North Carolina Newspapers

5 Ii V--T,;:--l n . A TTTT. T" READ . IT FIRST IN'THE T JOURNAL THE WEATHER NEW "BERN N;:C.SATORmYMORNlN0 MAY 30 1914 FIVE CENTS PER COPY iOiTT T.TED - l--i:!i.'s: 1 i .-ft) To Come 10 JN : i dram Re-ariraioged. w;; Speaker Secured tsears 'te.. -'-5: It" ' naturally fee; a great disap- ve in New Bern this morning ' Wben the maiwkgement of the Home - SComing ; C,elebilSoiitteceived . ' tele- gram from Mr. Bryan Stating that aud-! lea.,-;development8 . in the '. mediation proceedings made it imperative that :, ke remain in Washington at this time, . long-telegram; was immediately dis patched" to .the Secretary telling him J-of. the -preparations made in his hornor : Jnd of the vast crowd of. people who had "knticipated ; hearing him speak. 'S The ;; following telegram , was received i'!biitV' W thei petople of .Eastern ! i: " Sute. William J." Bryan, will not ar- f ' 1 Hon. J. Leon Williams, New Bern N. C. v ;f." . J - . Your disappointment Is not greater i Jj' :y. ;:-!han mine but "A cannot be away to- 'ffrte'f 3" ;moW,thout neelect of very im- portant duty ? connected with State Department. : ! ani sure that your people will excuse my absence when . ""they are informed that official necessity. ompels itt-wi?:''?: "iV; r .. ; - When Senator Emmons learned that ' 3t was absolutely impossible, for Mr. c! Bryan to come, ha immediately secured Richmond. PearaonHHQb9on,to-take .T'his.Vlace. Mr.Hobson will be met at , ' 'GolsdborQ this "morning by a delega- v - :y. " .-."Tion ot xsew Bern s leading citizens I'iay 'Senator' ;S?mmonsj-cannot"- come'iis ri gotten 'up from an attack of measles . and is not only- making every effort . ri -? iv taiun up wiiii m wurt. uui important ' , C.-. ; legislation compels him to be in Wash- iti ' -:Jngton a V tlus"tirne.-.p;f J - - " .Mr. Hobson will be introduced by t North. Carolina'? m69t jeloquent .'ir" -S? iSrona,',.-j5; '" M rtnsonAVIiSf-pm:-;. rs Mr,; Hobson ill" speak from a large fi0fs-i erected: diilyiin ..front of; the enor v'?liC:S;"1"u8' grandstand at the Fair grounds. -f '; -i ' if "'r' He. will- speak rain;:6f shine '?i'ii5 The.v program attnejvj'aii' grounds ; f'!Qjor4th' jast.three;ay8-haA''surpassed. S- L- ' ativthine of Us kind ever seen in "North .; " Carolina.".: . The program i has' f been pulled off from start to finish absolutely fi.!? advertised. ' The- races have been .V the. best seen in this 'section in -years. ;fc. 2:' A v. The "Ayi ation prog Ira n,.ha ' f ar -su rpas-r " iV- . A : : ; olina. .The race every dsay between the y ! ' i' jPfJ -automobile . and J the a aeroplane and &;i&ify. is an exciting event never seen In. North The dnnifhgrenaei tat ; VP -5 "tne pattie snip- is atnruier,;' i esteraay ''"i'-i KsiJiS? hip: three; timei in ! succession - at;; an 'V." iv attitude;; of I one thousand "J feeti while (V I.Sigsoing.8ixtyvmiles;an hour.' . '..j;-; Ji The -fireworks - displays Wednesday night v was the .best - ever. seen', in 'this - , aectionT'of the State. " -:; ; i . .They were called off last night on f ) Cccount-oXl'the ..weather,' but tonight . the program will beUoubled and will -!. ! begin, at 8:45 p. m. . " . .The program;jpr todW will ; begin immediately after Mr, 'Jtobson'i speech 'and will be carried ouiTln jietall rain or shine. ' The aeroplane fues" in rain and the horses don't - mind the mud. Transportation facilities are excellent. A string of " large boats are ' running fronl the boat landing" at the foot of Union Street to the Fair grounds for 10 cent each' way, children under 1'2 years of age $ cents. The boats will run at night until the last person leaves the . Fair grounds. :-..--S- r-LECTriG FANS PLACED IN TKS Tl pre have been two electric fans ' i t i e Cot'.