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NEW BERN, NORTE CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1912.
THIRTIETH YEAR
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A BANK IS A NECESSITY.
SOME people think that a bank is only a luxury. The fact
is that a well regulated bank is really a necessity for every
person who desires to get along in the world- It keeps
money safe and pays interest on saving and other idle
funds, ther by enabling its depositors to profit from the use of
their money. 1 his ban1? invites your accounts, either subject to
check or interest bearing.
MONEY DEPOSITED WITH THIS BANK EARNS 4 PER
CENT.
TO WOMEN WHO CARE
Women who are decidedly particu
lar cibout correct and becoming styles
and want their New Easter clothes to
exhibit that discriminating taste and
excellent judgment so much desired
will find at this store the garments they
will like, however critical they may be
and our sales people can be relied upon
to give sincere and valuable advice re
garding the selection of the most be?
coming style and color.
EASTER GOWNS
Perhaps youwant a simple dress of
appealing neatness. Perhaps you want
a very elaborate one. You can find
what you want her e, $6.00 up.
HANDSOME WAISTS
Neat Tailored Waists elaborately
trimmed, they are all here in enticing
styles at inviting prices, 50c. to-$4.00.
J. M. MITCHELL & CO.
61 POI.I.OOK ST.
PHONE 288
AFFAIRS AT THE
STATE. CAPITAL
More Needless Controversy Crver
Date o f Meek leu b u rfl Declara
tion of Independence.
Rileigh, Mrcb 29 h.-With the ap
proach of the time for the unveiling of
the tablet by the Mecklenburg couDty
Colonial Dames in the rotunda of the
State houte, comtrexoratmg the Meek
lenbu g Declaration of Independence
and i'a signers, interest in the proprie
ty of this tablet raised by Charles L
VanNoppen, increa ej : with very gen
feral approval of the anion .of the State.
HUlorical Commission in granting the
Colooiat D.ims pe'mi sion to place the
tabetin the S'ate house. A promi
nent citizen deeply interested and well
informed as to the controversy said,
that while the "proofs" of the May
20th declaration may not be sufficient
to Batisfy some of our "most critical
historians," it has certainly not been
proven that thera were no May 20th
resolves, and, certainly the proof was
considered suffic ent by the North Car
olina Gtneral Assembly to accept 'he
proof and enact that "May 20th, 1775"
be inscribed on the State Flaft; another
act making May 20th a legal holiday,
and still another act prescribing that
May 20th, 1775 be put on the great seal
of the State. And if the members of
theSta'e Hiatori at Commission dis
rere'ited the May 20th Declarati n,
ih?irj would be merely individual opin
ions and it would be improper for them
'o arrogate to lhcmelve9 the acting
as censors for acts of the General As
sembly. Hut that, if thi majority of
the people are ever t-onvinced by these
agi'ators against the M y 20th Decla
ration the cb-jervim? May 20th is an er
ror, then the General A'semb ycan ap
point a commission to investigate and
decide between May 20 h and May 31?t,
at the date of the resolves.
Mr. Elias Carr, secretary to the Slate
Bna'd of Agriculture, was summomd
to Washington, D. C. to beat thi bed
side of his mother, who is detperat-l;j
ill there in the home of hr son, Mr.
W. K. Carr. Mrs. Carr is 70 ears old,
widow of the lamwnled- ex governor
Elias Carr.
Shaw University, the negro' Baptint
school here, celebrated elaborately the
50th anniversary of the work 8mon
the negroes of tha South by the Am r
ican baptist Home Mis ion Society
There are a number of prominent vii
iuora from the Norih to panic pate and
the affair is being made one of special
interest by Dr. Meserve, president of
tha University,
Mr. Anderson Holts, for many years
a prorrinent contrac:or and but derhere
is dead, aged 82 years Thf funeral
was conducted from the Tanernacle
Baptist church Thursday afunv on at
4 o'clock.
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NEGRO
KILLS GIRL
At Cove City Thursday AfterDoon.
Accidentally Fires Load of
Shot Into Oue of Her
Limbs and She Ex
pires Few Hours
Later.
While carelessly handling a shotgun
at th t hune of Flossie Bryan, cdored,
at Cove City Thursday afternoon, Wil
liam Smith, a 12-year Old colored boy,
accidentally discharged the weapon and
the entire load of shot took effect in the
Bryan girl's left leg. A physician was
secured rnd he gave the wounded girl
medical attention but she had lost so
mu -h b'ood before his arrival that death
ensu d a few hours later.
