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V .Hi V. -: OUIRMAL M i - VOLXH.No. 49 - Theweather. fair- J tfEW BERN, N.C.. TUESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 1H 1913 THREE CENTS PER COPY . .-..5 h. v; emu- ELL " Prestde'nt Southern Nat--; " ional Highway Associv " ation Made Address , sub 'mm 'am " SE Oil KEVJ HIGHiW -Several Prominent New 7 JJernians Also' Made - s Interesting Talk -Several hundred of .New Bern's representative cituens attended the maw meeting held at the Court House ' Jast night at which Colonel Dell M. -Potter, of Clifton, Arizona, president A the Southern National .Highway - ' Association, was .the principal speaker. - Colonel Potter is probably as much " 'or more interested , in the subject " of good roads than any other citizen -of the United States, and for years he has" devoted his efforts to unite ; the different sections, of the country - 3 by a : network of . thoroughfares that " -would be a credit to America. He has succeeded remarkably well . and Is known from the Atlantic to the Pacific: However, he thinks that his work is not yet done and is steadily hammering away and helping the ood .5 . work along.iAs-president of the South srn Natloiiali-Highway Association V whose object via to get t a highway : - leading from the Pacifito the Atlantic .-- Ocean.- He is thoroughly familiar ;-with. everything going on in the good roads work in the country and, his addresses are always neara wau int- :Jf?$y&i-Mst wherever ,he . goesVf JV-C-'Tiie main object of Colonel Potter's ' 1 1 . .C :U,,Ta; tn New Bern was to get the people '. " T- ' - here " thoroughly'; interested in this 'JS"M-0iK&iCci ocean ' highway r which- will r " '-.l tnrofcw::Btapd;Mofhe4. . V ! '.'! m Dud' in fart' the Whole State. ;S1'will receive jnaterial 'benefit-, f rontr C'-.:CV? G. D. ".Canfield, of ..Morehead City ;5l:nother3isciple V i, , 5rnan who is thoroughly interested in ""bringing this-"national liighway lit; this iU .r national hiphwav m tnu V'iiyirectioninduced'Cblonel.f P ' 1 ' Ji T'" -'.-toiiie to New ern,i and wasto have J,fSirs'::;Ibeeri 'Cpn::;handto:' P9Pat?n ' '''llritained. at home and not able to attend, .' ri r ; . Potter said that" the future ";,of the United Sutes lies in the im- ' f' -.: 1 ' provement and betterment orits roids.; ; That hundreds -of farmers are, leaving Si'i!--thi8 section- of Xhi country; every ;year ;; tllS Northwest wherehe roads ;are.;excellent. .'cf Until - "- . ' -"'the South and Southeast has' good roads .-;'--.Xt.i:''? '',:; "they will,' each year, be heavy losers, H0iQM said that-the. Association now has . is, not inciuuing . ine . ttiuvuui. , yi iu reopie TaiK.apoui tne great unuc- 'rf: "Wlnnl Wpfciv-Aaid ; Colonel Potter! J:i-but after whatt;liav5 eea travelling "? t;t"-.4L- veloped section of thfc United States;: r - Compared to? the pouth Tthewwt .. is wersetueV.j j ust sucn-sysieni t ;ofl good -roads .as is contemplated, in ' the - Southern National J Highway ':n 53 seeded ,t;i . -insure' :'the development ' - . of the .vast tract of unworked land J ' ? According to the statement made by Colonel Potter, the sum of ; 8 J50,000 has ' already been raised for the con struction of this transcontinental high- " ' "i-" - ' -wayivd;Th'' section; ; from; San TDiego, Cal., to Yunia, Ariz., costing $1,170,000 j : - - !;'. has already been built... Arizona is . - preparing to issue $2,000,000 in bonds - , to ' construct Jier. share of th' road; " New Mexico has".recently voted a "$500,000 . appropriatibriiTekasf ; -has ' ! $1,700,000 now available for this road; ' '!' w "T" Arkansas has arranged to. provide ;.tl. :;' iiiy entire amount - necessary; Tennessee j -i ' has built the link from . Memphis . to ; -C'i- j'--- " Bristol, : and has arranged tb, complete " v". .. J'?. "!K .the rest of the line, and is building a ' : ; $3,030,000 , railway, ; and. .automobile -. b'"' ' . across the Mississippi river , ,';..;:.3 em M; p '! C ' f -i a i! t a laain object of the South '.mal II:rhway Association, n l Totter, is 'to force Federal ii'si to aij in the building J ri ' I, it v ill i.' be used ','um for C'-n..l;ict;,:j a great i to a-lvea a -i',e resources P.l POTTED LIST I NatioYiaL Highway -Association is an ticipating a - sharp struggle with the Centra National Highway Association, which is j. seeking Federal " aid for a transcontinental' highway to run via Philadelphia and other Northern cities. The , assista hce , of all -the v Souther n States ha4 been pledged to the Southern route which will lead .through 'KewBern to. Morehead City. - ' ..