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VIE FARMER 15
1F1STAHTLY KILLED
Erir Fteming-Struek-By- Sea-
board Train in Sight of
v Home, '
WIFEV WAVED TO HIM
; .Tried To Attract His Attention
;Tti Approaching Passenger
Train; Accident Occurred at
Asbury Station; About Six
"Miles West of Raleigh; For
merly Lived Here
V.
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EH vis I Fleming. weU-srrSown
hnd prominent farmer of Wake coun
ty, was Instantly killed yesterday
afternoon about 1 o'clock when
struck la sight o( hi homo by .
, board Air lino paaeenge train No.
V 4. du In Raleigh at 11:1 o'clock.
.-' The accident' occurred at Asbury ata-
' tlon. about at mllea west of Raleigh.
, Mr. Fleming's right shoulder and en'
I tiro arm wad terribly mashed and
ether small cut and bruises were
. made o hla face and left hand. The
train was running an hoar latei
With hla wife aware of the fast ap
proaching train and trying to at
' tract his attention by waving her
hands. Mr. Fleming stepped upon the
. track Just a few seconds before the
pilot of the Urge ngin."uok Aim,
WWnr Jnhn RnhnHailL It ia.said.
- - didn't see him in time to prevent the
accident It is not known why Mr.
. Fleming -Stepped , to. . -front -a thtarl
train as those who are familiar with
the condition of the track say that
- he -could have" seen the train long ter'
lore It approached him. Th,t'
- ''fceard- v-and 'ifeuilnrn "tracks ' run
' parallel at this point and it is thought
"'" That he mistook the train for a
, ..Southexn. . -He, had crossed -the Heeth-
em -track and It Is thought was sure
. -he was out of danger.
.... Mr Fleming's home, is on the
northern side and within a short dis-
tance Of the tracks and he was on his
way bark td the house after going to
a church on the south side of the
track a. The tracks are in a three
foot cut and Mra Fleming saw him
last as he stepped from the embank
ment into the cut. Before stepping
off the embankment she tried to at-
. tract his attention to the approach-
ng train, but In vain.
Mr. Fleming waa a native of Gran
ville county and was about 19 years
4 tld. He was well known In Kalelgh,
where for, about It years he resided
fend was engaged In the tobacco busi
ness. Jen years ago he moved to the
" Country, where he had lived since. He
came to Raleigh from Granville coun
ty. He Is survived by a widow and Ave
thlldren. two daughters and three
b Sons. His sons are Messrs. Klvtn, Wil
liam -and Benjamin Fleming.
The arrangements for the funeral
bervtce have not yet been completed.
EDITOR J. T. OLIVER, .
OF REIDSVILLE. DEAD
Was Recently Appointed as Deputy
-"" Collex4nr A Sufferer Front BrtgbtY
,tM'Srt inlMi ma oesswr.r
Reidsville. Dec I. John T. Oliver.
" ine of the editors and owners of the
ItetciHvllle Review, died at his home
no Maple Avenue at noon today He
Was 1 years of age. and had been a
Sufferer from Bright 's disease for sev-.
eral year. He was a prominent
leniocrat and Influential In party
councils In the county and State. He
wan appointed deputy revenue collec
tor on December 1 by Collector A. D.
AVatt. The deceased was a memher
of St. Yhomas Episcopal church. alsj
ot the Jr. O. U. A. M. lodge.
. The funeral ami burial will be held
Sunday afternoon.
He leaves a wife, formerly Miss Lll
lie Linebury, of Fayetteville. two
brothers, it J. and Manton Oliver, of
Keldsvllle. and one sister. Mrs. T. N.
J'erddy, of Memphis, Tenn.
; list DISTRICT MASONS lfEET
. Biurllngtoa Ledge Is Ueeat of Dle
Ungoishcd Gathering.
1 Burlington. Dec . The twenty
first District Masonic meeting was
held at Burlington yesterday. This
v district -is composed of the counties
of Alamance, Orange. Durham, and
Person. Mf. John H. Vernon of Bur
lington ta District Deputy Grand
" Master of this district and presided
over the sessions which convened
with the BulU Lodge, No. 40. The
welcome address on behalf of the
' lodge was made by Worshipful Mas-
ter -ohm--R." Hoffman and' on behalf
of the town Mr. E. 8. W. Dameron.
At the afternoon session the master
Mason's degree were conferred and
reports were heard from the various
lodges of the district. Prominent
Masons who were pi est tit were: Mr.
John-T. Alderman. Grand Master.
