OURMAL
..I "VOLLX1I. -NO. 49 - The Weather PAIR
NEW. BERN, N. C. THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 13 1913
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TO OE QR8A1IZED
Will Be Etabllshed la .New , Bern
;,:. "During ;Neit Week
' . " Or Twoi .".
"WAS
LOCATED 'ATV
KINSTON
,' Dr., Raymond Pollock And Others
" Are ' Handling ;The - -
' - . Movement.
' There ' is a movement now on foot
'to organize In this city a Medical corps
-of the NortKJ""arofiaa National Guards
- and one. of the gentlemen who., are
. agitating this movement informed a
Journal' reporter yesterday that it was
1 now a certainty that the corps .would
:be organized within a week or two.V
The Medical' Corps has, hitherto
' been stationed at Kinston, but is to be
"removed to New Bern. Yesterday's
Kinston Free Press has the following
to ay concerning the disbanding of the
' corps at that place ' - -I
f'The second detachment of the hos
: 4 pital corps, ; North. Carolina "Nation-.
al Guard, is; to -be (transferred from
-; U Kinston to New ? Bern, it was defi-
nitely stated today. i This organiza
y - tion with a personnel in war of 23
and . half ' that number in time ; of
- . -. .peace, has been stationed at Kinston
' for several years.. During the past
' two years there .has been .no . resi-
-dent medical officer, and J. W.
Shute, sergeant first-class, has com-
; xnanded the detachment. The person
net is said to be efficient,- and the
reason for the transfer is to . have
the " enlisted men reside in a town
where there is an officer of the sani-
- , tary ' troops. Dr. Raymond Pollock,
- of New Bern, is a first lieutenant in
I -that service.. Together with the first
and ' third detachments at Asheville
and Reidsville; the local detachment
" ' comprises f a hospital company of
" three officers, and 36 men. Adjutant
General Young will come to Kinston
." the latter" part of this week to make
" the transfer of records and property
-' and discharge the men here enlisted,".
The "corps to-be organized" here
-will consist of eighteen, members in
- : - time.of peace and twenty-four In time
' , of war or at any time that encampments
- are., held.- .t The. organization of the
- medical Corps in this city means much
- to New Bern'and every public spirited
citizen is heartily in favor, of the
plan. '
!,; :r'i-u Its members will bfc recruited from
: - among the best j citizens and several
V. applications for membership have al
J t;. -j-eady been received. - ,"-"- i
"BOOZE TOTERS"
BETTER CLASS OF 'COLORED
CITIZENS ARE HOLDING I
JIMASS MEETINGS.-,
. .' A number of the leaders of the col--lored
rare in -New Bern have launched
'.Tra movement which has as its purpose
; l the abolition ot the prevailing tenoency
laroft nnmhef of the Colorad
,i jp-t-o . . -o.- v.,,.
women of' the city to carry packages
. . - . . i
- of whiskey through tne street, irom tne
- The ' Board foT" A1,!rmert. , recently
' passed an ordinance.-probibtfing public
- hackmen and dravmen carry ina liquors
away from the express office and since
i . . that time the colored women and men,
'-who seem . to jbe the most frequent
patrons of the Virginia liquor houses,
are compelled to carry the epiritus
frumenti away from the office.
i. Naturally the colored men and women
- who are interested in the advancement
of their race desire to see such disgrace
. ful occurrences stopped. One : mass
meeting at which this action on - the
part of the colored women was condem
ned was held a few days ago and another
' is to be held next Monday, night at
Rue Chapel. ,
"CAHNIVAL MAN IN THE CITY
YESTERDAY. ' ,
- C. Smith, proprietor of - Smith's
Cicai'T Shows lach will exhibit here
a 1 .f r L v f t the benefit of the
. :,o I i.'c Lj ir was in the
t.'y yc. .I 3 final arrange
i ifr' ; I - mi. Mr. Snath said
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PIILlEL
PllilS
ARE NOT COMING
Party Of Prominent Northerners
Cannot Take Con tern
. " - plated Trip.
MAY", VISIT HERE LATER
Preparations Had Been Made
For Their Entertainment
". While In City.
Owing to the fact that a number . of
the 'gentlemen who were to have
been members of the party, to- join the
excursion which was to have been opera
ted to this section next week" by the
Philadelphia , Trade Expansion Com
mittee, the excursion has been indefinite
ly, postponed.
