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FEW BERN, N. C; WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBERS 1913
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Many Important Matters
Disposed Of Last 'A
;, Carryu5g 'out. their ..agreement with
' H."H. Hodges superintendent oS-the
local electric lieht and water ' plant.
the Board of Aldermen last night
- upheld superintendent in his actsionr'of
"a few -days ago ire discharging H. P,
" Willis chief engineer at- the plant.
' When Mr. Hodges came tbjNew Bern
' he had an agreement, with the Aldermen
V that he. was-to have complete charge
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. -u, my; VJW,HV f'ftMTT" '.'.7" T" ' r-
; an -employee wnen ne aeciueu- mat uc
; was., not competent or when -he rjiq not,
.work in harmony with the other employ
.'- fact that Mr, Hodges disposed of Mr.
Willis' services.., iT;'-
v' Alderman . McCarthy ' brought tne j
matter uo betore tne Boara ana warned i
10 Know my wnai ttuuiuiny nu. jiwujw
' discharged Mr. Willis without -consulting
h Rnanl' - - Alderman Bladea.
Chairman -of -the Water ' and Light
Committee, mad a lengthy, but Intel?
estinsr talk in which he explained the
situation to Alderman McCarthy and
; even went so far. as to read the agree
ment made with. Mr." Hodgesy
. -.Alderman McCarthy continued to
. dissent with Alderman Blades 'but ihe?
Board ' as a whole upheld Mr. Hodges
'-- and 'tlje'ttirrtterwas; disposed ii?
' The meeting was, rather a'lively one
and was attended by a larger number of
.fc,.."?- " -v " r i..fT ... j ;
; !-..-:-. 'tWin lh.no hcon iVOWnf
at - any
previous ' meeting . in
.i-...- ; -.:s, 4
many
months.;')-, --'.' ; W
. ' Alderman -Dill, ', chairman., of
A
the
the
Finance Committee; stated that
city now has fourteen thousand dollars
on hand which- has "been paid', in by
tax .papers who' wished" to lake, advant
age of the discount "allowed to"" those
who paid earfy. ,' .,He stated tb city
h M Mrfv Ho stated the citv
had several notes 'due and 'suggested
that "these be taken iip 'andtthia was
'" ordered done. ,
H. S. Hancock, who 5 lsv Erecting the
new building " at the jcity's electric
light and -water - plant, requested .the
' Board to pay him two thousand dollars
v' on tbe'account. ' -Six thousand dollars
.' have .already been paid Mr. Hancock'
and the Board decided that before an
other payment was. made , that Mr.
. Hancock be requested to have the roof
.'and walls completed.- ' .-. ,
Aiaerman e.ins uiauc luvtwu iwi
the . payment of water-and light bills
should not be charged to the landlord ,
but to the consumer and that -unless
.these Were paid in due time, that the
, service be cut off and that this be not
- resumed until the. bills' were paid.
This motion was carried.-" - ' -
TheJJoard voted to place' two arc,
tights" on Griffith street - wllere incaq
. descent lights are now - being , used.
At a previous meeting the matter
'of taxing c'l' dealer fifty dollars was
taken up and discussed. The -matter
". was referred to the city - attorney
and Le reported' last night that this tax '
was f ioper and the board ordered the
- c ".octor to collect it The tax of
fy dollars -on telegrap'hompanies
J . reduced to fifteen dollars on account
' a State law cutting-the tax down
this amount. '
The committee appointed to confer
kh the acials- in regard
it'"''- mi street of the
'..i -;d that tr.oy had
to get . a conference
y f ."j-!e and asked for
.- i . " i era, tpi. Alder-
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' MISS NIXON HOSTESS-,
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Delightful Bridge- Party I9 'Honor
; ; ' ui Miss Biaes..'u; r,.-
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Miss
Mary iMixori entertained -at a
delightful bridge party 'yesterday, aftef'
noon, at.; her 'home on vCraven' street,
complimentary.1 to '. Miss j Ivy" ( Blades,'
whose marriage., faf- Mr.-. C. Robinson,
of Elizabeth ' City',' Saturday; evening
will be the soci.il event .of , the autumiv
season. ' -J ',.,'. "J
1 Chrysanthemums and - roses formed'
attractive decoratiohs. '"'After a .pleas
ant game of .auction .bridge 'an elegant
two course luncheon- vas .oirved. , "
Misi-,iNi3Mu 'iiad-'as er guests on
this occasion .MUsl. fSlaclea- bridesmaids
and a cw -other1 friends. V , " , I '
-Mi?a Eloise, Robinson- -and' Maud
Grice, 'of Elizabeth City; Miss Sue Arm
strong,! 'of Maysville, Ky.j -'Miss 'Sara
Stewart ' Miss- Amanda Baxter Miss
Virginia -Prettyman of Summeryille
S, ,C.;'-Miss Harriette - Marts ,' Mrs.
