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r 1 it ;. 4 1 VOLLXII. No. 49 The Weather PAIR NEW BERN N.C., SUNDAY MORNING. NQVEMBER 2 , . ISU3 THREE CENTS PER OOP Y Democrat Inspector : From ; . South Carolina Coming To New Bern 1 IF CEE5 BE FRGVEN - FOSTf.!ASTEB GOES OUT " The Result Will Be Known ; - , By The First Of , December Three weeks "ago toda the Journal '' carried- an exclusive article which was trto' the effect "..that 'charges had.been preferred against Postmaster J. HS. - Basnight, who i in cha,-ge of- the local office and that 'he had been asked i : to resign nd, after refusing to do this, had been notified that an investigation 'of his" record would be nude and. that if the v. charges were . substantiated, ' -that he and his 'assistant would be .: removed. - i ;.;-;;. .L, '.l r Since that time the Journal has kept '-'its readers ported on all - occurrences m - and developments along this lfne, giving them the news just as quickly ' v as possible : after.' numerous incidents occurred, and will continue to do this until the matter is finally disposed of. : " ; As stated in the first article carried V by the : Journal,. ' trouble which had for .months been brewing' in the office among, the clerks and carriers came - to climax when Postmaster Basnight ' ' placed George Howard as dispatching , . clerk to fill a vacancy made by the resignation of Clarence Crapon. Robert . ; E.- Snith, who had been in the"office ' a much longer than Mr. Howard thought that he should have this place instead of the one he held as night, clerk, and :. at once "took the matter Mp with the! Postoffice Department and also with " Jno. M. Faison, Congressman from this - ;-disrict and a-ataunch Democrat. .j r This started the ball rolling , and within less than- a week a very for- midable. string- of charges, in "addition V to Smiths' complaint had been placed TV in Congressman -Faison 'a hands, . and . he at once began to look up" Mr. Baa-j . night's record. , '" A few days later he came to New Bern and after holding a conference .with a ' number pf prominent democrats sent one i i . of these gentlemen - tc Mr. Basnight with a message that if the latter would - resign that the matter would be dropped X 'just as it was. a . JMjv Basnight flatly . , refused" to-do this.1! vi"' . , t ' ' Accordingly Congressman Faison ask i ed the Postoffice -Department for , an j' i inspector to cdnte- taNew Bern and f; . make a"! thorough 'investigation ;. and ' it war exnected that he would be here v last .5- week, but ' unexpected delays '. occurred and he will not arrive . here untH next week. ' " 1 y-x ;' Among the numerous charges against Mr. Basnight,, in -addition to that he showed favoritism ' in not- giving , Mr.- - Smith the position of . dispatching i . ,- clerk in preference to- Mr. : Howard 'A are "that '.he held a political meeting - in'hisloffice, thatin order, to further i his own ends he promised to, reinstate a carrier who- had dismissed if he would stay away from a Republi , y can convention, held in this city more ? than ' two years - ago and a number : of others which have not been made , public up to the present time. Each ", 'of the above is a violation of the postal rules but Mr," Basnight tells his friends that he ia in a position' to disprove , them, and in fact can clear himself' of all charges. ' , ' However, whether this .can be done is a matter of speculation. ' In behalf ,. ' ; of his constituents CongressmanwFaison i . : is going to make a rigid investigation (Vof every, charge. ; vThe(. inspector who . will make the investigation willnot be a Republican as has been rumored, . but will be a Democrat brought from ,. .South Carolina and one who. is thor- I- oughly . disinterested in, the matter. v This investigation will probably last several days and then the- findings will be turned, over to the Postoffice . Depii-tmrt.-and.iif the charges are substantiated Mr. Basnight will prob v ably be removed. The whole proceedings will beacon-! , eluded by the latter part of this month and the new post master,-if such there - is to be, will probat'y be in charge of tl e c is n re en Uecei. or 1, ' t T! 