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second-class mail matter.
Once more. Pull m off.
"Mars On The Water Wagon.'
gurgles a headline in the Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot. Down this way Pa's
riding the same vehicle.
C-o-i-s-s-e-s on the ad. writers who
find such alluring names for the
thousands of summer resort hotels
and who flaunt them before us when
thev know that our coin is at low ebb.
Not having heard from "Bud"
Stephenson of the Raleigh Times
for several days, we are constrained
to believe that he has joined the im
mortal host composed of "Bud"
Fisher, Km. Pamkhurst, Evelyn Thaw
and a few others or mayhap Ram
, Ferabe has taken him off on one of
those fishing trips.
The news that Pamlico county
farmers are shipping hundreds of
barrels of potatoes to the Northern
markets and are receiving good prices
for them is indeed most encourag
ing. The agriculturists of that sec
tion have suffered some ''hard luck"
during the past two years and its
about time that some of the good
things were coming their way.
Washington. New Bern s sister
town to the Northeast, had a sen
sution Sunday in a negro who prom
ised to quit breathing at a certain
hour. Tho attraction drew hundreds
but ended in a farce and the negro
landed in jail. If that ebon-hned
descendant of Ham had had the least
idea that breath was about to depart
fiO'ii his carcass, he would doubtless
hae died of fright hours before.
New Bern may not be morally
clean just at I his time, but condi
tions are much better now than they
were a month ago and, believing in
giving credit where credit is du
the Journal congratulates tne offi
cials of the city ujmn their work
Mayor Bangert and Chief of Police
Lupton are on the trail of the gamb
lers, the liquor dealers and the red
light dives and it is an undisputable
fact that they have caused the opera
tors and habitues of such places to
either close up or leave the city.
We venture to say that New Bern
today is about as clean in this line
as any city in the State and the good
work will continue until the last one
of this class of parasites
ed hence.
Mayor Bangert and the police
are hot on the trail of the vagrants
and ae roping in the unemployed
who persist in loafing around the
streets doing nothing except selling
liquor and thievery. Right here it
might be stated that the negroes are
not the only vagrants to be found
here. There are white youths rang
ing from fifteen to twenty
years of age, and older, who have no
visible means of support, who though
arrayed like the lillies of the field,
"toil not, neither do they spin," and
a dose of a term or two in cleaning
up the City Hall or such similar
work, would do them good. It is the
law of nature that one cannot live
unless he have some means, either
self-earned or earned by someone
else, and there are a number
here, especially negroes, who would
have to be checked off if tbo roll
was called on such a score. We sin
cerely trust that the campaign will
continue and if it does, the result
will be all that can be desired.
August 10, 11, 12 and 13 have been
aet as the dates for the State Fire
men's Tournament to lie held in
this eity and already preparations
for this great jollification have be
gun. The firemen all over the State
always look forward with much an
ticipation to coming to New Bern
aad well they might for New Bern's
hospitality is unsurpassed and they are
always assured of having a royal
tme wh.m thny come lioro. The
day of tha tournament in North
Carolina, however, is waning. Time
was whan all of the hose wagons were
drawn by horses or by hand, when
the steam fire engine was ia" exclu
sive use. Today these are fast being
supplanted by the motor driven
appartus and, as in the course of
human events, the fire departments
are being modernised. This year
the motor-driven equipment has made
great inroads in this State and many
of the prised racing teams have been
disbanded hut there are others who
are still in the running and these
will be her when the gong sounds
for the opening of tto coming tour
nament. This event may not be
the last to he held In North Caroline
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racial mvttntsea to
Georgia waau tto oMaaw ef ether
to keeettoir aaads of tto
Praak aaae aad let tor attrei to it
Well. i Oeorgia will go atoad and
(ira him a square deal, tto remainder
of l to country wiU let things t.
However, ato mad a aid for publicity
a this eaae. got it, east also rot tto
public interested to saeh a point
that ttoy want to as justice done.
If Freak i fuilty. banc him. If to
it not proven guilt) beyond tto
stigkteat scintilla of doubt, it will
to nothing mora I baa licensed murder
if to ia executed and the sooner Geor
gia gats that safely stored away iu
her pipe and begins smoking on it,
the better it wii be for her.
