North Carolina Newspapers

NEW BERN SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL "FRANK WILL NOT DIE" SAY THE PHYSICIANS ATTENDING PRISONER Wound In His Throat Re-oDened Yesterday and Hit Fever Goo Down. Wants to Talk All the Tune---His Wife at Prison With Him. need to death titer a chia of i nistanoca whi'h whili seemingl n .ui inp. Mill had its w-ak link, tat Governor Slaton r.nd the Prio oniir.i winners doubted, as n tl i'rs.n case. Blttcrre s Was Intense Bitttruess against Dr. McNaugh on, si though restricted to Emanu ounty, was as intense as in th 'rank case, if not oen more nearlj iniversal in its sphere. It failed, how iver, to affect Governor Slaton's do vision of clemency. And again, as in the Frank caw Oovernor Slaton in commuting th ieath sentence of Dr. MeNaughtoi ifollowud the recommendation of lrn n Commissioner T. E. Patterson wh irged life imprisonment in oppositior x Commissioners Kainey and David son. The solo difference was that h majority vote of the commission ii this case was for a ftll pardon in ttead of for death, as in the Frank ease. Dr. McNaughton was sentenced to NEW BERN. NORTH CAROLINA July n 1915 e BERN TO BE N GALA AMI Uty to be Decorated for the State Firemen's Tournament Milleddeville, Ga.. July 20. Following the opening of the wound in his throat, Lao "M. Frank's temperature this after noon dropped to one hundrei degrees. The request of Mrs. Frank (Iia a cot for her be.placed beside he; husband has been refused. No direct symptoms of Infec. tion in the wound have developed. Frank continues to talk in fact J he hanged for the death at Covena the attending physicians declare! Kmanuel county, of Fred Flanders that he is talking too much. I June 4, 1910. McNaughton had at- Creen, his assailant, thousjh hea. tended Flanders through a long ill vily ironed, is more defiant than ness from acute nephriti--. A widow ever. "1 only wish I bad more r, with two young sons, he lived in strength," he said in referring the Flanders home, and was regarded to the fact that his left arm Is as the closest friend of Fred Fland paralysed. ers. Creen is reported to have made When Fred Flanders died, the threats against Frank long be- tongue of suspicion was loosed against fore he rwas committed to the -Dr. McNaughton and Mrs. Flanders farm and is alleged to have said and a guilty love between them, mov to his fellow prisoners. "Just ing them to kill the invalid husband, wait until he comes down here was charged. The body of Frod Flan and then 111 show you some- ders was exhumed, an autopsy made thing." and traces of arsenic found in the Three State Prison Commiss- dead man's stomach. Dr. McNaugh ioners and Governor Harris will ton and Mrs. Flanders were jointly come to Milledgeville Saturday indicted for murder, and. make an attempt to Invest!- Family Influence at Work date the attempt on Frank's The Flanders family has many life. branches, and the members compose By morning the physicians at- the most influential people in Eman tendind the young Jew expect uel county. They wore bitter con to be able to tell whether or not oerning the death of their kinsman, there Is likely to be any com nil- Dr. McNaughton was a comparative it ions caused by the woumt. stranger; Mrs. Mattie r landers was Creen Crary never in the fullest sympathy with her During the course of the next ew days the work of decorating New tern in honor of the State Firemen'i our p ment. which is to be belt ere on Augi.st 10th to 13th, will be in and when the Are fighters of the late arrive here to participate ii he big joy festival they will fin' waiting thtm a scene rarely evei luplicated in this State. Flags, hunting and banners will be in evi ience on every hand and there will So a holiday spirit in evidence on dl sides and nothing will be left indone to make the occasion ont which will long be remembered by hose who will be in attendance. Reports from various parts of th State where there are hand reel and hose wagon teams are to the effect that the members of these are hard at work preparing for the races and intend getting their share of tlx Vteen hundred dollars in prize mon y that is being offered. Local hotels have made arrangements to accom odate all visitors and there will be no increase in the rates. WANT FORT MACON TO BE GAtRISONET Plan on Footfito Have Repaired mtM Soldiers Placed .There n BIRTHS HEREAFTER MUST BEREPORTED Negligence in Making Such Information Public Must Cease' r T. Peyton Brown, chief clerk of the Department of Vital Statistics, State Department