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' NEW BERN..N. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER' 18 .1912
THIRTY-FIRST YEAR
CARS WILL START,
FAVOR PAGE FOR
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DEMAND CHEAPER
PRICES FOR EGGS
KJng Ferdinand of Bulgaria
Touring Scene. of War In Auto
WITHOUT DELAY
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SHIPIfllS
SUNDAY
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AMBASSADORSHIP
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Anyhow They Will Be In Opera
' Hon by Monday Says May.
. or McCarthy.
MR. S1TTERDING TO BE HERE
President of Company Will Be With
Party Who Will tyake First
. Try-Out of Cars.
r Unless some unexpected delay occurs
the citizens of New Bern can take a
lide, on the cars of New Bern Chent
Street Railway Company' lines next
Sunday . Mayor McCarthy, one of
the local managers of the. company,
stated yesterday that the tests of the
cars would be made next Saturday
jnorning and if found satisfactory
they would be placed on the regular
tun without any further delay and that
it would assuredly not be later than
.Monday before the curs were in op
eration. Lawrence Newman of New Jersey,
who has lieen in the city during the
past week installing the electrical
apparatus at the car barn and also at
the- power house, will have charge of
the entire electric plant and will make
his home in this city. The motormen
have already been employed and will
he instructed in (Jieir work this
week. These are all local men but the
company has not given their names to
the. public at the present time.
The motor, generator and switch
hoard have been installed at the car
barn and yesterday the force of elec
"tricians were at work adding the
fiii.hi.ig touches to the installation
4 the engines, dynamos and generators
at the power plant. An expert from
the plant of the Could Battery Com
pany the concern which manufactured
the batteries to be used on the cars,
will arrive here this morning and
will install the large storage batteries.
n the cars.
Fritz Sitterding, of Richmond, Presi
dent and the leading spirit of the
company, will arrive in the city Satur
day morning and will be among the
jiarty who will make the first tripf over
the line.
FOR MRS. STEVENSON
In Her Honor Mrs. Hollister Gives
Attractive Bridge Patty.
Mrs. John Tull Hollister entertained
-Monday afternoon, at a small but ex
ceptionally attraective bridge party in
honor of Mrsl 'Mark deWolf Stevenson.
-Thedecorations of her home sug
gested Christmas. There were three
tables of auction bridge and the guest
of honor,. Mrs. Stevenson, was present
ed! with a pretty veil case for making
- highest score.
i' .After the. game, the guests were in
vited into the dining room where-a
dainty - luncheon was served. 'The
table was beautiful in its -appoint
ments, furthering the. Christmas eug-T-jgestoni
by. its . center-piece of holly
and many lighted candles. . .-. 1 .
.4 'Those- enjoying --Mrs. . Hollister's
hospitality wer: Mrs. Mark tie Wolf
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' 'f: ..Mary.. Hughes, lifetime Broadfoot, of
j ayeiceviue, jviary nomsier, .-ara
Confcdoa, Harriette Marks, Bebsie
j. "n--.M Arks, Bessie '.Hollister, Isabel .Sim
' J"",. ? tnons, Mary Nixon and Mamie.-Hunter
i . Richardson.
' PROGRAM AT THE ATHENS
' (Tonight will be your last Opportunity
f ' "to hear ' Dickens, and Floyd in their
jf" V-.-very--taughabletBower sketch,'-"Did
"Jim Make Good"; You will hear better
-Eanging than you fiave heard for a' long
4, ' ' lime and. see artists, perfectly af home
.on "t her stage, so come.,' '
, " N-i Picture program "" follows!- "In
the Furnace Kire This is a case' of
I he jilted I tfeing ' jilted- Both - jilters
j-.et a jolt-r-constatjcy - is "rewarded;
- Jitklenesa reproved, s. r A" '' '
"Vouhg f Mrs. ' Eaton" -This Edison
r: ftcoductioVdescribesin detail thegamb
Img hahit of women in -"high v society!'.