MANY OFFENDERS
BEFORE MAYOR
Record Breaking Docket
Was Disposed of
Yesterday
Mavor Bangert disposed of one
of the largest dockets at Police Court
yesterday afternoon, that has been
tried nt any one session in several
weeks. There were no defendants
arraigned yesterday for violating the
laws governing the automobile traf
fic, but the was one persop charged
with jumping on a passenger train
while passing through the city. Gor
don Lewis, white. waB the defendant
in this caso and was "pinched"
by George N. Howard, special agent
for tto Norfolk Southern Railway
Company. Judgment was suspend
ed upon the payment of the cost.
George Crockingham, the nine year
old colored boy who was arrested
Saturday nicht for committing a
series of thefts in the Northern part
of the city, admitted before the May
or yesterday that he had entered a
number of homes in this section of
the city and stole various articles
ranging from food to oil heaters.
Under a new law enacted by the last
Legislature no person under fourteen
years of age can be sent to the chain
gang, and the boy was put on pro
nation on condition thatif he be fount
on the strepts, either day or night
he will be committed to the county
jail.
Harry Richardson, colored, was
arrested Saturday night charged with
stealing articles of merchandise from
the firm of S. H. Kress and Company.
and notwithstanding the fact that
the goods were found on his person,
he was only arraigned for disorderly
conduot, and was taxed with the
cost in the case.
The policemen have started another
crusade on the vagrants who infest
the streets of New Bern and as a
result Joe Fulcher and Jake Gaskins,
colored, were carried before Mayor
Bangert and given an opportunity
of showing that they have legal means
of supporting themselves. Thoy were
unable to produce evidence that they
have employment and not being able
to pay a fine of twenty dollars each
and the cost in the case, they were
sent to the county jail where they
will remain until it is convenient
for the superintendent to carry them
to the chain-gang. They will serve
fifty days each.
George Borden, colored, was fin
ed ten dollars and taxed with the
cost for whipping hiR wife. Ijiuie
Rice and William Hoover, white,
were fined five dollars each and tax
ed with the cost for engaging in an
altercation. Viccy Moore and Al
bertha Scott, colored, were fined five
dollars each and taxed with the cost
for being disorderly. Michael Mum
ford, colored, was arraigned on
warrant charging him with blockin
Sootts alley, but the evidence was no
sufficient for conviction and he wa
discharged. John Bryan, colored
was fined two dollars and fifty cent
and taxed with the cost for disor
derly conduct. Judgment was sus
pended upon the payment of the
cost in the case agsinsi George Scl
las, colored, charged with disorderly
conduct.
RUSHINGWORKAT
HARBOR OF REFUG.
Engineer H. T. Paterson
Goes Down to Look
Over Operations
United States Engineer H. T.
Paterson !eit yesterday for Beau oi t
from which placo ho went ove,- to
Cape Lookout and inspect) d the wo. k
being done in preparatory to tree ting
the breakwater at the Harbor of
Refuge to be constructed there. Mr.
Paterson carried with him C. L.
Josenhans of Wilmington whom he
placed in charge of the entire work
there and who will remain on the
scene until this is completed. Mr.
Paterson expects the first carload of
soek, which is being quarried at
Neverson, to reach More head City
the latter part of this week and
from that point it will be carried to
the Cape in barges which have been
aseured for that purpose. Once this
rock begins to be transported, it will
be rushed to the Cape just as rapidly
as possible. The company who have
the contract for the construction of
the breakwater and of hauling the
rook from Morehead City to the Cape,
have oonstrnoted several thousand
Mil
Cm t4 to h m tfci r tf M
an reswtfM ttoy trill to toutoi M
that aMil I tor ens to
into W, n.
DEATH SENTENCE FOE GER
MAN HELD AS SPY
London. Jane 7. It is officially an
nounced that a death eeataaea has
been meted out to MuUer and a sen
tence of seven years ia penal servi
tude for Hahn. two of tto three men
recently arrested on the charge of
being Qi ratals spies.
