North Carolina Newspapers

V . if -: .... o 1 .j .4--'-ii i '. v .V ' f -'.ir -li- k,- ?."y r.i" Hfc- n rw in-ifc- iwiitiMaaji f.i .unVu M'ir - nMn 11 jf Tint 1 . V- 1 , t- ' , - b'.l' uTj. OU-HNAL - ; ; - - ' . - rj- VOL. LXII.No. 102 NEW BERN, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 15, 1914 FIVE CENTS PER COPY 1JZ2 'Craven Count y Teachers Hold An Interesting Meeting Discussed Plans For tiie Approaching County - . Commencement Participated In Oyster Roast Many Interesting and Ben eficial Discussions : During Day V- i Some time during the month of April several hundred teachers from all parts of Craven, PamKco,' Jones, Onslow and Carteret county will hold a big convention In New Bern, this meeting probably continuing for. about three days. This subject is one of the chief topics of discussion among the teachers in the counties mentioned and at the regular monthly meeting of the Craven county . Teachers' Association which was held in this city yesterday at Griffin auditorium, it was brought up and more fully discussed. At the same time this meeting or convention is to be held here, there will be a big county commencement of all the schools in Craven county and several hundred school children will participate in this event. Quite a varied and extensive program has been outlined for this event and this includes a big parade over the principal streets of . the ' city, declamation contests, athletic contests and debating contests.'.' . In addition to this, exhibits will be made ' by every school in the county and a number of handsomtiand valuable prizes" are to be awarded in this contest.' Exhibits made at the two past Fairs THE MAGISTRATE" TO BE SEEN HERE SOON PERFORMANCE UNDER AUS PICES OF CITY BEAU TIFUL CLUB. The regular season at Daly's theatre was opened last evening with a per formance of Mr. A. W. Pinero's broadly farcical comedy, "The Magistrate" now running at the Court Theatre in London. The piece made an unequi vocal hit. It kept in almost constant laughter the large audience which ap parently filled every seat in the house. At the end of the second act, the ap plause brought Mr. Daly and the au thor before the curtain, as well as the principals of the cast. It continued, Mr. Pinero came out and made a grace ful little speech of thanks and promises for the future as to a piece on an Amer ican subject. It continued, Mr. Daly came out, bowed his recognition and retired. "The Magistarte" recalls in some of its situations "Pink Dominoes," though it is a production of the most strictly moral character. Indeed, in points a moral, or rather two of them. It shows the possible unpleasant results to innocent people of the English Law which requires the closing of public houses at twelve a. (m. It also shows the complications that may arise from ladies not stating their own and consequently their children's age. New York Herald. "The Magistrate" has had a very successful Western tour of the State by the University of N. C. Dramatic Club, playing in Greensboro, Raleigh GRAVEN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT HAS ADJOURNED Many Interesting Cases Disposed Of During Session. Mrs. Anderson, a society leader of Brookline, Mass., and Washington, and wife of the former ambassador to Ja pan, ha? written a one-act play called "Every Boy," which was produced in Boston recently. THE GRAND JURY URGES ADDITION TOM HAYWOOD ACQUITTED I i i u:n u .. n i. ; k: i . , , , .,, f t etiiu v-nauci nui. n win ue in new nern . by the school chddren of Craven county " , , l , i. .u t.. Itiursday, February 19, 1914, under have shown that they are familiar ; ; ' ' . r ii ii , i i . tne auspices i u e i.;icy oeautliui with nun fullv flhlfi in vrpt im an pxhlhll 1 J c .. ... , . , -n , Club. Tickets mav be had at Bradham'a of merit and the one which will be seen - xr , . . . ., ... Drug store or from Mrs. R. N. Duffv or hprH in Anril will uurinu n it nri'Vln Iti ' ; other members of the-City Beautiful .1.. : . "si i ciui ni liic j,:iuiuiluili:t;jiicilL rvci y uim who has completed . the course in the elementary school will be given a di ploma which will entitle them to enter thejvijh schools of the county. . The compulsory school law recently r, went into ' effect in North Carolina ind the teachers have been having some trouble on account of this, many of hem not thoroughly understanding the new ruling. County Superintendent b. M. Brinson probably knows as.much . aboutS,thiS' law as anyone in the State And his explanation was thorough and 'lWlery lightening to h hearers. Dur- I f f'fiSi t ineetmg there were a nuniberof i ,Tf'!f4i(;l'ier discussions on various subjects ' ' f? If i importance by teachers who were in ' ; w -Kpjttijcndanc: and these, were thoroughly l! .