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NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1916.
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Shriners Festivities
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? Morning Hours to Be Spent In
' Howdy-Dos and Getting Ac
; ' quainted Oyster Roast At
Noon Institution of Sudan
Temple at 2:30 P. M.
L
OF M. E.
THIS EVENING
Today all roads lead to New
Bern, and they are clogged with
human souls, and this morning
they will come trouping in by
the hundreds.'
The stage is set and the vil
lains in the cast are in the wings
waiting to descend on their
prey. Woe to the man that
should lay a restraining hand on
the pursuers.
The morning hours will.be
spent in howdy-dos, and getting
acquainted. "Recorder Rhem
will be in the Gaston parlors on
the second floor registering the
candidates and visitors. AH
candidates are requested to be
' there for final instructions.
At twelve the big oyster roast
will take place at the Dill. To
bacco warehouse. "Ask me
, and you will be directly inform
ed. The committee in charge of
this part of the program have
provided ample shell-fish for the
multitude and your presence is
desired. ' ' -
At one-thirty on the most
prominent corner in town, just
as many stunts as the "law"
will allow will be put on or pulled
off, as you would like to call it.
Many rumors fill the air as to
what is going to be done, but we
do not know, and if we did, we
could not tell.
At 2:30 P. M. the institution
will be tolerated at the Masonic
Temple, after which the parade
will assemble in front of Ma-
. sonic Temple and the combined
strength of home and visiting
. - Shriners will march through the
..principal streets, and every one
will have a chance to see it.
The big banquet at the Meth
odist Episcopal church will take
place at 6 o'clock and plenty of
overs have been provided for
all. Come.
Listen to this: the big time
will purely happen at 8 o'clock,
3 when the concerted efforts of all
"5, the Nobles present will be exer-
cised jto make the life of all of
f the Nobles: perfectly miserable.'
v u It will then be a case of good
night and good-bye. v , ,
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BANQUET
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i Aged Ruler of Austria-Hungary,
- ..Long 111 and Many Times Re
" ported Dead, Has at Last Suc-
,- cumbed, Says Bulletin Issued
' '. By His Physicians. 1 "
ARCHDUKE CHARLES
ASCEKD THROVE
VIENNA, Nov. 21-Emperor Franz
Joseph died early this morning. i The
aged emperor's physicians . through
1 out the day had posted bulletins, and
announced that the monarch has at
lust succumbed. ' " v
By the death of Francis Joseph, the
Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, a
f:iJ-no;hew of the e ;ed Bo";r:'
FRAuGES JOSEPH TO
Set; For
SHOOTS FATHER
ATTACK
Arthur Koonce, Well Known
Jones County Farmer, Shot
By His Son.
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KINSTON, Nov. 21. Mr. Arthur
Koonce, a well known farmer of the
Comfort section of Jones county, was
shot and seriously, if not fatally
wounded by his own son Edgar at
their home Monday evening about
eight o'clock.
It was alleged that Mr. Koonce was
under the influence of wine and went
borne and abused his wife and threat
ened to kill her, when his son
grabbed a gun loaded with large shot
and shot him.
The load entered the hip and went
into the loins. It was thought Mon
day night that he was fatally wounded
but yesterday his condition was more
favorable and it is probable that he
will recover unless blood poison de
velops. , '
GTfflBT
Because of Error in Telegram,
Company to Pay Difference in
Sale of Wheat.
In Superior Court yesterday Mr. J.
A. Meadows was given a verdict of
one hundred dollars against the Pos
tal Telegraph Company. A party
bought ten thousand bushels of wheat
for the plaintiff at 49 cents and
w'h id him to that effect but the tele
gram received by , Mr. Meadows
quote;' the price at 48 Mi cents and
the merchandise was sold on that ba
sis. The plaintiff claimed that his
loss was one hundred dollars and that
he was entitled to this amount.
In the case of A. P. Ashby versus
the Norfolk Southern Railway Com
pany, the plaintiff wag awarded the
sum of five hundred dollars. Ashby
was suing .for damage for personal
injury sustained at the hands of the
defendant company "and succeeded In
convincing the jury that he wag en
titled to this amount. ';
Peace from the shock of battle, the
higher peace of our streets, our homes
-of ur equal rights, we must se
cure by making conquering ideas of
the' war everywhere dominant ' and
permanent Garfield.
TO SHE IIO
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rranz
Joseph Is Dead
ascends the throne and becomes Em
peror of Austria and King of Hun
gary. ,' 1 y
He is a son of the Archduke Otto
and a grandson of the Archduke
Charles Louis, who was a brother of
the Dmperor Francis Joseph. '. ,
The- Archduke Francis Ferdinand
who-with his consort was assassinat
ed at Sarajevo, Bosnia, June 28, 1914)
this incident bringing on the Euro
pean war, was a brother of the Arch
duke Otto and therefore an uncle of
the man who' now succeeds to the
title which otherwise would- have
passed to Prinzip's victim. s ':
Charles Francis was born in 1887.
