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i It - - fl,i j, -' l. J ' ' . i .- ' - .-... -r. TV. i l A V '.' v r . YOL.LXII.No. 106 Tb WctrtWn. NEW BERN. N. CM TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1913 THREE CENTS PER COPY f - .''".-..if' -' i s 1. u - i. - i1 i r . PlilcrifiiiPiniiQlii Liiuumuuu LUUU 'V' '';r? ' ConntyLdses ;$98,184 Annually. MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS Says Narrow Auto and Wagon Tires Destroy Many - Roads. R. E. Snowden, Craven county's road supervisor an4,civil engineer, appeared before the Board of Commissioners yesterday and made a report of the -work he has accomplished since talking charge of the county roads last Febru- .ary. . j - This report, extracts of which fol . low, was full of interesting facts and proved of much interest to every member of the Board and the recommendations contained therein will be carried out as closely and as soon as possible. Mr. Snowden said: "I came to your county, to assist you in securing a system of good roads, Eebjruary 10th, 1913. I found your roads in a very badly neglected condition.-I have secured township main tenance foremen for all the townships except two and have promise of fore- men for those(Jf it is decided that you are to continue to work the roads as you are doing at presnet. The lack of available labor and the neglected con dition dL the roads, made it impossible to make any progress towards getting the roads in shape until Spring. Construction Convicts. "I found the convicts under the super vision of Mr. Provo, when I came and I find Urn a very efficient and capable superintendent. He gets the greatest amount of - work out of the convicts with the least trouble of any convict superintendent that I have ever been associated with on road work and has his men? under excellent control and is always ready "and willing to carry out instructions and do anything to pro mote tlierapid completion of his work. i 1 After J. came we worked the convicts j-;:. - . , v ditching and widening the Oak Road, ; and repairing roads in the 9th, 8th and si'' uW'yS 2nd Townships,v-untilvthe camp outfit yfi came,; theLmiddfe .of' March. We then V movedto-the : Vanceboro Road (via ivl ?ji,' )Brklgeton) and- began to rebuild that vv 'rw Voad.vThe cojivics have been steadily employed on 'this road since; except when working the county farm, and 4 have ; completed the clearing, grub- j'A'.'"? MnSt" ditching .and shaping of about ?'i1cS4'i': five .. miles.' AThere remains the deep f ' ' sand just beyond Bridgeton and near NmL Fucher to, be.clayed: . '', " . -V' Rebuilt Roads. ' ' nVY find that the roads already built i '' . P lack'-uniformity in width and crown; f., : i. -if., that 'the roads have been worked piece- ,.!'; ,:v meal, instead of beeinnihe at one end , ; 'and working -cohtinuouslyy until each .- road was i complete. J..I: fjnd-tbat the "V ). drainage ihas ! been ..neglected, , espec: .v -V. ially la gelting tht water out 'of the side ditches, after it ba drained irom .the i tiu1 roadwav, ' u ' , ' , fy ' :.'.'The .foads that have n?t tpen re 'V1 t' buili; 'a"re too nairjw', too flatj not propV 'i r v rty crimed and -taek generally -:-nc : ovvku'. essentials ; that go.i to .. make a -good S ' "rV, 'r?a :'4y to' travel and easy to ininj , need repairing;, especially the wooden " 'I; structures) Jthq . steel sj)an" ami : the . i' .'.'.M.'f .dtaw 'need '..pointing. ;:; Taken'. In fjj "'yv,- uencral wayand confridoring the sinill ' ft. vu d .jlmoiiDf, that , has been, spent on these . :i fMridccsfliev are. due to'.Vo'ur dxceod 1 : 7 Ingly competent bridge T superintcndi ,t "dt, in good 'shipc for; the 'money 'ex I . pended, ' ' ' ' ' , i J ' ? .vr ,t j ;"Thebndge3on theoads thatelong . ' jt i to private - titiens, ranjje. from Juirly i ;.W fond i to Very 'bad-" generally r.bad ? . ' There is a sentiment through the county ' . ,.'t that 'you should ikeep up the private lindges required by .the road, as they ... - i fAy, ib o ie in Lenoir ahd other counties. I'.will advise . that this wtuld go. far .towards retiring better, roads,, by ol laming uniformly constructed bridges and cuKerts and believe that it should lie 'done; but tlmt it would require nn art lA the Jcgihlaturo, as has been done in other couiilies for your Hoard to 'relieve t lie people of keeping up . . ihcir private briilgcs. .' ' 5 