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WAS! IN, NORTH nmm Birthday Appropriately Celebrated Hon. Stephen C. Bragaw Delivers an Admi rable Address Which the Daily News Pub lishes in Fall-Should Be Read By Every Loyal Citizen. A FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM ?The Chamber of Commerce rooms were packed to the doors last eren lns, the occasion being the celebra tion of General Robert B. Lee's birth day. A most Interesting and enter taining program had been arranged by the committee of ladles from the Daughters of the Confederacy. No where In North Carolina Is the natal day of thfc noted Virginian and South ern war leader more rtpropr lately remembered than 1a Washington. Bach ysar It seems that the commit tee surpass themselves. The ?eleb ra tion last night was In keeping with the city's reputation. General Lee was born in West moreland county. Va.. January 19. 1807; handled as president of Wash ington and Lee University,- October 12. 1870. y w r-aii was master ot, ceremonies. - The chamber was dressed In flags and bunting.. and In the center of *he rostrum was seen a large portrait of General Lee. The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. H. B. Searlght. pas tor of the First Presbyterian Church, after which the choir sang the hymn, **For All Thy 8alnts Who From Their Labors Rest;" The solos of Mrs. David M. Carter, Miss Wary E. Wright and Professor C. ' L. Belts, were much enjoyed. Mrs. Edwsrd Malllson "knd Miss battle Baugham charmed the audience with a duet. The feature of the .evening was ihe' admirable address delivered by Washington's distinguished towns man. Hon. Stephen C. Bragsw. The speaker was presented by' Rdv. W. ' H. Call in words of ornateness. The; Dally News publishes the address in full below. Every citizen of Wash Ington and Beaufort county should read It, word by word, and carefully digest It. Mr. Bragaw always proVea on Interesting speaker and his talk last night on the great chieftain was a masterpiece. He said: ? At each recurring Cbriitnfts sea son, enlightened men over all the world, by the*celebratlon of the birth of the Son of God. are brought near er to a realization of the. Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man. They are, even if unconsciously and Involuntarily, compelled by the very perpetuation of the Christmas cus tom, to. remember the event celebrat ed; and in that season men's minds are Inevitably led to the contempla tion of the life and character of Christ and to the recollection of His -words and deeds, and of .the beautt fuL eternal and everlasting truth*, which, .by example and precept. He taught. And during that season and under Its influence, men's hearts are made a little warmer, men's Impulses a lit tle nobler, men's thoughts a little purer, men's eyes a little softer, men's voices a litis gentler, and men a little betterw And there is. under that Influence and the spirit of that season, more of charity, more of jus tlce. more of mercy In the hearts of men. more of the spirit of peace and good-will in the tforld of men, more of faith In their fellows of this world, and more of hope for the world to come. And a a .the' minds of men then dwell upon the character of Christ, In. all Its glory and* beauty, the ex ample of that character Is as a light to lead them, shining a little brighter at Christmas; and His life i^ a pat tern by which pen mly build, with Its outlines a little more elearly de fined at Christmas, His birthday, the day we celebrate. And if these things be true, and we know they are, then htnr fitting, how appropriate, my^friends, and how wise, this custom jof celebrating the snnlversary of the birth of one who fashlonsd his life after the ex ample of Him whose birth we cele brate at Christmas. By this custom we proclaim to the world that we of the Southland are still loyal to the convictions for wt^lch he made such great sacrifice, suffered sp severely and foufcht so superbly. Ws proclaim to the world that we know what the world now concedes, that from the earliest dawn ot crea tion dowi^ to this good hour, the world has never know* a i try, and a soldier without oppression, without selfishness, and with a well of mercy in his great heart. By this custom we tell to the world that here in this beautiful Southland of ours, the very heart of America, we hold the simple faith that there la a grander mission, a nobler oalllng, a more splendid success thsn that which is typified by mere leadership of the hosts of Industry snd control of commerce and wealth ? and that is to shspe