of Health, has re turned to Raleigh after spending some time in Eastern North Carolina looking after the violations of the law in regard to registering births and deaths. Mr. Brown stated while in New Bern that he found that the deaths were being registered with considerable precision but that there was negligenoe on the part of those who had charge of the work in reg istering the births and this, conse quently, made a bad showing for this Of late then has been c-onsidefabl alk of making as jafort to have th 'lovernment clean out and re pah Port Maeon neaav Maufort and U dace a garrison apre. This for s located at one of ta most logics ntranoe points along the roast and t point that is entirely unprotected Built during the war between th States and constrtaied of the ver best material that aoulil be obtained, 'he fort is still in pretty fair stati if preservation. At of the uns wen -emoved long ago asjji in fact if these were in position todef they would b useless compared ath the modern ype of war machiaelfcmd would have o be discarded. ecr. the fort proper could easilwNjbe repaired and the expense would pot be so very .Treat alter all. 'i'Se mat lor, it is understood, is to d; taken up wih senuioi ojHJiuuiiB auu ins opinio will be secured before any definiu nteps are taken. V CITY POIKf IS A WONDERFUL PLACE 17,000 People Discharged Each Day an Re-Employed the Next a- rehrtmii -Tho suspicion J oin.- While it is an offense u ti the Prison Commission, the attack by against the two devoloped rapidly William Croon on Leo M. Frank Sat- and strongly, and .'eeling generally urday night in the State prison farm became more intonse as it developed, was tho deed of an insane man. Dr. McNaughton was sentenced to Creen, it was sttid, is rejfuarded at death. Mrs. Flanders' case was con the prison farm i s crazy, hw pecWiar tinued. By a divided decision, the conduct having attracted general at- State Supreme Court affirmed the tention. Tho question of the sanity of death sentence, and McNaughton's Creen was raised at (he time, of his lawyers, stoutly maintaining their trial for murder in Oclifinbus, 'but a faith ft. their client's innocence, took lunacy commission declared him sane, the case to the United States Su it was the prevailing opinion, it was (Continued on page eight) said, that the action of tLo jury in pre me Court. recommending a life sentence instead Suddenly it was withdrawn from of imposing tho death pcm.lv on tho Wis) snrt n trilimal, upon dis- Creen largely was due to the belief do very of evidence that soer.-cd t that he was insane. justify an extraordinary motion for a Croon's career in the prison farm, it new trial. Here again Dr. MoNaugh was stated has been oharac' crizod by ton lost, and again the case went up. a strikingly morbid disposition. He From time to time McNaughton appeared morose and be3et v Uh had beon respited by Governor Brown, gloom most all of the ti me, and gen- who declared emphatically his doubt orally avoided the oompanionship of cf McNaughton's guilt. And this the other convicts. case came into Oovernor Slaton's ad- Despite the fact of his apparent ministration, Qovornor Slaton liim mental condition, however, prison cf- Mt respited tho coudemned physi fleials were unable to isolate Croon cian twice, to allow his attorneys from the other conviots, for tho rea- time to continue the fight, son that the State never han provide 1 All this ti me McNaughton was held a ward for insane prisoners, for which in the Savannah jail for safe-keeping, the Prison Commission has pleaded so intense was tho feeling against hinj for several years. . in Swansboro and throughout Eman- Chairman R. E. Davison si id to- uol county. And all this time the day that the only recourse lei t to th" CM0 0f Mrs. Mattie Flanders was prison officials in the event an insane postponed from term to term of court, prisoner becomes violent is to chain while the accused woman pleaded for him to a concrete post, as has bean a hearing and for the opoortunity to done in the case of Creen. I vindicate herself. "We can do nothing with Creen but Her own lawyers seemed to ac chain him to the post," said Chairman I qUiegce jn the moves for postponc- Davison. "We have no insane ward I ment and Mrs. Flanders openly de in which we can confine him apart dared at one junoture that she was from the other convicts. Whenever victim of a conspiracy of silence, an insane prisoner becomos unruly we which had been directed against her simply ohain him to the post until he J to prevent chance