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VOLLXII. No. 36
NEW BERN, N. C; FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1913
The Weather
FAIR
THREE CENTS PER COPY-
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FARKD CITY
Extension Of Parcel Post System
As Parcel Post Carrier
Is Considered. , '
A CONFERENCE WITH HOUSTON
Effort Making To Put Producers
' ,In Closer Touch With -'
; The Consumers. , .
: - Washington, Sept. 11. Plans for de
veloping the parcel post as an agency
to promote better marketing conditions
' between the farm and the city, were dis
cussed at a conference between Sec-
. Tetary of Agriculture Houston, Congress
T.. man David J.' Lewis, of Maryland, and
John C. Koons, a member of the Parcel
.Post Commission of the Postoffice De-
-partment. ' -For some time the Depart-
: jnent of Agriculture experts have been
- studying schemes to improve .the mark
',, eting facilities in America. ,- They want
to put the people who. produce food
supplies in closer touch with the people
-who consume them. ' i
While no definite conclusions were
" reached at the conference, the sugges-
-ytion'was made that the Postoffice De
Apartment and the Department oPAg-
Ticulture may act as joint agents
to bring the city Consumer and the pro-
- -ducer closer together. ; It was thought
if : that the parcel post, ' touching the
farmer in the country and the con
sumer '-in ihe city, could be used to
advantage should the farmer be made
;to realize its possibilities.
- . The farmer has been slow, in taking
r hold of the parcel post, as a" produce
r. transportation condition. - I he cause
of this is that the farmer does not know
the city consumer and the .city con
sumer does not know the farmer,
"and it is' believed that the Postoffice
DepartpMMit-and ''Agriculture Depart
a-::, ment 'working together may. put the
two in touch with each other.
The suggestion was also made that
bureaus of information could., be es-
tablished in the postoffices, which would
be- used to " disseminate information
. about marketing. Farmers having pro
duce for sale could advise the postal
'. bureau of 'information, and by meansof
bulletins posted in thepostomce or
-; making inquiries . over Hhe telephone,
" the-city ' consumer could be advised
of the name of 'theAfarmer and the
price and kinaV-of farm, produce he has
i ready for the market.- The consumer
-Could : then ; place his Order with the
farmer for a "market basket" to be
;.rshippe5 by parcel post
IN HONOR" OF ' BRIDE-TO-BE,
Deligh ul Social Event At Cla
. - ;t''ton., " f -t
, .The following, taken from yester
" -day's issue of the News and Observer,
f will be of interest locally.- - Miss Vic
toria -Grumpier - had .charge of, ' Miss
, Jennie Sultan's millinery establishment;
lat season - and during her stay, here
made many friends: ' i k
r "Clinton Sept. 10. Mrs. Minnie
. Crumpler delightfully entertained this
. -evening from: 8 until 11 in ' honor of
:,-the wedding party of her daughter
IWiss Victoria Lee Crumpler, whose
- marriage to Mr.' Baxter C- Monroe; of
, Salisbury, fakes place tomorrow.
"The spacious home was elaborately
; decorated in feis, palms and; roses,
'the color, scheme of green and white
.' was carried out very .effectively; ;
- Miss Crumpler was charmingly
:, -dressed in a gold brocaded- chiffon
' over pinkt with pink hand-made roses
and blue satin draperies en train. In'
i ..... . , . .-
ner usual cnarming manner sne re- i . . ,. - . ' 4 .
. . , , . , . .ft.ti I National Bank We. invite youto
ceived each of her guests in the hall, i .- . . -..-, ; .. ---f
Mrs. Robe7t T. . Johnson conducted open an account. , . -,
them to the pun h bowl, where de.,lC,t vngs Bank and .Trust
lightful fruit punch was served by Co ;-TWhere is your.nes egg?. , -Mr.
and Mrs. J. Abner -Baker i Mrs,'. J- J- Baxter New winter goods com-'
tlalfpr Innlrrd ha ndsnmn in ' a IftvMv
gown of white marquisette, over white
satin. 'They, were assisted by Misses
Elizabeth Crumpler and Minnie Sut
ler in dainty pink dresses. i (
"A delightful course,- consisting of
cream, cake and after-dinner mints'
was daintily served by Mesdames Geo-
L.. Peterson and Olivia Kell.
