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J u vJ. c 1 . 1 . J I ..,-1. Another Fatal Mishap At Scene of Recent Fire In St. Louis. At Least Five Persons Dead Adjoining Building Unable To Stand Deluge Of Brick and Mortar - St. Louis, March -18.-persons were killed IS -At least five buried under lebris and ten injured when- the west wall of the -Missouri Athletic Club building,. which was destroyed by in which 30 persons lost their, lives week ago, collapsed under a high wind! here late, today and crashed through a iour-story Duuaing occupied Dy ine St; Louis Seed Company. The wall of the Missouri Athletic Club building, which stood seven sto ries, high, crumbled when a 35-mile -wind veered to the northwest. A few minutes before the collapse' Building Commissioner McElway, who was di recting 170 merf iiLthe work of expcr- ing the ruins of the Missouri. Athletic; Club, feared the wall would fill, and ordered .his. men out of the debris.' "Thia', action probably prevented -a Aheavy loss of lif." ".7 " ;4M iour-ory puuaing orcupocq ' it-'V J?by heSt tpttiwd Co. had weakwti on.Jand -arid .makesuc'Wes .'js d Wntty dwng nlnarrae ,mwiiiwiiiiiii inn iM(wMiwtMiwiM ing, wWcadiQWdnhaVadi '.wheil '--the "brick.-' wall crashed a the. .--- . y - - iivii v ' 11 - ', wv was "V o"vu w ra.M,. - ' -roof rf 5 thp ffttir'-Rtorv' huilrlinfr. th .-roof -of ! the Jour-story. building, the ' 'walls -of the1' latter ." gave-way and all, above the second floor' crumbled ' - Hours after' the. accident, it wasjm-! -possible "to. determine how many had' Iuah W.TwAl r tn vliina Mnii AnnVr ' . UVV I uwji iva I." ulna.. -iT.ijr uuuwi- . c .. f . . . ' less escaped 'and - went away without MJNEV AND "PULL" GIVEN A giving their names, but" ten persons - SOLAR PLEXUS BY LO jre accounted fori ' Six injured three j . CAL DIVINE of therh women,- had been taken from tiie-r rjihfe two -were' known, lo be dead nd'sverXtl Mill r were in' the debris. r Directed His 'Own Rescue :Af-li.tfei'-:IQbb-a.h&r v'of?he seed company, appareriti was dangerously ( jlivirL'jMit he i.ettea the wofk of his ' w rtscueri who . tn&f xo'rtxffKt'i him V .' '.it.- from the ruinsivfyElectricf lights were .:',-i0uifabouttlebris.ihat..huoned ?' ' lim,V and while the' workmen tugged .:$fU ;zfia,'r' the' heavy ; debris Fathen; Kenne--. . - ' . idy,- a Catholic 'priest; administered to , '": him the last'rites of the church. Fath ' " ' " cr"- Kennedy also r - administered ' the 'v lr.st rites . - to another man buried .in . ' the debris. Two othef priests worked ' In the rujns, giving last rites to the in t , iured, ' . - .' . v ' The tody of a man lay across the , - tody of Mr. .Cobb when the rescuers reached him., s This manhad.'been :;:.;;;? transfixed' by a piece of- Bcat)tling. . r -.-.-' '- An 'aged ant-ww found pinioned in i -the basement- of ' the - seed - company rt ,- building. was-seriously -injured -v - -' x " and to -take him out alive it seemed r, - . necessary to amputate his leg. - Phy- Mcians,- had injected ; morphine into '. - 'the pinioned leg and- were .about to : ..-is. apply the -knif when workmen suc-v- ' caeded in .moving-the debris slightly -v. - thereby i releasing - the -- injured , ma i. t- The amputation was averted and the - f -- ; nan. was taken to the city dispensary ;, In the seed company building at the '""lime(of the accident were 10 on 12 -.' - customers, three , women and five ; or i ; , six men, office tmployes and, a large " ' ' . " number, of workmen- engaged, in re iir work. ' x " - v The customers in the building are . believed to have escaped With slight : . . "or no injuries. -The. injured were for " :. rt the most part office employes of the .,"'';' ec-d company. - ""'-.. The bodies of three workemen hadl i Jbeen taken from the ruins tonight. .-The groans of a woman ; buried be ' fie.ith the debris, which had been - jicard for some time ceased 'by the time the building commission had ob tained a large force to explore - the wivckage. It is believed the woman is U-aL . , . - --"-'.'