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V ;NEW;Bim:NORra JCAROUNA; TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13;
NUMER273
THIRTIETH YEAR
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YOUR IDLE FUNDS?
OME people retain idle funds simply because thy do rot
know of a safe way of employing the money profitably,.
This bank isssnes interest bearing certificates of deposit
which yield 4 per cent per annum, thereby affording a
profitable as well bb safe mean of employing idle funds. Pleats
call tt the bank and confer with our officers.
YOUR ACCOUNT SUBJECT TO CHECK
DIALLY INVITED
IS
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DAYJIIG
The Flames Drove Eight Families
From Their Homes Into
The Snow.
TODAY
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FOR TO-DAY
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We place on: sale .25
doz. Misses Middy Blouse
all sizes. A Value at 75c
Sale Price 50c.
Just received 50 doz.
Ladies Shirt Waist, $1.25
Values, Sale Price 69c.
An assortment that will
appeal to any lady.
S. Coplon & Son
SELLS IT FOR LESS
LITTLE OUT OF THE WAY, CUT IT FAYS TO WALK TO COPLON'S
A destructive conflagration rendering
eight families homeless and destroying
quantities of household good i, occurred
Monday morning shortly after seven
o'clock. ' v
The first fire caught in a small home
located in Forbes A'ley, owned and oc
cupied by Mary Spencer. 01J, some
what dilapidated and therefore highly
ly inflammable, it and its contents were
enirely consumed. Two other dwel
lings, larger, newer and of better con
struction, aljoining, were dfstroyqd
also. One of these was property of the
Blount rstat, the oiher of E iza Sand
ers, all colored peop'e. The occupants
of these houses lost only a' portion of
their household good?. The loss is es-
imated at Fomething like $2,000, with
but little insurance.
The department had considerable dif
ficulty in fighting the fire on account of
he cold and lack of water, but finally
got a stream on from an old well, using
the enpine for pumping.
About the time this fire was gotten
under control nnoi hit was discovered
"on Carroll street, t wo or three blocks.
away. The department hastened to-it.
but two houses were consumed and two
others badly damaged before the flames
cou'd be subdued. They were neat Jit
tie home's, occupied by renters. One
of the largest, which was damaged be
longed Nita Sutton; one totally destroy
ed to the Edward estate, colored, and
two others to M iss Sarah Eaton. The
loss here was about $1,500, partially
insured. The tenants saved roost of
their furniture.
Both fires were in tactions occupied
exclusively by colored people, and there
was much excitement and lamentation
among them. The fire department waa
badly handicapped and everybody, for
the time became fighters, using snow
and water in buckets.
CASE
Argument Id Bryan Murder Case
Was Begun Yesterday After
noon. Hta Fate-Will Pro
bably Be Known Tonight
Vaudeville at The Athens Mon
Tues, Wed. Miss Verna M
Sterkx, violin soloist, Nat Barn
hardt (The boy from Georgia
society black-face.
PAST RK
At the opening of .yesterday's Beestoa"
of Superior Court the Baker Bryab mar
der case, which was begun last Thurs
day, was resumed. Several witnesses
were placed on tqe stand during the
forenoon, by totalhe State and de
ferae and the entire morning session
was consumed in hearing their evidence.
Before calling a recess all of the tetti
mony had been taken and only the argu
merits of the counsel ard the Judge's
charge remained before the. case' was
placed, in Ihs hands of the jury.
,whsn . court reconvened the argu
ments were begun.. :. Mr. D. E. Hender
son, who. is assisting Solicitor Aber-
nathy, had the first epeech and- he was
followed by Judge O. H. Guion. All
the arguments will doubtless be con
ceded by noon today and the Judge will
at once charge the jury and place the
cast in their hands. ' '. '
All during the days session 'the court
room waa crowded to its utmost capcity
and it could be seen that much interest
was being manifested in the proceed
ing. Thenuis much speculation as to
what the verdict wiR be. Many think
that it wilt be a first degree verdict
while others think that it will be only
a second degree verdict and there are a
few who stated that their belief is that
the juy will acquit the prisoner. The
jury will doubtless return a verdict late
this afternoon or tonight
Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce will met
tonight at the Court H':use at 8:80.
