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I, C. at second class matter.
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Advertising rates furnished upon ap
!ication to this vffice. .fj&' ; 4 jv
- eathtfrCiefl.WIfa' obreias
teen rembwd fronvfficfr by the Presn
dent but .there . will be just as many
people ias ever kickingon the weather.
' Illinois solon ' proposes Xo license
iotirnalist.V Passihe a Jaw? continues
-to be.an enjoyable pastime With many
legislators."
The i Eielish suffragetter continue
. to pillag and burn, In so doing they
are losing lot; of sympathy for the
woman'.- suffrage ' cause - in , America.
But it seems to be characteristic .of
these people to think only of themselves.
v-- - " : .' .
Ther hard fight in the .National So
; ciety of the Daughters of the American
Revolution over the presidency, of
the society shows pretty conclusively
that when women vote in this country
politics will have lost none of itt ptren
- uousness. ;:; " ' """iS
Although a new . man in the House
I.Andi'iWyacksbn ; Montague of Viginia
, is. already taking a prominent par
in its i councils, He will quickly get
to be one of the big men of Congress,
lie has brains, energy, and magnetism
and it is tolerably hard to keep a com-
bination like that in the backgroung
The Wilmington Star did itself proud
in its treatment of the opening of the
annual session of r the Grand Council
of Royal Arcanum. The Arcanumites
should feel much-beholden to our con
temporary , and we don t , doubt that
they do, for fraternal organizations
realize and fully appreciate theas-
jsistance that the press renders in keep
ing them befote the public.
" v Majority" lexdei" Underwood,", it
.must -occur to most people, is showing
a 'very magnanimous spirit 'towards
President Wilson. : Having I e tfTlefeat-
4 bythe President in a . hard-fought
contest, lie might have been expected
to bsomewhat ;:cool -towards - him,
On the contrary he Is co-operating most
earncstj'y and i "effec.tivtly -: with him.
There is nothing narrow or selfish about
Underwood. , - f -. -"'! -"i"-:
- : ,1 1BR VAN'S PIONEERING.- -
The'. Petersburg Progress' refers 'tq
the fact that William Jennings Bryan
more than a decade ago advocated -the
election of United Stales Senators and
blood almost alone, on this issue.. . It
might have properly added thai Bryan
was severely.--ridiculed -at - -that ' time
by some of the 'most ardent advocates
of that principle jiow 'This, is, one :tf
the important measures introducedjby
I'ryan into the atmosphere of Ameri
can statecraft, : which both parties
' ave adopted, and which he has lived
o - see : putv into : forceRichmond
j ournal.. Z & : r", ?;
This reform is only one of several
'liat Bryan saw the need of years ago.
I n fact, the great ' misfortune .. under
v hich Mr. Bryan labored was the fact
' at he was so far ahead of the rest
. f the statesmen '01 his' country He
' id the vision to see -what the country
i.t going 0 need and demand and he
a s not .enough 01 i time-server, to
.iccal the conclusions td' which care
1 audy and observation had. led him.
o laid down a program of reform . a
n years or . more ahead, of his time
1 t he cou ntry . without ; hesitation
' t led him a '-dreamer.siBut in the
nrse of events he has been abundantly
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A STRONG SHOWlffG. '
It is a strong - showing! 1 ' behalf of
jiroposeH bond .issue for schools
t hi trustees make in today' lour
It will appear reguiarlv fn? now
', (lie election a e adytf our
i to sludy ciocwyj ;' ..-
1 iiy that has 4 . much help
i schools frcm a private source
v licrn has had ought to be will
go down in its own pocket in
! nuike tho" .schools thoroughly
to t lie need , Give New I'orn
i 1 ! ! nt that it can point to with
il ran point to its streets and
, ;ni'1 t lie benefits which will
i tie form of Additional ad
i',1 in lug) measure d ci
lie ()-t. ' ' '
They 2U not come. to a ti-.y
the children study ia crowdvJ rooms
and ia irregutar and curtailed p:Lds.,
Downward revision will come and
wi!l-come with a vim. " The tariff-
reformers have the bit. in their .teeth
and nothing --will stop thera.. More,
than that,.: our- old friend .-Ultimate
Consumer i hoping that nothing will
stop them, for he has been told so long
that low tariff will be a good thing -for t
him that h' warrta. J,o- find out from " 6
an actual trial jut whether or not he 0
nas oeen aavuea correctly j '
: FLOOD llAUNTS HERs YET. 1 '
Mrs. Frederick Ketchura 702 East
Twentieth street, who was trapped with
50 persons and 30 loaves of bread in a .
second -story apartment" in Hamilton,
Ohio, for three days and three nights
during' the flood,returnedi Jiome yes-'
terday.:iS M&gig&M
Her father's" home, ; where she : was
visiting, was just two and a half block
its ordinary level.' "For those .72. hours'; X
the sound of a "Niagara of water tush-, a
ing aown to,, ine river was constantly-.
in ner ears. As many . as 54 bodies .
of; chI iren and babies?; in 1 this ' flood
were counted by her from the windows.