- : - Colonel Potter told bis audience that on or about January 1, 1913, a party composed of himself and several others, would take a trip over this Southern national highway, and that the route would be mapped out by- a government expert. .. Along' with party will be one of the best descriptive ' writers in the country and this gentleman will com pile during the trip data and informa tion for a descriptive booklet to be issued by, the Association. : .'Two hundred and fifty thousand cop les of this booklet will be issued and each will contain a description of every town through which the - highway passes. The booklets will be distributed through out the entire country and placed to the best . advantage. . It will be an excellent mode of advertising and so far the citizens of 'every town and city through ;, which the road passes has contributed, pro capita, assessment toward the cost of publishing it. The pro rata assessment is six per cent on the population. Therefore New Bern's contribution to this cause will be about six hundred dollars. After considering the matter a committee composed of James A. Bryan, C. D. Bradham, R. A. Nunn,. T.fA.' Uzzell,- C. t, Foy, Owen Dpnn and H.'K. Land were appointed to secure contributions, from the public toward . securing ' this amount. These g'eiitjemen are to confer with the Board of -Aldermen arid County 'Commission. ers aJsolicilthei!;; assistance and, also to2ircoflWl10TO zens. The money is'to be turned over to ,jhe Association as early as possible. .flAr -MAliflic.MaMn.TAn. A ... Slid iave mrediiss. data about this section which will be used . when the book Is' compiled' During the evening aVnumber ; of s gentlemen -made 4nter- rcsuug jaiits un me suuiecra 01 goou roaa and benefits to be Col.. James A. Bryan," C D. ' Bradham, R. E. Snowden, C. E. Hancock, T. G Hyman ';ad J.'S, BasnighL;The remarks ot : these gentlemen iwere, listened to -with interest by, all and proved very beneficial. ' . The meeting was". one of the most enthusiastic ever held in New Bern. The Peoples Concert Band, New Bern's newest musical organization, furnished the music, fort the occasion and this added much -to , the enjoyment of the evening by those who attended. ' The people of New .. Bern and surrounding section v are; greatly . interested in .this good roads movement " and even more so in the prospects of being on the route "of - 'this'i National- High wayr-i and it is little wonder that there were so many iCoIonel Potter left it, 4:20 this morn- ' w uoiwuwoj.,wnwc n?. wuuomgn deliver an address before "'the citizens of that city. ; From there he will go to", the ; Western ; part :of ; the-. State and then, to the North, where he will use 5 hb influence-" bi'; securing ah ! ap? propriation for -this '.highway.. ' L MIIEBE BRUCE CRAVEN, LAWYER AND . j WRITER IS IN THE:,: ; -'v.ViS ,' " vv's;; ; ! r. Mr. and Mrs. JBruce Craven and their son, Baxter, of Trinity, -are- visiting the: family of Prof. H. B,. Craven. Mr. -Craven is' a . well-known ; lawyer and writer, member of. the law firm of Craven and Redding, of Asheboro, author of the "Land Title Guaranty Law of North ; Carolina," and the North , Carolina ' representative of the Lawyers'; Co-operative Publishing Com pany, of Rochester, ,N. In the latter capacity he will be in this section ' t' e State several weeks, during wjtii.h time his family will remain heie. A man viih nothing to lose can af- T rici i kiLLL WIRELESS AGAIN Cargo " Of Spanish . Steamer Catches; Fire And Serious ' Results Follow. PANNONIA HEARD CALL Vessel Was One Hundred And Eighty Miles North Of New York. Hamilton, Bermuda, Nov. 17. The Spanish Steamer Balmes, with her cot ton cargo--on fire, was towed into St. George's harbor this morning .by . the tugs Galdysfen and Powerful, con voyed by the Cunard liner Pannonia. The Cunarder had on board 130 pas sengers of the Balmes, taken off the burning ship Friday morning in ' mid ocean, while heavy seas were running, after a race to the rescue in answer to wireless calls for help. When the Balmes came to anchor in the harbor her