William " Colvin '.. of , Pittsburg Pa,;
Miss MUdred- Ball Mrs. W. B. Walker
of China ; a'nd , Mrs. ' Robert y DuVal
Jones.- rt ;-.
GURRENOY DfL
ffl BE DELAYED
WILL BE TWO WEEKS At LEAST
BEFORE BILL" REACHES THE
' -''SENATE.: V(
," Washington,,, ; Nov1. V 4'. Progress
on the,' currency ; bil in.' the senate
committee ''"on b'anlflng fha3 ' been .le-
ferred until,-.Wednesday. The com
mittee, 1-which., adjourned -last ' night
until . Wednes'day morning, alter, hav
jngv.4evted-"a?wieek4,fo,, perfecting a
bill, hacf no expectation -of completing
its' work; in 'another -'weeks' The pres-
11 t - 1 .1 . I i.l r . . I.
ucm ,uu lire- wiiciiv iwfuvia , irou
parties T had -.lookeo: forward conn
dently to being able1 t(J complete the
bill in time to report it- to the sen
ate oil" Monday,! -November 14th. .N'ow
they admit 'the bill will "-require .two
weeks longer' in" committee, which
will bring? it into the senate about ; No
vember 27th. at' the Pearliest. " This
f course, disposes'of any prospect of
passing it at : the, extra session.-- The
consideration- of the, measure' will be
projected' into the next 'congress
.President Wilsons influence l,not
being, strongly ,1 impressed o'a the, 'sen
ate committee.' ' That - committee ap
pears to be. working-out a plan of its
own 'regardless, of the President s sug-
gejtt6ns.
CHANGE DAY OF PRAYER,
From January, First Until the Flf-
teenth National Crusad-ty ,
Asbury, Park N.' ' J., ttov. 4. The
National Day of Prayer, observed jby
the - Woman's Christian -Temperance
Union -throughout . the United " States
today was changed from January 1st
to January . 15th at the .National convention-
of the Union in session, here.
' Mrs. Lillian ,.N. Jstevens,' National
president, -today issued a proclamation
calling ; for - a national . crusade " to
further the Campaign' for temperance
throughout the world. In- part - the
proclamation says:. , t
' "In the name of the-World and 'Na
tional. Woman J ChristianTemperance
Union"' we hereby', make this, procla
mation for; 'a v great crusade to carry
the 'vital truth - to, the people in: alj
lands and through them to place prohibition-
in the organic law of all na
tions, and ultimately' in the -organic
law of. :tbe world nowin the forming
and to this high end we invoke the
blessing and guidance' of the Almighty
God." , ,;N
DASiSALL . riCTURES AT
.. ATIICMS. THEATRE.
T'TE
Patrons of the Athens Theatre -
l.e g' ! to learn that the'worl.K'
'1 pirtureJ, featuring I
i an 1 I IcGraw, wilt be s'i n t
n Thursday - night. Tl ' phi
is in two reels and is said to 1 1
o-eT ' 'i during the seric
(
'e tliouMand do" :
. t cf the fact t'
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Tl e tax s
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Tilt E.1 LIFE
SCHOOL
0PEU5
Prominent New Bernlans
Par-
- tlclpate In The Open
Ing Ceremonies.
THIRTY i PUPILS ? ; ENROLLED
Twenty T Other ' Applications
Fpr ' Admittance Are
5 Are . "
- 1 Now On File.
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v, r,-' - " . 'r-'ity may reach 100,000. t'
. i. RJ. Bnnson county supenntendenr T.. . . . ' , . t,
. . , . , , This is a knockout blow to Tammany
of pubhc schools aud Hor . A D; Ward,; a , mean resignatiotl of
a rriember of .the Board. of Trustees" Chle8 F.,M h the t chicf.
of the pubhc, schools of 'the county, Wkh hu the wa Murph
returned last n.ght from t Vanceboro f ht tQ d;tch
r., llclluCu duu KtfiH.iuai.eu
w the opening of Craven county s
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t.As announced in yesterdays
of he Journal the school began the
Fall term yesterday morning. For
weeks the school trustees and Dr.