His marriage to the Princess Zita of
Parma took place in 1911. .They have
three children. 1 -.
' "Isn't it awful the wuy prices are
goinpup?" "It surely is. Just think,
mAusband will have to work three
weeks to got enouph money to pay
for' this simple little gown I 1 ive on."
- " ' '. J:t Free Fr- 3.
PLAN TO MAKE
SUGGESTIONS
TO COMMITTEE
Advisory Board of Railway Ex
ecutives Holds Lengthy
Conference.
.C.
WASHINGTON, D.- C, Nov. 21.
The advisory committee of the rail
road executives met here today to
map out their campaign before the
joint Congressional Committee. The
same powerful group of executives
who appeared here - last August in
their fight against brotherhood and
the eight-hour law conferred this af
ternoon with A. T. Thorn, general
counsel to the advisory committee.
It was decided that Mr. . Thorn
would speak first on Thursday when
the committee reconvened. Other
members of the advisory board who
could best present certain phases of
the situation were selected and argu
ments for the recommendation the
railroads will make were discussed.
These recommendations are:
Enlargement of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, with possible di
vision into sub-regional committees
including a body of appeal seated at
Washington. Federal incorporation of
railroads, Federal regulation of rates
and federal supervision of stock is
suances.
The reduction of rate suspension
from ten months to sixty days. The
vested power in the Interstate Com
merce Commission to fix minimum as
well as maximum rates.
Most of the executives who were
present went to their homes tonight.
IGESTIH'S
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Condensed Statement in This
Paper Reveals Marked
Growth.
The little, bank around the corner,
The Citizens Savings Bank and Trust
Company, is forging ahead just as
fast as lightning rapidity will permit
them.
Their deposits are at the top notch
since their organization, amounting to
$134,769.41.
Next month the bank will distrib
ute to the thrifty people of New Bern
a large sum of money that they have
saved during, the last year, and. will
immediately start another Christmas
Saving for next year. " -
. This bank enjoys a fine insurance
business, both fire and life, and many
other kinds. They have three men em
ployed in this department, and they
are kept Very busy most all of the
time. - . ,
Oldest Institution Shows Gain of
$123,000.00 in Deposits in
?. . Two Months." - .
Tha oldest bank in this section is
plodding along enjoying the Increase
of business 'that is prevalent among
all of the banks in this ttof-$'',
The National Bank has shown an in
crease in deposits since its last state-'
ment of $123,000.00 and $255,000.00
since the first of the year. - ' ,
- The gentlemen who control the
destinies of this institution are . well
versed in the business of banking, and
are making a splendid showing with
it . - ,
' They will on next Monday move
into their bank building, and they will
have as fine a "shop" for the transac
tion of commercial and savings bank
ing as most any in the country.: ,
SMITH MAY LOCATE IN . -
V SOUTH CAROLINA
, Mr. Max Smith, lcoal light weight
wrestling champion, left last night
for Sumpter, S. C.,v where he will
spend several" days ascertaining the
possibilities thre for the wrestling
game, relative to locating in that city.
If he is net favorably impressed
with 'ip c- '; in Sumpter he will
po T ' i 1 look over the s!t
r . ; 1 will return to New
I ' ' t1 e wiv ':.
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SPECTACULAR -THIS
AFtERNOON
Three Bands and Drum Corps
To Furnish Music for
' Shriners.
PRINCIPAL STREETS
The Shriners' parade, which takes
place this afternoon at three-thirty
o'clock is going to be some spectacu
lar affair. There will probably be
six or seven hundred Nobles in the
line of march, all keeping step with
the "music" furnished by the drum
corps and three bands. Practically
every Noble will be attired, in full
dress suits and they will present quite
an attractive scene1. All New Bern
will be on hand to witness the parade.
All Nobles are requested to wear full
dress suits if possible.
The line of march will be as fol
lows :-
Forming on Johnson street west of
Hancock it will proceed to Middle,
then down Middle to South Front,
down South Front to Craven, up Cra
ven to Pollock, up Pollock to George,
up George to Broad, down Broad to
Middle, up Middle to Johnson, up
Johnson to Hancock where they will
disband.
Millions of Winers on Scale
Against the Railroads Mil
lions of Dollars.
BALTIMORE, MD., Nov. 21. Or
ganized labor threw its millions of
workers into the scale ' against the
railroads' millions of dollars here to
day in one of the most tumultuous
days in labor's history.