Henderson; Hon. a M. Oettis. Past
Grand Master, Hilktboro: Dr. W. C
AVicker and Rev. J. W. Patton. Lec
turers, Klon College; R. L. Brown,
il! Supt, Oxford Orphanage; , MlM
1" Blanche Johnson. DisL Deputy Grand
- Matron Eastern Star, and Mr. John J.
phoenix. 8upt of Masonic and East-
era Ktar borne. ' '
After the evening session the
ladles oj the. ..FHts hat B -Chapter-No:
41 Eastern star served refreehmenta
there being present at the banquet
mora than two hundred Masons and
th.lr wive. Hon. W. H. Carroll was
u- toast roaster -'- ot - the , eooasloni
Speeches were made by all the above
. named v-ieaiing .si
FES8IO! FOR TEACHERS.
'bwSSBrUeo8uBoaw'Ur Miaortal-
Lee the Legists are.
- Durham. Dec . The county
teachera. in monthly session this
morulng. unanimovsly adopted a res
olutlon. meroorimilalng the leglalatDre
to make some provision for indigent
'and worn out teachers of the county
schools. It was pointed out that the
present time on teacher who has
given her life to the work ta the ele
mentary school of the State was new
in a destitute condition, and had to be
takea ear of by the county.
The revolution expressed the opin
ion that it was the duty of the State
that these people, who give a Ufa te
a service in whk-h they are- poorly
paid, shoald receive some considera
tion at the hands of the State, when
they were old and could not work any
MISS COPE HELD
-FOR BLACKMAIL
Prettynmette-Tried To. Bribe
Lawyers To Extort From
-Colonel Alexander ,
HALF' AND HALF SPLIT
She Wrote Down Agreement
To Divide With Government
Lawyers if They Could Get
Fifty Thousand From The
Aged Providence Millionaire
On Slavery Threat
I Pie
Chicago, Dee. t. Mlas Jessie Cope,
accuser of CoL Charles Alexander, a
Providence, R. L. millionaire, under
the white slave act, was ai rested here
today, charged with attempting to
bribe government officials in Chicago
U- aid her to blackmail Alexander out
of S.tOt. Alexander, tt, years old.
and married, was arrested at Provi
dence yesterday. The public had lis
Bret view of the woman when she was
arraigned before United Statea Com
missioner Mason who held her on the
bribery charge and also as a witness
against Alexander. She Is IS years
aid and was described . by one of the
government agents who resisted the
alleged bribe offer as a "brilliant bru
nette beauty,' . fine le.. of . -anedianrt
height and' weight and handsomely
gowned.
District Attorney Charles F. Clynev.
Michael L- igoa, nta nrat assistajil:
HlntOD O, Clabaugh, head of the local-division
of the Department of Jus
tice, and LuciaavC Wheeler,- an-agent
working, under Clabaugh. manifested
studied relaetanes -to accept the case
whan Miss Cope first brought before
thetn-rher-accusatlotiagalnst "Alexan
der, It was stated today, in . the dis
trict attorney's office.
... Promised a Divide Spoils.
In the ei.d according to a formal
statement Issued by Igoe, she - pror
posed, and formulated the proposal In
a written agreement; that if the gov
ernment officials Would assist her in
extorting $66.90 from Alexander she
would give them half of It to be split
among them. . The other half of the
sum she said she would keep, and out
of it she must pay her attorneys, she
said, according to Igoe. Igoe 'said
that her attorney at Loa Angeles was
named Terrell and her other lawyers.
In Providence, named Thomly. He did
not know their other names.
lgoe's statement follows:
On the arrest of CoL Charles Alex
ander at Providence yesterday the
press reports' declared that both ha
and his attorney charged the com-
Slainant. Miss Cope, with attempted
lackmaiL Hlnton O. Clabaugh, di
vision superintendent of the Depart
ment of Justice, today has wired the
attorney for Mr. Alexander request
ing any and all Information to sup
port this alleged charge During the
Investigation of the complaint of Miss
Cope by. Federal officials at Chicago
suspicion as to her good faith in the
matter existed.
Offer Waa Written Down.
Miss Cope had many conferences
wtth Mr. Igoe as well as with Mr. Cla
baugh. Finally she made the bold
proposition that the government offi
cials should aid her tu obtaining f 50.
00 from Colonel Alexander for her
Injured Innocence. Miss Cope went
much into details concerning her of
fer and finally made out an agree
ment in her own handwriting in
which It la set forth that the govern
ment officials should aid her In ob
taining the sum mentioned from the
colonel, and in consideration of such
efforts on their part she would pay
them m.000. which was to be divided
equally between the following men:.
Charles F. Clyne. United States Dis
trict Attorney; Michael L. Igoe, assist
ant United States wlstrirt' .Attorney;
Hlnton- O. Clabaugh. division superin
tendent. Department of Justice, and
Luclen C. Wheeler, a special agent of
the department.
"Mlas Cope explained further that
out of her $18,090 aba would have to
take care of her attorney s In Provi
dence and Los Angelea. She stated
that she had consulted prominent at
torneys in both cities before oomlng
to Chicago to make her complaint."