hatches were lifted. Great clouds of smoke belched, forth, but powerful-pumps soon extinguished the fire. The steamer is in good condi tion except for the damage done by the water and the fire in her cargo. The Pannoniawhen she-had finished her task of convoying the Balmes, point ed her prow toward New York and steamed away at 10 o'clock this morn ing, the passengers of the Balmes lining her decks. The fire on the Balmes was discovered Wednesday night at 1 1 o'clock while the steamer was ploughing eastward oft her trip to Cadiz, Spain, from Galveston and Havana. The flames were in hold No 2, and spread rapidly, the smoke pene trating to the epgine room and the stokehold. The second engineer and sev eral members of the crew were partially suffocated ' but stuck to their posts. The wireless operator by direction of Captain Ruiz then began sending out calls ior assistance. The call reached the Pannonia, 180 miles to the north, bound for New York, and Captain Rob ert Capper answered he would come; to the Balmes' aid. The British cruiser Suffolk also answered the steamer's call, but her message was indistinct. Turning south the Pannonia, under forced daught, raced at top speed to ward the spot where the Balmes had said she; was in distress. Thursday night the Spanish vessel was sighted and the. Cunarder soon was alongside the burning vessel. Captain Capper stood by the Balmes until morning and then took off her passengers, the captain and crew elect ing to remain on their ship to navigate her and fight the fire. - The Pannonia and Balmes then .headed for Bermuda, , The ; Balmesr crew fought the fire throughout Friday but all the time it continued; to" gain headway. Saturday night the flames had reached such pro portions '"At was' thought" they might spread to the run in the hold and that the vessel might have to be abandoned The crew, however, never ceased their endeavors to subdue the fire. II TO CENTRAL SCHOOL IN TOWNSHIP NO. 7 OPENS DE- " CEMBER 1. ' ; It Is now only a matter of a few days before" the new central school, being erected;;f at Thurman, S jn; township number seven, will be in readiness for opening.;- Rapid progress is being made tn the construction of . this building and 'the school' committeemen - hope to be able to open the school on the first Monday in December. s The opening day : . will be , marked by quite - a celebration, Hon. ; J.N Y. Joynerfc' State superintendent of public instruction, has been extended an in vitation' fo be present" and deliver an addresaand it f more; , "than probable that he will accept this as he is greatly interested-in these central schools! Hon? S. , M. . Brinson of this city,. superintendent ), of ( the ' public . schools of the county, will .- also - be present and address the pupils and others who . attend . the : exercises and i there will also- be ; several -other speakers.- Mrs. Jane Meadows and daughter, Mrs. E. H. Gorham, of Morehad City, left last evening for Baltimore where tl cy. will "spend several days shopping NEW SCHOOL OPEN soo JAURBZ SURRENDERS Federal Garrison Taken by MorningAmerican Non-combattants Among the Dead There Was Absolutely No 4 Looting Allowed El Paso, Texas, Nov. 17. For the they had captured General Castro here, sixth time in the last three years, Ciudad Diaz changed governments when 2,000 rebels led by General Pan-j cho Villa attacked and captured the town between 2:30 and-5 o'clock Sunday morning. Taken by surprise, the fed eral garrison of about 400 men put up a weak resistance. Villa's troops . even reached the center of the town before a shot was fired. I The rebels lost five men, the fed- eral dead is estimated at thirty ana four or five non-combatants were 4 Um r-Un,loo Coir. , .., , . gerson, El Paso automobile driver, ' . . , . t who was in the main street in Juarez , . ... I in ms automoDiie. ,,..,. , , ! "No looting, was the order given , ... f Cj by Villa to his men, after the town , . j j j i had surrendered, and not a single case of theft has been reported. Guards were placed at downtown stores with orders to shoot the first man who at tempted to loot. The rebels captured 125 federal prisoners, 95,000 rounds of ammuni- the constitutionalist commander, order tion, two field pieces and two machine ed the bridges opened and faffic be- sruns, in addition to an important