VOLLXII. No, 43
NEW BERN, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1913
The Weather FAIR
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' Officer Of This Section Are Search
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ii' " Convicts.
SIX , ARE , STILL AT LARGE
Negroes ''Apprehended At
t ; ' ville Were Not The
Ones Wanted.
Mays
When five unknown negroes walked
Into Maysville yesterday morning and
began to inquire if they could secure
work' in that town, the citizens felt
sure that they were five of the ten
men who early last Sunday morning
overpowered the guards and escaped
from the ' Lenoir county chain gang.
This suspicion ; grew stronger when
the men said that they had walked
through the f country ; from this city
and were enroute to Wilmington.
Deputy Sheriff L. T. ;' Gillette called
up the Lenoir county. Sheriff, .who was
in New Bern, and asked him if he
wanted the men arrested and brought
here for identification. The Sheriff
felt sure the men were the ones he was
In search of and asked that they
he placed under arrest and this was
done.
Yesterday afternoon the five negroes
were brought to New Bern, but they
proved not to be the ones wanted and
were released from custody. The five
negroes have been working down in
Pamlico county and were enroute
to their homes at Wilmington.
That one or more of the fugitives
are now in New Bern is almost a cer
tainty. Monday night a shotgun and
shells were stolen from O. H. Wether-
ington's store, at Tuscarora, by the
escaped convicts, and yesterday morn
ing Policeman A. L. Bryan found a
number of the shells ina deserted house
in the northern part of the city. A
pair of old shoes and some cast off
wearing apparel was also found there
and the police firmly believe that one
of the negroes spent the previous night
there, '
Four of the ten who escaped have
been captured and it is probable that
the remaining six will be taken in a
4ay,or two as every avenue of escape
. i i
is oeing cioseiy waicneu.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL YESTER
DAY AFTERNOON.
' The last sad rites over the body
of the late C. R. F. Edwards who died
last Saturday night at his home at
Roper, N. C, were conducted from
Centenary Methodist Church by Rev.
J. B. Hurley, the pastor.
At the grave the Masons, of which
order ' the deceased was a member,
had charge of the ceremonies. 1 Many
beautiful floral offerings attested the
esteem in which the deceased was held
by his friends and acquaintances.
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GO TO RALEIGH
LOCAL DELEGATION WILL AT:
' TEND SESSION OF THE LEG
' f ISLATURE TODAY.
- C. 6 Bradham, Charles R. Thomas,
T. G. Hyman and L H. Cutler, Jr.,
left -last evening for Raleigh " where
they Will ' attend the session of the
- Legislature at which' time the matter
of the sale of the State's stock in the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railway
Company wilt be decided upon. n' ; -
' . Carl Duncan and others have made
the State an offer to purchase its stock
for seventy-five' per cent, of its par
value. In order that this sale can be
made., it will be necessary' , for the
legislature "to pass an act authorizing
such an action.' . , "
. . The New Bern Delegation " will ' also
bring - before the Legislature:, again
the objection of Nfcw Bern; and other
coast cities to the1 proposed9 Action of
the .railway companies to grant the
inland, towns a reduction of twenty
per cent., in freight rates while New
Bern and the, other cities and towns,
with ; waterway: facilities, gets no re
duction: The delegation will ask that
some reduction, . if not the whole
amount, be given. . .
Today: being a Jewish holiday
many of the stores in this city will be
.closed during the day and also to
morrow.; Among these, will be Mrs;
B. Allen's, establishment: ' m '
the hew bern
schools; opeii
Largest Attendance In The History
Ot This Instl-
tutlon. :.,.
SUPERINTENDENT IS PLEASED
Expected That . Enrollment Will
Reach Eight Hundred
And Fifty Mark.
Surpassing all previous records for
attendance, the New Bern -Graded
Schools were yesterday opened for the
fall term. Eight hundred and twenty
three pupils were enrolled and it is
expected. : that before the end of the
week the enrollment will be increased
at least twenty-five more.
' For several days Prof Craven, the
able superintendent of the schools,
and his corps of assistants have
been getting in readiness for the be
ginning, of. the term and there was not
the slightest "hitch in the first day's
session.
Although the parents of the pupils
had been given ample warning that no
child would be admitted who had not
been successfully vaccinated during
the past five years, there were twenty
or more pupils who came to school
yesterday who had not complied with
this requirement. These were not
allowed to enter and were sent home
to remain untij they have been vac
cinated. In addition to these there are
a number of 'children out of town who
probably arrive and enter school to
day or tomorrow.