J, Turlington the principal of the
tlX tZVZZ
carried out without tlje slightest hitch.
, Thirty pupils were enrolled on tha "
the auditorium- and (listened with
terest to an inspiring talk by Mr. Briri
son and also by JDr. Turlington. While
iiicse gcuuciueu' um , noi in any way
elaborate they told of the object of the
School and v urged - the CO-Operation
of -every' member of' the student bpdy U of Miss Florence Brow( Qn the
and this was assured them. - .s .; ,
.' D.vTurUngton has applications from 8trength of tlons bV Meade
about; twenty other! young ladies and fair, who has confessed to the killing,
gentlemen who. wisn to become pupil Issued a statement tonight; denying
in the,. farm life' department and this that she had any part in or-knowledge
will . 'complete the r limit ; ; proscribed . of the killing of the young woman. She
by , liw. -fc It is, believed that ' these attributed Barr's attempt to implicate
twenty pupils will be enrolled .during her as an endeavor to be revenged for
the -next two week - her refusal to . Accept his advances.
? A large number df. the citizens of .pctording to the statement Barr ex
Vancebora visited-, the .schools iduring ( pressed hi. Joye for the woman before
the: day and expressed their i approval 'the death of her husband, a month ago,
of the j manner ' in - which the work is At , the time I Lake and his wife ' and
being carried &ut.
ICEBOnOhlf
GIVES HIWSELF OP
FRED' WILLIS -SURRENDERS TO
; COMMISSIONER CHARLES
- W. b. hill. - - - '
. Fred. Willis, a:jroung white man
whose home-is near Vanceboro and for
whom" the ' Grand .Jury , at - the April
term of Federal Court issued a capias
charging him with,' operating' an illicit
distillery but who', has since that time,
been eluding' "arrest,1. talked' into the
office of U. S. Commissioner C. B. Hill
yesterday v morning: and surrendered: -v.
Ever 1 since . the "capias 'was" issued
Deputy Marshal Samuel Lilly has been
on the watch for-Willis, but the latter
succeeded in keeping out of his sight.
Several times he has made preparations
to place, him under arrest but jon each
occasion: Willis in some way managed
to elude the law s clutches.
Owing to the fact that the' alleged
offender' voluntarily surrendered,.' Com
missioner' Hill made his bond very light,
only ,l $100.00 being required. ' This
was secured and the defendant released
from custody'. -. j - ' t
FOOTBALL TEAM" REQUESTED
Tft MEET TONIGHT.! v
There will be a meeting of the foot
ball team -of the Ghent Athletic- Asso
ciation tonight at 8 o'clock,' and every
member .is requested .to, be : present.
The team - nas received ;a challenge
from Washington . for a game and at
the " meeting ? tonight they - will decide I
whether,'to accept' this. ,- , I'
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MURDER! MURDER MURDER!
The above headihg'has nothing to l-
da with this article. It was; meant j "
merely to attract vour attention and i -
'o remind you of the fact that the Peo- Concord,, N. H., Nov. 4. tne nnai
3 Concert Band has an ad. in this brief for. Harry Thaw, the fugitive
e which they want you ' to 'read, from the New York State Hospital for
. oii't stop until 'you find itl - the Criminal Insane,in connection with
" i s- J ;. his efforts ; to .resist extradition from
3m . IRS FOR S. COPLON AND New Hampshire to New York, was
SON'S PATRONS. - ffiled with, Governor-Felker .today ,;'
,. ' . ; :?''.f The-brief states' that the.' requisition
". ( Aon & Son "are presenting their is not in . accordance (Vith the rules of
. with "a very attractive souvenir "practice, that the laws of New, .York
in the" s'lane of , one of the famous were violated in 'obtajning the indict
V." -c Girl calendars for the coming ment, and that the requisition is' rlbt
yt- r. Tue calendar is a beauty and " made in good faith,
' i.n'i a place in any home or pffice. i ' The activity of William Travers Je
THE FUSION TICKET
; SWEPT NEW YORK
John Purroy , Mitchell's Majority ;May Be ' 100,000
- 1 Democrats Sweep Massachusetts , ' '
; " 'And Maryland '
' (Special to the Journal.)
f' hedd llU
JM"rlph adJf,m many
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tne only question remaining being as
-to tlie size of the majority. ' The major-
defj.at meant
ara jubilant.