The annual report of the President
and Secretary will be read and reports
will be made by the stan ling commit
tees. All membi rs of the Oliamber of Com
merce are urged to bo pres nt. If you
are a member and know how New Bern
can be benefited get up and (ell the
members all a' out it.
If yr u are not a rrember joir the
progressive organization and help
"boon" jour town.
It willl be a live meeting. Be on
hand at 8:80 sharp.
Spring Mid Summer showing
of Classy Fabrics, your measure
made by an expert For Today
Only.
Hookworm Dispensaries
The State And Craven county hook
worm dispensaries will be conducted at
the fallowing places this week:
Jasper. Tuesday and Wednesday the
13-hand 14th.
Vanceboro, Thursday. Feb. 15th and
22 nd.
Cove, Friday, Feb. 16th and 23rd.
New Bern, Saturday, Feb.. 17th, (in
grand jury room,)
Dover, Tuesday, Feb. 20th.
Fort Barnwe'l, Wednesday Feb. 21st.
Be sure and have yourself and fami
ly examined atone of the above dispen
saries, thereby assist your county to
eradicate a dieeaae which is devitali
7.log hundreds of our people.
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LUMBER FOB All
may be had from us. We are
manufacturers selling direct to
the ptihlir from our own retail
yarn, and can supply you with
pine timber of any grade or finish,
' attractively low prices. Ask
for our estimates on your require
ments. '
B Broaddus &Ives Lumber Co
Moving Pictures and Vaude
ville, afternoon and night, at The
Athens.
If you don't call for it, its
your fault; if you don't get
it. If you do call for it;, its
our fault if you don't get it
J. S. Basnight Hdw Co., 67
S. Front St.. Phone 99.-
TIMER
GROCEBY STORE
Hot Wster Tank Explodes.
The explosion of a ht water tank at
the home of Mr. T. F. McCarthy on
Pollock street early yesterday morn Ins?
entirely wrecked .the kitchen The
pipes leediog Into thtank became f roi n
on the previous night and when the cook
built a fire in the range' the tank be
came beaUd and when the cold, water
began lo rua Into it the explosion fol
low d. The cook was the only person
In the room at the time, but outside of
beine? bidly frightened sba was not in
jured. .
Prices Show Continued Advance.
Foreigu Spot Demand Im
mense. Strong Market.
. Ne York, Feb. 10. -Cotton has
lately adf anctd sharply after a violent
reaction early in the week. The raise of
Wednesday caught the shorts napping
and there came upward turns Thursday
and Friday, .so that the bears have un
doubtedly suffered severe punishment.
Heavy covering of short obligations for
Southern', local Wall Street and Waldorf-Astoria
bears has fanned the flame
already Btarted by big buying by spot
houses acting on orders from various
parts of the country. The West has
been buying. ' Wall Street interests
have taken profits to somev extent but
they are in many cases bullish as to the
outlook, th! Pell Thomas interests, it is
believed, being the leaders In that quar
ter. Memphis and Texas shorts, have
covered, it is said, on a big scale. The
Liverpool spot sales have much of the
time been 12,000 to 15,000 bales, Man
chester, according to all accounts is do
ing an enormous business, partly, ap
parently because of developed stocks in
the countries which it chiefly serves,
favored by a raising price for silver
which has reached 27 11 161 in London,
tlie highest quotation for seven years.
It is not speculation which has put up
prices at New York during the past
week so much as the various buying by
the consumer. Big spot houses have
brought in some cas.'S 60,000 bales in a
single day. -
It has been the buHish merchant ver
sus the Bearish speculator ana the
speculator has lately been routed, and
he is now turning to the bull side. The
spot markets at the South have been
conspicuously strong. On a downward
reaction South urn offerings to Liverpool
and other big markets seem to decrease.
