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NEW BERN, N C, - SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 28. 1914
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"Will- Erect And Operate Hotel , At
" LOCAL MAN IS INTERESTED
r Mineral Water Is Also To BeBot-
-" J tied And Furnished Con- .
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' - The Chatauqua Mineral .Springs
; - - Company of New Bern was yesterday
' '-"-'s ' 'granted a charter to build and operate-
; c v i hotel af Chatauqua Springs ana. to
-7 bottle and sell the mineral water from
' ",'- the springs. The company has .an
lu i : - v-T .authorized capital ,of fifty thousand
: ' , ten ' tnousanu aou ira vi u aji
' ; - has been paid in. The incorporators
,j are D. E. Hendersonof this city and
W. D.-Ipockr-E. H. Arthur and A. R.
; '. -Simpson of Askin; - . , '
In an article appearing in the Jour
' ' ' "nal several days ago, it was made known
'ivi 'i that this company would soon be form
ed and a description of the .; Chatau
' qua Springs (formerly Blae Springs)
-..- was given. Since that time the gentle-"J-,
' jtien who are interested in the company
-have secured an "architect to draw . up
' Y the plans for the fifty room hotel to be
- '"' greeted at the" springs and he is now
-working on these plans and as soon as
V, they are' completed,-the contract-for
the erection of the buildng will be a-
" "-warded.- ' , .
t.t :' f-;in addition to this a civil engineer is
now' engaged in making a survey 'of
" , v the grounds and selecting a site for
-t- V: the hotel. The. civil engineer is also
" . working out a plan by which the spring
' : an be raised to height of sixteen feet
above its present level so that a natur-
' n I 1 bottling : plant will be formed and
" lso that he
Water: may be carried
" -' ' direct to the hotel AujldingithoMt
. the use of pumps.
!' - , - Thfr watar. from this. spring has be
' ;; come sofaraous.in .Eastarn North Car
, - - -olina, especially, in New ; Bern . where
.'....' Urge tjuanities of Tit are each .daydis-
pased of.that the company have inmind
A plan to run a pipe line to this city
. 1 . thus doing away v the expense of, ship-
' - , , -ping it to this city; However,-this plan
'will be worked out after the erection
: ,-- - and opening -of ths hotel.l
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MRS CEORGE VINSON LEAVES
HER HUSBAND IN VIR- ,
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'Richmond, March"27.George Vin-
boii, a railroad mechanic, of 1533 West
' Cary St. eet, asked the police , today
'to aid in the search for his .twenty-one.
cyear-olcT wife." M. .Sally Vinson, who
diasapeared from home Monday, even
' ing while he was in South; Richmond
. attending to a matter of business.
- When Visnon returned' according-to
. the report he made today,, he. found
t his two little children' alone in the
. house crying for their mother. f
Jle told the police that his .wife was
- a friend of Mrs. George Belcher, of
414 North Thirtieth Street, and also
;'of a Mrs. Betts on West Cary Street,
but niether of these women have been
able to throw any light on her where
abouts. . "y
Vinson said that he : was . married
ii'x yciirs ago his wife being fourteen
ycirs old at the time. She was a North
Carolina girl.-. - m- -
f ? v "9 fond of the theat.'e,
San to her husband,- and there
is a report t'. at she was seen at the
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Wooda Nicholas Carr, who now
represent the Twenty- third Pen
nsylvalnn district In congress, halls
from Uniontown, and was formerly
the editor of two -newspapers there,
In 1908 he abandoned journalism
for the law. Mr. Carr Is a Democrat
and was' born in 1871. " .
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SCEGE ; OF BIG FIRE
STEIN H.' BASNIGHT STOPS AT
l . :.DURIIAM AND INSPECTS
HUINS '
". Stein- H. Basnight .son of.'J. S. Bas
nighrTetttfned I ist -rilghV front a vis'
it . Winaton-Salem- land , Durham,
While at the former city, Mr. Basnight
acted lit the capacity .,of best man at
the marriage of Joseph Henry Wadsley
of this city -and Miss Sadie BefIe'Wil
liamson. " ; . - "w s , . ' . -. '
.'v-After i leaving Winston-Salem - Mr.
Bisnight ' came - on down to " Durham
and spent-a. short , time there. , during
which time -he viewed -the ruins of the
fire - which destroyed a section of the
business part oT" that city.
In conversation last night ' with a
Journil .reporter ; Mr-i Basnight stated
that the amount of damage caused . by
this fire ' had been overestimated by
several thousand dollars. . A number
of ; costly ' buildings, were destroyed,
he said, but the loss ' would not reach
a million dollas. ; First reports of .the
fi.e stated that the loss would exceed
three million dollars; .-.- .