The Colonel Cam Often.
Loa Angeles, Cal.. Dec. 5. Mlei
Jessie Cope, arrested today in Chi
cago, charged with attempting to
bribe government ofllclala In connec
tion with the Alexander white slave
rase, lived here with her mother from
last April to August, it was learneJ
today, and duriag those months fre
quently received - Colonel" ' Alexander,
it was said. -Miss Cope's arqnain
tancea said that she gave her friends
to understand- that hs expected to
marry Colonel Alexander.
"Colonel Alexander came often,
but Mlas Cope always received him In
the drawing room," said Mrs: E.
Zaber, proprietor of the apartment
house In which Miss Cope lived.
"Her mother generally was present
also. Before leaving. Miss Cope said
she expected to be married."
Alexander -met Miaa Cope here two
tyears ago. At that time he was liv
ing in rasaoena.
GRCELLTNG CASE IX WAYNE
GTrT Oiargrslie Brother with Most
ecrtooa Crime?
" (Saactal Tlw !wi m ouna.l
Goldaboro, Dec i. Thursday and
Friday of this week the time of Su
perior Courts now In erssion inThls
city, was occupied by one of the nroet
unique cases-la 4he history -of the
PAun'tv. this being the State Vs. Jesse
L. Williams, charged with Jn,rft
asalilst his
hat! Slgtcr. Miss Koea w u- lureensooro
1 . lt ,1.1.1 IV. : i W., n
llama., a beautiful young girl of this
county, aged IT years. Thursday she
waa placed upon the witness stand and
amid a silence as quiet as the deepest
hush of night she unfolded her aad
story, whyah brought tears to many
eye as she tried ta knot together the
broken threads of her torn past, go
Ing back to the time when the world
first opened out before her Inexpcr
lenced gaaa like a brilliant arena of
fair fortune, aad there were frosen
smiles open many stiff aad set Hps
aa with her filled eyes she explained
how she had struggled to escape from
the horror of her first temptation, but
It was- the aame aad story of thouv.
sands of ether poor anfortunaU girls,
who have died with half their, grief
unspoken. .
According to bar story she bag bwa
0. HENRY-THE GIFT OF NORTH CAROLINA AS THE
MOST POPULAR WRITER OF SHORT STORIES
This O. Henry Memorial Tablet Was Unveiled Wednesday Night in the North
' Carolina Adminbtrattoa Building At The annual Meeting of lite North
Carolina Historical and Literary Association In Raleigh.
History of Efforts to Raise
The 0. Henry Memorial
At the thirteenth annual session of
the State Literary and Historical As
sociation, of. Nortt) . Carolina, on De
eember . "lU. Archibald Bender-
son moved a series v of- resolutions,
which" were - adopted. Resolution" I
read' as follows:- -r--
"That this Association, appoint a
commlttee,...iusisUigoti.Jlv-'mem'
bera." men and women, to petition the
Building Committee for the reserva
tion of adequate - space In that pro
jected new Hall of History, te be vsed
permanently as a section devoted to
the - literature -of North Carolina.
Furthermore, that this' committee be
permanent, having for Its objects: to
honor in tangible form the literary
achievements of our people. - and to
preserve the. literary remains of our
native writers of eminence That this
be done through the preservation and
display. In the section before men
tioned In the new Hall of History, of
portraits of our men and women of
letters,, autographed sets of their
works, original manuscripts, letters
from eminent men and women of let
ters testifying to the value of such
literary works, medallions, busts, and
all forms of suitable memorials which
may keep green the memory of noble
works, finely concerned and artfully
executed."
The moveren of the., resolution felt
that the new spirit In North Carolina,
givl ng life and impetus to the Intellec
tual, literary, snd cultural forces in
the commonwealth, could best find
significant expression In the desire
and purpose to erect a memorial to
"O. Henry," the greatest short-story
writer of our day. 8uch a memorial,
erected in the Hall of History In Ral
eigh, would serve a double purpose:
to commemorate the greatest writer
of the short-story America has pro
duced since Kdgar Allan Poe; and to
serve as an Incentive to our people to
erect memorials to other literary fig
ures in our past history who have
achieved true art and won the loving
appreciation of posterity. .
i Animated with this feeling and this
belief, Archibald Henderson, acting
upon his own initiation and having
the sanction and support of the State
Literary and Historical Association of
North Carolina, sent out his first ap
peal for funds to all the members of
this association on February 4, ltll.
This waa followed by an appeal to
the Noclh Carolina Society of New
York. It -was felt that this society
had a two-fold interest In O. Henry:
first, because he- was a- native North
Carolinian; and second, because New
York City was celebrated and Inter
preted more graphically and more
masterfully by O. Henry than by any
one who had preceded him. The pro
ject was energetically taken up by the
Hon. George Gordon Battle, president
of tie society. Mr. Louis Graves gave
laviahly of his time and his attention
to all the: details of the undertaking;
and in this he was ably assisted hy
Mr. James A. Gwyn. On the evening
of March li, ltll, as the result of the
efforts of these three men, an P.