of evidenoe favor- beoomes normal again." able to Dr. MoNatighton. r tnauy nrr Several other insane prisoners are ease was nole prossod, against hor will confined on the prison frm. as she declared. Chairman Davison inferred over After a final hearing in which the long-distance phono with Warden prigon Commission was divided, Gov Smith and direotod liim to give ernor slaton commuted Dr. Mo Frank every attention possible. Nauguton's sentence to life imprison-M-n Who Saved Frank ment- in 0,tob,,T- 1913' The ,f zlf::: pK-rit . D.Vl rt i Mil. Frank is the second of his follow B! "u. Z UtTi" prisoners whose life Dr. McNaughton DrW 3. McNaughU,; t cuurei ha. saved at the prison farn, Wil VTJA "Jr.! fJi. nr ;r Norton, former Sheriff of Bfbb coun F:yZ' rrs. wardat ty. in prison for killing John V. Smith m ff 1 ...La nl Vita ttirital SDV. ered. Frank would have bled to death mysterious cmc of Wood po.son.ng .n l:. 1 . ..rltl and rtnasin nhvuirlftnl In a few minutes had not the prac ticed fingers of h physio.an-convUl stanched the spurting flow of blood Fate has made of the Frank case a ishable by prosecution to violate this law, Mr. Brown only had one per son arrested and tried while down this way, that being a mid-wife at More head City who had failed to report a birth. This woman was fined five dollars and the cost of the case. Mr. Brown is of the opinion that there will be no such negligence here in the future. TO ADVERTISE SOUTH Atlantic Coast Line Company to Do Good Work Wilmington, July 20 The Atlan tic Coast Line agricultural depart ment is again putting up an exhibit of farm products, vegetables, fruits, tobacco, cotton, grains and forage of all kinds, grown in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama, to be shown this sum mer and fall at a number of large fairs in the states of New York Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland, in sections not so favored by nature, climatically as is "The Nations 's Garden Spot." A representative of the agricul tural department of the Atlantic Coast Line has just returned from a trip through the east, and north, where space was contracted for at eight mammoth fairs, and he reports great interest manifested, and that the exhibit will be viewed by several thousand people. Handsome illustrated literature descriptive of the resources of the states of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia. Florida and Ala bama will bo freely distributed. The xhihit will leave here about Au gust 15. JGHTNING KILLS ONE NEGRO AND PAIR FINE MULES 3oth Animals Had Riders but One Escaped Unhurt NEAR THIS -CITY Accident Occured Late Yes terday Afternoon During Thunder Storm (Bluefield, West,Va., Dispatch) From waste fields to a thriving community of 50,CKJp inhabitants in a few weeks is t&4 transformation which has taken place jus! across the Virginia State line from here, on a spot which will soon be listed on the map as City Point. Immense powder mills, the largest and most modern in the world, now nearing completion and belonging to the du Pont de JJemours Powder Company, are the'ijnagnet that has drawn 17,000 workmen to this new metropolis of the Old Dominion State. In this city of uncompleted homes and thousands of terns, which stretch in every direction, liquor has been ta booed. AlthougkJke workmen em ployed in the dop&rt ments already completed and the mechanics and la borers working ,on the uncompleted buildings are for t he most part drawn from all parts of both States, the ab sence of liquor has resulted in an or derly community, though the town is yet in its inception. One of the novel features of the big powder plant is the fact that while 17,000 men are employed there, the only regular pay roll maintained by the company is for the managers of the different department. Each of the 17,000 employes is hired and dis charged each day. Every night each employe is paid for the day and his employment, is so far as the company is concerned, is ended. If he shows up in the morning he is again hired and put to work. This method of handling a force of 17,000 while a novel one has been found to give the best results at City Point. For the most part the town looks like a big camp. Special officers are provided by the powder company to enforce the law and maintain order Offenders are punished promptly, and while some liquor has been confiscat ed in the town it is impossible for a man to drink it and obtain employ ment with the powder company the next day if .ho is found out High explosives for the European