EPILEPSY IS BANISHED BY RAB-
. -IES TREATMENT
Chicago, March 27:-e-The Discovery
that epilepsy is indentical with hydro
phobia and will respond to the Pasteur
treatment for rabies, was announced by
Dr. F. Patrick Machler, superintendent
of. Iroquois Memorial Hospital.- .
- Several epileptics were cured' by the
Pasteur serum, says Dr.-Machler, who
claims that the disease has not recur
red in a single instance. -
LOST ON THE JUNGLES"
GREAT PICTURE , '
Selig's three-reel , masterpiece "Lost
in the Jungle" was shown at the Athens
the.itre yesterday. -This picture is
one ol the most thrilling movies '
ever made and. those who saw it last
night were 'profuse in their praise of
Leroy and Cahill, m a refined
singing ana comaey act ana Mile
Paula.areailist, fill the vaudeville bill
and these acts iire far beyond the
average. The featuri picture made
h a hit that the management have
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1 to hol.l it over for today and
'-.in prcsjnt it in a '.'.aion to
regular picture program. - :
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SPECTACULAR
Kilnsand Much Lumber
..;'y ConflagrationMany
Cw. March 2 7; Fire broke
out in the,, tsp of the h.-kk dry-kilns
of'thij Roper Lumber Company's-largs
saw mill' plant here at S:30o'clock yes
terday afternoon and fanned, by a stiff
southern breeze, . the entire . structure
was in flames in an ". incredible short
space " of time, ' -. r,
- The entire mill -crew fought to keep
the .' fire - from : spreading back Yto : the
mill -and were successful but were un
able to p.vvent the flair es from spread
ing to the eastside of the Norfolk Sou
thern - Railroad trackd " where , large
quantities of rough, lumber, were piled.
Th. names wre finally checked
about - midnight and. the hard-wood
lumber ..yard was -saved only after
strenuous, work, but it was 5:30 o'clock
this morning when the- fire was finally
extinguished.- "
The dry-kilns, rough lumber shed, and
entire -yard to .the west of the - .-inroad
tracks and about one third of the
lumber- east of the tracks are a total
TOMORROW 6REAT DAY
AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
INTERESTING PROGRAM HAS
BEEN ARRANGED FOR THE
MEETING .
, Tomorrow is to be a great day in
the twin revival which is now going
on and at the First Baptist Church
between that church and the Taber
nacle." There are to be four big services
during -the day- as follows!- 11 a. m.,
subject "The Mission of Jesus." ' 3 p.
m., Sunday School, 4 p.' m., Song ser
vice and at 4:20 special sermon to Churv
ch members- on the , aubject - "Lost
Power and how to regain it."". - . c .,
- The closing service . will . begin --at
7 :30 sharp with a live song and. praise
services The Z two. large- fchoirs that
have been furnishing the " music for
the meetings will be in their places and
each will v render special selections
during: the .song, service. There will
not be any -service at. the Tabernacle
except the -Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.
' Rev. J.. -.BY Phillips who has been
doing the . preaching during this revi
val' will speak at each- of the above
named -services-Dr. Carter and Mr.
Phillips are in hopes that their people
will, turn out in great force torn arrow
and that . much good may be accom
plished. 'I',--'
There have been a large number of
names given in to unite with thechur-
ches, and a number more are expected
before the closing service is dismissed.
COUPON SALE AT READY-WEAR
. GARMENT COMPANY'S
STORE. - .
Today is the second day of the big
three .days' coupon sale inaugurated
yesterday - by the Ready- Wear i Gar
ment Company, and the ladies of New
Bern are extended a 'cordial invitation
to visit the store today -and . Monday
and inspect the immesne stock on dis
play there at reduced prices.- In their
advertisement in this Issue ot the Jour
nal will, be-found few ;of - the prices on
the different: garments- being offered
for sale., " ." , - . , '
THE;ra 'MOOSE
is remm ASSURED
EIGHTY OF THE ONE HUNDRED
" AND TWENTY LOTS HAVE -Y
v BEEN SOLD
New- Bern's new' tob icco warehouse,
which is to be erected and operated by
A. T. Dill is practically assured. -The
committee who have, been, engaged in
selling the lots r aiv, Pembroke which
were oflered by Mr.:, Dill, have been
out during the past 'two afternoons
and have succeeded in disposing ofj
eilhty of the one hundred and twenty
lots they have : to sell. , ' ,
Thia afternoon . the committee will
ot make a campaign but , will start
n srun on Monday morning ana it is
1 t! t the remaining forty lots
! ; v" "o- -1 of atthat time and as
i , t ' "i i. done the contract for
v 'I be awarded and the
i 1 : in at' once,
it ; , co warehouse
" interested
, ' in the city
! Tr. '" Dill
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OCCURS AT ROPER
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Men Are Out Of Wbk
including twj box cars loaded
with lumber, all of which is covered
by insurance.