The following statistics furnished by
Prof. Craven, gives the name of the
teachers in the various grades and the
attendance in each grade.
10A. Mr. A. L. Williams, attendance,
7.
10B. Mr. A. L. Williams, attendance,
18.
9A. Miss Maude Hurley, attendance,
18.
9B. Mr. F. H. Kennedy, attend
ance, 17.
7A. Miss Bessie Summerrell, at
tendance, 21.
8B. Miss Appie Caho attendance,
io.
8B. Mr. O. J. Rock, attendance, 23.
7B. Miss Mary Uzzell, attendance, 36
6A. Miss Emily Ferebee, attendance,
46.
6B. Miss Janet Hollister, attend
ance, 31.
5A. Miss Annie Chadwick, attend
ance, 29.
5B. Miss Mamie Meeks, attend
ance, 55.
4A.' Miss. Varita Wallace, attend,
ance, 67. ' ' ' -"4B.
Miss Eleanor Marshall, attend-
ance, 31.
"4C. Miss Mamie Howard, attend
ance 36.
" 3 A. Miss Fannie Howerton, attend
rfnrp 41. ..a'V..'
3B. Miss Ruth Berry, attendance, 42.,
3C. Miss Bessie Cannon, attend-;
ance, 36. i
2A, Miss Sarah Richardson, attend
ance, 45. t v
2B. Miss Lizzie Hancock, attend
ance, 54.
1A. Miss Alice R. Bowman, attend
ance, 36. ,
IB. :: Miss Mollie Heath, attend
ance, 98. ? -
The entire faculty is very much
pleased ' with the present' prospect
for a very successful term.' '
RIVER STEAMER HAS BEEN RE-
- PAIRED. '
After having been on the ways for
several weeks undergoing repairs, the
river steamer Vanceboro, : . owned by
Mayor T. S. Jackson, of Vanceboro,
was again put in commission yesterday
and made a- trip , to this city. The
Vanceboro was damaged by fire when
Redmond's wharf, at the " foot , of
Craven street, was partially destroyed
a few weeks ago. , '
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Index to . New Advertisem eats
H. C. Armstrong Absolutely Bone
less Codfish. .. - J r ' 1 -
Duffy Grocery Co.- The Store of
Quality; ,..' , , , ' .
S. Coplon & Son Wanted five girls.
Athens Cafe Eat, Eat, Eat. . -Bradham
Drug Co. No. matter.
Citizens Savings Bank- & TrUBt'Co.
Special Notice. ' C - 1 " "
New Bern Banking & .Trust. CO.
guardian for Minors. J- . , -
Strange how many invitations to
lubricate a mail gets " when . he is on
the; - water wagon. f k'i . , '
NB W BERN'S NE W BAND
NEEDS FINANCIAL AID
Several Hundred Dollars Contributed By Public Spirit
ed Citizens But Not Enough Money
Has Been Secured
When the members of the Peoples
Concert Band announced a few days
ago that their, instruments had arrived
and that they heeded several hundred
dollars to get them out of the express
office, they did not think that the citi
zens of New Bern would be so liberal
in assisting them to pay for these instru
ments. Monday the band boys started out
soliciting subscriptions and donations
and they have met with much success.
However, there is still a deficit and they
are asking the 'business men to help
them cover this. Any amount, no mat
ter how small, will be appreciated and
the boys promise to give New Bern
the best band within the history of the
historic old town on the Neuse.
The following contributions have been
received up to the present tine:
City Beautiful Club,$25; New Bern
Sun, $25; Clyde Eby, $25; E.B.
Hackburn, $25; Wm. B. Blades,
$25; Pepsi-Cola Co. and' Bradham
Drug Co., $25; Jno. M. Faison, $10;
New Bern Ice Co., $5; Hilton &
Rawlfeigs, $5; N. E. Mohn, $5; Hy
man Supply Co., $12.50; C. L. Ives,
$10; J. B. Blades, $5; Jas. Gaskins,
$5; T. A. Green, $5; S. Coplon &
Son, $10; J. S. Miller Fur. Co., $5;
Wood-Lane Drug Co., $5; A. T. Dill,
$5; Capt. Dave Henry, $5; Kafer's
Bakery, $5; Guion & Guion, $5; S.