. . Gallant of Charlotte was visitor to the city yester- DURHAM COUW MAN FOUTiD DYING EN ROAD DUKE JOHNSON FELL FROM HIS BUGGY WHILE- DRIV ING HOME , . Durham, March 18. Last night Duke Johnson, a farmer living about two' miles north west of the city, was found dying in the middle of the road where he had fallen from his buggy, The horse and buggy was standing- near the place where the man had fallen. It is thought by people living' on Watts street, along which he had to go to get to his home, that Johnson myst have remained in the road for over an hour before he was discover- firejed by the nearby a A numder of people remember see ing the man as he passed a surbuban store on Watts streef. At 9 o'clock - Sam 'I'hnmnson. who: lives about half mile from Johnson's home, found the man in a dying condition in the road. He summoned some of his neigh- bors, and a physician ' was -called Before the doctor arrived; howeveq Johnson had died. . , .' , The special committee appointed by the president of the Commercial club "to maka reccommendations a, bout a courity fair, reported back to the club this morning and. mously reccommended the organi-za :tfan of v County Fair.a.ssoclation; jwhich would issue stocky secure fla imr . f it n ' ij .- - . . ; .. . ,; HEV. J. B. PHILIIPS FUYS Rev. J. B. Phillips flayed the un Godly church members of N"ew Bern last niirht The theme, of the hour is it my prayers are not t was "vhv answered?" The preacher spoke for about ..thir ty minutes,- and there was not a dead minute during the time. The officers hearers and leaders' were not spared in the searching address. - Among oth er things- the speaker said.. '"Tlie deacons were, men of honest report and filled "with the Holy . Ghost but. today when the church goes to' choose deacons,-: stewards o.-. whe t -ver offfcer they may, -they look -for men who can swing things.'.' - ,, " 'They look" for - men, who -can give money and get others to give whether their lives are clean -or not. Some time ago the papers were filled with articles on what is the trouble with the chur ches? ' I -can tell you the bars .have been let ' down -and -our churches are filled with all kinds of trash. Mr. - Phillips showed in God's word that 3in in the lives of church members is the thing that is keeping them from having their prayers answered. The message will be continued .to night and Mr. Phillips promises some live plain facts. .., J,v There will be fourteen prayer meet ings this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and the women of. the city regardless of denomination: are- invited to attend and help. -s - The house was filled last night and a large number had to go in the gallery All New , Bern is cordially' invited tfl attend these services.-. - REMAINS OF COL. CAHQ LAID - - ; ' AT REST. . - The funeral of Col.W.T.Caho.who died at i Bayboro, Tuesday afternoon, - was conducted, at that place yesterday afternoon. The deceased was a mem ber of the Masonic Order and he was buried with lodge honors. - .' : . Among tHose who attended the fun eral from this city weres Mr. and Mr. Charles R. Thomas, L and Ih.ghes Holland.':. G. Daniels r-' 'V 5CEHE;iI - ' K ' ' i ' " .. -J. " , .. ' .t 5' .: f ': . " a i- ? ' Ruins of the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, just before the-walls' fell, crushing out the lives of a number of persons. , The wall of the building which stood seven stories high, crumpled when a 35-mile wind veered to the northwest. A few minutes before the collapse, Building Commissioner McKelvey, who was directing 170 men In the work of ex ploring the ruins of the Missouri Athletic. Club, feared the wall would fall and ordered his men out of the debris. This action probably prevented a heavy loss of life. -STAR WAREHOUSE PLANS TO BE Will Be inspected By Committee And . Necessary ' " Changes' Made Selling Campaign Begins Tomorrow. Morning Yesterday morning the Executive Committee of the Chamber of Com merce which is composed of B. B. Hurst J. S. Claypoole,; H. W. Armstrong, M. D. W.- Stevenson, T. A. Uzzell, J. Leon Williams, and W. J. Lucas, whof wej-e assigned by President Char- les L; Ives of the Chamber of Commerce not in readiness-yesterday as the com (o meet with' A. T: Dill and make the mittea is anxious to get out among the necessary changes in the proposition business men of the city and dispose made, by the latter to erect a tobacco warehouse in New Bern and to oper- ate the same for a period of threeyears, met with Mr. Dill for this purpose but the contractor who is drawing up the plans had not completed them and the work of making, the changes was delayed until this morning. Tonight : the - Executive . Committee will .-meet with a committee composed of " J. . B." Blades,. T. "A. Uziell, B. B.