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VJ-xiriER FOi;,iGAST ;FOB TODAY: x -a-A C ' :. 1 1-. !j Tliat Fcr Ideal Weather For The New Bern Fur? Thanks Mr. Weather Man, Good For Yotu ,7 VOLLXII. No. O NEW BERN, N.C., WEDNESDAY CORNING.1, OCTOBER The Weather FAIR THREE CENTS PERfcOPY -st- , 9 m ,:-:: '.""v JM, FAISOfi fSEASnri FEDEOAL COURT now in.sEssion TICKETS ... Lb I DiffliniEss sim-, . j m m H1UST BE SOLO i L ill Hit v ..jie:,,: umm s TOO AGAU con n 4 v '4 lion.. J. Y. Joyner; State J Superintendent Public ' Instruction to Speak crura pzeot ps ' ViEVMBmEO'dSOS Exhibits ExceirAny. Ever Placed On Display in ' , ;. This State 1; -t , . - - ' ' r- - On the opening day of the great Eastern Carolina Fair, the day dawned 'very Unfavorably and at 7 o'clock dark ni-ead the -ekV and it seemed as- though the weather man had handed the Fair Association people a raw deal. . However, as the day progressed the sky brightened and long before the hour ; IcooWnd evwdSethpeoJrest kind of weather prophet could see that there was not the least danger of rain falling, ' Thi nnrarfp formed at the corner of 7 ! .trt ad followed oruau uuu mmu'v ,- - - . "the line of-unarch as published n the , ' Journal yesterday morning. This i: : k. hiiainosn and residen- IT What the narade lacked in quantity , was more than made up . 'for in quality. 'Headed by the Marshals and Crouse's Cornet Band the pageant : moved majestically through the streets j ..: a U thousand : , IIU vrcnrtu w..-. T .- - ' persons and only words of praise were T heard. -1 - r .: , ... Worthy of special -mention were the -'.beautifully decorated automobiles en- , tered by the various clubs of the city. These have never been surpassed in ; -this of any other city- in the State. ; At' tlie' c6nclusiin of the parade those ;;on foot 'took boats- and automobiles td the Fair grouhds while the Marshals 5 and those who participated in the parade ' -.and who were in vehicles, proceeded f 'i to the grounds. w Arriving at .thes.Fair, grpunds the ' ' visitors spent ' the time ' before' ' the beginning, of the racing, and free at- tractions, in looking oxer the various exhibits. ' Those m the ,main exhibit m: hall probably attracted more attention than the others, Thfere are a large num ber -of- beautifully decorated r booths there, and all during the day there was a steady stream of humanity 'pouring through the-comdort, inspecting ana admirinsthe many exhibits., " Probably has there never been a more- varied exhibit "in North Carolina than ' is' to be" found at'the Eastern Carolina Fair." Not only are there many things of, interest to be found in the 'main ' exhibjt hall, but in the machinery build '" ing.the poultry Apartment and in the -' swine building ontf finds much to in terest them. " - .-. r,.. The managemeni of the Fair Asso ciation Company have been fortunate , i in securing the flying' Li Vans in aerial - acts and LeMaze and Mack, bumpety v bump and comedy artists among the free , attractions and ' these alone are .' worth the price of admission, .. During ' the Jieats of '' the horse j-races these performers entertained the "spectators with their antics, and judging from the amount , of applause they received , their work was appreciated by all.', . y Educational Day: : Today is J'Educational Day.' While ' it will not by any means' be- a "bigger ( day' than tomorrow, it will.be qliite a "large"day and unless some unexpected catastrophe occurs there will be more people within the Fair grounds during the day than have Jbeen seen here, in a long, long time Hon. J. Y.Joyner, ' superintendent of the . public : schools of the State', a man who is more thor oughly ii 'rested in the. educational ilArelopn' t of the State than any other Irian witUui its borders, - will deliver the aJ ln-ss of -the occasii i. Pr. Joy ner !!! be introduced by "v ) P. T.f. a, our tO-A'"': 'f f ' " t' ' 1 an and who is ty ee ind a disciple T 's. to the Fair i I i'en sont of HIS GUN KILLS DAUGHTER Elmira, Oct. 2S The Sunday outing of Walter. Rowley of Penn Yan had a sad ending when the 'double-barreled shotgun with which he was shooting ducks on Lake Keuka - was accidently discharged, ; killing his only daughter, Ruth, who was enjoying the sport with her father, . t ' ' Father and daughter had been spending- the, day 'hunting and 'fishing and were in a oat on the lake' The father had just shot at some ducks and had .reloaded his gun which he placed in the boat while he was endeavoring to re cover one of the bids from the water. The gun was discharged and the shot struck the jgirl, directly over the heart, causingtieath in about five minutes. I v - ' "- 1 I I If fl TniT 11111 K L II II L f- j m L U I 1 1 1 1 L I- j 11 1 1 f I VIJ fl M 1 1 f C , . 