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tfeekly 11 sbssT Mm K. J. land rumwi CO. taaSKasO S Mashaateal ... .SO lf.Uod Manacw H. I. Onmptar Bditor a. B IMw Importer SUAScairnoM mates Om yr tl-OU Sii Mssthe ...... .SO Thre Month 95 Tb Journal camel complete pre r porta famished by the Central Newt of Amaries Pros Association sad in Addition to thin, fully covers tastern North Carolina by spooial eorrsspond ents Entered at the poet offlee is New Bern a Moond-elaa mail matter. FRIDAY. MAY M. ltli Americana should be thankful that Theodore Roosevelt is not president of these United States for there is not the slightest doubt but that he would plunge this nation into the European conflict in less than twenty- four hours if he was at the head of its affairs. If Judge Carter and bis friends think that the Legislative Investi gating Committee did not stand with Solicitor Charles L. Abernethy in their report, why is it that the Judge so- severely criticizes the committee and everyone who had anything whatsoever to do with the affair? If the committee found with the judge in their report, it looks to is as though Carter would be kinder to them in his remarks. Some of the warring nations are so desirous of flatting the United States mixed up in the European eonflict that they would stop at noth ing in order to accomplish the de sired end. The assassination of our president would come just about as near doing this as anything that eould be done, but in order to allay any fears that Americans may have on this score it might be stated that during the past few weeks the per sonal guard of the president has been considerably increased and it would take a pretty sliok criminal to get near enough to do him any harm. Germany claims to be the most highly civilized nation in the world yet when one of her sea scavengers sinks a ship bearing neutral passen gers and hundreds of lives are lost, they declare it cause enough for a holiday and in Berlin school child ren sung songs of praise for "Der Kaiser's brave warriors." If that is civilization, we would prefer a state of savagery for ours. According to the latest decree, Leo M. Frank must die next month. It looks now as though the sentence of the court will be carried out and there is a genuine feeling of sorrow all over the country on this account. Frank may be guilty and he may not. but guilty or innocent, there is still a doubt and there will ever remain such if he goes to his doom with lips unsealed. One cannot but admire the young Jew for his remarkable fortitude and when he passes into the Great Beyond it can be at least said that he was a brave man. Now is a mighty good time to swat the fly. These little pests are n creasing at the rate of a million or more a day right here in New Bern and unless steps are taken to cut down their number we are going to be bothered by them this summer just as much as ever before. The house-fly Is one of the deadliest of pests and is each month causing a heavy loss of life. Start today to kill out your share of them and ask your neighbor to do the same. WIFE DESERTER HAS STRANGE STORY Says He Was Not Himself When He Ran Away AabeviUe, May 10. "I was not my self; I didn't know what I was, doing," waa the statement made yesterday by James A. MeDevitt upon his return to AsheviUe to face the charge of de sering his wife and seven small child ren. He maintains that be waa Ir responsible at the time that he mys teriously disappeared from this eity and, in a statement to the press, asks the people of AsheviUr not to pans judgment until he has had an oppor tunity to present his ease in court. MeDevitt recently was arretted st the home of his half-brother st Bolivar. N Y., hia whereabouts big aaeer tained when he made application to the Washington office of the Southern Railway Company for salary due him nist at the local shop of the Immediately following the receipt of the application by the Washington oSMsls of the Southern the local of ftetaa wore notified and theft asked that MeDevitt be held by the Boil vr prito. Origins! pi provided for the dlg f s sSteer to Bo Hvsr st oee far the prisoner but Mrs MeDevitt wsa quoted in an interview as earing that she would not prom onto bar bnsbssd w to aatAorta CHICAGO GIRLS LiKE COCKTAILS SAYS WET SPY Declares They Need to Take the Liquor Cure ARE HIGH FLIERS Mrs. C. E. Merriam and Others Deny Conditions He Savs Exist There Chicago. May 10 Leopold Neu mann, nress agn! for the "Wets" of Chicago has told a tale in whichChi cago society is described as sadly in need of a liquor cure. Mr. Neu mann is an organizer for the United Societies, which was formed to pro tect the brewing interests of the State under the banner of "personal liber ty" As "Dr. Hugo Meyer" he was in troduced into the social swim by two women who knew his identity. With the introduction went the story that he was a brother of the famous savant. Dr. Kuno Meyer. "While I did not find anything that might be called immoral." he said to day, "I believe I saw enough to achieve our object, which was to get proof that among the wealthy in