The Daily Journal from New Bern, North Carolina • Page 1

MYSTERY one, LOCAL MAN OWNS AN ANCIENT RELIC Dr. Bethmann Hollweg, the Imperial chancellor, defied the German Parliament, to pass amendments to the Constitution proposed by the Socialists, which would make the Imperial Chancellor responsible to the House for the acts of the Emperor and providing for the dismissal upon the demand of1 the house. Dr. Aollowg's action created much comment all over Europe. FIGHT FOR SOLICITOR'S OFFICE HAS BEGUN THE FIRST HAT HAS BEEN CAST IN THE RING.

LAND DEVELOPMENT IN ONSLOW COUNTY Local Lumber Company Planning to Clear Five Hun dred Acres Of Timber Lands TO THE PALATINES New Bern Will Yet Have Memorial For Its Founders MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT Noted Geonealogist Has Be come Interested In Work. New Bern will yet have a memorial to the DeGraffenried Colonists who more than 200 years ago sailed up Neuse river and founded the city. Several months ago a committee composed of S. M. Brinson, L.

I. Moore, R. A. Nunn, H. K.

Land and Owen G. Dunn were appointed to assist in this work. For one cause and another the movement has been allowed to lag and but very little has been done during the past few months. Some time ago Miss Sybil Hyatt of Kinston, who is greatly interested in eugenic and geonealogical work, became interested in the Palatine and Swiss who were among DeGraffen-ried's colonists and wrote to Mr. Brinson asking him to call a meeting so that the proposed plans for erecting this memorial to them might be gone into.

1 he meeting was held last night ia the office of A. D. Ward. The committee named above was present as was Senator F. M.

Simmons who ia als greatly interested in the movement. Miss Hyatt, of Kinston and Mrs. George Green. Alter the meeting ha-been called to order and the work oa the memorial which had hitherto beea done was discussed, the Palatine Memorial Association was formed. Senator Simmons was made permanent Chairman of this organization, Hon.

S. M. Brinson was made Vice-Chairman and Treasurer, R. A. Nunn secretary, Miss Hyatt General uonealogist and Mrs.

Gcaorge Green assistant geonealogist. The purpose of this Association is to trace the descendants of the Palatines, many of whom are living in the South today, whenever one is found to issue to them a certificate of membership in the Association Their names will also be placed on the memorial. It is claimed that DeGraffenried brought with him only the highest class of people and the descendants of these should be proud of their ancestors. The following ladies and gentlemen have been selected to look up the lineage of the persons whose names they follow: Croom Miss Lida V. Rodman, vv asiuiigiun, i Isler L)r J.

Y. Jo ner. Raleigh, N. C. Moore Hon.

O. H. Allen, Kinsttjl N. C. Wallace Hon.

('. S. Wallace, More-head City, N. C. Simmons Hon.

F. Simmons, New Bern, N. C. Franck Mr. J.

M. Franck, Trenton, N. C. Miller Mr. E.

L. Miller, 407 Jackson avenue, Kansas City, Mo. Kinsey Mr. Joseph Kinsey, Kinston, N. C.

Hargett Mr. F. W. Hargett, Jacksonville, N. C.

Kooncc Mrs. Inez Koonce Stacy, Chapel Hill, N. C. Ortnond Mr. Y.

T. Ormond, Kinston, N. C. Brock Mrs. G.

H. Herring, Kinston, N. C. Ernul Mrs. L.

V. Archbell, Kinston, N. C. -Bernard Prof. Bernard, Chapel Hill, N.

C. There are many others and the Association will at once begin the task of looking them up. Anyone having old. wills, deeds or other 'documents On tba subject are requested to send theni tof MONUMENT OF THE HIGH SEAS "Wreck Of A Large Unknown Steamer Sighted In The Gulf. APPARENTLY THE GUATAMALA Only Two Vessels Of That Name Afloat And Are Accounted For.

Washington. Jan. 10 Revenue Cut ter officials started in the train of another mystery of the sea laet to- day when' they Were notified by the diydrographic' omce ot tne appearance in the Gulf of Mexico of the wreck of a large steamer, apparently the Gua- tamala. The was reported by the steamer El Mundo and was declar ed to be dangerous to navigation." The cutter Miami out from Key West in search of; another derelict probably will be ordered to search for it. 1 The dispatch to- the hydrographic office gave no details concerning 'the wreck and nothing" has been heard irom the cutters in the gulf concern ing her.

