NEW BERN,' ;N. C THURSDAY " MORNING, J SEIEMBER' 18, ' 1913 THREE' CENTS PER CCIY,
VOLLXII. No. 41
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Counting Of Votes- . In . Dunlap
. Pony Contest Closes And"
.' Winner Is Announced.
MILLIONS OF' BALLOTS CAST
.Successful Contestant Had . More
. Than Eleven Million .
' ' ' '. ' 1 " Votes. ' '3 ' ' " ,
y On Tuesday, September 9, the Dun-
lap Pony : Contest,' which was being
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conuucicu uy uumici v.
chants, carmr to . a ciose, and on the
following day-the judges,: Mark; Disos
way and H. K. Land began the stu
pendous task of counting, the millions
xtf votes. - r-
' It was found necessary to get assist
ance in counting these votes and six
"young ' ladies were , secured and.; the
. -counting was done by them and super.-
fntpnrtcii hv the iudees. It was first
J necessary- to. separate the ... different
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denominations 01- votes auu uou ucjau
J the work of countin g up to see now many
; each "contestant had.
i-; -, This work' was completed yesterday
'afternoon and it was found that G,, R.
Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Scdtt i
,Iiad the largest number ot votes,
11; 839,830 f)i number and the handsome
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" "The following is the official statement
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"After carefully, counting, the votes
'in the pony contest : we find: that .the
following " were" cast: G. ' R? . Scott,
11, 839,830; G.B. Wafers 7.A4.730;
Johnnie Gaskill4,020,740; John Whit-ty-i
1,279,700; Helen Avery, 1,000,345;
Maragret Ball, 862,525 ; Margaret Pe
. terson, 737,295; Harrison Hancock,
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40tfju; ivanuciiuc uu.
! Eight hundred - thousand other votes
f were about . evenly dtributed among
v the following; Rudolph Jackson, George
SMissty; Ronald Smith, Mary McSorley,
' Robert Pugh, James A. Gaskins, George
ooawin, naries vnsiiiuru,.,,vcy : t
' Cook, William Ruth, Thelma Bryan,
-Jno. Stewart,: -Frank Ellison, Emmett
McSorley,' Lida Guion, Eart Bartling,
. I. Gpldman, Ophelia Benton Jno, Lane,
'Arthur Belangia, Billy . Brogden, . Ben
LiDbman.' ,'AdojDh ".Blomberg,1; Edwin
'.Lee,'- Herbert Watson, "Frank Perry,
Clifford' Lupton,, D.W. Roberts, Jr.,
Mary ReelMary Bell " Moore, Nr,C.
Brooks, . Clarence .Sherwood, " Rosa
; Fulcher, Lillian R. Hill, Johnnie Jack
'non. Etiel JMay Banks, Emily Pollock,
Katherine .'Be"., .Evelyn ' Day.l Frank
Green, A. vJodj,j Chadwick. UzeH,
GeorgevWilliams, .Sarah "Hester Frank
- "There were, also 64,490 votes cases
vwhich had . no names on tnem. ; .
i " As can be seen from the above list
there were a large number of ''contest-
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" the hard to win the prize, such interest
-has been manifested -'in. the contest
s all along but ' especially during . the
past few days has expectancy been at
fever heat. -The pony, which. is one of
the. prettiest ever brought to few Bern
has been turned over to the successful
contestant and it is safe to say that
at least one childish heart- was made
glad. ,
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IEW BERN AND OTHER COAST
CITIES ARE NOT BENEFITED
BY SAME.
Raleigh,
N. C, Sept.., 17. Further
concessions Dy tne rauroau on inter
state 'shipments from the -West ate
reported by Chairman Travis -of the
Corporation Commission, today to
-C erniir Crai?. I order poin.-s .like
Gastoiiia get sul in:;.il reductions,, as
w e'll as all territory Wes t of States--vi'!.
. Willi ington, ' New Bern, and
o'' r wat r points, ho ever, do not
5-'.. .re iii tl.e reductions. The rail-
-ro. i v "1 allow commodity rates from
t: e l the West. This was never
1 ' - , ;!, Chairman Travis is
; -". win V.".- ' logtonvlieie l-e
.'! i :. ' 'of ' the . - :;-
WORK ON CASINO PROGRESSES.
Roof Being Placed On Building
At Glenbirrnie'ark "'
Rapid progress is being made in the
construction of the casino which is
being erected.- ,at ' Glenburnie ' Park.