The journal is in receipt of the fol
lowing .communication from . C. W.
Sunimerneld, secretary of the commit
tee: ' . v.
"The fifth Philadelphia Trade Ex
pansion Excursion, which was to have
toured parts of the Southern States
November 17th-22nd inclusive, will
be postponed .for the present. - Many
of . those who contemplated going,
found - that it would be inexpedient
for them to leave the city at this time.
"It . has, therefore, - been . deemed
advisable to defer the trip for the pres
ent. We shall be glad to advise you in
ample time when the excursion will be
run." '
FIVE-YEAR-OLO
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YOUNGER SISTER'S CONFESSION
TOjPOLICE BRINGS STORY
OF REVOLVER SHOT.
ts':''':
Camden, N. J., Nov. 12. Returning
from the yard to a rear room in her
home, No. 211 Clinton street, this after
noon, Mrs. Philip Batista found her two
year-old son Philip, unconscious on the
floor. .The child was bleeding from a
wound in "the-:? forehead. : !
v Near the child was his three year old
sister and his five year old brother, Pat
rick. The police came and found the
child had beet) shot. He was hurried to
Cooper Hospital, where he died an
hour later. . ,.-
A search of the house was made by
the police. They attempted to question
the small girl and the five year old
boy, but could learn nothing from them.
It began to look as though some one
had come into the house and murdered
the child for revenge. r
In a fiaaT effort to question the girl,
she was brought before the police. For
a - time "she refused to spek. Then
suddenly- she vcried: "Patsy ? did it."
' The boy then admitted he had shot
his baby brother.' He said he had found
a revolver in the house and was play
ing with it when it was discharged. " .
I - BENEFIT PERFORMANCE
Help The Band Boys By Going To
T The Star. - "7
The performance at the Star theatre
tonight will be for the benefit of .the
Peoples Concert Band and the public
is invited to -attend.The. .band boys
are ia need of money and- this! will be
your opjportunitjr' to... help them, A
ticket to the Star will cost you only ten
renin and-anvone can-afford to soend
this small amount whH they know
that it will be used in pajing the debts
of an organization whic$ will be, 'a
Credit to the city and a pleasure to every
citizen, - A 'number of the 'members
Of the" band are today selling tickets
and if they call on you, why purchase
several tickets. If you can't attend tit
performance tonight you will have the
satisfaction of knowing that you have
assisted a worthy cause. ,. vlf you do
not get an opportunity of. purchasing a
ticket today,. why attend the .perform
ance tonight and help the band along.
-Tbe Music Club will meet in Griffin
auditorium this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Every member, is urged, to Te present '
.v't-- - - -.:. .. j.'. .. .i.-- .
There will be a . meeting of the
Junior Auxiliary this afternoo at 4
o'clock at the residence of Mrs. ilenry
n. i.ryan, AU members are urged to be
' 1 attendance.?. ' :' -.
The. Missionary Society of the Pres
..111 Church will meet Friday at
p, n. in the Lecture room. Topic:
BOY
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BLIZZARD.OVBR THE
Waters Are Casting Their
Human Ton Is Not Known Derelict
Remains Unidentified.
Detroit, Mich., 12. The worst bliz-
zard of the season, which raged over
the Great Lakes for .48 .hours, began to
subside today. As the waters washing;
eastern Michigan acre calmer they be
gan to cast ashore their dead. No one
perhaps 'will ever , know how many sail
ors lost their lives, and " ship ' owners
said today that, while it may take a
month to definitely total the damage, it
was certain that shipping on Lake Hu
ron and the Detroit and St. Clair rivers
suffered a loss of. several hundred thou
sand dollars.
Tonight, guarded by wrecking tugs,
the black-bottomed freighter which toss
es in Lake Huron keel upward, was
still an" unidentified derelict. Marine
men who returned to Port Huron late
today believed she was the steamer J.
M. Jenks. However, William Living
ston, President of the Lake Carriers' As
sociation dispelled that belief tonight
when he announed the Jenks was safe
in a harbor in Georgian Bay, Ontario.
