporting houses are being oper ated in this city. With such informa tion at hand and a desire to see these evils broken up, the reverend gen tleman puts it right square up to the officers to see that these places are suppressed and we believe that this will be done We've cleaned up, now let's paint up. Every property owner in New Bern ihould make up his mind to help make "New Bern the most attractive ity in the State, and if proper use of the paint brush is made, this can easily be dono. A few dollars spent in painting your property will be well invested and will pay big divi dends. During the past week or two N't w Bern has been overrun with dogs and they are proving a nuisance. Several of the animals have beeu xhot and the flock has been decreased that much. If a man who owns a dog thinks anything of the canine he's going to give him attention and keep him at home, and those dogs which are allowed to roam the streets all during the day and night, making life miserable in certain local ities, should be put out of the way. Again, too, the time of the year when dog "run mad" is approaching and there is danger in this line, in fact, there is where the real danger lies. One yellow cur on a rampage with a ease of hydrophobia can do untold damage and this can be averted by taking the proper precaution now. Ahevil e c aims to be a tlvless city." Seeing this claim, Col. Jimmy Cowan, of the Wilmington Dispatch, will probably come to the conclusion that even those little pests don't want to stop there. Governor Craig has refused to par don James Wilcox, the convicted layer of Nellie Cropsey of Elisabeth mty and it looks as though he is (loomed to die in prison. Governor Craig thinks that Wilcox is a guilty man and there are hundreds who are of the same opinion, while many hold the adverse view of it. The ease ia a strange one. Wilcox either can't or won't tell who killed Nell Cropaey and his demeanor in the matter haa been one of sullen silence. If ia said that the man is dying wit h tubnroulosis and that his days are numbered If this is true and Wilcox expects to go before the Ureal Judge ha will want to get that secret off his mind and we predict that he will tell the whole story of the murder before ha passes away. Wileox might have lad straight, life had he been pardon ad hut the governor did not see it in that light and henoe his refusal. night on "Our Community's Sin, Who Is Responsible, and What We Ought to Do About It." Arter the scripture reading and a brief outline the speaker entered into a tirade agiun3t liquor, sporting houses, and gambling dens that will doubtless remain in the minds of those present for some time. Mr. Thiot stated that the people of New Bern and Craven county were an exceptional people loth in lineage aud educational advantages and that there was less opposition to nghteousncs in this community than in any other of which he knew perhaps and there fore, said he, "1 cannot understand why conditions such as now exist have been tolerated so long. There is less excuse for such conditions in Now Bern aud vicinity than in any other community that 1 know about." He stated that we are without ex cuse for the amount of liquor that is sold in New Bern and that he did not believe that all the liquor that was sold was by the "Boot-It jeers'' eith er. In this conncetion the speaker recited an incident that occurred in New Beru not long since where a ne'jro sold a man a bottle of water nurnortinc to he whiskev. This ne gro, said the preacher, "was arrested and convicted aud had thai hoi tie contained genuine whiskey I doubt whether of not he would have cvei been arrested. " The (iambllng Dens FRENCHMAN MEX FINDS IN V. S. THIRD Cambridge. Mass, April 13. Rah art H. Lereux, Parisian editor bow leatariag hare, pays his rnafanta to the "new woman," as follows: "I made 4 particular' afaiy ef American women students. I found that aha tendency was to produce a non-productive thirds. IarVane hare ia but one recognized fwaatioa or wotnon' antoge " The "gambling dens" wi re next to share the speaker's attention. Mr. Thiot stated that he went to the Mayor some time ago and asked that those places be closed and that he understood they were closed, but af terwards some of them opened for business again. He stated that there wi.vs one in a stones-throw of the post ofl'tce and after the Mayor gave orders for such places to be closed the pro prietors of this "den" moved their institution to Pembroke where they operated until the rce.nl "liquor sttaling" ease at the express office w hich made it expediei t for them leave town. It was, charged by the speaker that there is now in operation over the pool room on Middle street a gambling joint which is being run in defiance of the law and that he had tho evidence necessary to prove those charges. lie further stated that unless those places were closed up and kept closed that he would appear before the next grand jury and force what he knew before them and that if we ha"ti "a half grand jury, a half ludee, and a half jury" that some of those fellows would bo workiner th county ronds. Bawdy Houses I he sporting houses which it is claimed exist in our midst came in for a share of the preachers tirade. He stated that he went to the city officials some time after he came to New Bern and asked for the addresses of the houses of ill-fame of the city for the purpose of going to those houses together with his wife, and try to lead them to live better lives. "I was informed by the