Governments are already being turned out at the new plant in remendous quantities. Carload after carload is shipped daily to seaports, where it is loaded for European ports. Tri-nitro- toleune, one of the most powerful ex plosives known and in the last few years used in the British army and navy, being produced in large quantities. Charlie Adams, a young negro employed by J. J. Rivers, also col ored and whose home is at the foot if the Tusoarora road a few milet from IS'ew Bern, was killed and two mules owned by Rivers also met their death when a bolt of lighten- ng struck them late yesterday af lernoon a few miles from New Bern Adams and a son of Rivers had Tjeon out working with the mule. vnd when the storm came up they itarted home. They were riding along the road at a leisurly gait when from out of the sky shot a bolt of lightning. Both mules and Adam were killed instantly and, strange to say, young rivers declares that he did not feel the shock of the elec tricity, sustaining his only injury when the animal on which he was riding fell to tho ground with its riders. Dr. Clem Flowers, a well-known veterinarian of this city, had been out to tho convict camn at Jasper to attend to a professional case and was near the scene of the accident when it occurred. He reached the scene a few minutes later. Dr. Flow ers said that as far as he could dis cern there were no marks loeft on either the dead man or the animals by the bolt. CANNOT CUSS THE LOCAL POLICEMEN Of Course it Can be Dore but Then There's a Fatal Result There is no person who can "cusf he New Bern police and get off witi t, that is if they remain in the city There has been several persons ar aigned before Mayor Bangert dur ng the past several months, on war -ants charging them with ridicul.i. ind abusing an officer, the lates eing Lewis Henry, colored, who vs: ined twenty dollars and taxed with he cost by Mayor Bangerr yester iay for cursing and abusing William Styron. Several nights ago this negro wat lisordcrly in an alley near the union passenger station, and when Police nan Styron started there to arrest 'iim he cursed him and told him that ie would do if he went in the alley, lowever, the officer went for him and ie went in such a way that the of ender decided that he would be bet ior off in some other part of the town, so he looked for it, and was not seen igain until yesterday morning when Policeman Styron located and ar rested him at the depot. In case the fine and cost is not paid he will be sent to the county roads for fifty davs. NEW BERN NEGRO NABBED AT KtNSTON Kinston, July 20 Spilman Brown, a young negro from New Bern, who has been in Kinston part of the time, was arrested yesterday morning by nfficer Sumrell, charged with broak- IrnK into and robbing Savage's store, near the silk null, about two weeks ago. He was locked up to await trial i n the recorder's court. plaything, but of all the odd angles and amazing turns since Mary P ha gs n's body was found and I en Frank was first accused, none has been so amazing as this. Fate was whimsical, indeed, when she provided Dr. Mc Naughton as Frank's rescuer. Dr. McNaughton. like Frank, was saved from the fallow by Oovernor Sla- ton's commutation. Dr. McNaughton had been sen his left arm, and prison physicians ave up his life. Dr. McNaughton asked permission to- treat the case and under his ministrationa No t n recovered. Misses Elisabeth Howard of Tar- boro and Maud and Catherine Stew art of New Bern, and William S. Howell, of New Bern, George How ard, Jr., of Tarboro, Ous Leaser, of Mooresville and H. M. Keelhlm, of Tarboro, arrived in the city last night from Straits where they spent several days attending a house party. GONZALES HAD PLAN IN LEAV ING MEXICO CITY LIGHTNING BOLT STRIKES RESIDENCE Home of R. A. Richardson Was Damaged Last Night During the thunderstorm which swept down on the city last even ing a bolt of lightning struck the residence of R. A. Riohardson, No. 131 Craven street and set the place afire. The members of the family were badly frightened by the occuranoe but had presence of mind remain ing to have the alarm turned in and the Atlantic truck was soon on the soeue and with the use of chemicals siioneded in extinguishing the blase before any great damage was done That the bolt only did injury to the house and the member of the family escaped unhurt was indeed fortunate. Washington, July 80 Tho Car- ranza confidential agent here today said Gonzales evacuated Mexico City in an effort to draw an inferior for of Villistas from