The gift room was presided over by;
Miss Oh'ita Highsmith, tastefully
-drcssi-d in blue." ,
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,y mrrr-i
1 I y no i :
' 1 up.
says
1 t'ie
BUSINESS CONDITIONS GOOD.
Merchants Pleased With The Pres
ent Outlook. - ' "
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' Although - thesteJ)'-vWtted
.this section last week did huJchidamage
and - momentarily paralysed business,
local merchants say that the amount
of business now being done by them is
very gratifying , , - "
it July and August are the two dullest
months in this part of the State and
during this' period there is usually
a lull in all lines of business. This
I period has passed and. business in all
lines is beginning to increase.
Fall and winter goods are now being
placed on the market an3 the merchats
have prepared to take care-of a large
trade by stocking iheir stores with
an extensive and varied assortment of
goods. - Cotton will soon begin coming'!
in and this always increases the amount
of "money in circulation. ; A "
ROLLER SKATING
FOUR WHEELED GLIDERS VERY
.v-; MUCH IN EVIDENCE IN
' NEW BERN.
. September with its cool days is here
and once again are roller skates very
much in evidence . During the spring
and early summer there was a perfect
epidemic of roller skating in New Bern
but - as the warm .x weather came on
and too much exertion caused one much
inconvenience, the little four wheeled
gliders were laid aside for future
service. . ' " -s?-'!-'V '
Now they have been resurrected
and enuring the, day and early evening
the air is filled with the whirr of the
steel wheels as the enthusiastic skaters
glide along the streets. v' Some noted
physician has said that i J skating is
detrimental to one's physical condition
but this statement has been contra
dicted by other 'famous medical men.
Regardless of eithet7ftp5Ver," those
who have - an; inclination to indulge
in this form of recreation are doing so
while those who, do not care .to. enjoy
the fun find some enjoyment in watch
ing the others. ..,..-.
MUTT AND JEFF COMING.
Inimitable Fuh- Makers At
X Masonic Net Friday.
The
' "Laugh and the world -'aufjhs with
you j weep and you'll gather no moss."
"The abo,ve 'expression was inspired
by the actions of a happy tramp who
had emerged from the gallery entrance
of the Manhattan Opera House, - New
York, pne night during the engagement
of "Mutt & Jeff" - at that theatre,
S' Weary -Willie" .-was singing at the top
'of his voice some air he had heard in.
the show and at the -corner of 34th
street and Eighth avenue, he attempted
to do a "jig," in which?' 'however,, he
was no adept. Quite a crowd had
collected and a vigilant "cop" strolled
up and inquired, '-"What's wrong
Willie, why so happy?'" Willie answered
"I'm drunk, broke and - I haven't a
friend in the world", but crying don't
get you anything " Many a miser
man v can profit ' by ,( Willie's v advice.
Dp as he did see -"Mutt & Jeff"
and laugh off that "grouch" for if . you
don't it may grow jn. and'.."do you, '
The 'entireTTutfit of funmakers will be
at the Masonic Theatre for an engage
ment of one night oh September 18.
Index to New Advertisemepts v
' A. T Willis Co. Stetson Hats. '
'.iNew Bern Banking & 'TrustCo.--
An intelligent service. . ' , 5 ,
I - People's Bank Business'telations con
hdential .' , 1-v ; w -a. -.';
lu '"' . VV ,': A
Masonic, Theatres-Mutt and Jeff.
CAUTIOUS HIRAM.
Two farmers met in a certain town a
day or two after a cyclone had visited
that particular, neighborhood. . ;
"She shook things !up pretty bad
out, at my place," said'one,; stroking
his whiskers, meditatively, f !
"By the way, Hi" he added, "that
new barn o' yourn get hurt any?" ' ,
"Waal,': t drawled the ( other, '.'I
dunno. I hain't-found it et.": Youth's
Companion. , i ' . V
GRAZE
I TRAVEL
TRAM DE LUXE
r
President's Special To Mobile For
. Commercial Congress Will
, Be Southern's First.
WILL START IN WASHINGTON
Sections To Be Added At All Of
; The Principal Cities Of .
The South.
Washington, D. C.Sept. 1 l.-rPresi-dent
Wilson and a large . number , of
Senators representatives andi dele
gates to the Fifth Annual Convention
of ;The Southern Commercial Congress
at Mobile, Alabama, October 27-29,
will travel from Washington to Mobile
in a train de luxe, to be known as the
' President's Special.' Southern rail
way officials are now - arranging for
this train, which will be the finest that
ever travelled over the tracks of the
Southern Railway.