Work ' on' this structure has been in-i
progress . or several week and the roof
is now being placed on the building
and it will be in readiness-for. use.by
the time that the Fair is thrown open.
:JThis casino js located on a hill over
looking Neuse river anc) this will greatly
add. to its popularity amongj pleasure
seekers, especially .during the summer
months. In, addition to being one of the
largest in this section . of the State
it will also be one of the beet equipped.
A
CATHOLIC 5 PRIEST HAD COM
I PLETE OUTFIT FOR MAKING
MONEY. .
' ' New York, Sept. 17.- The discovery
of a ' counterfeiter's den which Hans
Schmidt, priest and confessed slayer of
Anna Aumuller today admitted was
fitted . up by hirti ,to make spurious
money, led the detectives, Coroner Fein
berg and other visitors to his cell. in the
Tombs i to express the opinion' that
Schmidt is sane, and that further inves
tigation will develop that counterfeit!
ing was only one of his "side lines."
They declared it their belief that he is
feigning insanity pursuant to carefully
made plans" of a master criminal mind.,
: To the Rev. Father Evers," chaplain
of the Tombs prison, to his attorney and
other callers Schmidt admitted his con
nection with the flat in West 134th
street, where detectives found bundles
of Imitation $10 gold certificates, e
.' Dr. Ernest Arthur Muret, the dentist
arrested last night .after the . raid of
thp counterfeiter's flat today was Tield
in $5,000 bail for hearing on the charge
of having in his possession a revolver
in violation of the State law. Through
his knowledge of the law- Muret fore
stalled the plans of the. federal secret
service agents waiting to arrest hint on
a. warrant charging counterfeiting. - By
waiving preliminary examination Muret
temporarily escaped the . more serious
charge. v 4 . '
Bertha Zech, the servant girl em
ployed by Dr. y Muret and taken "to
police headquarters with him last night
was released, the defectives telling the
court they had no- evidence on which
she could'be held. -DiOMuf ut, the search
of his office disclosed, had been studying
law through a Chicago correspondence
school. : Many law books and forms of
study from' the schoo), (were . founds
; William Flynn, chief of the secret ser
vice, today announced that he had tem
porarily taken charge of the .govern
rrient's.end in the case and would worh
with the New York Police in tracing the
operations of Schmidt as a counter
feiter and also the connection' Muret
might have -had with the fake' money
plant. t ,
Inspector. Fauroti head of the detec
tive bureau, tonight reiterated his be
lief that Muret and .Schmidt are rela
tives, if not brothers..5! Doctor vMuret
told the inspector the resemblance was
merely a coincidence. !1." -: :, !.: . ,
Alphonse B. Koelble,. Schmidt's af
torney, 'today ; visited . the prisoner
and later declared he was more then ever
convinced of the insanity ofjiis client,
"He declared that he Is sane,'.' KoeU
ble said in explanation of his belief.
"Hejsays one of . his personalities,' is
Schmidt, the 'priest; that another is
Doctor, Moliere, the medical man, and
a third the counterfeiter.. - He freely
admitted his' intention "to make money
but says the money was' not counterfeit
bu.t real money made at, the command
of God.." ..' (-,'- V '
CIRCUS HAS ONLY BABY GIR
AFFE IN THE WORLD.
The Barnum and Bailey Menagerie
possesses 'the only baby giraffe on ex
hibition in the world. It was-born
last February in the winter , quarters
of the show. The new collection of
animals to be seen this year is quite
different from the corrission and unin
teresting displays of y 'erday. It
cots the management , .,000,000 to
provide it with a new co
ma' - li it there are to 1
-();( i of animal lift
in.. ;! v of which- are ni
; ion of ani
; fuund 1,000
the greater
to be found
. of America
e phase of
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Gil October
ft
ical p.