Sialo and crush ce He said Uonsales should succeed and return to the capital in a few days. Villa has taken Quertaro with fly ing columns of cavalry, according to State Department reports. The de partment received word today that Carranzistas under General Gardinat hare captured Naoo. MONTONTFOR PROF. E. MITCHELL Plan to Erect it on Moun tain Beaiqg His Name Raleigh, July 20. Governor Locke Craig announced today that with the consent of the relatives of Pro fessor Elisha Mitchell he would at an early dateVnamo a commission to have chargo of plans for the erec tion of a monument on Mount Mit chell appropriate to the memory of the" eXiorer' ''aha one that' will be as enduring as the mountain itself. Tho governor said that the monument is a grand mausoleum for Professor Mitchell, and he thinks that North Carolina should build a monu ment in keeping with the place and with the fame of the man it com memorates. Governor Craig stated that he pre ferred granite as the material for tho monument and this can be found in abundance on the mountain. The monument should be constructoP, said .the State's executive, so that tourists can ascend to its summit and look at the vast panorama that un folds itself to the oye from the top of the highest peak in eastern North America. The governor with a number of his friends visited Mount Mitchell last Wednesday and remained there with a few others of tho party until Thurs day afternoon. After looking over some of the tracts that will be in cluded in the boundary of the State park for which Chairman T. E. Black stock and "the other commissioners appointed by the governor are now conducting ' negotiations, the chief magistrate of the state declared that this park will become one of the most famous places in the world. In 1867 Professor Mitchell lost his life while exploring tho peak and uiak'ng investigations to ascertain its elevution. The alumni of the Univer sity of North Carolina placed a mon ument at his grave on top of the moun tain but this shaft was destroyed or was blown down by storms a year ago. PAY YOUR BILLS OR BE ADVERTISED List of "Dead Beats' New Bern to Be Compiled in KEY. JNft. W. HAM FAILFJ ' r0 PREACH Tit THE LA Storm Cau Night Meeting Last Be Posted THE PUBLIC TONIGHT Zvangelist Has a Message for All at This Even- - ing's Service No floods came but the ra'in des cended in torrents and the widely discussed meeting for women only that was to have been conducted under the tent on the academy, cam pus last evening by Rev. John W. Ham, was for the nonce called off, much to the regret of every one. On Monday night Rev. Ham de livered a message most interesting to the male population of this city ind made a lasting impression upon them. No ladies were present at that time and the meeting last night was to have been marked by the absence of men but just before the hour set for the beginning of the ser vice a storm came up and this put an end to all thought of getting a crowd for the night. Tonight Rev. Ham will preach an inspiring sermon to the general pub lic, men and women both, being in vited. He has not announced his subject but has stated that it will be one which will be well worth hear ing and the public is extended a cordial invitation to come out and hear him. Tomorrow night the sermon to the ladies will be delivered and there is every reason to believe that the tent will be packed to its utmost capacity. Rev. Ham concludes the work here next Sunday. POLICEMAN SAVES NORFOLK CIT Raleigh, July 20 TheN Raleigh Merchants' Association is determined that the people of tho city shall pay their bills or everybody shall know t. At least that is the way the situation looks now with Mr. W. P. Henry in the city organizing the merchants into a credit league for the purpose of publishing a Credit Ex- perienofl Guide,,. Mr, Henry and his. associates have succeeded in secur ing the necessary number of mcmbois for a similar guide for Washington, Greenville, Goldsboro, and have per fected the organization work to bo taited i n New Bern. At a recent meeting of tho Mer chant's Association this scheme re ceived hearty endorsement. Mr. Hen ry, at that time, stated that it would require a minimum of fifty members beforo he would agree to niakp. up the book. Over twenty-five have already agreed to sign up. Yesterday ho re turned to Raloigh after a brief ab sence to take up the definite campaign for the other members. What Guide Contains The Credit Experience Guide, which is published for the benefit of the mer chants as well as for the