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FRIDAY JULY 23. IMS
A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
To have a memory for bene
flu, not for offenses these
are the two points on which
friendship may rest strong
and abidlnd, friendship which
pass to the greatness of noble
minds- Re not like those
who are offended by an un-
kind word or by a word in
fun, and which escaped, as
it were from a cloister, un-
locked for a moment by the
tongue yea, more hurt than
they ever were pleased and
comforted by a thousand re-
newed proofs of loving friend-
ahip. Patriarch.
The scribe on the Greenville Re
Sector savs that he was afraid to
let one of Rev. Ham's sermons get
within sight of his dog for fear that
it would poison him. If the canine
in question is not endowed with more
brains than his owner, he ought to
be poisoned.
Old man Vic. Huerta, who is being de
tained by the officials of this govern
ment in order to prevent him from
starting more trouble down in Mexi
co, is reported to have asked to be
shot rather than kept in captivity
Huerta has been half-shot so many
times that to get the full load would
probably prove no sensational event
in his bloodstained career.
Now that the announcement has
been made that an Oriental man has
invented an appliance to destrov
the effectiveness of torpedoes, that
little town will probably soon be
filled with German spies who will be
prying around trying to find out
what the invention consists of and
endeavoring to put it out of busi
ness.
The Greenville Reflector has now
turned its attention from Rev. J
W. Ham to the Journal and is doing
a lot of mouthing that don't amount
to a row of pins further than to cause
us a lot of amusement. We are fain
to believe that the owners of the paper
have turned its editorial pages over
to the office boy and the printer's
"devil", at least that is our conclus
ion after perusing a few of their near-
witty remarks.
The scribe on the Greensboro
News, having nothing else to do at
that particular moment, pens a half
column on the use and advantages
of that lowly little adjunct to the
English language, the hyphen. Great
is the hyphen, he rants. Yas, 'tis
true brother, 'tis true, but how about
the question mark when a fellow
comes sneaking in from "the lodge"
at 3 a. m. and finds wifey awaiting him
at the head of the stair?
nans are already under way to
make the next Eastern Carolina Fiar
the greatest ever held and we see no
reason why such cannot be done
if the event is properly managed.
The date has been changed so that
the big show will be held before the
weather becomes severe and this,
combined with the fact that the ex
hibits and other events are to be
larger and more varied than ever
before, leads to the belief that the
fair will be one of the greatest ever
held in the State.
Only a few days intervene before
the next regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen is held and at that Urn
they should by all means employ
a meat and milk inspector for this
city. It has just come to light that
a number of deaths over in Greens
boro were due to infected milk
The same thing could occur in New
Bern at present for the milk sold
ere undergoes no inspection and te
consumers are taking all the risk,
The salary of an Inspector would be
comparatively small and New Bern
it to its oitixena to protect
BANKER IS HELD FOR fMt.MQ
SHORTAOE
ChaUnoogs, Tean., July 27
Adotph BUu, alias J. Brand, was ar
rested hare today on the charge of
mbsssliag 1300,000 of Urn funds of
the BUu Basjlrlit House, of Scran,
ta, Pa. Ht wpriawd hia willln
mu vuiivn itiill iiuimj
TO ttOSE AUG ' 1
Cones Plant at Griens
boro to Be Clean
ed Up
Oriiaeharc, July n. 'General
slisa np and rest-up swath will be
erred by as d urine the month
of August," said a member of the
Proximity Manufacturing company,
owners or tne mam mom rroximiiy
ad White Oak Mills yesterday.
This gentleman stated that the mill
would not be operated from August
1 ta September 1, during which time
the annual resting up spell and the
company would nave its ebance
to inspect and repair ail machinery.
This custom of giving the many
operatives a breathing spell during
the hot months of each year was
inaugurated by the Cones soon after
the first of the two big mills, Proi
mity, was erected several years ago.
Generally the vacation has been of
but two weeks' duration and the
brief breathing spell bus always been
of great benefit to both men and
machinery, or at least that is the
way the employers state they have al
ways found it. The unusual condi
tions this year, probably arising more
or less from the trouble abroad, caus
ed the owners to make their decision
to give a month's lay-off instead of
the customary two weeks.
Thousands and thousands of ma
chines that accomplish their intri
cate tasks day after day without
a rest will undergo rigid inspection
and wherever necessary will be re
paired. While the mills are being
operated day after day the machin
ists have but little opportunity to
give the mechanical devices more
than a cursory examination, but
during the coming month they will
have ample time to make the inspec
tions more thorough.
