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VOL.LXIL No:78 Th Wnther: NEW BERN; N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AfRIL3Q, 1913 ; THREE CENTS .PER COPY. iiH- A .7 -If -:.'.' .'r-.V.' ,'-,',f.y 'irti'' .'ft ) ; fft . . : i J : " : f . " -f "tr ' , :.t4..i' I- . tSHSiT OBAGCQ IS prominent Citizen Urge Craven Farmer To Devote More Land I1G if ; . v . T Growlna This eed "WILL TRY TO GET WAREHOUSE 0maalu Loners Will Be Aaktid To Turn County farm Inta' ; Demonstration Farm,. ' Tlie Farm Development Committee f the Chamter rf Commerce held a -very important moetirig last night in the organization's rooms in the. Elks' Temple. A comparatively small num laer of the menmbers were present at hi meeting but the lack of numbers -was more than offset by the enthusiasm 'manifested in the proceedings by those -mo attended; -. ; , , c A number of very important matters -were taken up and discussed during the evening. Monroe Howell made a -ery interesting talk in which h told f the advantage that tobacco-growing offers, for the farmers of this section. Mr, Howell said that last year he plan ted five acres of his land in tobacco ;and bad two barns. It proved such a profitable crop that this season he lias thirty acres planted in tobacco jand hasaix barns. The prie ; he received for his crop last year averaged sixteen -cents per pound. It is Mr.t Howell's .belief that if the farmers of Craven and adjoining counties could be inter ested in growing tobacco that the in come from their farms would be great y increased. , Considering Mr. Howell's sugges tion, the Farm Commililee wants the INFew Industry Committee' to start a movement to get a tobacco warehouse lor New Bern. Unless there is aware Jhouse and a market here tip farmers will be compelled to carry or ship their -tobacco to some other place, as is now liemg done, and in this way.the business -interests of the city are being injured. A committee was appointed to in terest the famers ita peanut growing. TeanuJs can often be grown on land a which other crqps will p ot thrive &a& they can always be disposed of at sk eooA Driccl ' ' A commHtee composed of Monrpe Howell, . George N., Ennett, J. W. Stewart and W. C. 'Waitt were ar ' (Mtated to go before the Craven County . , jBaurd of Commissioners -at their next xcgular meeting and ask that the county farm be used as a demopstration farm. It is their plan to have from one to , five acres of this farm planted in the dif- iareat i varieties of produce," grown in thu aection and used as a demonstra ; tMm farm for the farmers who comejhere $tm& other points with a view, of: lo- , - . - ' , . v ; . This committee was also instructed --to take up with jthe State Agricultural ' . .Department the ' matter of furnishing ';'! ' ''jriciiltnral.;. luren to-; visit ihis quamtf vwVomr;,1tV4":w4?glVf Icciiirea, before' the farterrij'ibfew. that wirt beriteresting and, lnartruJve to tJiem. : 1 be cO .nutate is-also to iadeuva to Hv . fa m bull- tins mailed to the Cray(ri p et farmers.' ; dealer :ll lsj ViU 1 farms o 1 v$mmW ". Evry Izttcx & d .real .estate .. f WfJu0g;TM: 'it ir;J. tr i faima'.to M If S'-MitJiTtt&i Wrel Ve'to thema 1 "n 'tr, ,V "hf rirx-A in 'ihe narrtnMrt'now'beinc i F$M '' ??!-wPted by thij Advcrtisin j Committee ! - f. tA dKChamberf Commyree and which j "i ?h:" be. distributedaniong ihJ farmers ' Bty&ffi the iwwta ai : ' . Vp' vTBmt' jh' Sanitatioi;';'Cb'fnhitttcC, I 'd'is vi f which Dr, R.' N. Duffy i 'chairman; tut fuvru 1. ; .very mciuucr M'fii iv Vi'jjrtteajtl thb mectingi. as a .number of , Vaate f - importance Are 'to -.be. trn tSf'' The Retail Extension Committee' of -'5-'-'--Vv'rf'm'-'.w Conimefce .wjlt meet A.l.