H. Fowler, $5; L. G. Daniels, $5;
E, M. Green, $5; Busy-Bee Cafe, $1;
Pinnix Drug Store, $2.50; Paint and
Powder, $10; West Lumber & Box
Co., $5; S. W. Willis, $1; A. R. Con
ner, $1; T. P. Ashford, $2.50; S. W.
Ferebee, $1; Chas. B. Hill, $5; H.
E. Martin, $1; Model Steam Laun
dry, $1; B. B. Davenport, $1; C. L.
Spencer, $2.50; W. T. Jones, 50c;
Burrus & Co., $2; J. B. Watson, $1;
A. Pasman, $1; Mollie Pasman, $1;
WILL SELL MORE STOCK
IN NEW
Only Few Thousand Dollars Needed Before New En
terprise Will Be Started In New Bern Pro
moters Hold Important Meeting.
J. O. DuVal, of Weldon, who is con
nected with the Weldon Cotton Manu
facturing Company and the Shaw
Cotton Mill Company of that place,
arrived in the city last evening. Mr. j of the city and secure enough sub
DuVal is interested in the proposed scriptions for stock to get the required
cotton mill which is to be erected in i
this city at an early date and has ,
taken five thousand dollars worth of
stock. ,
The movement to secure stock for
this, mill was started several weeks
go. It was at first planned to get '
fifty thousand dollars subscribed be-
r-fore the work on i the mill would be
started, but after investigation it was
found that this would not be quite
enough money to start with, and it was
decided to secure a few thousand
more before taking any steps towards
beginning operations. !
At present about forty thousand dol-
lars have been subscribed. During the
past week or two the promoters have
TO GIVE DEMONSTRATIONS.
Colored Farmers To Hear Soil
Expert.
J. R. Gillespie, secretary of the East
ern North Carolina Colored Fair As
sociation Company, has received a
letter from the Secretary of Agricul
ture at Washington, D. C, stating that
this department would furnish a dem
onstrator to come to New Bern on
Thursday, November 6, to give dem
onstrations and to make an address
to the . farmers. " Thursday has been
set aside as.VFarmers' Day" and tillers
of the , soil from ' this and adjoining
counties are expected to be present.
Secretary Gillespie had an interview
with H. S. Leard, general passenger
agent of the Norfolk Southern Railway
Company', while he : was in the city
Tuesday night and Mr. Leard informed
him that the comany. was intending
to give reduced rates from all points i
along its line to New Bern the' week;
of the fair and would operate special
trains on two days. ' " ,', '
You can't measure the enjoyment
of others by your own. ,v
Joe Lipman, $1; S. Lipman, 50c; A
B. Sugar, 50c; New Bern Iron
Works, $5; Stallings Bros., $2.50;
H. H. Hodges, $2; J. D. Rogers, 50.;
D. S. Ayers, $1; R. L. Moore, 50c.
Geo. W. Taylor & Sons, $5; J. F
Rhodes, $2; J. C. Whitty & Co., $1;
E. K. Bishop & Co., $2.50; E. H
Meadows, $2; J. A. Meadows, $2.50;
S. M. Brinson, $2.50; cash, $2; F. S
Duffy, $2; W. L. Lewis, $2.50; Bert
Roberts, $2; E. S. Mitchell, 50c; S
H. Eaton, $2.50; C. B. Foy, $1; W.
G. Boyd, $2.50; J. W. Biddle, $1;
W. B. Flanner, $10; William Dunn,
Jr., $5; S. R. Street, 50c; Tolson
Lumber & Mfg. Co., $5; H. B. Crav
en, $1; J. M. Howard, $1; James A
Bryan, $5; New Bern Gas Co., $5;
Everett Morris, 50c; H. C. Arm
strong, $1; New Bern Electric Sup:
ply Co., $2.50; S. Monsos, $1; Allen
Bros., $1.; W. F. Richardson, $1; S,
B. Parker, $5; W. C. Willitt, $5;
Peoples Bank, $5; West Lumber Co.,
$5; Wright Tailoring Co., $1.00; Geo.