so called society there is a dis ttnet night life, with drinking and dancing as features, and no time limit Some time ago I met a club woman a leader. She was with another woman. "The three of us got into a taxicab and went to a restaurant. The wo men drank. We went to other places and there was more drinks. I won dered if such things were general among the women who had appoint ed themselves arbiters of morals Out of that party grew my investi gation. It was Spend, Spend. "It cost me $o0 a day to be in the swim," but the knowledge I gained was worth the money. Motors, flowers dinners, wine and cocktails it was spend, spend, spend at every turn. 1 simply couldn't keep pace with some of the women; their capac ity for cocktails was astonishing. "One night, to vary affairs, I posed as a temperance advocate. In defer enee to my supposed convictions, a girl who sat at my tabic ordered a glass of water, others in the party followed her example, but one wo man would not be without her cock tail. She ordered one. I called the waiter back and laughingly ordered cocktails for all. There was no pro test. Says Society Women Smoked "I venture to say the club women never saw anything like that at the dances of our societies. Nor at our dances are the women in the habit of smoking. The women among my new acquaintances who did not have her cigarette case was an exception. "My investigations led me into many places. I visited tea rooms in Sheridan Road, in Hyde Park. I found liquor on sale after hours in places which had no special permits. I saw dancing between tables, and downright drunkenness. "We do not ask that the upper classes be restricted in their amuse ments. We believe in personal liber ty. But we want the poor to have the same liberties the rich enjoy. "If it had not beeDfor the activ ities of Mrs. Charles E. Merriam and her fellow clubwomen there would have been no such investigation by the United Societies." Mrs. Merriam is the wife of Alder man Merriam of the University of Chicago Faculty. She has been ac tive in fighting drinking in dance halls. "We were not afraid to mention the names of halls and the names of people," she said, "but be doesn't mention names. How can we know that this is not all a dream. The white slavers do not pick up tbeir girl victims in the homes of the rich, but in pnblic dance halls." Women Rrpl to Him. Mrs. Henry A. Blair, No. 2736 Prairie Avenue, disposed of Dr. Meyer as follows: "I have never met sueb condition in society as he describes. I have never met Dr. Meyer, either. I do not think hit remarks have any significance." Mrs. Harry Channon, No. 14.14 A hi or Street said: "People never hsv kept sncb late hours or done such things a Dr. Meyer describes, anywhere that I have gone. I do not believe in too much restriction of the amusements of the poorer classes. I tbink If only aggravates conditions.' Mm. C. Morse Ely, No. 90S Lake Shore Drive, aaid: I know nothing bout sncb conditions or about this Dr. Meyer." "Nimsw," said Mr. Kellogg Fairbssk, when asked wbst she thought of i he report. Mrs H. W. Oibbi and Mrs r. n Martin of Beaufort, arrived i the ity y torday morning and are the guests at the horns of Mr and Mrs. 0. A. Kafer am National avenue. thti sajhtam tejaJlal to the Snag nag f taw prwnsr hawk to taw atty Mis. MeDevru thaw agreed to psjr tk saV T. Dsssmgkia who rial in ear MeDwvm mad la trip for th srinaar. TVs ksttor ostored a aatoe ttoaa to ratarnmg to AshevtHe. JAMES A. BRYAN BiG SUIT Jury In Federal Awards Him $3,000 Court The eaa of James A. Bryan rs TVs Jobs L. Bpoar Lumber Com pany , the trial of which, consumed the entire of last weeks session of Dis trict Court, whu-h was held hers with Judge H. O. Connor presiding, was given to the jury yesterday ssd after being ont for a short time returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff awarding him the sum of three thous and dollars. During the course of this trial more than one hundred witnesses were examined, in fact the first five days of the hearing was consumed in taking evidence. The time allow ed the attorneys in arguing the case yesterday was limited to three hours and this probably accounts for the fact that the case was completed at yesterday's session. The plaintiff was suing for thirty thousand dollars, for damage alleged to have been done to his property, by fire originating from a spark from a locomotive engine of the de fendant company. The plaintiff was represented by Attorneys D. L. and A. D. Ward, while the interest of the defendant was looked after by the law firms of Guion and Guion and Moore and Dunn. Report of The Condition of THE BANK OF DOVER at Dover, in the State of North Car olina. at the close of business May 1st 1915. RESOURCES Loans and discounts $20,331.25 Overdrafts secured, S unsecured, $ 3,240.47 Banking Houses, $1,004.05 Furniture and Fixtures, $1,018.91: 2,022.96 Due from Banks and Bank ers 2.235.00 Cash Items Gold Coin Silver coin, including all mi nor coin currency National bank notes and other LT. S. Notes Total LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in