The homes of the operatives, known
far and wide as the most sanitary
mill village in the country, will also
be given a cleaning, not that they es
pecially need it, but it is an essential
part of the general scheme. Tin
owners of the mills have inoculated
the operatives with the desire for
cleanliness through prizes offered for
the cleanest and best kept premises
and it has been stated that every
resident in the hundreds and hun
dreds of home is an active entry,
working hard to win one of the prizes.
This spirit has done much toward
making the village very sanitary,
perhaps the healthiest spot in the
county, and this fact is not going
to serve to make the company feel
in such manner as to leave "good
enough alone." What dirt and rub
bish may have accumulated in out
of-the-way places will be found and
instantly moved, so that the first
of September will find the White
Oak and Proximity mills and villages
practically the same as a town used
to advertise a certain cleaning pre
paration, "Spotless Town."
WATERMELON CROP
WAS VERY SHORT
Supply of "Bogue Sounders"
Not as Large This Year
as Usually
Reports from down on Bogue
Sound are to the effect that the great
er part of the crop of watermelons
have been placed on the market.
From some cause the crop this year
has been exceedingly short. Yester
day was the first day this summer
that the local market has been flood
ed with the juicy product of the soil.
There were about eight or ton boats
in port yesterday discharging cargoes
of melons, and they were selling at
very Jow prices. Nice large melons
were selling for six dollars per hun
dred. In addition to those that have been
consumed in New Bern there have
been a number of shipments made to
northern markets. Nearly every day
there is as many as one car load ship
ped to other markets and some days
three and four car loads are dispat
ched.
The Atlantic Coast Line Rail
way Company has just issued a book
telling of the agricultural advantages
long the lines of this company
The book is a very attractive edition
and is well gotten up. While thii
company has only one road that en
ten New Bern or touches the coun
try surrounding this city, consid
erable space is devoted to New Bern
and this section of the State. This
book contains an extensive write-up
of New Bern and its advantages, and
several attractive views of New Bern
PLACE POLICE
UNDER ARREST
Bayonne, July 27. Sheriff Kinkaid,
in charge of the Standard Oil strike,
left at noon for Jersey City and Ho
boken with the announced intention
of arresting police officials of those
cities for failure to report to him
here at 5 o'olook this morning for
strike duty. Two thousand employes
of the Standard' Oil Company today
returned to work pending th out
come of Factory Supt. Hennessy's
effort to get them at 15 per cent.
wag increase. Five thousand are
till out, but are expected to go back
in a few days.
TO SAVE
VIRGINIAN'S UK
Efforts Being ICade to Keep
James Canter From
Electric Chair
Bristol, Va., July 27 Unless the
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
grants a writ of error in the ease of
James Canter, now in the death house
at Richmond under sentence to be
electrocuted August 13, Governor
Stuart will be asked by hundreds of
the most prominent people in Bristol
to save the life of the condemned
youth Canter and his brother,
Luther Canter, were convicted of
the murder of Mrs. Maude Wilson,
east of Bristol, on April 21, and sen
tenced to be electrocuted June 11
Luther Canter was executed on that
date, but a stay of sixty days was
erranted the younger brother, pend
ng an application for a writ of error
and a new trial.
Probably ninety per cent of the peo
ple of Bristol and this immediate sec
tion, which is the scene of the crime,
believe that James Canter had no
part in the violation and murder of
Mrs. Wilson. He was convicted on
circumstantial evidence, and, in spite
of the confession of his brother,
Luther Canter, that he alone was
responsible for the crime and that
the younger brother had no knowledge
of it. The trial of the brothers was
held at Abingdon only a few days
after the murder and feeling was so
high that on the last day of the trial
of James Cautor, which followed the
confession and sentencing of Luther
Canter, that it was necessary to have
an armed guard of one hundred men
in the courthouse to protect
prisoner.
the
Immediately after the murder was
discovered suspicion fell upon James
Canter. He was arrested on suspicion
and immediately following his arrest
his brother, Luther Canter, gave 1 im
self up, confessed to the murder and
said t hat he was ready to pay the pen
alty. At the same time he stoutly
maintained that his brother had no
knowledge of tho crime or any part in
it. Although there was not the slight
est evidence against Luther Canter
his confession was accepted and he
was sentenced to be electrocuted.