There is no Guatemala in the American Maritime Register. Wh ilf there is one British and one French" steamer listed under this name. Guatemala "Officials here cannot explain the presence of either -in the gulf. The British vessel was last reported December 3rd as having sailed from Salaverry for Balboa and the French1 ship was at Havre, France, January 3rd. Burning Steamer Reported.

1 Tampa, Jan. 9. The Norwe gian steamer Alfred Noble, New Orleans, to Boca Grande, reported on arrival at Boca Grande today that at sundown yesterday a burning steamer was sighted in latitude 27.20, longitude 85.46. Apparently there was ao one-oa board. burning vessel appeared to be in a sinking condition.

Her name could not be made out, but she was evidently of large burden. JACK CORBET and the wDream Girls' In tabloid usical Comedy open a week's1 engagement tomorrow (Monday at the Athens. We haVS" seen, this company and know if" to be one of the best on the It is worth the' price of ad mission to see and hear the Tew come dian he's great. We have a two reel special feature picture tomorrow, entitled: "Hard (Edison.) Adapted from Charles Reade's celebrated novel. -Charles 'Reade's novels have been popular for years and we do not hesitate to say that this is the most dramatic of all his works.

The battle' with the pirates and the fire at the 'asylum will rank among the most thrilling and realistic scene that have ever been filmed. "Too Many Tenants," 'A very' humorous Pathe Cony.r,. Matinee daily at 2 shows at night, starts at 7:30, 2d about 9:15 o'clock. -v You, see the very sanxs big musical comedy and pictures at k-e -Hatrnee fdr 5c for children and 10c for adults that we put on at night. Our matinees are very popular the big attendance will surprise No adyance in RALPH LOPEZ SEEN IN CALI-FORNIA.

Los Angeles, Lopez, the Mexican outlaw killed six men and escaped frc. veral sheriff's posses in the mine at Eirjham, Utah, was in Los Angeles yesterday, according to information received at the ttilTu office. He is -said to have been recognized on the streets by a fellow countryman who once worked in a mine with the desperado. Reciprocity. is pretending to like people who pretend to like you.

J. D. returned to the city lf- r-V f'i where lie .1 i '5. J. K.

WILLIS HAS SECTION OF OLD CONFEDERATE GUNBOAT. A recent issue of Carolina and the Southern Cross, which is published at Kinston and which is the official organ of the North Carolina Daughters of the Confederacy, carries as a frontispiece a reproduction of a photograph of the Confederate armored gunboat Neuse, sunk near that place in 1865. The men who built the Xeusc, were master workmen, and the boat was really a work of mechanism that surpassed anything built for the Con federate navy. It would have played havoc with Lincoln's navy in Carolina waters if only it cftuld have been finished in time to float it out into deep water before dire necessity com pelled our people to turn from it to defend themselves and to destroy it rather than let the enemy use it to subjugate those that created it. The ship-builders who directed the work on this iron-clad were Howard and Ellis.

The Master-Mechanic was James Fleming of Gosport, Norfolk, The names of the workmen wore as follows: Benj. 11. Brinson, ship carpenter, living, 74 years of age. New Bern; Samuel Howard, dead, New Bern; Jas. Hancock, dead, New Bern; Stephen F.

Fulford, dead, New Bern; Thos. Harvey, dead, New Bern; Joseph Willis, dead. New Bern; Benj. Bowick, dead, New Bern; Jas. Thomas, Coppersmith, New Bern; Joseph Hill, carpenter, I.

a Grange; Jas. Howard, New Bern; Samuel Hawkins, New Bern: Thos. Salter, New Bern; Ed. Salter, New Bern; John Brewer, La Grange; William Lof-tin, l.a Grange; J. Joyner, I.

a Grange; Joe Russell, La Grange; Benj. Boyd, La Grange; Thos. Staten, Charles raw-ford, Beaufort county, detailed sol- IZtZ There were also other detailed oth ersj whoi-e jnamos cannot be obta'ned J. K. Willis, who condui ts a marble yard and undertaking establishment on Broad street, this city, has in his shop a large section of the armor plate used on the Neuse.