officials," said he "that there was not a house of ill-fame in New Bern" but said he, "one of the Grand Jurors of the re cent Grand Jury told me that he knew of three to which ono of the police carried him and I happen to know another." In this connection the speaker com mended the recent Grand Juiy and stated that he bad been informed by one of them that they bad gone to the property own ers and nonned tnem to nave tne inmates of these houses removed and not to rent their houses for this pur pose again under penalty of the law. The speaker stated that he had a friend of his to visit Pembroke Sat urday night for the purpose of ob taining further information concern ing the houses of ill-fame located there and he stated that he could not tell to the congregation what this friend had told him. Who Is Responsible? The speaker next gave his version aa to who was responsible for these existing conditions, naming the May or, Chief of Police and the Sheriff of the county. He stated that he had nothing to any against the gen tlemen holding these offices and that he believed that they were men who would enforce the laws if Olir citi zenship demanded it of them. He stated that he believed that the Sher iff ought to be held responsible for she conditions that exist in Pembroke and that the Mayor nod Chief of Police should he held reapoasihleor Is enforcement in New Bern. He fun her stated that each individual shared I he responsibility together i with the off.e r- uf the law aad called upon each one present to stand by the officers in the enforcement of our laws. The preacher's wrinon throughout was a bitter denunciation of the ex isting evils of this community and at the close of his discourse, resolu tions were offered condemning these things and calling upon the officers for a strist enforcement of the law. A congregation estimated at between seven and eight hundred was present nd the resolutions were adopted by an almost unanimous vote 1 he resolutions are given below : The Resolutions Whereas, it is evident thai tin laws of our State relative to thi sup pression of the social evil, gambling, etc.. are being violated in the city of New Bern ami vicinity to an extent w hich we deem inexcusable, and Whereas, the Grand Jury has in vestigated and found a number of -nortiug housts in the limits of the city and it is common knowledge that the same are being run in the city suburb known as Pembroke, and, Whereas, it is common talk that a gambling joint is being run in the rooms over the pool room on Middle street and is so charged by the pastor f the Tabernacle Baptist church, herefore be it resolved, 1st. That we. the several hundred citizens assen. tiled In tne nuiiuing of the Tabernacle Baptist church this Uth day of April 1915, do make ..i earnest protest against such na- grant violation of the law, and. 2nd. That we appeal to the Mayor of the city to suppress the gambling joint referred to and prevent the man who is ruutuug same from re opening it, or any others, and t hat the inmates of the sporting houses of the city be made to close out their nefarious businesses, or. leave the city at once, and, .Ird. That the Sheriff of I lie coun ty be requested to close the places ot ill-fame at Pembroke and keep them losed. and 4th. Thai the owners of the places which have been rented for immoral places be notified that should they persist in thus breaking the laws of North Carolina, action will be taken . . , . i . . n u- against tnem in mo courts aim mm those who have been engaged in run ning gambling joints will hereafter be prosecuted to the extent of the law. 5th. Thai we pledge ourselves to stand by the omcers who entorce these laws and unalterably oppose at the polls those who do not. 6th. Thai a copy of these resolu tions be given lo each of our dally Minor Developments -The Muddy Creek Murder Mystery" In POLICE ARE ACTIVE Find Conveyance In Which Slain Man Was Carted Away from Home ail mmm m w i MEN HGHT -wi DUEL WITH KNIVES i; Rtrmprc Att0nt.n1. H m mgvRV V nflVUUVH WE ARE STILL SELLING GOODS TO FARMERS AT FARMERS UNION PRICES Paired Off and Then Began Slashing Each Other Horrible Affair Point Pleasant. W. Va.. April 13 Twenty brawny mountaineers with the inevitable fued hatred- in their hearts, paired off and fought with ancient aavagry ten separate duels near Howell srhoolhouse. Gillridge, W. Va.. last night over a ball game argument two years ago. They fought with knite. Earl Shirley, aged twenty-eight, battled to the 1, ath. John Shirley, brother of Earl, and John Bosworth, brother of Urson, have no chance, of recovery from their stab wounds, physicians say highest importance in I tonight uf Police Thomas and1 At the funeral of Earl Shirley here today Deputy Sheriff D. C. Hue ar rested Hader and Jack Shirley, btoth ers of Karl, and Curtiss Rollins Claude Drinker and Peter Shields, on charges or murder. They were placed in the Mason county jail, pected more arrests will b morrow, when the fimera Bosworth takes place. Meanwhile, through the wil.lerness of the surrounding mountains nu merous officers are searching with bloodhounds for the others who par ticipated in t hr death-to-death strug- Rl Winston-Sal. n April 12. - From the standpoint of news the "Muddy Creek Murder Mystery" yielded only minor develop in. nts yesterday, albeit they were of helping Chief other officers ...