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;lSTAr.L15IILD , in ' ' IS78 ' : c: :T4. ::uauv, 2 mi. TWENTY MXTH; YEAR " SSBS v Hp . r ,Qy cjten (,0 we jiear pCpie say( 'He i lucky,"' TLis is one of the popular errors which has gained a considerable foothold. ' i' w J . The lucky man is the man who .works diligently ' and uses careful judgment in handling Iris ; money. VThe 'richest men in the wrorld were, , strange to say, almost the poorest boys, x There is no limit to what can be done m accumulating a substantial fortune if prudece.and diligence"! are, exercised-. -A - ti,- --.r - - -1--,T 4;SfAID:0N, SAVINGS IIEVr BERBAfiKlflG JfiUSl CO, -TIIE. FINEST. TIMBER ;? C DISTRICT , ' " - in all the region around us -turn-'; ishes the pine lumber we sell JjVe cui it, take -it, from the stump, ' - transport It, saw it, finish it We eell direct to you, the onawmeri - - i vWe save you money nd give you ' N the beat that can be had. We " solicit your -orders It will pay you to give them to us.( , .--" Broaddus Ives Lumber Co. (;: Uh. i Able riea For War Claims Bill " ' V PasKagp. New Bern's ' -rv, . ' Interest. - '.r ' .'- -The following from the Ctnereasional Record of 18th iost. will be of interest as it is present Comgressman C. R. Thomas able plea for a bill that eon cerns New IteriW.YHW -'is.;. .'-r ' Mr. Thomas of North Carolina.: 'Mr. Chairman, it is incomprehensible to me that there'should have been .manifested the opposition which haa been manifes ted to the consideration of this bill, .. . Mr. Chairman,, those ot us who favor the bill have been here sow for two days and nights, nearly,' .fighting,-, not for any particular- claim in the bill, al though many of us are interested in specific claims for our respective States districts,' not only' in the South, t.t throughout the whole country. But Mr. Chairman, we . are standing here and making this fight against the fili buster which has ? been carried on by one mart, the frentleman from. Illinois Mr. MannJ, contendingbr what w deem to be simple justice, namely, a payment of the honest And righteous debt of this Government 7 That is our 3qgESS&B33B3 posi1on. , I have heard it suggested in this da bate, Mr. Chairman; that gentlemen upon both sides of - the Honsear? for this bill because they have some inter eat for their constituents ' in this bill. That is .not true. .We are interested for our constituents, bnt we are more interested in seeing that the findings of the Court of Claimt to- pay the just war claims and other claims of thi4 Government ire enacted Into law by the House of Representatives' and by the" Congress of the United 'States, f Applause. .;- , Now, Mr. Chairman, vfiat, does this bill earry? ' What is in iff Whyit car- A COMPLETEUINE 6f - SO PHONOGRAPHS AND RECORDS EDI ; SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS f, IF INTERESTED CALL AND HEAR SOME OF S THE; - LATEST RECORDS. WILLIAM T. HILL i "THE SPORTIPO; GOODS .MAN" Phone 253 ; 9t Middle Street' - n AWNIKGS ' W have the agency for- Hettrklr Bros., Awnings, both 'tore and rent-' dence.If you are In jieed of an Awn-' ing" we ran furnish you. Place your order before the Summer rush. ; , . . "lYit," Quslity and Price rtSuaranteed. To i are ssmjJfes and 'get prices, call. I hone 172, or addresl P. O. Bx 445.' . ' t;! WBFornilDror-.irriSSt; lias rt 5 CARLOAD RUCK s stoves i r::is II ': ; ... w jies only the claims which have been ad judicated by the Court of Claims (md there is not a single claim in it that hat not been, adjudicated by the court) to pay losses incurrei during the Civil War losses incurred bv individuals, bv churches, and by' Schools,1 commonly known aa war claim to the amount of $1,64,000, and tome navy yard Overtime and other ciatmii.'ait navirg favorable findings of the Court of Claims '"'"' how much ks the ' Government paid en these- war: claims? 1 Why,1 Mr. Chairman, in the 'whole Wstory of the Government ; we iihave ,- paid of ? these claims onlya'amaif rpart ;T During a period. of 27 years Congress ha passed oh IV four omnibus claims bills, namely. fhsact ot. March 81891, .the act of March 8, 1899, theacf ot May 27.' 1902, hand the act of February 24, 19J6' It has been six years since me .Congress of the United States has passed a aingle omnibus claims wlL LlTbe aggregate bf amount claimed Jn all eases tried by the Court of Claims since the Bowman Act is about $100, Q'JO,000 and the aggregate that bas been allowed by the court is about $3,000,000 The amount of the war claims and oth er claims.'