1 1 U 1 1 U 1 1 L U UIILLU j ( r - PEDESTRIAN WAS ENROUTE TO THE "PEN" TQ BEGIN , SENTENCE. ... !: '. ', ;LittleRock, Ark., Oct? 28.-An error in the court routine caused .'Patterson to walk. 360 miles to begin " of five years m the peni- tentiary here for manslaughter Pat- 1 terson, fifty-six, was convicted at ... ... , ... . , , l vusat:iiviiica jlou iniius iiuiu ucic. had always borne a good reputation, and upon his request 'was allowed 'to make the trip alone. - He rode to little Rock, but when he reached, the State' Prison was told hi3 commitment papers had not arrived. Penniless,, he. walked back to RusselU ville, .secured " the papers and then walked back to Little Rock, covering the distance in a week. Something was wrong with the papers, however, and admittance wag refused. Patterson had a lawyer friend start legal proceedings, but was admitted to the prison today before the case was called. . Miss ' Helen Farnell, of; Bayboro, was in the city yesterday attending the Fair." - Z v , r to the gate-keeper.- , ."s, Tin addition to the educational fea tures ' of the day there "will be- other things to interest the visitors.- Addi tional exhibits have been placed in the various, departments and, the midway has been enlarged. The. horse racing will . be even better than yesterday while the. free attractions will be con siderably" changed and enlarged from yesterday." During the latter' part ; of the evening Prof, Raub, the man who claimsto be the "King of the Air", will make an ascension in one of the largest. baHoons ever constructed and when hundreds ' of feet i(T the ; air will-leap into space with his triple paracliute. This feature alone Is worth , going miles, to witness, i - . Fireworks Tonlght.l, l- -f For the first time in its history the Fair grounds -will f tonight , be ' open to the public, . illuminated by thousands of candle power of electricity ,v. with the many buildings standing out in bold relief ' against- the "inky clouds .while glistening, ' , glimmering, u incandescent lights sparkle, the scene at, the, grounds after -nightfall is indeed an attractive one."- p .' ,h . '5!'", All the exhibits Will be open for in spector, the" midway jwill.v be j in full blast and the shrill cry of. the "hot dog" .and. novelty vendor will be-just as much in. evidence, ifnSt more,, thin during the day.- The grand" display of ' fireworks ' will take place .about eight o'clock and all visitors are urged to be on hand when this starts. I Persons who have seen this display say that it -is undoubtedly the best they have .ever witnessed and those who fail to see it will be missing a rare treat. The ra,Iroads entering the city wi'l operate special trains out of New Bern tonight, leaving here at 10:30 and this will give all visitors timt,. o witness tbe fireworks display. "The price of ad r ' '.I-'i'to the grounds tonight V.VA le r ' tv '-nty-five cents while admittan. , ' t vs 1 wiil also be oul . I. at the I"'r i ; i l -.- p ,'t Convened Yesteroy Morning And : '' " Grand Jury Is -. 1 ' Drawn, i, " JUDGE H. G. CONNOR PRESIDES Case Against Elizabeth Clty.Ed t ! It fc WU1 Be Taken Up , Today. Federal Court for the New Bern district convened in this city yesterday morning with Judge H. G. Connor presiding: Practically the entire fore noon session was consumed in ,' the drawing of the jury aidN the Judge's charge to these gentlemen. In his charge Judge Connor fully covered all points of the Federal laws in ; a concise manner and carefully explained to the jurors their duties and what tlfcy were expected to do."' ' One of the most interesting cases taken ujf during the day was that of the Unit d States vs Shade Johnson and his wife, Lena Johnson in which they are charged with aiding and abetting a prisoner to escape from a Government officer.: Johnson was placed under arrest a few months ago by Deputy Marshal Lilly on a warrant charging him With retailing spirituous liquors. After being taken in custody the prisoner requested the officer to allow him to go by his home so that he could inform his wife of his arrest. Not suspectin any foul play the officer granted this request. ''Arriving at Johnson's home it is claimed that Lena Johnson covered the officer with a