- Hurst, J. Leon Witliams.M. D. Steven- ANOTHER ALLEGED NABBED "TIGER" Elijah Tames, colored, was placed! Rarnw.ll vfer. HHUM a vw h. , w . ----- day afternoon by Deputy . - Sheriff John Huff on a -warrant .charging' him with retailing whiskey, He was given a preliminery hearing begore Justice of the Peace B. B. Wootten and being found guilty was bound over to the next term of Craven "county Superior Court under a bond . of' one hundred and fifty dollars which he gave and was released from custody. M. D. Lane arrived in the city yes- terday afternoon from, a .business vis- t to Norfolk. ' - ' - . - ;ST,lD0ISMEDI ' 1 READY TODAY son E. H. Meadows, Jr., 'J. 5- Miller, H. B. Craven - who - are to . sell the lots offered by Mr. Dill and will make arrangements for beginning, a Campaign to sell the lots. It is regretted that the plans and specifications- for the. warehouse were of the one hundred and twenty lots which Mr. Dill has offered for sale, There is not the least doubt but that these lots can be disposed of without the least trouble but the sooner the sales are made that much sooner will the warehouse be in operation, Members of both committees are urged to be present at the Chamber of Commerce rooms tonight at 8 o'- clock, at which time plans for the cam- paign will be made. BKJ MILINERY OPENING TO BE HELD TODAY I J- M- Mitchell & -Company will 1 nolu r nunnery upeuu.g louay anu the ladies of New Bern are extended a cordial invitation to attend. Souven irs will be presented to every visitor. BRIGHT JEWELS TO MEET THIS - .'-. AFTERNOON ' ' x ' 1 Jj.;;"Mftfe The bright -Jewels-' will meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the church parlors- of Centenary "Church. . : All who will take part in the Easter Exercises are expecially requested to attend. - ' Mi M. 'Capps was a . business visi f or -to the cky yesterday. - -:- .- . TEN YEAR OLD LID MM BE EMBRYO CRIMINAL Breaks Into Grocery Store And Robs Safe SECOND ROBBERY I WE1.K William Watkins Seemed To Have Mania For Taking Other Peo ples Goods. Though only len years ol ,i(;e, il-li.-ini Vatkins, who lives v.nh Ins par ents at No. 13 Burn street, has proven that he is one ot the worst embryo criminals in New Hern and despite his tender vears his exploits have al ready gained for him a reputation that is not m the least desirable. Young Watkins eame here with his parents some tune ago from Ki hniond Va., In that t-ilv he robbed a blind man and it was jnainlv on tins .ucount that the boy's father moved away from the Virginia oil)-, thinking thai ih lad, if moved away from unfavora ble surroundings, woald lead a better life. However, environments seemed to have no effect on the lad and he has continued his depredations and wai yesterday placed under arrest charged with breaking into and robbing the safe in the store of J. 1.. McDaniel on lower Middle street, where he was employed as an errand boy. Upon opening his establishment yes terday morning Mr. McDaniel found that "the door of his safe had been opened and that the drawer contain ing money and checks, had been rob bed.'' In this drawer was about seven teef dollars jn currency and fifty dol liriorh of checks. Naturally . Mr. McDaniel-. was disturbed over his loss and ' reported the affair to the police wiw nade, an investigation.1 .and disy 1iir-lii1ra''fii-ii';'''''''a-ni1iB',i'ir ,yH-j rr"';- -; trance throngVri? of v-tht- reaf win dows and had pried open the money drawer in the safe with an iron bar used in the store. From all appearances the police were led to believe that the thief was familiar with the exterior of the store and the habits .of the proprietor ind they began to question young Watkins. For a long while the boy denied all knowledge of the affair but alter one of Mr. McDaniels' .sons had found the money hidden in the ashes in the stove used in heatingthe establishment, the lad acknowledged that he was the guilty party. On last Sunday night someone broke into the establishment of E. K. Bow'- den on Middle street near the corner of Bro-id, and stole several watches and other articles. The police had failed to locate the thief and when they learned that Watkins had broken in to Mr. McDaniels store they at once came to the conclusion that he knew about the other robbery and after being questioned closely he admitted that he also was the thief who enter ed Mr. Bowden's place of business. The grocery store of S. W. Willis which is located nera Mr. AlcDanL'I's establishment was also broken into afew nights ago and it is believed that Watkins knows something about this robbery but he emphatically denied all knowledge of the affair. While the offense is a serious one, the police were in a quandary as to what disposition to make of the case. The lad's father appears to be an inva lid and says that he has been out of work for a long time. His mother is lying at the point