X.' "My i"'i.tiifHcn.!,ii ion 0 your Board, ' fi il i. :ci .f your roa'h in ! . f. !. . '. i-i to f.iil'.w the syitcin ( ', I V I ' ! j i 1M, i ill I o ("1 ! , , " "' . ! TO HAVE' "MINUTE DELIVERY' Bakery Owner To Deliver Orders In Modern b Way. Alfred A. Kafer, owner and pro prietor of Kafer's bakery, has purchased from the Hyman Supply Company a Studebaker motor delivery wagon. The machine will arriv this -week and as soon as it is placed In commission the patrons, of his establishment will be given a "minute delivery" service. Among the other improvements made in the establishment by Mr. Kafer is the adoption of perfectly sanitary corrugated paper shipping cases which will be used in making shipments of bread to points outside the city. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY MAKING IM PROVEMENTS. The Norfolk Southern Railway Com pany is filling i:i Pasteur street from Queen street to a point opposite their car shops and as soon as the work is completed a side track which will con nect with the main line will be placed htere. Among the other improvements and changes being made by this com pany, they are moving the are moving the cinder pit, whidi has so long been a source of annoyance to the people residing on Dunn street, to a point north of the coal chute. E STANDARD SIZES bR CONTAIN ERS REQUIRED UNDER NEW YORK STATUTE. Truck growers and shippers in and around INew bern have been noti fied and have made . arrangements to comply with the Brooks standard package law which became effective in New York last Saturday. Several weeks ago ' the,. New York commission houses sent notices to their representatjves in this Section noti fying them of the new; law, the mam features of which are contained below (1) Containers for Vegetables, Pro duce anti Fruit of Standard Size (a) A barrel shall representy-jjiiquantity of 7,056 cubic inches or beV'of the follow ing dimensions: Head diSmeter, 1? 1-8 inches; lenght of stave, J8 1-2 inches bilge, not less than 64 inches outside distance between heads -tiot less than lb inches. A variation ot 1 i-i per cent, above or below will be allowed but the variation shall not be uniform ly below in a test of twelve barrels taken at random. (b) A half barrel shall represent a quantity equal to 3,528- cubic inches A variation of 1 1-2 per cent', in the capacity above or below will be allowed buf. m no case shall, the variation run' Uniformly below in a test of twelve barrels taken at random. "(c) Containers other :tnan barrels or half-barrels shall ' have the following dimensions: .Two bushclivrone bushel, half bUahct'.'pne peek, half peck, quar ter; peckt- one' quart; one $nt and half pint. ; ; . - ., (2); Containers for Vegetables, Pro d ice and Fruit qf, Qther'kThan tStand ar J'i,S!zej numerated Aljovc (a). vl)en,t; ot.-tne .sKeC numerated "v?t. Mv.,-yfv' ".fvr"',, in it n nniii nrnn n t a rm l nirnro . n r ia or; anceia'( barrel Jht Cn&iha ree'i fouths of, standard1, barrel shall Jbe ;njMkeii"4:,!3-4; ,barf?l,;,;'t;:).r'':. ;'-Ufy.;.BaV.t are: not, jof ' he 'standard ''reeiniiner- atfcd ;aVbv9j ili'air.pcmartvffin 'boldi. prcad-faced,''l(tcr8ft at, leait 'one-half inch. In 'hejght,'jpiven in -Wrnis dry charts, dry pints kod' bipMit,!:': (c)-.yrl!atlon..orrtoleranCe.'n(''iat ircls fit containers, of other ;sl '-HBft'h thong I of, i standard iie, tnumerafed above, the i variation , bllowedi' iut thc next the,, smaller. si?! will he allowqdi and In no c'iiife.'hall, thc y.lriatioii be uniformly below' lit 'ii,t('& of 'six'con taincrS 4ken at random, ftp y-'; 'A niankirigs of. tliose oiher than stAiidard size shall be upcti the tide or the top of the tontHiucr and not on the hoilom. , ' y ; .'. ' ,-' , Individual hhippcr ' who Ft nd their produce direct to the New York iiKo'it shoid.l observe t ' ' . ' rules I . ' ia ( rd. r tli.it t! ;n id PACKAGE 11 IS M EFFECT!! vy tv;" v.