This is a source of much interest to those who know its history. ONE WEEK 'TERM OF COURT CLOSED YESTERDAY i AN IMPORTANT CASE DISPOSED OF ON LAST DAY. A one week term of Craven county Superior Court, at which both criminal and civil cases were disposed of, came to a close yesterday afternoon. The most important case disposed of yesterday was that of Nelson vs. Whitford et ais.

In this case the plaintiff was asking for damages in the sum of forty-five hundred dollars After the jury had heard the evidence and had deliberated they returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, awarding him one hundred and fifty dollars. Judge Frank A. Daniels, of Golds-boro, a law partner of the lamented Charles Aycock, presided over this term of court and his work pleased every one. He is speedy, yet thorough, and lost no time in clearing the docket. FALSE ALARM CAUSED CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT.

A large piece of timber beneath the freight shed of the Norfolk Southern Railway Company on South Front street in some manner became ignited last night shortly after 8 o'clock and the fire companies of the citywere called out. Just at that time thejstreets were lined with shoDners and." the rush of the fire fighting apparatus along the crowded thoroughfares caused con siderable BREAKS ARM WHILE CRANKING AUTOMOBILE. Ernest Gillikin, a white boy employed at the local plant of the Coca Cola Bottling Company, while attempting to crank A. Seifert's automobile. The engine failed to property respond to the efforts of the young man to.

set it in motion and "kicked." This threw the crank against his arm with such force that it was broken A woman has one big advantage over a man; she can improve her looks. The first hat in the fight for the office of solicitor of the Superior Court in this district has been thrown in the a welt known attorney of Jones county, and whose home is at has announced that he is a candidate for the place. It is at the request of many of his friends all over the district that he is taking this action and there is every reason to believe that he will make the other candidates sit up and take notice; Mr. Warren is at present and haBTor six years been the Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee in that county and is thoroughly familiar with every voter in tha county as well as enjoying a large acquaintance all over the district. He has law, in Jones county for a number of years and is capable of attending 'to the duties of the office.

His formal announcement-will be made within, few R. DID 'EXCELLENT WORK THE THIRD DISTRICT VOTERS WANT HIM TO REPRESENT THEM. The good work done by Hon. Charles R. Thomas during the twelve years he was in Congress will always be remembered by the people of the Third District i.The.

JolJowing clipping, taken -fnom the Charlotte News during his last term in shows what the Newts' correspondent thought of Mr. Thomas: "There is no member of the North Carolina Congressional who devotes his time vand energies more conscientiously to working in the interets of all sections of the State than Hon. Charles R. Thomas of 5 the New Bern district. Mr.

is rarely absent from his seat in the House when that' body is in session and. his mornings are given up to visiting the Government departments on matters of importance to the State and to, work in the Committee on Public Buildings, of which he is a prominent Democratic He has done good 'work for the State on that Committee during the 56th and 57th Congressea.and said today that if any new public buildings were authorized, by Congress at the present session he would, see to it' that North Carolina received her share of the funds appropriated for such, purposes. He has all of the papers' and necessary documents in regard, to the proposed public buildings at Asheville, Winston-Salem, Kinston, all in good shape before the Committee, and his former experience, and success as a member of the same and on the floor of the House, in presenting the claims at Carolina citizens is a guarantee of Success next year when public build ing bills which have been prepared and presented to the committee at the i i "i.rir" present sessiuu win uavc ijictcucm-c, and new buildings authorized. Thomas has been loyal to. the Democratic oartv and to- every-inter- est entrusted to him.

He has secured appropriations in his district 'for rivers and harbors, life saving stations, public buildings and rural fere delivery routes, aggregating a quarter of a million of dollars in two terms of service. He has rural free delivery routes in his district, -and has many: applications pending. An inspector is now in the' district putting new ivi. Upon all public questions, involving thai interests of the Democtaric party, or the people of his district, he has been heard upon the floor of the House of Representaives. His( influence, as a member of Congress has grown rapidly, and he is in a better position now to serve the district and State than ever With' such a record as the above there is.

not the least wonder that the people of the Third District are anxious for him to be returned to Congress to represent them. Lucky is the man who doesn't depend rpon his fuck. i ca of prevention may prevent r'-'iorse. 1 t-y nan who It is understood that the Pine Lumber Company of this city are contemplating clearing five hundred acres of timber land in Onslow county and also develop ay of the land which they now own in that section. The Jacksonville Enterprise this week, has the following to say in regard to the matter: "That there is a move on foot whefeby over five hundred acres of woodland within a radius of five miles of Jacksonville is to be cleared and cultivated is a fact which has come to the ears of several parties within the last month.