Henry Smoker was held at the Hotel
Woodstock. The principal speakers
were Mr. Walter H. Page, of the firm
of Doubleday, Page A Co.. and editor
of "The World's Work," now Ambas-r
sad or to Great Britain; Mr. Richard'
Duffy, editor of Atnalee's Magaxlnei
Mr. on man Hall, editor of Every,
body's Magazine: and Mr. Gllett Bur
gess, the humorist. Orte of O. Henry's
stories, "The Rose of Dixie," was read
by Mr, Franeia-Gudger. As trie- re
ult of that meeting, and the thorough
eanvaas of the members of the society
afterwards indefatlgably made by Mr.
Graves and Mr. Gwyn. more than
three hundred dollars was subscribed.
An appeal was next made to the
students of the University of North
Carolina, directly by means of an ad
dress to the student body, snd also
through the class organisations.'
From time to time, letters were ad
dressed to friends and admirers of O.
Henry, and lovers of his writings. In
different, parts of 'theUnnedrfnatea
On July 10. mi. Archibald Hen
derson, with the co-operation of Dr.
W. P. Beall, personal friend of Wil-
Ham Sidney' ForJr,.etaJh
TJ. Henry Memorial Association at
Greensboro. N. C. Dr. Beall was
elected president of the association;
Miss Emma King, of the State Normal
College faculty,; secretary; and Mrn.
Waldo Porter, treasurer. Mrs. AL
Falrhrother has been active and en
thusiastlo In the movement. A com
mittee wag subsequently appointed by
the nreaident of the association. Dr.
I BeatL to IT
rnve Tanvafj oi
and of Guilford county.
fm! October" 1. IMS. an apeal was
made to all of the Federated Wom
an's Clubs in North Carolina, as well
the slave of her brother for the past
four years, and upon this statement
the able counsel employed "by the de
fendant, who are Messrs. langnton,
Allen and Taylor and W. & OB. Rob
inson aad Son. have by their elegant
speeches caused a hung Jury, who
have had the case since early Friday
afternoon, but have been unable to
reach a verdict at this hour. .-
, The State was ably assisted in th
prosecution by- Messra. Dortch and
Barham. and so far the above case
has been the most Interesting of the
present docket, and throughout the
trial the court room has been packed
as to a number of other clubs, men'a
and woman's, under the conviction
that the memorial to-,f4 iteary pepro
aetita a cause which should claim the
support of every literary club In' th
State. The movement wen endorsed
bythe Literature Bectioa of the Fed.
erauon, ana miss wnaren, fnair
womaa of that section, lent all l;he.
si at a noe -4n-her; power " to "stimulate
contributions on the part'of every fed
erated club. TMe-reeuHs wf Mlas flrn
dren's efforts were entirely gratifying.
- Another ontderebte addition- to
the memorial fund followed the tour
of Mr. Norman llackett through
North Carolina in A Double DrcetTcr.
the dramatisation by Professor Don
ald Stuart, of Princeton University, of
O. 'Henry'e short-story, "A- Double
Dyed Deceiver. . The active Interest
of Mrs. W. 8. Porter In the memorial,
which took the form of this valuable
suggestion; the generous response of
Mrs. Hackett to the proposal, and the
active labors ot Mrs. Henderson were
all met together In this unique way to
further the cause of raising the me
morial fund. Mr. Henderson gave the
widest publicity to Mr. iiarkett'a
tour, through the State press snd by
correspondence with scores of people
in the places to be visited; clubs were
appealed to: organixatjona anked for
their support. In rettirne Mr. Hack
ett moat generously uttered to donate,
In conjunction with the local manage,
ment at each place, a generous per
centage I ten per cent) of the gross
receipts from each performance of
A Double Deceiver given In North
Carolina, to the memorial fund. This
O. Henry Memorial Tour was begun
under, brilliant, auHptce at Greena
boro on November 1. 1U. Mra W.
8. Porter. Miss Margaret Porter, and
Mra James Coleman came from Aahe
vtlle to atfend thla performance,
Speeches from the stage were msde
by Mr. Market!. Or, lleall and Mr.
Henderson. A delightful play, admir
ably acted, war-greeted by a large,
representative and enthusiastic au
dience. Mr- Hackattand hut-capable
company played afterwards at Wln-
ston-Halem. Burlington, oxiora. itai
eish. Waahlngton. Rocky Mount, Wll
son, Wilmington, Goldaboro, , Fayette
vllle, Charlotte. Ktateavllle and Aahe
yllle. The final performance st Ashe-
vlllc on December 1Z. wis attended
by perhaps the largest and most, bril
liant audience which ever attended a
Dlav in Ashevllle. About three hun
dred and' fifty dollars were added to
the fund as the result r Mr. Hack
U'a Or -Hen ry Memorial Tour." A spe
clal debt of gratitude is owed by the
people Of North Carolina to Mr. Hack
ett and to the local managers of the
North Carolina theatres In the plana
concerned, for their gencronlty in con
tributing, thua uniquely, to the O.
