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VOL. LXII No; 70 The Weather FAIR NEW BERN, N, C., THURSDAY ORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1913 FIVE CENTS PER COPY QriGE AGAIN THE Mrs. Win. Did CONGRESSMAN FAISON KEPT HIS WORD Oswalds. Schutte; P. 0. E IN THE CITY ,'J, INSPECTOR IARRYTHAW CS On THE JUDGES DO NOT AGREE One Says Questions Are Too S Much For The Lo- ' , -' wer Courts. . , ' Concord, N. H.,'Dec. 10. Judge Ed , ward Aldrich rules today that the mental condition of Harry K. Thaw - v must ' be determined in the Federal courts. The court's announcement - was made at the hearing on Thaw's petition ;for bail. , , Attorneys for Thaw, who are at tempting to prevent the extradition of ,their client through habeas corpus . proceedings in the United states Dis- trict Court, and counsel for New York State had , agreed that the charge of conspiracy to escape from the insane asylum at Mattewan,N. Y. was a bailable offense when the question of ; whether-the prisoner, if admitted to ' ,bailr would be a menace to the com munity was raised by William T. Je rome, special deputy attorney gen Supreme Court May v Rule This Well Known ' '- . Wrangle. eral for New York. t , "We have very radical objections to turning Thaw on the community to ., which he would be a peril," said Je ... : rome. Judge Aldrich held that before the question of bail was decided it would be necessary to determine the prison er's mental condition to the satisfac tion of the United States' District , Court. ; "The constitutional question involv ed in this case," he added, "are of such importance that I shall not pass upon them myself, but shall forward them as" promptly as possible to the ' ' Supreme Court of the United States." The constitutional questions are r concerned .with Thaw's extradition, his status ,in New York, and his status in ' New Hampshire. Washington, Dec. 10. Judge Ald rich's statement today that he would ' not pass upon the constitutional ques . ' tions :" involved in the Thaw case, but would forward them promptly to the Supreme Court of . the United ' States, ' was not taken in Supreme . Court circles as meaning that the case -would come to the highest courtwith out at least the form of a decision by Judge Aldrich on the pending habeas -corpus application. . "Only the Federal Circuit Court of !. Appeals, it was pointed out, may certi i . fy. questions of law to the -Supreme - Court for answer before they have : ;- acted themselves and this can be done . only in cases where the decisions of .. the circuit courts of appeals are final -" ' ,,The . only way in which the Thaw ase may come from the District Court & ' to the Supreme Court is said to be by . way of appeal from a decision render- : : fed by Judge Aldrich. In several cases "v Jn recent years, however, where dis trict 'judges considered the cases be- fore them of such importance, that the ' Supreme Court would be asked to re- - " view the matter, the Judges have not r " considered at length and passed upon ,' the 'intricate points raised, but have .promptly handed down decisions from '., 'which appeals might be taken. . . As recognized constitutional ques t ::'? tions are involved in the Thaw 'pro- ' ceedings an appeal from the District t'. Court may go directly to the Supreme Court instead of , first going to the Or cuit Court of Appeals, , , GOOD VAUDEVILLE AT THE ATi.ENS LAST KIGHT ' The 'Athens had a change in" their vaudeville last night ' that proved' a big hit. -The Cabaret , Girls made a complete change - from Monday ;- and Tuesday; all new songs, new scenery and new comedy. There is some ex cellent ' yokes' with this company. . The acrobatic work is new and different from any. ever' seen on any stage in New Bern. There we're remarks from a great many last night that this 'part was Worth more than the price of ad mission. . , ,' s( Messrs. Lovick ' and .Taylor say they have another good company for next wcek . They certainly are giving : the people some show for their money. A!l c ' r towns and cities, where these n rl comedy companies play, getJimsey and. Emma, have despised i. f r ad ' Ion then is charged at Capt. Williams and felt sorry for Joe t' .'U.ens. ' - Brooks. ' , 1 1 ' ' ' . : , 'A jtems- I . Mrs. William Hitt, formerly Miss Katherine Elkins, of West Virginia, who was reported to have been en gaged to wed the Duke of Abruzzi, and was married suddenly to "Bil ly" Hitt, of Washington. THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN ERECTING mTER TANK STRUCTURE WILL BE LOCATED NEAR THE COAL CHUTE. The contractors who have charge of the work of erecting the large steel water tank at the coal chute for the Norfolk Southern Railway Company, have already begun this work and the steel frame on which the tank will be located, is now being placed in position. This tank will hold eighty thousand gallons of water and will be supplied by the pumping station