's action pjainst the :;il purpose. I" act t ; "-,t master f jL L.LSllCflTIOi , ; to mm m V KILLED BY FALL. Dean' Of !' Knights Of The Grip' .' ; Die la Baltimore. ' . - h Charles A. Brenaman, dean of com mercial travelers who visited Eastern Carolina, died at his home in Baltimore two hours after he fell into an elevator shaft - and sustained fatal injuries, according to advices received here. Regret,, is universal in . this : section. Mr. Brenaman was 73 years of age. He was a cigar manufacturer and rep- resented his business1 in the sales field Vhas. ri. Brenaman had been visiting thus section for fifty - years, and was known . to every i traveler,- conductor and hotel man and many others in there territory.-. --. He was probably the - oldest travel ing . salesman to come here. He was a - white haired gentleman of the old school, and as ; one-i of the .iatimates have declared, ''one'of God's noble men." Immaculate in dress and pol ished in manner, his personality was impressive, r and his character so gen teel that, all his acquaintances greatly admired him. V He ' was never seen without a flower oh the lapel of his coat and his first act each day was to seek a boutonnaire. - CALENDAR YEAR IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE. The calendat year-of the Methodist Conference is rapidly drawing to a close Only four more weeks untill the Methodist hosts gather at Oxford N C. Today: ' the ' Centenary " congregation will celebrate the . last Communion Service 7 not only of this year but of the ; present , pastorets and a . large congregation' is expected and desired K -The doors of the church will again be "opened for ; the -reception , of new members if there be . such who desire to join. A class 6f about fifty Jomed last -Sunday- making a very -inspiring and interesting service. ( ' '. AH the' hew members that have re cently connected themselves with; the church ' are requested ' to be present at the morning .service as the pastor $jll -especially address himself to them in. his morning discourse. Rev.- R. C. Holland, D. D., Col umbia, , S. C, President and General Secretary of the Board- of Foreign Missions of the : Southern Lutheran church, Columbia, . S.' C, together with his - wife, Mr. and : Mrs; W.' J. Koch, 5 of Wilmington, C',. Mr. Freeman Hawk, of V. Allentown, , Pa., and Rev. - G. W. -McClanohan, ' of Wilmington, N. C, were the guests of Mtv and Mrs. F. ,W. ' Aberly -during Fair week.'.. 7 .....ti....- The main object is to dear the atmos phere in the office,, get rid of so' much disagreement among . the employes, and once vmore get everyone working in unison , which is not being done at the present time. " -.; , - . There -are four - aspirants j for; the office, John C Thomas, L.',G Daniels, S. H. Lane and Frank Weathersbe'e. During the fast few days- it haseeii rumored, that there was a "dark horse" in the race, but. the Journal! has been reliably informed that there is not the least foundation, for such a report. '- . .The 'Journal knows who - the 'next postmaster will be and ". had! intended making his name public this morning. However, parties interested hav$ shown us good reasons why such should not be done at tbia time and requested that we withhold the . information for ' a few days- and this' is- being done. ; .Congressman Faison,' whd has - been in the city ioc several days left yes terday for Beaufort.' Before making his departure "he was asked' by a Journal reporter if he had anything to say as to what the -probable outcome of, the investigation would be, but he emphatic ally stated that he was averse to giving interviews -1 to the, newspapers, and that if the reporter desired to acquaint himself wth anj information in regard to the postoffice squabble that he would have to "secure it fr6m other q-'-rters. Thus the matter stands. T! inves tigation will probably begin nv-4 v elc, or not later than the following .week by any means, and will be comp'"rd just as soon as possible and the D rt ment will then get the findings and sub sequent developments depend !y on what decision they will iik,..j ia the matt-er. .' ' : rnRfli nrmrn rniii utiiitu :f A fiElV HEARING Convicted Murderer Of Mary Pha- ganuWill Gar To Supreme AiW.. .j.;'.;," (': I ' .i, .'.. . M. PREJUDICE 1 IS'. CHARGED Prisoner - Received The With But Little -1 ; Concern , ' News v Atlanta (Ga,, Nov.