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TUESDAY. MAY U. ltlf
If every on was aa absolutely oor
raet a they expect the aewepapers
to be, tbi would indeed be a grand
old world and there would be no seed
of revival meeting or of any other
f eaey for the promulgat ion of food.
Few people realize the disadvantages
under which newspapers labor, the
getting up of the new on abort order
aad there are tome, thankfully vary
few, who are ready to male bowl
if the slightest detail is deviated
from. They are to be- found every
where, this sort, and newspapers
all over the world have them to con
tend with.
We were talking with a successful
merchant some time ago and aaked
hint why he ws successful. "Well"
ha answered, "The main reason is
that I advertise. Another reason is
that nay customer, no matter what
rhe oao may be, ia always right."
This man treats his customers in a
genteel manner. If a purchaser
walks into his store, calls for a cer
tain article and after it ia set before
hiaj, he"says that it in worthless, it
makes no difference if the article
the very best on the market, that
merchant agrees with bias and sides
with his views. The average Ameri
ca likes to be handled with gloves,
likes to be made to think that his
judgment is beyond th slightest
eoatradietion and when a man finds
an establishment at which ha oan
get that sort of treatment, he is going
to patronise it.
Wit boat taking sides either one
way ev the other, the Journal sincere
ly regrets the action taken by the
New Bern Tire Company No. 1
in deciding to withdraw its members
from active service. This company
has been one of the prides of t)he
erty, it has been pointed to wit h ad
miration and we are truly sorry to
see it disrupted and taken out of
active service. The members of the
organization are. we believe, open
to reason and we trust that the mat
ter oan be amicably adjusted and the
usual routine allowed to continue.
Numerous reports of petty rob
beries are being made by local resi
dent. The local police force at all
tines is endeavoring t o break up these
thefts but with only a few men on
duty at any one time aad with a
large territory to cover, they have
their hands full and much of the risk
is, necessarily, up to the property
waer and citizens. Thieves take an
awful chance in burgarlizing a store
ar home for North Carolina laws give
h citizen a right to kill them when
they are caught in a home aad when
they are caught in mich, that h what
usually happens to them.
Just on the eve of the real warm
weather w would like to suggest
that New Bern citizen mate some
effort toward having open air band
aotteerts here during the summer
months. We have here one of the
bejst musical organizations in the
Mat aad there ia no reason why
they could not give at least two con
certs a week. Last year the manager
of the organization agreed to. give
the concerts if a small pavillion
for th hand was erected off East
K-roat street. This would have cost
but comparatively little bat for some
''reason it was not done and the eon
' carta ere not gives. Now is the
time to take up this matter and to
take apm action toward it and we
believe that if such ia done that these
open air concerts may be ajkeured.
THREE TURKISH
SHIPS GO DOWN
Pctrograd, May Vi TH Russian
lack gee feet ha sunk three large
Vvorkhm ship, near Booayul, accord
ing to dispatches from Bebsptopol.
admitting that Russian' gradual re
treat aad heavy looses, Ik war office
today declared the lose of th Qer
saans ar already overwhelming It
aid the Ruwiaa lines m Oafteia are
new adding sew positions and bek
nf the Qermaa advance. The Qr
meaa ar reported to ho already re
treat tag from the BaHJe previa.
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BUST OF BYNUM
PRESENTED TO THE !
SUPREME COURT
Former Congressman Settle
Made the Principal
Address
GOVERNOR ACCEPTS
Hundreds Present to Wit
ness the Impressive
Event
Raliegh. N. C, May 12. The
not of Judge William Preston
Byuum. member of the g.ial court
that want out as the Democracy
was regaining its anW-bellum foot-
, was presented to Noith Carolina
tonight in. the supreme couit room
with former Congressman Thomas
Settle making the address before a
distinguished oofaipaay.
The address came from a man whose
father was contemporaneous with
Judge Bynum and the two were
mighty forces in their party in their
day. Upon no other North Carolina
lawyer could the presentation duties
been couferied who could hae made
the sketch more attractive. Mr.
Settle's address must bo ranked
with the best before such an audience
here in a long time and one has
in mind Frank Osbornt, Clement C.
Manly, Judge Bragaw and othei big
lawyers who have spoken in eulogy
of their favorites whose portrait? or
memorials in marble have gone to the
enrichment of the State.