The fusion leaders
Little was learned as to the situation
thState contcstSi hut is heXid
the next Assembl wil, be Re.
bHcan u b babl that SuU
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CHARGED WITH AIDING
Female Partner. Denies Being Implicated In A ny Way
' In The Revolting Crime Says It Is
! Revenge On Her
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i' Dallas, Texas, NoV; 4. Mrs. Eltie
M.
' hiIH a an rppnrv tn thf mnr.
Barr and his sister had apartments in
the same-house,. . '- ......
1 The charge of murder "Ijy aiding and
abet ting Meade Barr" in the killing of;
Miss Brwn1 was filed against Mrs.;
Lake, Saturday, but not admitted to
public notice until today. .
A charge of murdering . Missi Brown
was' simujtaneously filed against . Barr
several days ago before his arrival here
from the Jeffersonville (Ind.) reforma
tory; where he first confessed. Why
Barr connected Mrs. . Lake with the
killing the officials would not make
nnblic' Dendinc investigation of his
story by the grand juty now: in session.
The motives wnicn oarr saia lea mm
to itlfack the young stenographer also
were guarded fnijm publicity, Wayt' but
detaifs'of , his confession,'. beginning
T
MimmmBmQm:, ;
: 5 WITHO vt FO UN da tion
s, " ' ' N. ' 6 - . .- . - - -.-ft-'-'-
Mexican Situation Not Near
PicturedMany Wild Kumors
"-Are Afloat
- .(Special to the Journal.),
Washington, Nov. 4. Secretary ,V.
J.. Bryan gave out an interview tonight
in "'which he stated that all the wild
rumors about -'ordering out -troops
at a moment's notice to go to Mexico"
was absolutely ; without, foundation
That no, such., news had been given
outQfficfally anJ that he did not believe
that matters- wotild ' ever reach 4hat
point. i,
l He ectetary
said that' President
Wilson and his cabinet hoped, to'settle
tll.UTS COUHSEL
.AFTER JEROME
FINAL BRIEF- SAYS . HIS LAN
GUAGE WAS INTENDED, TO
INTIMIDATE GOVERNOR.
4 '
zer was- elected to the Assembly from
his old home district on the "feast side.
Sulzer was nominated by the Progres
sives immediately upon his impeachment
and waged a hot fight for vindication.
Boston, Nov. 4 At eight o'clock
tonight the election of David I. Walsh,
Democrat, was conceded by the other
candidates, as to the next governor of
Massachusetts. It is a close fight
for second place between Chas. S. Bird,
Progressive, and A., P. Gardner, Re
publican. Governor Foss, running as an
Independent, also polled a strong vote.
Baltimore, Nov. 4. Blair Lee, Dem
ocratic candidate for the United States
Senate was elected with ease. The op
position was divided, both republicans
and progressives having candidates
in the field.
MAN TO KILL WOMAN
within an hour before the murder on
the morning of July 28 were given out
In that Hour. Barr said, he took at
least seven drinks of whiskey to for
tify his courage. Then about 8:30 he
walked into the real estate office on
the ground floor, in full view of the
street, where the girl was at work
alone. He said he attacked her near
window and that there ' was a type.
writer' nearby. When he had beaten
her with his pistol to a kneeling posi
tion, he said she exclaimed:
"Lord Jesus I am too young to die,
and .mv life has been filled with so-
much trouble."
He cut her throat. The blood on his
arms , and--her - last ..words, he said,
preyed on him until he wanted to con
fess.
After the killing, he laid, he washed
his hands, caught a street car just
around the corner and rode to Exposi
tion avenue and the railroad, where an
accomplice gave him $100. The iden
tity .of this accomplice the police have
not verified, although Barr gave them
the name. Several discrepancies in
Barr's story are accounted for by the
police by the fact that he had been
drinking before the murder. Among
L these discrepancies is an assertion that
he attacked Miss Brown near a window
and typewriter, while neither of, these
was in the room where the girl's body
was found,
As Bad As It Is Being
the present muddled situation without
any bloodshea and that he sincerely
believed such would be the case,
. . Dispatches reaching here tonight
from the seat of trouble state that the
people there have' heard! these rumors
and .these have naturally caused" some
excitement - but that there . is little
probability' of any outbreak..