Starting in , Washington sections
will be added to this train on its way
to Mobile, at the principal cities of the
South, where delegates to the conven
tion will join the "President's Special."
Sections will join the train with dele
gates at Danville, Va. : Greensboro,
N, C; Spartansburg, S. C; Atlanta,
Ga.; Montgomery, Ala. and other
cities. It is expected that , when the
'President's Special" reaches Mobile,
several thousand delegates from this
part of the Ufiited States alone will
have made the trip.
In view of the fact that about ten
thousand delegates from the' si
southern states, besides representa
tives from other States in the Union,
Canada and Pan-American Republics,
will attend this Mobile Convention,
the SoutheasternjPassenger AssecaK
tion has made aone-f are round trip
rate from all points in the Southeastern
States to the convention.
PICNIC AT BLUE SPRINGS WELL
ATTENDED.. ,
i The picnic held yesterday at Blue
Springs was a success in- every way
The day was an ideal one and those who
attended and there were many present
from all over the surrounding section,
greatly enjoyed- the occasion. There
was a sufficient quantity of good things
to eat to. supply all' and it is said that
much food was-left iin tasted after the
table? had been cleared. Quite a number
of - New Bern citizens attended - the
picnic,,:'
Turn - rnir
hu rniLUii
PATIENTS BETTER
FATHERS SAY THAT SINCE TAK
ING GERMAN'S CURE THEY
HAVE GAINED RAPIDLY.
Washington, Sept." 11. Unofficial re
ports : assert that 'Philip Chase, fiVe
years old, and 'Edith; Strawser, seven,
of this city; who were treated by Dr.
F. F. FriedmannJ the German " physician,-
who claims to have discovered a
tuberculosis ' vaccine' . have improved
material y nee taking the Fried ma nn
treatment. - ' .
Alfred H. Chase, 8Washington fire
man, of No. 2114 Fourteenth street,
father of the a&icted boy, says that
his -son 'appears o be entire y well
"I credit Dr.. Friedmann's treatment
for the recovery of my boy" said Chase
today, "Two injtections of the serum
were given. ; One of his legs' was shorter
than the other,' he was almost helpless,
and he began to improve about thirty
days after taking the treatment. "To
day he is able to get. about as any
of his playmates." ' ;
F. S. Strawser, a policeman, father of
Edith," said: "The day following the
injection of the serum ih my little girl
we began to notice improvement in her
conditio!. Her appetite improved and
she began to sleep and rest better."
The United States Health service has
no official knowledge of these cases.
Wanted, eight young ladies to
count votes in Pony Contest Apply
to rooms over Peoples Bank at nine
o'c ock. V
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KITS
mm
W.
H. Clark Spent Night In Jail,
Wants Fifteen Thousand
Dollars.
SAYS PLACE WAS FILTHY
Claim's CUief Of Police Badly Beat
Him While On Way To
Prison
One of the most interesting cases
on the docket at the present term
of Craven County -Superior - Court
was taken up yesterday morning.
This is the case of W. H. Clark vs.
Town of Vanceboro, Mayor T. S. Jack
son and Chief of Police W. H. Smith,
in which the Plaintiff Clark is suing for
damages in the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars for being locked up in the town's
jail, which he claims was in a filthy,
unsanitary condition and for personal
injury at the hands of the defendant
Smith.
The arrest and incarceration took
place in August, 1912. It is claimed that
Clark was intoxicated and was raising
a disturbance and that it was necessary
to take him into custody. Clark could
not give bond for his appearance
on the following day and was placed in
the town jail where he remained during
the night. Before the officer got his
prisoner to jail there was a scuffle
in which Clark came out second best.
In his contention the plaintiff claims
that he was attacked by the officer
when he, Clark, called him "John Doe,
and after throwing him to the ground,
beat him unmercifully. He further
contends that the jail was not only
filthy, but that it was badly ventilated
and that he suffered greatly during the
time he was incarcerated also after his
release,-.;.-. m
The town of Vanceboro contends
that the jail was reasonably comfort
able and clean and that there was no
cause for the plaintiff to suffer from
incarceration. The defendant Smith
claims that he did not maliciously
attack the plaintiff Clark not did he use
undue force while carrying him to
jail.
