:-ri Che : O AiiLf Journal
VOL. LXIL No. 102
NEW BERN, N. C., THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 12, 1914
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A. T; Dill make Chamber Of Com
merce An Offer. '
will, erect new building
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Committee , Will This Afternoon
; Make A Thooufth Investiga-
tion Of The Offer.
The chairmen of the various .commit
ttees of the Chamber of Commerce,
, met last night for the purpose of sel--ecting
the membership of the various
. committees. " It is the desire of the
organization to have every member on
some committee so that their co-opera-,
tion in the work being done may be
secured. A few of the chairmen were
not present but those who were on
hand accomplished the work for which
they met. .
Those chairmen who were not pre
sent last night are' requested to see
Secretary George , Green as early as
possible and with his assistance the
membership can be arranged.
' President CharlesL Ives.isin receipt
of a letter from AVB. Bain ofvWarsaw,
N.'C, the tobacco" warehouse 'man who
was in New Bern a few days' 'ago look
ing over the .grounds with a view of
leasing the warehouse to be operated
here next season. In thfc letter Mr.
Bain commended the Chamber of
Commerce for the work which" they
were doing in getting together statis
tics regarding the amount of tobacco
to be grown here during the approach
ing season and stated that, whether
or not he leased the warehouse, that
be would gladly assist in getting it
started. "
Mr. Bain stated that he was person;
ally acquainted with the buyers of
- foiir r of the largest tobacco
manufacturing companies in the world
and that he would see to it that at
least two buyers from these concerns
were sent to New Bern if it is assured
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that as much as eight hundred of a
thousand acres in this section were
planted in the weed, "
Another Proposition
Before the closing of the meeting
A.1 T Dill stated that he had a pro
position to make to. the Chamber of
. Commerce which he thought would be
of benefit to them and which would,
if accepted, -assure .New Bern of getting
a" modern . "toPacco s warehouse. Mr.
i ; - Dill stated ttat if one hundred citizens
... -,c.. Njw Bern would reach ,ta.ke a lot
; . ; out at; Pembrpke,an itfeal suburban sec
? ' ; ";tion just, weat' of "the'city- and would
pf one .hundred dollars for the same
" that' he would erect: a brick warehouse
at the corner of Primrose,' Pasteur and
; Goad, streets, also furnish-ample stable
'"'v facilities",and sigri a contract' to oper-
' ate his warehouse for a number of
years; ftnd have the best, buyers on the
market on hand to purchase the weed
which will be brought here. .' t . "
This building will be one hundred
feet wide and two hundred feet in len
gth and will be 'located -alongside of
. ' the railroad track so that it will be
possible to load and unload tobacco
to and from the cars without . being
- - compelled to transport it in wagons
ij or other conveyances. - The terms on
which these .lots will be sold - will be
j twenty-five 'dollars cash ahd the rem
' ainder in three, six and nine months.
A; committee composed of jf. B.
- Blades , as chairman, C D, Bradham,
T. A. UzzelC J- S. MiUer and J. M.
-'Mitchell were appointed to meet with
Mr. Dill this afternoon at 3 o'clock
.and to go out and inspect the proper
ty. If they are -favorable, impressed
. with It and the Chamber of Commerce
decides to take up -this question, a
' mass meeting will be called at an early
, ' . date and the matter will be put up
to the citizens. - ' '
; ECLIPSE OF THE MOON LAST
" i" ' NIGHT . ' -
''Heavy clouds interferred withf New
Bern getting a good view of the eclipse
of the. moon last ..."night. . The
eclipse first began, about' 9:40 and at
. that time the phenemenon was plainly
visible, A short time later clouds gath-
: ered and only brief glimpses of the moon
could be secured. The eclipse was
partial and ended at. 12:40. '
THE WEATHER
For New Bern and vL'aity Cloudy
to'-y f-1 t ' '.t. IY'IV ri'i.
C" , ! ' ' ' rate yz ' ' ' ' !.
Bull Fights Revived in
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Bull fighting has been revived in Panama after a lapse of several years, and 5,000 pernons thronged the great
amphitheater at Vista Alegre the other day and rose en masse to greet the returned toreadors. In the upper galleries
were many American men and women.
WILL CHANGE METHOD
OF
OUANITY OF. LINTERS NOT TO
BE INCLUDED IN THE TO
TAL PRODUCTION
(Special to the Joutnal. )
Washington D. C, March 11. Dir
ector William J. Harris; of the Bureau
of. the Census, Department of Com
merce, anonnces a change in the method
of ' publishing the statistics of cotton.