No '.'ultimatum'' has been sent Huer
ta and it is not probable that any
will be- sent. . t'
rome in obtaining the indictment and
his language at the hearings '. before
Governor Felker, are attacked. ;
The brief says: f '
' j'The language used is bullying and
threatening and- could be used for no
other purpose than -the silly' thought
to ; intimidate your - excellency. Th.is
unusual -and' uncalled 'for extravagant
language" inJic"taes' a " personal private
purpose and is not consistent with 'the
simple - dignified discharge of public
'dutyv,,-rS ' - '!, ' ' ,
Rock Hill cannot spare any man who
is a booster, or any citizen who can do
things, whether in the building up .of
his - own business or in: promoting -the
public! welfare." The city, however, can
spare the . tightwads,., who devote 1 all
their' time and efforts to cornering the.
things" of 'this world for themselves and.
never' contribute: a word, deedor dpi-'
lar to- the. 'public "welfare. Herald
Rock Hill, S. Ci , "-'"
C8L PEARSALL JO
TAKE CHARGESOON
Will Assume Office Of Clerk Of
Federal Court About First -'
Of The Year.
GIVES JOURNAL AN INTERVIEW
George Green Is, Now Getting
Affairs In Shape For
Vacating. r
It will probably be the first of the
coming year before Col. P. M. Pearsall,
who is to succeed George Green as '
clerk of the Federal Court in the New
Bern district, will assume charge of the
office and in the meantime Mr. Green
will remain in charge
Col. Pearsall, when interviewed .yes
terday by a Journal reporter, stated
that he had some legal matters to attend,
to which would consume several weeks
and that unless Mr. Green so desired
that he would nor take charge of the
office just at present.
In addition to this, the October
term of Federal court just came to a
close last Saturday and there is always
a great deal of work for the clerk on the
first few weeks following the close of a
term of court and Mr. Green will
have his hands full for some time.
Naturally he desires to leave the officd
in excellent condition and to do this
he will be compelled to spend several
weeks in compiling the records of the
recent term of court.
Col. Pearsall is being congratulated
upon all sides upon his appointment
to this office. In addition to being a
staunch Democrat and an ardent work
er for the party, he is a gentleman df
ability and will capably fill the office
of which he is soon to assume charge.
MISSING GIRL FOUND.
Norfolk Lass Had Gone To Gay
New York.
Norfolk, Nov. 4. Miss Lucille Mid
dleton, 305 Duncan avenue, who dis
appeared from'her home last Monday .
has been located in New York. She
is at the home of an aunt, Mrs. F. A.
Brown, Second Boulevard, New York
city. Mrs. Middleton. mother of the
girl, received a telegram stating that
she was in New York.
Mrs. T. W. Shay, an aunt of thgj
girl, left last night for New York to
bring the girl back to Norfolk as sodtt
as her condition will permit. . '
EDGAR S. WEAVER WAS HERE
YESTERDAY.
..Edgar -S. Weaver, of Arapahoe,
ws among the business visitors in the
city yesterday. Mr. Weaver says that
business in his section of the cotinty is,
at present, as good as could be expected
at this season of the year, and that the
farmers and business men have no rea
son to feel discontented.
I- :
The regular monthly meeting of the
Christ Church Guild will be held at
11 o'clock this morning at the Parish .
House. A full attendance is desired.
AT THE
ATHEfJS TODAY
The Princess Players . delighted two
large audieheea at the Athens last
night. Today, matinee and night,
they will appear in "Lend me your
wife," a strong farce-comedy. This- ,
is one of their best bills. ' : :;
PICTURES. : J
"Whteh Way Did, He Go?"
Here is 1,000 feet of comedy' by the' .:
Vitagraph Company-featuring : John t'
Bunnv and Flora Finch, two of the best
comedians in the movingpicture busi
ness. The name of . Bunny means
to laugh. ' 1 -h '
PROGRAM
"Broncho Billy's MKfelMEr. insmtrn.
A feature Western , drama fithu'Jthr
G. M. Andreson. 1 , " .u . ..,
"Fate Fashions A Letter." ; "
A 'strong drama by the Selig Co. ,;:,.'' ";', :'.
Matinee daily at 3:45, two shows , '
at night, first starts '-at 7:30 second,,'
at 9 o'clock. . No advance in prices. '
You will miss a rare treat if you fail
to" -see' the "Princess" Players tonight '' ,''
aW .libeexcelleitl; picture .' program. ,?
Nojhexe.i, in North. Carolina , can your
see ab good pictures, as .we .show at the -reliable
'Athens.' '' '. ' -,' .t