- U' ;? ' ' im - th. Chamber-vof ,jConimercc room L Thursday night at.;8:30, This com ' 'littee' is composed of every retail , mrcbant jn .New Bern who belongs to tie' Chamber of Commerce. X : Sv. COMMITTEE TO MEET. '' The Wholesale Extension Committee of tlie Chamber o: Commerce will sm-rt io the Chainbnr of Coinmerce r,o, 1 Friilay n'i;ht at 8:30 , This com. Ate n composed of cviry wholesale . lw : t in New Hern who belongs to' rl" z Chamber of Conimi rcc. ; : ALLEGED FORCER HELD. V Probable Cause . Found ; In Case Against Colored Man, V , E, J.t Blount,' colored,; was; given a hearing before . Justice ; of- the : Peace S. R. Street yesterday afternoon on a warrant charging ;h"m with V forgery. Probable cause wasv found and the de fendant bound over to th enext term !o Craven County Superior. Court? under a! bond of ne' hundred and fifty dol lars, in default of which he was com mitted 'to jail. v:. :; 'T :.? ' ' . , It is alleged that, Blount-Tforged ihe name of B. F. Cloude, lso' colored, to checks -en the People's Bank-aggre- gatiog " thirty ;dolJars, The (evidence given by the witnesses was very damag ing to the defen4afitr.nd tbere was no other : 'course for the ' magistrate to pursue.' but tor hold him for the higher court.. ? - . ' '' a The checks were forged some weeks ago and Blount left tor parts unknown a few days later. Last' Saturday he was located at Wilmington and; placed under: arrest and ; held .until " Sheriff R. B. Lane came to take him in custody. THOSlNtTERESTEO INVITED TO . ; MEET WITH COMMITTEE. The Health and Sanitation Com- Imittee of the. Chamber-of Commerce which meets in the Chambei?:of ;C6m mere. roonrf tonight will be glad to have any citizen of New Bern who is interested, in sanitation meet with thern The committee is composed of the fol owing members: Dr. Ri N Duffy, Chairman, E. H. Wodd, T, H.Benoett, R F, Butler, R. R. Eagle, Dr.. Raymond Pollock, Dr. R. S. Primrose, Dr. 'N. M. Gibbs.l ' Dr. Geo. Caton.S.1; M. Brirtson, H. B. Cravch' J.' A. ;6ryan, Dr. J: F. Foley, S. F. Bridges, Chas. W. Lewis, W. H. Deppe, J. W. Huff, Dr. Walter Watson. WERE HELD ENGLISH BARONET REFUSED v TO PAY FORTY FIVE PER . CENT DUTY ON THEM, New York, April 29. Unrdmantic customs inspectors seized $10,006 wcrth of wedding gifts and sent them to the public stores because Sir fWilired Peck, Baronet t of Seaton, nj;lanil,ef used to pay" 45 per; cent, duty i)n.themi:.'5'g : Tby were-intended for Miss Edwina Thornbugh; ' of St. Louis, . who 14. to 1 marry Sir Wilfred on May . 7, .and con sisted 01 gold, and silver plate trom his relatives and . friends in London ' and . ' ir Wilfrid was hunting in India when he received 'a -cablegram .from;; Miss Thorngurgh ' naming ' tht 'i 'day- -" He caught, rWfirst ',. Hnerjf rohi aftutta and, hurried, to Seaton; There he found an array 0 wedding presents awaiting his; bri4e,v)Thee;;he vhad packed iii twOiaree,b6xe8, intending to take tHem to St.r touisdisplay them at thewed- ding 'and bnngr theni Wk j;o Englanji a jnontn later. 1 ne tnougni 01 paying duty, , he says, nevejt.crossed his; mind. ; 'U S ohe left tliem liere, i3 reclaim them his departureWith th exceptroh bf jc'8!" ,d.' Platc- , Hr took these wrth ' mm to t. Louis alter paying o auiy. '.-Sif-Wiirred is utp.ctedto jarrive; in 5t. Louis f tomorrow , for the wedding on .May( 7 H and his pnd s-to-bd dif far; politically,' he being Conservative andopposei to fbiiAa suffrag5;"whil sha wW recently jcohvertcd to the cause. The future Lady Peck says ;s"he is a pogressi ve,- a "Woodrow WilsonHPro gfessive", is he way of patting it. - Miss VThornburgh's ' father was the ijate Henry Thornburgh a pioneer paint manufacturer, . who left 'his daughter minions.;;'; ir Wilfred is 'accompanied by ihis mother, his sisters, Miss V'iofct and Miss Gwendolyn Sir John Sh lley and daugh tert and H.' A.