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Weekly Jhi rah els a mm mmmtg Tmma) day at we FlUl it L 4. LAN WNTPVO C 1H I OWm . JL II aUawiil ! : H aL LAND Manager . t CaUJMPLEM ED1TOH B. BLIDBOI Reports MJMournoN baits. Oml. ll.Ou Mull mt i jo Three M oaths J Tk JOURNAL wm complete resssssje fwrnished byake Centrer Newt l iasirin. Press Asaovoiatio and i Addition to this, fully cap ea Kut arm North Carolina by ipeei eorreepondets. Entered at the poat office in Ne N. C.eeeoad-elaas mail matt ??????????? A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY When Athena dare every fourth block to her children and youth for the tf mnaslum and the playground, she built hod lea of alia and ateel, and great men walked up and down ker atreeta in redimenta, and ker health bloomed in the oration of Demosthenes, and the essays of Plato, and tke marbles of Phidias. Just aa soon as the race and the body began to deteriorate, Athena went to pieces. This haa been the atory also of Ephesus, and Corinth, and Venice. Newell bv.1 iht Hills. One of life's mysteries: The girl who can wear furs in Julv. No, it is not too hot for us. We could stand two hundred degrees additional heat and still he pretty comfortable. If Morehead City wants to pull off a real shocking sensation she might try placing a few electric eels at fre quent points along the bathing beach near that town. " We don't wonder at the fact that Evelyn Thaw is afraid of Harry Thaw. a wtte mat nas cut up the capers with which she is credited, has need to have some fear for the just retri bution that is coming her way sooner or later. So far none of the "bombsterV has thought of writing to William Jennings Bryan and informing him that an infernal machine has been placed at some obscure point around his premises. Maybe they think - Bryan has enough troubles without any additional ones. Judging from the manner in which some people pay their bills or rather do not pay them, one would think that they were under the impression that they should be immune from hav ing to pay their just debts more than one in four or five years. The Greenville Reflector is of the opinion that there are entirely too many worthless negroes roaming around with a gun in their hip pocket. The Reflector is right and over this way every time that one is caught carrying munitions of war he is taught a lesson that stays with him for quite a long while. We are glad to see that the local o Beers are on the trail of those per sona who drive horses and mules and who mistreat them. While these poor animals are not human, they are endowed with some sense of physical feeling and to beat and hammer on them day in and day out, to use them at daily tasks when they. are not hardly able to walk, is in deed cruel and those heartless wretch es who persist in doing this should and will be severely dealt with. There are various ideas as to what abort of a man it takes to com mit suicide. Some are of the opinion that it takes a fellow with a lot of nerve, while others hold the opinion that only a weakling will take the life which God Almighty has given him. We hold with the latter crowd. The chap who deliberately shuffles off this mortal coil when he runs up against a few rocks in life's path way, is not what he ought to be either mentally, spiritually or physi- A'aO ii ., id, wide then is always 4 - The latest robbery to occur in New Barn ia the most provoking of aay of the series of thefts which have been going on here for the past few months and this ia data to tha fact that it occurred right ia the heart of the business dietiiat of tha city and within a half block of the police Only a few days before an on tha other aide of tha bioak waa entered and robbed aad the public ia wondering, "Where act?''. Paraoaaily we know that a asjltoaman haa walked over the busi ness eeotann of tha eity, hoar after (hiring every night of the past al yet it is poetJble, a van that tke latest robbery waa bag thai tiaae. The h that there are not With esdy Um aaas aw m city, a afcj e aad the it m a Iks; ttr art bol iturt ol tke law. What m to hare to okay tew aet down by l atil tk u hroagkt abaat the Mat aaawred that th-at plhrr vissatioae wiM go UMfta aad nfht on. The Greenville Reflector wants lo how feast it will he before the tbhww of that town paaa I ordinaaea prohibiting the reckless driviat of automobilea. The answer ia aaay right alter tha Brat horrible accident occurs. Says tha Orcsarille Reflector: "Judge Peebles holds the drier Law aa Unconstitutional- head line in Greensboro News. Hav ing relieved himself of that the Judge takea a walk, we presume." Huh. Bet