now used in furnishing water to the locomotives. Fron it will be secured the water for the railroad shops. The Norfolk Southern is also engaged in repairing a quantity of its rolling stock at the local shops. At present four day coaches are being overhauled and repaired and a number of freight cars are receiving needed repairs. L IS NEW STRUCTURE AT THURMAN TURNED OVER TO COM MITTEEMEN. Frank C. Pettway, of this city, the contractor who erected the central school building at Thurman in Town ship No. 7, yesterday turned the build ing over to the school committeemen. This school was opened several days ago, but at that, time the work was not completed. However, this did not delay the teachers from conducting the classes in the usual manner. -. Three largcbusses which will be used in carrying the pupils to ' and from their homes and the school building have been ordered, but these have not arrived yet and Several of the residents of that section have loaned their wagons to be . used -for this purpose until the busses arrive.'- The school committeemen are very much- pleased ;t 'with " Mr," Pettway's work and commended him for the in terest he has .'manifested in erecting the building . in such a - thoroughly satisfactory manner. , ' ' ,, PAID IN FULL." Will Be Presented In New Bern To- i - ' 'Night. ' , , " The ; dramatic, treat of the season, "Paid4n Full,1' ' will be, presented at the Masonic Opera House tot- night. It is from the pen of Eugene Walters and is considered by all who are competent to judge, as the best play . ever i written by an 1 American playwright. It has the distinction of making : the longest' run , o( ' liny play ever-; presented in . New , York, being played for over two years at the ;Astor : Theatre i on Broadway, winter and summer, without ; the loss of a night; over one ' year "in " Chi cago. ' Over six million pleased play- goers have laughed and cried wi;h Told Basnight In His First Campaign He Would Get Ilim Later-Senator F. M. Simmons Has a Pretty Tough Problem on His Hands As Whom To Select For Postmaster. H. E. C. Bryant, the Charlotte Ob server's Washington correspondent, yes terday had the following interesting article relative to the squabble in the New Bern postoftice: "The row at New Bern over R. K. Smith, a Democrat, has brought about many interesting situations and re called some almost ancient history. "Representative Faison, who is known as the archenemy of all Re publicans, was speaking to a crowd in his district during his first cam paifn for Congress. He had as an auditor Jesse S. Basnight, who was removed last Saturday as postmaster at New Bern. Sometime in the course of Doctor Faison's remarks Basnight sneered or jeered at him. Doctor Faison told him that he had better beat his office, looking after the mail, and his partisan employes. Basnight laughed; Doctor Faison told him he would go to Congress and see that his record was clear, or have him ousted. Doctor Faison has kept faith with himself. He planted the dynamite that blew Basnight out of a fine job. The fight did not last long after the old time partis in enemies locked horns. Basnight got mad, lost his head, and virtually hoisted himself on his own petard. "In blowing Basnight out of the water Doctor Faison trotted Senator Simmons into one of the liveliest little postoffice contests that has come to Washington recently. Who will suc ceed Basnight? That is the all-im portant question, and it is up to Sen ator Simmons. The Senator is al ways permitted to name the postmas ter of his own town without interfer ence from the Representatives of the district. Doctor Faison, upon his ar T DRUGGIST OF HAMLET KILLED AUTOMOBILE OF EARL MORROW OVERTURNED KILLING MR. MORROW. Hamlet, Dec. 10. Earl Morrow ,a prominent druggist of Hamlet, was in stantly killed and Wilson Page, a lum berman, his brother-in-law, seriously in jured, when Mr. Morrow's automobile turned turtle about 4 o'clock today near West End. They had left about noon for a hunting trip and information of the accident was 'phoned here soon after the accident. Both parties are promi nent business men. Mr. Morrow leaves a widow, a baby about three years old father, mother and one sister. Mr. Page is unmarried. Mr. Morrow was a prom inent Mason and Elk and took a leading part in business affairs of the town. His body will reach Hamlet Thursday morning and the funeral will be con ducted Friday i morning under Ma sonic auspices., the injuries to Mr. Page are said to be serious. FARMERS' UNION AT SHELBY NEXT WEEK. The; North Carolina Farmers' Un ion ' meets at Shelbjy December 16, 17 and 18. There is no program mapped out, but a number of prominent men- will address,, the ' meeting. The - arrangement ; ; of ; plans . for ; the next year's work will also take place. The . secretary of the Union, Dr. J. M. . Templeton ; of Cary, has sent word to the .members of the . union stating " that the railroads ' will give reduced, urates'' to the meeting. One and one-half fare,; plus 50 cents, s will be charged to delegates to the meet ing. ; - i--,' s ., The officers- for the ensuing year wilt be- elected. ' The executive com mittee will also- be appointed x for next year. ' ; v 7 ' ' ' Mrs.' Mae Felgar and - Mrs." Jesse Scheck, : of Columbus, O., have arrived in the city and are engaged id indexing the boolcs in the office of the clerk of Craven County Superior Court. rival here Monday, lifted his hat to Senator Simmons and told him to let the music begin. Senator Simmons had not eaten breakfast before a delegation of New Bern Democrats whose names have already appeared in 'I he Observer, landed in town. The fight is on. "Lewis Daniels, John C. Thomas, Jr., S. II. Lane, and others are candidates for Basnight's old place. The signs point to Thomas or, perhaps, Da niels. Here is the situation: Senator Sim mons and Mr. Daniels are the best of friends personal as well as poli tical friends. Thomas is a very active party worker, and has larger support in New Bern than any other man in the race. Mr. Simmons must decide between the two Daniels and Thom as are capable. Daniels is well-to-do and Thomas has but little. " It is Senator Simmons' affair, ' said Doctor Faison to the Observer cor respondent to ay. 'I am an inter ested onlooker. Courtesy puts it up to the Senator, for New Bern is his home town.' "Senator Simmons will be ready to make his announcement in a few days. "The older Washington newspaper correspondents for North Carolina newspapers recall the contest over the New Bern office that put Basnight in and shut "Bob" Hancock, now dead, out. The real war over the office was between John Motlcv Morehead, chairman of the State Republican Committee, and Marion Butler on the one side and National Committeeman K. C Duncan on the other. Messrs. Morehead and Butler won out. (...M Duncan was licked in one of his strong holds." a TO HOLD BIG SALE HAVE CUT PRICES ON THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF FOOTWEAR. Christmas is fast approaching and every Iview Bernian will want a new pair of shoes for this occasion. Realiz ing this, the Standard Shoe Company, one ot INew Bern s up-to-ciate snoe stores, have decided to put on a big "Christmas Sale" of shoes and this will begin Friday. This company handles only the very best grade of footwear and their stock is an extensive one, therefore affording the purchaser an almost .unlimited line to select from. Every shoe in the 3tore will be sold. at a reduction and this means that the people oi this city will have an opportunity to get some real values. On page seven of this issue of the Journal they have a message to New Bern citizens that will be of interest to everv reader of the paper. Don't fail to look it over. BRIDGE COMPLETED. Connects Glenburnie Road National Avenue. And V The new bridge crossing Jack Smith Creek, and connecting the new Glen burnie road and National avenue, has been finished. '-This road will pass through Wood- row Place and on to Glenburnie Park and the Fair grounds. Work on the roadway is, now: in progress and will be completed in a few days and opened to the public.-'-. , Woodrow Place is the latest suburban property offere1 to citizens wanting to own their home in New Bern and many lots .were sold vto ' parties at ( the auction sale several weeks ago, who will build homes in the near future. - G,i'A.' McCulluni, travelling ; repre sentative, of the .Greensboro News was' in j the. - city yesterday ,. calling on the local patrons of that paper. Shop early and keep at it., Oswald F. Schutte, who coined the famous phrase "the steam roller," has just been elected president of the National Press Club, of Wash ington. Mr. Schutte is the Wash ington correspondent of several large daily papers. THE TALKING PICTURES ARE THE REAL THING THAT IS THOSE MADE BY EDISON ARE GENUINE ARTICLE. Like cverv remarkable invention, Edison s Talking Pictures have aroused a host of skeptics who believe the inven tor is using the antiquated methods which proved a lailure lout; ago that of taking an ordinary phonograph record and then having an actor act our the scenes to lit the record. Such, however, is not the case. Ldi son Talking Pictures are the result of an invention which pernuis the mak ing ol hlms and records at one and the same time. The doubting ones need but reflect a mo iient in order to correct their erroneous impressions. In the first place, would so busv a man as the late Mavor day nor have made a phono graph record ot his speech and then rehearsed his speech over and over again until he had learned to move his lips in lime with the record.' Would he then have stood up before the camera and gone through a meaningless pan- tonnne.' Of course not. I he Mavor and his Department Heads simply repaired to the Edison Studio and de livered their speeches and while the camera photographed