- Banyon," who-is fo be btfst man; r', ' '- ;'.-.;'-';Vs.' , It takes a truly great actor to. realizs that he isn't the whole show. ' , fjlndei to New Advertisements '" Hackburn- String beans, etc. '; i'J.-M. Mitchell &'. Co, Mexican drawn work bureau 'scarfs. ' " ; ,: ; Tcoplc's Bank Progressing. , National Bank The bank for the farmer, ; . New Bern Banking & Trust Co. Women depositors., . . A. (C.i-itet Parcel post orders. ; M.'W. Fodiio For 'Sale. MWE6IFIS illloll r--i,?ASt ; ,- - i:J- :;KV-':f . 4 : . v V , . ., , , V .- . Practically Ever? Article jjn ; The , Office Badly Damaged By y : ''j , - VrSmoke and 'Water. '-.y'T - .-'''.:' APERTURES MADE"? IN FLOOR Company's Representative And '.; Insurance; Adjuster Will r ; Arrive Here' Today. ; -V.," S V --1 .' - - tTht interior of .the Southern Express Company s offici, located in the Hughes building on Craven street and which wai visited by a costly fire Monday night, was a scene of devastation yes tetday when the place was opened for the first' time fter the conflagration of the previous night. ; Practically every article in the office which had not been locked up in the big iron safe or one of the many cabinets was badly damaged by smoke and water Apertures had been cut in the floor and jn this manner hundreds of gallons of water; whichhad b.-en thrown on the blaze were drained from "the build irlgl On every side were express' pack ages, many of them having burst op-in and- the contents scattered, here and there:: One package had - contained several suits of men's clothing. ; These had been washed to the rear ofthe building by one of the streams of water! In order to save them, the office force constructed a temporary . clothesXline inVthe office and hung the. articles on this in the hope that they 'would dry out. v " ' . ' . . Z. V. Taylor, manager of the office, stated that things wcrj inucb shape that he. could do nothing until one of the corn pany s representatives and the insurance adjuster arrived, these gentla men 'are expipcted today, -the office was open to the public during the'day and business transacted as usual with the exception' of the delivery of pack ages which were in the building during the conflagration. . .Mr: , Taylor en deavored to secure a building yester day fh which a emportary onice could be, opened but was not successful in doing this.? He stated last ,n ght, how ever, that this would be done prpbably today or tomorrw and that the present office." would be,- turned over to" the car- . In France the top of a mountain fell Off and ruined' .gardens and orchards, and how for :-a- recal 1. of the' laws, of nature.-.-: v; '.: .'c-'.'.",' ' ; II WlLl4 ATTEND .MEETING NEXT iwv;'Mifi nisri -TEMPi.lt ;...i: ;.i 'Dr. F.; Rhem of this city is! ontf of the rcptesentaives' of.PsU Temple at the Impsiial'Council mccdng .A. A. O.M. 5. to held at Pallatf, Tcxasl next month. Dr. Rhpm will leave this city -on: May; 7 enroutejtd Charlotte wher Ae.will join -the other represen tatives and a party of dotcgats.;v Thi trip to, Dallas' vilT;be' made on a special train and will be ope of interest:;"- Aftjer leaving Charlotte, the ' first of the many -delightful stop-overs that have been .arranged will be ;' madj' at New Orleans whert; the party sojourns for 24 hour. :;JThn through Houston, for'a side trip 'oa few hourspehrfing 4nrafterhoonv in Galveston, Hhence. to Dallas, arriving Monday piorning" May 12 ; vThe party spends four day iri Dai las enjoying ,the hospitality of lhat hustling . city' and participating in a lightful program of entertainment. 