Daly, $1.00; E. K. Tyndall, $1.00
B. L. Hapgood, 9.00 Jno. J. Smith,
$1.00 Philip Howard, $1.00; M. Gold
man, $1.00 C. P. Bartling, $2.00;
W. T. Hadder, $1.00; C. J. McSorley,
$1.00; Marcus Dill, $1.00; Hill Tailor
ing . Co., $2.50; W. Carroll Rodney,
$2.50; New Bern Furniture Co., $2.50
Gaskins Cvcle Co. S2.50: Wooten Moul
ton, $3.00; A. H. Bangert, $5.00;
F. E. Brooks & Co., $2.50; Empire
; Brokerage Co., $2.50; J. A. Jones,
'$5.00; New Bern Plumbing & Hard
(ware Co., $1.00; E. C. Tisdale, $2.00
H. E. Royall, $2.00; T. P. Hammer,
Philadelphia, $2.00; H. C. McKeel,
$2.00; Alie Cook, $3.00; Broaddus
and Ives, $10.00; L. H. Cutler, Jr.,
$2.50; Athens Cafe, $2.00; H. M.
Groves, $1.00; G. H. Roberts, $5.00;
E. B. Ellis, $5.00; W. F. Aberly, S5.00.
COTTON MILL
not. solicited subscriptions, but at
meeting held last night, several com
mittees were appointed to go out
among the business men and capitalists
amount of money in the treasury
before actual operations are begun,
New Bern needs a cotton mill and
there is not the least possible doubt
but that such an enterprise would prove
to be a paying investment. That those
who have subscribed for stock believe
that this is true is evidenceed by the
interest they have taken in the pro-
ject.
Mr. DuVal is an experienced cotton
m;n maili He has been engaged in the
cotton manufacturing business for many
years and thoroughly understands every
department of the work, and he has
agreed to give any possible assistance
in organizing and getting the mill
in operation.
THREE FEDERAL PRISONERS
RELEASED FROM -JAIL.
George Williams, Robert Jones and
E. W. Rogers, colored and of Wayne
county, who were, at the last term
of Federal court in this city, sentenced
to a term of four months in the Craven
county jail, were yesterday released
from custody. These men were also
fined one hundred dollars and the costs
of the cases against them, but by
remaining in jail thirty days longer
than the time for which they were
sentenced they were allowed to take
the insolvent debtor's oath and be
released.
MAN WHO KIDNAPPED DAUGH
TER LEAVES NEW BERN.
Frederick Wiseman, . the Chester,
Pennaylvanis, man who created so much
excitement at Kinston several days
ago when he kidnapped his three-year-old
daughter from his wife, who was
travelling with a carnival company,
and later came to New Bern, has left
this city. ' Wiseman and his wife be
came reconciled and decided to return
to their Pennsulvania home.- - . w
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LITTLE PROGRESS
III SULZER CASE
New York Broker Tells What The
Alleged "Dummy" Of Gov-
ernor Said
CONNECTED TO "ACCOUNT 500"
Witness Mad And Rises To Question
Of Personal Privilege
Before Court.
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 1. At the open
ing of the Sulzer impeachment trail
today Melville Fuller, a broker, was
granted permission to make a per
sonal statement to the court. He
stated that he had been misrepresent
ed in several newspapers.
"I have concealed nothing. I testi
fied frankly and freely before the
Frawley committee, although I under
stood "
At this point Attorney Stanch
field interrupted, caliming that
comment on the Frawley committee
exceeded the province of a personal
statement. ' Judge Cullen sustained
Stanchfield, telling Fuller, if misrep
resented in any newspaper he had
recourse to the courts. Continuing
his statement, Fuller said the books
of his company were correct; that no
balances were forced, no items omit
ted or concealed in them to protect
Sulzer, or any one else.
Most of the morning session was
devoted to effort by the managers to
show how and why Governor Sulzer
rewarded his campaign Secretary
Louis Sarecky, by procuring him a
four thousand dollar job in the State
immigration service. They evidently
did not wish to call Sarecky as a
witness, unless forced to do so, and
endeavored to establish their point
by reading excerpts from the pro
ceedings of the Frawley committee
before whom Sarecky repeatedly re
fused his testimony. Counsel for the
Governor objected to this line of evi
dence.
John Birdsey, secretary of the Civil
Service Commission, testified that the
commission suspended its rules at
Sulzer's request, in order that Sa
reeky might be appointed.
Direct conection between "Ac
count 500" and Governor Sulzer was
established today, when J. E. Gray, of
the stock exchange firm of Fuller &
Gray, who handled the account, testi
fied before the impeachment court
that Frederick Colwell told him that
the stock transactions, in the account,
were for the Governor. Colwell was
Sulzer's alleged "dummy."
Mrs. Timothy Connor was taken
to a hospital at Richmond, Va., Tues
day to undergo an operation. She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Damie
Jones and Dr. R. D. V. Jones.