-w-rvTt'-?T t e congregation . ana on T,."Sl "BlK"V . Sr-' '"' V' member who was I ractioimi. nwrt ol tne barrel, ; , or , : &, MOTORCYCLISTS DISCUSS RAGE Number of Local Machine Owners Met Last Night In lks' Temple. PLANNING FOR JULY MEET Prizes Amounting To Fifty Dol lars Are To Be Awarded The Winners A number of the members of the local Motorcycle Club met in the office of the secretary of the Chamber of Com merce last night at S o'clock for the purpose ot discussing and arranging lor the big motorcycle races to be held it the Fail' grounds on July 4. These races are to be laid in con nection Willi tile horse r,u lag ami Irom present indications will be one of the features 'of the day. The first event of this variety ever held in this city to k place on that track during the Fair last October and v. as witnessed by several thorsand persons. Since that time inteiest in motoring lias in creased seveial iold and the coming races will not only he witnessed oy hundreds of citizens of New Bern but there will be many visitors here. There will be two races, both for three miles over a half mile circular track, the first for single cylinder machines and the second for two cyl inder machines. Prizes amounting to fifty dollars, fifteen dollars as the first prize and ten dollais as the second prize, will be awarded in each race. Motorcyclists in a number o! Eastern North Carolina cities and towns are intending to participate in these races and for that reason the eeent is open to all. Among the visiting motorcyclists who are expected to l e present will be Captain David Lancaster, t he Motor king, of Vanccboro and several members of the Wilmington Motorcycle Club. Owners of machines from Kinston and Washington are also expected to be present and the New Bern Motorcycle Club and also the Eastern Carolina Fair Associaticn, under whose auspices the eyent will be held, extend to every machine owner an invitation to par ticipate. RAISE LARGE SUM CONTRIBUTED $7,466 TOWARD PAYINC? OFF THE CHURCH DEBT. Every member of Cen e.iary Metho distcharch whocould possibly be present attended the morning service at that church last Sunday and by their united efforts succeeded in raising the nv.i njficcnt sum of seven thousand four hundred aid sixty-six dollars toward paying off a debt on the chinch of eight thousand and five hur. bed d illars It was a proud div in the lic.irt nf evcry mcmher 0f ,1C tn.in: f . t y , - I-or over Bev:rai years tins dcot has Hum' - i t . thcr; wa n.it a not. anxious to see liquidated. .. Rev, HuHcy, who h, s had charge of the church for several years, 7. has devoted every effort to paying off jhV debt,, ahd. these have b6rn;Jfruit..r-'!''J. ' .;.,;. .' y ty'hcn ' the' taking. 'of . 'subsei iptlons began ' there ..Was '"much':' excitement vcrybpdy gave something, somd larf e amounts and Jojne.' siralkf5; ums but all' were giyeii in . choerfiil, rhannot'. When the were Citnted. it "was'found thaff tthaj'i arndojit'j) abovd .j tnentioned had bcen'secura. A thouind dollars oJ'iihfe , dfbli 'remJk!nrt4inDdii'. bu the M ethodlstli ' arc Htlf e f tha t ' Ine iah lecurei this Sunt -arhohg ,'the members of th church, with, but lit tie rouble and ihe entire debt Will soon be a thing 6f.the;pat;:iv;-y; ; ' ''li i WV' ','"! h ' ':.' C"" ;('1"-' ' having tf)olr 'shipifieritil refused. Il would be well Tor those who have hot received a sCopy' of ;tha ' regufatioas t tut thin artii le from the Journal and reserve for future tefeit m.e. ' THE METHODISTS OSCAR A. KAFEB TO BE COLLECTOR New Bern Man to Have Charge Of The Local Customs Office. ASSUMES DUTIES ON JULY 1 Four North Carolina Ports Have Recently Been Con solidated. (l--car A. Kafer, formerly owner and proprietor of Kafer's bakcrv but who has recently sold that estal li-hmc-ni to his brother and retired from business, has been appointed a Cm ictus Col lector at the port of New H. in and will assaine his new duties on July 1. I nder a recent order the port- ol Wilaiinglon, New Bern, lit itifori ami Elizabeth City have been consolidated, this change to eo into effect on Inb orn! after that dale all the business will be transacted through the Wil mington office instead of going direct to Washington as has heretofore been the case. At New Bern, Beaufort and Eliza beth City the offices will be kept open and the amount of business transacted through any of them will be practically the same as has heretofore been the case. B. F. Keith, who is in charge of the Wilmington office, visited New Bern and the other two ports last week and made the appointments of the collectors who will be in charge of the offices. NICC-POES INJURED IN FIGHT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. During a melee near Fiye Sunday afternoon in which persons wire implicated, Fred Points seven Davi and Moses Spruill, colored, were pain fully injured by being cut with a knife