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VOLUME 12; NUMBER 260 ?.M Robbery 0m7TM4nBeaH6Gity Last n I! EE) Robbers Gain Entrance To Rhodes and Kehoe's Establishment in Early Hours of Last Evening 'And Open Safe and Gash Register, Getting Away With $200 And Watch - -. . One of the boldest and most daring robberies to occur in this city in a long while, took place between 6 o'clock and 9:15 o' clock last evening, when an un known party or parties broke Into R.bodc3 and ' Kehoe's hard , ware sttre at No. 88 Middle . street, right in the heart of the . city, managed to open the big safe in the office and took there-, from $230 and a gold watch worth $75. In .addition to the : money and watch taken from the safe, the thief or thieves , also went , into the cash register ana , took therefrom 35 cents, all the . cash that it contained. The robbery was discovered by ' .. Mr. ; Claude . White, tvho is em- - into the store shortly after nine o'clock for' the purpose of using the telephone.. Going back' to the ofTice he found that one of the rear windows was own and that the safe doors were- also open. He realized at once that a rob bery had taken place and lost no time in getting in touch -..with,.' KK'mbcra of the firm who were tor n on the scene'.' . A ' Mr. Kclsoe was thft,lrst to reach the scene. He found that, the cotfms of the safe, $250 find a ' - vatch worth ,$5, ,had 4 been tau.cn by the intruder. Fur-' trer investigation nj-ougru t .! liaht Wye fact' that the. ca,sli4eg- rt lcf- bad ateo ,ben- investigated and its; contents taken,,'.;.' .5i - How; the! safe was opened. Is a inkvstery, Mr. Kehoe stated, that ... he had placed the day's receipts-' in the' .safe- before closing for the night, and after closing the doors, turned the , combination knob. .There was a possibility, -be admitted, that In. turning, the knob lie did not get it full ... a round' and the thief slowly turn ed this 'back until the tupablers ; fell, gained access, secured the money and watch and Jeft , via - the. window route, through which t - a 3 IIP 11HU I'UltTl'U. ! ; That the thief or thieves had ft fair knowledge of the store and . the location of the various things therein , seems probable. .ThisV fact .. . is substantiated by the) 'nerriness J of the' burglary so early' in '' the . night andrfia a building1 '-'which' hundreds ' of persons were ' pass ing evrt-y.-.hour.' However. - 'ihe'' management oT the store liad'ho, idea as r.to the' Identity of ' the', guilty party, or- parties-Jand 'the police were 'also in the dark.' Persons who were in that sec tion during the. early evening' were questioned as to' - whether they had . seen suspicious char- peters ' hanging ' about the -place,' but.-so far as is known, no one of this type was seen about the place. ' ' "'. - - r DWELLING HOUSE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE A two-story frame building evened by Edna Bray and located in Sutton's alley.' was practically destroyed by fire early this ; morning, x Edna Hill, col- ered,1 who; occupied the building, es . caped with her small grandson, and a tew articles of wearing apparel. , A general alarm called, both '".trucks 'lo the scene and the fire was soon under control.'' 1. . . - - B. Y SP. U.' Prayer ;Mef ting v The Junior B. Y." I'. of the Tabernacle : Baptist church wilKconi duct a 'ptayer service Friday night at 7 o'clock; at the home of Miss Ollie Maud Boon.e, on George street. Tons of Powder Explode; One Is -Known Be Dead ; (By. Associated Press) - CHARLESTON, AV. Vai., April 13 Jaim-s Hill, foreman for .the Columbia Salvage Corporation, was blown Into bits about 11:30 o'elodk this : Inoming wlien an explosion of 20,00 iKiunds of black powder occurred in an am munition salvage magazine near the ordnance dtiHt. , North .Char leston, v More than flfly but cars .were dantaged and twenty were wrecked. It has not been determ ined whaf caused, the blast. i mm STORE m DISTRICT BY TCJiEUES TO THE CITIZENS OF NEW BERN jWe are all deeply touched and mourn the death of our distinguished townsman, Honorable S. M. Brinson. Rarely has there been reared in any community a gentle man of such noble character, possessing the traits of many fine qualities which made him a distinguished citizen