shotgun and that the' prisoner escaped during the excitement. Later they were both placed under arrest. The case is an interesting one and, will probably be concluded this morning: . -The case in which W. O. Saundefs, the Elizabeth Cky editor is charged with sending obsoene matter'through the mails, will probably be called ' today. Defending Mr. Saunders will be A. D. Ward, of this city, Ex-Gov. W,W. Kit- cin, of Oxford and Colonel Harry Skin ner, of Greenville. NOTICE The - following ladies are hereby notified to meet at the , residence of Mrs.. .Walter Duffy today at 2:30 p: m. Mrs. J. B. Hurley. Mrs. J., T. Hol lister. , Mrs.': Chas. Hollister.i Mrs, Jabei Hollowell, Mrs. Jake Hartsfield, .Mrs. -W. H. Henderson. Mrs. D. E. Henderson, Mrs. 0. A. Kafe?, ' Mrs. B. E." Moore, Mrs. M.'- M.' Marks, Mrs." Joe Jfahn,' Mrs'.' H. M. Marks, Mm Mnntt-on. Mrs. ' Wade .-'Meadows. Mrs. N. W: Tones, Mrs. RN DuVal Jones; Miss Laura- Ives,: Miss Eva H arris, V, Miss Howerqn, "Miss Sadie Hollister, ; Miss Janet Hollister.- : Also be at the Fair as early as possi ble ' Thursday v morning. , Mrs. W. tt. Newell, Jr., ' -" , - Chairman. ALLEN CLAN - DAMAGE SUITS . f ' TAKEN UP, 'J . , t - Richmond, Va"., Oct. 28Judge Wal ter R. Staples, of Roanoke, was-today designated by Governor Mann to sit for Judge A. A. Campbell of the Wythe ville Circuit Court to try a number of civil cases against members of the Allen family of Carroll county, the suits being the result of . the i Hillsville ; tragedy, March 1912. , ' ? J'udge' Staples presided at the nuirr der trials, pf .the" Allen gang last year. The suits have, been seKfor trial on November 7thj Should verdicts be returned against the estate of Floyd, whoi:witlu,his son Claude- was electrocuted, and Sidna who is now serving a thirty-five-year sentence in the penitentiary, th prop erty of the Aliens will be sold to satis fy judgment. ii'iji, ', KINSTON FIREMEN ARE COMING . !-w- -.U TO THE - FAIR T , V n, Oct. S-i-The Caswell and . . ion fu-e companies are prac- ta- tlsii i!S hard each afternnoo now in pre ation foe the firemen's tournament to be held at the East Carolina Fair in Ne .'em on Friday." The companies " "1 take ?hout ten men each to New e the teams will be entered ! e wagon events against is from other towns. With !y good records i made by i n at previous ' tourna i , t rtai : hat they will "e runs, and may bring t! p t! ; I Cross Examination of Defendant Will Be Continued Today . ' , Denies Testimony. i SHOWED SGNS OF FATIpUE Most of Day Taken Up Telling of Former Letters Written Con- , cerning Her Husband. Plymouth, Mass., Oct. 28 The cross examination of Mrs. Jennie May Eaton, Who is on' trial charged with poisoning her husband, Rear Admiral Eaton, was still uncompleted when court adjourned tonight. She had then been on the stand 2 hours, six hows under direct examination Saturday, and six hours in the hands of District Attorney Barker today. Her cross examination will be con- tinued tomorrow and indications were that she Would be a witness for at least another day, for at adjoun- ment, the district attorney had not questioned her at all regarding the death of Admiral Eaton or incidents surrounding it. The witness showed signs of fatigue, She answered questions readily, how- ever, Much of the examination today had to be with numerous letters written bv the defendant. Regarding one of these, written in 1909 the witness said: "The Admiral's brain was lull ot drugs. IvL was almost childish at times andshould have been operated upon. If ne had been he would have been alive today." Mrs. Eaton repeatedly contradicted testimony given by witnesses for the prosecution, included thatj ot her daughter Dorothy, who had said that her mother gave the Admiral medi- cine in his tea and ther bev rages. Mrs. Eaton admitted that she haa bought this medicine on two occas- ions. Once she said she told the Admiral about it, .and gave it, to him with his knowledge, but the other time she did not use it. . "I never could have deceived Ad- miral Eaton. So expert was he in medicines that he would have de tected it immediately," she said. Some of the medicine she got for the Admiral he liked so ell that he "ate it like peppermint," she declared. Explaining a phrase in one of her letters which referred to the Gotten- ness of thenavy," Mrs. Eaton said she believed f the Admiral's mental condition was -due in a large measure to his life -abroad while in the navy. - "I Was very forta of the Admiral and pitied him-deeply," , she replied when asked regarding testimony that she had endeavored'to ;'have lEaton put away. She'' explained that -she merely wanted to have him put in a safiatarium for three or six months as shei believed . . . . ..u i ' . ' .' 