1 IT. Heaving . Pallas Thursday night the ttst stop-oycr will ba at Hot Springs, Ark.i where the party will visit this famous ',- resort renowned , the world over for delightful 'climate, curative waters ' and social ; activity. - Stop overs will also be made at' Memplus, Birmingham, Chattanooga, and Ashe- ville, the pftrfy 'returning to Charlotte on the afle! .. on of the IS1I1 of May. 1 ... ( W. .T3. Potterfion spent yci.tcrday in .in' i t on business, i ft REPRESENTATIVE ER BLOOMS FOBTH AS A POET Sends Out Volume of Trenchent , 'Cubist Verse Under Title ' ' Of 'ScotpV'. WHO'S tqONE Y NOW HIS WORK Verses vShow . That ;Aurthor Pos sesses Nothing But Char ity Fof Mankind. , v New' York, April 29. John Arm- strong Chaloner has pushed Greoge Bernard Shaw junder the pile driver and tripped Rudyard Kilping onto the skids. 7 Mr. Chaloner has just sent broadcast from his comfortable ' retreat in the Old Dominion his ; trenchent volume of ' cubjst verses bearing the significant title bcorpo. Mr, Chalonep-will be remembered; as the author of that neat little brochure "Who's Eboney Now?" dedicated to the at-that-time-husbandf Mile. Link Cavatieri, and of the more recent work on exploration entitled "Hell".." This latest message from- RoancU was published . in England in 1903 but because of several pending cyits in American courts, which might be, ac- cording.,to the poet's own admissions, affected disadvantageously by the' ap pearance of his verses. America has had to wait in patience until the preseht moment, s t , It may readily be keen from a perusal of the prologue to the Chaloner sheal of sonnets thfitt the "Roaring Warbler of Roanoke." possess nothing" but charity for. all mankind, "and that lie main- tainaa-tlairy for the milk of human kindness on his estate. For, touching upon the inspiration for his songs, Mr. Chaloner refers thus to a well-known philanthropist.; ."We shall take pleasure in pointing out how that bald-headed old rogue, Rocke- fellec, is attempting two impossible thing) to wit: First, to throw Just in the eyes of the public try prodigious gifts to education, with the veiled hope of educating the, rising generation to his nefarious way of thinking; and the flaring, ; flaunting, brazen-faced : hope of buying" the public's forgiveness? - Since there is a million cold cash be hind the author, and he isk publishing "Scorpio": at his own vxpense-r-take it from his own assurance 1n the prologue this book of vverse is "a medium for haying . tools ' that in concentration. swiftness of action and completeness of resuKs Dcats any otner iorm 01 satricai flagliation; . : r LOS ANGELES j Witt" ALSO TKt TiqUTPLAN QF USING' FE 5 Topeka,t Kart.April59obTM'hi mediate appointment T.of ;t wo womeii members of . the pol'ce. force, was de cided upon today by the City Commis sion, acting upon suggestions fronf'the Woman's Advisory Bo ird;-v The id. a was started byRsvi Charl M Shiet- den,, who, is takbg an hctive: interest n th rnUriidpal affairs ofi his home citvj i; jhelWornan'tAdvisolBoarJ of Tbpeka was appointed by Mayor Cof- ran nnntiy. ; lts;functl6ns'are to con fer with the -City Commission, in manyJ matters of city goverment.: ' : ,"S Los.. Angeles,; Cal., April 28.' The' 'plain-clothes" oatrolwOmen will walk beats id; the downtown district of Los Angeles .at night, , beginhing May 1. This :, innovation;- was announced "by Police Chief Sebastian "today, accom panied by the statement, that the police women would devote ' mQat , of. their efforts to the protection of girls.,' ' Mrs. Alice Stebbins Wells, who claims the" distinction of being the first police woman in the United States, and Mjs. Rachael Shatto, for ome time a police matron, will be the pioneer palrolwomen They, will visit dance halls,' skating rinks, "movies" and' cafes. ; II. S. Hancock, one of tfie local con tractors, went to Wilmington yesterday to bid on a noving picture and vaude ville theatre that.J. M. Solky is to erect tlierc. - ' CO liiillll MAILS A , COCOANUT. ' ; h.,,7' , Case