She j"saw buildings neari, her; collapse
came for the St.. Marys reservoir the
il 111 vnio... bui in nanuiton it
wa8: notyetfJainu3gnd "the 50 pcr-1
sons m -her . father apartment had
jam, preserves' and pickles, with- their
bite of bread.' . ' Later , when the. ram
fell in torrents, and even the : bread
was gone, , she . and the SO ' uninvited
guests : ate'.-only.crackera--and only
three, pieces of those." ' .'l
Yet he' , called ' herself fortunate.
Her vncle was imprisoned in the hay
jwtreet
froihisihome
year-old child was alone ; with its
nurse, two canaries and a parrot. ( He
had One cracker for a' three-day meal,
but his ' one occupation 7 was watching
the" waters gradually Treep Up . toward
the eaves of. .his home.. . r"';'."'
When rescued from his water prison
his hair was white and an inch growth !
of white beard was on 1iis face. ' His
brother' did, not recognize hiri. v He
learned that: his baby -was alive, 'Baved
by being, tarried up into the unfloored
attic by its nurse. Baltimore Sun.?,
POSTER GIRLS IN TIGHTS JAR
Chicago Censor Considers Barring
r Them From Pyblic Display; r
- Chicago, April' nBillboard posters
showing burlesque girls dressed " in
tights are to have the attention of
Major Funk' houser," second deputy
iuperintehdedt . of. police,- who is the
censor of public morals. "I.. ' '..
The officials . a;e now organizing T a
board i of Censorship j and ;,hen; it iJs
nanl'y decidcdTupoh neSof the first
things toJje taken up will be .this class
o( advfertisinj
- "I would like ; to have torn down
advert8iements of a certain show in the
city-4l6w,;ai4 the :tepiily superinten
dent last "night, J 'but I realize that to do
so now. would only make better adver
tising 3or "the. performance, f H w
- Advertising -agents.; of the aires
will be required soon .to ' show- their
posters in the. sameVwayi tha motion
picture men show, their films. ...In this
way anything , 'objectionable can ;be
8uppressed.I
VALUABLE CITY TROPERTV FOR
Am offering lor sale lot number.
and house and lot number 127 Craven
street! being part of the estate of the
late-: j, D.'JViWd.' s Excelfeht lo
:-.Lots of men who have an aim in life
.jack. ammunitiorT4M"'Kiv
U. AFTER SICKNESSC -.'
How.to Recover Strength.ii t
So -many people are asking how to
recover ..their 'strength - after'; severe
sickness "that we are" : publishing this
information lor'their benefit. ;- ;; .'.
'. After ' trippe, thjurisy,"" pneumonia
or any illness what .you' t need is new
strength and better bloo4, C'--'''y
c Thes most ; certai'ri t way ' to get this
is by .taking: Vinol, ! pur delicious cod
liver and ; Iron preparation j' (without
oil.) lit creates strength, improves the
Monil aharnr-n. th nnrwtilP nnrl'rfl.-
.: i.-vi.i...r
robtsV condition.
. Mrs. Alice Mills pi Newton,,N, C,
says-i I Bad a very severe attack 01
grippe which confined me to my bed,
for several weeks. After 1 was able
to sit Up, I felt weak, tired ad worn
ont'for a long; time-- "A friind ad-
viwa me to try vinoi nnn ix ioa i j
canon ; attmctive. proposition. - . sepa
rate or . together.' v i ' S
V lllfBOY
Mr
had taken one bottl-3 I was cnnn.ly
nllovod-of that tired, worn out fI
in;;whi(li UHually follows i '; i ' 1
I h.i'l naincd my Btrci,;i li an I -f.lt
well i' . .in.
Try a 1 1 f f - of Vinci. Y"ir ' V
w ;: I f r-t hi n. 1 i( it 1' ; 1 ' 1
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JAS.
JNO.