. The kilns and shed with yard equip'
ment was valued at probably $15,000,
and something over a million feet of
sawed lumber valued at probibly $10,.
000 would represent this approximate
money loss, to say nothing of the loss
of time in putting the plant out of
commission which throws many men
out of employment. It is understood
from officials of the company that the
part of the plant destroyed will be re
build as quickly as possible, which is
Of great industrial and commercial im
portance to this entire section.
The fire was the most spectacular
ever seen here and the flames lit u
the country for many miles around
attracting many spectators from the
country districts and nearby towns.
there being a dozen or more automo
biles here from Plymouth.
MANLY HATCH'S SLAYER
WAS SEEN AT BRACAIA
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APPLIED FOR WORK IN LUMBER
MILL AT THAT
PLACE
' A telegram received by the New Ben
-police yesterday from Bragaw 6tated
that a negro answering ,he description
of Alfred Lynch, wanted for the mur
der of Manley Hatch, white, at Rich
lands a few days ago, was at that plac
and was employed in a saw mill. Af
ter receiving the message Chief of
Police Lupton boarded a train and went
to Bragaw in search of the fugitive
but -upon hia arrival there he found
that the man had taken his departure
a ,fw hours previous and .was not to
be found.
There is not the leat doubt but that
the man who visited Bragaw was (h
one wanted for the murder! Clothing
which he wore was indentical with
that worn by the man who killed
Hatch and the negro also had quite
a sum of money. The police all over
Eastern 1 North Carolina" have been
asked to be on the lookout for the
fugitive and. it is believed that it will
be only a short time before he is ap
prehended..:.:
WILMINGTONIANS LEAVE
Major H. W. Stickle Returns To
His -Home. -vY
Major H. W. Stickle, Chief of the
U. S. Corps of Engineers and Louis
Godwin of Wilmington, arrived in
this city Wednesday, having ' covered
the eighty-five miles between the two
cities on horseback. Yesterday morn
ing tha Major and 'his companion, left
New Bern returning to the New Han
over city. , -. " v '
This riding test is required by the
Government of their officers, requiring
them to cover a distance of a hundred
miles in three days. Stops were made
along the - route- between : Wilmington
and New Bern and upon their "arrival
hjre horses 'and men appeared to be as
fresh and undisturbed as could be im
agined. On their way back to Wilming
ton the riders will stop at Jacksonville
and i will " try i to reach their homes
this afternoon: - -
- MARINE NEWS--(The
gas freight boat Nina G. Wa
terS left yesterday for : Bairds Creek
with' a cargo of generil merchandise,
The gas freight boat H. & S. left
yesterday for Maple: Cypress with a
cargo of guano. . - ., -: ,- ,
-The two mast- schooner Centen
ial left yesterday for Vandemere with
a cargo of limber and general men
chandise. v ,""- -
' The gas freight boat Bessie May
arrived in port yesterday morning
from North "Harlowe for a . cargo of
general - merchandise. . " 1 " ' . , ...r
The gas freight boat T. M.
was in f Tt yesterday. ,-.
Taylor
. Mr. and Mrs Frank Thomspon
of Jar' ' 'j and are the guests of
Mr. an I ; . D. S. Jones. , ;Y . .
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This is the Illinois member of
the Western Federation of Miners
who In the convention of that body
accused President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor to
his face of being a "booze-fighter"
and said the miners had suffered
in their strikes because of the
drinking habits of the chief officers
of the American Federation.
IS
MURDER AND ROBBERY WEEKS
AGO MYSTIFIES WISE
COUNTY
Wise, Va., Mirch 26. The body
of a man supposed to have been John
Kling, of Jenkins, Kentucky, was found
today near Glenmorgan, a mining town
in this vicinity. The man had been
murdered, robbed and decapitated.
His pockets were turned inside out
and a suitcase, found near the body,
had been cut open and rifled. The
body apparently had been in the woods
for several weeks.
The man had been shot in the back
and his head had been cut off.
The discovery was made by a dog
owned by Goldman Perry. After an
inquiry Perry was arrested, but he
was released when he convinced the
authorities that he knew nothing of
the crime.
The authorities of the county are
determined to sift the murder, and
detectives have .been sent for. The
scene of the crime is a lonely spat,
frequented only by miners on their
way to work. There is no clue to the
indentity of the slayer.
Several persons who saw the body
of the slain man were unable to iden
tify it. A card bearing the name of
John Kingo, was found in the dead
man's coat pocket. A similiar card
was in the suit case.