- 1. Leo - -.M. Frank, whose motion for a newj,trial for 1 the murder of Mary Phagan; was denied this morning ''by Judge' S. Roa, of the Fulton county, Superior Court,' "this afternoon prepared to- Car ry his case to the Snpreme Court of Georgia. , ' . . " Tonight it was said that attorneys for the- convicted man h'ad practically completed drafting a bill of excep tions,4on the strength of which, they will continue their fight before the highest tribunal of the State The bill of exceptions, it is said, will embody practically the same al legations of error as were contained- in the; motion' for ' a new trial. These charged among numerous other counts, prejudice on the part of two jurors, and that several popular dem onstrations in and near the court room had fixed the verdict. Counsel for Frank contended that race prejudice against their client, who is a Jew, vitiated the trial. It was also said that Frank's attor neys that the words of Judge Roan in announcing his ruling today would be incorporated in the bill of exce case was tried, said: "I have heard all the evidence in this case and tak ing it altogether I am not thoroughly convinced either as to the guilt or in nocence of the defendant. "The iurv havimr passed uoon this case and having been convinced in tfte evidence of his guilt, however, I do not feel disposed to -overturn its ver dict." Friends of Frank conveyed the- news of today's decision to him at his cell in the local jail. The prisoner receiv ed the announcement quietly. ' 1 am prepared for anything," he is quoted as saying. 1 expected that 1 wouia be granted a new trial. However, I know that it will come out all right in the end. As I have said before, I know nothing about the murder or the murderer." 61 IS RESCUED DROPPED NOTE FROM WINDOW - " .TELLING HER ? ,. ' PLIGHT. ' "j . - . 1 . New , York . Nov. 1 A note that fluttered ' from a - window shutter on the upper i west side to the feet of a pedestrian today brought help to Jo sephine McLoughlin 14 years old, who had been held prisoner for a week by a band of alleged traffickers in women. Police in a spectacular raid, rescued Josephine ami took two prisoners. The girl toldthe police that she left her mother's home on the night of Oc tober 23rd with a young man she had met a few days previously to attend a dance.. Her escort took her, instead to the flat from which she was res cued today v, .There a man and , wo man confiscated her clothes and wat ched her closely.-' '" John Hamilton, a 'driver, one of the girl's alleged captors, ''was locked up on a charge ofabduction. A girl com panion was charged with abduction. - John Conkin, a driver, wap arrest ed pn a charge of. having taken 'the McLoughlin girl away from her home and kept her a prisoner. -. ; BUOY TENDER . HOLLY -IS IN it, ' i DART -l . i . ,' '? ' jf'-' '- 1 '' '"fo i'4,S f r . ". The Budy Tender Holly of District No. 5, Baltimore, with a large working crew arrived here yesterday The Crew of .the boat are engaged in. repairing the damage to buoys and lights done during the September, storm ;jr ; - J. H. Reh, who is with the Wa'shini- ton Decorating Company, and who dec orated the city for the Eastern Carolina Fair, wjll do the 'decorating for the colored fai to be held this week. THB DISTRICT PROBES GRAFT CHARGES Sulzer's Graft Investigator Murphy-DecIares ;TpMack I . New York, Nov. , 1.- John A. Hennessy, -former Governor Sulzer's graft investigator, who', has been campaigning against Tammany Hall, on the witness stand today testified that William J. Connors, of Buffalo, had told him of having collected $25, 000 from -James Stewart, a State barge canal contractor, at the request of Charles F. Murphy. Hennessy was the first witness in "John Doe" proceedings instituted by District At torney Whitman to investigate the charges made by Hennessy against Murphy, Edward E. McCall, Demo cratic candidate for mayor, and others. Hennessy said he had seen Connors in Buffalo this Fall during his inves tigations into graft in the State High way Department and that Henry Bur gard of Buffalo and a "big contractor named McDonough" of Niagara, were present. "Connors told me," said the witness, "that Murphy lad asked him to get a good contribution from Jim Stewart, because Stewart had got a good con tract." The witness added that George Mc Guire, of Syracuse, had told him that Stewart had made two other contribu tions of $5,000 each in 1911 and 1912. McGuire, Hennessy said, declared that one of these contributions had gone to Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Na tional Democratic Committee. These contributions, Hennessy enW claimed in recent speeches, had not tlfj&been accounted for. Regarding other contributions, Hennessy declared: "McGuire said that if I got a list of road contractors I'd have a list of- contributors; that TO GET AWAY