a walk wasn't all that he took, either. The News :.nd Observer wants to know if we haw reached the end of the Thaw case. Goodness know we hope that such is the case. Nine years of handling news articles in which Harry K. has figured promi nently is about long enough to satis fy even the most fastidious para graphed The Wendell Times is urging the planting of fruit trees around the town instead of the usual shade, trees. The Times doubtless wants the town to be known bv its fruit. The Statesville Landmark cites a case in wmcn tnree memoers 01 a family over in that section have been killed while riding horseback during the past few years. Looks to us like the remainder of the family would form a mutual agreement to do their traveling on foot. One of life's mysteries: The fel low who is eternally touching his friends for a loan and just as eter nally forgetting all about it ten miu utes later. Over in Richmond, Va., some rogue- besmeared female of the specie Aim flamed several well known citizens out of a goodly sum of coin of tin realm with a furtune telling stunt Such incidents as these remind us that what Barnum said about a sucker being born every minute still holds good. AFRAID OF BANKS; THEIR MONEY LOST Goose Creek Brothers' Life Savings are Stolen While Away Just because they were afraid of banks, Lathel and Ben Leary, two residents of the Goose Creek Island section, are "short" several thous and dollars, the savings of a life-time, which they had locked in a safe in their home and which was stolen by some unknown thief or thieves. News of the robbery reached New Bern yesterday and was to the effect that the money was purloined from its hiding place while the men were away from home attending to some business matters. Upon returning they discovered that some one had ransacked the house and upon inves tigating found that their safe had been opened and the last dollar had been taken therefrom. The exact amount stolen is not known but all their life the men have been saving what ever cash they could and it is sup posed that the amount was at least ten thousand dollars. Efforts are being made to trace the thief, but so far these have proven of no avail. U. S. TO RECEIVE TEUTONIC PROTEST Don't Want This Country to Sell Shells to the Allies Amstredam, July 15 A concerted protest against American sales of mu nitions tn the Allies, by Germany, Austria and Turkey, will follow a re cent conference at Vienna between German Chamvf.or Von Bethraann- Holweig, Foreign Secretary Von Jar gow and the Austrian Foreign Minis ter, Baron Burian, according to Ber lin advices. It is reported that Austria sent note to Washington several days ago asking that an embargo he placed on munitions to the Allies unless the lat ter guaranteed safe passage of muni tions to Oermany, Austria and Turk y- According! to a statement made last night by a person who ia in posi tion to know, no one has called at tha City Hall and put in their claim for the trunk of whiskey that waa seized at the union passenger station Fri day night by Captain A. L. Bryan. Tha wet goods will be held at the City Hall for a few daya and if the owner wishes to put in hia claim for the goods he may do so by apply ing to the proper authorities. Miss Mamie Fraaicr left last ev ening for a visit to Meads at Bean-fort AN EDUCATIONAL RALLY BE HELD AT VANCQMQ Great Gathering of Tmdk- era There on August Seventh MANY SPEAKERS Two Schools in Townshrp No. 3 to Be Con solidated Dr. J. K. Turlington, head of Cra veu eoaaty's Karat Life School a' Vance boro, waa ia the city yaals I day and gave out the information i hat a big educational rally that will be attended by educationalists from all parts of this and several other coun ties, it to be held at Vance boro on August 7th and the program for this event is now being arrnagea. At this rally interesting addresses ill be made by men who are well known all over the State and efforts are being made to have every teach er in the county in attendance at the event. While the program has not yet been completed, it will be announ ced within a few days. To Consolidate Schools 8. M. Brinson, county superin tendent of Public Instruction, yes terdav gave out the information' that plans are now under way for the consolidation of the Wintergreen and Lane's schools which are located in Township No. 3. These schools are now taught in separate buildings by one teacher to each school. It is planned to erect a commodious structure in easy access to the pupils in each town and to place this in charge of a principal and an assistant. Like the school at Thurman, Township No, 