However, in the state of high feeling
that existed, his exoneration of James
Canter was ignored and the latter
was tried on circumstantial evidence,
under a guard of ope hundred and
fifty armed men and sentenced to
die. Luther Canter, a moment be
fore going to his death on June 11
averred his brother's entire innocence.
The Canters were unable to employ
counsel and had not had opportunity
to confer with the attorney appointed
by the court to defend them until the
case was called for trial. Judge P. B.
Hutton and L. P. Summers were em
ployed to assist Commonwealth's At
torney Neal in the prosecution of the
brothers.
HERE'S YOUNG MAN
WHO WANTS WORK
Not Particular About the
Sort, Just So It's An
Honest Job
Rev. R, W, Thiot, pastor of the
Tabernacle Baptist church is in re
ceipt of a letter from a young man
who is seeking employment and has
applied to Mr. Thiot for help, who
realizing the advertising qualities
of the New Bern papers has request
ed that the following communica
tion from him be published. The
letter covers the situation fully and
follows:
Editor the Journal:
"I am today in receipt of a U'tter
from a young roan, evidently of high
character, and a graduate of a Christ
ian high school. This young fellow
is trying to make his life count and
he wants to do something. He
wants to work and make his own way.
He asks that we get him a position
and give him the opportunity to
help himself.
"I don't know of a place for him
in New Bern. I know if a place can
be found, our papers can do it. So,
while I am not trying to get a free
advertisement for him but rather
turning to you to help me help a
fellow who is trying to help himself,
I beg that you let our buiiness men
know of this young man.
"Thanking you in advance, I am,'
Sincerely yours,
R. W. THIOT.
BIO PLANT AT BELHAVEN RE
MAINS CLOSED
Belhaven, N. C, July 27. No
new developments have taken place
relative to the shut down of the In
terstate Cooperage Company plant.
Mr. Clark, cashier of the empany,
stated this morning that he had not
the slightest information a to when
the plant would open again. He said
that the manager was on his way
back to Belhaven from Cleveland
and was expected in this city either
today or tomorrow.
The old Button and Atlantic
steam fire engine are being cleaned
np and mad attractive for the street
parade that will be held daring the
firemen week which will be herd
here August the tenth to thirteenth.
0. J. ROCK MAY BE
ELECTED PRINCIPAL
Want Him
to
Consolidated
School
men of the Coaaoli-
in Township No. 7
held a stoat important meeting in
this city yesterxUy at which time the
mailer of akmUg a principal for the
school was discussed. O. J. Roek
of Bridgeton and who has had years
of expatiates in teaching rural and
city Mhaafc, was the most favored
applicant for the place and the com
mitteemen were unanimous in their
desire to select him and such would
have been done could the terms of
remuneration have been decided up
on. Unfortunately the position does
not pay a very large salary. How
ever the eommittee will meet again
at Thurman on Thursday and it is
believed that at that time Mr. Roek
will accept. It is planned also to have
him transport the pupils to and from
the school to their homes. There
would be additional remuneration
for this work. Mr. Rock is ably
fitted to he at the head of the Thur
man school and the people of that
township are anxious to have him
accept.
GERMANS HAVE
SHELLED FURNES
Paris, July 27. The Germans have
shelled Furnes, ' behind the French
lines, with long range guns, and bom
barded the coast and Dunkirk, the fa
mous watering place, dropping shells
around the Grand Hotel. German ae
roplcanes dropped five bombs in Dun
kirk during the night, doing no dam
age. In retaliation the French today
bombarded We6t-Ende and Middle
kirk for several hours, with heavy
artillery, with great effect.
SOME" ICE
Flames Had But Little Effect on
This Piece
A rather peculiar incident occur
red at Simins, a little town situated
on the Norfolk Southern Railroad
between Wilson and Raleigh, when
one of the leading merchants had the
misfortune of losing his store and all
of its contents by fire.
The ice box in the building, which
was about six feet by four feet in
dimensions, had a quantity of ice
in it when the building was destroy
ed and it was stated from a very
reliable source that after the building
had burned to the ground, the cover
to the ice box burned off and the
flames had died away sufficiently
that people could approach the ice
box, there was a piece of ice in it
that apparently would weigh ten or
or twenty pounds.