Mr. Livingstone said men from the
wrecking tugs were able to approach
close enough to examine the overturned
hull. "They found several peculiarities
of the construction which indicated to
them that the steamer wa3 not of Amer
ican build." said Mr. Livingstone. As
her beam is only about 45 feet, the yes
sel certainly could not be more than
300 feet long. That, Mr. Livingstone
said, eliminates rumors that she might
be one of two or three big freighters
HUERTA'S REGIME MAY
COLLAPSE VERY SOON
Cabinet Firmly Behind President In His Efforts To
Eliminate Dictator Influences Are At
Work Might Issue Statement.
Washington, Nov. 12. President Wil
son's cabinet stands firmly behind him
in' his efforts to force the retirement of
Provisional President Huerta. For
more than two hours yesterday the cab
inet discussed every phase of the Mex
ican situation, and the concensus
of opinion was that the United States
should not take a single backward step
in its. announced program.
Though cabinet members were reti
cent afterwards about expressing their
vjews, it became known that all fa
vored steps which would convince
Huerta that the United States was in
earnest in its demand that he eliminate
himself from the situation. On the
question of raising the embargo on
arms, the cabinet . members expressed
various opinions. .
There is a hope on the part of both
the President and Secretary Bryan that
a measure so radical as permitting ex
portation of arms may not be required
to solve the problem. Influences are
at work, which in the opinion of many
officials, may force the early collapse
of the Huerta regime. There is a closer
understanding for instance, and more
frequent, communication between the
State - Department here and foriegn
governments generally than has been in
evidence at any time since the Mexican
problem became .so widely interna
tional. " . -' -
snuD-DEicur
CM DID VOTE
ALTHOUGH 31 - YEARS OF AGE
ABDALltAH SUGAR HAS NEVER
f CAST A. BALLOT.
AiUumgh he is tMrtyioae. .years of
age and ' has .taken , an 'interest - in
political matter&.incecoming to this
country, Afdallati' Sugar, a . Syrian
who conducts store' on Middle street,
has never cast- a vote butvwilh have
this pleasure at the next election.
Mr. Sugar has just received naturalization-
papers and is now a full-fledged
American; citizen ; and ; he ' is - proud
. ;.the fact that he can claim rela
tionship with , Uncle Sam. ;-' ; ; " ".
During the past few years a number
of foreigners who have located jn this
city, r-Jiave ' taken--)out: naturalization
papers. , These foreigners make good
citizens. ' Naturally;- they takei Ian
interest In" all that . goes on in - their
native land,' but they take much more
interest in the affairs of the State
and nation "and keep up with revents
Dead Upon The Shores-
not heard from since Sunday. !
"We have hopes of identifying the
freighter tomorrow," Mr. Livingstone
added. "Washington today ordered the
revenue cutter Morrill to the assistance
of the derelict. We understand the
cutter will stand by until the name of
the freighter is known."
The report received today from Al
pena that the captain of the steamer
Alpena sighted a sunken lumber carrier
in Lake Huron brought varied comments
from marine men. It was generally b.
lieved that the boat sighted by the Al
pena and the unidentified freighter are
the same.
Three bodies were found on the west
short of Lake Huron today, two near
Port Frank and one above Point Ed
ward. The latter probably was that of
a sailor.
A special from London, Ontario, today
stated that five bodies had been washed
ashore at St. Josephs above Kettle
point on the Canadian shore of Lake Hu
ron. Four had on life belts marked
"Wexford" and the other wore a belt
marked "London." It is thought they
may have been victims of the over
turned freighter disaster.
The steamers Mathew Andrews, Haw
good, Harlow, Victory, Acadian and W.
C. Pollock, driven aground or hurled
ashore by Sunday's terrific winds, were
said to have either been released or
resting in a satisfactory manner today.
Not only through the American em
bassies and legations abroad but
through the diplomatic corps in Wash
ington, Secretary Bryan is giving such
detailed, information of the American
policy as to leave no doubt of what the
United States would like to see accom
plished. So far as is known, there have been
no direct requests for foreign support.
What the United States is seeking is
an acquiescence in its policy by the
powers, such an approval to carry with
it discouragement of financial aid to
the Huerta regime. A few weeks of fi
nancial isolation, it is believed by high
officials here, will force the retirement
of Huerta.