. except Prence epoliation claims, paid since the. BoWmau Act is about S4.000,0(K). ' Now Mr. Chairman,' they say the court makes only findings ot facts But let me calQhe, attention' of gentlemen to what i laldm the report of the com' oi it tee on that subject ; It is said here, and indorse every word of It, The same considerations which make it Imperative Upon Congress to appro priate to pay fiokl judgements of Its courts should dictate the line of policy to be adopted with regard to finding! of facts under the Bowman Act, ItUa general rule of International law, and bas been laid down by the Su preme Court of the United States In fnnny einci, that a pemon resiuing In an I enemy's country I) an enemy o far ' his property tiht are concerned. In modern practice, however, this ru!o hn bi'O disregarded wh-n tlirnrri .- ;ty hs arinen for supplying the HiVH-!irg arn.y j from the urroun'ling f"H!it.ry. VI. n Gi-n Scutt Invad. J Mnu lie left . I i ' i.i C. .y I . . f nv.y i '..-. -r j tt c.t.ia.a, aii 5 : S aiU-ited by the Kvt a i-.t.le one ot!,s:rwise than . . . . J i ' .'..n is in U.'iS I'M. v, in n t"..f ,l to war claims in our ctive Stales und districts, gent!e-; men have eai jthat we are interested in his bill, crt to maintain the credit of the p'vern!i'pr4, not because it is just id r jht to p-a the. bill, but because our c nstituenU a interested That is true,-but this biil not only interests our districts, but our States and- the whole South. 'v. '' f ' ' I hold in my hand one particular claim that shows tho interest of the,people in these claime. . It is a 'resolution of the Baptist State Convention of North Car olina, -Assembled in its eightieth session petitioning Congre88to make payment to the Baptist church in New Bern, N, C foe the occupation of thatehurchiy the Union so'diers during the Civil War: If reads "Ss follows " ' .7 Whereas the First Baptist church of New Bern, N. Ckus denied the .use of its house of worship from October 0, 1862, to May 10, 1865, by- reason of its use and occupancy by the military authorities of the United States during the whole of that period; and - n1 Whereas the Court of Claims" has in vestigated the , matter am) " found the facts as above, and that" recommended to Congress the payment, to- the said church a fair. rental, for- period of its occupancy.' Resolved by the Baptist State Con vention of North Cftroluiaajaembled in its eightieth annual seQon; ' Tht it Is the sense of this cdbyentioa that the payment of this1 cUlm will be but a simple act of Justice, the claim- being thorous-Wy1. honest 'and equitable and that the convention , petition' the Con gross to pass the bill Introduced in the t ...tt ... r... m'-'. ei! owikmi vj nun. r, m, onnmuiB sou. in the House of Representatives . by Hon, C. R. Thomas to carry oat - the 'recom mendation of the Court of Claims in the said matter. J ". " h '.- I certify that the above ia a true copy Of preamble and resolution" adoptgd-by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina in session at Hendersonville, Dec. 8,1910, .'-,i.J- f.t',; fScrt.ry;, And those of ns who are making the fight for the" payment of these .war claims are fighting, not only, for the Xjnclpley that the government .should pay U just debts and abide by the de1 cisionaVot its own courts,; bat io order to aee that these claims of chorches and Schools in the Southland are paid, as they ought to re paid, as weU : as the claims of individuals. Applause. After all, Mr, Chairman, 'what does this bill amojnt to in the aggrcgitiT It is a roere'bagatalle compared with ,'the millions ofmoney that this government is spending for other governmental pur poses, the Army and the Navy, and the Philippine policy "Of r.the Government and after ihase claims' have been ajj- d catedV;, after tne.Unterest jthat: has been manifested in hem by the Chief Executive, after the War Claims Com ml ttee and the; Committee On Claims have passed upon them favorably, a re fusal by this House to pass them would be,' in my honest opinion, I gross tnju tice to the people of the whole country, and the people of the country, regard lets of party, will place , the responsi bility for the failure to pass the bill and the refusal to pay the honest debts of the Government, where it properly belongs, not upon U4 who bar been standing here day after day nd night after night fijhting-for their paymdnt put upon the gentlemen who have Only Two Weeks Remain of the Lejnslative Proceed- -- iuga. -1 Raleigh. Feb. 21,The state admlnlsr- trationi)Uilding bill was taken up in the Senate again yesterday for the third tlmej and after voting down all amend ments except the two. by Senator BoJ den one, cutting the amount of the bond tone U $500,000, and the other author. izing the building commission to erect a reproof building or buildings' on a suit- ble aite,iihd an amendment of '-Sena. tor ' Barnes nrovidine that the bonda thall not be. sold for less than pari the Senate by a vote of 20 to i2 passed theU bill on second reading and it took its place on the -calendar The minority made an effort to have the amount of the.bondisoe reduced to $300,000, but after an. extended; debate their effort failed by a decisive vote. I I I . . , t J W if 4 1 rt ,!to Th PabUc. hind hin na ur pi I I in ; Vn, and h- n n,:.rche 1 in triam; ' ii !. p'i 1 fr rv.