and live one's life in hai*. mony with the recognition of the trnth "That duty is the subllmest word in the English language." And, therefore, that while we do not cele brate the birthday of any earthly prince or potentate, of any king or captain of wealth or power, we do pay annual tribute to the memory of ftnhsrtB. Lea. ^ By this custom we tgfcb those of this generation now in this age of money-madnesi and power-lust, that the deepest ind most enduring Im press upon the sands of Time and upon the world Is made by the man who possesses that character and those attributes that. make him moat like his Maker: Men of the char acter and attributes of Robert E Lee. As we stand^here at the threshold of the Twentieth Century, nearly -fifty years arter the closing scenes of that Grest Tragedy, and contemplate th? camer of that wonderful man. and the Influence he wielded, we are lout In amazeiQent at its scope, its breadth and Its strength. We feel the im pulse, at the mere mention of ills name, to uncover and bow the head, to do him reverence. Never In the history of the world h.iB human?leader held so completely the love of his people. Never one who possessed. In such a degree, tho respect, admiration and love of those whom he led. To his soldiers the enemy's bullet was preferable to hla disfavor, because they /valued his favor almost more than life itself. Just and gentle and merciful him self, the spirit of Justice and metcy spread through and dominated his armies. True history records no In stances in which Southern soldiers descended to oruelty, loot and rapine. Never flinching from conflict with armed foemen, however unequal the contest, they made no war upon tho weak and defenceless. In their marches through the enemy's country they left no trail of burning fields and foreBts, no devastated homes and desolated hearts, save such as fol lowed Inevitably as the consequence of legltlmate>"fend honorable warfare. A Pennsylvania farmer said: "I must say they acted like gentlemen, and, their cause aside, I would rather have forty thousand rebels quartered on my premises than one. thousand Onion troop#." Yes, my countrymen, thfcy acted like gentlemen, because th# spirit within themselves was in harmony with that conduct, and then, too, (hat -was the order of "Marse Robert?' The soldier, of 'the South In the Civil war Is the model by which the best soldiers who may engage In so called civilised warfare will hereafter build.. And mark my words, my coufitrymen, when tho truth shall finally be known, and he shall have come Into his own, men wlir cease to use .the Roman Sentinel as the sym bo) and synonym of loyalty to coun try and devotion to duty, and In his placa will stand the Soldier Who Wore {he Gray. And the conduct of thfe soldier of the South during that great struggle, not only makes his a world model, but is in Itself a lasting monument to the leader In that cause. NOthlp*-trper has ever been writ ten than t?*i sentences penned by the brilliant Hemphill of South Carolina, In a recent Issue of his paper, the News and' Courier, that "It makes lit tle'dlfference whether Robert E. Lee's statue is placed in the Hall of Fame or not. It 'matters little th%t Crom well's statute was for years refused an offlcial place in English public buildings. It matters little that Cato died In arms against the constituted authority. History does not care whether England considers Washing ton a patriot or a traitor. Lee wrote his name serosa the heavens iadell ]>J{. He carved It in the base of BRADLEY AND SODIIBP Will I IIWE51ME POLE To Verify Gook Report Arctic Explorer Will Be Backed in Expedition ? His Friends in Copenhagen Still Have Befief in Cook's Claims. PREPARATIONS BEING MADE ColMDhasan, Jan. It.' ? The truth of Dr. Cook's claims of haying reach ed the North polo may yet be demon strated in the opinion of the few friends and bellerers he still haa'left hero. It* la understood that J. R Bradley, the backer of Dr.