"The1 Woman Hater"i-He met his
Tiiatch and iJV Bpitf of himself she
"roped him t in" She knew just how
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; "Paletine"7-A 'Bplendid panoramic
view is given of this ancient country
J.Tiowing the' garden . of Gethsemune
licre ' Juda hetrayed Christ, the
7! unt of Olives, and other interesting
T'ltinee daily 'at 3:45. Show
't starts at 7:30.
President Wilson Will Be Urged
To Name Virginian ; For
Important Post. ,
NO APPOINTMENT BY TAFT ,
President Will Let Woodrow Wilson
Name Successor of
Whitelaw Reld. ,
Washington. Dec. . J7. Announce
ment is made at the White House that
the President will not name a succesnor
to Whitelaw Reid, late American
Ambassador to the Court of St. James.
At the same time friends of Dr.
Thomas Nelson- Page, of Virginia,, let
it be known that thpy would urge
President Wilson to send the: distin
guished author to this post. ,
Several reasons were giveii for the
President's decision. He believes that
the important diplomatic questions in
volving Great Britain and the United
States can be handled, successfully in
Washington by Mr. Knox and James
Bryce, the British Ambassador. Ho
understands that President-elect Wil
son already is considering a man for
the London post and he does not wish
to appoint some who can serve at best
for only a few inont'is.
The post at London will now be
vacant until March, and lor the first
time in many year? the United States
will be without an Ambassador in
London.
The London Ambassadorship will le
the first diplomatic appointment which
President Wilson will make. The
negotiations now in progress between
this country and Great Britain' over
the Panama Canal act make it impera
tive that an Ambassador be sent to
Kngland as soon as it may be practica
ble to name him.
In the meantime President Taft and
Secretary Knox will continue their
interchanges with the British Govern-j
ment over the-Panama issue through
the British"Aiabassador, James Bryce.
It so happens .that Mr. Bryce has
asked to lie recalled and that his resig
nation is now pending before King
George, but the British Foreign Office
has asked the Ambassador to remain
at his post until the acute stages of
the Panama matter have been passed.
-Til? suggestion that Dr. Page be sent
to London as the first , Democratic
Ambassador to the Court of St. James
since Thomas Bayard, of Delaware,
was appointed by President Cleveland
came from a number, of influential
sources.
The Virginian is known to be a man
of private fortune and can meet the 1
requirements of the office, in spite of
the expensive hospitality' Which is
necessary for such, an official to main
tain. He is widely known as author
and scholar on both sides of the At
lantic and his (riends believe he will be
heartily weh;pmed by the, English Gov
ernment and EnglisH people.. . . . '! ..
TO WEDTHIS MORNING, " v
Thin mornintf : At 8:;10 :,o'docli at
.Christ. Episcopal church Miss; Adelaidts
Helen : Peck, daughter of,. Mrs . Cora
Ward Haar," will become the brideof
Charles.Thomas Ward. - The ceremony
will be performed hy Rev, B. F. Huske;
rector of. the -church., i At its conulu
sion the bride and groom will leave
for bridal trip in the North, ;
SHAKESPEARE CXUB. MEETS
- Section A of the Shakespeare Club
held . a most ' Interesting : meeting-, yes
terday afternoon; . In the - Club Tooms.
The hostesses for the afternoon ' were:
Misses 'Eula Cole. Apple Cahrt and
Mrs. Blanlord Act' IU of "Mid-4
summer. . Nights': DreamJW' was :. ..read
and interpreted ,'the.' parybeing taken
bw. the members., y , i(
-' Dainty-'' refreshments., were : served
at ' he'.i close ot . the afternoon. . .-The
following--' members .wete- presenti
Misses Sara Stewart, Maud Mtinger,
l.ietterHanff1 Lalif a ; Ward," , Harriette
Marks," : Mary Ward, Anna Hanff,
Apple Caho, Elin Cole,. Bettie. Wind
ley, Mrs. Bland ford and Mrs. Danierbn.