or razor. Davis' injuries were such that a physician spent more than an hour in patching him up, while Spruill es caped with less damage to his anatomy The affair was to have been investigated in the police court yesterday afternoon but . Davis was not able to be pre sent .and the case was continued for a CAPTURE TWO DEER CHASE FLEETFOOTED ANIMALS IN FASTNESS OF DISMAL SWAMP. A deer is one of the most lleet-footed animals in the world and to lie able to run one down is considered some what a feat, vet several men cmulovei by the John I. Roper Lumber Company and who are now working in the Dismal Swamp at a point al I lilheti miles South of Suffolk, Ya., actually did this a few days ago. Not only did they captureopeanimal bat were fortu nate enough to secure two. In a li tter received last night by the Journal fioai Hugh Dudley who is "employed as a surveyor by that com pany, the writer states that while surveying near that point last Saturday heand hisassistanls sighted two small deer on a ridge some distance from the spot at which they were working. Some member of the party jokingly suggested that they catch the animals and the men at once began pursuit. Any cne who has passed through the Diiin al, Swamp is familiar with the variety of ground found there dnd can well appreciate the efforts of the deer chasers. However, strange? as it may Seem, Mr.tDudley and his companions actually ran the .deer down and now have themi in captivity at their camp at j''Corapcaki'f N, . C, and ftc.wding to the contents'of the letter ti e animals are enjoying their visit with the wopd mervl'who ftov,r Capably demonstrated their 'abilittO 4'hit.thc grit." " , ,B, .F. Bennett of this city has. pur chasedv'the store 'and stock of goodi owncd by M. L; . Willis at Arapahoe and will in'the future1 pirate the es tablish Hicnty- . - j. ' 'V. "-i WEATHER BUREAU BULLETIN Temperature Slightly Below Sea sonal In Eastern States. Washington, June 2. The forecast of the weather Bureau for the week, issued Sunday, is as follows: The distribution "of barometric pres sure over the North American conti nent and the adjacent oceans is such as to indicate temperatures near or slightly below the ve.i-.mal average the coming week in Northern and Central States east of t he Ivickv Moun tains and perat ures the far Villi, -lightlv .i!i... d teni c.ison.il on tin hi dur gener- averagi Pacific ing tin allv bcl in ihc lope. SI. IT I re. , - and ipn a t i. -I in. t h. disliu 1 1 - - . will i.i i n the i Great l.ak. I A. 'I'd am! .fin lUse local Monday in ish ru Nat ai, y l i ine .r. . w . ..Ih.-r lor ., , i .-i, .ii '.-i of the Iv t her li .ti rb.i m will I. I a. . ni jr Wednesday a u region and th. in . a l-.a-i w W.-st Thursd . i-l i in N ,h . ing the middle i lay and the I !h .1 I i.i nci IW I i r- low ei end ol i In- week. Ill di.-ui! d sil. be lo b.' al (ended by 1. thunderstorms and 1 bv Cooler weather. L AUDIENCE FAR LARGER IN THE TENT SUNDAY NIGHT FINE SINGING. Large crowds atlend.-'l the at the Tabetnacle Bapli-1 Sunday, the opejiing day of tent meeting which the church services ( hurch tile big and its pastor, Rev. J. B. Phillips, have been looking forward to for some time. All services for the day, beginning with the Spnday School were held in the large tent The attendance on the Sunday school, Superintendent Miller said, was the largest in the history of the church. At the eleven o'clock preaching ser vice the attendance was again very large. Mr. Phillips preached a strong sermon on the "Life of Moses" and Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Brcwn, gifted singers from Chicago, who have assisted Mr. Phillips in many meetings, sang "Have You Any Room for Jesus?" At night the audience was too large for the tent and people had to stand on the grass at the various entrances in order to get a glimpse of the pastor and the singers. Mr. Phillips' subject was "Gideon Delivering Israel from the Midianites" and his sermon was a very effective discourse, directed es pecially to Christian people. Mr. and Mrs. Brown closed the service by singing "The Sweet Will of God." The singing of this gifted couple wa-. grenii) enioved ry tne Urge congre gations ol 1 1 it - day I'.oih have ve: v swei-t x.iieis nituralK and I iieir u.. k shows e id -nee of th. most liiiid (raining. The nuisic ol the T.iI.tii.h ' revival will undoubtedly am.., I in, y people to I he si . vices. The services I il night we:e w .: ! attended and proved of e-pi . i,,l int.