-t' House, one on f "1 .ot d.iy: IPea Is c3 wf uern-f ro- n go , 0 TO IW 10 RACES Eastern Carolina Fair - Crowded. Grounds MANY SPECTACULAR EVENTS Ben Williams, Driving Automobile, Won- In i Race With ;v' Aeroplane. . The crowd Out at the Eastern Car olina Fair grounds yesterday to wit ness the horse racing,, aeroplane nights and other events," was even larger than on the two previous -days and each one of. the. numerous "stunts" was greatly enjoyed. '.. --The horse racing led the program. A number of heats were run and the exhibition given by; the animals used in. these was simDly marvelous., Some of' the : JastesWrace Uaraes in .North Carolina are now on the track and this afternoon, one of the most spectacular races ever : pulled off there will be held. The; Aeroplane ' ' - - ..Naturally, : the aeroplane probably attracted mare attention than any one of 'iihe -other events. Eugene Heth, who done the flying in this was at his best and the flights were superbr Three times he went up in the machine and oh jeach occasion the crowd wktchad his 'flight-with ."great interest and it was much enjoyed. Last Dut by no means least, was the race, between the aeroplane and an automobile'driven by ; Ben Williams. This was a thrilling spectacle and those who witnessed it will rnever forget lit. The automobile however, proved to ' be the fa3test and won " the rac. "by a nose." i' . . I- .-.''The Fireworks -' ' ; Owing- to the fact' that the. weather last evening - was very inclement :; the firework exhibition which was to have been' given'-by -the' North, Beach "Fire works Company',' in front of the grand stand,, was : postponed f Until ."tonight when the programwtll be doubled . and those who fail to see thia will miss a rare'Jreat.' 1 , -r bigIfIreworKs display .TONIGHT AT FAIR V GROUNDS The?greatest0reworks-rdls- play ever seen In NortB Caro- Una will take. . place tonight at the" Fair grounds' at 8:45.: As the rain kept the display from being pulled off last night tonight's display will be' doub- led. . Thjs will be the greatest opportunity that New Bern has ever had to. witness such a. spectacle. 't':04y::: Automobiles r and carriages will be admitted to ' the Fair grounds tonight ? "absolutely free.-'S,',;? K;s.,1 : : t ' The dlsplax begins at S:45.. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH There'will be preaching at the First Baptist church Sunday mining at H o'clock and Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, by the Rev. L. B. Padgett. Sunday School at 3 p. m., ' S M. F -in". (ulntenderit.'V-i V A cordial invitation is extended to ''. v ; ,; nd the.e services. Suaa ? - ' v Uors v";i received a hearty EDS RICHMOND PEARSON HOBSON Who Will Today deliver the Principal Address of the Home Coming Celebration in Front of the Grand jk stand at the Eastern Carolina; Fair Grounds Q leven Hundred Drowned Early When The Empress of Ireland Went To The Bottom of The St. Law rence River (Speclzl to the Journal) QUEBEC, CAltf., May 29. Eleven hundred and seven souls perished this morning at 2:10, when the Canadian-Pacific liner Empress of Ireland, bound from Quebec to Liverpool, sank in the St. Lawrence river after colliding with the coaler Storstad In a dense fog off Father Point, Quebec. Three hundred and thirty-seven pas sengers were saved. Of this number only twleve were women and twenty two of the rescued have died since the rescue as a result of injuries received and of exposure. OF THESE LOCATED ON THE LINES OF THE SOUTHERN RAIL WAY COMPANY. (Special to the Journal.) - WASHINGTON, May 29. An in crease for the year of 10,702 looms and 619,964 spindles is shownjn the 1914 edition of the textile directory giving cotton,' woolen, and knitting mills on the lines. of the Southern Railway, Southern- Railway in Mississippi, Mo bile and Ohio Railroad, Georgia South ern and Florida Railway and Virginia and Southwestern Railway with their equipment on January . 1, 1914, which has just been issued by the-land and. industrial department of these roads. : The directory contains a list of all mills, their equipment, the power under which , ' they , are, operated . and kind goods manufactured. ; It shows -that along4 these lines there are 616 cotton mills, 143. knitting mills and 31 woolen mills, a grand total of 790 textile plants of this character. "These mills have a total equipment of 208,744 looms and 9,369,634 spindles. Eight new" mills wer put in operation during 1913. These figures do not include mills under construction or Improvements not ready for operation January I. ; f- . 