^ook, has asked Captain 8verdrup, the noted Arctic explorer, to go with him on a polar exploration trip, and that Sverdrup has consented to make tho trip. Plans have not so far pro gressed yet .aa to set any time for starting, but as negr as can be learn ed preparations are being made. More than one of the men most familiar with Arctic work, while ad mitting that Dr. Cook has been un fortunate In his actions since his re turn from the north and falling en tirely so far as presenting scientific proof of having reached the pole, be lleve-^that he tar .north and on hia return honest# believed he had reached farthest north. These men are Inclined to believe If Sverdrup undertakes the trip with Mr. Bradley he will be able to bring back some corroboration of" Cook's narrative. MONSTFR MT'G BEING RECORDED A. gs L. $200,000,000 Deed ol Trust Put' on Record. The Register of Deeds, Mr. Gilbert Rumley, is now engaged In- recording the monster deed of trust given by the Atlantic Coast Llao tfi" the Unltsd States Trust Company, of New York. The paper Is -designated as "Unified Fifty- Year Four per Cent Gold Mort gage." The consideration is $200, 000,000. The pap6r is printed in pamphlet form* of 90 pages, and con- 1 tains about 33,000 words. When re corded. it 4 will occupy at loast 5G pag?s of the records. The fee for registration, including, the * clerk's fees, will aggregate nearly $35. RETURN THANKS. The Daughters of tho Confederacy desire to return thanks fo the Cham ber of Commerce for the use of their rooms, and to all others who assisted, In the Lee celebration January 19. the brow of Peace at Appamattox." Nay,, my countrymen, it .matters not. For his monument, more en during than marble or stone or bronze, does not simply stand, a cold, unmoving. insensate and Incapable figure in somfc place bullded by un consecrated humag hands, but It Is worked and narved into the___very Htrucfbre of the Ood-made hearts of his people, where it stands, the cen tral figure. str6hg, palpitant, breath ing. beckoning and leading toward higher and holler thought, loftlor as piration, nobler ambition and cleauer. purer living. There may be and are statues cf Caesar in public places, statues of marble and ston?, T>ut some dav, some inspired historian, blessed. with keener vision than those who have 'written, will tell to the world how Caesar, with his ambitious soul un satisfied and his dominant mind beht on wider fields "for the play of his ?power, was struck down by the dag ger of the assassin; and will point to that dogger as the finger of God. ^topping the mad career of one who cared naught nor gave thought to any kingdom save his own, nor recognised a Higher Power There may be and are statutes of Napoleon' standing in public places, statues of bronse and brass: But some day, some Inspired historian, blessed with keener vision, will tell how Napoleon climbed, to. what the world-regarded as the highest rung of the ladder; and of how. fot a brief moment In the swift flight of time'To w?rd eternity, he swung, far up, a resplendent figure that dassted and startled and amased the world: And then of how, when he seemed to have gathered Into his control the nations of the earth and the rlchee thereof, ?ad. reel 1 see as the ever moving sea. ffiOOD ROADS MEETING TO OE HELD ?T RALEIGH Xk ?' ' On January 27th Meeting Called by State Geolo gic for All Those Interested in Improved Roads in N.C.? State. Aid to Be Discussed. CO. TO SEND DELEGATES. A Good Roads Meeting will be held at >4jlalelgh. N. C., on January 27, 1910. ThUpreotlng la called by the State. Geologist for all those Interest* ed in Improved roads for North Caro lina to discuss what can be done to **sist the various counties through-' out tie 8Ute In putting forth still greater efforts for the consideration of good roads vfithln their borders. The meeting will also take up the diaou salon of State aid to counties In the construction of good roadi. There are several ways in which the State can aaslst the counties in good road, construction: ?1. 6y appropriations to the coun ties for the actual construction of roads. 1. By giving to the counties en gineering assistance in the location and construction of public roads, and in building bridges; and 3. By using the. State convicts iir good road construction.- The ques tion is beginning to arise in this 8Ute as to what is the best means of State aid. The Legislature of 1909 made an appropriation of $5,000 to the Geological Survey for stimulating the construction of good roads I throughout the?counties, and to give*] as far as possible, engineering assist ance to t|is courtties. The work that has been done through the means of *Wg"7SI5|MA&Tlatlon.had demonstrated i that the counties do dealre engineer- I ing assistance in the construction of their roads. Applications for these services have been very far be yond the power of. the Geological Survey to grant. It would take, at least five times as largo an appropria tion as is now available to give the counties the engineering assistance In road construction that they desira I bellovo *that every county that has j thus far received any engineering as-i sistance^n co/in^iion