and statesman, and endeared him to the hearts of us all. Therefore I feel it fit and proper, in respect to the mem ory of him whom we all held in love and esteem, to re quest all business houses ' to close their respective places of - business this afternoon, between the hours of three and four o'clock in honor of -hint'' who served so well. " Very respectfully, EDWARD CLARK, Mayor. April', 14, 1922. it" ,4. t " Methodist Choir Of - Centenary ' "Church Directed'" by Mr.. - Wilson Will Render It Sunday night the cantata 'From Sepulchre to Throne" will be render ed by the tjioir of Centenary Metho dist chureh, and the public is cordial ly invited to attend the service. The 'choir, under the direction of B. D. Wilson, has been rehearsing for some time, and as this cantata has nat been sung in New Bern before, a large congregation js expected. HOME BURNS REELSBORO. A report - received here yesterday morning i by Mr.-Jesse Dixon, of Reels boro calling him home was to the ef- fectithat '.his home burtied down a few hours, before noon.' The value of the home-could not be ascertained, but.jt was -'Stated -that some insurance waa carried on ; the house and contents.' Reports Current last night that sev eral homtes had burned in Bridgeton fom the forest fire that "has raged there f or ' sever&l: days was denied by resi dents at 4 late hour. - , .r CHMWBE ill SUNDAY BERKLEY, VA. IS SWEPT BY THE WORST FIRE IN HISTORY OF THE PLACE Fire Destroys More Than One Hundred Houses : and Leaves Five Hundred Families Homeless; .Covered An Area of More Than One Mile; Loss .,: is, Estimated to Be Nearly $1,000,000 - t(By Associated Press) ' : NORFOLK, .. VA.,, April 13. Berk ley, a suburb of Norfolk, was swept by fire this afternoon Which destroyed -.1; more than one hundred houses cover- j ing i' an -' area one mile in length and averaging irom two io- rour diocks in width. Five hundred families are ex timated for have been made homeless ami me- axomge win iuu iu uuij o. million dollars. The blaze originated in the Tunis Lumber mills, on the southern branch of the Elizabeth: river, late this after noon. Mrs. George Lacey, whose cou sin is a watchman at the Tunis docks, discovered the fire from a houseboat in which she and her husband are liv ing. Lacey being ill, she took him to shore in a row boat and then turn ed in an alarm. : Within fifty yards of the dock where the fire began are the St. Helena Oil Company docks. Three steamers, in the river ;wereburned, catching from sparks, y - '. , ; - V '' ' ? ' . The fire quickly spread to the north the sxrks: being carried one hundred NEW BERN, ly.lo F Rotary Club of Which Disting - uished Man Was Member -Pavs Its Resoects . EBY NAMED PRESIDENT Election of Officers A Feature of Meeting; Songfest Is ' Enjoyed bv Rote3 , . j i: , Mr. Clyde' Tby was last night elected;' pre..sjdent of the New Bern Rotary club to rucceed Mr. Wllliart- Dunn, J'.- in a meeting of the board i oi airctors wnjen vas neia lmmeai ! ately after' the' regular weekly lunch eon whi!h was served' in the doine3 j tic science room at the high 6choo j by Miss Lillian Chamberlain and 1 her class.' ' " , : .- . i On mo''nn of Mr- Harry Jacobs ! the club '.stnight voted resolution-. of re8pev- to Hon . Sam'uel Mitchel j Brinson who had been an honors j member of the New Bern club for F.everal years. A -treasure that is i i;riped .. by the orga'VzVion is tht savel presented to the club by Mr. ' Brinson. It was made at his re quest - from a piece of timber from an historic battleship. The other officers elected were Messrs. John 'M . Aberly. vice-pre?i dent; sand Mr. . Albert Willis, secre tary, to succeed himsetf for his sec ond term, i , The board of directors named with 39. members voting were Messrs-i Eby, Aberly, Willis. Williair Bunn.. C X.-, Ives,.. L.. 1; Moore,' and II. M-Jacobs. . "- .. 1 A distinctive' feature ' of the. meet ing last' night Was the ymusioal pro gram 'led by Prof Martin, evangel ical singer, who has charge of the music-at the , First'. Baptist : church during the revival. He laf"va"Kiwan- ian of Lynchburg.