"It is stated on good authority that the Pine Lumber Conpany, who have, for the past ten or fifteen years been operating' a saw mill at Hawk Side, "threS miles from this cifcy, but whose timber has given out, are intending, fn; the' neair future, to begin to develop; alt their holdings of land in the Section where' the timber has been Cut vIt isAai fact that there is no more timber to- be purchased or cut that can be purchased, or is now in the name of the Pirie Lumber Company, that 'would pay them to operate the mill Wnger. i "The" informer of the' Enterprise gtatod to'-; representative of this SERIES DF MEETINGS CDL1ET0 II CLOSE THREE ADDED TO MEMBERSHIP OF FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH. '(Contributed.) The series of meetings that have been in progress during the week at the Free Will Baptist church came to a close Friday night. The subject dis cussed was and was handled with much earnestness. The attendance was the best it had been at.

any time during the week, and the Interest was in evidence from the beginning. At the close of the meeting three came "forward tor membership thereby manifesting their desire to cast their lot with the people of God. There will be services at the hours today at 11 o'clock m. and 7:30 p. Communion service imme diately after the sermon Sunday school at 3 o'clock p.

m. R. O. Godley, superintendent. Prayer ntceting Wednesday night HTCITT AROUND BUILD- WAS TAKEN DOWN YESTERDAY, For t' who have paper that there was about two or three more months' cutting in this immediate section for the mill and that in his opinion after that time the mill would close down, and that imme diately after the closing down of the mill the laborers would bo placed on the woodlands to clear up same, as soon as possible, the land would be placed in cultivation.

Company has purchased several hundreds of acres of wood land from Mr. E. W. Sabiston, and this will also be put into', cultivation. It is that whety all the land is cleared there will be, over a thousand acres which means 'that possibly one hundred men will be employed.

"As to the truth of these statements we cannot substantiate, it is fact, that we-received our information from- a reliable gent leman and one who is in a position to know; "We have not been able to get in i Couch yith the 1 local manager of thej'cojnpany, and therefore no official statement appears, we sincerely trust however that the above reports is true as we believe it means much for Onslow, especially Jacksonville township jand this city." the City Hall have been busily engaged in this task and yesterday the work was completed and the scaffolding which has for several weeks marred the of the structure has been removed. The City Hall is one of the oldest buildings in New Bern. Regardless of this fact, the Stranger who now gazes on it will doubtless form the opinion that it has recently been erected The entire front has been changed and the improvementrnakes a decidedly attractive place out if the building, All of the offices; -We on the first floor and the front of these are of heavy plate glass. Theref is every comfort and convenience for patrons of the building and the men who spend the major portion of their time there are greatly pleased with it improvements as is the public in general. i THE METHODISTS IN RIVERSIDE AT: WORK The extension work by the Methodists in Riverside, 'as was previously announced, is getting well under: way Friday night at the Quarterly Conference J.

M. Dick was elected Sun day superintendent and It is expected, that the Sunday scholo will open the' third Sunday in January, 18th inst. At which time also, Rev. W. A Cade will open regular appointments preaching.

1 1 Many a cooking school graduate doesn't pan out as, well as. her husband would But if a girl is inclined to be a t' nJe she will be in spite of every- miss Hyatt at Kinston. The worl securing funds for the monument is not to begin at' once, the members of the association deciding to devote their -v time to pursuing their search for des-cendants during the next MARINE NEWS. 3 The schooner Grace Leonard leftr yesieraay iot oiocumo witn 1 a cargo of merchandise. The two iflasted schooner Centennial left yesterday for Vandamere ''with a cargo of' merchandise.

ikk-xxt a iijfi The gas freight boat Nelson left yesterday for Vandamere with a cargo of general merchandise..