The grades at one time so much de
preciated have recently been advancing
in some parts of the South at least even
more rapidly, it is said, than the higher
grades. The demand has been from all
parts of Europe as well as from Japan
and China. Some of the Southern mills
have been tuying freely. Even New
England mills have in some esses at
lesit-of late, bought on a larger scale.
Some cotton goods have advaoced. The
ginning up to February 1st is said to ap
proximate 15,250,000 bales. Tbe crop
movement has been larger. The crops
of India and Egypt are said to have
been under-estimated. Russia has a
large yield. It is argued anything like
present prices, a decrease in the acre
age, especially at the bouthwest. is
highly improbable. It is insisted by
some who think present prices are not
justified in a ret son when thecrop. they
aver, is nearly 16,000,000 bales that a
large quantity of cotton is held brick at
the South and mu t sooner or later ome
on the market with depresnlng Jesuits
to prices, especially if Europe should
stop buying. The trading in futures
her has bt en on an enormous scal ,
that of Wt dnesday reaching nearly one
million b let, the largest day's business
JcTa year. "Hedge" tuying of about
2,000,000 bales this aaaon against sales
of European spinners for this season
and as far ahead as 1916 is behoved to
nave greatly relieved the South of the
burden of a record breaking ciop. The
iide public la buying, Waldorf-
Astoria bears have been controverted
to the bull side aft :t a roegh experience
lately.
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aarf encelns; In the lw, for the
"Tf 'fflrereliihrtpertorHforls
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fully ccmCd'nt ef the qnetlty of
Mt fsrf.'ita tUanlinte en) mr
frUit!Mforpnn,tdlisry, We
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Prepared For Duilneati and 8eeur
Large Qtuniity of '"Groeerlo
From Broad St. Oroce?y Oo' '
A bnrglarr erbleti bore every trace ef
having been ptaniwd tod before "U was
executed occurred la thii city Sons' sy
nil hi tt eerty yeeterday mor nlag vhea
(he-Broad Strett Grocery store oa Broad
street area, broke) bits mm . rensackea.
The Brit known of (be robberf vu
etUejr iDoraW wbealfr; fodrlar
ihepmpr etor ef the. e teMUhmen',
earris dowa ad opened "for; tha dsy'a
boaioee. ' Re' aotjeed that (lr
eptllH oh the floor a 4 that t rV of
potatoesa4 bern'mpiUd en tbe'lhar.
Upeo iavcetlsriting further ht fenad
one bf the rr windows tm iha en4
floor or b4 a rny ,-m4' l4 Wr
tlU loenirvf tin' tha bulUme.' This
la &mt was brought lo U erene kj the
thieves srtrtbre i not the Jt le jbt
hut Ihil lby h i tnve plane .several
dare fv'wne t io the store, .t
Mr, Tit tie tid s Jr)nni rrr
lt f.t he m)IJ t r'o'miie'y f J-iU
what had btn t'uUti, but tutifm.rj
o'hrt (Viir f- e r rr1 tut I ' r
(if f g, hal t il ) limni i i
llie rh r ! bad t ( In"'"!
r,! mis rr a'l rt mi' l c.f rri"'. y '
t'--rfn-. 1h fruiter M t' ',
COLD
V , WILLIAMS' KIDNEY PILLS
- .Have yea "aeileeted your KidneysT
Have rn overworked your pervoue ays
teas arid oeueed treacle , wiUi your kid
aye ahd btaddart. DaVa you pains bi
Was, aide back, groins "and bUdderT
Uave yea a flabby kppearanea of vlbe
faoe eapeciaJty under tbe eyes? Too fre
quant a desire to peatanaeT If soWU
Uauvs sUdney: Pilar will W yott-At
Druwist, "PHoaJOa,"; WUUW afTC
Co, Tropv, Cleveland, X--' f
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loaa W T1 Naaltf tabraary iBtb,
: Friday februer) lSth, bet weea tbe
boo re at lea and aleee, the elect It
e heir . at the Bute P.alteoUuy will
ela Bi'lU eleventh victim la the pi rim
ef Jobs Roee, aotered. . for the brutal
tnorder af Mr. lad Mr; Joba' Dutoo.