- Va.; and an artist ihis work. For twenty minutes the Rotarians enjoyed the lusty singing 'of old favorites. ' ' - . , ' - Selection of a . site for a camp for the boy scouts organization was an ' nounced by Mr. . L. H; Cutler of the boys work committee, and h a committee of Messrs, Cutler and H. B. Smith appointed by President Dunn to act jointly with a like com mittee from the Kiwanis club to as certain -the actual cos of erecting and eouipping three buildings," two .Khacks and a-mess hall on the site According to Secretary Harrell the fite is located down Neuse river a bout eight and a half miles from New Bern and measures two and half acres square, fronting on the river. ;j At the conclusion of the meeting Mr. L. I. Moore's invitation to the club . to be. his guests at a barbecue at his farm next Wednesday at 1:30 in the. afternoon was accepted ,by unanimous vote. Autos will leave the Elks iTemple at 12:31).: Wednes day and Rotarians are expect-jl to be on hand ; " "4 , ATTENTION", ELKS . Members of the New Bern lodge pf Elks are requested to meet at" their lodge rooms at 9:40 this morning to attend the- funeral of their brother Dr. J. M. Ward. yards or more. Most of the houses in the patch were negro homes of wood en construction. They were as dry as tinder and a few sparks only were re quired to set thefn afire. At one time there were nine different fires blazing in different places simultaneously. ; Although the fire department, both civilian and the navy, from all the ci ties and towns in the vicinity of Berk ley, were called into service, they were helpless against the spreading flames, which soon reached Liberty street, one of the oldest business streets of the town. One block on Liberty street was completely wiped out. A negro Baptist church, built fifteen years ago at a cost of $100,000 was destroy ed. For a time it appeared that a large gas tank owned by the Munici pal gas plant was doomed, but the gas was turned off by means of safety valves, the opening of valves which were at a safe distance from the fire. After four hours the fire appeared to have reached its climax, although it was still blazing stubbornly in sever al parts of the town. RESQLUTiONS 0 RESPECT FOR MR IBM N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1922 wmm following a mm HON. SAMUEL MITCHELL BRINSON. mm liil - ? ,4 x IN, E- TAR1FFBILL IS Oil Senator Simmons Opens the At tack on Measure With A ? Warm Speech SAYS IT v IS UN-AMERICAN Predicts That Its Operation Will. "Penalize Our Ex- port-hjusiness" WASHINGTON, April 13. The dem ocratic attack on the- administration tariff bill was opened today by Sena tor Simmons, of North Carolina, rank ing member of the senate finance com mittee, who, in a statement, charac terized it as "the most up-American bill ever framed." He predicted that its operation would "penalize our ex port business, which will mean in the end curtailment of production and in crease unemployment on the farms, in the mines and in the factories." At the 'same time 'senators of the re publican agricultural tariff bloc held the first of a series of meetings for the consideration of rates in the measure which wer fixed by the finance com mittee majority at figures below those suggested by the bloc Sen. Gooding, of Idaho, chairman of the blpc, said also that it was the purpose to take up American valuation at the meeting. "There isTonVrnnt in the senate for American valuation, ne said. "I do not want to put all of our members on record as favoring it, but many of them are strongly impressed I with the principle.' Pending a decision on the question by the bloc, Sen. Gooding would not sav whether a fight for American val-1 uation would be made on the floor. He said, however, that it might be dif ficult to have the valuation basis changed in the senate because of the great task that would be involved in J re-writing practically all of the ad - I valorem rates in tne dui. , At their session today, the bloc mem bers, after hearing spokesmen for the South Carolina association, decided to support the increased rate asked fof by the association on peanuts, rice and crops. Some men think they know so much they ought to look through the encyclopedia for mistakes. DEMOCRAT'S DR1V ON ADIV1INISTRATI0N - iv ;i r FACTIONS III HOUSE Naval Bill Will; Be Fought For i ' and Against on -Saturday SAID TO BE IN NO DANGER Suggested Delav Until After Easter Is Not to Be . Countenanced " WASHINGTON, April .13. House factions upholding an opposing the 392? naval bill, with its provisions for an enlisted'-force of 65,000 were lined up tonight for the first show down probably at Saturday, with both sides claiming victory. There was no reason cmf wypa There was .no ssesion today because of the death of Representative Erin son, of North Carolina, and meanwhile ! the round-up of members for, and; against the bill continued. Satisfied the house would stand by it as framed, chairman Kelley who is handling the bill on its tempestous voyage, announced that he would -not . agree to the proposal, put forward in some quarters, to delay until after the Easter holiday the vote, on an amend ment increasing the strength to eighty , thouband. With easy sailing in the early stages, the enlisted personnel -ction pught to be reached late to morrow with enough debate under the five minute rule to prevent the, first1 real test before adjournment for the night. Mr. Kelley and chairman Madden, of the appropriations committee, de clared the measure would be passed by the house substantially as reported. "It is in no danger," they said. . There was no estimate by members urging 80,000 plus 6,000 apprentice seamen beyond their statement .last night that- 194 pledges had been ob tained and could be counted on abso lutely. ' Roads Directors Been Re-elected IlOANOKK, VA., April 13. All di rectors of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company were re-elected at .'the annual meeting of the sjockhold ers- here this morning. , , "St' ''M-.'ii---i--' " ' 111 READf FOR A SHOW DM Oil MFJSIII WM3 , Congressman Samuel M. Hospital Yesterday After Amlllness "of.iSyiray Weeks . While Not Unexpected, His Death'.7dl! A Shock to the Entire State; Funeral Seryjte Be Conducted this afternoon1 and Intermeriii fVldd ' Here . -J: Hon. S, M. Brinson, Kepret tentative from the Third North Carolina District, passed ; away ' yesterday morning' at 6:30 at th New. Bern' General lioiital, fol lowing a' critical illness . there since 'last Saturday : . mornlngs when he came home from Battle Creek,: Mich., where.-' in- vain lie had sought to stem the tide of failing health that dated bacli to the close of the campaign - in ' 1918. The funeral will be conducted- this afternoon a r three, o'clock from the First Baptist church" by Rev.: W. A. Ayers. the pastor and the remains will be interred in Cedar Grove cem etery beside the late wife and young son of the deceased. This city is under a pall of deep - grief at the passing of Sam Brin- son: " And with: the , feeling of distinct loss" that is : felt here -have come messages' from all over the state and nation ex- I pressing the universal sorrow that has follower the news 'or liis death. Today . Xewv-Bern ' ' will pause to pas'", Just tribute 'to 'this . greatly loved man,s joined ' - by frtends and 'Associates from bur.. side who have valued his friend-' ' . ' The; 'ehdcamet.;iipea?ully.4 - without J'paiti i or j struggle At .ex t ' o'clock! M. Brinson was still conscious and though despcrate Iv weak , he maintained the? same ' calmness and courage Which' won for him deep admiration all -' through the fearful hours of his last days. It seemed that the end was near, and attendants stood by. There was a slight restlessness ' and unconsciouness followed . " Thirty minutes later he passed quietly away . . : i Mri -Brinson is survived ,by . hif daughter, Miss Mary Steele Brinson who4 has been in . school in Washing ton, and a brother, Hon . James M, Brinson,, prominent ; Montana lawyer Who is in government service with headquarters at Washington. Miss Brinson was summoned from : therf Wednesday, but was unable to reach here before her father's death. Hon. Thomas J). Warren, forme) chairman of the state democratic s ecutiye committee, ' whose associatiui With Mr. Brinson was marked by tr intjmate friendship, in a statement tr the press, last night pays high - Irib ute to : his long and valued friend "The death of Sam Brinson," sait Mr; Warren,"' "causes universal grie' and sorrow to the people of Nortl Carolina.