BRIDGETON HAS
STARTED CAMPAIGN
TOBESPOTLESS
Citizens of That Place Be
lieve in Keeping Prem
ises Clean
HAVE NO DISEASE
Other Interesting News
Items from Across
the River
Bridgeton, July 27th
The little town has taken the spirit
of cleaning up after so long a time and
all hands are interested in preventing
the breding of flies and mosquitoes
in order to prevent sickness this sea
son. Back yards, outhouses and
storage rooms are -being thoroughly
aired, renovated and disinfected in
a thorough manner and to the pleas
ure of all concerned. While this
movement is not entirely volun
tary upon the part of the citizens, it
having been ordered by the local
health officer, yet the movement
has been met with almost unani
mous interest and co-operation and
much good a well as good feeling
prevails in the work. Messrs. J. H
Oglesby, Perry Fnloher, Tingle Bro
thers and many other have gone into
the cleaning up work in a way that
inspire other to tnke a hand and we
confidently expect to feel the result
and to see that the interest eontin
ue in this work throughout the hot
season. Every now and then some
fellow can be hoard to grunt or growl
because he has been ordered to dean
up about himself bat this is always
to be expected ia every community
for there are those ia most all sections
who are so filthy ia their own habit
that they are immune, a self rpss
ing bacteria will not associate them
selves with then, but thanks be to
Oold Dust they can be mad to
I t.a . a a
ciesn in'inive wiinoui. kick or
no kick and their associate are thusJ
enabled to escape the leagu that
might arise from the source.
Cash Only
Credit business ha had to side
stepped in Bridgeton for the present at
least. Two or time of oar hading
store are c mspienou for the large
and bright painted emblem
"Ceh Only" that Beat in the braces I
over their place of exchange. When
waaa pajecias; has nee the hAwi
for la long a tame, M is aterssusg
" ike ssWieji or food aad
wares for the knag grass Of the jing
ling seen of old In tints that are
esse mere ts aexaag nectar Mr a
faVt than te He eioss and th
pay a yos ge plan it the best means
of eartaflosf ems' expense aeeomnt.
Tingfe Brother and Perry Paleker
hare set the example and there are
then who are strongly in favor
of following in their ft Italian.
Waat EWotrtc Lights
The promise of electro tights for
our sown again appeared mors hope
ful for a white, as poles for th has
were distributed, plans and arrange
ment for the cable under the draw
bridge had been made and all look
ed well for the realisation of this
greatly desired improvement but for
some unknown reason the work has
again been suspended and it now
rest for the future to again announce
what we may expect of the long look
ed for electric lights.
15.000 MEN GO
BACK TO WORK
Striking Employes of Stand
ard Oil Company Re
sume Operations
New York, July 27. About 1,600
men who had been on strike for sev
deral days returned to work today in
the plants of the Standard Oil Com
pany and the Tidewater Oil Com
pany in Bayonne, N. J. Mayor Pierre
Garvin and Sheriff Kinkead declared
that by tomorrow all the stikers
would be back at work and that the
guards who have been protecting the
plants could be removed. The sheriff
said an increase in pay would be
granted before the end of this week.
About five thousand men have
been idle since the strike began.
Sheriff Kinkead had 650 uniform
ed policemen and guards station
ed about the Standard Oil plant
when the men went to work today.
For six blocks a guard was sta
tioned every fifteen feet and on every
corner was a policeman with a rifle
A crowd of several hundred men
gathered near the oil works was dis
persed. Two arrests were made but
there was no disorder.
The strike was begun to enforce a
demand for a 15 per cent increase
in wages.
Eagle Plant Employes Strike
The tie-up of the Eagle Oil Com
pany's plant at Caven Point, Jersey
City, which began yesterday when
the coopers struck, was made com
plete today when virtually all the
other employes struck.
A large crowd of strikers and sym
pathizers gathered outside the plant
and clashed with the guards station
ed at the gates. Three strikers were
arrested on minor charges.
TO TEACH TEACHERS
IN CRAVEN COUNTY
Miss Alice Bowman Select
ed for That Work
Here
"We'll teach the teachers" voiced
the Board of Education of Craven
county at a recent meeting and a
committee composed of Supt. 8. M
Brinson and Thomas D. Warren
was selected to find a teacher who was
competent for th0 place. They at
once came to the conclusion that Miss
Alice Bowman of Woodstock, Vs.,
wno nas tor tne past two year
taught in the local public schools,
was the one far the place and she
ha been appointed. It will be Mis
Bowman's duty to go around among
the public schools of the county
and give assistance to the teachers.
During the day she will remain in
the class rooms and at night help
them in their work of grading papers
and other duties. She has been offi
cially named a Primary Supervisor
of public School and will begin her
new duties at the opening of the next
term,
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO OPEN SrH 27
New Bern' public school will
this year open a few day earner than
has heretofore been the custom for
the fall term to begin. September
27th has been set as the date for the
opening and arrangement are now
being made for tneh. Prof. H. B.