with Its road work will certify Oiat money spentjin this way Is one of the Stnte'i best in vestments. Whether or not North Carol In a should make a larger appropriation for the actual assistance to counties In the construction of roads is a de batable question. My idea of' this form of 8tate aid is not that the State shall obligate itself to construct the public roads of the State, but that for a certain number of years It will give to each county that will make a cer tain appropriation for public road construction a certain amount In \or der that good road construction shall be begun In that particular county, as I believe that If <Gbce good road construction Is begun In the right way in any county. It will not stop, but will continue by the county. I believe, however, that the most satisfactory form of State aid to counties, and one that will meet with the most general approval Is engi neering assistance to the counties. Tf a sufficient appropriation can be ob tained that will enable the Depart ment to employ an adequate number of Htl and bridge engineers su as to give the necessary engineering assis tance that the counties desira, It will be found that very great advances will be made in good road construc tion throughSift the State. One of the most serious drawbacks to good road construction thfct has been experienced In North Carolina hasr been the waste of funds appro' prlated for good road work on ac count of the Inefficiency and incom petency of thos^ In charge of tjie work. Many people have looked upon road construction as the sim plest kind of work that can be done by- almost any one who has nothing else to do. This idfa has probably been developed from the old method of road ruction by labor tax, in which syatem not only the foremen and overseers^ had certain Idlss that they wished to carry out, but nearly every man who worked out his tax had iddfca that were often put Mito practice. The utilisation of State conylcts In county *ood road construction Is sn othsr form of Btats aid to be consid ered by North CSfollna Qur coun ties are now using s great many of their convicts in road construction, rfnd to what advantage the State con victs can bp uaed for the aaaae pur pose should bf carefully considered. It seems U> me that th/ use of the .. ^ ' THRUST DIGGER iJUWIIGH HEART 1 * THREE TIMES Aged Recluse Wills She Wanted to Be Dead Before Buried? Leaves Property Val ued at $100, OOp , to Charitable Institutions. LIBRARY OF 3,000 BOOKS Pittsburg. Jan. " 19. ? "Thrust a dagger through my heart three times to make sure I am dead. Let mv body lie ten days, cremate It then , and bury the aBhes In Allegheny cem etery." were the written Instructions found today with tbe body ot Ml?a Laura White, sixty-live. 8he was a daughter of the. late Rev. Robort White, a clergyman of this city who has been dead many years. She lived alone In Lawrencevllle, and her badly decomposed body, half eaten by rats, was found In her kitchen.' There were five different kinds of locks on its door. Apparently she had died a week ago. ? Police found bankbooks and a will disposing of $100,000 to local chari table institutions In a trunk in the poorly furnished house. She had a library of 3,000 books' and spent most *of her time with them alone. Many of her neighbors had supposed her to be poor, and heV home had been railed the "house of mystery." Part of her will reads: "Having been all my life 'subject to bondage* through Aar of prema fure'burlal, I will that my body be kept Hill evident signs of decomposi tion declare themselves, 'at least a weekr^Thirt tt be visited and careruiiy inspeetod three times dally, for which the ? person performing this office shall upon making affidavit that It should be faithfully performed, re ceive the sum of $50. Just before cremation it shall be stabbed three times through the heart by a duly ac credited physician who shall reco.voj thereafter the sum of $2*V "Every provision mad- ??y Mi*n White will be carried out,' iid*C. S.J Grany. president o? the Fi?!