Bids Presented It
Ex-Judge Crawford Biggs, presi
dent of the yorth Carolina Bar Asso
ciation and upon whose initiative
the Bynum bust h.-oame possible
with the Bynum family's patriotism,
piesented the bust on behalf of the
State bar. Declaring that the State
has produced judges the equal of
any in the sisterhood, he presented
Bynum as one of the justices who
had itfleeted honor upon the State
Judge Biggs did not iefe.- to Chief
Justice Clark, of course, but oni
reading between the lines could not
repress the feeling that the younger
lawyer was replying to the distinguish
ed jurist when the defense of Samuel
Ashe, first of the chief justices of
the commonwealth, was quoted a
gainst appearing before the House of
Commons to answer his refusal to
dismiss the suit of Bayard vs. Single
ton at the direction of the lcgislatme.
Judge Clark has in many forums
held that supreme courts have no
right to declare legislative acts un
constitutional. Judge Bigg- quoted
Ashe's fine sentence in IS. fusing to
appear before ihe House: "in my
judicial character I am righteous,
and, therefore bold. And so the
supreme court 129 years ago asserted
its independence, whioh is the very
foundation of judicial integrity and
greatness, without which no judge
can properly administer his great
office."
More Remarks
Judge Biggs declared that this
Ashe case settled for all time in
North Carolina the "supremacy and
the invincibility of the constitution.
That opinion wa the first written
enunciation by any court in any
state or country with a written con
stitution declaring an act of the
legislature null and void because in
conflict with the constitution."
Judge Bynum held this view, Judge
Biggs said, throughout his distinguish
ed career of five year on the bench.
That administration was marked by
comprehensiveness of grasp and fac
ility of utterance that placed him
high among the jurists, Judge Biggs
declared. The president of the asso
ciation was pleased to be the medium
of presentation.
Governor Craig accepted the bust
after the two little great, granddaugh
ters of the judge pulled the strings
that dropped the trappings from the
manly form of Judge Bynum.
VIRGINIA MAN
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Petersburg, Va., May 12 J. Allen
Harris, a well known merchant of this
city, attempted suicide about 8 o'clock
this morning in his store in Nortb
Sycamore street by shooting himself
in the head with a revolver.
About 8 o'clock this morning the
colored porter entered the store and
found Mr. Harris sitting at his desk
with blood flowing to the floor from
a wound in his head, and in reply to a
question the wounded man stated that
he had shot himself, but was not dead,
Dr. W. P. Hoy responded quickly to
a sail and removed the young man to
the Petersburg hospital, where an ex
amination showed that the hall had
entered the flesh near the right temple
and had come out at the for he ad, in
flicting only a alight fracture of the
hull.
Mr. Harris trod two shots from a
3S-calibre revolver, the first miming
has head and entering the wall of the
tore. The bullet that rawed the
wound elan lodgad i n th wall.
Mr. Harris has a family, and worry
Over ID health i supposed to have
caused him to attempt suicide.
Constable John H Russell ifl
receiving treatment for complication
of di In Weet brook aanitorium.
Riobmoad. Va. Mr. ftasasll west to
Richmond last wek accompanied
bv his wife.
KINSTON LAWYER
DECLARES HE'S NOT
OUT FOR OFFICE
N. J. Rouse Emphatically
Denies Aspirations for
Attorney Generalship
STATES HIS REASONS
Says That His Personal Bus
iness Affairs Are All
He Can Attend to
Kinston. May 13 "I am not a
candidate for attorney general and
have not had any intention of offering
for the place." is the substance of a
statement Hon. N. J. Rouse of this
city, authorised today.
Mr. House's name has been men
tioned repeatedly by the prom of the
State during the past few weeks in
connection with the campaign and
my expressions 'and assurauees -of
interest and support have come to
him from leading men of the State.
It is to set at rest those rumors that
the above statement was given out.
Going into the matter at some
length Mr. Rouse says:
Not Unmindful
"I would not have it understood
that I am unmindful of the honor
that has been accorded me in con
necting me with the office of attor
ney general. I regard it as one of
the highest honors that can come to
my profession in the State. 1 have
been very much gratified at the kind
ly expressions that have come to me,
since my name was mentioned a few
weeks ago in the Raleigh papers, and
I have had such assurances from my
friends and leading men of the State
that lead me to believe, should it be
possible for me to make the race at
this time, I would be nominated. First ,
I want it understood that my private
affairs are such now t hat it would be
entirely out of the question for me
to consider entering politics.
Important Business
I have a number of important
business connections here which de
many my constant and personal at
tention, and to leave them would be
too great a sacrifice. I want it
understood, although not to be taken
as my reason for not becoming a can
didate, that 1 am not in sympathy
with any effort to being the recent
Carter-Abernethy controversy i nto
State politics. I think thai such a
state of affairs would be deplorable.
anil there is no occasion whatsoever
for such injections being the Carter
Abernethy case.
