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. '":v?v..-'::':".. v ." '--r '' .' v;;,? ,v,j,j iS5i f -i: ; . .. ,-, ' ; :- , , . 4 f vt '.. ' ' A ' '..v..':'"-' -.vr!:.....-; 1 '.Y . . AAA-aAAAA , V ,: ...7 y.'-lVV.j -i VOL. LXII No. 72 The Weather FAIR NEW BERN, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1913 FIVE CENTS PER COPT ii .a'f. ;?A- TH0L1AS' FOIEHDS Chas: R. Crane R. P. HoDSon E OFFICERS BE COUNTERFEITER ON THE WARPATH mmmmm A ' - ' :' - : RED MAY rail Coming Back' From A Coinfer--: ence With Senator F. " ; :; M, Simmons. . ; POSTOFFICE IN BAD SHAPE Washington ' Newspaper Men f - Send Out Some Inter esting Dope. , ; The . delegation of New Bern ? -citizens who left here in a private ar Thursday afternoon . enroute to Washington, D.. C, to confer with Senator F. M. Simmons and urge him to appoint John JThomas as postmaster - at , this place,: will return today. ' W- .E. Yelverton, the Raleigh , . News- and r Observer's Washing - -ton correspondent, yesterday wir ed ' his paper the ' following dis patch relative to the New 'Bern Postoffice situation: . "The New Bern postoffice, ac ' cording to the report of the Inspector who recently went s through the office, is in bad shape because of inefficiency in the post , master and ' his assistant and not because of an inefficient per sonnel. The inspector reports, it is said unofficially, that both Basnight and Assistant Postmas- s ter Hewitt are inefficient, which probably means that Hewitt will go out shortly following the dis missal of his chief. The in spector reported that the clerks . were efficient, which probably means that R. E. Smith's reten tion . is assured. 'The- forecast of most people here who are acquainted with the " New -Bern situation is- that' Louis G. ' Daniels will be recommended by Senator Simmons to succeed Basnight. '- He, John C. Thomas, Jr., and S.'H. Lane are consider d the strongest candidates. Both Daniels and Thomas are strong politically and Lane is '.chair man of the county Democratic - executive committee. Mr. Dan iels and Senator Simmons have - long ; been close personal and political friends, and it is believed here that if he makes as strong 'a showing locally as Thomas he -will be -..appointed. The selection will not be an nouriced until next week, however when all ;. applicants will have V been given a chance to be heard. A delegation in favor of. Mr Thomas will come to Washington A todayf" v . Parker Anderson, the .Greens boro News' "Washington -repre- : tentative,! sees the situation in " the . following light: A ; "It is "probable that ' either John Thomas or' L.i G. . Daniels will be f named . postmaster . at v JJew Bern "early next week; Dan Aiels has been, 'a close ' friend , of . Senator Simmons' for years' and ." Thomas is known 'to; have a i s powerful influence not - only in ' New Bern, but throughout Cra ven county,., '-The"" removal of Basnight is but , one of many changes that ; are.- to . be made in the eastern section of North . Carolina, according to reports. It is understood f that" the" ; ire -of certain Democrats " has been ' aroused and Republicans in that . section had better prepare ,for a : fight.' It is coming . and much sooner than ? they had expected. Details cannot be given at this time, ' but it is enough to say that a number of changes inleral ministers of the gospel have Federal jobs is going to be de-1 protested to the President again manded on the Democratic ad- st Basnight'a removal, declaring mi ' tration in thort order. ' I that it' was but the move of ",T.!'3 the report of the in- .machine politicians.' " ; v ; . :, : It is now reported in Wash ington that if H. M. Pindell goes to Russia as ambassador, he will serve only a year, until Charles R. Crane, of Chicago, has arranged his affairs so he can take his post. IN FALL FROM CAR COLORED LOGGER SERIOUS LY INJURED NEAR A " JASPER. Lus Adams,1 a colored man who has been logging in the woods near Jasper, was painfully if not seriously injured yesterday afternoon when he fell from the top of a car load of logs. Only meagre details of the accident could be learned here, but it seems that Jackson, who was employed by a Mr. Flowers, had assisted loading a car of logs and for some purpose had climbed on top of them. He lost his foothold on the- logs and fell to the ground, a distance of several feet. Dr. N.; M. Gibbs, of this city, was summoned to give the in jured man medical attention and he found that, in addition to his right shoulder being broken, that his left leg was also badly injured. After having his injuries Pressed, the man was taken to his home. THE JOURNAL I FORCE AG- AIN REMEMBERED. The members of the - editorial and r mechanical "", department of the; Journal wish to express , to Alfred A. Kafer, proprietor of Kafer's 'Bakery;: their thanks for a nice large fruit cake which was presented to them yesterday. The cake was- Up to the usual high standard -of those , made by Mr. Kafer and was indeed a treat. ; How. do., the "Spues"- stand on the subject of ,' fancy