border port of entry and a military i Villa expressed regret that an Amer strateiretic ooint. ! ican had been killed and declared that General Francisco Castro, commander of the Juarez 'garrison.lis among the missing. .It is the general opinion that he escaped. El Paso police this afternoon thought CHICKEN THIEF IS AT SEVERAL LOCAL ROOSTS ROB BED DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS. After a brief period of rest, chicken thieves are again rampart in New Bern, and, in consequence, a number of hen roosts have suffered during the past few days and poultry owners will do well to keep their fowl under lock and key after nightfall. Mark Twain once said that it took the very meanest; man to steal a Bible. And basing an assumption on this say ing, it would take the very cussedest sort of a thief to steal chickens from a preacher. If this is true, then New Bern can claim the distinction of having the meanest sort of thief within her borders. Rev. J. N. H. Summerell, the esti mable castor of the Presbyterian church, reported yesterday morning that on the previous night his poultry yard had been visited by some marau der and that a number of valuable fowls were missing. The police are making an effort to apprehend the person who is taking such liberties with other peoples' property and if they succeed in locating him it is safe to say that he will be placed where chicken is served to the boarders only about twice during the year. BISHOP STRANGE IMPROVING. Taking Walks And Enjoying Ball Games In New York State. 1 Many friends throughout the east ern part of the State will be gratified to. learn that Rev. Robt. Strange, Bishop of the Diocese of East Caro lina, who became ill in New York City "a few weeks ago and whose con dition for a while "was considered ser ious,'' is now rapidly recovering at Kerhonkson, N. Y., where he went a few days- ago to recuperate., A friend of the family yesterday received a letter from Mrs. Strange, who is with her1 husband, stating that ,v Bishop Strange ' is taking long walks . each day . and is also enjoying baseball games, wnicn is tne cniei aiversion in the little town. Bishop Strange hopes to be able to return to his work in the diocese the first of the year. Wilmington Star. v.: - : ' v FOOTBALL GAME RESULTED IN 'V1 A TIE.' . , In the game of football palyed Sat urday afternnon between the NeW Bern High School Team-and the Kinston High School Team, the score at the close of the game was 6 to d. Bott teams played well and won the admuv IK TO VILLA'S REBELS Surprise Early Sunday but the prisoner proved to be a colonel from the Juarez garrison. Bullets fell thick in El Paso during the attack and Chester L. Burnett, a messenger boy, was shot through the hand. All El Paso was aroused bv the firing and the streets were soon filled with people. Miraculously no others were struck. irnifpH St.itps ,r.n took stations . the international boundary and held the Americans away from the da zone as much as possibie. Order was quickly resotrcd in Juarez ... . . , . . after the copitulation and at 2 o clock . street car service between fc.1 Paso , , , , A and Juarez was resumed and Americans , , . . . began to flock to the Mexican city, ,. , , , . , Little damage was done in Juarez, as the rebels had no cannons Villa assured Mayor C. E. Kelly of El Paso that all Americans would re ceive protection. Mayor Kelly, after a conference with tween the towns was restored. , if the federals came from Chihuahua to attempt to retake Juarez, he would meet them south of the town and pre vent a battle that would endanger Americans in El Paso. WASHINGTON GARDNER Washington Gardner of Mlohlgan was eleoted commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republlo at the re cent national encampment at Chatta nooga, Tsnn. Johnson & Man- zie's Big Musical Comedy C o. Opened a week's engagement at the Athens yesterday. This is undoubted ly the biggest and best company of the season. Every seat in the house was taken and people standing long before the end of the first show last night. Good singing, the best dancing ever seen on a vaudeville stage in this town, good clean comedy nothing said or done to offend the most refined, sensible person. PICTURES TODAY. "Slanders' Tongue." A powerful Edison drama, which teaches a great lesson and will make a lasting impression upon you. "Across The Chasm." . A thrilling Western drama by Pathe. "Old Middington's Daughter." This Vitagraph "picture is just what live human beings like and enjoy. A touch of, the dramatic and a liberal scattering of comedy. Matinee daily at 3:45. Two shows at night, first starts at 7:30, second about 9:15. ' . NO ADVANCE IN PRICES. PROMINENT MILL MEN ARE IN " .