and
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New
SGIflT
ALSO
GOUriTERFElTER
GITY SCHOOLS JO
; (KD OCTOBEII il
Only Thirteen Days Remain Before
'The Opening Of The Fall'
f '
BUILDINGS BEING RENOVATED
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Prof. H. B. Craven Requests Tea-
cheirs To Meet On Tuesdayj
' ; 1 September 30. . - ,
, On Wednesday morning, October 1,
the fall term of the New Bern Graded
Schools wilj begin, and the - school
buildings and grounds are. being put
in readiness for the" opening. .During
the past week the janitor of the school
and his assistants have been engaged
in getting the various buildings reno
vated and cleaned up .and when? the
pupils return from their 'Vacation
and again resume their studies they
will . find their class rooms as -neat
and clean as the.' proverbial pin.A
;llf -the- plans .of the trustees of; the
school could have been carried -out
another ; new. 'building would'; Save
now been . nearing completioiy and it
would, be' possible, to make more r(om
in .the present' buildings for the various
Classes. ' However, the bonds which
Vere' voted .JorAhe improvemetat tarid
enlargement of the school have not been
disposed of at the present time and until
the money for these is secured this work
will not.be started. However, as soon
as possible they. Will be placed on the
market and sold ''ami work on a new
building started at once,
fif The first .regular meeting of the. tea
chers who wi constitute the school's
faculty during the approaching term
will be held on. September 30 and Prdf
Crayen, who is "now - at Ridgecrest,
requests every teacher to be present
on tnat date at , J p. o'cjopk&j r
'if New And conditioned pupils will, be
examined and : graded at 10 1 o'clock
Monday morning,. September 29, and
the parents of all such pupils are. asked
to see to it that they are in the super
intehdent's office at that tirtie.; , i
-As usual -no-pupil .'-will' be admitted
to he school who has hot been succes-s
fully vaccinated ' during .'the last five
years. Those who ; have not . been
vacinated during this period will be
required to have this done before they
can enter. ' r ; .
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DURI.IB THE FI
LOCAL" TEAM . WILL
AGiAINST-A. AND' M.
' HORNER BOYS.
, PLAY
AND
: Several days tigo the football team
Of i the Ghent -'Athletic . Association
received two challenges for . a game,
one from the second team of A; and M.
College and the Horner Football Team.
Both teams .desired to come to New
Bern during the week of the Eastern
Carolina Fair which is to.be held during
the last week of October-and the local
team at once began to arrange for dates
for these frames." '
Yesterday; it . was announced that
these games had been arranged for
Fair; week and the dates . will be an
nounced latere Both tlte A and M
team and the Horner team are strong
teams and have a number of victories
to their credit. The local organization
however 1 is right , there , when it comes
to a question of playing football and
those who witness these . two- games
may rest assured . thatthey will get
their money's worth;
Index to New Advertisements"
Gaskill Hardware ; & ; Mill Supply
Co. Announcement. , i. .:..
Sam Lippman-Remember,
'- H. B. Craven Opening City School.
: -Willis Grocery ' Co.Pimento and
Pimento Cheese.' ,t '
. New Bern Banking' and Trust Co.
Figuring Interest.. . ...
Burr us & Co. Molasses, Brick,' Seed.
- National Bank rThe Big Man with
the Big Roll.
Citizen Savings Bank and Trust Co.
Like to keep their" nest gg.
Peoples Bank-Saving does not mean
miserliness. . ' , '
Duffy Grocery Coe-r-For Quick De
livery and best goods , i
S. Coploh & Son Want experienced
F,!es!adlcs. .., .
Dr. Li nest W. Dunn Turkish baths.
S. Coplon & Son Millinery Opening.
FQDTO
C01III
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FOR BAPT: WEST
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Serious Charges Preferred Against
Commanding Officer Of Cut
' ter Pamlico. - ,v . i,
HEARING TO BE HELD SEPT. 23
1 ' ' .':'., jcepted as one of the first steps.
Report Says. That He Neglected. Secretary McAdoo has been slow in
His Duties And Violated im'kig ? weePin8 reorganization of
. T. , , this service because, with the collection
u, .,T.,,.u..
' '
News has reached this city that Cap-'
tain H. B. West, the commanding offi-
cer of the revenue cutter Pamlico,
which is located at -this port but
which for the past few weeks has been
undergoing repairs and being, equipped
with wireless apparatus at ' Baltimore,
Md., is to be court-martialed on
charges of neglect of duty, violations
of regulations and conduct unbecoming
an officer and gentleman.' x
The Pamlico left this port about'
four weeks ago enrouteto Baltimore
and since that time has been at a ship
yard in that city. The court-martial
of Captain West was ordered on
September 9 by Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo, and will be held at South
Baltimore on September 23. The
court will 'be composed of Captain
D. P. Foley, president; and Captain
H. Emery and Captain J. H. Chalker.
Second Lieutenant J. L. Ahren will
prosecute. Second Lieutenant William
Williams has been detailed as recorder.
News of the affair caused consider
able continent among Captain West's
friends in New Bern. Since taking
command of the Pamlico he has spent
m.ifh r,( hi. tJmo in th? r-itv and has
made a host of friends who hope that
he will be able to clear himself of the
charges, against him.
WORK ON NEW , SCHOOL (TO
BEGIN AT EARLY DATE.