MuUer claimed to to an English
man, but Hahn admitted being a
German. The trials of the men wen
held in
lit H K It H RAPS BIG
TRADE OF I . S.
WAI
St. uouis, June 7. Myron T. Her-
riek, former Ambassador to France
in an address here, decried the at
tempt to "stesj trade that belonged
:o the belligerent countries in time
of peace. '
"If we profit by their unfortunate
condition, the least we can do is to
be silent about it," he said.
SHERIFF S OFFICE
TO BE 'MED OUT"
New Furniture Has Been
Ordered for That De
partment T)e County Commissioners have
placed nn ordur with the Art Metal
Construction Company, of James
town, N. Y., for furniture fer the
Sheriff's office and some fixtures for
the Clerk of the Superior Court's
office, at a cost of nine hundred dol
lars. The Grand Jury at the last sev
eral terms of Craven Superior Court
have been recommending that furni
ture be purchased for these two off
ces, but no action was taken until
yesterday. At the last term of Su
perior Court, Judge Connor, recom
mended in his charge to the Grand
Jury that they summon the chairman
of the Board before them and see
what could be done regarding the
purchase of new furniture.
A complete outfit was purchased for
the Sheriff's office and the price
paid was seven hundred and sixty
dollars. There was a bid pf seven
hundred and seventy five dollars
made by the Burger Manufacturing
Company of Canton, Ohio,
THE SUFFRAGISTS
MEET AT CHICAGO
Forty-One States Represen
ted at Meeting Begun
There Yesterday
Chicago, June f Plans for vigor
ous campaigns to procure national
suffrage were sketched at the mid
year conference of the National Wo
man Suffrage Association which open
ed here today. Leaders in district
organization in 41 states were urged
to use all of their influence on con
gressman in their districts to vote for
the suffrage amendment in the next
Congress.
The Susan B. Anthony amendmont,
which has gone to eyery session of
Congress in 43 years will be intro
duced when Congress convenes again,
according to Dr. Anna Howard Shaw
of New York, president of tho nation-
la association. It provides that no
state shall disfranchise its citizens
because of sex.
"I hope that no session of Con
gress pas-ios that the Anthony amend-
mdnt is not introduced until we have
national suffrage," Dr. 8haw said.
"Wo shall always push the issue un
til wo get it."
NOTICE TO PENSIONERS
The Pension Board of Craven
county will meet at the Cotlrt House
in New Bern, N. C, on tho first
Monday in July, at 11 o'clock a. ra
(this being the 5th day of the month.
All Confederate Soldiers, Soldiers
and widows of same who expect to
make application for pension will
please appeat before the Board on
the above named date, those who are
already on the pension toll need not
appear,
a R. STREET, Chairman Pen
sion Board.
L. 8. WOOD, Sesratwy.
NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of W. J. Taylor deceased lata of
Ons.ow County, N. C. This is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned
or before tha 17th day of May
1910, or this notice will to plead
ia bar of their recovery. Ail persons
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
ThU 17th day of may 191ft.
J. K. MORRIS,
Administrator,
P. 0. Maysvllle. N, C.
Tto gas freight boat Reyno left
yesterday for North Harlowe with a
cargo of merchandise.
ViveasVI IINMI IHVIH. "NW I lUMvUl I a at
ii in i fl i T ate sail
TifluE'YtAK OLDS
New York Young Gangster
Perform Some New
Stunts
New York. Jaaa 7 Oat at?
mouths of babies and sucklings three.
tto tolr milk botttei la C'rotoua
Park yesterday and hurled tto at at
tto head of Charles D. Pollen of
1604 Crotuae Park, east, tto Bronx
Mr. Pullen organized aad sponsor)
the Bronx juvenile police, aad some
of his youthful ofh rr bad called on
him to resneastraie with tto youths
for throwing the bottles about tto
park.
Yesterday being s holiday the
Bronx juvenile notice ware oat in
force, nicely scrubbed behind the ears
each wearing his little badge with an
air of rectitude. Crotona Park, goal
of rough boys on such a day, was
especially well policed. Soon tha
young policemen saw three older
boys stealing milk bottles from loudly
protesting infants cooing In the fun
ic. 1 security of gut-arts and baby
carriages.