7, the children will be transported to the school from their homes and back again in wagons It is planned to have the building ready for occupancy by the open ing of the fall term. Other School News While vacation days are now vogue, the forces who control the destine's of Craven's public schools are hard at work perfecting plans for the approaching term and thi is expected to be one of the most auspicious in the history of the coun tv's educational institutions. WASN'T MISS HILL Havelock Yound Lady Didn Write Certain Article Havelock, N. C, July 15, 1915 Dear Editor: I wish to announce through your paper that the part of the "Have lock Items" which came out in Tues day's issue of the Journal concern ing the beginning of a Methodist Sunday school has no reference what ever to the Christian Sunday school in our neighborhood nor to their superintendent, as they have a very competent young lady to run it, and I deny the charge as having any reference to their religious duties and the good they were doing. The article was expressive of a desire of a Methodist Sunday school in our midst under a competent per son and was written by a believer of the Methodist church. SERENA HILL. GRIER QUART LAW TO BE TRIED OUT Durham Chief of Police Will See if It Holds Good Durham, July 17. Police Chief J. R. Pendergrast of this eity has decided to test the new Grier quart law on a different basis from those presented in the past. In starting this test, he has advertised for sale a horse, harness and buggy that was recently confiscated by the police on account of its containing three and a half gallons of liquor. The man who occupied the buggy jointly with the liquor ran when the officers ap proached and was consequently not caught. Two days after the horse and buggy had been confiscated, an other man went to the polioe sta tion and claimed ownership. How ever, the police would not turn the confiscated property over to him un less he take out the i e -cssary pro ceedings to prove it his property, The citizen in question did not take these steps, and it ia the belief of the chief that the property was not his. If the real owner of the buggy cornea into court to claim possession, tha police are willing to take a chance, they think that in that manner they can identify the man who had the liquor on the night of its capture. Should the property be sold, the money derived will go into the city school funds. The dame of baseball that was scheduled to have been played at Ohent Park yesterday afternoon be tween the Giants and the Braves, waa forfeited to tha Braves, but the Braves played a mixed team and d- eated it by the score of eight to four. RIVERSIDE AND 1RIDGETON Sunday school at 9:46, r hall at Bridge ton at 11 a... and at River- aide at S p. m. All invited. VRCDflA WOMEN WERE BUNCOED Teller Flim-Flaan Them to a Nicety July 17 -The art of aa K to tha aj ia its ut moat detail this Justice H. A M ta ken Mrs Aaaie Step bras, whs that she was a gypsy of la went, was sent on to tke grand jury as aha ehargr of iadiing two white wasnen. who live oa Wast Fifteenth stre. ' of sum ol money amoaurifcag to more tbaa 1100. The full aaaasnat obtained from the vic tims of the palm reader waa recov ered by Detectives Wiley aad Tina ley, who saade the arrest. Mrs. Stephens is one of a party of gypay fertone tellers who have been operating under a license at Forest Hill Park for the iast few weeks. The rest of the fortune tellers were aho in court today to answer to charges of disorderly conduct, and they were in structed by the court to leave the park. One of the two women who were victims of the fortune teller came into the tent of the sceress on July 14th to have tha gypsy read her palm. In the course of the reading, the white woman told the palm reader how she had lost a sum of money amounting to $300 in aome kind of speculation. Seising upon this opportunity, the gypsy unfolded attractive tales of her power to recover the lost money and she suggested a very simple plan by which the money could be recovered. One of the features of tha idea was the stipulation that the woman was to leave $92.. "0 with the gypsy. Must Sleep on Money The sceress explained that she would have to sleep on the money for three nights in order that she could cast the spell alter which she would return the sum to its owner so that she could sleep with it under her pil low for the same number of nights As an outcome of the gypsy's sug gestion, the woman left the exact sum of money with t he pal meat. However, she did not wait for the passing of three night, but returned to the park yesterday afternoon with