of death with tuber culosis and the' family are in a bad condition. Mr. McDaniel and Mr. Bowden showed their benevolent spir it by refusing to prosecute the boy and he was allowed to go home with his father. . This affair is one of the several of like ilk which have occurred in New Earn during the past year. Parents 0fr bjjys betw en the ages of nil e and tttteett-., years allow them to go about as they see fit and it is not an uncom mon 'ihiog, to see them roaming aro nl sFeei m eariy nours in I ue niorn fng.'i'VWJben such a condition as this exists .there is little wonder that the boys-turn out to be. criminals and 'a menace" to the public. New Bern has q '.law which says that boys under fifteen years, of .age must be indoors by 9' o'clock at night r else have some good excuse-for being out. The police wish to notify the parents of -boys of this age that they intend- to rigidly en- force this law and all boys found on the streets after that hour will be plac ed under arrests , . BANKER SI TO BE SHORT MORE THAN S70.000 liernam C. Smith Of Coidsboro Is 'I he Man SHORTAGE IN i WO BANKS ( resident Norwood Promptly Made (.ood The Shortage Willi The ( ash ( loldsboro, ( ( i ii.-'i . . . several davs pa-.t ai: ,p -i i I, i i ,.x anuner has 1 ee i in i ia , it m-pei i ing the books of itie I .. !. Uin.ro v-ing-- iV In, .-i ( ompaiiv ,ie.,i flge .. tional BiMik. being sunnnoned here by Mr. (.po. V Norwood, president of the National Bank. Mi. Ii ,d s-ispected soni.-i lung roiv a- going on, but l'""l! I. in -lie ..Ifair been kept tnoi: i he imbli. ii ti i ii onlv lod.iy was me vl(.,lU.( nl ,,. M,ks K,ven to tin lok holdci -. and the public, in general. i hi- afternoon the stock holders ol ifvc io banks gave out the following slateiiH-nt: That the (loldsboro Savings & Trust Company had discovered a shortage of S50,()0() and some few hun dred dollars and the National Bank a shortage of 825,000, a def ilcation by H. C Smith, an employe of the Na tional Bank and for two years cashier of the Coldsboro Savings & Trust Company. The first shortage was discovered in the National Bank, but relatives of young Smith promptly made good that sum and the affair was kept quiet. Today an inspection of the books of the Coldsboro Savings & Trust Com pany disclosed a shortage of $59,000, but the loss will only be $40,000, as Mr. Smith was bonded by an insur ance company for $10,000. The 4stockhpldgrs held a meeting . o - lli(i itlU-rnoon with the result that Mr. Ceo. A. Nor wood president of the two banks, de posited $50,000 in cash with the stock holders as a personal loss to guarn tee every depositor irmn loss of i heir money or interest on same and when I he meeting had adjourned I hi- above statement w is given to I Ik- public. I he stockholders wore willing to share the loss with Mr. Norwood but he refused their aid and t ned that he felt as I hough In- va- responsible for the conditions of the two banks and his conscience would not allow him to do otherwise than to makegood the defalcations personally. Many banks throughout the South hue tele graphed Mr. Norwood this afternoon offering their aid and if the aid of fered was made into a total it would run up into hundreds ol thousands. Mr. Smith was also city treasurer but late tonight no examination had been mule of the books. I p to this hour Smith has not been a.rested, but it is rumored that he is icing shadowed and the first attempt at escape will lead to his arrest. The monev is alleged to h ive been lost by speculation in eon on futures. Young Smith is prominently connect ed in this citv and the affai' has cast a gloom over the entire town. MILLINERY OPENING AT S. ALL IS NOW IN READINESS FOR THIS BIG EVENT PUBLIC INVITED S. Coplon and Son will begin their spring and summer showing of milli nery today. This event is one which has long been looked forward to by the ladies of New Bern and there u not the slightest doubt but that the store will be crowded with visitors all . during the day. Elaborate preparations have been made by the force of clerks and em ployes and the scene which will con fro nt the visitors as they enter the door will be a veritable! fairyland. V, To every lady who enters the store during the day and tomorrow, wilt be. presented - a ' handsome and useful souvenir. . ? - THE WEATHER V ... For New Bern and vicinity Fair and continued- cold. Brisk and high Northwest winds. Shippers' Forecast! 'Protect 36 hour shipments north against temperatures of about 10 to 20 degrees. -: :, A
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