1C WOU1U IU1C 1U1U. ' "' "Did yoit ever see the Admiral use drugs?" ' "Yes; Dozens of times" was the re ply. "He would eat drugs from the palm of his hand and almost imme diately his eyes would set and become glassy and he would appear as though intoxicated.'-"3.-)' I '!' Admiral Eaton was ashamed of his drug habit,, the witness said, and often she had known him to sprinkle whis-j key on his coat and even on his mous tache in order to give the impression that - liquor-" was responsible for his condition. -'- .-"-"!" ",'";' j .' Going into details regarding neigh borhood gossip ' about -affairs of the Eaton family the witness said: ,- "I ame from an exclusive family and ,1 cannot .understand all this gossip, 1 sit and gasp at'the dowdiness os New. , , ... would be clever enough to know which of two parties,' was short of br.ins.", j Undr'the questioning of the prose-- c tor, Mrs. Eaton repeated her story of - Saturday regarding her early life and o her meeting, -with Admiral, w.n 1. ii. .-'11 . -, '' .,.,, '-t .The Admiral was very intemgerate," - . , . r le said. "It was only when I saw" iat Ua uratt. crnri tier. n rt IT. hi maplF 'tha t she that he -was going' to kill himself rthat J dcided to marry him," she said. r Then you married him to save his ' . . ' V ' r . T 1 life?" asked Mr. Barker. , , "Yes I married him to b ve s, ... V All members of the band are to meet at their hall this afternoon tin time, to get ready for the concert to be had at 6:30 p'. m. '. 'I; - ii'il-i: - ; 4 . 1 ii'" f h .i':; The man who quarrels with his bread and butter is likely to dine on scraps. . Dis- POLITICIANS ON . QUI VIVE Rumored That Three Investigation Against Postmaster Is To ' Begin At Once. Hon. Jno. M. Faison, Congressman from this district, will 'arrive in New Bern today from his home at Faison, N. C, where he has been spending several days. Congressman Faison is coming to New Bern presumably to visit the Eastern Carolina Fair but those inter- ested in political circles, and who keep in touch with the politicians and their doings, know that his visit here is mainly for another purpose and every one is awaiting the developments with the greatest interest and anticipation, In an exclusive story carried by the Journal a few days ago came the information that Postmaster J. S. Basnight, who has been in charge of the local office since June, 1910, had been asked to resign on account of charges which had been made against him. Postmaster Basnight emphatically refused to do this and it was understood that an investigation of the charges would be started this week, This matter was first taken up with Congressman Faison and on this ac- count he is to be in charge of the investigation. Whether this will start today is not definitely known. However it is safe to say that something will be done in the matter during the next day or two. If (he charges are substantiated and Postmaster Basnight is removed an- other Postmaster will, of course, be appointed as will also a new assistant, Speculation as to who will get this ap- pointment, if such is necessary, is rife and the citizens of New Bern await the outcome with baited breath. -ftjf FOOTBALL GAME NEXT SATUR DAY AFTERNOON. Interest in the football game be tween the team of the Ghent Athletic Association and the second team of the Agricultural and Mechanical College which is to be played in this city on next Saturday, increases as the day ap- proaches. Both teams are strong organizations and there is not the slightest doubt but that the game will be an interesting one from start to finish. An admission fee of twenty-five cents will be charged. . A stitch in time beats two in the side. ' , JIT THE ATHENS TODAY Three sn irate vaudeville acts. Tracey and Carter. One of the cleverest comedy singing and talking acts our patrons have seen for" a long time. New songs, new jokes they know their business. ' James Edge. Novelty equilibrists.) This is another act that surpasses anything of the kind ever seen here. He seems to be all muscle and no bones. . "Miss Madeline Dlsston. Singing commedienne. Miss Disston has a charming voice and sings the la- test popular songs. - r . PICTURES , "Black Beauty " B h & and the wonderful assistance she renderg her .n rQundin? , of remarkable ou can hard, believe ypur.own eyes. ...This is -a . . . . . Lubin feature, one of the latest and e9t ""'j v. . . ff-' ' . I ' ' ' a 1 ,:ratne weeuy.