Detectives Tinsley and Wiley and got her money back. Wanted Dyspepsia Cured Anotner white woman wno was a victim of the confidence game recov ered $21 which she left with the gypsy, while a white man, who de posited Sll with the palm reader, with the ambition of having his dyspepsia forever banished, also got his money back. The police have information that a number of other people were victims of the fortune teller. Mrs. Stephens was herd tinder 3500 bond for her appearance before the grand jury, which convenes next Mon day morning. ACCEPT BEAUFORT'S NEW SCHOOL BLDG. The new fifteen thousand dollar school building which was recently constructed at Beaufort by Joe W. South and Company, of Sanford, N. C, was accepted yesterday by H. E. Bonitz, of Wilmington, the architect who drew the plans, and the school board. This is one of the handsomest school buildings in the State and the school board and the people of Beaufort are well pleased with it. There are nine class rooms, an auditorium with a seating capacity of five hundred and a water proof basement. V. C. Brown, president of the contracting company, and J. W. Stout, secretary and treasurer. of Sanford and H. E. Bonitz, archi teot of the building, passed through the city last night enroute to their homes. The Carolina Ice Cream Com pany, a firm organized a few months ago, has gone out of business, the doors being closed. The owner of the plant realized that he was makirg nothing out of the business and con sequently he - suspended. It if un derstood that tha plant will ba sold to a local man. AUSTRIANS FIRE UPON ITALICS Rome, July 17. Anstrians fired up on a party of Italians near Monfal- eone engaged in burying thirty Aus trian soldiers, wounding a priest and two Italian soldiers, according to a news agency dispatch. The burial party was protected by a neutral flag. A royal decree has been issued pro hibiting skilled mechanics leaving Italy during war; sxeept under spe oial permit. This was necessitat ed on account of the tempting offer made by m-ighhr ring countries. H. N, Hardy, one of the proprie tors of the Banner warehouse at tended a picnic at Asbnry yestert'ay. and he did not fail to put in a word for the New Barn tobacco mark when an opportunity presented it self. Mr. Hardy stated (hat nearly all the farmers who were present ded that thay were going to give the local market a trial. R. Morris left last night for a to Kintton. SLOW PROGRESS IN HAUUNG ROCK FOR If AatDOD AC DKIMPC In a Week's Time Two Scows! Loaded With Rock Have Sunk CANT WORK FAST Only in Favorable Weather Can T rip Be Made to Cape Morehead City. July 17. Tke D. W. Taylor Company who have the contract for enacting the breakwater at tke Harbor of Refuge, are having hard luck with tke scows wkich are being used ia transporting rock from this place to the place at which it is to bo dumbed. Last week one of those boats loaded to the gunwales with stone capsized and this week another one turned turtle. On board of the Brat boat that sunk waa an Italian laborer, This man had three hundred dollars and a gold watch in his pocket and in his ef forts to keep above the surface of the water until help arrived, he is said to have lost bis watch and money. Slow Progress But little progress is being made in transporting the rock to the cape. The trips can be made only in good weather and even then it is not poss ible for a scow to make more than two trips a day. At the present rate of progress it will be at least five years before the work is completed. Y uns ure of the opinion that much more time will be requirred. Boat Coming Here The United States Engineer's boat Neuse, which was given its first try out here just a week ago today, is o be taken to New Bern next week and will in the future be located at that point for the use of H. T. Pat- erson and other government engi neers. The boat is a beauty and one of the trimmest little crafts ever seen in local waters. Many Visitors Morehead City continues to be 1 1 meooa of hundreds of pleasure seek ers and the Atlantic Hotel is doing an excellent business. The hot wea ther which has prevailed this week has driven many here from the in land towns and cities and each one is profuse in their praise of the ex cellent climatic conditions they have found. In addition to the guests at the hotel, there are several hundred people staving at the various cot tages. GREAT-REV4VAL MEETING HERE NEARING CLOSE Next Sunday Will Mark Fin ish pf Rev. J. W. Ham's Campaign TODAYJIG DAY Soul Stirring Sermons to Be Delivered Pub lic Invited The time allotted the New Bern campaign by Evangelist Ham ex pires