Smith of Tar boro, who if to have
charge of the school hereafter has
been ia the city this week conferring
with the school trustees ia regard
to various matter of importance
in connection with the opening. He
ho returned to Tar boro aad with
in the course of a week or two will
more hi family here aad make his
home. Prof. Smith neaed Prof.
H. B. Craven who resigned on ac
count of ill health and who is now
residing
in Western North Car
3 SUBMARINES FOR BRITAIN
LAUNCHED
Quinoy, Mar., July 27 Two more
British submarine ware launched at
the For River Shipbuilding Com-
pear s yards today. The boat were
named H-lfi and H-17.
GOES TO CHICAGO
TO INVESTIGATE
Sayt That No Official In
competency for Tragedy
to Be Pardoned
MORE BODIES FOUND
Steamer Eastland Ia Not
Through Giving Up
Its Dead
Chicago, July 27 "No official In
competency need be assumed, for none
will be pardoned," said Secretary Red
field, on arrival here today for hi
department' phase of the Eastland
tragedy.
Two more bodie have been recov
ered, making the total 828. At least
400 more are in the hull. Workmen
today started raising the vessel, nets
have been stretched across the river
to prevent bodie from drifting away.
Pliable Scenes
Among the searchers in the morgue
early today was a big, strong man.
Frank Colombik. He made hi way
into the armory, walked straight to
the center of the remaining row, and
found hi young wife. Celia. Hi 42
hour search was ended.
Other strong men 'turned away as
Colombik knelt beside the body of his
wife and wept like a child. Two
friends with him sobbed in their fu
tile efforts to console him.
Despite the fact that the line of
searchers had diminished, there were
still hundreds at the doors of the ar
mory this morning. The shorter row
of bodies made the handling of the
orowd an easier matter, and the row
of seekers moved more rapidly..
Grief of a terrible sort showed on
the faces of those who turned away
without finding the object of their
quest. To them it meant another trip
through the morgue after more bod
ies had been brought in, and another
until the features of some loved one
should be discovered.
On the face- of others there was al
most happiness. They had passod the
line of bodies without finding the ones
they sought, and there was still a
alight chance that they might yet
he alive.
Found His Family Dead
Robert Magnussen found his wife,
his little son and daughter in the
armory. He had been searching fo
them since Saturday morning.
His wife lay in the first row of
bodies last night. Bravely he contin
ued his search, and in another row
found his son Robert. In the last row
was the sheet-covered form of his
daughter Irene. He alone of his hap
py little family was spared. He cot
lapsed as he looked on the face of the
little girl. Others in that part of the
morgue went to his aid, and he was
led across the big hall .
With a voice that could barely be
heard, he pleaded that the three bod
ies be placed side by side. His re
quest was granted, and for an hour
he knelt beside them.
Scores of similar scenes were en
acted, while the Corner's men went
about the work of checking off the
identified dead in a quiet business like
manner.
Raising $1.000 000 for Relief
While the work of rescuing bodies
was continuing city authorities were
extending their best efforts to raising
an enormous relief fund. Aided by the
newspapers, a fund of nearly $300,000
had been subscribed today, with the
prospects of the total exoeeding $1,
000,000. A cablegram' received from
Sir Thomas Lipton pledging another
$1,000 was received today.
Captain Harry Pederson, of the
Eastland, who interfered with the
Work of rescuers and complained when
a rescue orew burned a hole in the
steel side of the ship, was held at the
Hudson avenue police station. With
him in cells were eleven members of
his orew. Others of the orew and
some of the officials of the boat line
were held in other poljoe stations In
different puts of the city.
W. C. Sto le, secretary-treasurer of
the Indiana Transpottation Company.
that had leased the boat for the day,
was in a cell at the Thirty-ninth street
station. He was allowed to oommun-
nicate with no one. He was placed 1 n
a cell late Saturday night, and up to
this morning there had been no at
tempt to obtain bail for him.
The two whcolomen who wore at the
helm of the Eastland when she tip
ped over in the Chicago river Sat
urday were taken into custody to
day. They were Albert Webber and
William Gordon, both of Chicago. The
arrest of the two was ordered by First
Deputy Schuetthr, of the Chicago
police.