Henry Memorial Fund. Like praise la
due those In each town where Mr.
Hackett and his company appeared
for the support which they gave to
the play. In rraponse to the appeals of
Mr. Hen demon..
Under the conviction that great art
should be memorialised by great art.
the claims of various American sclup-
tors were carefully examined. A oom
mlttee confuting of Mrs. W. 8'. Por
ter and Mr. Archibald Henderson,
after mature deliberation, selected, to
design the memorial, the famous
American sculptor. Lorada -Taft. of
Chicago. The form of memorial
ftnniiv rhonen was a large memorial
tablet, bearing a life size medallion of
William Sidney Porter, witn appro
nrtte -tnwriritwjiiand -emblematic de-
,i,n. The ulaee chosen for the loia-
tlon or the ttiei is me way com
manding the ascent of the marble
staircase in the new Administration
Bullifng In Raleigh, half way between
h rtrt a nri second floors Upon the
second floor are the exhibition rooms
of the new Hall or History.
Tb erection of the memorial, which
took place with appropriate exercises
nn nKMnM i. 1IM, I" irpii--l oi
new era of an aroused cultural corti.
aclouneJnjrlJlCoJtnt la
aenae. the occaiiion Is epochal for
now, for the first time In our history,
the people of North Carolina have
united in the painwvic
of the commonwealth, native artistic
and literary genius. It is the fervent
hope of the originators of the plan,
who have brought It to a successful
himiv conclusion, that this event
mav Drove the forerunner of similar
tributes to the artistic and literary
genius of jiur people.May there come
to North Carolina in Increasing mea
sure, ss 1 the ye re paaa by. a com
munal conwi""mess that culture must
n'Srn-TSnawtfli agiliulf te.
art with Industry, literature with sci
ence. In thejerfected civilisation: of
the future. -
by spectstore due to the fart, that
hnth the vouiik lady and htr brother
i.rnmiKMitlr connected. It is
thought that the Jury will probably
reach a verdict sometlrnr during the
day. ' r '
Grocery Company Bankrupt.
Greenaboro. Dec. . 6. Kmltherman
rompany. wholesale grocers. Bled a
petition in bankruptcy here today and
F. N. TajrloT"waa appointed receiver.
Awets snd liabilities are fisted at
twenty-fire thousand dollars each.
The concern has a branch at Randle-
man. . . -r,- - ,
. ' - ., '
EVER Uli
IMFjORTH STATE
In Many Llrtes of Endeavor
She Is Taking Increasingly
Prominent Part
HUNDREDS ENGAGED IN
CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE
Many Thousands More ESusy
With Humble Tasks But
Happy In Their Toil and En
vious of None Large-Com
panies of Them Assuming
Civic Responsibility From a
Sense of Duty and Not As a
Protest Against Being De
barred From Full Citizenship
f EDITH KOY8TKR- .
Last May at Fsyettevllle, a pam
phlet. entitled "The Iga) Status of
Women In North Carolina." was pre
sented to the Htate Federation of Ws-
mentsnuoa 'rne rollowing is quoted
from my .Introduction: -
JSOiwtUK jjrid and s-rattftcn-
tlon the great freedom of womehfront
mjustlce-ln North' Carolina." as com
pared with their status-m -many ert her
or the-mates.
"For. the unmarried woman North
Carolina' wffers a free and til oppor
tunity, except -to hold public office,
which Ja .open ,-Uy-. voters.- in
North Carolina a woman may be i
lawyer, a physician a dentist a'chem'
1st, a aruggist, a nuatnesa woman, -a
superintendent jf city public schools
in tact, is aesieenuie North Vmro
Una. the main thing essential to wo
man's freedom in the pursuit of hap
pines and the earning of, a livelihood
In any Held, la to demonstrate effi
ciency in that line of work. The only
apparent hardship consists in the
pronouncement of certain positions to
be offices.
- "if any legal injustice should arise,
the General Assembly seems able to
right th wrong. For example. In the
selection of text-books for the public
schools, women teachers are not de,
barred further on account of sex from
serving on the suh-text-book com
mission. This was settled In the pas-
sage of the bill "To authorise women
to discharge certain duties pertaining
to education, parsed in ltll.
"It might expedite business and
prove a convenience. If the position of
notary public were again open to wo
men. After a number of women had
been appointed, this waa pronounced
an office and women are not now con
sidered eligible. A test case would
settle whether or not it la sn office."