$Jl Nfoyed and proved beneficial. P Ifsually at the lose of these teachers' :'fet jitcptings the instructors are tendered i rht: in1 the wav of refreshmenta (; Jj lld tfjs was not overlooked yesterday. ; Yni mediately after the close of the ' it ia" '"fl fKwe present were invited down A fj'V1'1 0 '1scment of the building where :. 5 v s (very enjoyable pyster roast was held vfc''---Js 18 fid.that the oysters 'being re- ,icev.'il on tpe local market just at this V,tiirfe .' ic f superior, to any brought .! here this s&ison and the teachers can w)Uf:h Tur 'this assertion. ... Usumly I' o Wachers depart for thcirl . V' - v. i : e .i i t successfu . I ti expect U:SHERIF WILL OPERATE TRAINS TO THE FAIR GROUNDS NORFOLK SOUTHERN AGREES to fair association's propopsition. VV'hen the Eastern Carolina Fair is thrown open to the public next fall, visitors will not be compelled to rdc to the grounds in boats and auto mobiles. It will be possible for thein to reach that .point by getting aboard one of the Norfolk Southern Railway Company's cars at the union passenger station and being carried there by rail. It became known yesterday that the Norfolk Southern Railway Company had agreed to operate a train to the Fair grounds if the Fair Association Company would construct'Vi line of jtraCk from the company's spur track near the West' Box Company's plant, to the Fair grounds and this they have agreed to do. -" The Fair ssociati6n Company have , . y V ,1,i--.r-. , . . ... . .,; i . , ; , t - J -glomes Vyihe sc)eiar session of the asked the'eity for a franchise allowing a. meeting has been concluded, but' puch i theni to operate a car line .to the Fair was not the- case yesterday, In the afternoon the entire assemblage visited New Bern's newest photoplay house, the . tar: theatre,; and viewed the ex cellent : program ' exhibited there.-" ,i iTaken 'as a whole the meeting yps- terday 'afternoon' was one-.of the most Successful held this term and mucli good is expected to arise from it. i V SHERIFF- MAKES " RAID. i ANOTHER - .' Sheriff Lane, and Deputy Sheriff ,v Bayliss rnacft a raid at Pembroke last iV.i-y&ft!ght on several questionable houses 'l qnd. also searched two or three houses l - .at James City for- whiskey but failed s ; to find any liquor of any kind. 1 v'iy The Sheriff and his deputies have, v- Llf' 'ate-been very active along this N -TT $1 iine and -,were .yesterday afternoon V "S praised very highly for , their! . woork 5inf( v by Judge Daniels. , t " grounds and this will probably be grant cd at. the; next meeting of the Board of "Aldermen. ' ,,; It ', was: thought that it would not be possible to get this line in operation by the next Fair and the aid of the Norfolk Southern Company was solicited'.. However, this line will be constructed if the franchise is grant ed.' Glenburne park is to be operated and it.w9l.be necessary to carry the visitors out to that point and it will be necessary to have the car line in operation to :do this. ,.r . The construction' bf the line between the. Fair,, grounds - and the' Norfolk Southern's spur track is to begin during the next few weeks and will be rushed to. completion as early as possible. Jury Finds That He Is Not Guilty Of Embezzlement As Charged. A two weeks term of Craven county' Superior Court, which convened in this city on February 2, with Ji'dge Frank A Daniels . of dldsboro, presiding, came to a close yesterday afternoon. The first week of this term was taken up in the disposal of the civil cases and ' as there were a large number of these oil the docket, the entire week was consumed in their disposal. The! second week was devoted to the crimin al cases and this docket also consumed the entire week. One of the most interesting cases concluded yesterday was th.it of the State vs. Thomas Haywood of Town ship No. 6. In this case Mr. Haywood was charged with embezzling a sum of money which amounted to about two hundred and twenty-five dollars. The indictment came about in a rather singular manner. 