Half a hundred detectives are
searching for George Munger, purser
of the Eastland, who disappeared fol
lowing the accident Saturday morn
ing. Munger'a son arrived here from
Kalamazoo, Mich., and said that he
had received a telegram from hi fath
er that he was safe,
W.rnlng. Wn Unheeded
More tran 10" Y.itnr r--nf
the i r-w and eye wit ecu s f th
tragedy, have been examined at
th Seat' Attorney's office. Stenog
rapher have taken 1,000 pages of
testimony. Early today a force of 80
detectives set out to raid sailor
boarding house in an effort to round
up ell the members of th Eastland's
crew. From them the authorite
hope to obtain important foots aa to
the condition of the t earner.
The Investigation of the Eastland's
'sntter navf rrvac3 t ";
eteryaf m mill! f fshl
board th itt-teted staeSM
Jean 0Dad. of th tastUad, told
thafilswsag aV:
went over, I saw the danger. I aw
my ssaicteas, aad than west np my
self to tell Captain Peterson that th
told a 'salad your own hasiaiii aad
n back to in boiler room' Than it
Snow said:
ah began to list I seat np s
sigaaL No on- nsid th
slightest attention to it When the
gauge showed that she had reached
the danger point I s gnaUed repeated
ly. Ne on paid any attention to
then later signals."
VIC. HUERTA WANTS
FAMILY PROTECTED
Declares That American
Agents Frightened Wife
and Children
El Paso, Texas, July 27. The
causes of the complaint which Gen
eral Huerta, awaiting trial here on a
charge of conspiracy to violate Amer
ican neutrality, telegraphed to Chief
Justice White of the United States
supreme court, became known in de
tail today. Huerta eharees that his
home here has been "violated by
agents of American justice without
scruple," and demanded guarantees
for his family.
It was after Huerta had been tak
en for a visit to his family that he
made his protest. Two agents of the
department of justice, Clifford Beck
am and E. P. Stone, went through
the house before the arrival of the
prisoner to ascertain if there were
any men other "than members of his
family and remained in the room
during Huerta's conversations with
members of his family.
Huerta received his wife and child
ren at Fort Bliss upon their arrival
recently from New York, but this was
the first opportunity he had had to
siio them in their new home.
Huerta protested earnestly tq
Beckam and Stone against the search
claiming that the children had been
unduly frightened.
"Shoot me, if you like," he ex
claimed; "I am a prisoner and you
may dq what yeu like with me, but
do not moest my wife and children,".
He told the agents that the entire
incident had been humiliating to him
and it had "hurt his feelings."
W. CARROLL RODNEY
HAS RESIGNED
Gives Up Position as Cash
ier of New Bern Bank
ing and Trust Co.
W. Carroll Rodney, who for the
past two yearn has been cashier of
the New Bern Banking and Trust
Company, has tendered his resigna
tion and this went into effect yester
day morning. 0. W. Lane who has
been connected with the bank for
more than two years as assistant
cashier, has been selected to fill the
vacancy" made by Mr. Rodney's
resignation. So far, Mr, Rodney
has not stated what plans he has
made for the future, He has gone
to Morehead City (or a visit and will
later go to, Delaware where he will
spend some time visiting relatives.
It is probable that he will not re
turn to New Bern to make his home,
REV. J. W.HAM
IIAVjSJHE CITY
Noted Evangelist Departs
for Western North
Carolina
Much to the joy of several moral
perverts whom he has been pour
ing some hot shot into and much
to the sorrow of the general public
who have heard his many sermons,
Rev. John W. Ham who has been
holding a great revival here under
the auspices of the Tabernalce Bap
tist church, left last night for Jeffer
son, N. ft, where he will conduct
another great religious meeting, Be
fore leaving, Rev. Ham declared that
he bad enjoyed this visit to New Bern
more than any other event of his ca
reer and that he intended returning
here at the very first opportunity
and would again conduct a revival.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Ham
and other members of his evangelistic
phfty
V.
S. AGEISTTO HEAB ATLAN
TA RAIL CASES
Washington. July 27. Examiner
Watkins ha been detailed by the
rrstate Commerce Commission to
.11 hearings August 2, at Atlanta,
ir. fie "om plaint of th Empire Cot
lon ' il Company versus the Atlan
ta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail
road Company at a!., and that of
Engiemart Heating Company Com
pany verm? Nashville, Chattanooga
And St. Loull Railway Company
Mr. J. B. Cummings, of Kins ton.
returned boms last night after spend
ing several days visiting friends ia
the city.