V DEATH OF INFANT.
'-Mariou Lescell, the infant' daughter
of Mr.' and Mrs. William II. Dowdy,
died at the home f her parents, No.
39 1-i National avenue, yesterday
afternoon,, aged three months and
eight days. The funeral will be con
ducted from the home this afternoon
at 4- o'clock by Dr. E. T. Carter, pastor
of the First Baptist church, and the
interment will be made in Cedar Grove
cemetery. . -.. .' '
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Photo by American Press Association.
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RIGHT up to date In every particular Is King Ferdinand of Bulgaria,
leader of his victorious army In the war on the Turks. Here he Is In
his army auto, snapped as be was on a tour of the territory from
' wblcb bis soldiers bad driven the saltan's fighters. He covered In as
many hours as wide a field of activity as could bave been done on horseback
in as many days. Perhaps the commanders in chief of the near future will
go one better and use aeroplanes. War Is truly evolution as well as revolution.
RESULT OF 'CONTEST
Corn Club Championship Goes to
Geo. West, Jr., of Kinston.
Raleigh, Dec. 17.. Although" a large
part of the State experienced the most
severe drouth in many years, the re
suit 'of the Boys' Contest shows' an
ipcreased average yield above 1911.
Six hundred and thirty-fiye boys have
made their report with a total yield
of 39,800 bushcsl or an average yield
of 6i.8 bushels per acre. In 1911, four
hundred and thirty-five boys reported,
with an average yield of 60.7 bushels
The average j;ost in 191i was 47 cents
while in 1911 it was 35 cents. This
fncrease.dcost is due' largely to the severe
drouth in the piedmont section, which
reduced the yield and thereby increased
the cost per bushel. '
-.Two boys made above 175 -bushels,',
five above 150, twenty :one above 15
and seventyfive above 10l The
largest yield was. made, hy ..Richard
Brock,. int Wayne ,county, l?ut 'his cost
of productioo iWas so , large that he
championship of thp State goes to
George' Wett, Jr., of Kinston with a
yield of 184 busheld, ' He rec:uve a.
tree i rip to Washington; v D. Cy : and
$50 in cash. - N ,
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The two boys making the best rec
ord in each 'district,- twe'nty-one in all,,
win free, trips -to the ..National Corn
Exposition. 'These trips are given by
the Southern Fertilizer- Association of
Atlanta.v ;Ga.k Many f; cou nties ."wiir
also end boys to this exposition. v ,J
One girl .Miss Ethel Smit h, of .Stanly
county;-competed r with the- boy and
wbn third prize -in her district,';; There
were t wd other; girls' in the contest Jn
the' State,, but their yieHs were not
large enough to ..win. district-- prizes,'-' ,
The wori is in charge of 1- O. f chaub,
of the uC s. Department of Agriculture
and ' A," & iM.- College" assisted by A.
K.' Robertson; of the-State Department
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JOURNAL ADVERTISING PAYS.
The New Bern Journal is in the
hands and homes ef the best peo
ple In New Bern In the morning
hours the hours that Immediate
ly precede the shopping rush.
: In a word,. It reaches the buying
class at the ."psychological mo
ment." " "'. . '
That's why Journal advertslng
pays. , . ...
Many a pro.it nun lias cx lusivc
know It ;' .f t!'.- f . t.
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HEAVY WHISKEY BUSINESS
Express Clerk Devotes Whole Time
To Writing Money Orders.
The public can gain some idea of the
amount of whiskey being ordered
from Virginia' j ust at this time by the
knowledge of the fact that the. manager
of the local office of the Southern Ex
press Company has added to the force
of clerks a man whose sole duty is to
write money ord'.-r.-, " the greater part
of .which' are for whiskey purchases.