The mothers of the infants pro
tested Vainly, Their tormentors
drank the milk, then threw the bottles.
against stones, showering babies and
mothers with broken glass,
The boy police called on Mr. Pul
len, their presiding genius, who ord
ered the youths to desist. Scarcely
were the words out of his mouth
when all three seized milk bottles by
the nipples and let drive. Mr
I'ullen ducked just in time to pre
serve his lineaments intact.
Then entered on the scene Patrol
man MacNamara, and the three
Davids were taken to night oourt
Goliath accompanying them to make
the complaiat apd the boy police to
discharge their duty- and porhape
to see the fun. Magistrate Deuel
lined the trio 15 each, and as they
had no money they went to the work
house. Thev gave their names as
Michael Brown, H, of 822 Jenntng
street, the Bronx; Leo Jacobs, 17, of
S00 East 168th street, and Jacob
Cohen, IS, of 1447 Minford placo, all
of t be Bronx,
Mr. Pullen and the boy officers
said the Incident would not dampen
thoir ardor and they would continue
cleaning up the Bronx.
POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLE ARE WED
Miss Annie Huske Pecomes
the Bride of Qustavus
0. Relniger
Washington, June 3 Tho most
tereating soclal-avent of Washing
ton took place Saturday evening at
Ardnave, Montgomery county, Mary
land, when Miss Annie Wright Huske
youngest daughter of Mr, and Mrs
Clem L. Huske, formerly of Fayette
villo, was married to Gustavus George
Keiniger.
The ceremony was performed by
tho Rov. B. F. Huske, of New Bern, a
cousin of the bride.
The bride wore a gown of soft ivory
satin, en tralne and simply cut.
pearl ornament held the train, which
falls in a shimmering cascade from
the back of the low cut bodice. Her
tulle veil was held in place by a rope
of pearls and cluster of orange bios
soms and a shower boquet of orchids
Lillies of the valley completed a cos
tunic at once simple and elegant
The matron of honor, Mrs. A. D
Mann, sister of the bride, and the
maid of honor. Miss Elizabeth Mc
Gruder Neale, were gowned in flesh
colored skirts and silver bodices and
carried white staffs surmounted by
clusters of orchids. Their fluffy hats
of flesh color wars trimmed with
single fresh pjnk prehid-
The bride camp down the stairway
on the arm of her father, and passed
through an aisle of pedestals and rib
bons to the altar where she was met
by the bridegroom.
Mr. Relniger is tha son of Mr, and
Mrs. Olin G. Relniger, of Orange
City Iowa. He was a member of the
naval academy class of 1013, but has
for the post two years been identified
with business interests in Washington
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
Will Begin
Grew
Today
At
The North Carofiaa board of medi
cal examiners wiU convene in Greens
boro today for the purpose of con
ducting examinations for all appli
cants for license to practice medicine
in the State. The examinations will
continue throughout the week, and a
large class of applicants is expected to
report there for the tests.
The board is constituted as follows;
Dr. J. F. Hfghsmita, president, Fay
ette vi lie; Dr. H. A. Roys tor, secre
tary, Raleigh; gynecology, obstetrics
aad embryology, Dr. Highsmith; sur
gery, Dr. Hoyster; anatomy, histology
and microscopy, Dr. C. T. Harper,
Wilmington, practice of medicine,
Dr. J. (1. Blount, Washington, N.
C; pharmacology, materia madiea
and therapeutics, Dr. J. Q. Myers,
Charlotte; chemistry and disease of
children, Dr. I. M. Taylor, Morgan
ton; physiology, pathology and hy-
gwne, Dr. M. L. fltovens, Astovilm.
Ml ti 1 - J k t J 1
raw.oru ,..n
Leaa MeOina left last night for Ham-
let to t Land tto convention of tto
Epworth League.