< ,;:y Tiile"1 and Trust Company, who U executor of her will. According to Mrs. Mary H. t)e mond of Wllkinsburfr. who for twenty five years had been a friend cf tho dead woman, tho White family was one of tho flr?i families of Virginia. Mrs. Demcnd said that the Rev. Will iam White, a brother of Miss White, died in New York State of apoplexy several years ago. Miss White made three tours of Europe and spent much of her time on a ranch near Bakersflold, Ca. She made a trip through the unfrequent ly traveled portions of the continent about, three yeartf ago. and in pre paration for her Journey she spent months reading of the countries sho expected to Visit. She- rarely missed seeing any b!g event in this country. REJECTS IU)>'I>S OK NORTH I CAROLINA. Providence. R. I., Jan. 1?. ? Rhode Island's repudiation of a Rift of over half a million dollars' worth of North Carolina bonds was practically com pleted today when the Senate voted to reject the gift and return the boiylB to the donors. The House of Representatives has I already taken similar action. but[ rtmiiuBH inaflp in rne mil by 'ho Hon ate make it necessary that it go back | to the House for concurrence. SERVICES AT PAYNE MEMORIAL. ?Rev. H. B. Sebright will preach at j the Payne Memorial Church. Nlchol sontille. tonight at T:30. Tho public | cordially invited. MO YE CHAPTER. There will be a meeting of Moyel Chapter. Royal Arch Mason?. f their j hall this evening nt 7:30. All .-nem bers urged to be present. them in thjs const ructioi^otjfilM oads, j which in the end pass inttoWR hands of corporations. These questions, and others relat ing to good road *Work^Uhroughout the State, will be dlscussSd and seri ously considered by the convention. The chairmen of the County Commis sioners of the different counties are asked to appoint two delegates to the meeting, and all the Chambers of Commerce and Boardssof Trade are also asked to appoint two delegates. All, howjrver, who are Interested In the good road work In North Caro lina are cordially Invited to attend the- convention and take part In its deliberations. v The meeting will be held In the DEFIES DEATH - IRIjjS FLIGHT Thousands Witness Louis Paulh?n Makes the Most 4 I Remarkable Flight in History. Utter Contempt for Danger in Great Cross-Country Flight. THE STUJfT UNEQUALLED Aviation Field, Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 19. ? Louis Paulhan In his Far man biplane today made what avia tion experts regard as ihe most re markable cross-country night In his tory. On the wings of a wind that other aviators hesitated to face the French man dromed from aviation field to 'Lucky" Baldwin's ranch, 23 miles avray, circled the Old *Santa Anita [race track and bribed his way to his tent. In all he covered an estimated dis tance of 47 1-2 miles In 1 hour, 2 minutes and 4 2 4-5 seconds. He flew to Baldwin's with the wind in 30 minutes and came tjack against It in 33 minutes. When he finished he said that the motor was cool as when he started axuL LhaL_iie could repent the trip at once. In sheer beauty and contempt of danger, the flight rivals* that seen on' any aviation field of the old world. President Cortland F. Bishop, president of the Aero Club of Amer-' lea, tonight said that he did not know of any flight equal to Paul hau's. It is probable that the prize of SI 0.000 will go to him. I Paulhan maintained an nlUtude <4 from 1,000 to 2.000 feet. His high est point was 2,130 feet. I'uder him. speeding over country roads were automobile*-. equeitrihns and motor cycles, trying to be nesr Ihe machine should Paulhan fall or have to descend. Mrs. Paulhan was in one of the pursuing automobiles praying and crying. When Paulhan recrljed the grand stand on his return he was mobbc I Tire crowd broke through the bar ker??. The nvlntor was borne ov>.?r _the field. 11 1 R countrymen kissed him and wept In Joy. t Curiifs gave a pretty exhibition of fancy starting and retired. The wind camc up suddenly a:td j for a time it looked as though the program would be spoiled. At 3 o'clock nothing had happened except a few skids over the fleld, and the crowd began to howl. Paulhan roue to the occasion. Without any a ncincement'hls machine appeared >\t the far west course, beating against the wind. It camc around and over the heads of the crowd with the wind at ftO mfles an hour. ? Paulhan came down as though lie had decided against further flying,! but before the crowd had time to for- i get their first wonder he rose over I their heads again and pointed the' flat nose' of the big whlte^, plane to-i ward the mountains. It 'was 3:09' c clock. For ten minutes his machine flew onward and. upward straight toward the snow lino of the SlerCra Mad re range. Old Baldy peak was the com pass point. It lay In Shining white relief against the sky. Through tho glasses Paulhar. could be seen rising above the haze and taking a trail, so It Beemed, to the summit." Soon ho dlgapiifturfil fioni slKllt of Hie fleH At 4 o'clock there was a great shout. Some one had seen the sen plane. Soon It came into sight, blown from Us outward course and on a line with Mount