' James M. Wilcox, of Riverdale,
informs the Journal that the work on
the new central sfchool which is to be
erected in Township No. 7 has not been
started. This work was to have begun
last Monday, but the contractor has
been delayed in getting the material
on the grounds. It is understood that
the work will begin at an early date.
E
'THIS AFTERNOON
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED TO
i ' WITNESS SPEED TESTS AT
VV ' FAIR GROUND.
-Promptly at .2 o'clock this afternopn,
thp wpather nermitt.incr. the much
talked of races, to be held at the. Fair
ground track will -begin. ' Interest
in , this event ,has greatly increased
during the past week and there js every I
indication that .there wi 1 be a large
number'of spectators present. -"There
will be" three races. One for
horses in the 1 two twenty-eight class,
a free for all and one in which running
hordes will 'compete with pacers. Val
uable prizes are- being offered and the
ev'-ti: promises to. be interesting and
exciting, .
'A t iTiobiles and conveyances will
be .it tj.e Elks Temple corner to carry
the 'visitors out to the Fair grounds.
The price i of admissipn will be fifty
cents; for adults .and twenty-five cents. '
fors children'. . No admission will be
charged to the grandstand. r - ' i
PARLORS FOR SPOONERS.
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i Lutheran Council Favors A
Unique' Plan.
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Toledo", Ohio, Sept; '17. Open-'
ing .of . church parlors in the
' crowded, portions of the larger ,
cities where young womtfn can
entertain young men callers was
urged ia a resolution presented
fiy Dr. G. H. Gerberding, of Chi
cuon. and adoDtid bv the con
in
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vention oi the General Council
;
of the Evangelital Lutherahi?
church at the closing sessfortlto
day. -,.'" i .
i xlt -'was recommended1 thati
churches try his plarradopted'
already in some cities,' to check
the immorality, which is an out-,
growth of poor homes, c ;..
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HORS
RAGING
MANY NEW ,OFFI?2S.
. Internal. Revenue Service V l Be
- Reorganized.
Washington! Spnt. 17 Th Tnt-omal
Revenue Service probably will be reor-
ganfced as soon as the new Tariff bill is
enacted, ' preparatory to, administer
j ing -the income tax provisions of the
law. Resignations1, of several collectors
of, internal revenue who have been
holdiflff nwr tmm tYio DaniiKlif-Qfi
administration are expected to be ac-
of the income taj; in view, he has
.considered only men of high ability
and constructive experience. With the
law ; on the statute books however
it is said he will quickly read just the
organization. He is now considering
the appointment of a commission of
experts to assist Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Osbrn in the task of
reorganization. .
The Secretary is favorable to the bill
in Congress for the increase of the sal
aries of collectors in certain large
districts from $4,500 to $6,000.
It is estimated that the office and field
force of the Commissioner will be in
creased
,
by 300 employes.
ALL STEEL
GAR BILL IS
PROHIBITS THE USE OF WOODEN
COACHES AFTER FIRST OF
JULY, 1914.
Wahsington, Sept. 17. Inter-State
railroads are required to operate all
steel passenger trains after July 1, 1914,
upder a bill introduced in the Hquse
today by Representative Alfred G.
Allen, of Ohio. A penalty of $1,000
is prescribed for violation of the pro
posed law.
At the time Mr. Allen was offering
his measure, Representative A. O.
Stanley, of Kentucky, instigator of the
steel trust probe, gave out a statement
ridiculing the excuse offered by the
Pullman Company that it cannot re
place wooden sleepers with all-steel
cars on account of the shortage in the
steel output. Mr. Stanley said if any
such shortage exists it is due to the Steel
Trust's attempt to corral the crude iron
market. He added that the real reason
why the Pullman Company does not
wish to replace the wooden coaches
with steel cars is the expense involved.
The Allen measure for all-steel cars
will probably be the one to which the
nter-State and Foreign Commerce
Committee of the House will give ser
ious consideration. There have been a
score of all-steel car bills offered in the
House since the Wallineford wreck
on the New Haven.
The' bill prohibits after January 1,
1914, common carriers from using any
but stecl lwray mail cars and , makes
illegal . the running of mixed' trains
of steel and wooden coaches.
P
AT THE
ATHENS TODAY
NEW VAUDEVILLE.
Dolg and Ebert.
A comedy singirPg and talking act.
PICTURES.
''The Struggle."