Possible Candidate
I have noted that my name has
been mentioned by some of the press
a? a possible candidate on the strength
of my being interested 1n the Carter
Abernethy ease. In this tespect I
would like to have i t understood t hat
my connection with that case was
purely a professional one. I was
engaged by Mr. Abernethy to rep
resent him, and no partisan or political
interests had any bearing whatso
ever on my entry. Please make t hat
point clear and that 1 am not in
sympathy with any political issue
being made of the controversy. I
hope the State papers, if they take
occasion to use my name again in
this connection, will see to it that
my position on this point is made bery
plain. -My private affairs preclude
any serious thought of my becoming
a candidate for any office now.
15,000 PLEAS FOR
LIFE OF LEO FRANK
Ohio Female Reporter Caidteci"0ln i"" th chances are
a that the Governor would have to be
iica xiiciu iu niiwus,
tO GOV. Slaton
Atlanta, May 12 With a bundle
under her arm that would have stag
gered the parcel post service, a young
woman entered Governor SI it n's
office at the Capitol today and said
she was Miss Eleanor Black, a news
paper writer of Cincinatti, and that
she had come to deliver the protest
of Cininnati people against the exe
cution of Leo M. Frank.
The protest was in the bundle. Miss
Black pinched a hole in the paper and
showed a double handful of paper
slips, each of tber:i beam the r
quest that Governor Slaton
s-ive
Frank from the gallows, and each
signed by a citizen of C'n-innati.
There were more than lo.flOfl of these
lips, she said. From the (ippenruaiM
of the bundle it is not to be romiid-
end unlikely that there w
t'vice
that number. -
Miss Black is on the Staff of The
Cincinnati Post, a ncwsp.ip r I hat
has been displaying dn'ly at the head
of its editorial column a blank form
of an appeal to Ooveriuv Sl.-.tn, so
that readeri might dgn their name
and thus through The Post express a
wish tha' Frank's life he saved.
Mias Black was d!sipinted to
bear that Governor Slaton was ia
New York on State business. But she
placed the bundle and its 15,000 peti
tions in the large crate which al
ready contained 25,000 or 80,000 let
tan which have come to the Gover
nor from every part of the United
States, begging of him nlemincy for
Prank
If the Governor should attempt to
road all the appeals that have reached
him already he would be occupied for
a month. It hi likely that there will
be a many more before th data of
execution.
Mill ! iMWii mti nwaiin , iii
E
QM BELIEVES
FRANK HAS CHANCE
Slaton Declares That Con
demmed Mas Won't
Die an June 21
LAWYERS ACTIVE
Counsel for Young Jew Plan
to Make a Final
Plea
New York, May 12. -oQvernor
John M. fSntua.Oo f eorgia, said at
the Waldorf last night that he thought
it might be accessary to grant a brief
respite for Lao M. Frank, who was
resentenced to be hanged on Juae
22 for the murder of Mary Phagan.
This action. Governor Slaton ex
plained, will probably be necessary be
cause the Prison Commission will not
bo ready to present the ease to the
Governor until several day after the
date fixed for the execution. Gov
ernor Slaton goes out of office on
June 26 aad will be succeeded by
Judge Nat E. Harris.
Bare Possibility
"There ia a bare possibility, how
ever," declared Governor Slaton,
"That I may bo called on to take final
action before I retire from office. I
am told they plan to hear the case
May 19, instead of the first week in
June. Ia that case the respite will
not be necessary. I am not keen to
pass on this ease, nor shall I try in
any way to avoid it. I have passed
on a hundred or more suoh appeals
and to me the case of Frank is in
principle, of no more importance than
that of John Smith.
"If, on hearing the evidence, I
should be convinced that Frank is not
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt or
that he did not have a fair trial, I
would commute his sentence. If I
were convinced that he is innocent, I
would pardon him. If, on the other
hand, I were convinced that he is
guilty beyond doubt I would not in
terfere with the execution.
"I believe any Governor of Georgia
would do the same, no matter if it
meant political oblivion. Please un
derstand that I am not in any way
passing judgment on the case. I have
not read the evidence and have no
opinion as to the guilt or innocence
of Frank."
Preparing Plea
Atlanta, Ga., May 12. With the
death date for Leo M. Frank de
finitely fixed for June 22, attor
neys foi the confemned man to
day were hard at work on their plans
for the final plea to be made befote
the State Prison Commission and the
Governor for a commutation of the
death .sentence to life imprisonment.
Although It has been rumored t hat
a special session of the Prison Com
mission might be called within the
next few days to hear this plea,
indications were that the case would
come up in its regular order at the
session the first-part of June, This
will give counsel for Frank more time
in which to prepate their petitions
and arrange other details of their
plans.