ALLEGED -"TIGER" CAUGHT
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James Deaver, Colored, Is In The
Tolls.
Jacksonville, -March 27. James De-
aver, a negro of Haw Branch section
was Tuesday arrested by Deputy Mar
shall Chas. H. Angle, and brought to
this place, where he was lodged in
jaif, and tried by Commissioner Har
gett,. Wednesday at 12 o'clock on the
charge of retailiug and illicit distilling,
The defendant admitted that he
had distilled, and was bound over to
Federal Court which will be held in
New Bern April 27th..
This is considered a victory for the
Government since it. has been after
the defendant for several months. Var
ious trips have been made to his home
bat up until the arrest he had success
fully evaded the officers and it was
only through the extra efforts of De
puty Ange, that , he is how in custody.
THE WEATHER
For New Bern and vicinity -Cloudy
today and tonight. Possibly rain.
Light West and Southwest 'winds.--..
Rev. W. W, Lewis passed through
the city yesterday enroute from Beau
fort to Grantsboro to attend the union
Ytt of the Free Will Baptist
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THE REBEL ARMY
Federals Put Up A Hard Fight At
I Torreon
CONSTITUTIONALISTS RETREAT
Washington Officials are Greatly
Interested In The Outcome Of
Encounter.
Eagle Pass, Tex is, March 27. Fol
lowing the repulse of General Fran
cisco Villa and his rebel army, fight
ing at Noe, a few miles north of Gomez
Palacio. This was the substance of
a brief di.spatch to Federal headqusr
ters in Piedras Negras late today
said to have come direct from the
Joanquin Maas.
A messige received early in the af
ternoon which was explained related
to events of last night said:
"Our army victorious at Gomez Pa
lacio. More than 2 000 killed woun
ded and prisoners. Calvary pursu
ing." Federal officials at Piedras Negras
interpreted the last message of Gen
eral Maas as meaning that Villa had
been driven from Gomez Palacio to
ward the north but whether the en
gagement at Noe was a final stand by
the rebels in retreat or a renewal of
Torreon attack no one can say.
The Federal dispatches reached
Piedras Negras over the government
wire into Monterey. No details were
obtainable as there is no commercial
communication to that point.
General Maas, military governor
of the northern zone of Mexico was re
ported in a Mexico City dispatch
have gone from Monterey with 700
men in armored automobiles to rein
force Velasco at Torreon-.
Much Interest At Washington
Washington March 27. Not since
the successful assault on Ojinaga has
there been so much interest manifest
ed here in the details of the Mexican
campaign as in the present attempt
of the rebol general Villa to
capture the important Federal base
at Torreon. The fighting at Ojinaga
i was under the direct observation of
Americans just across the line but
virtually, nothing is known here of
what is goi.ng on at .Torreon. The
Stated department has its' representa
tive ?at the front in the person of Vice
Consul Carqthers but so far it has
heard nothing from the vice consul
except a brief message last night that
the results had not been determined.
Army officers here believe that Vil
la's situation is critical. They 0.it
out thtt it would be impossible for
him to proceed on his march to the
City of Mexico leaving a strong Fed
eral base on his line of communica
tions while on the other hand he
cannot remain indefinitely in his pres
ent position oi tside of Torreon for
lack of means to keep his army on
foot water and ammunition. The nec
essity of gathering most of his troops
at the front has thinned his lines of
communscation with his base at Clu
huahu i and if these should be cut bv
a force of Federals from Saltillo or
Monterey the rebel irmy would be in
a desperate plight. The army strate
gists here are convinced therefore
that if Villa does not succeed in break
ing down the opposition at Torreon
quickly he will be obliged to under
take a hurried retreat to Chihauhau
to reorganize and strengthen his for
ces. Conditions along the Texas border
are much better than they normally
are according to information reach
ing President Wilson.
It was explained at the State De
partment today that the 33 Constitu
tionalist soldiers released at ' its . in
stance at Nuevo Laredo had been un
der medical attention there ever since -
the beginning of the yeat when' they
had been ' wounded in. some of the
sharp fighting ( that took place near -Laredo'
about, that time. ' They were
not regarded as fugitives in the 'sense
of tha Federal soldiers who fled across-:
the - line from Ojinaga and are now 1
detained' at. Fort: B8S.'.''?:;':.,:
F. W. FELDMAN TRANSFERRED
V TO WINSTON-SALEM '
F. : W. Feldmin, who for several '
years has had charge of S. H. Kress &'
Company's local establishment, has
been transferred to Winston-Safem
E. Belson of PhiladelphIa,Pa. has been
placed in charge of the New Bens
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