1 In addition. to the information about the mills, the directory contains a map of the Southern Railway' System' and schedules of the daily cotton , goods trains operated over the Southern Rail way in connection with other tines.tv --v , :. - . i ' i .-;-t . pj ,r , . - "MHS D. W. Seifert cf the firni of Potter and Seifert, returned l "t eventig from a busiiu j visit to 0". ,' K, Cj" ' Mis- j Kathlyn and Leor Herbert of Mo. .head City spent i yesterday ,.in NVv Bern. T Persons Lost Yesterday Morning The disaster is one'of thejgreatest ever to occur in Canadian wat'ers. The passengers and crew were mostly from Toronto but among the former were one hundred and sixty-five Salvation Army delegates to the International Congress which is to be held at London. These delegates were from all parts of the country. The steamer was valued at two mil lion dollars and the cargo was worth half a million. The collier Storstad was slightly damaged but managed to reach port. y PASSED STANDARD OF COLLEGES IN SOUTH PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY ALSO URGES MEMBERS TO REVIVE FAMILY WORSHIP. (Special to the Journal.) KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 29. The general assembly of the presbyterian church in the Unitad States (Southern) at its final session today voted to raise the standard of its colleges In the south. The assembly adjourned to meet May 20th, 1915 at Newport News, Va. It was decided that hereafter each school must have an endowment of at least $100,000 and an annual income of $12,000. The commissioners emphas ized their desire to strengthen the church schools. ; - To aid in creating a revival of family Worship, the commissioners adopted," a report urging members to more general installation of family altars. Members also were urged to aid in increasing1 tlte salaried of pastors. ) . ; ; v ; ' During discussion that preceded "the adoption of a resolution favoring nation al "prohibition a number of commission ers declared the assembly should, .avoid such an endorsement as political. . fy ', Dr.: J. S. Lyons, of Louisville, Ky.i. tiring moderator, said the Presbytetiah church was historically against taking part in specific pohacal ctlon. ;. After the resolution had been adopted, a com munication signed by 20 commissioners was filed, protesting against the action. The assembly adopted the. resolution presented to Tfor action by the Worn-, en a Christian mperance Union as toi Mrs.'S.pr rnmplef of Goldsbdro arrived in) ,'citjr evening for. a visit of several days-vith Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Grumpier on Pollock street. Charles R. Thomas Has Not By Any Means Been Defeated 6EN cum BEGINS TO THE FIGHT HOT Sends His Ultimatum To The Med iators. DESIRES REPRESENTATION Tells The Administration Just What He Will Agree To. (Special to the Journal) NIAGARA, May 29. Juan Urquidi, representative of the Constitutionalists at the Peace Conference, today pre sented a message from Carranza to the mediators, expressing a willingness to join the conference for a settlement of the Issues bewteen Mexico and the United States, but refusing to agree to the formation of any provisional government except that created by the Constitutionalists after the cap ture of Mexico City. Carranza Wants Representation. (Special to the Jourfial) WASHINGTON, May 29. Secre tary of State Wiliam Jennings Bryan, tonight informed President Wilson that he had received dispatches from Car rnaza stating that he desired represen tation at the mediation conference. It is understood that the administra tion will favor the inclusion of the Constitutionalist delegates. Makes Statement (Special to the Journal) DURAN(;0, Mexico, May 29. ( U n eral Carranza this afternoon made public his dispatch to the administra tion at Washington which ci nciudis: "I believe the conflict ln-twici tin United States and Mexico will not be solved in future conferences mil In these conferences, theiv Is n piv-cn-ted the nc,u-ral