APPOINT W
He Doe Such It WiU
ftlean Big Fight In
the Pall
Jaaa S Tto people of
tto, sTiit of Columbia, especially
those tab-rested ia aajr way ia politics,
or those having strew views aa tto
race question, have been showing con
siders hlv anxiety far almost two
years regarding who tto President
will appoint as Recorder of Deeds for
Washington
Since President Grovejr Cleveland
named a negro for this office, paying
a salary of $4,000 annually, there hat
been a long succession of negroes hold
ing this osVa, President Wilson
asked tor, aad received, tto resig
nation of Recorder Johnson almost a
year ago and since then has been vex
ed with the problem of whom to ap
point. Robert W. Dutton, the Depu
ty Recorder, a white man, who has
been the virtual head of the office
for several years, has been strongly
urged by tto white Democrats chiefly
for the reason that thev desire to
break up the practice of giving this
office to negroes. There are on file
at the White House endorsements
of over 100 men, both whites and
negroes, for the office and President
Wilson is in a quandry.
The President, as is well known,
originally promised the Recordership
to prominent negro politicians who
helped to bring about his election.
Just at the ti me that ho had decided to
appoint a negro during the last session
of Congress the race question came up
prominently i n the Senate and Sena
tor Vardaman and other Southern
Democrats made open, threats that
(.hey would fight the nomination of a
negro for the office. The President
.therefore, was compelled to abandon
his plan because he did not wish to
precipitate ill feeling or raoe discus
sion at a time when the full strength
of the Democratic party was needed in
behalf of important Democratic legis
lation. Shortly after thi s incjdent the Presi
dent was irapFessud with, the argu
ments of advocates of home rule for
the District of Columbia, which has
given no votes aud consequently no
choice of whom shall govern tt, and
gave some thought to the argument
that ft looal man should be named for
Recorder after his attention had been
called to tho home rule plank i n the
Baltimore platform. Between his
promise and his regard for platform
promises to has since been see-saw
ing.
The belief has been exprossod in
some quarters that President Wilson
would gajn little by appointing a
negro thjs late i n tho day while others
claim ho could. secure a good hold on
the negro rote by alio wi jug his friend
ship for the uegrp race by appointing
one of them during tho recess with
the expectation of fighting the matter
out with Senator Vardaman and his
friends after the Senate convenes.
Should ho give a negro a recess ap
pointment of Recorder it would pre
cipltato a fight in the fall, but it Is be
lieved that confirmation could ulti
mat el y be secured.
It i h about settled that if President
Wilson names- a man for Recorder
from outside the District it will be a
negro, and that if he listens to the
home rule argument and names a
Washington Democrat it will be a
white man.
In any event he will reaoh a de
cision very shortly now.
Mrs. J. E. Hudson, Mrs. R. L.
K Kington and Miss Nan Randolph,
of Kinston, motored to New Bern
yesterday. Miss Randolph return
ed by rail and the others will today.
Miss Ejizabeth Copeland, of Kins-
ton, returned home last evening after
a shot) visit, to Miss Matilda Han
cock.
COMING LITERAL
So Decided Evangelist W.
L. Adkint Last
Night
That the second oamiog of Christ
will to literal and personal, and that
that coming is not far off, Is the belief
of Evangelist W, L. Adklns, as ex
pressed in his sermon last night at
the tent, corner of Broad and Burn
streets. His sermon was a comment
on John 14:1-3. Christ told His
followers he was going away and
they would not follow Him then.
Filter Wanted to go with him and ask
ed why he could not. Jesus' reply
was mat ne was going to prepare
a place for them, and would return
and receive them unto Himself. Prom
this scripture the evangelist takes the
position that Christ will come again
literally and personally, and get
His saints, and that until HJa coming
Ms go to Him.
"TV coming of Christ," said the
pssjjir, "should be tha theme of the
greatest delight of every child of
Ood. It is, so to speak, a spiritual
tharsapmeter. In tha 28th versa of
this earns chapter, the Savior says,
have heard how I m awav and
. ' T r - 'I
aossf agsJa uato yu. If ye toyed Ma
a, d wJolo. U
1. tto a. ik. L
Christ. It b aa evidence of love for
1 a little wbeW aft this law time
ks for Him to ra wa. Tha k ir
frsj mtelmactoJr tot.. aL aim
aad Barabto. sjetaaaoto, ,.
of tto rootor, aad tto arwst
T the lamb of W
Tto third day from this, Jesus
forth from tto tomb, aad sa-
sjaaiaed upon tto earth forty days.
farther instructing His Diaespsee. Up
on aast ncraaiin when to was with
tto so, Peter ashed eoaearaiaf John.