Monday was this man's first day on
the job and Monday night he stated
that he had never been more tired in
his life. He had another busy day
yesterday. The, company has also
opened up an office in the Hahn build
ing as a liquor distributing station and
a view of the interjor of this place
reminds sone very much of some big
whiskey concern's storage warehouse.
EVERGREENS IN DEMAND.
, At this time the woods juear the city
which are. not posted are filled with
young : people in search of Christmas
decorations and trees. - On the east
side of TrCnt river and" west of James
City-, there is said to be much mistletoe
and holly andieach afternoons number
6f boats carrying, -.several persons can
be, ''seen- going mu ; that , .direction,?".-., in
addition tp" fhis' .quantities of holly
are 'being, brought itf t6 the pity; and
sold from carts on the streets..'?';, xy-
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This Guarantees Delivery Before
Christmas, Agent of Express
Company Promises.
DELAYS SURELY DANGEROUS
May Mean That Christmas Pres
ents Will Reach Destina
tion After 25th.
Z. V. Taylor, agent for the Southern
Express Company, is urging all shoppers
of Christmas packages to make ship
ments as early as possible. In doing
this the sender is assured of quick del
ivery. If the matter is delayed until
the last few days the express companies
have such a large number of deliveries,
the package may not reach its designa
tion by Christmas day.
In order to clear the office the com
pany will follow the customary rules
and make deliveries on Sunday to all
persons within the city except in
cases where it is requested ilia: de
liveries be not made. This ha:, been
I he custom fur several vear.i and great
ly aids the company in handling the
rush.
The express companies all uver t In
con nlry are said to lie realiini; the
advantages afforded hy 1 tie new system
of uniform v labelling all packages.
There are now only two labels pasted
on a package besides t he a hire The
white label indicates that the pared
is collect and the yellow label lor pie
paid express. Tlue labels are attached
to the package at the receiving depot
and no dispute can arrisc when de
liveries are made, if there is no label
the package is left without collection
and the matter adjusted later.
ENDS HIS OWN LIFE
Greensboro Contractor Cuts Jug
ular Vein With Knife.
Raleigh, N. C. Dec. 17. V. A.
Fries, a contractor of ' Greensboro,
N. C, ended his life by cutting his
jugular vein early Monday morning in
a room of a local hotel. Death occurred
shortly after midnight and a knife
was the instrument used. .Fries, who
had been in Raleigh as inspector on
the part of the State of the new ad
ministratidn building, had spent Sun
day with his family in Greensboro
and returned hereat 7:30 o'clock.
A note to his wife found on a table
in the room gave the motive
for the act as follows: '
"To My Dear Wife, I am accused
of ugly charges, which I cannot en
tirely dispose of, Therefore, good
bye, love. 1 take my own life hop
ing you collect the life insurance
money, as it runs for some time. Have
one in Security Life Annuity for $3, ;U00
and one in Mutual Life of. New York
for $5.;000. Amounts are due on each
one, which will reduce this some.
Good:bye, love. I have never been
what I ought to, you, and hope you
and the children Vilt yet be happy."
The note was unsigned.
The first - knowledge of the' man's
act of self-destruction was gained by
a lodger next door, who heard Fries
stumbling and falling. He telephoned
to the clerk and asked what was the
matter ; When the clerk entered the
room Fries was found on the floor
with his feet under a table. Life wa,s
nearly extinct. A' doctor was called,
but the dying man breathed once only
or twice after be arrived. . a i .
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Fries was a prominent a-nd well
known contractor, of Greensboro, mar
ried and had several children, For little
over .a year "he had' been here ' at the
new State' building' ."representing the
Stat,e budding1 commission as inspector
of thetonstruction worjt.v-1 5
He . was regarded, as- an -excellent
business man and.had niawv-friend.
The news of tys death was a shock to
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES MUST
y - BE MAILED EARLY. 5
1 rThe postoffioe vpeople are- orgin tne
public to mail their Christmas packages
and letters withoti delay,' Thousands
of letters and packages are being hand
led from the Jocal office each day and
this of course causes some little delay.