Smith had started rabbit hunting acd
had stopped at the Bryan girl's home to
get something to e it. He was very
careless in handling the gun which he
rarri d and was warned to ute more
cauti n. Picking the weapon up he
threw one end of it acres his shoulder
and fUr'ed for the door. In soma man
ner the hammr fell, there was a blind
ing flash and hen the smnka chared
aw y the wounded girl was founl lying
on thn floor. There was not the leant
doubt but that the shooting was acei
dently and no arrest was made.
THE PHOSPHORUS
MATCH MUST I GO
If you went to a bargain counter-Did
you ever see an airship
fly at nighi?
Would a $35 su;t of clothes
fit you?
Boys Corn Club ot Craven County.
The following boys have enrol'ed thi ir
names as members of the Craven coun
ty Corn Club, 1912:
Henry Bonner, Edwards, Hoyt Civils,
C ve City, Herbert Ipoc c, Cove City,
Claud Peters, Cooper, Cicero Riggs
Cove City, Clem Sutten, Cove City,
R uben White. Cove City.
Others desiring to be enr died should
end their names to Mr. G. D. Si-hau1),
West Raleigh. N. C. or to S. M. Brin
son. New Bern, N. C. As soon
names i r ) received tu let ins and instruc
tions will be seat to those enrolled.
It would be well to join at once and
compete for the przai.
Moving Pictures and Vaude
ville, afternoon and night, at The
Athens. ,
Facts Worth Knowing.
IT OFTEN HAPPENS
The holes that make t.lieir sippearance in the dish-paal and milk-pmns
come without warning, like the gliost that walks at night Noone know!
how tt happened. We don't mind, of roiirw, berauM it makes DUaiDM '
good for um. Tli' )Kles are there, ami the new pans are here. Jhat's
what we am tryinir to get nt. Si. lid, honest tin, funioned in convenient,
shining puns, etc , waiting o nave you many steps and kep the food
' clran and wholesome. As murh honesty has gone Into the making of this,
tinware as govs into a diamond ring.
Q ask ill Hardware; Co.
'PHONEW7 11 MIDDI.&81
That old chair needs a
coat of China-Lac to make
it youn again-'B. P. S.
specialties for the best house
keepers. J. S. Basnight Hdw
Co.
School Ncwi of tht Week.
T MEASURES" :UP;
The UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE ''cnS67)?
; measures up to every requirement lu nwrveloui trawlh
' M uhtii and Insurance in force have made It the LARGEST.
- life nwufance company in ihe wortd for its iz ' .-."f
a Toiicfiliijucd on lives of healiLful persons opoo the Or iK
"'nsry. Limited Nymcnt and Fjidowment. pbnj.' bflwttQ
iifff $U5 and 65 years.' v vy:'tvf '-.r-
' ;ThH Compsny payi lhe lirffst DIVIDENDS and SEU
trmuratict CHEAPER thaa any other ctd fine cotnrany.
There are three entirely different
kinds of ingredients used m mak n the
three oifTrrent varieties of baking pow
ders on the market, vie (1) Mineral
Ac id or Alum, (2) Hone-Acid or phos
phate, and (3) ('nam of Tar'ar mads
fiom gripes. It it important, from
the standpoint ot health; to know oro
thirg about there ingredients, and
which kind la used in your baking pow
rle-.
(1) Mineral-Acid, r Alum, Ii mu
from a kit d of clay. This la mixed wfli
diluted oil of vitriol, in! from this if
lulloo a proluet is obtained which Is
'um. Alum la cheap; eot about two
crnla a pound, and baking powder
with this Mineral-Acid tails from 10 O
tit. a pound.
(2) Bone-Acid, ot rhoaphat. (a tha
batla of phosphate baking powders artl
tha pretest ft folly wMcrioed la lot
patents issued to Itrg mwafftrtarar
of a phpbat4 pTdr. .'Tb U. S. Pat
intofQo report Rival ft full and aiaet
description, hot the fallowing i ttract
li anoogh; ; f'.
"Borned lonV ftflrbenf trettri,
rpot lata freshly diluted ail of vit lit
and with eorrt nusi tthrtig and la the
fol'ew lag pt op thJB,'f ' 1
Fmb this fiottft Attd anotDKaU bak
bg powdeta rt nade( .socb powder
all from CO te SO eot poond.' ;
(8) nream f Trtar, atUta la all rip
ftp, and Saw wit a tba lalee wkaw
tha grape are, p meted. .The tartar la
sureeqeenii gauerea irooi i ca m
boiled with water, od rvBaed,' whes
rjuto af CrMm of Tartar, white ai d
very para, prst anT r pawur d
U differ Is m rpcl htm iae fona
lawbkMft tnlginalir ilsted la tb
grape. CreK af TkKtr thee while the
Bwst aipenelye, klhe rn'y lngrdenl
thai fthoulT be uied in Uking powder
te act upw lk polS. 4 It wholesome
aea It be j on J qtieeiUr. Crmof Tar
ar baking aowrjertatll at abMit 4v te
tXi rent ft potiM, t '.