The annual areports on the quantity
of cotton ginned have heretofore in
cluded .the quanjty of linters obtained
by the oil mills. Formerly there was
only- a conparatively small quanity
of linters obtained and they were of
such a grade as could be used, to some
extent, for the same purposes as were
the lower grades of cotton. Many
of the oil mills have now installed mach
inery for - the closer delinting of the
seed. This has resulted in a large in -
crease in the total quantity of linters
produced each year and, at the same
time, in lowering the average quality
of the fiber,- so that now only a small
part if any, is used as a substitute
for lint cotton.
' It, therefore, appears advisable not
not to include the quanity of, linters
in the total production of cotton for
the crop and, accordingly; the totals
in the .report to be issued on March
20 will relate only to lint cotton ahd
will not include linters. Information
as to the production of linters, however,
will be ' given in a foot note so that
comparative figures,, may be computed
on the basis of the reports issued in
previous years. -
RETURNS FROM A VISIT
TO
; ,NEW YORK CITY
' Mrs. B., Aen, who- conducts if lad
ies furnishing" store on Middle - Street,
has returned from New York . where
she went to purchase a stock of spring
and summer goods for. her establish
ment. , . S'VX-i'-'-iioi'
COPLON'S MILLINERY DEPART
MENT WILL BE BETTER.
: Miss M. C. Eames has arrived in
the city and is in charge of the millin
ery department at S. Coplon ,& Son's
bif store.' -.-Miss . Eames is assisted by
Miss Nan Love Copeland and Miss
Jennie Baird of Baltimore. "While in
conversation with a ; Journal reporter
last, night she ; declared that it is her
intention to make the millinery depart
ment of this store larger, and better
this season than beofre. . '
Nonstable russell able to
;vt BE OUT '
After' being confined to his home for
several " weeks with an attack of la
grippe. Constable John . H. . Russell
has sufficiently recovered to again be
out greeting his friends. "
M. KR- Sabiston" of - Belgrade was
I '0"i the business visitors in the city
" .-.y.
ARAPAHOE FARMERS ARE
BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL
MAKE SOME MONEY OUT
OF THE CROP
Edgar S. Weaver, one of Arapahoe's
prominent citizens, and who conducts
a mercantile business at that place,
was among the business visitors in
the city yesterday and while here gave
to a Journal reporter an interesting
interview on the general conditions
down in that section. '
Farmer3 in the Arapahoe section,
according to Mr. Weaver's statement,
are busily engaged in planting pota
toes and are looking forward to making
some money out of them unless some
unexpected delay in the crop occurs.
The storm of last September did con
siderable damage in that section and
caused a heavy loss but with a good
'ferop year probable, the farmers hope
to overcome this loss.
But little interest is being taken in
the political situation just at present
by the people at Arapahoe. They are
too busy with their crops, said Mr.
Weaver, to pay much attention to
politids just at this time. However,
wjthin a few weeks more interest will
be paid to this particular question.
According to Mr. Weaver's state
ment, business as a whole is good and
the people of Arapahoe"and surround
ing section are well pleased.
MRS. D. L. WARD CHAIRMAN OF
BOOK COMMITTEE.
At a meeting of the Book Committee
of the Circulating Library yesterday
morning Mrs. D. L. Ward was unan
imously elected as chairman.
ANOTHER "BAKE,, ON SATUR-
DAY . MORNING
'.. The public is requested to bear in
mind the fact that another one of those
popular" "bakes" will be held at the
parish House on Saturday morning
everyone is extended a cordial invita
tion to attend. - "
PLAY'" PLEASED
"Th Land Of . The Sky" Well
" ' Received.
Frank Maury's big show presented
"The Land of the Sky," to an audience
of about seven" hundred prople last
night in" then- rain-proof tent on Broad
and Burn Streets. This was one of
the best, and judging from the frequent
and loud applause, most enjoyable
plays, that! the-, the itre going - people
of New Bern have witnessed this sea
son. "This play is a true story of the
mountaineers of Western ' North Car
olina. They will present -"Piney. Ridge"
tonight ;and ."The ,' Belle -. vof
Richmond' Friday night. ,'
Georfr
evenin - ,i
N.' Ennet, returned last
I a visit at Beaufort
Panama
FATAL PISTOL BATTLE
ABOARD THIS
DEPUTY SHERIFF KILLS U.