This condition prevails in every office
in the country, and the railway mail
clerks are also having all the work that
they can well manage. Just write on
the letter or package "Not to be open
ed Until Christmas"-and get it into the
postofiice without any further - delay
the pn 1 1 , ice cople ure. 1
New York Women Follow Exam
ple Set By Their Sisters
In Philadelphia.
TWENTY SIX CENTS IS LIMIT
Devote Day To Campaign of Edu
cation Among Dealers
In the Big City.
New York, Dec. 17 Fifty thousand
New. York women, following the lead
of their sisters in Philadelphia, have
begun a crusade for cheaper eggs. Fix
ing 6 cento a dozen as a "fair and
reasonable" price, they have commenc
ed a campaign of education among
dealers. If this plan fails, the House
wives' League and affiliated organi
zations propsee to establish stations
throughout the city, where eggs will
be sold at moderate prices.
Philadelphia, Dec. 1 7. No dale h.,
been lixed by the leaders in the I louse
keepers' l.iaguc- to close their campaign
of selling storage eggs at il cents
doen. With the disclosure el tin.,
source of supplv and the lowering i
prices b dealers throughout the t it ) ,
however, the wnnuu in charge o! t he
movement say tlmr work is arc onipfc;-h
ed and tli.il tbev are sei king anoiher
eoininodiu with which to continue
tin i r .. 1 11 j .i i' . 1 1 against the high cost
of living.
Chicago, Die. 17. -Headquarters
from whic h Chicago women will direel
(heir fight for cheaper produce, begin
ning Friday with a city-wide sale of
i4-rent eggs, were opened in a down
town hotel today, with Mrs. J. (". Hley,
president of the 'Women's Clean Food
League of Chicago, and William F.
(Ionian, of ;w "York, in chaige.
TELLS OF FISH CATCHES
Beaufort Man Gives Additional
Details of Rig Hauls.
Solicitor Charles L. Abernathy of
Beaufort was in the city for a short
time yesterday afternoon and while
in conversation with a Journal man told
of the remarkable catches of fish which
have been made at that place during
the past few days. The story of the'
great catch of more than six hundred
thousand pounds last Saturday after
noon appeared in the Journal yesterday
morning but on Monday and also
yesterday enormous catches were made.
Mr. Abernathy said that the fishermen
had not the least trouble in going out
and catching a boat load of fish within
a short time but that the prices were
very low and that the demand was not
large, the market having been glutted
Mr. Aberncthy estimate that at least
two thousand dollars has been paid,
out during the past three days by the
dealers at Beaufort and Morehead
City fpr the fish which they have pur
chased. Not only have these enormous catches
of fish been reported from Beaufort
but the fishermen who come to this
port and who get their fish from the
waters of Neuse and Trent rivers say -that
there has been an Unusually large
number of fish in these waters during
the past week. However, the catches
brought here have been increased but
little, the majority of the boatmen be
ing engaged in the oyster tonging busi
ness. !
.ON INSPECTION TOJR.
W. A. Witt, General Superintendent
of the -Nprfolk jmthern Railway Conr
pany, arrived, in the city last evening
on his private car No. 101 v M r. Witt
is making a general inspection of the
'company V lines and will go' over the''
entire . system before his return to his
headquarters at Norfolk. ' x'
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vTofsott? Lumbetand Manufacturing..' .:'". -Co.
A beautiful mantel. Kl . ; ; ''j!',
."ElhVCoal and Wood ;Yard-A cen-
erous gift. f s ' - V4
W. A.Thomas, firidgeton City.jTix?. Z ,
ColIettor--Taxes due, - - ,
William T. Hill-rBoys and , girts' " '
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Xnus- gifts. -'"', . " . ' , '
; People's Bank"- A gift which, grows
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New Bern Banking and Trust Co.-
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New Bern Produce . Co. All pork
sausage. ,