Where Poet-Office Carries a ; j package Containing Liquid. , :V J ": v Indianapolis, April , 29. "Guess you'd .better 'handle this carefully. Sounds ' like it might break," said a postman as he gingerly handed a big brown package over, the-'desklit the Hotel English. ; The clerk looked first'at the package, then at thepostman, with a puzzled 'expression on his countenance. He picked up the package and shook it. There was a sound of dashing water, then he saw the label, "Palm Beach cocoanut," and he laughed! It was not a patent bottle 6r an ostrich egg. It was just a cocanut, but different in ap pearance from the kind offered in the local market. The smooth outer shell had not been removed, and the label and postage were pasted right on the nut. The cocoanut weighed three pounds and it cost 24 cents to send it by par cel post from Palm Beach. Fli. MAJOR AND MRS. CHARLES M t STEDM AN PASS THROUGH. Congressman and Mr. Charles: M Stedman and their daughter, Mrs. Palmer, of Greensboro, passed through the city last evening in a private car enroute home from Beaufort. Mrs. Stedman, who is seriously ill, has been at Beaufort for some time in the inter est of her health but failing to improve, her physician ordered that she be taken to her home. ' Miss Etta Manson of ceauiort accompanied the party as far as New Bern. The man whcT always tries to get what is coming to him seldom stops at that. . , IS TO BE LOCAL STREET RAILWAY COM PAN Y TO GET NEW ROL LING STOCK. The New Bern Gh,ent Street Railway Company have received a message from the Cincinnati Car Company, who art now engaged in the construc tion of two cars for the former com pany, stating that these cars will be Shipped from their plant on May 10, . These cars, whidt are to be used on the local line.fepresent the "last word' in? the construction of. surface cars. One of theni is a single truck car, similar to the ones now in use in this city, and the pother is .a "two truck car, and is much larger. The latter, car will have a- carrying capacity of about seventy- hve people-. L, , . Before i-hese ' cars ; arrive' -several alterations "will be made n the track now in use. At the,corner.of Metcalf and; Pollock streets which is now used ai 'junctibii''' a,; three point switch will b pu.downfc' .With- thei use-of this ' the" present method, jof ' backing acar into the switch in Ibrderrti'let anotner . pass win oe cone away wiut. Other alterations, will also be made and the ipresehtr1 service; improved - in. j a number of ways.''; ; V; ' : program. at, .the athens - ."""today. 1 51 " 'i Our patrons will enjoy today; matinee and night one of the best picture pro grams of, the' year. 7 We have secured at an additional, cost .to . our regula picture service. ". Pathe's'-celebrated production.;;; "KC 'i ',. '--i Th. Passlon;Hay' ?.,; .This fanous moving picture is com posed of three full reels, three thousand feet, , beautifully J colored, ; aiscribing in detail every incident in the life of our blessed Saviour. 'S'..'-' j'. Many ; perhaps have seen the pro duction beforer, but like reading the holy book, there is always room foi" one more' time.' f:';' v.?''. '!.T'.j Another- Interesting picture td'eom- plcte our" program is ,"..":"'. ?,..' ' "China and the Chlnese" . A I feature educational subject .of merit. ' t : ; . .'.- , .; ; No advance in prices--same ' 5, ?10 and ISc. admisaion. ;' . ' M.itinre daily t 4:35. . 