with next Wednesday night' service and he had exepcted to close the meeting at that time but after a conference with a number of the lead ers on yesterday he was induced to continue the campaign through next Sunday. Mr. Ham goes from here to Jefferson, N. C, where he begins another campaign under his tent. By closing the meeting here next Thursday he had just enough time to get his tent over to the mountain section in time for the date appoint ed to begin but because of the great interest that is being manifested in the meeting here the evangelist, to gether with the workers felt that it would be little less than criminal to stop the meeting before next Sun day and so the Jefferson people were advised of the change of date and the meeting here will close with next Sunday night's service.' A Bid Day There was no service last night. It was decided to take this Saturday night for a rest in order to be in good shape for today and this week. To day ia expected to be one of the big days of this great campaign. The morning service will be held in the Tabernacle Baptist church at 11 o'clock and the evening service under tha tent on the school campus be ginning promptly at 8 o'clock. A fall chorus will be on hand at the night service and Prof. Lyon who haa charge of the singing announces one of the best musical programs of the meeting. A great congregation is expected at tonight's service and arrangements have been made to accommodate the oroeds. The singing will begin worn - ptly at 8 o'clock and everybody ia requested to be on time. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wyatt of Durham, who have been spending few daya ia the city left last even ing for Beaufort. J. R. Gooding left last night for Oriental to spend a few days visiting friends and relatives. (GREAT BATTLE IS IN PROGRESS ograd Jahj 17. Tke Bret big of tke ftsav tke re treat fre Ik Masurian Lake kgkUy the Baasaaaa Kara i-i'rr a had aoas- the liar from Couriaad an ke Vistula. Oeaaral Von Hmdeakarg is press ag rapidly forward, his seator aiming at Warsaw through Prsaanyas. Ha has beaa reiaforeed by 150,000 sac. The great Russian far trees of Georg icwak, protecting Warsaw from tke tier man objective. ASHEV1LLE HAS MOTOR MYSTERY Young Man Goes Out in Machine and Is Slain v Aaheville, N. C, July 17. Miss Arey Wat kins, of Andrews, and Her man Owenby, a local chauffeur, to day are being held by the police pending a Coroner's inquest over tke body of Don E. Herbert, son of State Senator J. 8. Herbert, of Haynesville, Clay County, the young man' dying as the result of a bullet wound infli ct ed in an automobile a few miles from Asheville late last night. . A deputy sheriff found Owenby and Miss Watkins beside a oar, ap parently stalled. He offered to bring them back to town in his oar. After they had nearly reached the city they told the deputy that a man they were with had committed suicide. The t wo were placed under arrest and the Coroner and Sheriff rushed back to the stalled auto. Yound Herbert died Just as the offi cers arrived, without making a state ment. The dead man was only 23 years old and was a member of ope of the most prominent families in the State. RM0RY OF NAVAL MILITIA ROBBED Guns, Shells, and Other Articles Taken by Thieves Within half a block of the City Hall and on one of the most promi nent corners of the city, the armory of the North Carolina Naval Mili tia was broken into during the past few days and a number of articles including a rifle and more than two thousand rounds of ammunition, were stolen. That the thefts were the work of white men and not of negroes the authorities feel assured and they are working on several clues which they believe will lead to the arrest of the guilty parties during the next day or two. The robbery was committed while the members of the New Bern Di vision of the Naval Militia were off on a cruise. If the thieves are ap prehended they will be fjealt with by the government whose property was stolen. THE MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY SOLD Now Owned by M. K. Pleas ant Is a Fine Plant Another deal of -importance that transpired in New Bern last week, took place yesterday when G. W. Skinner, owner and proprie tor of the Model Steam Laundry on lower Middle street, sold this establishment apd its good will to M. K. Pleasant whose home is in Western North Carolina and tomor row will turn the establishment over to him. This laundry is one of the most modernly equipped and is capable of turning out the laundry work of every oitisen of New Bern. Mr. Pleasant, the new owner, is thor oughly familiar with the business