A. EX VAN, Present-.
DUNN, V ice-Prei Jent .
or
IP :
v. , " There is not a farmer in this section who -should
not have a bank account, If you have,
bills to pay, whether ; they be; large or small,' "
j your check will pay ; them and you always have ' f
the riht change. It would be a pleasure to have
""your name on our books You know how to. J
7 farm to the best advantage. ; Farming is your "'
business We knovf how to handle money to-
the best' advantage; Banking is our business.'
J j Come in and' we
-o banking and perhaps.it
.benefit." The best chairs
& too good for any tioiiest tiller of thV so il?,
BhliiiinSiPniiil
New
&tik xmr 'wnTtsr: compoupjdei
Faict and Figures
Showingi?r1he
Need! of . More
School: Build-
ihgsr
svAta meeting of the Board of Trustees
of the New Bern Graded Schools held
April -U ;: the President and "the Secre
tary an(. Treasurer of the Soard were
instructeq ; to,, prepare aim puuiisu a
statement in 'the; New Bern papers,
setting forth the-needs of more ("school
facili ies for the City Schools pf New
tWe herwith ittach report in detail:.
Knroument' ay itooms ana urodes.
Grade . !- Enrollment :.; - Jioom
i-.r4, -41a? ':f-f none j
2C ,
142.,:?
-:no--4
f Uses 2A room after 1 p. to. i
tUses 2C room after 1 pVm.
;-;V;.;fv--.Central BuUdihg:
Grade';$fe"Enrollmentfe ( Room
3C;vA;'-38:.:v 'v: N..3
4 AS-i; ti1" 2ii; vlgNai,
5Ba0;;;No7
6A-r J ::. 55 i Jj- No
' Grade" 3. Enrollment -iB Roo'hi
7A.x::;v-28
9BK2'
21inf-frNov8
ioAvrvr8f'-i
To78
10B
'If.;
No; 8
Only 20 robms,r10A'ancl JOB and 8B
have one-half . room . each.
'v SummaryGrades-. 1 B and I,C. have
no rooms and are held from, I to 3:43
pj m., in rooms just vacated by graded
iA ana KVi-e iu praer i;oKei rooms hi
1 p. m.,-15 minutes Is cut off the,Jtime
of 2A and' 2C; Grades" 4A and 6A
should bcT' ciVided! . thus requiring
Additional rooms ; arid 2 ; additiohl
teachefs.;'"i'
One tcacler in the High School has
no ; room ; fcr.'d is compelled' to teach
in the. hall, basement or any "place
not already .occupied,.,-'!-; ";''..'-' ',,
- "The above makes. 5 - rooms needed
just at this time and. would not pro
vide for any growth in the. attendance
at school whatsoever, ' -: -'fv ,
I Grades klA, 3B,. and .SB ftre - also
very ,ar8e- but at Pnt Can be mana-
gd but with tMOT results to the pUplh.
figures on the growth
FIGURES ON THE
OF THE POPULATION showing
that rooms shoi'li be provided now to
1 ldKi: l- , "
two years.pr more.
Average Lauy Aiienoance.
1908- 09 .;;,;,!. "PV; " 5;i9.89
1909- 10 5 613.83
1910- n ". r-; f5.55
1911- 12
1912- 13 (April 1, 1913, ('
Increase 1913 over 1
1 y. . -
718.4;
.1 ).. 775.
(;9 in 185
i igc increase 1 :
') per day, Ta! '
' we sllOlil i 1
' ; in t' ' n
i- 4 j
C- O C C O V C- w O
GEO. 11. T 012 LUTS, Cashier
VV. VV. GRIFFIN, Asst. Cashier
i ue Farmer
9
t
will prove to our mutual
in. , our banklare not
PNo additional rooms have been built
since" the'summerof 1909 when addition
was triade: to Griffin' Buildingl akhough
the;ayerage jschbol attendance has in-
creas7i86:iplay.-?!r
LOCATION OF. SCHOOL EN
ROLLMENT AND CENTRAL LO
CATION OF SCHOOL PLANT TO
PRESENT POPULATION.