What shall this man dor Jama 21 SU
Jesus replied, 'If I wWk that to
tarry until I come, what is that 40
ttocf from this tto diertplas gath
ered that John would not die. From
this scripture it is evident that death
is not tto coming of Christ. But
He promised He would come again
and receive them. What did it
mean: Ttoy were not left in ig
norance on this point long.
"We are told in the first chapter
of Acts, tto 8th to the 12th verse
that upon one occasion while their
attention was riveted upon Him
'He was taken up aad a cloud re
ceived Him out of their sight.' They
stood gazing into heaven when sud
denly two men stood by them in
white apparel, which also said, 'Ye
men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing
into heaven? this same Jesus, which
is taken up, from you into heaven.
shall so come in like manner as ye
have seen Him go into heaven." And
my friends, from a careful study of
the scripture it becomes evident that
that coming is near.
"But some may object to this on
the ground that the scripture say
He will come as a thief in the night.
That is true. Paul tells us in 1 Thess
5:1-4 that to some he will come as a
thief. But He also says, 'that hfs
brethren, are not In darkness that
that day should overtake them as a
thief.' To one class, He will come as
a thief, unexpectedly, just as came the
flood to some, who knew not until
the flood came and took them all
away. I am thankful that some will
be expecting it, and looking for
with glad anticipation".
The Subject for Wednesday night
will be, "Signs of Christ's return.
FIFTY CARLOADS
OF miSHPOTATOES
Left New Bern La$t Night
Enrpute to Northern
Markets
Last night a train composed of
sixty cars, fifty of which were loaded
with Irish potatoes, went North from
New Bern. Forty six pf these cars
came from the Oricptal division, six
ffoui tie Beaufort end of thp Norfolk
Southern line, five from up towards
Dover and fifteen. from thi immed
iate section.
This is the largest shipment made
in one day from thi s point this sea
son but indications now are that fully
as large shipments will be made during
the next few days.
The Norfolk Southern is transport
ing all of the truck that is going North
from Eastern Carolina.
IMPROVEMENTS
WANTED ON ROADS
M. D. W. Stevenson appeared be
fore the Board of County Commis
sioners at the June meeting held Mon
day and requested them to have
something done to the road between
James City and River dale, stating
that it is in very bad shape. There
are two roads that lead from the
"Dark Town" to Thurman. He stat
ed that it did not matter with him
how the road was fixed, just so one is
put in good condition.
The thoroughfare is used extensive
ly, and in fact a part of it is the
Central Highway, but Mr. Steven
son stated that no work of conse
quence has been done on it in more
than five years and none by the
convicts. He did not ask that the
commissioners put the convicts on
this section now, hut did urge that
they lie sent there as soon as they
have finished the Central Highway
as far west as Fort Barnwell,
J. N, Howard, of number live town
ship, also appeared before tho board
in regard to bad roads ami bridges.