- He was - greatly respected and deeply . loved by all who knev him. No purer man has lived. Hi was a noble spirit, generous, charit able, gentle; always fighting for til' right. ;;-.: -t.."' '.;:. "He was candid; without guile r deception. His .heart was always" ov erflowing with the milk of hurrar kindness. ' : "I first met him in 1895 when we Delegation of Senators And - Congressmen to Attend Funeral (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 13The senate late adopted resolutions presented by Senator SirttJWOns, expressing regret over Representative S. M. Brinsoa'ft ; death and also adjourned out of resnect. Vice-Prsi-, dent Coolidge annointed Senators Simmons and Oref man, of North Carolina; Ashurst, democrat, AxhtmAi Carraway, democrat, Arkansas; Ladd, republican, North Dakota, and Harreld,. republican, Oklahoma, as a committee to attend the funeral. "-. " WASHINGTON, April 13 Announcement ofv (hf death of Representative Brinson was made to the house today by Representative Pou, dean of the delegltion -and as a mark of respect it adjourned. -v.v w Speaker Gillette appointed a committee of", fifteen ; members to' attend the funeral at New Bern tomorrow1' afternoon, Mr. Pou said that when Mr. Brinson real : ized his condition was serious and the end was near, che' determined to return to North Carolina that:." Jit . ..might die among his own people. ":'r-"- f i: PRICE FIVE CENTS f(Q)MY t. - : v i- - ' -r O ' in) . DLiDSOQi i --:' -iff i Brinson Died vat;' Local' were law students at , thfe JJ'niversity'; of North Carolina'. We. obtained. 6UT licenses to practice1 at ttie same time' aritt ever since have been intitna'tely . associated and -devoted trihds.v ft never knew, a .fiber .characlerv. a tx "I'i was withilm In his -lant-hourV and saw him pans quititly,-. without; & murmur or, complaint. 114 iPMj - pared for the end. (Hu) life, worlt .as over but the meaning. o the, matjL 4to4 his virtues will, survive 'vtor .fjitur; generations. -. - t - . .,.: r i-. The best 'years of ' Mtr.v'BriTtiion'i life were spent in-the eiilsdof edA- cation a cause- very" nHr 'nd -delr. to his - heart . " He gl&tufcbift.f.lXUf work with -great reluctane' A'AMrn called to represehhis- peopWln' ' gress.- His brief- -servicM thre-vii' signalized by fidelity and . devo'Voh Mt ' duty. He was rapidly, rushing .ty e, front ranks in that body, ?.pd tul.fr his untimely death he -would-Ctiate made :an enviable record ..v - "I had known, htm BOIonga'tido well that th thought of, separation fills me With sadness. 1H wai a$ p,ura and clean as ,wfthin;'.as manl- , . -Courageous .as any man I evevvk'.vv.T 'lis life Wasjab4eVtirT 8.)k- "fhew him. ,' I w t Hfs life was a .behedietiort td all.n h Pall bearers Who will: bftldlit, thijt n, fternoon were; anpourufed'yesllrf 4y as follows: . Mesirav .34 B Unilth T-, M.- Roberts,-- dwa,rd yClarkr JE., ,i T.. Hollfster, R. A;' Nupn and'.,"-' P.. Jones: honorary, ;M9sars, ?T.f ft Warren.' W, .J.-Lutas-H-l,w.hltp-i hurst. J. A. ; JoheS,:AV;:P.. ' ifelts,. and A. D. Ward. ",'; Sketch of iklaT tjfel ' . . , Samuel Mitcheil . Brinson,v en-.4j he late .Williarrt George i;ani : Kitiib (Chestnut) Brinson, ; Was: feoftt in tkfs . ilty March 20.' 18? O.s And y received ; lia elementary and -bighs'i ScbttOl j . rrt?ning in the New Befn 'XcattemVi of which he was later : to ' be"ooine i . trustee, a position held vuntU v'";iiU : ueain. iiie eiuer riiiiuu ae - prominent man in- CfaVeft'" ". r. ouAir; ind -for many years : Wan " 41rk vtt he cotirt here.' ' ; ""'. Two North Carolina " cQHesS,: the ' University jot -North Carolina and V J.1 W,OU JV v-.-.'..-- ,f ..... 'J- heir son. Entering the litter at'fh t ? ge of seventeen, he W4 fgifaduAtl& vith the class - ot 9lv Mr4 rhta6A v " eturned to , his home, ahd v taught iih ' he graded schools for bn' yearrn' 1 95 he matriculate, in- the univir ity and read law until - Tebflnlry Jot the following, year v when- he? ,iefw4 lis license to practice m -ortn -CaV-'; lina from the suprepfkeCOUrtX -r , v Mr. Brinson opened' hi office, 'Jn 'his city" the '-sam yeap.tiking: tuite in the building in'J whie-ti ;3f-' . Congressman ' Charles ' SR-r -.: Thon1ai was then and is still oecUpytTu .hen Or. John - S... Lpng'.-whov ha "bn superintendent 0 eduqft-tloa' i.n Cfa ven county for many - JeTS,r;.resig1V- Continued entpae X: .."s v. '.V i
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