It ta this atmosphere of liberty and
more or less freedom from irritating
restraint that has probably developed
In the Htate a large number of women
of marked ability In various lines of
activity, and enabled them to meet
success squarely and sanely.
Rome Prominent Church Workers
The first lines of work In which
the executive talent of our women
found expression was not In bread-and-butter
work or even In winning
Jam for the bread and butter. It was
In generous unselfish organised work,
first for the church.'and next In the
broader field where denominational
lines vanish the sen-Ice of society
and humanity. It is interesting to
note that while club or suffrage work
Is the- nrst -interent of many women
In other Statea the service t -the
ebureh"yet comes first with fhe women
of North Carolina. This' situation. 1
hope, may continue. It will con
tinue If the churches modify t their
organisations In adaptation to mod
ern ideaa of democracy.
The most distinguished Hervire ren
dered by any woman in the State to
her' church la that of Mix Fannie K.
8. Heck, head of the remarkable or
ganization of worsen for Haptlnt mis
sions, known as Miselonary Union.
The full story of Mir Heck's work
would maka an Interesting and Inaplr
atlonal volume.
Another among the large company
of those who have won dletlnctlon
in church work I Mrs. R. K. John,
now of Kayettevllle. Mrs. John not
only directs large activities In the
North Carolina Conference, but Is one
of the council that has in charge the
entire mission work of the Methodist
Church. 8outh. '
-The" Chin WbrtcrsT
Among the club women of the
State. active atonic civic arid philan
thropic lines, are Mrs. It. II. Cotten.
the original club woman of the State,
a woman honored and loved through
out the State, and one whose coanael
Is sought In many sections of the
nation. Then we have-Mrs, Kugene
Rellley or harlotte, the most typi
cal club soman of the.Ktate. Mm
Rellley Is corresponding secretary and
an Important member of the hoard of
director of-the tieiieral FederatlOh of
Women's -'Clubs, with its; million of
members Miss Adelaide IfrJea of
Winston-Salem now neads out Htate
Fede.rattoiL;Jiu!--.W.unM
nearly., four thousand members. Mtas
Pries directs this ' organization with
the clear head, sound Judgment and
fine Justice that characterise all her
work. "
' Patriotic Orgs nidation.
A large number of patriotic organ
isation are headed by capable leaders
The largest, the iMmrhtor" of thi Cotv J
federacy. has now Mra r.agene Utile,
of Wadesboro, aa president.
ng of the patriotic cietl-s- I
the publication vt the -North t'jirolina
Booklet, a labor of love on the part of
the editor. Miss MWvlllllard Hinton
of Wake County.
The suffragist, who ar now to -be
considered as a force within the State,
are headed hy Mrs. Archibald Hender
son of Chapel Hill.
hat ing a College.
. Leaving the volunteer workers, we
are next in that shadowy border where
bread and butter,. and possibly a little
Jam. are, provided . the worker for
subsistence, but where the largest re
ward lies In opportunity for construc
tive work and in the happiness that
comet; of establishing permanent improvements-wit
hia (he tjtate.
The finest work ever done In North
Carolina along this Una. it seems? to
mav waa.,nhea Mxa Luv-Kobertsoa of
MIS8 MARY OWEN GRAHAM
The first Woman In North Carolina
to ne fejorted President of tlie North
Carolina Teachers' Assembly Her
Home is In Charlotte and She Is As
siMtant Hulerlntendent of School of
siocaienriui-g County.
Greensboro, took the' dead Greensboro
Female College, marshalled her forcee
and made It live again. Mra Robert
son not only showed executive talents
worthy of the State's best men. but
faith and courage and line determina
tion that took discouragements as If
they Were'only meant to Incite to
stronger effort. The Greensboro Fe
male College today is a speaking
inouie io s remarkable woman, ...
' "A Work of Wide Scope,
Another ri.ld -wfthtn this asm
claae-of. work.- hr- that "lied worthil
by Miss Daisy Denson, secretary to
the -Stat-- Board "of (,hBrUlfl..irtie
.ope.-or "aiae r)enson a work would
make a atory in itself. , .
With Tlie Trwi'her.
The largest class of workers within
this field Is composed of ths teachers
of the .State. -, Women- leader In this
field are few. This la probably due-to
the ract that eu alr!a for teachers
are -so. law that positions In 'which
leadership mny be developed .must be
given Usually to men who deserve
them rather than to 'women who may
develop with the positions. Prominent
among those women who have devel
oped because of the need for what
they could give are Mine Mary O. Gra
ham. of Mecklenburg county; Mlsa
Lllxabeth Kelly, of Johnston county
Miss Maud Barnard, of McDowell;
Miss Caasldy, of Sampson, and Miss
Khotwell. of Granville. Miss Mary
Arrinarton, now at the State Normal
College, won high appreciation aa as
sistant county superintendent of
r ran kiln county.