Perhaps the high cost of living
may be due to the people who have
permitted their appetites to outgrow
their incomes.
GOT RIS MONEY
VANCEBORO STEAMBOAT OWN
ER COMPROMISES AN IN
TERESTING CASE.
The case in which George Wood,
colored, was asking for forty-dollars as
seaman's wages rfom Mayor T. S.
Jackson, of Vanceboro, who owns the
river steamer Vanceboro, has at last
been settled after having been pending
for several days. Mayor Jackson
compromised by giving Wood ten dol
lars and paying the costs of the case.
Several days ago Wood appeared
befbre United States Commissioner
C. B. Hill and asked to have Mayor
Jackson's boat attached for the purpose
of satisfying his claim. Commissioner
Hill did not care to proceed in this man
ner and summoned Mayor Jackson
before him to hear his side of the story
and after having heard this, Commis-
siorfer Hill continued the case for sev
eral days until the owner of the boat
could bring J several witnesses from
Norfolk to testify that Wood, had never
been in his employ. However, these
witnesses could not be secured and
rather than delay the case further
Mayor Jackson decided to compromise
COLORED
SEAMAN
sjnd this tie did. ?
JILL
POT
TAVI
OAKS
ROAD
Commissioners To Make Improve
ments On Much Used
Thoroughfare.
THE MATERIAL IS ORDERED"
Road Leading To The Fair Grounds
Will Also Be
Repaired.
Trying atalljtimes to improve the
public roads of the county and make it
possible for citizens to travel over the
county with as much ease as possible,
the Craven county Commissioners have
ordered a carload of Tarvia which will
be placed on the Oaks road from the
National cemetery to the Oaks Farm.
This road, which is probably travel
led over more than any thoroughfare
in the county, has recently been widened
to a width of sixty feet and when the
Tarvia is placed it will be one of the
best pieces of road in the entire county.
The Commissioners have had dem
onstrations of Tarvia paving and each
member of the Board was satisfied
that is was just the thing that was
needed on the Oaks road. However,
this road is not the only one that
is to be improved in this manner. As
soon as the work on that section has
been completed it is planned to have
other roads paved in the same manner.
After the Commissioners had made
known their intention to pave the Oaks
road, the stockholders and officers
of the Eastern Carolina Fair Associa
tion decided that they would pave
the road leading from the Oaks road
to the Fair grounds w ith the same mater
ial and a sufficient quantity of it was
ordered for this purpose. This Tarvia
will arrive within a few days and the
work of laying it will begin at once
so that the road will be in good shape
by the time the Fair is opened, the lat
ter part of this month.
Since the Fair was first opened
the road leading down to the grounds!
from the Oaks road has been in bad
shape and traffic over it has not been
all that could be desired. However,
when the Tarvia has been placed it will
be in excellent condition.
In order that the people living be
tween this city and Jacksonville can
attend the night performance of Barnum
and Bailey's circus, which exhibits here
next Saturday, the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway Company have agreed
to operate a late train out of New Bern.
This train will probably leave this city
about 11:30 o'clock.
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I Program at The
I Athens Today
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Jack Amick presents "Amick's Pen
nant Winners" in the original Tabloid
Musical Comedy
"Little Miss Fix It."
CAST.
Harry Harry, Robert C. Jarvis.
Hudson, his servant, Frank Meltose.
L'ncle John from Japan, Jack Amick,
Miss Blake, Luella Lachaple.
Maid, Emily Withington.
Little Miss Fix It Hannah, Rita
Morez.
Place Mr. Harry Harry's bachelor
home.
Time afternoon.
Numbers during action of play:
Persian Rose," "Frisco Bound,"
Strains of the Wedding March," "I
Could Die dancing with you," "There
Never was a Broadway," "I Love the
Whole United States," "On the Old
Fall River Line," "When Its Apple
Blossom Time in Normandy."
Specialities introduced during the
action of the play by Robert C. Jaivis
and Pell Quartet.
PICTURES.
"The Law and the Outlaw."
One of the most sensational Western
pictures in two reels ever seen in this
city. Produced on Selig's Diamond S.
Ranch at Prescott, Arizona. You
know what to expect if Selig produced
it.
"Javanese Dances."
Melies.
The above bill is an entire change
of program from yesterday.
Matinee daily at 3:45.. Two hows
at night, 1st starta at 7:30, 2d at 9:15
Old prices, matinee 5 and 10c,
nightiS, 10 and 15c. i.