The naming 'by Judge Ben Hill of
June 22 as the execution date reviv
ed speculation aa to whether the
case will reach Governor Slaton be
fore bis term of office expires. Some
lawyers declared there is still a strong
probability that the case may go to
Governor-elect Nat Harris. It was
pointed out that the hearing before
the Prison Commission and the con
sideration of the huge mass of evi
dence in the case are expected to re
quire several days, and that unless
the commission should formulate its
t. .PMnitA ifrank There is no
flXMi time for the commission's ver-
diot, its deliberations being somewhat
in the nature of the Supreme Court.
SERIOUS RIOTING
IN EAST LONDON
London, May 12 Seri ous anti-Ger
man rioting has been renewed in East
London. Great crowds of men aad
women parade the streets, breaking
windows. Several butcher shops con-
1 dueled by men with German names,
throwing the furniture and supplies
into the streets; One crowd threat
ened Germans with physical violence.
The police were temporarily power-
lam.
Several German batchers were mob
bed in Smitufield market and thrown
into the street.
Rioting and anti-German demon
strations are speeding throughout th
islands. Liverpool Germans are un
able to appear on the streets. So se
rious is the alien enemy" problem
becoming, a special session of th
cabinet has beea called to discuss it
AMERICA IN FUNERALS EX.
HAUST U. B. FLAGS
Queen town. May 13. Tha de
mand for Unite) Stalls Sage was ee
groat today that the supply gave
out. Most of the coffins containing
American virtlam of the Lasitaam
disaster wer draped with the United
State colors. Alt the coffins, includ
ing tho bearing the American ban
ner, bore th UOten Jaeb.
Wetley Pro, Mm Aamriean Con
sul, ha advanced ft, COO to tho who
appealed to him for help.
'Undertaker
situated at Vanceboro
and with two elegant
bear tea, I am prepared
tt terra fanerals at
shortest notice north of
New Bern. I cam on
hand at all times coffins
caskets and vaults in
sizes and lands 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
file 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 4(H) lbs. of Foy's 8.44 fertilizer
to acre. For sale at 91.00 bushell,
F. 0. B. Oriental. All orders must
be accompanied with Cash, P. 0.
Orders or Checks. Have limited
quantity. Order as early as possible.
E. i. WHITE COTTON SEED CO.
Oriental. N. C
SEED CORN FOR SALE Rich
ardson's Prolific Seed Corn. This
Corn made at the rate of 10
bushels more to the acre than any
other Prolific Corn grown the
past season at the Farm Life
.School and refer you to County
Demonstrator 3. W. Soars, Vance
boro, N. C, as to its purity and
yield. Price $2.50 per bushel
Cash with older. O. T. Richatd-,
son, Bellair Farm, New Bern N. C.
Phone 1120-2.
For Sale i
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 oi log wagons and log
ging tools at a bargain.
Address J. I.). Coston,
Maysville, N. C.
HOUSE and 2 LOTS FOR SALE
Prices reasonable, write or ap
ply to V. J, Parker, Morehead
City, N. C.
KINSTON NEGROES
ASSADLHFFICER
Three Set Upon Policeman
and Do Him Up
Pretty Badly
Kinston, May 12 While taking
Tom Clark, a negro arrested for
larceny, to the station house just
before midnight last night Police
man Claude Sumrell was set upon
by Clark and his wife and an unknown
negro and badly beaten with metal
knucks, the officer sustaining such
severe injuries that Dr. A. L. Hyatt
had to strip him to dress the wounds.
They are not serious, however, though
Mr. Sumrell was "bloody as a hog"
from the gashes made in his head
by the metal kpucks and other thine
used in the assault upon him. Clark
got away and was not apprehended
at a late hour this morning, though
a posse was organized to hunt for
him.
The assault on Officer Sumrell oc
eured about midway between King
and Bright streets when the police
amn was taking Clark, who had been
arrested In "Cummlngs Kow," to the
poHce station. He says an unknown
negro met them and assaulted him
with knucks. This enabled Clark to
gat released and Clark's wife joined
ia the fray, the three of them using
tho officer up right badly. In the
melee he lost bis gun and "billie" In
trying to "pull them," hut later got
the gun book, finding it on the ground
where the fracas took p'aeo.
AMERICAN SURVIVORS ARE
WELL CARED FOR
Washington, May 12. Consul
fraat at Queens town, today cabled
to tha State Department the name of
Mr Kenan a among the stir vi von
of the Lusitania disaster. Ha an
nounced that the nam of Mrs. May
Brown should he stricken from the
list of identified dead.
"No American here Is in want or
has been sine, the hour of landing,"
was the Consul's statement in this
dispatah.
The two mast schooner Rpearwater
arrived in port yeaterday morning
m MiddWton. Hyde County, with
cargo of several hundred bushola
of loja baaas.
I
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