JOHN SMITH DIDN'T LIKE IDEA OF BEING PLACED IN COUNTY JAIL. Yesterday afternoon John Smith, a notorious negro who has given the local authorities considerable trouble, stole an automatic shotgun from William Saddler, a white man living in the Northern part of the city. As soon as he discovered that the gun had been stolen Mr. Saddler notified Sheriff R. B. Lane and asked him to be pn the lookout, for it. A short time later,, the sheriff., received a telephone .message that a strange negro was out at Fred.Bray's farm with a gun which he wanted to sell at a ridiculously low price,', Mr. Bray t-'waa asked to keep the negro there until an' officer could pe sent out and DeputjiSheriff John Huff, and Pepiity Sheriff Conway Bayliss were at once sent out to Mr. Bray's farm. - Arriving there they found Smith who still had the gun, and he was taken into custody and placed in a buggy to be brought back to town. Arriving at the jail Smith, in some way managed to 'make a break for liberty and lost no time in making tracks up Craven street. Deputy Sheriff Bayliss started in pursuit and succeeded in overhaulng the ' fleeing fugitive before he- had covered hiore than a block, and he is now in jail awaiting a preliminarv hearing on a charge of larceny. Smith claims that the gun belongs to him that and he was endeavoring to sell it because his mother did not-want him to keep it in the house. LUTHERAN SERVICES. Lutheran - services will be held in the Episcopal chapel on Pasteur street, this morning at eleven o'clock and in the evening at .7:30, by RevT G. W. McClanahan, pastor of St. Matthew's Evangelical l Lutheran Church-; Wil mington, N. C. All are most cordially invited to these services. ' " 1 ri'v - , Sam Edwards , of ,Bridgeton -" and Miss Carrie ' Williams daughter of Mr. and .Mrs, Cicero Williams of this city were married last evening at the home of the bride s parents? on Cres cent street. The county tax books have been made up and will tomorrow Jbe. turned over to, Sheriff R. B. Lane for collection of taxes. , ' , v "" t. PRISONER TRIED AfjTORNBY Tells About Methods Of Funds Went Back ? 'none of them escaped." H. S.' Korbough, another contrac tor "gave up" $10,000 in 1911 and $5, 000 in 1912, the witness said McGuire had informed him, and of these con tributions "one or the other went to Norman E. Mack." He added that McGu ire had said that $100,000 in all went to Murphy. Hennessy told of a meeting in Gov ernor Dix office in Albany, as re ported to him by McGuire, between Everett Fcrwler, of Kingston, Norman E: Mack and C. Gordon Reel, then superintendent of highways, at which Hennessy said, it was agreed that Fowler should have all the division" engineers of the Highway Dep;.rtm ""t collect from the contractors. i is Fowler did, Hennessy said, and i.irned the money over to Mr. Mack. Hennessy detailed a conversation he had with Eugene S. Wood, of New York, regarding the nomination of Edward E. McCall for Supreme Co'jrt Justice in 1902. He said Wood told him that former Police Inspector Mc Laughlin paid McCall's campaign as sessment in that campaign. Hennessy said further that Wood had told him McCall was not Mur phy's original choice for mayor, but that the Tammany leader had been urged to nominate him by the late Anthony N. Brady. Wood is expected ed to testify on Monday. Charles F. Murphy was among witnesses cited to appear during pres ent proceedings. "Every person whose name has been mentioned by Mr. Hennessy," said the District Attorney today, "is apt to be called." AT THE I Special engagement of "The Princess Players" in tabloid, with daily change of program. Monday, matinee and night, they will appear in Zuleka, The Turkish Maid en (farce comedy), special scenery, mechanical and electrical effects. Fav orable reports from managers who have played this company have been re ceived by us. PICTURES. "A DollxFor The Baby." An exceptionally interesting Vita graph picture. "The Tenderfoot Hero." An exciting and thrilling cowboy picture by Lubin. "Pathe Weekly." - News from all over the world told on a picture screen, with Mutt and Jeff in charge of the comic section. Matinee daily at 3:45, two shows at night, first starts at 7:30, second a bout 9:15. NO ADVANCE IN PRICES. EXHIBIT WON SEVEN AT THE FAIR. PRIZES William R. Dewhurst, of New Bern, R. F. D, 3, returned home yesterday after attending the Eastern Carolina Fair. Mr. Dewhurst is a breeder of pure bred poultry and Berkshire hogs ancf his