- THE CITY. W. Leonard . Harley.i Frank : Starr: Dr. H. H. Grace and Killian E. Bennett. of Philadelphia; W. Li Church and H. R. Sargent, of Boston, Mass., and S. T. Chapman, of ; Asheville, stockholders in and officers of Munger & Bennett's mill, are In the city for a few tiays. : Star XAAf FILES BRIEF III LF OF T Sentaor Simmons Active In Be half Of Court Mar tialed Officer. CAPTAIN IS LOCATED HERE Is In Charlie Of The U. S. Rev- enue Cutter Pam lico. Washington, D. C. Nov. 17. Senator Simmons called on Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo today and filed a brief in behalf of Captain H. B. West of the revenue cutter Pamlico which patrols the waters of northesatera North Carolina. Some weeks ago Captain West, who is the senior captain of the service, and therefore in line, succeeded the com mandant, Captain Bertholf, at the end of the latter's term, was court-martialed at Arundel Cove, Maryland, on charges of persistent delay in answering communications from his superior officers at the Treasury Department, which had charge of the revenue cut ter service. While no official informa tion has been been given out it is well un derstood that the findings of the court were adverse to Captain West, al though his friends declare that the charges were trivial in their nature and not sustained by the evidence. Appeal is being madcto Secretary McAdoo to disapprove the finding of the court-martial on the ground that they were not justified. The friends of the captain fell that the circumstances by no means warrant the placing of a blot upon his fine record, and some of them do not hesitate to suggest that there may be a disposiiion to get him out of the way of other officers desir ious of holding the attractive positions at the head of the service at Washing ton. Q Senator McAdoo agreed to postpone his own action of the court-martial findings until Senator Simmons had time to present the brief which was filed today. There is much interest in the service, a- to the secretary's de cision. LOW RATES FOR THOSE WHO ATTEND DRAINAGE MEETING. In connection with the Sixth Annual Drainage Convention which is to bo held in Charlotte, November 18th and 19th, a message has been re ceived from Mr. W. H. Fitzgerald, Commissioner of the Associated Rail ways of Virginia and the Carolinas, in which he states that reduced fares have been authorized on railways in North Carolina, as follows: Dele gates pay full fare on going trips, returning one-half fare plus fifty cents, provided two hundred delegates at tend meetings. Tickets on sale N'ovem vefftber 17, 18 and 19, with final return limit the 22nd. Everyone interested in the promo tion of the drainage work of the State is .cordially invited to attend and take part in the proceedings of the Con vention. A splendid start his been made in the drainage of the swamp and overflowed lands of the State, but a great deal remains to be done not only along these lines but in the proper ditching of farm lands and use of tile drainage, a discussion of which will be of interest to farmers. Head-- quarters at Selwyn Hotel and meeting will be held in Assembly Hall of this Hotel. - STEAMBOAT ENGINEER WANTS HIS SALARY. Lee McLawhorn, engineer on the river steamer Vanceboro, which plys between ; this port and that .-;town. has started an action for seaman's wages against T, S. Jackson, owner of the vessel,, and as soon as' United States Deputy' Marshal Samuel , Lilly, who - is now ; out of the city, returns, the papers will be served on the. owner. , ' County Commissioner E. Z. R. Davis, of. Cove City, was in the city yesterday attending to business matters. ' . : ' -Nothing ever pleases, his neighbors BEHA WES REDUCED FARES TO CONVENTION , How the rest of us like to find fault with the rich. 1 ' more than to see a man get what he deserves. - , - 1 visiting friends. . - . ation of the many spectators. i- .
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