i-ipresenjtnoo enrollment
921,3':; ji::'X:-v
f Of this' number 133 reside north of
Qu.en street, and 4137 reside west of
George ,6treet-i-or : 267 outside Tof the-)
se.'uuu .01 -ur cuy 4iounaev on ine
North by Queenstreet and West' by-
G3brge"treet-fwhile 70 per cent live
ii-this section, - f: ; 'S f-
.- The school Buildings as now located
are" within J2O0 fi.of "the centre; of a
line running firqni Avenue A to the
and ithefetance: o! j McCarthy's store
from the School fGreen.Js' only about
1 block farther ;..tha'n thecorner o( East
Front and South Front Streets. ": 7;
A circle drawn with the centre" at
the middle point of the Academy Green
and with a radius equal to the distance
tocorner of. South Front ; and , East
Front . streets, would leave - hot over
50 pupils on the Outside :of the circle;-
-The Graded School Board has noth-.
rrigrJ1ter; to5d6jWith: pupil living
putsic'ehe;city ,limits?SThia is a. jnat ;
tsrifottheCuntylB !
yearaystuitkniir ; such vpupils--,
the number, being 21- arid the' amount
for such pupils living North and West .1
bt thcity iimits. is about $ IQO!00 lorn
the;-4.E)nthsaasiS::yii;:ra-
live
yfcWeairiJ
ity limits. , I
city
MEETING OF BOARD .OF TRUS-
:TEES-APRIL:
of the 'following xesoluUonsf '
I.';' That the ' Boa, 4 of.,TrUsteeVapr
point; aTcommUteetd prepare aftd ; to
pu oiisu .- a s t aieme ux, u ipe ; uecus - 01
theiraded Scb6Is-b(.fne.d!r
r 2.:. That the Bqardf Trustees, now
record its intention to request the Board
of Aldermew-of the city to iue bonds
of .the ityf jn thjeyent the -voters' "of
the City in thisfnext; election auth6rize
the Jlssuanje of ariyj;,in. an amoknnbt
eicwding the um of .f $40,000, and to
levy an additional "special tax ' in an
amount 0notTeiceedinJIv5Q on V $ 100
valuation; o properfy "and -l5erbn'tho
'.'iiit" Respectfully 'submitted,
THE -' BOARP " pF,;,TRUSTEES,.
Ney. Bern Graded Schools by T. A,
Gtwn,Presiderit,;rSf-;'?i-:
; : I'll M.- GROVES', Secty and Trcas
tWe are" prepared to'- figure t turn
key" lobs on all screen door ; and
. window wor ' J,;;' S.- 'Bas night
Hardvafa Company, 67 South Front
Street, Phone 99."
C)ld drinks par excellence. ' Pin
nix Druji Store ,"Is the Flace" Op
poslte Union station. -. ' i (Adv.
"Siljnt contempt ' is'; responsible" for
many an unblackengd. eye. i-'-;'.' ''
- Make the best of your life." 'You may
never : fcet another chance to be happy.
i AFNES3 CANNOT BE CURED
I , local applica.iorm, as they cannot
r'th the (linenscd portion of the car,
There is enly one way to cure deafnens,
and that is by constitutional reniidieo.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condi
tion ol the miicoiifi lining of the Ivibia
ehian Tuhe. When this tube in in
flamed you have a rii'i
ilinj; sound or
Iii ii it i en-
i:i tt.e I' lulf,
i! icn can I
i- I-.,,- 1 to i ,
Ill; jKTK-l f
tii'ly (I.
and V-
t .' ) fun
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Elks' Temple
ONTS
ON SAVINGS.
Dbrir't spend all you make.
Don't carry money in your pockets.
Don't speculate.
Don't take big risks for seemingly big profits.
DO; put your- money in the Citizens Savings
; Bank and Trust Company, where it will earn
. you 4 per cent, interest compounded quarter
'C-Iy '-' 5 : 5 :
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK AND
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I ?s nn 11 mil un n i pt f i n n
. m 'r ill ' . m m isi n . - . mm
ril-sf .1 III 1 1 till - II n I r I I H h 1 1
;2-lb; Paik Sttf w:Prif t Lard:.
3-lb; PairShow Drift tard
:4-lb. P9.1I Snow Drift" Lard
-lbPailSnbw.DrifttardiX
: i v-j D,:rr au onow urn c juara
TlpOptiveSfppi f
r The Cnnsiimerkl Strirn
ivvu 1 1101110, itv M-.1.U
Reduced Prices oh Ball Bear- i
ing bkates: ;
$1.50 pair
While They
"''Lact-;V'".'-
1
-t
v LD- Ladies
are cofdK
ally, invito
ed .to iqall at bur
store and inspect
: our nev line bf
;:'G0isifre-:-: '
Every pair guar
aftteed. Also a
ne: line of the
Warner's and
& G. corsets just
in. : : : : -
Store
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