-operating with him forge the links ot the chain that will ultimately fetter the guilty parties in the court of justice. The Hat k Is round The most interesting development of the day - the discovery on the records of the Fisher Livery Company. this city, that am Christy hired a hack there on August 18, last, at 10 o'clock in the morning and kept it out so late that he was charged a dol lar more than the price of hire for a day. This was about the time that the murder is supposed to have been committed at the Piedmont Boarding House and the body of the victim, G. J. Warren, was dumped into Muddy Creek. It is recalled at the livery sta ble that Christy had the two rear seats of the hack removed, and that he did his own driving. 66-68-71 Middle St. Farris Nassef if G. L. SPENCER Hay, Grain, Feedstuffs,Etc. New Bern, N. C. It is ex made to of I'rson Community Stirred THE DAILY JOURNAL S4 PER YEAR . . . . a . ... a. a We Have Decided Christy The expect Arrested irrest of the man Chr- papers with a request I hat they t published. PRINTERS MEET VANCOUVER IN Vancouver. B. C . April '2 Com pisitors and printers from all sections of the northwest, including many delegates from the United States, met here today fn convention. The two labor bodies are working together to secure better conditions. K. R. Thompson of Portland, Ore., is pre siding over the typographical con ference and Davis Holtz of Seattle is wielding the gavel at the press men's meeting. FIREMEN ARE GETTING READY Now Arranging Program for the Coming Tourna ment Here A committee composed of a num ber of the members of the local Are companies, are now engaged in map ping out a program for the State Firemens Tournament to be held in New Bern this summer. The exact date for this event has not been set but it will be either during the latter part of July or the first of August. Tho program, as planned, will be one of the most appropriate ever arrang ed. In addition tea the usual horse hose wagon races, grab reel races, hook and ladder contests aud the like, there will be some spectacular ex hibitions by New Bern's two motor driven fire fighting apparatus. Special stress is also to be laid on the social side of the event and when the fire laddies leave New Bern after attend ing this event, they will carry with them memories of one of the "swelU cst " times in their life. The full pro gram will be announced soon. MISS WARD TALKS Addresses Epworth Lea due Am Enjoyable Event The Epworth League service held last Wednesday night, and, which was conducted by the Fourth De partment, was the ooeaaion of a very entertaining and instructive talk by Miss Mary Ward, wring as her sub ject, her recent visit to China. MisWard told many interesting facts about China and its people. and their customs. Th lecture was made mora interesting by the manv strange articles from chin with which it was illustrated. isty. the story of whose connection with the woman in the case was told yesterday morning, was made in Grand Saline, Texas, by the officers there at the request of Chief Thomas of this city. Also Clifford Stonestreet, the man who figured in the account of the case Thursday morning as the person have ing the victim's watch, has been arrest ed and placed in t he county jail. These arrests were momentarily expected by the public and came as no surprise to those who had kept up with the case. The fact that Christy, who is said to have run away with Ida Ball some years ago, later followed her to this city and staved close to her after she became Mrs Warren wife of the Mud dy i reeK victim, ana men disap peared short ly after Warren was missed,, left no doubt, in the minds of the people thai he was the man sought by the officers. His arrest in Texas, and the subsequent location of a hack he used, bring the case a long step nearer to solution, it is believed by those who are at work on it. The Hearing Next The next real developments in the case will come at the preliminary hear ing, or. at least, are expected to come then. It is then that the officers will have to show their hand to a consider able extent, at least, in order to es tablish probable cause against the three defendants arrested so far.. And it is likely that before the hearing takes place one or two other defend ants may he lodged in jail upon sus picion. The Hearing Postponed The hearing had been set for next Wednesday norning. But it will not he held at that time now. The arrest of Christy in Texas necessitates the postponement of the hearing, and it will be In Id some time nelct week, the exact date not having been decided upon as yet. What Can Be Proved ust what tne autnonties can ac- tuallv prove is not known. Mrs. Ida Ball Warren, the woman in the case, has made a verbal confession to them This was published Fri-day. And they nave in writing a statement made by Mrs. Warren, to her sister who lives near Pfafftown in this county. But those who are not versed in the law know that the ver bal confession of HI a Ball Warren may or may not count for a great deal in forging the chain of evidence. Ida Warren in the iron cell and Ida Ball Warren in the court room may prove to be altother different women She may or may not stick to her ver bal confession. If she doesn't voluntarily stick to it she cannot be made to incriminate her self on t he witness stand. And in the event she doesn't take the stand, the alleged cunfossion cannot be used against Sam Christy. Bo that it may turn out that the Sate will have to depend on other evidence than the oonfession of Ida Ball Warren, to oonvict Chriaty. The confession can be used against Mrs. Warren whether ha will or no, but