"Accepting the challenge," as Pres
ident Gompcrs termed it, the Ameri
can Federation of Labor pledged "the
undivided and unqualified support of
every man and woman in the Federa
tion whatever might arise, whatever
might beti8e," o the . four great
railroad brotherhoods in the approach
ing: crisis over the Adamson law,
Thus was practically . the -entire
force of organized ; labor pledged
support the brotherhood chiefs in
whatever action they may take-
strike or no strike. - - . i-
ALL UNION LABOR
TD STAND BY THE
BROTHERHOODS
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TOAST TO THE SHRINE.
v (ByMrs. Wt: H. Newell, Jr.)
Here's to the Shrine, the Mystic Shrine,
We welcome on every hand,
Be it Oasis, Khedive, or Charleston Omar; ;
And even our Baby Sudan.. ," v .
They are hi for the fun, .
' Fresh meat's on the run, . . , 'y ,
Never such fun in this land I f ' r i .
Now Bern Bern's Shrine, is "baby" Sudan,:
; But it is growing every minute; , , $ :
, Get on a camel and come along.
Not a Shriner?-r-Well, you're not in it, ;
' Lend a helping hand," ' ; ' V , ' ,
Go join if you can, - ' ' , , ,
You will find out all there is in it. u -1
But seriously now,1 the Masons are here,
See our town is in gala attire?
There are deserts you know, but fun never
: - fear, , v
When humanity serving is .their greatest
desire. . ':r-- : -l- r
Nov under this mirth, s
Goc J deeds fir.d birth,
DEUTSGHLAND .
SSI
Left New London at 2:30 Yes
terday Afternoon and Was
Far at Sea at Nightfall.
NEW LONDON, CONN., Nov. 2i.
The German sub-sea freighter
Deutschland started; on her return
voyage across the Atlantic at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon. By night fall
she was well outside the three-mile
limit and speeding on her 4,000 miles
trip.
An hour after leaving her pier the
submarine passed through the treach
erous waters of "The Race," where
five days ago she collided with the
escorting tug. Today every possible
precaution was taken to prevent a
recurrence of that disaster, which re
sulted in the loss of five lives.
,On her ill-started departure five
days ago the Deutschland slid out of
her pier in the dead of night with
the tug T. A. Scott, Jr., going ahead
to guide her. She was followed out
to sea today by the T. A. Scott Com
pany's tug Alert, press boats and a
cutter from the United States cruiser
Columbia. Her departure was the
signal for the most remarkable dem
onstration that has ever ruffled a
calm of this quiet; Connecticut sea
port. Thousands lined the banks of
the Thames river to witness the de
parture, i
Chief of Police Ilice, of Belhaven, is
spending a few days in New Bern vis
iting friends.
MAKES
SPLERDiD STATEMENT
Resources' of This Progressive
Institution Reach Sum of
$995,915.79.
In another column will be found
the condensed statement of the Peo
pies Bank, of New Bern, N. C, which
is a credit to the officers of the
stitution.
in-
The resources of this progressive
bank have vaulted to the grand sum
of. $995,915.79, or just, a trifle less
than $1,000,000.00 and Mr; T. A. Uz-
zell, the clever and obliging cashier of
this bank, tells us that many times
during the last sixty days the busi
ness has exceeded the million mark.
This bank has had a most phenomi
nal growth and we must hand it to
the spirits back of it, that they surely
have made good. .
' Their deposits amount to the mag
nificent amount of $845,748.29, which
is the greatest total ever achieved, by
"the local banks.
PEOPLES BANK
Demand
Pun sh
COMMERCE BODY
PLANNING "BIG
DRIVE" SOON
Each of Four Divisions to Adopt
Some Particular Project for
Community Betterment.
TO GET THE RESULTS
The New Bern Chamber of Com
merce is planning a "big drive" at a
very early date: It will be in the
form of concerted action all along the
line of organization.
The directors will meet first and
thgn those directors in charge of the
four departments of the organization
ivill call together the heads of the di
visions under their departments. The
matters coming under the jurisdiction
of each division will be outlined, thus
insuring a thorough understanding of
the division of the work.
Then each division head will call
together those whom he has selected
to serve on his division. Each divi
sion will adopt some particular proj
ect for the good of the community.
The full force of the division will be
placed behind this project until it is
accomplished, after which another
project will be selected and the plan
repeated.
In this manner systematic work
will be in progress by each division
continuously. Success is certain
to
come by this method for men can m
compliBh anything in reason when
they determine to do so.
New Bern is a city of many ad
vantages and resources, but like all
growing communities it has its needs.