rvepeeCed sUliena of Oevelsad roanty,;
; Spfln2 aad Somrticr. tho'winx
of Cfc'-si Fabrics, youf mcasurt
nude by an expert Fof.- Today
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The MtVa U-tU have (r-nilAeod
FOUR REASONS
for having a savings account in this bank.
1. It extends polite and courteous treatment to every
depositor.
2. It pays 4 per cent compound interest.
3. It receives small as well as large accounts $l.("i or
more.
4. It is managed by men who leave nothing undone to
protect the funds of depositors.
Your account is invited.
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EST WEATH
ER OF SEASON
Prevailed In Thia Sectloo Sunday
Night and Monday Morning;.
, - Bn'ow JSli ' Rr'uiaint.
Five aVfTaeu sbora aefavct the fft-
eiaf record of the temperature w th(j
dty yeaterday moraine at aa early
hoor. QdWerer, a aamber e( lod I v id
eal thM-tbooeUra wblesj ara Uuaaed to
bar rtNablr, , touched tor aero mark.
Thia le the retort for tbevreeaat sea
eofl sad aee for several aaaaona past
Combliwd with ike ertrtrae bold waa
tbe six lb. rnew wbkb ffl 8tardsi
aWthWi.Tbl. f. coore mad maUert
tnoca woree. 'rarttea ariy pun trareu
Bat few boreee were Uea out dortnf
the evly part of tbe day and v tSa few
wbkb were aeea a.i tha atra, were
havmr all that they eoqld do te make
any pwgrs.. II JnrJrMa of wsUr Ipes
were fr"7n endcgnuimere wretaued
mo'b trouble Many ef ihee ppe
bo eted and erfa? they tecame thawed
tml there waa a "bfr-the thmhr.
1 ire a ro( of i-e (ar out l"t
trfi (h n Trnl rife arul
t'.nrg (, l.-a t:, r w m lhir
iht 1" J riviM I ft r.q rt!h aff tj,
A'l r-f ISe ri' ' 1 ' ' i Infi (h f': j
It -i'S a I I r'- ' n t-sl tray.
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SALE A BIG SUCCESS
While we have had a great sale, we still have on
hand a big stock of Mens and Boys Clothing and
Overcoats, Ladies Ccat Suits, Underwear, Shoes,
Dress Goods etc., that must not be carried over, so
we will close out all of this winter's stock regardless
of cost.
We thank the public for their patronage and in
vite them to our store to inspect our New Goods
that are arriving daily, and we promise to save you
money.
No Fancy Prices On Our Goods, We Only Want
to Make a Living.
J. J. BAXTER
ELKS TEMPLE
DEP'T STORE
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MULES
Fifty head of fine Ilorses
and Mules now in stocks
Must be sold.
PRICES AND TERMS
REASONABLE.
SCOTT & CO.
NEW BERN, N. C.
ONLY FEW DAYS LONGER
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Jo get those Great Bar
gains at the Fire Sale--We
offer Greater Bargains
than ever.
7,2:CRAVBN STRBB7
.MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.
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Issuci polkici covering AccMcTjti ilea!ih,BorjiaVy,.lhclt
la itortTmd dwcJlinji, Plate Cta, Boiicrf,; UtnWtn,
'VnJ Automobile jiatOityl .Ji f 'yf (. -K'Hl''
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1.!ch til claim! re rronipily lavestiiratfd tnA iaiisferiotiljr
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