-. Y0o get -all the. latest news from f. , . . , i a t "Aim. ,fiA-wm.M hv flMtntt thoM kv..l. Z" ZCZZ ZZrr.ZZ CZ gented Mutt Jeff , "The Good Indian." ! . 11 ki .icnv a c&i.iLiiiif miiiiiAii Lilt .1.111 km. Come to the Athens to see first class . vaudeville and the best pictures shown in North, Carolina, We defy the whole State,-, front "Currictuck'j to t Cherl: " kee." t.t ,' j. jV1"1'",. " " i. - Matinee, daily. at. 3:45. yTwo shows at night,- tat starts at 7:30 2d at 9 'o'clock,' fvrfv4.A ' f . ,., Congressman ' From This trict Will Arrive This Morning. . PROGRAM One Dollar Gains Admittance To Fair Grounds Remainder Of Week. MANY ARE DISPOSED OF Committee To Visit Runlneia Men And Citizens Today. Season tickets for the Fair were on sale yesterday at Wood-Lane Drug Company's store, Davis' pharmacy, Edward Clark's cigar store and A.E. Hibbard's jewelry store and quite a number were disposed of. These tickets contain coupons admitting the holder to the grounds every day duringfhe Fair and cost only one dollar each. There are many who will be in attend ance every day until the close of the Fair and they will save fifty cents' by purchasing these tickets, while if there are any visitors who will be in the city only two days longer they can pur chase a ticket just as well as paying two fares at the gate as both cost the same. A few have the idea that these tick ets only admit to the grounds one time during the day. This is erroneous. The holder of a season ticket may go into the grounds as many times during the day as he or she may desire, being given a gate check every time they go out and the tickets are good for admittance all during the day. New Bern people are greatly inter ested in the Fair and want to see it prosper and the Fair Association Company appreciate their support and . gocd-will, but the Fair's advancement depends entirely upon the patrons. One gentleman has suggested that business men and firms who employ assistants, purchase several of these tickets and present them to their em ployes and allow them to attend the Fair. Not only will it be aiding to make the Eastern Carolina Fair an established institutidn, but it will also show the employes that their efforts to please are appreciated. Another well known business man suggests that the mer chants purchase several of the tickets and present them to their best customers with their compliments. Both sugges tions are good ones and worthy of at tention. This morning a committee of the members of the Fair Association Com pany will go out among the citizens of the city to sell these tickets and it is safe to say that before this afternoon a large number will have been disposed of. Every public spirited citizen should purchase several tickets and show by this that they are interested in the development and perpetuation of the Eastern Carolina Fair. Ji OF E CUSTOMS OFFICIALS PLUGS. PLUMES VALUED AT $600 FROM WOMAN'S HAT. New York, Oct. 28. The largest sin gle seizure the customs inspectors have made since the new regulations prohib iting the importation of aigrettes went into effect is on record at the customs house today as that of plumes valued" at $600 taken from Miss Edna Mc Laughlin, daughter of a former police 1 inspector here, who arrived yesterday from Europe. The young woman had frankly de clared the fine feathers as part of her apparel which was valued in all at $8,- ' 000 and was shocked .when she learned that, regardless of her declaration, the inspector must seize the aigrettes.. - She protested that she bought the -plumes in this country' but learned to her dismay that only 24 hours before arrival, an order had been issued for the seizure of all such feathers whether or- .,' iginally purchased in this country or i; abroad. , s ' , Finished with - explanations the in spector finally plucked the costly plumes -' frtfm the hat they were adorning and -v sent them to the appraisers stores. They will,, undoubtedly, in. View of, the ua-v" equivocal tangle of the law, be consign ed to the furnace in the basement of -the public . stores. , T i - ,Miss Mary Uzzell is, spending 'a few days with, relatives in Carteret county. f And stinginess' is the stepmother of dishonesty. k, ''",' k '' SEIZURE H6RETTES 1 I TT ' X' TT X
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