OpiMirtunltictt Opening Widely,
Freedom for Helf-exnressloii In
North Carolina has resulted In profes
sional snd busmen opportunities
opening widely. Bread and butter and
Jam, too. are obtainable! We have
our woman chemist In the service of
the State. Miss Daisy Allen, of Loills-
burg; Mrs. A. M. Fry. of llryson City,
Is our lawyer; there are a number of
women physicians, among them Dr.
Dixon-Carroll, of Raleigh and Dr. An
nle Alexander, of Charlotte; there ia
a woman dentist, who assists her hus
band lu bis practice. 1 think she lives
at Webnter. She was Mlas Daisy
Zachary before her marriage.
The librarian la a profeaslonal wo
mas also, for certainly the culture and
knowledge necessary ran never be re
paid In salary; Mtsiv Mrnnle leather
man, in the service of the State, Is
secretary to the Library Commission.
Mia Jennie Coffin, of Kalelgh. as li
brarian of the Olivia Raney Library,
4 an Important factor in th life of
the city, as la also true of Mlas Grace
Jones, of' Ashevllle, and of the libra
rians In all the larger cities of the
State.
In PrMstngsanhy and Other Ftdda.
Among those Interested In Photo
graphy. Mrs. Jaques Busbcr of Ral
eigh, has met wit h success aa an Illus
trator, Her - work haa appeared In
number of magaaines, Mra Bayard
Wootten, of New Bern, has won na
tlonal prominence aa a professional
photographer.. In Journalism, a. num
ber of women have achieved success.
Prominent among them Mra AI. Fair
brother, of Greenaboro; Mrs . Gordon
Finger, of Charlotte, and Miss Susan
Iden .of Kalelgh.
In the liuslnes wWld, there are uc
ceasful women In almost every line.
Mrs. Charles McKlmmon Is not only
proving heraelf a successful executive
and business woman, but he Is teach
ing the glrla of the Htate the principles
OT business n her canning club.
Mlas Heasle Hackney, .wretary to
the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce,
put a surplus In the treasury of the
organisation for the first time In Its
history. Miss Dixie Leach, of Kal
elgh, 1 a successful publisher of art
material and nianaifer of her tea room
and gift shop. 1
Home W'ohwui FsraM-rsTub.
Women farmers are not unusual.
One of the most successful In Wake
county Is Mrs. G. B. Airoro. ot Molly
Springs, who Is also a trustee of rhe
Holly Springs lligli hcniwi.
This article Is suggestive only. tt
would ! an interesting study for the
suffrage clubs of the State that no-w
have practically no lmnifal.it" activi
ties, to collect full data of the achieve
ments of the women of the State. The
stories, the. -poem, written by women.
Fur instaoca. the hymw composed by
Mra. Talcott Brewer, of Raleigh, was
selected as the best written for the oc
casion, and sung at the great hteeting
of Baptists at StiJiUiUglaat Jtaax
-tnil there "has been no mention yet
of those most indispensable persona
the milliners snd dressmakers. These
occupations call fur skilled workman
ship and business ability to a marked
oegree. A number of women In theae
lines of business have met with mark
ed success.
There ia nLend to ths account of
what women are doing In North Caro-
llna. From ven a nrlef review. It
can be seen easily-that many Lhou-
.iHJVlll U.f 'i-""" tlhln l. SMnts f.
hard at work, envying nobody; that
many hundreds are engaged in -constructive
poorly paid service- for so
ciety and humanity, rejoicing In the
opportunity; that large companies are
assuming civic responsibilities Just be
cause the duty is there, not even im
plying a protest against being de
barred from full citizenship.
ft I Added to Marine.
(Br Aaertaud rsas-l '
Washington. D. C, Dei! S. A total
of 'eighty-one vessels, seventy-one of
them new American'rraft and ten for
eign built, were given registry in
November, according to figure given
out today by the navigalon bureau.
'HaJ.. tnrmkge of the American
ships w l4,,iiTb.a Jorelgn-shirt
totalled II, 241 tons,
WOMAH flOWAT
HERO OFSTATE:
TEACHERJORGES
Miss Mary 0. Graham, of Fam
ily Noted in North Carolina's
Educational Life
HER CAREER ONE OF,, C '
STEADY ADVANCEMENT
Now Assistant Superintendent
. of Education in Mecklenburg
County; At One Time Super vising
Teacher in Training;
School at State Normal Col
lege; On Legislative Com-:;
mitte,e That Secured Laws of
Help Tot Her Sex; Brief Re
view of Work of Assembly
Miss Mary 'Owen Graham, assistant .