Judge Whedbee sustained motion
oretenus and discharged Mayor Jack
son. Ihe case was not concluded
at the close of the day's session and a
special session was held last night
Ihe case was given to the rurv at
10:30 o'clock. At 11:20 they had not
reached a verdict and Judge Whedbee
ordered that a recess be taken until
this morning,
BEAUTY ROOM
WIDOW OF TiTANIC VICTIM IN
VESTS $30,000 IN MAS
SAGE PARLOR.
New York, Sept. 11. Mrs. Mad line
Force. Astor, widow of John Jacob As or,
wi',.Cir.ain beautiful if a $30,000 beauty
parlcr ?ih effect that end. She has in-
st . ? ' r.n electric beauty room on the
se- f! i.oor-of her Fifth avenue home,
adjo ning" her. bedroom.
Tr.e room is only 9 by 15 leet, but it
is tlie quintessence of luxury. The
white tile floor is concealed by an
or ental rug, whi e paintings plate
mirrors , outlined' in gold, concealed
lights ',' and ; every electr al device
which ingenuity -has produced aids in
preserving' the beauty of he room
Gold and pear, are used wherever
possible.. ' j.
A modified barber chair is in the cen
tre; of the room for use during the hair
dressing, " massage, and other opera
tions of the beauty doctor. The chair
is adjustable, and has a rack on -hich
to Spread) out ' the ; hair for drying
electric hea hastening f his process.
A vibrator, face bleacher, 'electric
marcel irons and Other tdols are pro
vided, i with sterilizers . to cleanse and
cabinets to hold the articles. , s . -t"
New Bern is soon, to have a new dan-
cjng school, at which all the .artistic
dances can'be learned ' Anriluncement
has been made that Mfs Luzanne
Martin, of New Ybrfc, af graduate of
the fajnous Charliff dancing school,
will begin a class here early in the, fall
WIDOW
INSTALLS
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE.'
Counting Of Votes In Pony Contest
Is Big .Undertaking.'-'
Po!htrnp the votes in. 'the.
uumap rony . contest nas Darely Deen
commenced by the committee selected
for the purpose. After "sorting" a few
of the votes, the committee ' decided
to employ girls to do the remainder
of this part of the task.
It is hoped that this task can be
commenced in earnest today and an
advertisement for girls who will ac
cept employment of this kind has been
inserted in the Journal.
The ballot boxes were yesterday
removed from' the Journal office to
the rooms over the Peoples' Bank.
The Committee in charge of the count
ing of the votes are Mark Disosway,
W. H. Henderson and H. K. Land.
II
4-
N.
Y. CENTRAL MUST HAVE IT
OWING TO DENSITY OF
TRAFFIC, SAYS SMITH.
Washington, Sept. 11. Vice-President
Alfred H Smith, in charge of
operations on the New York Central
lines, explained yesterday to the Inter
State Commerce Commission the neces
sity, from an operating view point,
of a proposed issue of $167,000,000
of refunding mort gage bonds concern
ing which the commission is making
an investigation.
Primarily, Mr Smith said the reason
for the expenditure of Immense 6ums of
money now being put into New York
Central facilities and equipment was
the demand of the travelling and ship
ping public. He explained in detail
the requirements of the . system in
New York Albany Rochester Syra
cuse Buffalo and other places and said
it would be absolutely necessary to
four-track the system between New
Yorkuid Albany because of the den
sity of the traffic
The volume of traffic was indicated
by the statement that 800 trains a
day are operated in and out of the
Graid Central Station at Forty-second
street New York'.
Mr. Smith said the" New York Cen
tral was equipped with the best possi
b e signalling system automatic and
electrically operated, but that he had
experimented with probably 50 auto
matic tfain-stop devices without find
ing one practicable.
"We have one under test that looks
promising, but it has not been tired
out thoroughly,' he added.
Secretary Pardee, of the New York
Central, made a detailed statement
of the financial operations of the sy -tern
and from the viewpoint of the
financial side of the business, grfve' a
technica explanation of the distribu
tion of the funds to be derived and the
advantages that would accrue frorh the
flotation of the proposed bond issue'.