2 shdws nii;lt. 1st starts at 8 o'clock. ' 2d 'a 9:15. By observing the hours you will always get a desirab'e seat. m L Two Weeks Term. Convened Ye terday Morning With Judge . H. G. Connor Presiding. FIRST DAY A BUSY ONE Large Large Number of Violations Of the Internal Revenue Law r ... f. On the Docket. FllM COURT A t;wo weeks' term of the U. S. Court -; for this district was convened in this H city yesterday morning with Judge H. G. Connor of Wilson presiding &f ;: The first week will be consumed in thefe' disposal of the criminal cases, of which there are a large number, while the : second and last week will be devoted V ' to the hearing of the civil actions. ' : At the opening of the term the fol- . lowing grand jury was selected: Ken'j.v Hay, Giles Hinson, J. J. Brinson, Wct' H. Whitely, H. E. Ellis, W. B. Brown? W. T. Murphy, R. H. Rowe, J.VH.E" Trott, N. J. Leary, T. J. Herring,", Jefferson Bennett, John A. Manning, ?'' J. A. Hudson, J. A. Edwards, Jr., U: W. Taylor, Samuel Alton and Georgev,i; E. Kornegay, Foreman. After Judge (,. Connor had delivered his charge to the grand jury,, explaining to them their ; duties, the regular business of the day l-fl was begun. ' 'v.Vviy The majority of the cases on the 1 criminal docket are offenses against Vrr the Internal Revenue Law and the St offenders come from all over this 'sec-v;' tion of the State. During the past few months the revenue officers have been ';. t very diligent and in consequence have rounded up a large number of defend- ' !.(: ants. A number of these cases werej,;?. disposed of during yesterday. The-' following cases were taken up and dis-R'f;'' posed of during the day. ' .-.'-. J. T. Scurvy of Onslow county pleaded guilty to a charge of aiding!'' andabett:ng in illicit distilling. Judg- . ment was suspended upon the payment,. -of the costs and the defendant to give ii'.: a bond for his appearance at the next term of court and prove that he has ' " been a law abiding-Citizen during the .', intervening timefef . ' ':' - L. A Garner and Charles -Ciaraer; :.V;., two young men from Carteret county, " f pleaded guilty to a charge of destrdy- ; ing a rural free delivery letter bo?-; , Judgement was suspended in this case'..:'".'; upon the payment)! the costs, ' f ; Richard Artis of Wayne conntjr, . , pleaded gu lty to a charge of retailing : . and judgment was suspended upon the; :. ' payment of the costs of the case.. . r.-.v. Waited Faison of Wayne entered ' plea of guilty in a case charging bins '' with retailing and judgment was sus .- pended upon the payment of the cost ;v of the casei . James Woodard of Greene count ' entered a plea of guilty in a case i which he was charged with retailing . and was; sentenced to thirty days ia jail or to pay 'a fine of one hundred : dollar ahd the costs of the case. . ! ' Alonzcf Riggs'-Vae-'giyeri a jury trial on a charge of retailing $n4 a verdict . of' guilty,', was rendered. Judgment has; not .been passed. .-. ; n ; - Peter Harris plead guilty to a charge. - of retailing and ;judgmeBtwas, us ; pended upon the payment, of the costs. , of the case. ' ' ' ,.,-..; tm n 1 xr' dux ' a rT t Mir; ivk- Supreme Court Classes ItfA';- "Spirits," Not Toilet Article , V. - ' Washingtbn,';(ApriI . ?9.-Bay 7 rum,:- popular , for ! both , inside - and . ou tside appIiwtion, i according to " individual taste, . is ."bcoz$. j fi'l ?s";; V - This,' In effect, . is the decision cf the '. Supreme ; Cjourt i ' JThe question was too Knotty ior..ne' jNew - Yoric Federal courts, who certified it- $o! the high tribunal for the. final decree today.' New- Ycrk importers- of bay , runt provoked -the questl n.i ,They objected" . to paying duty on the fluid as "clco- holic spirits," declaring it was a to'let". prcparatiSn." ' . Thty recited thai it is composed of 50 per cent, alcohol and , 30 per cant, water wjth a "touch of bay leaf essence." f;v , ' ' , That Supreme Court declared that the "touch" of bay leaf and its 50 W c nt. alcohol subjects it to taxation as' .''spirits'- and not as toilet water. George N. Ives spent yesterday sit his Newport', farm, returning lion laat evening.' ,. '