.superintendent of truncation In Meek,
lenburg county, and recently elected -
ureal u ii .a tarn - ,-nona-ianiniu ---
Teat hers' Assembly, la. the daughter
of Mri -.-ArchttWia- fern ham. , 8,- at n
Charlotte, arid the sister of Or Ed
ward Kidder . Graham- president of
the rhfveraity . o.Nor-lh tleroHmv
1 :""Mtr Graham graduated from -Queens
College in Charlotte. .-. ASter'1 "
graduation s'.ts taught for several
years In the graded schools of Char- -i
lotte. She has alao served as super
vising teacher to the TalBiI!-8chet-'",
of the Normal and industrial Col -
laA mt f1rJnitK.,i, mA V, ' aal at
State Department of- fiducatlon.
iMTtiwna--of the summer -vacation
have been spent by Miss Graham In
further preparing herself for her
work in the large pert she is taking
In the educational life of the State.
She haa been a student In th summer
schools of the University of North
Carolina, the University of Tennes
son and Teachers College at Colum
bia University and has been teacher
of primary methods In the summer ,
school of the University of North
Carolina for the past four years. '
Miss Uraham was twice- president
of the North Carolina Primary 1
Teachers' Association, now an affiliat
ed organisation of the Teachers As- : -sembly,
and her Influence was
strong In making the organisation,
effective iff developing the profeeaioh-
al spirit among the primaary teach
era She was a member of the Leg
islative committee of the Teachers'
Assembly which aided in having
passed the low authorizing women tq
serve on schools boards and on the
sub-text book commission.
The new president of the Teachers'
Assembly belongs to a family both
sides of which have been prominent.
In the historical development of th'a
country and the State both In Colon- ,
lal and Revolutionary times . and
more recently conspicuous in the edue , . ...
cational life of the State.
Rod Teecttera' Awvmhlv Tea.
The recently held Teachera' Ae'
sembly In Charlotte whs the most '
successful meeting in Its history. The
power' of the assembly for the past
few years has grown steadily, and
the Charlotte meeting was built on
p ajrt "Su re P-ftse s and experiences, stand
ing at the. top In ""numbers. In char- -actr
of work and aa a working
body. ...--
The spirit of the assembly was
marked by enjoyment, good fellow
ship, and an atmosphere of optimism.
One of the new features waa that ot.
the rural-school conference and de
monstrations. These were presided
ovrr o f-iiH-i- pujrivimir la .. i. , up-
den and Prof. K. K. Balcomb. They
also, with the assistance of Mrs. C.t',
Hook and Miss Mary O. Or ham, ar
ranged for the demonstrations.
Mlnses Mhotwell. of Oranville coun
ty. Barnard. of McDowell county, , V
Ithlnehardl. of Alamance county.
Kelly, of Johnston county. Cassldy, of
Sampson county, brought teams of
girls and teachcrarrom their respee-, .
tlve counties who gave actual demohH
atrations in rooking and ewlng aa
conducted in tneir rural acnoois.
The farm-life schoula of Jamestown .
and Pleasant Carde'n In tiuilford -county
demonatrated, with team of
boys and girl, their work-in agricul
ture, carpentry, sewing and cook
ing. - '
Over nil the meeting of the as
sembly. State Superintendent of in
HtrucUuu .J -Y- Jojwei preetrtert: Tf "
not in person. In spirit. The Tttrt ;
mind and quick wit of Pre, M. C. 8.
Noble brightened all the general sew-
presslble hutiior of Professor Noble
as noted at this session of the as- .
sembly served to Justify the appro-,.
been given him. of "the Mark Twain,"
nt Nnrth Paroltn " ' y - ''-
MARSHALL ANSWERS CRITICS.
Lertnre or So Lecture lie Dora Nog
Pall Hut Job.
.. (8j ttsr Aodtfi FnaO
Beetes. Dee. Vlt'e-FreJfdent
Marshall took cognlaance today of
newspaper criticism of his appearance
on the lecture platform. He said;
"I do not think the people of th
Putted States care whether I am paid
for lecturing or not. 1 do believe they . ".
care whether I am on my Job aa pre
siding officer of the United Statea Sen--
ate while that body la In session. - My
duty to the United States calls for me
to preside over the Senate. I was on '
(T T snau oe mere wnen u cunvrara
next Monday." i
TKXKPHOXE POLES REMOVED.
Longest and Widest Ktreet in State bit -
Morrrtoad my. -
ISsirlil is Tfc N MMt limiw l
Beaufort. Dec I. Thef Norfolk "
Southern has taken down Its tele, v
graph poles along Arendell street in
Morehead City. Arendell street ia
said to be "the longest snd widest city
thoroughfare in this state. It te lie
feet wide and three miles'1 long; run.
nlng due east and west along the rail-
road tracks Mayor B. HJOorham, '
after three years' persistent effort to
get the railroad company to take
down te-' poles along thla etreet,'
finally succeeded. Th e absewce f the
pole greatly improves -the appear-.
ano it the iuW ..
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