Wilson. The mach'ne loome<L_*ip more and more distinctly and even the experts watch> Ing and timelng were surprised at Ihe speed with which It returned. Soon he was over the fleld and se: tlJng gently. The rush began. Woman Relerscd; Boy Suspected colored woman, Hattle May, who *ntA lodged In Jail yesterday by the police suspected of the theft of "W. the * property of Mrs. George Law g on, .jsran released from' custody this morning for want of evidence. It now develops that a negro boy, Jesse .Nelson, is the guilty party. All the circumstances go to ahow he cam mitted the act. He left yesterdav morning for Rdenton, and the police have wired the police In that town ?o apprehend him. Nelson Is about IS years of a^e. Mr. and Mrs. -Charles Boomer, of Swan Quarter, who kava bean the S?33Si?!?5i MURDER IS JUSTIFIABLE, SO 1 JS SUICIDE I Says Brain Specialist ? , So States Dr. Edwvrd A. Spitzka to Gathering of Episcopal Min isters?? Wo Such Thing as Crim inal Brain, He Says. J ? H DOCTORS MAY KILL MEN Philadelphia, Jqn. .19. ? Dr. Ed ward A. Spitzkaa, the noted brain specialist of the ' Jefferson Medloal -- College, today declared at a meeting j of the Protestant Episcopal Clerical | Brotherhood that "murder and sui cide were at times justifiable." HIb assertion, which caused a sen sation, was made In reply to gue?- ?] tlons put by a clergyman after. listen- ] ing to an address by Dr. Spitzka. "There are times when murder and even Bulcfde appeals .to a normal mind aR justifiable, breaking no law and perhaps as the only human way out of a horrible situation," said Or.- H Spitzka. ; -jw "Take, for instance, a soldier who is to be hanged as a spy or mutilated 18 by a barbarous foe. He knows there la no aac&pe, and armed wlih-~a we?- ' pon, kills himself. I think this case is justifiable suicide. "Now, In answer to the other ques tion, is the taking or ending of a human life ever justified? Aside from legal homicide, such as an elec- '.J trocution, the physician is sometimes confronted with the problem of sav ing a human being uiyn?ntionable torture by giving a grain of morphia. TJrtnnrTKTTroatT accident. The physi cian is face to face with a human be ing penned under a train and suffer- L'J in* agony. One grain of morphia will end it all. Jt is not uncommon for a physician to have, to 'face this situation, and I will say that under some circumstances he Is justified In using his judgment and giving relief in the semblance of death to the suf ferer." Dr. Spitzka was asked what he thought of phrenology. He replied .that the "socalled science" was in cr XOEi He dei;iecl_jtlvo theory of crim-._ inal brains. "Examination of Jijiiins by the Lombroso School shows that great criminals had finely developed brain9, while in many cases the so-called criminal brain has been found after death In people whose lives were moral and lovable." ^ Another statement of the.physiclan that fathers over fifty years old pro duce the moBt moral and religious children caused the clergymen to gasp. ,,n.- ? "Children of fathers under thirty | years old ar^- usually egotists, mili tary and aggressive." he said. "Those born of fathers between forty and fifty years are philosophers and thinkers: but the finest moralists, re ligious teacher's and philanthropists, such aB benjamin Franklin, were born after their fathers had reached the age of fifty year*." Ill IUED THfR MORNING. Romulus of the Lute L. A. Antiel Ar rived LiihI \iitht. The remains of the late L. A. Angel, father o^Mrs. John G. Blount, arrived In the city last night via the Norfolk and Southern train. from Montgomery,. Ala., and were taken to the home of I)r. John O. Blownt, Eaat Second street. The funeral took place from Si. Peter's Episcopal Church, this morning at 11 o'clock, [?conducted by the rector. Rev. Na thaniel Harding. The following were the pallfiearera: Messrs. T. Harvay Myers, H. Nt, Blount, Stephen C. Bra gaw. .1. K. Hoyt, H. McMullen and F. S. Worthy The Interment was in Oakdale. THREE GIRLS KILLED AND MAW INJURED IN BIG FIRE. Philadelphia, Jan. 19. ? Throe girls wore killed and a number Injured in a Are In the factory of Arnold and Harris, clothing manufacturers. _ at Third and Walnut streets shortly be fore noon today. The girla jumped from windows. , There Is an unconfirmed report that ten girls were caught in the burning building. More than a docen were taken to hospitals. ? New Advertisements \ ? in Today's News ? ? 0*m ThMtar. ? ? Q*M7 TbMtw. ? ? CkOUdlQ*. ? ? ttck-a K>m*dlw. ? ? Do*n'? Kidn?r Pllta.
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