JSiwh are the ft'', tnfl eveyiwio,
rtreful of If.e 1 n!'h cf t' e femllt
The Han Is Taylor Debating Society
held its meeting on Friday afternoon.
The query for the debate was Resolv
ed that Immigration ia De'rlmental to
fie U. S. Government. On the affir
mative, Fred Cohen and Mr. Cox spoke;
on the negative, Malcolm Howell and
Mr. Rock. Decision awarded to affir
mative. Na han Gooding and Lacy
Meredith made their first appearance i s
declaimert. "The Spartans and the
Pilgrims was the aubi ct of Mtredith't
speech, and "Tba Stability of our Gov
ernmrnf'wu tha j et ot Cooling's.
For the first attempt both did wcl1. Mr.
Mere fid was present and made a help-
tf and IratructWe talk on (he laments
LailVeataf o a literary society give a boy
in after life,
Through the kindnesi of denator 8ira
bkmm, tba school ha recited U dotea
bulba, canoe, gladiolus, tuberose awl
eaUdiqqs-fof tba school flower gardra,
which W being soade ea the north aid
of the Qrirtli Building aeit to Jobaaon
street.
Hij;h Death Rate Among Makers
Given As Reason For Ban.; No
Warship To Be Built
This Year.
Washing: on, March 2;t.-The bill b
Representative Hughes, of New Jersey.
Democratic, virtually taxing out of exis
ten:e the phosphorus match industry in
the United States, wa3 passed by the
House aftr a hearing debale. Tht
vote, 163, to 30, was remarkable in thai
Minority Leader Mann win the onUi
R 'pub ican who j ined the Democra ic
oppodtion to the measure. The high
death rate among workers in the phos
phorus mat:h factories of the country
inspired the bill. Ke-ides imposing a
prohibitive tax on phosphotus matchen,
heavy fines and penalties are prov ded
for violators of the law. The exporta
tion or importation of the matcht also
is forbiddin. Tha main features of the
aw will go into effect on July 1st, 1913,
if the bill passes thi Senate.
The discrepancies between the claims
of tho Taft and Roosevelt managers of
delegates already chosen grow wider
every day. In a statement including
yesterday's results in New York and to
day's in Mississippi and Colorado, the
Taft managers claim 264 delegates, or
ten del gates less than half of the num
ber nee led to nominate Mr Taf . T e
Roosevelt bureau so far has not form
ulated its claims in New York, ,a'id it
has said nothing about Colorado and
Mississippi. But where the Taft man
agers concede Mr. Roosevelt and twenty-four
d legates. Senator Dixon lea -ing
out the elections of the past t
days, claims fi f ty for bis thief anil con
cedes to Mr. Taft only twenty-two votes
in all It is sate to say that Mr. Dixon
will put nearly every New YorH dis
trict in the contist column, as he pro
bubly will the eight delegates chosen ii
Colorad i and the pixUen chosen in Mis
s s ipp, all of whom are claimed out
right by the Taft manager.
The revenue cutter Onondaga des
troyed the schooner Kim City, of Ni
Haven, Conn,, which was wrecked or
the treacherous s als of Cape Hul tenth
. .!.,., . 'Ik.. u .... o !
menace to navigation.
"An unwise, short sih j and tt.
siatenn nlike policy," was Secretary
Meyr r's comment upon the action of the
house Democratic caucus which a toot)
upon its decision to ri ake no provision
for Battleships this year. In a state
ment the secretary taid; The action if
the first step in the direction of a rfe
dining navy. It will depreciate tht
mi itary value of the fleet as an insur
ance against war and arrest progress
"1 he leaders of the Democratic party
are losing sight of the political and mil
i'ary necessity of the command of the
Pacific. Their p trsimonious policy will
not be creditable or sat sfactory to a
nation of 90,000.000 of people.
Senator Loiimer, ofl tlinuis, won ar.
overwhelming vindication at the hands
of the special committee of eight sena
tors who have finished a secon'l investi
gallon of bis election by ih -. Mmois leg
ialature in 1930. Twice challenged and
once acquitted, Ihe commhUee by vote
of 5 to 8 on all vital points cemp'etely
exonerated him of any knowledge of
legislative corruption.