MARSHALL AND SHOT
FOUR OTHER MEN
Welch, W. Va., March 11. R. L.
Taylor, a deputy sheriff of Lex, Mc
Doweircounty, is dead; A. D. Beavers
a former United States deputy mar
shal of Bartley, is in the Welch hos
pital in a dying condition with a pistol
wound in the abdomen; D. VV. Beav
ers, a deputy sheriff, and brother of
A. D. Beavers, was shot through the
leg, and T. E. Hickcy, a non comba
tant, was shot through the thigh, in a
pistol battle on a crowded Norfolk and
Western train about 7 o'clock yester
dya morning, between Iaeger and
Berwin.
The tragedy is"said to be the result
of a quarrel, started between the Beav
ers and Yaylor, according to official re
ports of the conductor of . the train, to
headquarters of the road at Roanoke,
the men having been drinking when
they left Welch an hour prior to the
shooting.
Taylor was shot and killed instantly
shortly afterward A. D. Beavers was
probably mortally wounded.
Evans was arrested and lodged in
jail here.
All parties to the battle are promi
nent and well known as officials in the
coal fields.
The car in which the shooting occur
red was crowded with passengers but
the duelists shot true to their aim gen
erally, only one non-combatant being
hurt.
Bob Evans one of the party ,was
arrested and lodged in jail here.
MEMBERS ARE. REQUESTED TO
MEET.
The members of Christ , Church Wo
mans' Auxiliary are requested to meet
in the vestibule of the church at 10:45
in a body, to attend the funeral of the
late Miss Jennie D. Hughes.
FUNERAL THIS MORNING
Last Sad Rites Oyer Body Of Miss
Hughes.
The funeral of Miss Jane Daves
Hughes who died at Richmond, Va.,
Tuesday night,' will be conducted from
Christ Episcopal church at 11 o'clock
this morning by Rew. B. F, Huske,
t he-rector. , ,- s 1
' The body will' arrive here this morn
ing and wilt be taken to the church
Miss Hughes was ,a former resident
of thfe city and during' hei residence
here won hosts of friends to whom the
message announcing her death" was a
shock. She was a daughter of Major
John Hughes and a niece of Dr. Frank
Hughes. ,
"The remains will be interred in.Ce-
daf Grove cemetaryiT .
TEN BODIES HAVE
Taken From The Burned Club
Building
ORIGIN
STILL
UNKNOWN
Many Days Will Pass Before Work
Of clearing Away Debris
Will be Completed
St. Louis, March 11. Ten bodies
have been recovered late today from
the ruins of the Missouri Athletic
Club building which was destroyed
by fire early Monday. Three bodies
were found today. The other seven
were recovered yesterday.
Twenty bodies are thought to be in
the ruins, making the total death toll
thirty.
Of the twn bodies recovered, eight
have been indentified as follows:
Marshall Bier, 35, bachelor, head
of Marrhall Bier & Co., fur dealers,
St. Louis.
Lucius Ruff, 34, department head
Simmons hardware Co., bachelor;
Son of Dr. L. P. Ruff, of Cape Girar
deau, Mo., lived with mother in Dal
as Texas, (indentification doubtful, J
William J. Kinser, treasurer Kinser
Construction Co., engaged in constr
uction of Kastside levee.
James B. Ryley, 5f, single, member
contracting firm of Ware & Reilly, St.
Loins.
John X. Rickey, 40, Chicago, treas
urer Ford Manufacturing Co., leaves
wife and child in Chicago.
William K. Erd, lawyer and real
estate dealer, East St. Louis, 111.
Edwin C. Kessler, 37, cashier Lud
low Taylor Wire Co., St. Louis, killed
in jumping from sixth Hoor.
E. P, Williams, bank promoter,
Sautee, da.
Days probably will elapse before
the ruins are explored completely and
it is feared many of the bodies never
will be recovered. Fire Chief Swing
ley today said the fire department's
work was about finished and suggest
ed that other city departments remove
the debris.
The vaults of the Boatmen's Bank
which occupied part of the building,
were found intact today. Nearly $1,
300,000 in coin and currency were re
moved under heavy police guard to
the vaults of the St. Louis Union
Trust Company, to be kept until a
place can be provided in the tempora
ry quarters of the Boatmen's Bank.
No satisfactory explanation of the
fire has been found. Explosions heard
during the fire were attributed by the
chief of the fire prevention bureau to
gas that escaped from the meters
melted under the intense heat.