There is always room for improve
ment and progress. These things are
only accomplished through the force
of united effort, unity of purpose and
concerted action.
The modern Chamber of Commerce
is the machinery through which men
by exchange of ideas, discussion of
needs, adoption of plans and unity
of acnon, secure those things which
are necessary for the common good.
New Bern has the organization and
its members are determined to get
results. Those who are informed of
the plans for the future of the organi
zation have every reason to"feel cer
tain of the success of the many proj
ects in mind for the betterment of
this community, for its development
along commercial, civic,- industrial
and agricultural lines.
. Today New Bern celebrates an
epoch in its history by the. installa
tion of a Shrine Temple. Our men of
affairs look upon this event as the
forerunner of many other notable
achievements. Our city is determined
to set a rapid pace for advancement
in the "Old North State." We invite
the attention of the world and extend
an invitation to all progressive feen
to -come among us and have a share
Sinking
Fifty-Two Americans Were On
British Ship,, Six of Whom
PerishedSecretary Lansing
.Refuses to Discuss Affidavits
i Made by Americans. ' v'
THEfCOMllATi
I
YET RECEIVED
' WASHINGTON, ' D. C,' Nov.
21.-vSecretary of State Lansing
announced today that he had re
ceived the affidavits. of the Am
ericans who were on the British
steamship Marina when she was
sunk off the Irish coast on Octo
ber 23. The affidavits came by
BODY DETERMINED
Attidavits un 1VJ
FROM
Law To I
Speculators
President Wilson in Message to
Congress Will Charge that the r
Middlemen are Responsible
For Inflation of Prices Of,
Foodstuffs.
EW MEXICAN CRISIS
IS
El
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov.
21. Drastic recommendations
will be made by President Wil
son in his annual message to
Congress for a law under which
individuals guilty of improper
speculation in food-stuff a may
be punished. He will charge
that the middlemen are respon
sible for the situation that prac
tically confronts every house
hold in the country.
This section of the message along
with the renewed demand has been
completed and it is understood to
meet the approval of the cabinet
members with whom President Wil- ' '
son has discussed the food situation, V
The session of the cabinet meeting
held today was devoted almost ex- t
clusively to the Mexican situation. S
President Wilson communicated to the
body as a whole the details of the re- - ' ;
port made by Secretary Lane, chair, V'-,
man of the American delegates at the "
conference, on Saturday night in
which Secretary Baker and Secretary
! Lansing participated. ; ,;
The conclusions said to have been
advanced bv President Wiison'and
I concurred in by his ollicia! family was ,S$'-
I that Pint Chi.-f rrror..a iuqst give-i i;-it
the jruaramoos demanded, ia the last v';'"r
);ipo.-a
i) fr!. m i.h:
mient or the
-tmerican dele- ales
These guarantees
concern definite
promises for the restoration oC order v.
in northern Mexico and the withdraw-
al of confiscatory taxation of Amcrw.'
cans, as well as border patrol. The
impression prevails among the mem-..;
bers of the cabinet that the President
expects the Mexican-American con- '
ference at Atlantic City tot disband
with negative results before the end';
of the week. The future policy to
wards Mexico tonight was saul will- ;
be an attitude of hands off. CarranzaV ;
will be left to paddle his own canoe ' '
without hope of having either the
moral or financial support of the
United States.
Secretary of War Baker said that-,
there would be no order for the re
distribution or withdrawal of General
Pershing's forces until it was defin
itely known what the outcome of tne
Atlantic City conference would be. .
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST
The Wednesday evening meeting is -held
at 7:30 o'clock at which timo--testimoni&ls
as to the healing power:
of Christian Science are givea.
The public is cordially invited.
in the development of the great Em
pire of Eastern'North Carolina.
anna
Received
mail. , Fifty-two members of
the crew were Americans, six of
whom perished. ; ' -
' Mr. Lansing declined to discuss the '
affidavits. It was stated at the De
partment however, that no "decision
had been reached as to -whether the'
affidavits' justify a note to Germany.
'i.When , the sinking ofthe-Marina
was first reported, it was stated that
none on board lad seen a submarine
although one or more persons claim
ed to hav seen the wake of a tor
pedo. Naval experts here pointed out
that it was improbable the wake of
a torpedo couldbe seen, as -the sea
was rough., , .j. .' -;
. Mr. '.Lansing said the "Department
had not received the reported German
communication delivered to American
Charge Drew in Berlin,. The memor-.
andum was said1 to haveicontained as
surances that Germany, had not .vio
lated the rules of international law.
in her, conduct "of submarine warfare
and further to have admitted attack
ing the British steamship ? Rowan
more and three other merchantmen
lost in September. ! v
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