-ry p.. , fwk'-'l from t'. I ' i c-"-it.- I ) y ! ' ; !,.,:: i! r... i ; , .,'.) I. l t 1 I 1 j r f ir m. i llie f ; . t R f r. in augorated this filibuster t prevent the payment of th se claims and the)asi tge of this bill. Applause. Mr. Chairman, these claims go to ev ery it te. "They ere not confined tl the South alone. It is true s to the war claim-, the Isrgrr part of the apprnpri atinn g i s to t'i South. But theclaims re 3i .trilu'i ii among all the sUlcr-N, . 8u far m U e French spoliation claims are c-mccn,.-!, the? have been favora bly .;; i.hrtei up C court, but there j m a ci n E!iii-ni:r)"ntrep'irted Op- o:i l ' i ' t !! 7. VI by thu ("' .ims 'Oi.i " n . !,: -h gives every ini-mher loft1 i !' i l' ri.-ht to vote fi-pa- Jrs'- '" r. '-n c ! snJ up .ii a ' rn'.i i if it i d- -i !'!, to d't'rm i t i w f-r ' thu French ,i 1 i'y ia lU l.iil This office will observr regular Sun day hours Feb. 22nd. Stamp and gene ral delivery windows will be. open from from 7 toll a.-5 m., except, during the time of distributing of me morning mail,. General delivery window, will bs Opeft' for 1 houraf Wrt he dmtribution of the evening mail, f. . f, i . J. S. BASNIGHT, . . f ostmastert i Recess Meetjnd Board Aldeiteei. " . -... There was m recess meeting of the board of Aldermen held Tuesday night Th matter of new ilre district that had Dean reierrea to commiuee. came wirn unfavorable report, committee iatattng that Itwas un just discrimination against W. F. Hill. - Bids were ctoenetf for for-' niUaing,material, pipea, etc, ior streets that wrfl soonbe paved, but np award made, in behalf Chamber of Cohkmeree f committee, a rood delegation beiharwe- r 't , ... v .t.. . . a ii -ail j. A' sent.; r m lunn, j r,r xeaq yt j,ae ooara the jiroposed bill that would enable' the city and county to appropriate not more than $1,000' each for advertismg 'pur poses, annually, .Jjlyda Pby, President Cbambef Commerce made an address-in favor of the measure,' that ereaud a most favorable irtproaslon. JBi Blades spoke in its behalf. X)n motion Ellis; if was resolved, that' cobyf biU be sent to Meisis .; Green, and ; Nun motion,: the clerk waiics true ted . A Kill In ' A Bvim f viii,,, ,v . wMvunH,; w, ropresenunves at naieign, eaj war ing the city toraise the tai leyy ,on general 'and to 75 cents, ;no oncly bonds to zs centa.. ilecess waa taken. if iLta tuKtu in iu ii uaia r ; PAZO OINTMENT U'gua'feed to cure ahy case of Itching, Blind, Bleed; ing or Protruding riles in 0 to 14 jlays or money ref unded.j 60c " -t-.y 'i . j , . , . Steamec Howard Being Kalaed.U' All during yeeteHay a'large force bf men ware busi'y engaged h the work of raising the steamer ''Uoward.'' All of the fertiliser with- whlchthe veel was loaded, first had to be removed and this consumed much tlmeJ ' Af tjirge derrick was then brought into bae and the boat raised high enough,' out ' of the Water to allow the pumps to be started. The loss occasioned -by j this4 accident will amount to seven- or 'eight hundred dollars, ,,.. , ,' TiiePo GE)les fJ-UT. , STAONG ' COURTEOUS PROGBCSSIVE : Ampie vfpnai ana aurpius, aDiemanaement, thor V: ough.orgaaization, e xperjehce MlttioSfi'cliitrfponsibil-' : iity are the element whictfornbrWeeefeah'tv-afl vment and Resources enable us to assist our'deDosifnrV iftuny leptirnatef wayjti MpSfW TfliebusU wuauj yii-iv-c vui.ncLvivnuu lauiies nl your .disposal, invite checking account ifl any'Surn and sav- . logs, accounts trom Sl.UQ upwards. , WM DUKN- CD.BRADHAM - PBEST.,V ' VICE WeV3 1 Jl-.-r, . TA.UZZLL ' CASMIR ? 1 j: -: , v '"J"- " ' . .... . ... . Wit ve iusi' received ou r new ufrV 0mriQualhtty1es for Spring ;; raA ycy rm oeauj,i$sr ,t yy e am nor :y lelieve iudh footwear ,ossi1e, at the price.. ,, 1 he ti?akers have outdone' 'tjientselyes'., ' Smart,$nc fifty styles with -plenty of comfort and, service just what you hevs Icen looking for. 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