not against any body else, the lawyers aay. For that would he hearsay evidence. AH of which goes to make the case all the more i nt . resting and its final outcome all the more problematical. If Mrs. Warren fails them, then the beat evidence the officers have against Ram Christy ia the faet that has hired the hack from the Fisher Livery table on thai day In August. Chria ty may find it rather difficult to ex plain what ha got that three seated hack for and why he removed th two rear scats, and why he kept It out several hour! Into. Ea-Judd Janes In The Cnaa That the woman in the eaae is not asleep on her rights was demonstrat ed yesterday, when it was learned that Mrs. Warren had retained ex-Judge ones a her counsel. Details of Arrest The community throughout is stirTed almost beyond comprehension by the slaughter, one of the worst ever perpetrated in tne entire nis tory of fueds. All of the fugitive participants are without doulvt suf fering from severe stab wounds, ac cording to eye witnesses of the affair. From the hatred and ferocity with which they fought, it is said it would be impossible for them to have es caped serious hurts According to most versions of the fight here today, the members of the Shirley elan went in force to the entertainment given at the How ell school house at Gillridge. Thi entire communitv and the surround ing nehbors were on hand in their, best bib and tucker for the affair. It is said that the Shirley s wi re posi tive that the Bosworths would be on hand also in full strength. Rocked School Building The county authorities say that the Shirley crowd left the schoolhousc half and hour before the conclusion of the entertainment. Then it is alleged they held a conflab under a clump of trees in the rear of the building, and a few minutes later began throwing stones at the school building. One of the men in charge of the entertainment stepped outside and pleadod with the Shirley s to stop their bombardment because of the women and children inside. Affairs -in the building had just about reached the pandemonium stage when I'rson Bos worth strolled out and said, "I can stop the bombardment, and stop it mighty quick, too.-' Behind him were bis followers, aud behind them poured the rest of the school house audience, men. women and children. Then it is said, both Shirley and Urson Bosworth drew long hunting knives and began slashing at each other. Then the others of the two clans paired off and the terrible savagry was on Manv of the women fainted, while others shrieked and moaned. Child ren were hysterical as the twenty mountaineers fought with the ferocity of savages. to extend our Great First of the Year Sale for another IS days. If you have not bought, now is the time to save money. Just call and let us show you the goods and pricc A. B. SUGAR Middle St. New Bern, N. C To Our Out-of-Town Customers You are cordially invited to make our stores head quarters when in the city and when in need m any thing usually carried by a first class drug store send us your order we will give it prompt attention and mail it to you on the first outgoing Parcel Post. Bradham Drug Co. The Rexall Stores Cor. Middle & Pollock Cor. Broad k. Middle WILSON NEGROES rIRE A. L. E. WEEKS WUson, April, 12 Misappropiration of church funds was the charge pre ferred against Rev. A. L. E. Weeks, pastor of the First Baptist (colored) church of this city, which was the cause of his being asked to resign the pastorate about ten days ago. Rev. Weeks was "called" to the Wilson church from New Bern, but his home is in or near Mount Olive. The offi cers of the church have no desiro to prosecute in the matter, but the par son avers he will sue for his salary The brethren alleges that if he forces them to a Bhow-down that they havo conclusive evidence to show that last fall when he was aent to Baptist As- - a social ion held in Wake oounty that he embezzled the contribution sent by tho Wilson church; that the way in whioh they discovered that he had violated the trust imposed in him was never known until after the m'.nutes of the association had been printed, and dis tributed and then it waa revealed to them in the "contribution" oplumn in the statistical table that where fin should have appeared to the credit of the Wilson ohurnh nothing but a "blank" ihowed up. They also allege that he also was "short" another f 10 money "filehed" from the "Foreign Mission" fund. Everything will oome out in the "wash" if the erring brother persists in his suit. New Bern Banking & Trust Co. tagwaManwM i iiii h um i maammm IN ADDITION TO OUR Banking and Savings Departments THIS COMPANY IS Fully Equipped to Serve the Public in Any Trust Capacity CAPITAL $100,000 4 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Savings and Time Deposits 4 Times a year With the arrest of Sam P. Christy, tho mysterious person wanted in con met ion with Mr. Warren in the J. O. Warren murder mystery, in Orand Saline, Texas, yesterday, and the ar rent of Clifford Stonestreet, her son-in-law, in this city, Chief Thomas and other officials have solved the biggest point in the affair, and are now bring ing enough evidence to light to make them feel reasonably certain that they will be able to fix the blame on the right partial. sv mm m am m sism r- mm m rw r rmk r. rri ri rg n am rs nsn rn ti i an g a Mr. Farmer: Make your farm stand for something, give it a name and use Stationery the same as any other business man. 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