That President Wilson might issue a
statement in a day or two making a
comprehensive explanation of the pur
poses of the United States was indi
cated by some diplomats. It has been
suggested to the President that such
a declaration might place on record
before the world the reasons why
the elections conducted by the Huerta
governemnt could not be recognized by
the United States.
It is reported, that, in this conec
tion, the President might announce in
advance the repudiation of any acts
of - the new congress which General
Huerta has said would be convened
November 20.
THEY ARE HERE.
Calendars For Coming Year Have
Arrived.
Calendars for the approaching year
have made their advent in New Bern
and a number of merchants and ma'nu
facturersare presenting their patrons
with this variety of souvenirs. Among
the-most attractive seen thus far is
one which is being presented by Charles
B.i Hill, United. States Commissioner,
and who is -one of the leading grain
and - feed dealers of ; the city. ' 1 The
calendar is about three feet in length
and is adorned with a reproduction of
a painting of a beautiful young woman
by J, Ross Bryson, who is undoubtedly
the most popular calendar - artist in
the -. world, r The picture holds the
attention of all and,- as Wadsworth
saysJ: - - ,- - ' ,
"Her eyes as stars of twilight fair;
Like twilight, too, her dusky hair;
But" all things else about her drawn "-
From Maytime and the cheerful dawn."
to such an extent that they can converse
intelligently on almost any subject.
GARRISON
VISITS
P
L
Secretary Of War Returns From An
Inspection Of The
"Big Ditch."
GOETIIALS TO EXPERIMENT
Declares Guns At Terminals
Have Range Adequate
For Protection.
Washington, Nov. 12. Secretary Gar
rison returned to his desk today from
his first trip to the Panama canal.
"The defenses constitute a marvelous
feat in engineering," said Mr. Garrison
He explained that guns at the At
lantic and Pacific terminals will have
a range of ten or twelve miles, ade
quate to protect either Miraflores or
Gatun locks.
The first step toward developing the
naval defense was taken today by the
dispatch of five submarine boats from
Gyantanamo to Cristobal.
The first deep craft vessel to pass
through the canal will be one of the
government Panama railroad steamers
now plying between New York and
Colon, according to the plan Secretary
Garrison, has in contemplation. The
secretary's idea is to allow Colonel
Goethals all the time he requires to
complete the canal and experiment
with it. Then, having aboard Presi
dent Wilson and sonic of the members
of his cabinet, and the congressional
committees having jurisdiction over the
canal, the Panama liner will pass
through the waterway from Cristobal
on the Atlantic side to Balboa at the
Pacific entrance.
Secretary Garrison said today that
while no date could yet be fixed for
this ceremony, he thought: it certainly
would be possible to pass deep craft
vessels through by next spring.
The Kram, Captain Amundsen's fa
mous Antarctic ship, was lying in the
harbor of Colon when Secretary Garri
son sailed for the Isthmus. It has been
promised that the Fram shall be among
the first vessels to pass through the
canal on her way to Bering Sea con
veying another arctic exploring ex
pedition. Secretary Garrison and Colonel
Goethals gave some attention to plans
for the conversion of a portion of the
present employes into a force to operate
the canal.
One time these employes numbered
50,000, but this had been reduced from
time to time, owing to the progress of
the work to 35,000 at present. Reduc
tions are being made at the rate of
about 6,000 per month. Colonel
Goethals estimates that about 5,000
men will be required to operate the
canal, 1,500 "gold men" (high grade
employes from the United States) and
3,500 "silver men" (manual labor,
largely drawn from the West Indies
and Europe.)
THE DAFFY-
Delighted two of the biggest houses of
the week at the Athens last night,
with the aid of the splendid picture
program. If you feel dull or downcast,
hear this excellent musical comedy
company and see our unequalled pic
tures program, and you will feel like
a different person. We guarantee to
remove all "kinks" if you will come.
We have a special picture program
today, a two reel Essanay film.
"Alkali Ike's Gal."
This is a rip-roaring comedy featuring
Augustus Carney, "the Gibtaltar of
Fun." Enough good comedy situations
in this 2,000 feet of film to last for a
decade.
"A Woman in the Ultimate."
; A Biograph feature subject. When
you want to see the best pictures
shown in North Carolina, also the best
vaudeville attractions touring a South
ern circuit, come to the "up to the min
ute" Athens. - Everything conducted
on a high plane.