3:45 p. m. and 7:30 p. in
entertainments at The Athens.
Phone 99 and let ut figure
on your Screen doors and
windows. J. S. Basnight
Hdw. Co.
KuMMlkW U Be Held. -
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Mr. L. H. F1W. 8eerUr7 of tha
roar h O. f. ClrU , Srrica DlaliUt.
WaalAr-g loft, D, C. ealled at too offloa
oY'tboVeuraal yealerday and InVlUd a-
un Ion to tbaeiaaUnaUoei whkh wilt be
he'd 111 thlt dtf eT April f ot De-
petf Cotleelor and Inepector Wi the local
et) Horn too The po;iirn ps 3O0
ar. ; la Uw of ti tut thtt .thu
farenty teoeppliretiona have been ni
ed, Ute Um for filing" application be
been extended. All who preeeot appii-
estlotit prpitl atcoi1 to I ho fji
amirver ai the re4rti boiMlog at ft.
m., on Afi'H Cib, will bo g ivea ao ep-
portenity of taking thf eiaminatio
' Arr'ir,"l, Hank ray be obialned
frnnt k'tr Gor( Wood, Ferretaty of
the tr riiil ir?ir p.rd tt the pnt
IHE ADVICE OF AN EXPERT.
The president of the larges' s tv ings bank ii, tli. I'i
States said recently, "Kvcrv man wh.i pa.- Iiik hi)
a surplus in the hank, even if it be but a wry
a capitalist. He h s something lie im tall Ii
from 9iich money in the form of rnl mjii!u
r.orne of our biggest fortunes " lhe t- an- lb
man of very wide knowledge ami expi-r.ei.ri-.
You can lay the foundation for siimn ar summ
ing a savings account in this bank. Wr invite yum
age regardless of whether you are able to deposit a
large sum and you will receive prompt and coiirUu
tion at all times.
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We h;'. c j ust t-.'cri cil mi r
new Spring ( 'lot Ii i :mil i i:
vile tlic pulilu- to o:i'il :iini
C. iminc mil lilies. We c ii i v
nothing lint :t!l wnul :'u:il:ui
tt'Cil cloth i m rj anil on f )l ,res
iit't1 lower t h:in (illiei H-op!i'
will i-Ikiic iiii In! cu:ti:i
mii'(l jrontbj.
Y can s't'l I on a T 1 1 'or
m:itl' to meii'oi i c sum b .1 b
than (iIImt pctiplc w ill cli..i
Vim for stoc'.i nud ; ol nc.o
raile. See us anil s;ir inner
J. J. Baxter
KII;S Temple, I )e)t. S'nie
MERTONS English Caps
THE "PACT ft NEW CREATION !
The March ' Atbenlan" Surpasse All
Former Isaucs.
in
Yoaterday the March number of' The
Athenian." that popular little magazine
iitoed br the New Bern High School
came frou tha preot of the ,Uichrd-'
tea Printery, Ssvrl woekt 'ago the
taff decided to put thi iaua in the
ha ode of tho pupil and let thera prepare
all of too copy aa I aupervi the entire
lata without the aid of any of the
lee eh ere, Tbia waa dona and the result
obtained wa mora than ttltfalctorr. In
the opto too of a 14 the March hnoa tar
paeeee all prvvioo laauee Ih every de
tail, Ttpofraphlealty It la a work of
artaad credit tb tha printer. Tba
aUrlaa, eketshee and other artlcl" con
tained la thi number ar undoubtedly
tbebeatefofoobliehal aod ahow real
ability M thf ptrtol ih ataff of writ-
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What Oood atd WU1 Do. .
ta are- ther eolama Um advert Uem ent
or Ueeara. Harkbaro A WillUrff.rin
"Lont 8UW Cotton fleed'f tW le
Latt aeaaoa thee geattemeo ptaaUd II
acre erlth the above variety jf eoltoo
and although, ao aenun wf (the , an-
favorable weather, they octly aeetirril a
l.ttte over half a ataad, the flfleen acre
yielded fifteeej bale, of o .averac'
aroiehtof W poondl each i
While tbU Indicated ouperlortarWlT
foe yiU, tb liat wae muchK)rrr enl
of (Uer rpiality taa that of tbf Otdin
try vritl'. ' Bo mart), o!that It
f r'x's'it 18 rnti f" frnd In flanlnnl.
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Our Imported Caps arc exceedingly i
smart-lend a decided look of individ
uality to the man or boy. We have
the largest line ever shown here.
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