1 ne rtetendant was secretary ond treasurer of the road fund in that township, ind about six hundred dollars Mas turned over to him to be spent in improvements on the road. After a part of the work had been completed a number of the citizens in the township became dissatisfied and after holding a meeting, charged Mr. Haywood with embezzlement. The case was brought to court. From the first the defendant claimed that he had receipts to show that he had paid out the money, but the State claimed that some of these receipts were secured after the charges had been brought against him. The case was hard fought on both sides. So licitor Charles L. Abcrnothy prosecuted and the defendant was representee! by A. I). Ward of this city and J. L. Barham, of Goldsboro. The case was given to the jury yes terday afternoon and after being out for a short time they returned a verdict acquitting the defendant. Quite a number of minor matters were attended to by the court after the disposal of this case before the session adjourned j ' M THE MONROE'S MASTER GOES OFF THE STAND Testimony Brings About Curious Revelations Cap tain Berry Was Can-less A Mix Up. TO COURT HOUSE Suggest That Forty Feet Be Added to Building. .ll'DCi; RECOMMENDED IT Matter To Be Brought Before The County Commissioners. In lluir ri mii i ycMcid.iy t! . (.rand Jury at llie linn of ( raven county Superior Court which has been in pension for the past two weeks, recoi.ime ded that an additional forty feet if length be added to the .North si l- of the Court Hou.-e. 'I his is a matter which h.i, been agi tated for sovcial years and the major ity of the citizen are in fa or of the. move. During the day a number of prominent ciuV.cii- went before the Crand Jury and set forth their views on I his matter and their remarks were heard with interest. When the report was read to Judge Daniels he commented very favorably on this proposed addition and urged that the Counlv Commissioners take the mailer up ,u ilieir next meeting, and act upon it . The proposed addition would be two st'iries in bright, the same as that, of the building as it now stands and would also be I he same width. In this add it inn will be lor.tted rooms for the jurors where they m.iv spend the night in ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY AT COP LON'S STORE. One of the most attractive display windows we have seen in a long while is to be found at S. Coplon & Son's big department store on Middle street. This display was designed and executed by Hunter M. White, the firm's decora tor, and it is really a work of art. Philadelphia, February 14. (apt. Kdward V.. Johnson, testified today in the trial of Capt. Osniyn Berry, of the steamship Nantucket, that if he (Johnson) had violated the inlerna national rules of the high seas, he prob ably could have avoided the collision of the two ships and the consequent loss of 41 lives. This was brought out in his cross-examiuai ion by coun sel for Captain Berry, who is charged with negligence. The international rules provide that in case of fog, a steam vessel hearing, apparently forward of her beam the fog signal of a vessel, the position of which is not ascertained shall, so far as circumstances permit, stop her en gines and then navigate with caution until dinger of collision is over. j Captain Johnson testified that, when he heard the Nantucket s fog whistle olT the Monroe's starboard bow, he stopped his engines and that a min ute later, when he saw the loom of hard .i i.o- sprcd w tier 1 piobabh Nam uckeu V thing, I to .ie,.M have !..., the Nantucket's light, he full speed to purl. "If I had pet my In-lni board and gone .the id tu I I heard the fog whistle would have' clean d tin- That is th ily pos-ib!' think, I could have ibm the collision, but I would violating the law." This test rii..ny bronchi .t curious siluation; that is, C.ipt. John son's adherence to the rub helped to make the collision possible while om of the charges against Captain Berry is that his alleged failure to obey i!u same rule, was the immediate c.iu-c, of I he collision." . Captain ohu-on t.jd.iv finished hi-! testimony after having been on the witness stand three days. I lis cross examination 1a counsel b'f ( apt tin Berrv did not bring out an thing that differed materially from his le-iiiuoin on examinations. case ! !iev ,i i w hii h I he (ill iolts in I he tut ors ( llie ( ou-se !o th, ..;;i, thai hung be it is l l S .. fe t t!it el-! on i ork i llf s ome t case upon g. As (Oll- -arv io take hotel and iiu .-.ii s t hi- cost a . on-iderable men, h d ' 1 - ladies i.l I 1 lli'l e Cr.ind impelled .1 lb ii I lu I',. (..,,:t a.Mti u w e moil looll :dd alh.w ol I I. . THE DEVIL FINDS WORK IDLE HANDS. FOR COUNSEL FOR MRS. BOND REST THEIR CASE ( o,;rt. I ll, 11 CoutlH meet i n . will b. ' gl C"l- !.iM-i tioor, n - i1 u ol t he !: Jst.