He was Instructed to put the road
and bridges on the road referred to
in good condition and present his
bill to the county,
A STRANGE SCENE
Alleges! Murderer Shows How He
Killed Man
A Loxington (Ky.) dispatch to the
New .York World says:
John Hall, accused of the murder
of Milton Butler, a leading Pike coun
ty politician, enacted in the Circuit
Court room at Pikevillc the scenes of
a quarrel during which he killed But
ler. Hall swore that It was in self
defense. Then he turned in the witness chair
and began quarreling with an im
aginary enomy. When he told how
Butler advanced on him he drew an
magi nary pistol. Aa he related how
Butler started to ran. Hall straighten
ed up and made the motions of aim
ing and firing. The judge, jury and
2QQ spectators sat astounded during
his confession and re-enactment of
the crime Hall is eonfldent that his
eted story will win hie frapdnat
NEW ENTERPRISE
M TBS CITY
Dovtr Han to Operate
Wood aad Lumber
Yard Here
The old plant of the New Hera
lee Company has been leased by
D. W. Richardson, of Dovar. aad he
hi es ad act a wood aast turn tor
yard. A fore of workmen will be
employed there beginning tomorrow,
in cleaning up the place. Mr. Rieh-
erdeeu states that to will be ready
for business by the fifteenth of June
This company, which will be un
der the management of T. D. Brown,
who came to New Bern from New
York last fall, will be known as
D. W. Richardson Wood and Lum
ber Yard. The company will handle
wood and brick and will manufac
ture lumber, trimmers blocks, planing
blocks, laths and cypress shingles
RIOT ON SHIP
WAS AVERTED
Ally of the Kaiser Defended
the Sinking of the
Lusitania
New York, June 8 When the
American liner St. Louis arrived in
port today she brought word of a
riot which had been precipitated
when one of the passengers attempt
ed to defend the sinking of the Lusi
tania as a legitimate aet of war.
Morris Weingartea was the passen
ger who started the argument. On
the ship were some Lusitania sur
vivors and no sooner had they heard
Weingarten's sentiments than they
began to shout: "To the sharks with
him! Throw him overboard!"
Weingarten and a friend who stood
by him, were backed up against a
wall of the smoking room and in
danger of serious injury when res
cued by half a dozen husky stew
ards, John P, Brown, of Montclair, N,
J.t who served for a time in the
service of the American ambulance
corps iu France, said there are more
than 2,50,000 wounded soldiers in
France at this time.
Another passnger, Enos Curtain,
of New York, who also served in the
French hospital corps, told pf work
upon the field.
"Sometimes we were within three
yards of the muzzles pf the German
guns along the German trenches as
we collected bodies," said Curtain,.
"However, the Germans always re
spected the Red, Cross symbol apd
did npt fire uppp pa,"
GOMPERS ATTACKS
nin uiu "i n
UUf niAIl J. U. I
Declares Him to Be the In
spiration of Colorado
Labor Trouble
New York, June 8 Samuol Jum
pers, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, bitterly attacked
John D. Rockefeller and his son as the
inspiration of the Colorado mining '
troubles. Mr. Gompers said John
R. Lawson was innocent of murder
and must 1 e freed.
"John L wa n has been found guilty
of being an officer of organised labor
and sentenced to a living death in
connection with tho death of a man
of whose death ho knew nothing,"
said Mr. Gompers. "Why? Because
somebody wants to get John Lawson
out of the way. It is a familiar trick
of hostile employers to undermine
unionism by getting the leaders out
of the way by allurement, discharge
or jail some way, anyway.
"The coal barons of Colorado have
been dominated by a man who would
sacrifice ail bis investments in Colo
rado rather than recognize the new
industrial situation which assures
wage earners a voice in determining
conditions upder which thoy work. In
relentless pursuance of this policy
Jobp Lawson became a marked map-"
Mr. Gompers said the drawing of
the jury was illegal, apd there was no
evidence to. establish Lawson 's guilt.
It was not even proved that Lawson
was at the battle, he said, and the
conviction was a travesty of justice.
"Isn't It more than passing strange"
he added, "that in a country where
the Constitution firmly proclaims
equal rights for all, only wage earn
ers are indicted for punishment in
connection with violence and murderf
No one denies that. Louis Tikes and
other miners were killed, but neither
of the John D. Rockefellers nor J. F.
Welborn was Indicted for their mur
der.
"If the leader of the strikers can be
held responsible for violenoe alleged
to be committed by the strikers, then
every mi ne owner is legally responsi
ble for the death of men, women and
children killed in the war they waged
to prevent miners from securing
rights assured them under State
laws.!'
The gas freight boat Nellie Oriole
arrived in port yesterday from Adams
Creek with n cargo of country pro-
Tbe gas freight boat Alfonso was
in port yesterday morning taking on
cargo of merchandise for Beaufort
and Davis.