their movements, the phonograph, placed above the camera, recorded every word. Another proof of the genuiness o! the Edison Talking Pictures lies in the minstrel shows and . comedy sketches in which a huge cast appear. While it might be possible for a single player or even two players to fool the public it is obviously impossible for a large number of people to perform which such absolute precision as to make the illu sion perfect. No other method than that of simultaneous photography ..nd recording could possibly give the won derful results which Edison obtains in the Talking Pictures. .They have been hailed as the great est vaudeville attraction ol the year and have proven their claim to the title in all the big cities of the country. The people of New Bern will have an opportunity to judge of the genuiness of the Edison Talking Pictures when they appear at the Masonic Theatre on December IS. Mrs. Pankhurst had a quick trip from platform to prison. Just the right" time . of year for a whole lot of currency talk. Oysters and eggs are two of the most interesting shell games. Thinking well of other people helps a 'man to think well of himself. " Every now and then the man higher up is taken down a peg or two. . ' .The people who get the presents do not regard them as . "useless giving." , Charity niay begin, but ' it should not stop at home., ' . t, . It v ' i " j M G. (;. Ilemilwrllu Investigating Charges Against The Night Clerk. MORE SENSATIONS EXPECTED Friends Of John Thomas Leave Tonight For Wash ington, D. C. Wl ule there is an air of mnVl-npsa i around the New Bern postoffice which is quite a relief after the strenuous happenings of the past few weeks, those who are keeping up with affairs there realize that something else is scheduled to happen during the next few days and they are awaiting this with much anticipation. The Journal told yesterday morning of the reinstating of K. K. Smith, the night clerk whom Postmaster Basnight dismissed Irom office just a week before he received a dismissal from the Postoffice Department. In a previous article the Journal told of the charges which had been preferred against night clerk Smith and after the recent sensational developments, it was supposed that these charges would be dropped. However, there's no such luck for the night clerk. Postoffice Inspector (. G. llemilwright was in the city yesterday making a quiet, investigation of these charges and there is no doubt about the fact that everv effort is going to lie made to put an end to the night clerk's connection with the postoffice. 'I lie charges made against him are said to be trivial and the night clerk has denied each and every one of them and tells Ins friends tht he can prove1 conclusively that there is no founda lion to any one of them. That he will be given an opportunity ol doing this is believed bv those who are familiar with existing conditions. However,' he remains at his post ot dutv in the office. ' I nt ere .t. in the probable selection ' of a postmaster to fill the place of Mr. Basnight, has not in the least abated Hid, m tact, seems to increase as the days go by. A delegation of the friend ol I.. (,. Lhiniels, one ol the candidates lor the ottire, spent Mond iv in Wash ington conferring with Senator F. M. Simmons urging him to appoint Mr, Daniels. ,'' 1 oniglit a Pullman car-load of John. ( . I hoiiias friends will leave for thtf capital city to hold a conference with Senator Simmons, and it is said that thav are ' loaded to the brim" with reasons why their lavorilc should have -the place According to Senator Simmons'" talement to a newspaper man Monday night, he will recommend one of the candidates during t he next few days uid until this has been done, local ift- terest in the affair will not decrease in the least. MARINE NEWS. 1 he three-masted schooner Edward: and Maud, C apt. K. A. Riggins, in command, isat the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad C'o.'s warehouse taking on a cargo of lumber for Baltimore. The steel barge Agnes McNally, of Philadelphia, is also at the A. C. L. R. R. Co.'s wapehoiMc taking on a cargo of lumber for Philadelphia. The three master schooner Chas. L. Rhode, arrived in port yesterday from Norfolk with a cargo of freight for the merchants of this city. '' The gas freight boat Wave arrived in port yesterday from the straits. ., The steamer S. J. Phillips left yesterday for Maple Cypress with a cargo of general merchandise. ' v f The gai- freight boat Charmer left yesterday for Swansboro with a cargo of general merchandise. The two masted schooner-' Bertha L. Morton, of Hobucken arrived in port yesterday with a cargo of oysters. - The gas freight boat' Fannie Brevard arrived in port yesterday with a cargo of sweet potatoes. . - The gas freihgt boat Bef nice Creel left yesterday with a cargo of general tr.er;handise. - V ' , 1 ' " 1
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