exhibit, at the Fair not only was admired by all but won six first prizes and one second prize. FEDERAL PRISONER WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW. R. C. Clevc of Vanceboro, who was, at the April term of Federal court, found guilty of retailing spirituous liquors without a government license and ' sentenced to serve a terra of six months in the Craven county jail, will be released tomorrow, his term having expired. CHANGE IN SCHEDULE TODAYS " - The public is requested o bear irt mind the fact that there will be change today . in - the schedule, of the West bound Norfolk Southern train. Until further -notice the train from Norfolk will arrive at 6:20 p.m. and will leave far Goldsboro at 6:25. This is the only change that goes into effect today but a new timetable will be found else where in this issue of the Journal - Mrs. E. H. Claypoole left yesterday for a visit with relatives at Raleigh. PROGRAM ATHENS iiA COLORED FAIR OPENS TUESDAY Tomorrow Will Be A Busy Day For Officers And ' Directors. ATTRACTIONS WORTH SEEING Ex-Congressman George H. White Will Deliver The Open ing Address. (Communicated.) Tomorrow will be a very busy day for the officers and directors of the many departments of the Eastern ' Carolina colored hair in getting in readiness for the opening Tuesday, November 4. The attractions on the midway will be well worth going out to the Big Fair to s--. On of the 'lnustial fea ti.res of tUv :cii(iway of the Big Fair will be a free exhibition on the mid way by one of the best troupes on the road. Secretary J. R. Gillespie's office is taxed to its limit in listing the great number of exhibits from all parts of Eastern Carolina and when finally placed i in the exhibit hall they will constitute the greatest display of its kind" ever exhibited by the colored people in this section and will reflect much credit upon the colored people of New Bern, showing that they are in the foremost rank in the progress of their race, in the notable advancement of their fifty years of " freedom. The Hon. George H. White, ex congressman from this State, now, of Philadelphia, Pa., a man loved and respected by his race to a degree of which few men of any race have at tained and honored and respected by the white people of every community where he is known, has already ar rived in the city, and will open the big colored Fair on Tuesday of this week and will deliver one of those masterly addresses with which but the men of his race can compete. Secretary Gillespie stages v that some of the finest and fastest horses, owned by colored men in the United States will be here. The first ar rival of the race horses is expected on Sunday morning from Raleigh and from Darlington S. C. Lovers of horse races will certainly receive a great treat in this class of sport at the Big Colored Fair, November 4, 5, 6 and 7. Large crowds are expected on the excursions from Wilmington, Beau fort, Elizabeth City, Washington, Bel haven, Wilson, Greenville, Snow Hill, Kinston, Goldsboro and A-.irora. The farmers from all over Eastern Carolina are interested and a large crowd is expected to come to: New Bern to the Big Fair and to meet their . old time friend and leader, that gifted son of the old North State, the Hon. George H. White. No colored citizen should miss the nightly Stereopticon Display' of the advancement of the Negro in fifty years' freedom, which received high compliments and notices in the Northern papers when it was given at the Emancipation Proclamation Expostition of the State of New Jer sey at Atlantic City in September last. TO BE OPERATED WILL CARRY COLORED VISITORS TO THE FAIR GROUNDS. The large motor busses wh ch were brought here by the. Glenburnie Trans portation Company for use during the Eastern Carolina Fair will be in opera tion during the Eastern Carolina Col ored Dair to be held this week, and will be put in operation tomorrow morning. These cars will leave Frog Pond and the foot of the Trent river' bridge " every ? few minutes during ' tomorrow and all during the time thatte' fair . is in progress. . - '.; ., ' ' - In addition to the operation of these ' cars a number of boats will also be opera ted and it will be an easy matter for the "colored people . to get out to the fair grounds at any time during the week. - Miss Susie Guion left yesterday f or a visit with relatives at Greensboro. MOTOR BUSSES . " -V:,' , - , '. (
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