.' Matinee daily at 3:45, .two shows
at night, first starts, at 7:30, second
about 9 o'clock. -
No advance In prices.
vAll members of the Peoples Concert
Band are requested to meet tonight
at seven o'clock in . niforms at Band
i Halt. Something doing so don't fail
I to be on hand. - ' -
ANAMA
RS
PRESIDENT WILL
E
Holton, Logan, Seawell And Dock
ery Must "Walk The
Plank."
SO MR. M'REYNOLD'S SAYS
Question Of Separating Repub
licans From Their Jobs
Is Discussed.
Washinton, N'ov 12. District Attor
neys Holton and Seawell and United
States Marshals Logan and Dockery will
not be allowed to continue in the gov
ernment service merely because they re
fused to "resign." Within a very short
time, it can be stated, President Wilson
will remove all four of the above men
tioned gentlemen from office. It is. ex
pected the order will be issued within
the next week probably tomorrow, after
Senator Overman has consulted Attor
ney General McReynolds. But whether
it is this week or next, it is certain
that the order will be issued.
This in substance was what Attorney
General McReynolds said to a
correspondent when asked what
action would be taken since Messrs.
Holton. Logan, Dockery and Seawell had"
refused to resign. It was stated that
the attorney general desired the changes
because he wanted men in office who
were in sympathy with the Wilson ad
ministration. It was strongly intimated
that some of the four officials in North
Carolina were "not interested" in their
work since Wil-on became President and
that a change had been contemplated
for some time in order that more "ef
ficient" service might be had.
The decision of the department of
justice to take the matter "higher up"
was reached after today's cabinet meet
ing was held. It is understood that the
question of separating the North Caro
linians from their jobs was fully dis
cussed with the President and that the
attorney general's decision was based
upon what Mr. Wilson told him he
could do. It was pointed out by the
department of justice officials that there
were precedents a plenty for removing
men who refused ro resign. They point
ed to the case of the district attorney
for Oklahoma and a judge in Alaska
who recently refused to resign and were
removed by the President himself.
Nineteen men who Collector Witts
recommended for appointment in the
revenue service were today approved by
Commissioner Osborn and Collector
Watts notified of the fact. They are:
James M. Cunningham, of Greensboro;
chief deputy; Alexander S. Carson, of
Reidsville, cashier of the collector's of
fice; John G. Young, of Winston-Salem,
assistant stamp deupty. R. O. Seif, of
Webster; E. Carl Robinson, of Wades
boro; Edgar S. Coffey, of Boone, and
Giles T. Cranford, of Concord, division,
deputies; Grover C. Hamrick, of Shei
by; Edgar L. Hederick, of Taylorsville;
W. Roy Plott, of Waynesville; E. Bre
mon Quinn, of Rutherfordton, Richard
D. Boyer, of Morganton; J. C. Hunter,
of Charlotte, duty with Revenue
Agent Vandiford.
James W. Wilson, of Morganton, Al
len L. Mills, of Statesville; Nixon L.
Crawford, of Winston-Sa'em; Jule I.
Robinson, of Franklin; J. H. Aiken, of
Hickory, and Moffatt P. Alexander, of
Statesville, who have been serving tem
porarily as deputies, have been given
permanent employment.
VIRGINIA MAXWELL PLEASES
Vaudeville Actress Has A Remark
able Voice.
m
Miss Virginia Maxwell who is a mem
ber of the Daffy-Dill Girls Musical
Comedy Company who are filling a
week's engagement at the Athens
theatre, again captivated her audience
last "night with her singing. Miss
Maxwell has one of the best voices
ever heard in New Bern and local .
theatre-goers show their appreciation
by their prolonged applause after each
number.
' In addition to being able to sing,
Miss Maxwell is an actress of ability
and could well hold a place in any of -the
larger companies touring the coun J -try
this season. While she is not fea
tured ; , as the ..leading ' I 'X lady' -in
" the; company with ' which - she is
affiliated, she is without doubt the 1
favorite of New Bern audiences. To
night she will repeat her selection of " '
"A Little Bunch of Shamrock"1 and it
is'; worth the price of ' admission to
the theatre to hear . her ' render this
selection. '
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