--est to all. The tent wa.i packed to its utmost capacity and the .rri.- i: and song service p.oed very intcre-i-ing and enjoyab!.- Services are In Id each niglii ied t'.e public are cordi.dly imih d to a; (end Song service begins at 7:45, preaching at 8:15. Dr. John B. Griggs, John II. Snow den, R. 1. Lewis and A. G. Jam.s of Elizabeth City passed through the city yesterday enroute to Wilmington tO attend the Grand Council of the Knights Templar of the Eastern District. 'l Indexto New Advertisements , Kafer's Bakery Everybody has a special hobby. ,.Nationat Bank The road to wealth. . New Bcr 1 Banking & Trust Co.--Yout moneV and prosperity. v t , Cftnens'.v Saving Bank Trust Co, -re. you protecting your 'bus! new. A.' . CasterFor your'-tontldoratlon. Coploft A S0rtvThj week we tfro featuring blue serges, , , , f ' MAN! attending REV V MEETING THE ROAD TAX IS INCREASED Twenty Cents On The Hundred Dollars Will In The Future Be Paid In Craven. HAS BEEN FIFTEEN CENTS Road Work Discussed At Joint Meeting Of Commission ers And Magistrates. i '. a i utility will '' . . in on the : "! hlh-en cenls I lie c.iM-. : "ii y.-iord.iy In: I- I i . I ( on ., hoard of '.ly Board session at .1 M l. I-I,. ;e ,l, ni it V. 'li' . OH t I, : ;, K"",, .- t;.- . i.,,v dis- " li" " " 'i;.g 'I l,e rep. .it to Hoard ol t ,,y ,he M.iKMr.ile- de ilt , Me,,Mu ly with this -ub'.-ct and wa-, ,, in,,,-!, interest. 1 I:.' work v. hicn h b, , done in con- uection with and on die ri,.,,N of Craven c.-anlv during th, iwelve months wa- told ol road siija .1 S..I.1IA , int.ial tl:, i II oi i. i I,, in del lib It showed that i i-or h id Li en enieieerl at I SIS a t'.oaili to simer- nd th.a tlii-ough his -' nl.u v - o ., omm y iiii; i . . d i were I l.. in.; In I hi ii re; recommended tl .oed lo gin.- I coiniiy and to the M.igi-ir.iies tat a ;.i -ician be etll iis nl h e -i-rvice I o I he pi. ice in his hands the -apet i-iolj of I lie li'-alt h of t lie eoun,ly. This uonld c and 111, it tin- COUIltN sclloo -uioiig th. taken up a -I .,bo; a moil i il s,(ll)ti illy the by i.oani.s. other important matters I recommended ill the report was the buildin f ins addi- t ion to I lie court uise or I he erection ol large- vaults beneath I li building, the work to co-t present i tw een S25,00() and $.55,0(1(1. Col. James A. Bryan vigorously opposed any such premeditated action on the part of the county. K. M. Green also stated that he thought any change in the build ing would ruin its architeetual appear ance and suggested that the office of the Register of Deeds, w here the ' records are kept, be made fireproof. At this juncture, C. D. Bradham, chairman of the Board of Commis sioners, stated that the present road tax of fifteen cents on the hundred dollars was inadequate to meet ex penses and recommended an increase. J. C. Thomas, Jr., moved that the road tax for the coining year be increased to twenty-live cent, on the hundred dollars and seven! y-h vu cenls on the poll. This was opposed and after considerable disc. , -jo, i, the Board agreed lo in ike lie lax twenlv cents. Owing lo i hi had mo much i.il tin- Board l transact iring lh. lie day I lie . oiuiniti ee ! om the Cli.ind to have a wit h a re ; 1 oil ! I,' . Lr.it ion w : i the ' Were Board of ihe , . a. iiis ni hi er -I I . :, i, , ( t ai j'o.t pul I . . ' i U. d Mii- null th. i i lance e:ii:U, t.) be of the . well m sahr J ui ' pr:nn :i .. eve:, bile. d d U'l in s ha . A I' I h) D.W. S TO- V 'LIMA I! I : .i e Ciillnia;: i'r.ei I i. e The Mnl.it lo ai.ci lie A splendid .. i. , , ., Carroll ion. and you won t be ih: ,ip; oi. i , d. ph; i cui.s "Broncbo Billy's Gun-Play. Another ll.iill.'ui; and daring story of the West by iho Kss.uiay Co. fae turing G. M. Anderson. "Tl.c SiO.tJO!) Ciirat" A Kalem drama. "The Ilardup Family's Bluff" A roaring Patlic coniOdy. ! SPECIAL AH this week, Worth or chestra. .They delighted. our audience ' last night with their charming selections!'; A . ' :.,Matliiee daily, at 5 .tt.'cldck.':;.'.TWo ' v'&it -V-4 how.at niehti . Fimt tArfik k hi Al.".'.T!v.T clopk, 'Secdnd about 9'1S, er immeiM ' .'-I'.v ', iatuly oCtef 'tluMbf Ara , i J,t ' 'v" 'Observe, the time and alwayk get A- t', dstrhb!c eat? ' ,C ' ,. ' Mf' ..'.a m
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