-r ,, . the e the next BER 0! OP A crowd of young men who could find nothing else to do just at that time, removed the stone steps from Miss Fannie Small wood's residence on Craven street last night and placed them across the sidewalk. The police were notified of the incident and made a search for the miscreants but failed them. to locate VICTIM OF EXPLOSION IS IMPROVING. NO POLICE COURT YESTERDAY. '.'i.-j-,vvry...- '- - io-,, .-r.,.- .-e.?tr...'. Owing to the fact that there were no cases on the docket, there - was no session of the Police Court yesterday. A. report from Fairview hospital last night was to the effect tht the condition of Mrs. W. R. Weeks', who was seriously burned when a can of gasoline exploded ..l l T-V ... at ine nonie oi Mrs. s. u. vvatson, on Queen street, early Friday morning, was slightly improved and that there was little doubt but that 'she would recover. ;. One of the Principal Witnesses For the Plaintiff Will Be Used in Rebuttal Mrs. Bond Is Suing For $50,000 DIRECTORS Ii MEET will, nolo i i i'o; i i B( si . M SS M.SSION T()b)H () MdliT. ou, uu! :. ... s I.-.. !,. , ( Dire. I t- ! 1 (! ..I el. e .11 !..!.' a '. i ' v I t i ; i .: 1 jn ami -r u :ei I . i t , I ;, ... . , is til . George Dailey left on the afternoon train for Washington, - Baltimore and New York.--He will return Thursday of next week. . , ' J. -W. . Lane, - of Fort Barnwell, was among; the business visitors in the city yesterday. Alex Price,; of .Reelsboro,' spept -yes terday, in the .city attending 'to 'some business matters. . Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 14. Counsel for Mrs. Minnie Bond, who is suing Senator Thomas P. Core for $50,000 damages as the result of an alleged assault in a Washington hotel, today rested their case. James K. Jacobs, who was expected to be one of the principal witnesses, will be used in rebuttal, it is announced. Efforts were made today to impeach the testimony of Dr. J. II. Earp and T. E. Robertson, who testified yesterday. Earp was asked if he had not told Dr. D. M. Beatty, of this city, that they were going to "get Gore." He denied making such a statement. He was ask ed if he had not told a man named Cope, of El Reno, that the case was all a "frame-up." This Earp also de nied. When Robertson was recalled to the witness stand he as' asked if he, Ja cobs, and J. F. McMurray had not. met in McMurray's room soon after the in cident in Washini;! . .11 .old .ii-cu-- .. tin i best method of placing the ut'.iir ! fine ', the public, if they had net planned to prosecute Core and I'.iilitis" in lii.it io1 pa Ice the mailer before the miai-ter-j ul alliance in Oklahoma. "Not hint; of t he kir.d c . er ha poem -. V' ' replied Robertson. Counsel for Mr. C...;e claimed ground I for impeachment of K .lu rls-on m,is laidl on these questions. In reply to .pies-j nous Konertson said lie tia.l Pecu p.u.l $150 by Jacobs but that Jacobs owed hini money and it had nothing to do with the Gore case. Robertson was asked if Smith ( hani , i i ,. oer6 nan not said to mm, in me pres ence of Fitzpatrick and Jacobs: "What is it all about?" and if he did not reply: "We framed it up." The witness made no reply. Argument over the question resulted tn Judge Cla'rk ruling the question was not competent. afthf I ii pr.- m.ii iers . will be r. nlle piobable ,11 i house oe (os, his a LOCOMOTIVES SENT TO RICH- MOND.VA. i:a; Discovering, that it was impossible for them-to get five. new.Jocomotiyes inside of the local repair shops to.be overhauled, the Norfolk Southern Rail way Company sent the locomotives to Richmond, Va., to be placed in the Richmond Locomotive Works, and George Mordecai, foreman ot the local round house, left for that city last night to superintend the work, ' t ii- lio-i. asked writin these to I'd be lai- 1U..I:. ,i .-i n t .f tl I I il It I ill e imiiut t, " e-i ij.i; ion and -. ..ft 1; hearing, i new secretary this iin-it n. I the orania- position were ipplications in i mi uiber 'of I. In addition t nut n-rs will .IMON SERVICES. Wi l be held by the co-operating churches tonight. The annual sermon before the Ladie' Benevolent Society will be preached by the pastor of Centenary M. E. Church, Rev. Eu- clid McWhorter. This service will be held in Middle. . . Tl . " . -. 'T-, . . street oaptist -nurcn. ine appeal . .v will be made for New Bern's deserving poor, and the annual report of the Society's work will be read. Please attend and renflnd. and receive then ' blessing: ' "It "is more, blessed- to giytar? than' to1 receive.' :-t; 70) ID) o TVTI TTTI