Undivided profits, loss cur lent expenses and taxes paid Bills payable Time Certificates of Depos it Deposits subject to check ... Cashier's Checks outstand ing Certified Checks 700.00 45.00 121.45 612.00 29,314.13 5,000.00 5,263.07 2,000.00 5,528.83 11,515.03 2.00 5.20 Total 29,314.13 State of Nort h Carolina, County of Craven, ss: I, W. H. Caton, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, W. H. CATON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 8th day of May, 1915. H. LEE WEST, Notary Public. My Com. Expires Doc. 14, 1915. Correct Attesti G. V. RICHARDSON. W. A. WILSON. J. K. BIDDLE. Directors. MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED HERE Memorial Day in New Bern was observed with tho usual exercises held under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy, Confederate Vet- rans and tho Sons of Vetrans, The principal exercise of the day took place Griffin auditorium when Hon. S. M Rrinson made a touching i d dress Mr. Brinson is one of the State's most fluent orators and yesterday he was at his best and made a talk which will ever live in the memory of those who heard him. Following this came the exercises at Cedar Orove cemetery and an even larger number of people witnessed that part of the program than was on hand at the auditorium. SUPERIOR COURT NOW IN SESSION Craven Superior Court, for tho trial of civil cases convened yester day morning with Judge George W. Connor, of Wilson, presiding, and after hearing a few motions, a compromise judgment was effected in tho case of J. B. Barrow against the North State Life Insurance Company and A Me La whom against the same company. The plainUff in the for mer case was suing for the p&yment of s contested policy in the amount of three thousand dollars. The judg ment was twenty two hundred aad fifty dollars. The natur of the latter ease was the same, and the plaintiff was suing for the payment of two thousand dollar policy. The plain tiff in this action was awarded fif teen hundred dollars. The policies in qsestfoa in both actions wer os th- bfe of w M Ragtey. Dr. mm! Mrs. R. L. Daniel., of Hwan.boro Were visitors to Nsw Bern yesterday. MRS. R. P. HUGHES DIES AT RALEIGH A maaag which aasnnri the dssib of Mrs B. P. Hagbs. st the bom of bar daughter is RaJrigk, res whs d Hew Ben SssSsy sigh Mrs tings u the motoss- of airs. William H. Bain of this eity. f terdsys ton of the News and Qk server, carried the following cf) or the death. "Mrs R. ff. Hughes smd bme last night st II o'clock st the boass f Mr. A. i. FlaM, 536 North Blount street. 8k was 74 year old. "She aad her husband. Cap. R. F. Hughe, bsd been making tbeir home for ansae Urns with Mr. and Mrs Field, Mrs Field being tbeir daugh ter. "Mrs Hughes was born in Bruns wick county, Virginia, ssd was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Whortongtou, he was reared and educated in Oxford, N. C. She was a devoted member of the Presby terian ehuroh. "Surviving her are her husband, and two daughters, Mrs. Alex. J. Fields of this eity and Mrs. W. H. Bain of New Bern. "The remains will be taken to Greensboro, where the funeral will take place about midday tomorrow." THEODORE GIVES OUT STATEMENT Syracuse, N. Y., May lO.-Theodore Roosevelt tonight gave out the follow ing statement: "On the night of the day that the disaster occurred, I called the atten tion of our people to the fact that the sinking of the Lusitania was not only an act of simple piracy, but that it represented piracy ocoompanied by murder on a vaster scale than any old time pirate had ever practiced before being hung for his misdeeds. "I called attention to the fact that this was merely tho application on the high seas and at our expense of the principles which when applied on land had produced the innumerable hideous tragedies, that have occurred in Bel gium and in northern France. "I aaid that not only our -duty to humanity at largo but our duty to pre serve our own national self respect demanded instant action on our part, and forbade all delay. I can do little more than reiterate what I thus said When the German decree established the war zone' and of course plainly threatened exactly the type of tragedy which has occurred, our government notified Germany that in the event of any such wrongdoing at the expense of our citizens, we would hold the Ger man government to a strict accounts bility. "The use of this phrase, strict ac countability' of course must mean and can only mean that action will be taken by us without an hour's unnec essary delay. It was eminently pro-r per to use the exact phrase that wan used; and having used it our own self respect demand that we forth with abide by it." AUTO THIEF IS IN LAW S TOILS Sheriff R. B. Lane yesterday morn ing received a telegram from Aurora N. C, asking him to be on the look out for Aaron Lupton, a white man of that place who had left town, carrying along with him a Ford au tomobile which was the property of bis employer. The sheriff was in formed that the man had come in this direction and was probably in the city. An investigation was mado and Lupton