headquarters of tlu Constitutionalist annv. Acute Indigestion Proves Fatal To G. Lilly DIED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AT HIS HOME NEAR MAPLE CYPRESS. A sudden attack of acute indigestion caused the death late Thursday night of George Lilly at his home near Maple Cypress. Mr. Lilly had spent the day in New Bern attending the Home Coming Celebration and had returned home late In tli" afternoon. He ate a hearty supper ana a short time later complain ed of feeling ill. His condition grew worse until death occurred a short time later. The deceased was a cnusln of Sam uel Lilly of this city. Ml ORIENTAL VISITED Large Manufacturing isumated at News of a costly conflagration which j occurred at Oriental, Wednesday night reached this city yesterday morning. The 'fire in question completely des troyed the plant of the Oriental Pine Oil Works, entailing at loss of about nine thousand dollars. ;.." v The Oriental Pine Oil Works, which was owned by R- A." Dudley,' was the only plant of its .kind in the 'world. Journal, readers ; remember an article appearing in these columns a few weeks ago describing this : plant in- detail. The plant was erected last January and since uiac ume nas oeen manuiactunng medicinal oils, paints.' etc which, were distilled from pine knots. - Every Reason To Believe That He Will Be The Next Congressman Hood HadFew More Votes Neither of The T we Lead -idates Have Conceded The Nomination (Special to the Journal) GOLDSBORO, May 29. The Ex ecutive Committee of the Third Con gressional District this afternoon by a vote of five to four, declared that there was ;no nomination of Congress man and ordered a convention. Hon. Charles R. Thomas of New Bern and Hon. George E. Hood of Goldsboro appealed to the State com mittee. Mr. Hood leads Mr. Thomas slightly, in fact the vote is so close that the nomination is in doubt be tween them, if the rules are observed as first construed. - White was the lowest man getting 1347 votes, Wallace next with 3,189 Gulon next with 3,283, Faison next with 3,790. Mr. Hood received a total of 4,430 votes and Mr. Tomas received 4,257. Mr. Thomas' vote summarized Isas follows: First choice Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Total 230S 1309 400 126 48 69 4,257 b.- held at Th, convention Is to Goldsboro on June 3 and ii is hoped that the maiterr.m be -en led in sonic way at that time, llowewr, neither Mr. Thomas or Mr. Hood are conceding ihe nomination and there 1 Is a great leal of doubt as to who iiill finally ;e selc tod for t'ougr.-. As matter- now -land. Mr. Thomas' chances of bei w . I- 1 1-. ! .- ihe office ire good, and In firt 'M- i- quite probable. SENTENCE WAS PASSED ON EX LIEUTENANT YES TK R D A Y AFTERNOON lSpccl.il to tin ,,.. r!.,l: NF.W YORK, May "20. F.-i-Lieuf-cnant Charles Herker who -ever.il days ago was for the sei-nid time found guilty of complicity In the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, for which the lour gunmen several week-, ago pal 1 the ath penalty, was this afternoon sen tenced to die in the electric chair on uly 6th. While this sentence has been pro nounced there is a probability that if will not be carried out on that date on account ol appeal to the Supreme Court. Rev. W. W. Lewis, of Beaufort, passed through the city yesterday morning en route to Tucarora to attend the Free Will Baptist Union Meeting. BY COSTLY FIRE Plant Destroyed-Loss Me Thousand 'On Wednesday afternoon work for the: day was concluded and the plant closed down. All the fire in the place was supposed to have been extinguished but at 9 o'clock flames were discovered isssuing from the main building. Every effort was made to extinguish the fire which was first discovered by Wiley Glover, the colored night watch man of the Oriental Ice Company, but these proved ineffectual and the plant and its contents- were completely desi 1 , troyed.-1?' tt V6-; " " Mr. Dudley and hisl on'ere Fn th'eT " city yesterday and? ins iaii" Interview! gXA a Journal reporter the" former stated that there was no insurance oa - the buildings or their contents.- . 1'