benefit of those people who pay their bills promptly, will contain the names of every person in Raleigh and vicinity. Any persons that ever did a dollar's worth of credit will appear in the Credit Experience Guide and opposite their names will appoar a letter or mark to designate tho manner in which payment was made. By such a publication a merchant or professional man is enabled to refer quickly to a man's standing and know without further trouble whether or not he is worthy of being extended an account ELECTRICAL STORMS HOLDING SWAY E. Hogshire, who has been in the city in the interest of the Hogshire, Hudgins ft Company, of Norfolk, Va.. left yesterday morning for Beau-ofrt. 49 COTTON VESSELS SEIZED SINCE MARCH 11 '.- tJMk London, July 20. Announ- cement was made In Com- mom this afternoon that 19 veaaels carry! ad cotton have ' been arrested and their car- ' goes seised since March 11. ' Three and a halt million dol ' lara has been wood to the ow- nera In compensation by the ' Rrttlsh Government. CASUALTIES IN TURKEY 411. ASQUITH SAYS . London, July 2(1 Premier Asquith announced i n the House of Conr- mons this afttrnoon that the casual t ies at the Pardonwlles were 42,431. I). O. Sntaw, who was appointed as local register for the vital statistics to All the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Walter Watson, has received his official appoiatmert which was signed bv Mayor A. H Bangeft, Norfolk, July 20. J. L. White, charged with knowledge of the death of Robert B. Lilliston. whose body was found 'beneath a grap arbor in the back yard of his home, 1103 Rowland street, last- night, with al most his entire face shot away, is en tirely exonerated of connection with tho tragedy, according to a statement of Kenneth Lilliston, son of the dead man, made today to a reporter. Policeman B. A. Pitt, aocoVMf to'-' the statement of Kenneth lilliston, stated that be was at Whites shop, about a block away from the Lilliston home, on the Norfolk and Western Railraod, when they both, heard the shot, and Officer Pitt said to White that he would have to go and investi Kate the trouble, althoughhe was not on duty at the time. White took his shotgun with him as he followed the officer, but when the men arrived on the scene of the acci dent and were told that Lilliston had been shot. White is reported to have said that he did not' want'fo see Lillis ton and returned to hut place of busi ness. Officer Pitt telephoned to police headquarters, according to Kenneth Lilliston. Policeman Pitt was off duty today and could not be located for a state ment. In the police Court this morning the charge against White was continued until tomorrow pending an investi gation of the case by the police, and he was bailed for his appearance in the sum of $200, with S. K. Ru baiz as surety. ANOTHER GUNMAN PLACED IN JAIL Harry Williams Had a Pis tol "Packed" in His Hip Pocket New Bern Seems to be Center of the Disturb ed Area in New Bern this summer seems to be in the center of an electrical storm area and in consequence those persons who are afraid of thunder and lightning ar contemplating taking a vacation in some other clime. Yes terday morning, right out of dear sky, came a bolt of lightning that sung and crackled as it burst in the air over the- city and the bombardment of -Liege had nothing on the report of thunder that followed Many were so badly scared that they were in danger of having nerv ous prostration. Late yesterday af ternoon another electrical display occurred and this was equally as terrifying. During the summer of Kin, the year of the famous storm and flood, just such storms occurred at frequent intervals and it is feared Another gun "toter" was placed in Craven county jail yesterday to face Judge Bond at the next term of Superior Court. Harry Williams, colored, is the man referred too. He was given hearing before May or Bangert at Police Court yesterday afternoon and while he pleaded not guilty, probable cause was found and his bond fixed at fifty dollars. which he was unable to give. Po lioeman Belangia made the arrest. He learned that the negro had a firearm on his person and after placing him under arrest he found thirty-two calibre revolver on his "hip" with all fire chambers loaded. Mack Manning, colored, who is a familiar character in police circles, was arraigned for being disorderly, but as he had committed only a minor offense the verdict of the Mayor was that he pay the east. that the disturbance now goinj is the forount.cr of qUother a catastrophe. - IZEN m