and the machine were found at a local garage. Lupton stated that he had been working on tho machine at Aurora snd thst he had not stolen the oar but came here to get some needed parts. However, the sheriff decided that the best thing to do would, be to send bim back to Aurora and this he did, send ing a long a deputy to see that Lup ton did not stray away to some other place before returning the machine to its rightful ownsfefii1 THE MERCHANT He ohose a fine location. His fixtures wer the best. He kept his clerks a humping And would not let them rest. He hired a window i At forty plunks a week, And treated every ad. man As if he were a si He argued that the people, Seeing his windows, would come in. And left Mr. Ad. man, saying, "You need not call again." But, some how or other, The people stayed away. His goods remained upon the shelf. His bills he could sot pay. MoreJi Location, fixtures, clerks display They each deserve a prise, But the sheriff gets th merchant Who will not adrertis. Mrs, Sidney A. Jordan, flftv-four years of age. died at th bom of bar daughter. Mrs. R. Strickland, No. M Duss street. rtosSsv afternoon. Th funeral was nnsdnlsd from the 1st residence yesterday afternoon st 4 o'clock by Rev. W. B. Bvsrstt, pastor of the Freewil Baptist church, ssd th Interment wsa mad in Cedar Grove eametory. Undertaker situated at Ytnceboro and with two elegant Manes. I am Dreoared If serve funerals at shortest notice north of New Bern. I cam on hand at all times comas caskets aad vaults in sites and kinds to fit from infant to giant costing from $25 to $175. No charge for hearse when the job is $25 or over. D. W. Coppage, Vanceboro, N. C, Select Good Seed White,' extra early big boll Pro flic Cotton for the past twelve years. Careful field selection. If you are not going to plant but one acre, get the best. I have it I have it, made two bales to acres the past year. With only 400 lbs. of Foy's 8.44 fertilizer to acre. For sale at $1.00 bushell, F. O. B. Oriental. All orders must be accompanied with Cash, P. O. Orders or Checks. Have limited quantity. Order as early as possible. E. J. WHITE COTTON SEED CO. Oriental, N. C. SEED COBN FOR SALE Rich ardson's Prolific Seed Corn. This Corn made at the rate of 10 bushels more to the atre than any Other Prolific Corn grown the past season at the Farm Life School and refer you to County Demonstrator J. W. Sears, Vance boro, N. C, as to its purity and yield. Price $2.50 per bushel. Cash with older. G. T. Richaid son, Bellair Farm, New Bern N. C. Phone 1120-2. For Sale Four mules, 3 of them under 10 years; weight from 1050 to 1250 pounds; good shape and good workers, also 2 horses weighing about fifteen hundred pounds each, also lot of log wagons and log ging tools at a bargain. Address J. D. Coston, Maysville, N. C. HOUSE and 2 LOTS FOR SALE Prices reasonable, write or ap ply to W. J. Parker, Morehead City, N. C. There are quite a number of the subjects of the Kaiser in New Bern and since the sinking of the Lusitania the local Germans have been repeated ly asked to express their view on the subject. In every instance they have expressed regret that American lives were lost but they emphatically state that England got all that was coming to her and that she deserved the sinking of that particular steamer. In defending the action of the Kai ser's men as to th sinking of the Lusitania they declare that the ship carried arms for the Allies and that this was well known. One well known Teuton who is known locally as the "war expert" asserts that the sink ing of the Lusitania was only one of the many surprises that the Kaiser has for the Allies and that others re to dollow shortly. The Nsw Bern Ghent Street Railway Company has converted their storage battery ears into those of the trolley type and this has great ly improved the service which they are giving. The ears now make bel ter time snd are in every way giving the patrons of the company hotter service. At present only a low voltage is being used but this will be improved as soon as a new generator osn be installed at the Plant. The Increase In the passenger traffic on all the railroads leading into New Bern has been very notice able during the last week or ten days. Monday morning, when there awe unusually fewer people eomins into the oity than on other dsys during the week, all of the trains that arrived at the union station were well AHed. There were also quite a num ber of people who hoarded the train baas for other points. Lucy Jane and Annie Hymsn, ord. wer arrigned in Polio Court yesterday afternoon charged with bring disorderly. Th trouble orig inated over an affray between the linen s children snd as it was not o a serious nature, the Mayor sus pended judgment upon the payment of the cost in each ease. John Bry ant, colored, was taxed with the cost for being disorderly. The charge wa withdrawn in the Julia Pbifer, colored. Mrs. Cox and Mrs. Van Hugh, f Farmville, N. C, paased through Maw Bern yesterday enroute .home from a visit to friends at PoUooks- vJU. 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