and will devote his entire time to it Mr. Skinner has made no plans as to whether or not he will leave the eity: FORTY THOUSAND WOMEN PARADE London, July 17. Forty thouaand women, dressed in red, white and blue the colore of the Union Jack on the French Tri-Color, marched today in the greatest suffragette demonstra tion since the days of the militants. The demonstration today was to prove to the government that the women are ready to do their part to help win the war. 1. O. Delemar carried Henry and Francis Willis aid Bonner Thomp son to Hancock Creek Friday where they sill sp nd several days oa a fishing trip. Tame gentleman have recently purchased a handsome house boat aad this was towed to Hancock Creak by Mr. Detomar with his launch Craven. AN INTERESTING LECTURE GIVEN Profs- Sears and Turlington Pay Beech Grove Sec tion Vlait A very interesting and tnatiaasire illustrated lecture waa gives at Baaah drove sakool house Friday sight by Prof. J. K. Turlington, of tha Farm Life school and M. D. Laaw, of Yon BarnwclL The subject of tha. lecture waa agricultural educa tion aad was ilbiatneted by magic lantern views of various subjects. The attendance waa exceedingly good aad tha interest manifested waa above tke average. In fact tke farm ers of Craven county arc becoming more interested an enthused over these lectures, which are proving to be of real worth. Lectures have been arranged for the foikrwoag places during this week; Daugherty's Chapel, Tuesday ; Winter Green, Wednesday; Asbury school house. Thursday. The lec ture at each place will begin prompt ly at eight o'clock in the evening. E. CARL DUNCAN NOW AT BEAUFORT . Goea There to Recuperate After an Opera tion E. Carl Duncan, of Raleigh, who underwent a serious operation in a New York Hospital several weeks ago, passed through New Rem yes terday morning enroute from New York to Beaufort, where he will spend several daya recuperating. While a little woak yet, Mr. Duncan is looking well and one wquld not think that he -has recently recovered from an operation of the nature of that which he underwent, and he stated that he was feeling line, taking every thing into consideration. Mr. Duncan's daughter, Miss Eli zabeth, and sons William apd Charles, who have been spending some timp at Beaufort, passed thrpugh the city yesterday enroute to Washing tun, N. ('., whore they met him yesterday afternoon and accompanied him to Beaufort. Mr. Dunoan made tha trip from New York to Norfolk by boat and from there to Beaufort by rail. NO INTEREST SHOWN IN THISJROJECT Craven Farmers Evidently , Don't Want to Form Association The meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms yesterday after noon to complete the organization of a truck growers association was poorly attended and very little was done in regard to the matter. Tha chief object of this meeting was to receive a report of the by-laws com mute and to appoint a membership committee whose duty it is to get truck growers to subscribe stock. There were pny a few present and this matter was nqt attended to. It is hoped that this proposition will not be dropped as it would mean a great deal to the truck growers In this section. The object of organiz ing an association of this kind is to yet the farmers tn orr&Ha fkolv pro ducts and co-operate in the market ing of it. Mrs. B. P. Way, of Morehead City passed through New Bern yes terday enroute to Portsmouth, to visit relatives. She was accompan ied to New Bern by her husband. BRUTAL MURDER WAS THIS ACT London, July 17. That the Lusi tania was torpedoed "not merely with the intention of sinking the ship, but also of destroying- lives," waa the of ficial finding of Lord Mersey, presid ing over the board of trade inquiry, today, held that the German charges that the ship waa armed and used aa a troop transport were false. The admirality was absolved from all blame for the sinking as was Cap ain Turner. Mrs. George Dunn returned last evening from a visit to relatives at Fields. Mrs. F. 8. Ernul returned last evening from Kins ton where aha spent several days with her mother. Mrs. J. U. Gooding left last ev ening for Seven Springs where ska will spend several days. Miss Nan Ramsey and Miss Battle Pelletier left last evening for Mora head City for a ehorl visit. Mrs. T. D. Warren and children left list evening for Morehead City to sr n I a few days. Mas Leona Marqnetf, of Kim bn, return d home bat aveniuc after spending a few daj t !n tke city visit ing Mias Ka'hleca Wilier I. Mr. and Mrs, A. B Balnea left last evening for Warsaw to iiod a few days,
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