slippers "and pink suspenders? , ' , spector sent, to New: Bern to in vestigate' f'the'' charges against former Postmaster '. Basnight- has not been made public,1 it is under stood that the report .says - Bas night was incompetent- .and that he neglected his duty : in many ways. Notwithstanding this.'sev- Government Officials the Trail 01 Gang Have Been Passing Section. One Man County Jail. A dollar which is made out of composition of zinc and pewter and which was passed off on Bil Cannon, colored, Thursday night is the chief reason why Moses Dudley, colored, and whose home in at No. 77 Elm street is ndw in Craven County jail awaiting trial at the next term, of Federal Court and judging from the evidence in the case, the defendant has a term in the Federal prison in Atlanta, Ga., awaiting him. Thursday night Dudley and a friend went to a dance hall conducted by Cannon in the northern part of the city. Dudley tendered a dollar, said to be the counterfeit piece, in payment for two tickets and received eighty cents change. Cannon told Com missioner Hill yesterday after noon that he thought at the time that the money was "queer," but just at that time did not make a careful investigation. A few minutes later Cannon scrutinized the coin and found that it was indeed a counterfeit and without further ado- went in search of the man who gave it to him. Dudley was founalis a pretty good specimen and but when requested to return the eighty cents change he had received, he positively refused to do so. Cannon at once notified Chief of Police C. Lupton and the latter placed Dudley under arrest a short time later. I he other negro escaped and up to the present time has not been found. After taking the alleged "pas ser of the queer" into custody Chief of Police Lupton turned him over to the United States Harry Parker's Latest New York Musical Comedy "The Cabaret Girls" Close their week's engagement tomorrow night at the Athens, presenting their very best ta bloid: Ta TsknotT Tiinm fllfia " I i This act is good clean comedy all the way through, with good singing and dancing. PICTlRES. "Caste." This is a special "two-reel Edi son , picture, from the famous comedy by Tom Robertson. The comedy has been extremely pop ular for years and is withou question, one of the cleverest that has fiver been1 written. .The Masterly strokes of char- acted delineationalone are some thing marvelous,-' so cleverly has the author drawn each individual The story,, as the title indicates, is founded upon the sharp lines of social rank which are drawn in England. K' This two reel sub ject is worth the price of admis sion. ; Another ; good , Vitagraph picture is: ' ; ' 1 -1 -- "When Friendship Ceases' ; It ceases' where rivalry exists. Shorty and Sandy fight for the ady's love. Silas wins and the two rivals are " reconciled. All next week Mack and Kast- ing musical comedy , company, presenting tabloid musical come- Believe They Are On 01 Counterfeiters Who Spurious Coin In This Is Now in The Craven officials. At the hearing yester day Dudley emphatically denied that he had given the bad coin, stating that the dollar he tender ed for the tickets and for which he had received the eighty cents change, was a good one in every particular. Several persons saw the negro give Cannon the coin and they so testified. Recently a number of counter feit coins have been circulated in New Bern and the Govern ment officials have been endeavor ing to learn the source from which they have been coming. The majority of the bad coins seen here are twenty-five cent pieces and dollars. It has been several years since there was a counterfeiting case in this district of Federal Court At tnat time two wnite men, living in Pitt county, had rigged up a set of molds out of plaster of Paris and were doing a flour ishing business. Their output consisted entirely of fifty cent pieces and they were excellent imitations of the genuine article tti lit i t r-vn ine donar wnicn uucney is claimed to have passed on Cannon would easily pass by the average person. It is somewhat discolor ed, but it is almost identical in weight, and the ring is about the same as that given out from a genuine coin. it is oeneved tnat tne man who was with Dudley Thursday night knows something about the aitair and tne authorities are on the lookout for him and it is probable that he will be picked up during the next day or two IS ELECTED TREASURER DR. G. A. CATON HONORED BY SEABOARD MEDI CAL SOCIETY. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 12. The Seaboard Medical Society of Vir ginia and North Carolina this afternoon selected Goldsboro, N. C, as its next place of meeting, and elected the following officers: President, Dr. J. R. Parker, of Goldsboro, N. C; first Vice president, Dr. G. K. Vanderslice, of Phoebus, Va.; second Vice presiednt, Dr. C. F. Griffin, of Winston, N.. C. ; third Vice-president, Dr, R. E. Whitehead, of Kempsville, Va;fourth Vice- presi dent, Dr. W. J. Harrell, of Au lander, N. C; , secretary, Dr. Clarence Porter Jones, of New port News; treasurer, Dr. George A. ?Caton,' of New Bern, N. C, and orator, Dr. James H. Cul pepper, of Norfolk, j .; Why not refer the high cost of liv ing to the Secretary of the Interior? Every water . engineer ; praises the work of the other but -no two agree. : More '"watchful waiting,',' the elec tion in Mexico is put off to July. : dies. ' ,r 1 " ! ' ' , Matinee daily atv3:45. Two shows at night, first starts , at 7:30, second about 9:15. . ' " -..!i,j ,;:-e.sr:-. .. . v . :,T'V- I; j Congressman Ilobson, of Al abama, is the chief opponent of Congressman Underwood in a race for a seat in the United States Senate. This is a new photograph of "the hero of the Merrimac." tti BLfl!! E PUPILS WILL HAVE HOLI DAYS UNTIL AFTER FIRST. OF YEAR. The New Bern public schools will close for the Christmas holi days on December 2.5 and will not be open again until after the first of the year. Only a few days remain before the date of closing and the pupils are eagerly ex pecting the arrival of that occa sion. As usual, many of the pupils and teachers will spend the holi days out of the city while others will remain at home and en joy the many entertainments, etc., which will take place dur ing the week. The first half of the present term has been a very successful one in every sense of the word and Prof. H. B. Craven, the able superintendent, and his corps of teachers are greatly pleased with the work which has been done. Plans for the second half of the term include a number of new innovations, and tljese will be put into effect after the holidavs. JEWELRY STORE UNDER GOING IMPROVEMENTS. Among the many other im provements being made down in the business section of the city, it is noticed that J. O. Baxter's jewelry store is being repainted. MUST FACE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Charles Moore, colored, was given a hearing belore Mayor Albert H. Bangert yesterday af ternoon on a warrant charging him. with carrying a concealed weapon. - rrobable cause was found and he was bound over to the next term of Superior Court. In default of a bond of one hundred dollars he was committed to jail. The cow thta swallowed $280 in bills should not be made the model in fix ing the price of beef .. t. "There must be no "empty stockings' in this city. In DID NOT FIND OUTFIT Discovered Bar-room In Op eration In Alleged Dis tiller's Barn. United States Deputy Collector Tull, recently appointed to the office, made his first raid in this section, Thursday, when he and Deputy Marshal Samuel Lilly, who is one of the best "reven oors" in the Government's em ploy, raided the premises of Don Taylor, a white man living at Slocumbs Creek. It had come to the ears of the revenue officers that: Taylor was operating an illiciti distillery. They have been keeping him under surveillance for some time and Thursday afternoon, thinking that the proper moment for action had arrived, swooped down on his place of business. The officers .found unmistake able signs that there had been drinking going on ar'-.uad the place but despite the ini that they r.mdc .i thoro'.i !i urn hey failed to find the stili win. : -as supposed to be in ,,iatiOii. After the raid Deputy Marshal Lilly told a Journal reporter that Taylor's barn, where so much liquor was found, was one of the most complete bar-rooms he ever saw; that there were whiskey bottles and ju.us on every hand and that even a .ulass was on hand for the use of the pa trons. In addition to the whiskey which the revenue officers saw there were several boxes around the place which were securely locked, and they are of the opin ion that these contained whiskey or other intoxicants. Government officers cannot make an arrest or even conhscate the booze unless they have some evidence of a sale and as Deputy Collector Tull and Deputy Marshal Lilly had not succeeded in (jetting anyone to swear that they had purchased whiskey or beer from Taylor, they were forced to leave his stock unmolested. Naturally the revenue officers were not well pleased with the outcome of their long trip to Slocumbs Creek and in order to make up for lost time Deputy Marshal Lilly went to Croatan and took West Ward, colored, under arrest on a warrant charg ing him with retailing spirituous liquors without a government license. Ward, whose brother John Ward was arrested a few days ago on a similar charge, was taken before U. S. Commissioner C. B. Hill for a preliminary hearing. Owing to the fact that several of the witnesses in the case were absent, the hearing was continued until Monday, and in the meantime the defendant is being held at the county jail. WORK OF ENLARGING SE WER COMPLETED. The force of workmen who have for several . days past been en gaged in lowering and enlarging the drain pipe leading from in front of the Athens theatre, on Pollock, street, have the worlc almost completed and the street in that section has been put back in its usual condition. " Go To Slocumb's Cerek Search Of An Illicit Distillery.
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