Harry Davidson night watchman
for the club, was on the third floor of
the building, where the fire was sup
posed to nave started only 15 min
utes before the flames were discovered
He said he found nothing that indi
cated fire danger.
SHERIFF LANE NABS
A BARREL OF BEER
CONFISCATED THE 'WET GOODS'
AT A. C. L. FREIGHT
WAREHOUSE
While walking around in the At
lantic Coast Line Railway Company's
freight depot yesterday Sheriff Lane saw
a barrel which he believed contained
beer. The sheriff at once began an
investigation which resulted in his
suspicions being confirmed and he at
once decided to confiscate the ship
ment, which was consigned to H. C.
Credle,
Returning to his "bffice Sheriff Lane
made out the papers necessary to con
ficate the beer and a short time later
three of hia deputies went up to the
warehouse; and took the consignment
in charge. Sund brought it down to the
jail where it , is now being held.
.;i,Wh!s;H.,C. Credle?' is the ques
tion which js now worrying the county
authorities, " ' There are several Cred
les in the; citj including our distin
guished townsman B. G. Credle who
is one o the candidates for Congress
from thir distc but none of these
ciainf the initiala "of (H. C.)"; If, the
owner of .the beer" will call at Sheriff
Lane's office it is possible that he may
secure his property. ' -' ,
A. W. Haskfns of Oriental spent
yesterday in the city . attending - to
business matters.
BELIEVES
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Extraordinary Motion Will Be
Argued About April 7.
INTEREST IS WIDESPREAD
Scores Of Letters Received Daily
By Counsel Indicate Nation-wide
Interest.
Atlanta, Ga,. March 11. Leo M.
Frank today declared he was more
confident of obtaining a new trial
than at any time since his conviction
on the charge, of having murdered
Mary Phagan. An extraordinary mo
loin for a new hearing of the cae
will be filed some time before April
17, the date recently set fot the ex
ecution It is expected about April
7th. ;
Frank's renewed hopefulness is be
lieved ro be the result of remarkable
activitivs by his counsel and agents
in a concerted etlorl to unearth new
evidence. These activities are more
pronounced now than at any time
since the young factory super
intendent's arrest.
Interest in Frank's fight for life
likewise appears more widespread
than ever. The interest extends
through the entire country as shown
by scores of letters received daily by
counsel ' for the defense and prose
cution from all parts of the United
States.
A detective of nation renown; con
spicuous of unearthing the dynamite
conspiracy rases in Los Angeles and
Indianapolis, has been personally at
work on the case. According to geii
erai report, the services of this man
and hia agents have been secured
dy two private citizens of Atlanta.
Representatives of the detective have
been in the city trying to unravel
the mystery for severel weeks and he
is expected to arrive this week.
Since renewed activities were be
gun in 'the 'case several a&davits
have been made publ'c by the de
fense and other evidence has been dis
closed which will be embodied in the
extraordinary motion for a new trial.
While the state is said to be equally
as active, it is understood that little
additional evidence will be made pub
lic until motion has been filed by the
defense. The solicitor general has been
in conference constantly during the
past few days with the city detec
tives who are at work on t he case
previous to the trial.
Since the original motion for a
new trill wao denied, Frank has bro
ken the silence he had hitherto main
tained. He recently received a body
of newspaper men agreeing to an
swer any questions they might ask,
and in addition has made several
other statements for publication
From the first he has professed inno
cence. Lately he has declared his
conviction was the result of an in
sistent demand for a victim by a pub
lic determined to avenge the murder
of the little factory girl.
Mrs. Frank, wife of the prisoner
also has made several statements,
the latest one being made public just
after Charles Becker, the Xew York
police lieutenent, was granted a new
trial. In her latest statement Mrs.
Frank declared her husband is enti
tled to the same privilege given Beck-
NEW LUNCH ROOM TO
OPENED SOONj
BE
The building which "Blind" John
son has had erected just in front of
the union passenger station and
which will be used as a lunch room,
has been completed and will in a day
or so be in readiness for occupancy.
MISS EAMES RETUNRS FROM
THE NORTH.
Miss Margaret Eames, who has
charge of the millinery , department
at S. Coplon & Son's store and who
has been' spending several weeks in
the Northern markets selecting a stock
of spring millinery for this tore, has
returned to. the city and is now en
gaged la making preparations for the
opening which will be held at an
early date. k , -, '--
Thomas Haywood of Croatan wa
a business visitor in 'the city yester
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