It is like y that a further hearing by
he comrr.:ision may be held before
the conclusion of the investigation,
RETURN FROM VISIT AT NEW
YORK AND LONG ISLAND.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Foy and Miss
Agnes Foy have returned from a visit
of ten days to New York" and Stony
Brook, Long Island. 'Mr. Foy was
in Brooklyn when he heard of the storm
which played havoc in this section
last week, and he says that after read
ing the newspaper -accounts of the
destruction by the wind and water
that he was almost afraid to return home
thinking that everything had been
washed away. After New Bern was
able, to get into, telegraphic communi
cation with the outside worl and to
send out news' of the catastrophe
Mr. -Foy learned that the damage was
not; so great as had at first been re
ported and naturally he was somewhat
relieved. ..
'-y JUST HER HUSBAND.
A woman -mounted the step,; of a
car; carrying an umbrella : like a re
versed sabre, -. -i , v : .
' The conductor touched, her lightly,
saying: "Excuse me, madam, but, you
are likely to put out theeye'of. the
man behind you. ' ,
'He's my husband," she' snapped,
with an air of, full proprietorship.
Chicago Post. ' .' . '
G ; C. Edge le lyesterday ajfternobh
for a business vftit in -So m l Carolina.
SB
NEED
FOR
TRACK
SYSTEM
PRKJGE ALBERT
HERE FOR VISIl
First Time A Reigning European
Sovereign Has Ever
Paid Us A Call.
MAY INSPECT OIL FIELDS
His Principality Surrounds And
Includes Monte Carlo The
Gambling Resort.
New York, Sept. 11. Prince Albert
of Monaco, the tiny principality sur
rounding and including the famous
gambling resort of Monte Carlo, ar
rived in New York Bay yesterday on
his yackt, the Hirondelle, for a visit
to the United States, it has been re
ported that he will go to Wyoming for a
bear hunt and inspect Western oil
fields, in which he is said to have in
vested more than $1,000,000 The
Prince is travelling incognito, as was
the case of his last trip here in April,
1912.
Prince Albert ,who is an intimate
friend of Emperor William of Germany
is 65 years old. In 1884 his father's
yacht was wrecked off the coast of
Sweeden, all the crew perishing except
the Hereditary Prince Albert. He
has been twice divorced, his first wife
having been Lady Mary Douglas Ham
ilton, and his second the Slaughter of
Michael Heine, a St Louis banker.
On his way over Price Albert has been
pursuing hs hobby of making oceano
graphic investigations in the North
Atlantic. His yacht is equipped with
one of the finest sets of apparatus that
money can buy for such work.
The Prince has promised to visit
Washington some time this month,
and his coming has set the officers
of the State Department to studying
precedents and rules of European
etiquette. Prince Albert's visit will
be the first that a reigning European
sovereign has paid this country since
the republic was established. The
United States has entertained mon
archs from other parts of the world,
but never before one from Europe.
Prince Albert's scientific research has
won him admission to thelnstitute of
France as a member of the Academy of
Sciences.
While entitled to wear the uniform of
the academy, his favorite dress is that
of a captain in the Spanish Navy1,
where he holds an honorary commission
by virtue of youngek days spent as a
pupil at the Royal Academy at Cadiz.
The Hirondelle's last!port of call wa!p
Sydney, C. B., where she sailed .Sep
tember 3.' She is a schooner riggid of
388 tons register and carries a crew of
57 men. The yacht is fitted with a power
ful wireless outfit. The instruments
can so be attuned that musical notes
and chords can be pro'ed without
difficulty and heard ? lo g distances
at sea. The German ste .er Grosser
Kurfuerst, on her Vn ent voyage to
this port, heard these .uusical notes
800 miles distant while the yacht was
at Sydney.
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hi inn
ATHENS TODAY
Another packed house' last night,
and people waiting on the outside.
for a chance to see "The Southern
Beauty Musical Comedy Co." and the
excellent feature pictures we adver
tised. Today the company will appear
again matinee and night in a new play
entitled: " s
"The Prince of Liars,"
one of their strongest farce-comedies.
PICTURES.,
"How Did It FlnishJ"
One .of those rare comedies by the
Edison Co., which depends, for its .
effect more on inate Humor than on
the efforts of the actors.3fu w"' en"v
,. . Pa the Weekly.
This is a very late release full of in-
teresting pictures all over the world.,,:
"The Daughter Of The Sheriff." -A
drama of the West with thrilling
f ittt.tions ra'ore. . .-;: . ;
' ."Matinee daily ait 3 :45. Tw shows at
night,' fst starts , at 7:45, 2d tame.
diately after or about9:13. . , '
PROGRAM