A powerful drama of capital and
labor, ' Special festure in two reels,
A great lesson is embodied in this grip-
ping drama which abounds witn tnru
ling : situations. See' th.e great ' iron
mill in operation and . the sensational
rescue from the -fire! v , . j , ; .
"My Lady Idleness."
v One of xthe richest comedy- dramas
ever ; released by" the Vitagraph . Co.
Played by an all-star cast, featuring
Miss Dorothy JCelly, Earl Wjlliams
and Leah Baird. - ( '
. ' Matinee daily at 3:45.' Show at night
starts at 7:45. -' ' ' ;
DRINKERS
OF BLUE - MINERAL
WATER.
I am only charging for my time in
filling jugs for Blue Mineral Springs
;Water, and will fill two jugs for 25c.,.
if received at the same time. Send all
jugs to.W. TJ. Ipock AskirvN." CA'
Mark your , name and address on Sit
jugs senf, so I can deliver them back
promptly. . ' N ' 9-18 2 tl
... Dempsey . Wood of Kinston, " Was
among the visitors in the city yesterdays
NEW
ROGRAM
EXPLOSION KILLS-
7
New York Woman Meets Her Death
rifle Experiment.
HER DEATH INSTANTANEOUS
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aieei tang containing Chemicals
, Exploded With Frightful
Force.
New York, Sept. 17. Mrs. Era
Gottschalk, wife Of Dr. Louis Gotts-
chalk, a scientist' and inventor, was -
killed this morning by the explosion
of a steel tank in a laboratory back -of
their home at Spwaren, a suburb
of Amboy, N. J.
This tank, which was about four feet
tall and six inches in diameter, 'con
tained a mixture of chemicals which
Dr. Gottschalk had been using in trying
to make artificial or synthetic rubber.
The working together of these matc-x
rias apparently reached an explosive
point just as Mrs. Gottschalk entered
the laboratory. She had left breakfast
in her eagerness to see how the ex
periment was progressing. She was
alone in the laboratory.
With a report that was heard half
a mile the steel tube gave way in the
middle. One fragment hit the woman
in the head, crushing her skull, and
another part struck her in the abdomen
producing a wound like that which
would have been made by a heavy
charge of gunshot fired pointblank.
The laboratory was wrecked, its win
dows were blown' out, gallons of chem
icals were strewn about the floor, and
other tanks containing the compound
were hurled yards away.
The doctor believed he was on the
point of achieving the artificial making
of high grade rubber, which for years
has been a dream of scientists. Artificial
rubber has been made before, but it has "
never been commercially valuable. Dr.
Gottschalk and his associates believed
their product would be the proper
quality and profitable.
The Gottschalks recently moved out
from Newark to Sewaren, so that the
might finish. his tests in scc-et. He was
backed by the AlembicProcess Com
pany, which has a factory under con
struction in Amboy. He is vice-president
of the concern and was slated to
be manager of the factory.
On Tuesdav afternoon he and his wife,
who was his companion. inhe tests, set
out four of the big steel tanks contain
ing chemicals. To each was attached a
temperature gaugcThe experiment was
to be successful in case the temperature
of the mixing chemicals did not rise
above a certain point.
The couple were up early yesterday, i
and while the wife prepared breakfast
the scientist went in the laboratory and
examined the gauges. When he sat at
the table at 6:30 o'clock with Mrs.
Gottschalk and her sister, Miss Relig,
he said the tempcrau.e oi the chem
icals was just normal.
The wife was happy. Before she had
finished breakfast, she said:
"I must go out and look for myself.
I want to see how the gauges stand
now."
She ran laughingly from the house.
Less than a minute later came the tre
mendous crash of the explosion. Th
doctor and Miss Relig went to thel
laboratory and found it otrn to pieces
with Mrs. Gottschalk dead -upon the
floor. Coroner James J. Flynn, of Am
boy, soon came and said the woman
had been instantly killed.
Dr. Gottschalk said that there was
nothing' his wife could have- done to
cause the explosion. . It must have beeri
that the steel tankrprobably faulty In .
material just chanced to explode at
the instant she was examining it. '.'He '
would not tell what chemicals he had ,
used because , he was .bound not to '
reveal the secreiv - ,
CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to thank all of my friends who
assisted me in, winm'ig the pony and ;
cart' ; ill the Dunlap a Prfny Contest-' .,
and to apsure therathat I appreciate -
felt'thd that ffJrl fvr mA T i
, i Kespectiuuy, v
-G..R. Scott.
. Mrs. R.A. Grantham and daught r
Miss -Louise returned -ylast rjevening
from a visit with relatives at Washing"
ton.